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The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1912-02-10
6EST TRICK NOT IN THE AIR
Remarkably Sourd Advice for ~.
Woman Who Has Some Yean
Ct Life to Her Credit

The way TO ward OF Cd age IL M,
to fear II. not TO allow ones self :,
be oppressed BY the dread of a6var
cling years. Use only legitimate mr..
ventives and avoid trying expeviment,
with preparations not Endorsed h,
physicians. Do not wear toiiettes IN.
tended for young girls, they only ana
years to the appearance Keen m
your interest In the young, but do ma.
envy them. Retire with dignity from
the struggle. do not pose as you,
daughters rival Above all, surround
your life with sweet, true affectiope
which prevent the heart from growins
bitter Do not lose interest in III
growing events of the day: do not III,
behind the times and do not harm ON
other and better days To those WIN
come TO you for advice be always kin1
and sympathetic. AS you advance n
years preserve carefully your persona,
appearance. for once lost It may nd
be regained save by strenuous effort
Your costumes should be simple ana
unpretentious. yet graceful. Thess
rules, carefully and sensihly followed.
will keep you young and attractive
Exchange.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1912-02-10
Racers Eye a Historic Old Mansion

battle Of Germantown. is stored for
keepsake in Its cobwebbed old attic
The chair in which Lafayette sat
when he visited Germantown in 1924
and when he was given Il reception at
Wyck is still to be found in the midst
Of the silent quaintness of the now
untenanted old homestead
The> nucleus for the old structure
was first built in 1888 by one Dirck
Jansen. whose daughter married one
Caspar W.star: through the marriage
of WistaT's daughter to Reuben
Haines in 1850. and by subsequent in
heritance through direct kinship,
Miss Haines came into possession OF
the long. white, hospta Bile seeming
old structure. which took its name
from an old English residence belong
ing 10 the family
The Germantown road when the
original house was built. was nothing
but a winding woodland path. and an
Indian trail diverging from 1t passed
where now stands the conservatory
on the Walnut lane side OF the house
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1912-02-10
Farm Wait Wins Fortune in the City

Y ANSAS CITY. Kan.-There is In
II this city a woman. still young
whose ambition was born when she
was an unsophisticated country girl
of 49, who did not know what failure
meant. and who came to the city and
made a fortune in open competition
with shrewd fnanciers and daring
spectators.
Annie J. Scott penniless orphan.
was sent to farm in Lafayette coun-
ty. Mo-. when she was s years old. as
nursemaid and help" The success
Of a neighbor's child melted her to
study and save money. SO that she
might attend the Warrensburg Nor
NAL school She MIXED cows. sold
butter and saved $50. Then she went
to Warrensburg and worked her way
in three years through the normal
school. graduating in 1894
Her first ambition was to become a
missionary. but she became Ill and
was cared for at the German Hospital
in Kansas City There she deter.
mined to be doctor. and in 1897 en-
tered the medical college OF the t'ni-
versity OF Kansas. where on graduat ion
she finished third in class made up
almost wholly of men students 1t
was the winter Of the first smallpox
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1912-02-10
The 6ackterioloqist.

A Richmond darby CHANGED to meet
on the street a friend who complain
ed of much misty" Indeed. the az
fiicted one was in despair, SO tuck
cred out" was he.
''Wot seems to be dc matter?" ask
ed the first negro.
"Jim,' said the other with a moan
and a gesture indicating the portion
OF his anatomy that was giving him SO
much trouble, Use got sech awful
pain in nah back heah!"
Jim assumed an air of great solem-
nifty and wisdom. "In that case" said
he, "dere's only one thing TO- 20 to do.
s. yo' put yo'sef in de hands O dat
Doctah Blank. I hears dat he's de
finest backteriologist in de whole
souf."
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1912-02-10
Find Petrified Daddy of All HOLSTERS

on trees in those remote days; the
water. receding in the course of ages.
left the lobster stranded and he got
petrifed. Similar but much more
modern phenomena are not un-
known here Harvard ard Tech"
students are sometimes left stranded
after buying many Holsters Of night.
but they do not get petrified. OF
course
Millions Of years after this particu.
lar lobster passed away the sporty
young men of the stone age cracked
its descendants with their flint hatch
cts and treated the stony show girls
Of that period Indeed. some geolog-
lists claim that the term lobster" as
applied to sporty young men who do
that sort Of thing has descended from
the stone age: they have been doing
SO ever since.
The petrified oyster is much more
ancient than any ever found in a
church stew 1t also lived and breath
ed and had its troubles and joys So
10000 years ago. Prof. Sinner found
it atop the Jura mountains In north
Switzerland How 1t got there only
biologists can tell you.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1912-02-10
u PHILADELPHIA the re-

