Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-01-05

The aroused attitued of the South
crn church to Its duties and possibili.
ties in the training Of the colored peo-
pie is hopeful sign. Some OF the
most significant work in relation to
the Negro question today Is being
done in the Young Mems Christian
associations and other organizations in
white Southern colleges by well-train,
ed. broad-minded, Christian young
men. And the following from the
Louisville Courier-JSrnal is sugges.
tive of the attitude Of the best South.
ern press: "The whites cannot pros
per If the blacks languish. We are,
whites and blacks, in the came boat,
and we must sit fair and row steady
If we expect to be happy and to make
progress"
Concrete examples Of progress are
not wanting. Better supervision for
all the schools is rapidly coming to
the South In Virginia a special state
supervisor OF colored schools as an as
sistant to the superintendent Of pub.
lie instruction has been appointed.
And already the helpful influence OF
his work is being felt in colored
schools all over the state. In many
sections school authorities are seek.
ing how to increase the interest OF
both the white and colored people in
the Negro schools. And, almost In.
yariably, wherever the colored people
come with substantial contributions
towards the betterment OF their
schools, the school officials and pri-
vate white citizens have met them
with extra appropriations and helpful
contributions At Harrisonburg. in
Virginia, for example. the colored peo-
pie have raised some $500 for their
school during the last two years. The
city has increased the number o.
teachers from three to Ave, and is
now erecting a $4,000 school house
for the colored people.-W. T.. B. VIII
liams in the Southern Workman.
It is understood that the farmer
who farms for a living should raise
enough foodstuff for his own consump
ton, and not wait on other progress
sive farmers for it.; but many OF oul
farmers have failed to follow or prac
tice this method. Some have raisec
nothing. Most Of our farmers in Eas1
Texas plant three-fourths OF theil
lands in cotton and the other fourth
in corn and a few cowpeas. Looking
at this, he plants less eatables anC
more non-eatables. When cotton IL
ready for the market, the farmer has
spent eight or nine months In cult
waiting and gathering the staple;
most times holding it several months
for prices. Then you will go to your
neighbor or to the city, borrow money
to get supplies. Suppose you planted
truck and several acres Of stock feed
and preyender, then you, could pant
several crops OF truck on the same
land within four or five months, and
sell your produce throughout the sea
son at good prices, making fair
profit amounting to about twice that
OF cotton. Plant some cotton and use
the truck money In the summer when
times are usually hard with the farm
er; then he is not wholly dependent
upon his cotton. The great truck
campaign Is on In Anderson county
and the farmers who live near the
city will miss 1t II they do not plan,
some truck. Truck brings good prices
throughout the season. Every farmer
should plant three or four acres
Palestine Plaindealer.
The negro race has amid its great
mass more moral teachers, according
to Its growth and advancement, than
any other race. Every third person
met is an advisor or an exhorter Of
some kind: but the main fault OF the
great number of these teachers OF
righteousness and goodness is. they
do not practice what they teach, and
this practice has hurt more profes
sional people and race advisors, as
we'll as the masses, than any other
pretended practice. Men OF the pro
LESSONS and leaders Of the people, be
careful that you are sincere and fol
low what you teach; otherwise fall
out Of line and let the right man en-
ter who will do the right thing. Our
people have been made scrutinizers
and ridiculers OF our leading men who
have not lived up to their doctrines
Keep your light OF advocacy ever
bright that 1t may shine before your
people, undauntad, unblemished.-
Palestine PlainGealer.
A New Orleans paper takes great
pains to point out the desirability OF
giving the negro square deal and
refers to many disabilities under
which the negro labors In the south
and nation, Some injustice may be
expected under the circumstances.
When 1t comes to the courts it Is
better that the negro stay out OF them.
The sooner the negro learns how to
attend to his business and to avoid
clashes with any and everybody the
sooner he will learn the lesson which
present unfayorable conditions are
designed to teach. The point is not
to be concerned too much about the
that are denied and to be
concerned about the right use OF those
which are retained.