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Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-12-19

Horace Greeley's Go west, young
man. finds a parallel In the summons
OF the great leader of the American
negro to Go south" In Booker T.
Washington's recent letter to the
Times he set forth the peculiar ad.
vantages to black men inherent In the
southern field. 1t Is great empire,
equaling Austria, France, Germany.
Italy, and Spain combined. filed with
people who understand the negroes
and who are anxious to have them aid
IN the development OF the south's rich
natural resources. In the cotton. grow
ing states. especially, he says, labor
has sought the colored man. rather
than his having to seek labor" One
hardly ever finds member OF the
once enslaved race who has not pay
ing employment ready to his hand.
He adds:
There are places for at least 700,-
600 independent. self-supporting ne
gro farmers. When | was in the far
west recently nothing impressed me
more than to note the large number
Of educated white men who were be-
ginning life as farmers. Often they
started in little hut or 'dugout, and
suffered many privations. but they
were sticking to it. These are the
people who in the future make the
great kings of industry"
Besides the unrivaled agricultural
opportunities in the great south, as
excellent for the negro as the great
west offered to the white pioneers,
there are possibilities of manufacture
ing and trade such as had to be SLOW
ly developed in the west. Doctor
Washington, after close investigation,
enumerates the thousands of openings
for the establishment of groceries,
shoe stores, dry goods and millinery
stores, restaurants, hotels, drug stores
and banks, besides the opportunities
in the trades His letter presents a
spirit-stirring appeal to the young col
ored men of the north.-New York
Times
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-12-19

ing up the abb
surdity of a fool
ish question. Re-
Gently a group Of
newspaper men
were questioning
him, and the in
terrogations were
falling like bomb
shells. The Sec
rotary Of war
bore it patiently
Tor q W0llo. lQeu
one of the news
paper men asked:
What is going
to be your policy
in the Philip
pines, Mr.. Secre-
tary?"
"What dO Won
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-12-19
Deliclous Breakfast Mullins.

One-third teaspoon salt and one-half
teaspoon of soda dissolved in one-half
cup of hot water, one tablespoon Of
molasses, one tablespoon of melted
butter, one well-beaten egg, one cup
of milk, one cup Of bran meal and III
cups OF graham meal. Bake in gem
pans rs minutes. This will make
nine
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-12-19
A Chef Confides.

That celery roots grated and satu-
rated in vinegar and salt make a de-
licious and economical relish on cold
meats.
Broiled oysters dipped in boiling
butter and lemon Juice are invariably
much improved
Mushrooms are much improved ito
the taste of some palates) by sleeping
them in olive oil preparatory to cook
ing them.
RoQuefort cheese and lettuce hearts
is a course by itself at we'll regulated
dinner parties.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-12-19
Made In Germany.

II hear you went to see the edu-
Gated horse the other day. How did
the beast make himself understoodw
"Oh, it was very simple. Just as
Frenchman does. Only instead of
talking with their hands they talk
with their feet."-New York Evening
Post.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-12-19

about his food;
far be it from
anything OF the
sort. Mr.. Brous-
sard likes all
food, some more
than others, but
all Of 1t to him Is
good, and the
subject to him Is
ever interesting.
Good natured
always, 1t is not
for him to COM
plain. No man in
public life has
more reason to be
contented wit b
his lot. He Is
rounding out his
eighth term in
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-12-19
ms and Outs of It,

Mrs Burke Roche, at luncheon N
Newport, summed up an automobile
accident neatly.
I'VE went out for ride" she said,
but miles from anywhere the car
broke down, and we found we were in
for a walk"
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-12-19
Mumns.

Beat to cream two tablespoonfuls
of butter and two of sugar. add two
we'll beaten eggs. one cupful of milk,
one scant quart of -four, two toa-
spoonfuls of baking powder and n
pinch Of sal.; beat batter with egg
2whisk and pour into hot, well creased
mufiin pans. Bake In quick oven.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-12-19

statue, insisted that the statue Of
Cecil Rhodes should Immediately be
given top hat. They said that "Heav-
en- respects this great creator Of en-
pire far too much to send the needed
rain while he stands there bare
headed"
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-12-19
TOP Hat for Cecil Rhodes Statue.

Top Hat for Cecil Rhodes Statue.
Among the stories in book which
the duchess of Aosta is publishing Is
one relating to the celebrated statue
of Cecil Rhodes, which stands In the
main square of Bulawayo. The en-
pire builder is figured in contempla-
ton of his achievement, with head
barred. The whole district had been
grievously plagued by drought for
over a twelvemonth, when the ma
tives got up great agitation and
marched in enormous numbers to the
square. and. thronging around the
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-12-19
II Mioht Be.