II HlLADEL PHlA.-Through the re-
! cent death of Miss Jane r Haines
after lifetime spent within its ram
bling. tradition-haunted halls. Wyck
the ancestral Haines mansion al Ger
mantown avenue and Walnut lane is
threaten I'd with possible destruction.
should the historic ground on which
II stands be sold.
Under its weather-beaten caves re-
pose perhaps. more sturdy mementos
of Philadelphia history than In any
other private manse Of the many for
which the city is famous Flooring
upon which the blood Of British and
American soldiers mingled during the
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1912-02-10
TIED DOWN.
20 Years sIavery-How She Got Free
dom.

A dyspepsia veteran who writes
from one of England's charming rural
homes to tell how she won victory in
her 20 years fight, naturally exults in
her triumph over the tea and coffee
habit:
Il feel it a duty to tell you," she
says, how much good Postum has
done me. am grateful, but also de-
sire to let others who may be suffering
as did. know of the delightful meth
cd by which was relieved.
Il had suffered for 20 years from
dyspepsia, and the giddiness that usu-
ally accompanies that painful ailment.
and which frequently Frustrated me.
l never drank much coffee, and cocoa
and even milk did not agree with my
impaired digestion, so used tea. ex-
clusively, till about year ago. when
found in a package Of Grape-Nuts the
little book, The Road to Wellville.'
AFTER careful reading of the book.
let l was curious to try Postum and
sent for package. I enjoyed 1t from
the first, and at once gave up tea in
its favor.
Il began to feel better very soon.
My giddiness left me after the first
few days use Of Postum, and my stom.
ach became stronger so rapidly that It
was not long till l was able las l still
ann to take milk and many other ar
ticles of food of which l was formerly
compelled to deny myself. have
proved the truth Of your statement
that Postum makes good, red blood.
II have become very enthusiastic over
the merits of my new table beverage.
and during the past few months. have
conducted Postum propaganda among
my neighbors which has brought bene-
f1t to many. and shall continue to tell
my friends Of the better way in which
l rejoice" Name given by Postum
Co., Battle Creek. Mich.
Read the little book, 1.-THE Road to
MELVILLE" in pkgs. There's a rea.
SON."
Ever read the above lettePs A new
enc appears from time to time. They
are genuine, trues and full OF AonaD
Interest
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1912-02-10

$50 for masses for the repose OF his
soul and the rest to the church fund
He named the Mississippi Valley
Trust Company executor Just what
the rest will amount to no one
knows However. his deposit at the
trust company was but $iOO He also
had a safety deposit box In his name
n, that institution. which has no,
been opened as the key could not be
found
His room was modestly furnished
and orderly. but there was nothing o.
value to be seen Ring had been sick
a week and was taken TO the City
Hos pital few nights ago friends hav
ing telerhoned the dispensary that b.
was unconscious.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1912-02-10
Gentle Correction Needed.

Mr.. Litt.erest-Doctor, what did You
tell me was your special treatment for
sleeplessness.
MedicO-We strike at the cause o..
the origin OF the trouble.
Mr.. Littlerest-You don't say 90.
Well. you will find the baby in the 9th.
er room. Only, don't strike Ct HIN
too hard.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1912-02-10

In Cleveland a grocery store Is Of.
Tered for sale. the reason. as adver.
Used. being that "the present owner
is dead" This seems to dispose Of
the old theory that you can't take 1t
with you
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1912-02-10

There are boneheads. too. in the bur
glar profession Only last week a night
prowler got away with $4,000 worth Of
jewelry and overlooked several tons
of coal In the basement
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1912-02-10

Ethereal asphyxia" 10 the name
given to drowsiness and dizziness SUI.
tered by aviators But this will not
help the high fifers OF the grill room
Then won't be able to pronounce Ii
vher they get home.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1912-02-10

A South Carolina prophet an
nounces that the world will come TO
an end next year There Is no like.
lihood that II will come early enough
to keep US from having a long win.
ter
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1912-02-10

A Chicago saloon keeper was fined
$50 for abusing policeman who told
him to close his saloon after a. m
II never pays to be sassy to q copper.
especially in Chicago.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1912-02-10

A convict In Ohio has contracted
tuberculosis from tainted money bills
which he slipped IN his mouth This
10 q terrible warning. but the chances
are that given the bills. the majority
viii consent to risk the germs.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1912-02-10

