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Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-12-12

Twenty-Five years ago Jonas W..
Thomas, a negro of Marlborough coun-
ty, S. c., began his career as farmer
by buying an old horse for $4O.75, and
by renting 80 acres of South Carolina
land for 1,4OO pounds of lint cotton.
After four years of hard work and
close saving he was able to buy mule
for $50 and also Ct acres of land.
Then he began renting and working
farms which belonged to other men.
Gradually he was able to buy the land
he had been renting. He also found it
worth his while to open a commits
sary
Now Thomas lives in a broom
house and employs on his $4O,OOO
plantation 80 families, consisting OF
1879 men, women and children. He
grows E. variety of crops including
cotton, corn and some garden truck,
and raises his own horses, mules,
cows and hogs. He has received as
much as $4,000 for his cotton crop
alone-4OO bales of long staple. On
an average he has saved $4,000 year
for % years. All that he now has on
the farm is his own, directly and in
directly" he affirms with Justltlable
pride. In a single year he has bor-
rowed of one local bank and repaid
$4,000 Good credit" so Thomas
says, explains fair share OF my
success
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-12-12
BASEBALL

Charley Doom of the Phillies says
that the conceited players become the
biggest stars.
st. Louis admits that Hickey and
Higgins are the greatest managers in
the world from October IA till April
IS.
George Stallings, leader of the Bos-
ton Braves, is considered to be one OF
the best judges of young ball players
in the country.
President Hermann Of Cincinnati
wants the worlds series abolished. He
needn't worry. It's all over as far as
Cincinnati is concerned.
Manager Clark Griffith Of the Ma.
tionals has a novel scheme. Clark
would give prizes to the teams finish
ing close up in the major league races.
Federal leaguers say they have
signed Heinie Zimmerman, but said
they would not go after major league
stars. Would Zim stick after this in.
suit?
During the 1918 season Frank
Chance tried out ten men at first, sew
en- at second, eight at short. nine in
center field and about half dozen in
right and left fields.
Buffalo exchange declares "sll that
Manager Clymer needs now Is a catch
er, two winning pitchers, two hard-hit-
ting outfielders and another good in
fielder" Outside Of all that Buffalo
seems to have pretty fair ball club.
Gaffney spikes the Marquard-Tyler
story by saying that he does not be-
lieve Stallings would have Marquard
hs q gift and that as far as George
Tyler is concerned, Boston expects to
make him the greatest left.hander In
the game. n s3s ,t
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-12-12
PUGILISM

Gunboat Smith OF California was
given the decision over Sam Langford
Of Boston at the end Of II round
bout.
Mike Gibbons of St. Paul defeated
Marty Rowan Of Brooklyn in the Sec
ond round Of what was to have been
a ten-round bout in Brooklyn.
Governor Ferris has resumed his
war on the boxing game in Michigan
and will take particular pains to pre-
won't Chicago fighters coming into the
state for exhibitions.
Joe Borrell, the Kensington middle
weight, knocked out Ben Koch, the
middleweight champion Of the navy, in
the fourth round of their bout at
Philadelphia.
johnny Mccarthy OF California and
Wildcat Ferns OF Kansas City, went
is rounds to a draw at Denver
Jimmy Duffy Of Lockport. N. T..
won by big margin over Willie Bee
cher of New York in their ten-round
bout at Syracuse.
Tom ORourke, who brought out
George Dixon. says that he has the
next middleweight champion under
his management in George Ashe. This
is at least open to discussion.
One insinuation over the re-entry Of
Mr.. Mike Gibbons OF st. Paul into tho
welter class is that he found the CHM
ate too tough up in the region of mid
d,eweights.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-12-12
Early Struggles.