Your legal department must be
very expensive"
YES" sighed the eminent trust
magnate, 1T is."
Still, l suppose you have to main.
tain it?'
well, l don't know. Sometimes
think it would be cheaper to obey the
law."-Publishers Weekly.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-12-19

now many years since he retired from
active business. Mr.. Carnegie says ne
has not yet reached the age when ne
can afford to sit by the fireside and
take life easy. There are few buster
men IN New York than the former
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-12-19
Scottish fields annually produce
about 100000 tons of fuel oil.

White women in all parts Of the
world are opening millinery shops. I
want to see large number Of our
bright ambitious colored women do
the same thing. There are openings
for starting 1900 millinery stores.
We already have over $50 drug
stores, but 1000 more could be started
and would be sustained.
We have already more than 60 ne
gro banks, but $50 additional banks
should be organized. In cities like
Philadelphia, New York, Baltimore,
Washington, Memphis, New Orleans.
Atlanta, Charleston, Savannah and
Mobile three or four banks in each
city properly organized and conduct
ed could be supported.
The land, the forests, the minerals,
the streams. sun and rain from which
original wealth comes draw no color
line.-Booker Washington.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-12-19

exulting populace, who gave him re-
peated hurrahs!--From the London
Globe OF Novembar 6, 1913.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-12-19
But She Didn't.

Henry, If you stay out late tonight
l shall certainly speak to you"
Very we'll, my dear. II you will
confine your remarks to 'Howdy do /
shall be very grateful"
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-12-19
Too Much,

Too Much.
Ere, you," said the bus driver to
man on top, don't you want the
public library"
YES" replied the passenger, who
showed no signs of getting down.
WELL, retorted the conductor,
come down for it. I can't bring It
out for you."-Punch.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-12-19

Official German statistics show that
the average yearly income of the rail
way maintenance workers in Baden is
$3.50, in Wurtemberg $3.50, in Bavaria
$3.50, in Saxony $685., in Prussia 1910
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-12-19

The earth and rock taken out OF
the Panama canal would fill tunnel
IA feet in diameter bored through the
earth at the equator.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-12-19

In 1910 there were 91,709 negroes
in Greater New York city. The mum.
Der today is estimated at 100000.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-12-19

The colored people are more amen
able to training and education than
some are willing to concede, writes a
correspondent of the Houston (Tex.)
Post. Yet these same people will de-
mand the most rigid punishment for
the negro criminal, showing that they
regard the negro as being morally &C.
countable and culpable. In slavery the
black people received excellent train
ing. American negro slavery was
really school, primary school of
civilization for savage Africans. The
old master wrought we'll and the ne
groes still bear the impress of their
teaching, in that the great majority
are hard working people, lesson and
habit learned in slavery. Slavery was
not vast convict camp, as some
thought, where negroes were driven
friendlessly to even the lightest task.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-12-19

Kindergartens in Worcester, Mass.
cost on an average $31.56 pupil for
the year, elementary grades cost
s54.01, high schools $66.50.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-12-19

American egg output is valued at
81 ,O00,000,000 year.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-12-19

Letter carriers in Russia are paid
from $3.50 to $3.50 a month.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-12-19

Exports of champagne from France
average from 100000 to 100000
bottles annually.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-12-19

More than 100000 men are employ
ed in working the railways Of the
United Kingdom.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-12-19

Milwaukee is to have a new hotel
to cost 100000.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-12-19

Ebony is always soaked in water for
from six to IS months as soon as
cut. 1t comes chiefly from Mauritius
and the East Indies
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-12-19

Although there are nearly 100000
sheep in the United States, they rep
resent less than five per cent. of the
total number of domestic animals on
the countrys farms.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-12-19
HIS STEAK TASTED LIKE WASHED MONEY

Not that Representative Robert +;
Broussard OF Louisiana Is f1nicky
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-12-19

Hungary has almost 100000 women
workers.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-12-19

In China a man cannot, by will, dis
pose of his land in favor OF any one
person, whether relative or stranger;
it must be distributed among all his
male children without exception.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-12-19

mean?" asked the secretary Of war.
Your policy" repeated the news
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-12-19

Andrew Carnegie, capitalist, philan-
thropist author and philosopher, on
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-12-19

The mother OF Mayor Mitchell Of
New York CITY IL an unfamiliar figure
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-12-19
SHOWS UP ABSURDITY OF FOOLISH QUESTION

Secretary of War Garrison is one of
The quickest men on record in show
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-12-19

More than $1O0,00O,O00 has been
spent on the scheme to make Russia
Independent of American cotton i'm.
ports. All efforts to enlarge the area
of cultivation of cotton in Turkestan
and the trans-Caspian territories in
Asiatic Russia have turned out USE
less.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-12-19