A Massachusetts, physician says
that she can tell woman's age be
feeling her pulse. Due to the fact that
her age Is secret, that lies nearest .
woman's heart
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1912-02-10

A steamer carrying 200. 900 cocoa
nuts has arrived at New York and the
threatened cocoanut pie famine has
been averted.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1912-02-10

A capitalist recently went to New
York and got rid OF s10.O0O.000 10
three months. II he had gone to
really competent New Workers he
could have got rid of 1t in less than
three days.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1912-02-10

Chicago is to have home for dis
Abled poets. That town Is apparent
~ willing to take any risk In order to
Increase its population.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1912-02-10

The breaking Of worlds record in
an auto race Is no small thing; but
the point OF greatest importance IL
that no necks were broken.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1912-02-10
A HEALTHY,
AGE

May be promoted by those who
gently cleanse the system. now and
then. when in need Of a laxative
remedy. by taking a tablespoonful
Of the ever refreshing, wholesome
and Truly beneficial Syrup Of Figs
and Elixir Of SIENNA. which is the
only family laxative generally ap-
proved by the most eminent ply
siciians, because it acts in a natural,
strengthening way and warns and
tone. up the internal organ: without
weakening them. Its equally bene6-
6cialfor the very young and the mid.
die aged. as tits always efficient and
free from all harmful ingredients. To
get it, beneficial effects it is always
necessary to buy the genuine. bear
ing the name Of the Company
California Fig Syrup Co.-plainly
printedonth the kontofeverypackage.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1912-02-10

A professor In France was sent to
prison for making a fuss because his
train departed ahead of schedule time.
Life for the public utilities there must
be one long. sweet song.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1912-02-10

The rat she wore In her hair caused
the death Of Pennsylvania woman
II Is now in order for a development
Of the hobble-skirt fatality Even then
fashion will not have done its worst
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1912-02-10

Squilbob-Don't know how to court
the girl? Well. my boy. you just tell
her that you know she despises "jol-
lying" and is the one woman in the
world who can't be fattered.
SQuilligan-Well?
THAT sort of gun will Aa+ter her
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1912-02-10

The dwelling OF a man In New York
city has been visited by burglars four
times In the last three months. He
ought to write something hot and in.
dignant to the papers about It.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1912-02-10

Some one advises that the hunters
lress in black. which event the
Grape should not be omitted.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1912-02-10

The Chinese rebels have cut on
their queues. but good many Of them
continue to refuse to tuck their shirts
inside their trousers.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1912-02-10

Germany Is going to have an aerial
cruiser that will carry 800 people. No
guarantee Is given as to how far 1t
will carry them.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1912-02-10

One Chicago firm aas bought 5000.
900 three-cent stamps-but not at
drug store.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1912-02-10
The St. Mary Banner
PUBLISHED EVERY SATURDAY
FRANKLIN. LOUISIANA

The market report shows Only 2G.
654 hogs III st. Louis.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1912-02-10

Frenchmen's clothes are sometimes
abnormal, observes an Indianapolis COL
Iege professor. So. sometimes. are
college professors
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1912-02-10

One OF the best things for man OF
forty five to do Is to cheer up and ioos
young.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1912-02-10

An Ohio man wants q divorce be-
cause his wife smokes his stogfes.
That's not such an expensive habit.
y it,
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1912-02-10

why don't rich women pay their
bills?" asks Leslie's Weekly. Probab-
ly because they don't have to.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1912-02-10

Los Angeles requests that its name
shall be pronounced Loce Ahng-hayl.
ais. MY. but what q long tail our
cat has"
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1912-02-10

A New Haven doctor watched an
operation on himself for appendicitis
II must have been . cheering specta'
Gle.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1912-02-10
Degrees.

Mrs. Gramercy-It's awful to have
a jealous husband!
Mrs. Park-But it's worse. dear. 70
have one who isn't jealous-Judge.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1912-02-10

after thirty years experience In the
drug business. can truthfully say that
l have never seen remedy equal 10
Tetterine for Skin diseases. A few ap-
plications have made complete cure
Of letter on hands. which 1 had almost
despaired Of ever curing. l also find II:
uneQualled for chapped and rough
skin" Roland B. Hall. Druggist Ma
con, Ga. "
Tetterine, so cents at druggists or BY
mail from J. T. Shuptrine. Savannah
Ga.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1912-02-10
FOR TETTER, SCALY FACE ERm.
TION

cure for Eczema. RingwOcm. Erysipe.
las. Infants Sore Head and all othSf
itching cutaneous diseases. 1t Eiyea
instant relief and effects permanent
cures. ~
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1912-10-17
INCREASING RAILWAY RETURNS