AS a rule, the successful man is
reticent about his early struggles. es.
pecially if they involved any temper
airy loss Of caste. And yet the other
day in company with a little group OF
successful journalists and business
men | listened to some quaint confes.
sions Two men admitted to having
showed trucks" when things were
very bad indeed. and one even boast
ed that, loading his truck with mineral
waters and cakes. he had done good
stroke of business on bank holiday
at Hampstead Heath. An old public
school boy pleaded guilty to having
"bridged a gap as billiard marker,
and an author, who is also well known
as a speaker, told us that he had
once shoveled coal for livelihood
London Chronicle.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-12-12
MISCELLANEOUS

Colgate universitys cross country
team defeated Lafayette college. 20
to IS.
Cornell won the annual cross coun-
try race with Pennsylvania by score
20 to "a.
Elmer Hoffman, roller skater froa
Milwaukee, made q mile in 3:15 In Z
race at Racine.
New York proposes to pass city
ordinance prohibiting all advance
sales for amusement enterprises In or
! der to obviate the ticket speculation
evil. -.-'.r., p ,.@. -
The University Of California is to
have a new cinder track. Work Is to
commence within the next few
months, and by 1915 the new athletic
held viii be completed IA, i .s5.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-12-12
Cookies.

One cupful Of butter, two cupfuls OF
sugar three eggs, half teaspoonful OF
baking powder, one even teaspoonful
of nutmeg, half teaspoonful of cloves
and -four for soft dough. Begin with
two cupfuls and add carefully that You
may not make them too stiff. Cream
butter and sugar, add yolks Of eggs,
spice, one cupful of -four with baking
powder, the whipped whites and the
rest of the flour. Roll into a sheet a
quarter of an inch thick, cut into
rounds and bake in good oven.
|. These cookies ought to be Of the soft
variety if you keep them wrapped in
a cloth in a tin box and will not let
them dry out.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-12-12

At the present time the Tuskegee
institute has an endowment fund of
$1,9O1, 468.32, and its total receipts
from all sources last year were $685.
493.94, an increase over the previous
year of $61,43360, while its expendi-
lures for the year, exclusive Of new
buildings, were $275,767.s7, de-
crease of $4S,33775. These figures
at once testify to the practical inter-
est shown in the institution and to its
efficient management.
A very hopeful item in the account
of,receipts for the year lies in the fact
that $2,544 was contributed in small
sums by negroes and one legacy OF
$4,000 was left to the institute by
Mrs. Ann Maria Fisher Of Brooklyn,
N. Y, negress.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-12-12
TEST FOR THE OVEN
HOW ONE MAY BE SURE IT IS
JUST RIGHT.
Employ White Paper to Tell When
Right Temperature Has Been Sc
cured--Good Recipe for Clean.
ina Black Wooden Clothing.

You can never make success OF
baking unless the oven Is exactly
right II 1t Is little too hot or too
cold all your cakes and pies will be
spoiled. You can always test the heat
by putting piece of white paper on
the oven shelf that is to be used and
leaving 1t there for two minutes. IL
the paper comes out still white or
very slightly brown at the edges, then
the oven is cool. If the paper comes
out good deal Drowned, but not
burned at all. then the oven is mod
crate. If the paper comes out brown
all over and blackened at the edges.
the oven is hot. If the paper burns all
to cinder, then the oven is much too
hot for any use.
The following Is a good recipe for
cleaning black WOODEN clothing: Dis
solve borax in water and saturate
sponge or cloth in the solution. Wash
the greasy spots by rubbing vigorous
ly, then rinse in clear water the same
way, and dry in the sun. This is es-
pecially good for cleaning mems coat
collars.
Thick soft gloves are made to wear
when lifting pots and heavy stove at
tachments: thinner ones come for the
purpose of protecting the hands while
sW eeping or busting: then there are
rubber gloves to put on when wash
ing dishes and asbestos gloves to wear
when handling hot dishes.
Should the clothes be mildewed. tho
stains may be removed by mixture
containing equal parts of soft soap
and the Juice Of half lemon. This
may be spread over the spots, and the
article should be laid on the grass all
day and ell night until the stain en-
tirely disappears.
The crisp, raw cucumber. appetfzing
as it is, proves indigestible to many
people. Let these try them cooked.
Cooked cucumbers may be served hot
with cream sauce or cold as salad,
Rather ripe vegetables should be Sc
,ected and they should be stewed very
slowly. Finely shredded chill peppers
added to the sauce improve its APP
pearance and take away the slight in
sipidty of the cooked cucumber with
out destroying the flavor When serv-
ing the cooked cucumber as salad
cut it lengthwise instead of across, as
with the raw vegetable.
a few drops Of oil of lavender scat
tered Oh the shelves in the library
III ,tnf
frequently arises from damp weather.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-12-12
Mistaken Courtesy.