The Chinese have many uses for
empty tin cans, fashioning them into
various household utensils.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-12-19

that. Contented? Why, that's his
middle name.
But the other day he struck steak
in the house restaurant that did not
appeal to him. Sadly he pushed II
away from him.
whats the matter with it, Bob?"
asked a fellow member who was
lunching with him.
Il don't know" said Broussard, but
it tastes like washed money"
SartoriaI SwIftness.
"A Teller has to hustle to keep I'd
with the procession, don't he?" unused
Ote Wheat.
II amt never tried" responded En-
r. Slocum.
Last fall, when I went to the city"
continued Ote, Il noticed that my coat
was six inches too short. So l took
part of my pig money and bought n
long one. And, by gum! when l went
back this fall, the durn thing was six
inches too long. Judge.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-12-19

Widnes, England. sells gas to its
consumers at from % cents to 2G
cents for 1000 cubic feet. The town
now wishes to spend 100000 en-
larging it's plant, as consumption is
increasing rapidly.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-12-19
AFR0:AMER|CAN CU[L|NCS

In Alabama the negroes of various
communities, realizing that old, brok-
en- down shacks are not suitable struc-
lures in which to educate their chill
dren, have set to work and built cred
table schoolhouses, with their own
hands. Clement Richardson, head Of
the English department of the Tus-
kegee institute, tells in the Southern
Workman an interesting story Of the
improvements that have been wrought
in this fashion. Most significant, per-
haps, Is the effect that this industry
has produced upon the white popula-
ton. 1t indicates that colored people
will be respected when they respect
themselves. Mr.. Richardson writes:
The attitude of the white people in
many Of these localities Is both inter-
esting and highly encouraging. The
proverbial sheer of the southerner at
negro education is not seen here
Some Of the white people give money,
some nails, some lend their mules
and wagons to aid in hauling the lum-
Der. Better than this, they actually
attend many of the exercises held at
the schoo(houses. At Notasulga, for
instance, rhe principal of the white
school not only attended one of the
pay entertainments, but brought along
many of his pupils. At another one of
these entertainments several of the
trustees were present and at Leacha
polka, while none came in. good
number of white citizens sat on the
back doorsteps near the pulpit and lis
tened attentively throughout the exer-
cises. Probably nothing will better
express the sentiment of many of the
Macon county white people than let
ter from the mayor of Notasulga to
Mr.. Galloway apropos of defeating
the Notasulga schoolhouse. He
writes:
In behalf of the good citizenship
of Notasulga and vicinity wish to
express to you the appreciation we
feel for the assistance you have given
the colored people here in erecting the
beautiful new school building which
they are just completing. 1t is
credit to the town and l feel sure that
it will be the means of greatly bene-
fitting not only your race, but ours as
we'll. No race can hope to accom-
plish it's highest destiny without be-
ing properly trained and equipped,
and am truly glad to see your people
taking such an interest in preparing
their young people for the duties Of
citizenship.
Following the lead which DR..
Washington has set, the negro race
has, in this portion of Alabama, made
wonderful strides morally, mentally
and financially in the last decade.
and l believe that the results of his
work are just beginning to show"
The Elbert County tribune., 1913-05-23
May 20, 1868.

National pickets on the road from
Fayetteville to Raleigh, Va. we're at
tackled and roughly handled for the
| third time in the week by Confeder-
ates. The first attack was on Sun
| day, the seventeenth, when the
pickets were entirely surrounded, and
escaped capture only by the most
desperate fighting. Skirmishing con.
tinued until noon, when the National
pickets abandoned their advanced
positions. The attack was resumed
on the 10Th, and kept up until this
day, when the Confederates were sat.
isfied with the mischief they had done.
and withdrew.
Col William A. Phillips, command
Ing the Indian brigade, had hard
fight with Confederates belonging to
the army of General Price near Fort
Gibson, Ark. The Confederates
crossed the Arkansas river. near the
fort. and were attacked by Colonel
Phillips. They were driven back with
the loss of one major and several men
killed.
The steamer Margaret and Jessie,
the Annie, and the Kate, arrived at
Charleston, S. c.. with valuable car
gos, having run the blockade.
The schooner Sea Bird, recently cap.
tured by the National gunboats, was
retaken by the Confederates when
aground az the mouth of the Neuse
river. North Carolina. and burned
The steamer Eagle was captured
outside the harbor of Nassau, which
port she had Just left with a cargo
intended for the Confederates. The
Octorora made the capture.
The Elbert County tribune., 1913-05-23