Current reports of the revival of
railway traffic are verified by the
official returns for the month of
July compiled by the Bureau of
Railway Economics from reports to
the Interstates Commerce Commits
sion covering over 100000 miles,
about 80 per cent of the steam rail
way mileage of the country.
The increases in net revenue we're
not, however, universal For the
Eastern group Of railways the in
crease over July, 1911, was 1919 per
cent, or $2.01 per mile of line per
day; for the Western group 1874
per cent, or $1.29 per mile of line
per day. The net revenue of the
Southern group decreased SIS per
cent, or Al cents per mile of line per
day.
Taking the average per mile of
line for the month for the country
as a whole, total operating reve-
nues increased $50 or 81 per cent;
operating expenses increased $53 or
7.6 per cent; while net operating
revenue increased $3.50 or II per
cent. Taxes amounted to $45 per
mile Of line, an increase of 8.5 per
cent.
The aggregate of all net operating
revenue for the month was $780,
197,743, an aggregate increase of
$9,t.S7, 016. This net operating
revenue per mile of line for the sew
en- months of the calendar year con-
tinues less than for the correspond
ing seven months of 1911. Net
operating revenue is the amount
available for taxes, rentals, interest
on bonds, appropriations for better
ments and dividends.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1912-10-17

Johnson, w R. Walker, J. H. Hitch
ems, J. D. Kitchens, J. B. Poole, w.
p. Kent, HI. A. Perdue, E. o. Will
Hams, Oliver TawLor, f. w. Jordan,
Loris Wilkins, S. l.. Brawner, D. L.
Usry, S. Jordan, Joseph Hobbs, w.
M. Wicker, O. r. Laseter, S. NJ. Bra
dy, w. A. Logue, r. T. McNeaI, H.
Q. Mathis, w. M. Black, A. J. Mar
tin, G. A. Phillips, G. R. Howell, S.
r, Mathis, Weaver Kent, r. J. Sam
mons, Luke Ivey, DR.. D. l.. Kitchens,
G. w. Kent, W. G. Pool, Cicero Wilt
ford, w. w. Haywood, w. B. Wos-
den, Fl. NJ. Kent, P. D. Logue, P.
Enry, Nj. Reese, J. C. Williams, T. C.
Avery, John F. LaGeter, j. A Avery,
j. N. Dixon, I. L. Chalker. T. e.
Rhodes, Walt Magram, D. J. May,
S. T. tarrell, Sol Davis, E. L. Brad
ley, A. H. Harden, I. S. Snider, P. e.
Usry, G. w. Stumpt, w. M. Johnson,
j. H. Hinton, T. H. Hinton, A. w.
McNeal, j. NJ. Perdue, R. L. Avery,
w A. Reese, S. F. Landean, H. Bar
ry, S. FL. Pains, B. T. Neg, Robt
Logue, R.. w. Irby, H. A. Sheppard,
J. M. Sheppard, w. G. Daniel, R. c.
Thigpen, w. D. Kelley, Wiley Usry,
J. j. Kilebrew, A. Waterway, j. H.
cooper, John Kitchen, E. P. Kent,
W. S. Lamb, J. T. English, J. FL.
Thigpo, w. L. Land, VIM. Williford,
D. FL. erdue, J. L. Tellers..
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1912-10-17
-FOUR HUNDRED AND FIVE PEG
Pile PETITION FOR 4 SPEECH
AT. TOCCOA.