An old Irish countrywoman, going
to Dublin by train, says the London
Times, stepped into first-class car.
riage with her basket, and made her
self comfortable. ..t
Just before the train started the
conductor passed along and, noticing
the woman and the basket, said gruff.
ly: r& H. H. *',... .r....-@ r.
Are you flrstclass, my good WON
an?" ..s.-. a. H.. b.. i IN.
"Begor, am, and thank you," she
replied. with smile. and how DO you
feel yourself?''
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-12-12
Turkey RechauHe.

Melt two and one.half tablespoonful
of butter, add three tablespoonfuls Of
-four and stir until we'll blended; then
pour on gradually, while stirring con-
stantly, one cupful of rich milk Bring
to the boiling point and add one tea
spoonful of salt. one-fourth teaspoon
full of celery salt, and one-eighth tea
spoonful of pepper; then add one cup
full of cold roast turkey cut in thin
strips, one-half cupful of cooked spa
ghetti cut in one-half inch pieces and
one-half cupful of sauted, sliced mush-
room caps. Turn into buttered bak-
ing dish, sprinkle with one-third cup
full of grated Parmesan cheese, cover
with three-fourths cupful OF buttered
cracker crumbs and bake until the
crumbs are Drowned.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-12-12
Broth With Bread Dumolinos,

Soak three thick slices Of white
bread in about pint of broth, squeeze
fairly dry and beat up with fork.
Melt a tablespoonful Of butter over
the fire. add the bread; mix we'll and
season with salt to taste and little
pepper. When cool stir in two we'll
beaten eggs, quarter Of grated nut
meg. and a little chopped pars icy. Mix
we'll and mold into small balls. Roll
these lightly in -four, boil them lightly
in broth for two minutes and serve at
once.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-12-12
Peanut Butter.

Roast the nuts, shell and take off the
brown skins. When making large
quantities, the removing of the brown
skins is best accomplished by putting
the shelled peanuts on coarse towel.
covering them with another towel and
rubbing them gently until the husks
are b. ol:en u lcosened, and then blow
ing them off with a bellows. If you
use salt, dust them lightly with it and
grind at once. Mix to smooth paste
with half as much butter as you have
peanut powder 1t is always we'll to
taste your butter and use its freshness
as a guide in the matter Of just how
much salt you should add to the pea
nuts, If any. Put the peanut butter
in covered glass jars or tumblers; keep
in a cool place.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-12-12

A skilled manipulation Of the cue In
the person OF Ikujiro Tamura has re-
Gently arrived in this country from
Japan to meet any or all Of the high
class American amateur billiardists
Tamura Is said to be a better player
than Koji Yamada, who had little trou-
BILE in holding his own in the interna-
tional matches in this country last
winter.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-12-12

Melbourne Inman, champion of Eng
fish billiards. and William F. Hoppe.
worlds champion at ba!k line bill
lizards, have signed an agreement to
play three matches each of one weeks
duration. The games will be staged
in New York, Chicago and Canadian
city.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-12-12
AFRO-AMER|CAN CULL|NCS

The high mortality rate among ne.
eroes from communicable and pre-
ventable diseases was held up as a
grave menace to the general health Of
the south by speakers at the conven-
ton of the Southern Medical associa-
ton at Lexington, Ky. Three thou
sand physicians, representing sixteen
southern states, are in attendance
Statistics were given to show that
typhoid fever, malaria, measles, scar
let fever, whooping cough, diphtheria,
tuberculosis, and pneumonia are re-
.oonsible for more than 10 per cent.
of all deaths among negroes. These
same diseases also are responsible for
more than 20 per cent. of deaths among
the whites. The high mortality rate
among the whites was pointed out as
directly traceable to the prevalence of
these diseases among the negroes.
The necessity for raising health
standards especially among the ne
groes and OF inaugurating campaign
of prevention was urged by the speak
ers. 1t was pointed out that negro
citizens live under the worst sanitary
conditions through poverty, racial in.
feriority, and neglect. But they min
gle with the white population in the
stores, factories, kitchens, and nurser-
les, >ud so spread the diseases which
are prevalent among them.
The health of the negro, therefore,
was declared to be the most important
subject before the south today. The
burden OF this problem, it was said,
devolves on public officials, santa
rians and sociologists. Accurate OBJ
servation of living conditions and ex-
perimental methods were urged. The
speakers declared no field is so barren
Of sanitary achievement as the better
ing of the health and conditions of the
negro, and that none is more worthy
of painst aking effort, presenting as it
does the promise of far reaching re-
suits of the utmost Importance to the
southern states.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-12-12
Potato Cake With Ralslns,