We C.4e undersigned citizens of
Stephens and adjacent counties,
knowing tnat you are now making
quest that you make a date for
Toccoa, that will suit your conven-
fence.
To the Hon. Thos. E. Watson,
Thomson, Ca
3. P. Simpson, Jr., J. D. Prather,
William Owen, E. P. Simpson, L. H.
CraWley, DR.. r. j. Reid, J. F. Pen
dergrass, Lay Purdey, w. A. Bailey,
G.. S. c., J. D. Adams, E. G.. Teasley,
John Downer, r. F. Garner, W. M.
Kilgo, J. B. Bond, w. w Collins,
J. H. Tate, G. L. Ayers, M. D., J. B.
Wilkinson, J. j. Kelley, J. E. Tabor,
w. D. O'Sheals, W. nj. jameson, A
G. Moore, w. w. Haynes, j. w Ow-
en-, G., IT. N. Bynum, H. P. Hansar,
I. P. Dunn, w. w. Watkins, Claude
Bond, w. T. Edge, w. I. Halves, J.
O. Whit - H. F. Rider, T. j. Lee,
A. J. SHELTON, A, T. Meeks, w. N.
Dawkins, j. e. Camp, S. D. Pres1y,
R. H. Powell, w. L. Garland, H. M.
Pitts, c. P. Pitts, P. J. Hunter, w.
r.. Means, r. j. Garland, X Hunt,
Shaw Smith, E. P. Edge, t. w. Col
Inns, G.. B. Crane, M. H. Hayes, Will
Youngblood, J. S. e. Wood, w. J.
Deaton, John H. Edge, Jno w Nc
Clure, j. N. Isbell, w Z. Ayers, J.
E. Browning, w. M Jordan, r. T.
BENEFIT, Garnet Whiten, I. Savage,
1. Simpson, BIZ savage, Charley
Smith, G. w. Thomson, Earl Ter
reI, I. M. Hooper, B. F. Davis, c.. J.
Miller, John H. Davis, G. J. Jarrett,
eson, A. l.. tricks, Lamar Sanders,
P. G Turner, Rev. S. w. DuBose, J.
F.. Smith, J, 0. Harrison, A, B. Col
Inns, J. @, White, Jr., w. e. Thorn
ley, Fermor Barrett, w. j. Rothell,
w. E. ~o3ding, G.. w. Edwards, r.
Carter, o. C.. Mize, L. r. IsbeIl, Jno.
B. Cow, Morris Cow, H. j. Con, T.
W. Scott, J. J. Bright, Fred L.
Hayes, H. J. Freeman, r. w. Nc
Nicely, Glenn Davis, J. M. Partee, e.
L. Gillespie, o. L. Goston, J. A.
Camp. Geo. B. Ramsey, E. b. Dorpe,
O.. A. Bennett, G. M. Glaston, e. l..
Harris, S. w. Crawford, Thos. l..
Bass, w. c. Snipen, w. w Fowler,
T. J. Miller, S. B. Gillespie, Ed
Stephens, R. w. Davis, P. E. Craw-
ford, J. J. Keller, w. B. Chotwood,
Ed McCollum, J. T. Smith, Luther
Smith, ]. L. Heron, G.. G. Davis, j.
D. Hemphill, H. J. Hemphill, Griff
Werner, Geo. Ivester, e. ". Purcell,
w. B. Canupe, w. M. Maxwell, j. R.
Crump, + nry Crump, T. D. Smith.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1912-10-17
THE WHITES RESPONSIBILITY
FOR THE BLACK.

The negro problem, long looked
upon as a Southern question, can be
regarded as such no longer. 1t con-
Germs the North as we'll, since Cen
sus figures indicate that the South
is becoming whittier, largely due to
the fact that there is a steady mi
grafton Of the negro to the North"
Another fact that complicates the
problem is that figures show the ne
gro to be going to the city in both
the South and North. The percent
age of negroes for the entire country
is 1917 and for cities Of $4,000 and
over it is 1875. Negroes constitute
one-fourth or more of the total popu-
lation in each Of tWenty-seven of
these cities, and in four of them the
proportion is more than half. In
each of twelve cities there are more
than 10000 negroes, while in Wash
ington, D. c., the negro population
is 94,446. These figures, presented
by Rev. Charles Stelzle in various
organs of the religious press, show
that the negro is increasing in num-
bers, though not as fast relatively as
the whites. And the question that
the white is anxiously asking is
whether he will be a good negro
or bad negro" The answer, Mr..
Stelzle declares, depends as much
upon the white as upon the black,
and he brings forward some import
ant facts for the white man to pom
der:
The negro will never return to
Africa to establish Liberian Repub-
lie. He is the only man in America
who has been brought here against
his will. For $50 years there was
systematically expunged from the ne
gro race the best qualities which ut
man for citizenship in a democra-
cy. Considering the lack of oppor-
tunity, the advice of fool friends,
and the inherent limitations which
are both natural and acquired, the
negro has done pretty well since the
day that he was set free.
''The fact that the negro is dying
in such large numbers of tuberculo-
sis and other still more frightful
diseases is, Of course, due to his ig-
norance and to other reasons for
which he is largely responsible, but
we can not forget that it is also to
be charged to the fact that he is
compelled to live in the worst sec
tions of our towns and cities, often
without drainage or sewerage or gar
bage service, without water within a
reasonable distance, and scarcely any
of the sanitary conditions in house
or yard or street which whites con-
slider an absolute necessity. We
drive the worst forms of immortality
into the negro quarters and then
curse the negro because of his moral
weakness. We subject him to the
seyerest test of our city life-physi-
cdT, moral, and political-and then
cynically declare that the niger is
no good, anyway. Let's give him
square deal-a mans chance. Meth