One c"p butter, two cups sugar, two
CUPS flour, one cup mashed potatoes,
one-half cup milk, one cup chopped
walnuts, one cup seeded raisins, one
cup chocolate four eggs, one-third tea.
spoon cinnamon, one-third teaspoon
cloves, one-third nutmeg, two tea.
spoons baking powder. Spread dough
in breadpan and bake in medium hot
oven, E,
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-12-12
TENNIS

European tennis stars are not OBJ
serving the amateur rule which was
originally passed to handicap America
and which American players rejected
AS a result there has been a decided
stir in Continental ten is.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-12-12

Modern football is direct descend
ant of an ancient Roman game called
"harpastum,' in which the object OF
the players on each side were to
seize the ball and carry it, by some
means or other, across line marked
on the ground in the rear of their OPP
ponents.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-12-12
Quick Pudding.

Two eggs, beat yolks with one-third
cup sugar, onehalf cup molasses, one
half cup flour (scant). one-half tea
spoon soda and add egg whites beaten
stiff. Bake 30 minutes. Serve hot
with hard sauce. e
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-12-12

The West Coast Leader Of Lima,
Peru quoting a government docu'
ment, says that the Peruvian law
regulating strikes, which has been in
force since the beginning of this year,
has proved highly satisfactory in elm
mating the heretofore frequent con-
flicts between capital and labor in
that country.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-12-12
A Thoughtful Parent.

Hell have your permission to cali
this evening?
She-I shall be very pleased; but
don't forget that father switches on
the light at ten o'clock.
He-That's kind of him. I'll ba
there promptly at ten.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-12-12
SWIMMING

Bud Goodwin of the New York A. c.
has been competing in swimming races
for II years. He Is going we'll, and
may break his own mile record Of
1856 2-5, established year ago.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-12-12
DIscourauinu.

Success will come to anyone who
perseveres." a.f n. +. =
II don't know about that. I've been
married for ten years now and my
husband hasn't liked anything I've had
for dinner yet" 'aS@ E
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-12-12
Avoiding Embarrass ment.

would you arrest woman in .
slashed skirt?"
Certainly not" replied the police
man. Il am a gentleman. ! should
turn my face away and never -
her." 4 Il # Y: .5t (.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-12-12

1t is proposed to hold an exposition
at Messina, Italy, in the autumn OF
1913, coinciding with the sessions OF
the Congress of Civil Engineers, the
leading features of which will be the
display of arts, crafts and industries
allied to anti-earthquake construction
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-12-12

Among the negroes in the United
States who have made their mark
are Booker T. Washington, president
OF the Tuskegee institute; Kelly Mil.
Ter. educator and essayist, dean in
Howard university, Washington: w,
II. Lewis, former assistant attorney
general of the United States; J. c..
Napier Of Tennessee. former regis
trar Of the United States treasury;
w. H. Vernon of Mississippi, former
registrar of the United States treas
ury; H. l.. Johnson, former recorder
Of deeds Of the District of Columbia;
r. R. Wright of Georgia, president Of
the Georgia State college and for
mer paymaster in the United States
army; Major Charles Young of the
Ninth cavalry, u. S. A., a graduate Of
West Point; DR.. S. G. Fuller, psy-
sane asylum; DR.. c. E. Bentley, a
dentist of Illinois, who was head OF
the clinical dental surgery at the st.
Louis exposition Bishop B. w. Lee
Of the African Methodist church.
Bishop Alexander Walters Of New
York of the African Methodist church,
who was leader of the New York Col
ored Democracy in the last national
campaign; E. H. Morris Of Illinois,
grand master Of the grand lodge of
colored Odd Fellows; A. H. Grimke,
author and formed United States con.
sui at Santo Domingo; Mrs Mary
Church Terrell, former member OF
the board of education at Washing.
ton: T. Thomas Fortune of New York,
former United States minister to
Hayti and an author; E. c. Norris OF
Arkansas, president of the National
Colored Baptist association: DR.. w.
X. Furness, United States minister
to Hayti; Miss Lucy Laney, rresi'
dent of the Haynes institute, Georgia;
w. R. Pettiford, banker of Birming.
ham, Ala, and Matthew Henson, who
was with Rear Admiral Peary in his
voyage to the North Pole.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-12-12

The following item appeared in a
morning paper: THE body Of sail
or was found in the river this morn
ing, cut to pieces and sewed up In
sack, The circumstances seem to pre-
clude any suspicion of suicide
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-12-12

A French bicycle rider is the inven'
tor of a man power street sweeper
consisting Of a tricycle. with a revolv'
ing brush mounted between the rear
wheels.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-12-12

One thousand-foot piers will be built
in New York, and the mayor OF the
city is In favor of making them 1900,
to take care of future needs.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-12-12

Recent irrigation works in Egypt
have cost $53,OOO,OO0, but the results
have more than justified the expendi'
ture.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-12-12

The men who carry the dinner pail
certainly ought to have decent place
in which to eat it's contents. A recent
strike in New York city by 5000 var
nishers was for proper lunch rooms,
so that they should not be compelled
to eat their noon meal among Often
sive smells or on the roofs Of build
ings. ..
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-12-12

A patent has been recently issued
covering the manufacture OF dog bis
cult made in the shape Of bone.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-12-12

gun for use of submarines disap
nears under the deck and is covered
bv a water-tight hatch when the boat
ia about to be submerged.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-12-12

Norway, according to the Ameri
can-scandinavian Review, within the
last five years has become the fourth
seafaring nation in the world, count
ing by ship tonnage alone; in proper
ton to it's population it ranks first.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-12-12
BOWLING

Fifty New York bowlers cross the
water to compete in the 1914 German
tournament.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-12-12

The elevators Of the Woolworth
building in New York have vertical
travel Of 676 feet. .'.> ...+. "
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-12-12

There is a great engineering activ'
ity in Argentina. Several large pro
jects. are planned. .-
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-12-12

An American university is being OF
ganized in Siam.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-12-12

Most OF us feel that Nature intend
ed us for better jobs than we get.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-12-12

The Alps have been crossed for tn
second time by an aeroplane.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-12-12

Boston will spend 100000 on the
construction of a dry dock. which will
accommodate the largest liners now
afloat or building.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-12-12

Japan imported more than $4,000
600 hounds of raw cotton last year.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-12-12

There Is no indication that the sub
marine cable will be supplanted by
wireless. NJ. .5.aF< d III. .s 81
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-12-12

There is a campaign on in New
York for the purpose of raising $4,-
100000 for the local branches Of the
Young Mems Christian association and
the Young Women's Christian associa-
ton. The work is progressing SPLEEN
didly, the enormous sum of $2,663,011
having been raised in the first ten
days. 1t is evident, therefore, that
the money desired will be forthcom-
ing.
The campaign has been popular
one, and although a great many con-
tributions of large sums have been
received, there have been thousands
from people of moderate and even
scanty means. This shows the wide
spread interest which is taken in the
movement by the people generally.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-12-12

In the United States 100000 ne
groes at least belong 10 the ordinary
hard working classes. In all our
planning for business success we Will
not, can not succeed unless we get
close to these hard working masses.
They are the backbone of our race.
We must not feel we are not part
of them nor must we ever get above
them. beg of you in your local
leagues that you get hold Of the man
who works with his pick and pillow and
of the woman who cooks, washes,
irons or sews. These people will put
money into your banks and support
vour other commercial enterprises.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-12-12

Italy has 4.713 sailing vessels u
service. f. f., ....,.. NJ. s. ,fs32.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-12-12
BILLIARDS

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