tically complaining about the world
in general, or excusing her mussed
blouse or rakish style of her hat.
She simply makes US swallow air
and we sigh with relief when she goes
to find another victim.
1t is both tiresome and annoying to
sit beside the woman in church who
is not able to cencentrat her mind.
She is either clearing her throat, pull
ing at her gloves or dropping the hym-
nal
Then there is the girl at the theater
who must nibble bon bons one minute
and powder her nose the next. She
not only disturbs others, but uses up
her energy and strength uselessly.
Repose of manner is more often
found in the woman who has passed
twenty-five. That is why some men
prefer her to the giggling miss in her
teens.
II you are talking with anyone who
constantly fidgets her hands or twitch-
es her mouth you may find yourself do
ing the same thing. 1t is very dis
concerning to say the least.
If you study womens faces in the
trolley cars you will find that eight
out of every ten bite their lips or make
faces.
All that some girls need to maks
them attractive and good looking is
poise. The older one grows the more
essential 1t is to take things calmly.
Poise is synonymous with good
breeding. An excellent plan to help
yourself acquire 1t is to go into a quiet
room by yourself each day for at least
twenty minutes and relax. not only
your body. but your mind as well.
After you possess this necessary
quality 1t will become part of you and
you will not mar your health and
beauty by unnecessary distortions of
the face and body.
The Elbert County tribune., 1913-05-23
SjIken Walstcoats.

Waistcoats are much in evidence.
Some are long and narrow, others
quite wide and no more apparent
than mans waistcoat worn with the
morning cutaway coat.
These waistcoats, like the braided
coats. are mostly to be seen in BEN
galines. silk crepons and other silken
fabrics. The classical tailor-made is
at its newest in violet. green or white
serge in thick diagonal rib. Its con-
struction is rath' curious. for al.
though there are no draperies the
skirts are SO cut about in strangely
shaped points anu squares that the
result is slightly puzzling.
Anyhow. the effect is quite interest
ing. and. what is the chief point. 1t is
very new and very difficult for indif.
ferent workmen to copy successfully.
For this reason it will have a certain
popularity.
The Elbert County tribune., 1913-05-23
U5e
CIVIL WAR
FIFTY YEARS AGO
THIS WEEK
May 1s, 1858.

The marquis of Clanricarde in the
British house of lords accused Presi-
dent Lincoln of having acted unfairly
and Illegally toward British shipping.
and said that 1t was absolutely nee
essary for her majesty's government
to take more action than it had hith-
erto done in defense of the rights of
the English shipowners. Earl Rus
sell. in reply, stated that every COM
plaint that had been made by the
owners of vessels seized by Federal
cruisers had been duly considered,
and that the law officers of the crown
had decided that no objection could
SO far be fairly established against
the proceedings OF the United States
prize courts. The earl took ad-
vantage of the opportunity to deny the
statement that the British govern
ment had connived at the construction
and escape of the Confederate cruiser
Alabama, and to repeat the assurance
that England had no desire to inter
fere unfairly in the dispute between
the north and the south. Lord Derby
expressed approval of Lord Russelrs s
optCNAs anu luo udTqulS VI Sidhli l.
carde, being satisfied. withdrew a
motion asking for copies of reports
concerning the proceedings of Federal
prize courts.
Twenty-Five whites OF the Second
Kansas artillery. and thirty-two ne
gro soldiers, on foraging expedi-
ton near Sherwood, Mo-. were at
tackled by a large force of Confederate
irregulars under Colonel Livingston,
and driven six miles into their camp
with severe loss. Only twelve of the
whites escaped, and all but one of the
negroes was killed, taken prisoner, or
wounded.
Haines Blum. on the Yazoo river,
having been evacuated by the Confed.
crates, was occupied by a National
| force under Admiral Porter.
Two bodies of National troops fired
into each other near Carrsville, Va
Three men were killed and four
wounded.
The Elbert County tribune., 1913-05-23

CBy PROF. c. s. PLUMB, Ohio State
University
Years ago among some of the ear
liest feeding experiments conducted
with pigs was a comparison OF the
relative merits OF cooked and un-
cooked food. Various agricultural col
leges and experiment stations made
studies in this field, and the results
we're that very generally 1t was clear
ly shown that hogs gained faster and
more economically on the uncooked
food than on the cooked. Not only
was this demonstrated as a practical
proposition, but from scientific point
of view 1t was shown that the digesti-
bility of the food was lowered by
cooking. the proteids especially being
affected. There is no doubt but that
the work of the American investi-
gators In this field very generally put
an end to cooking feed In this coun-
try. The writer well remembers Wis
iting very large hog-feeding plant
in Indiana some fifteen years ago.
with the request to suggest any i'm
provements in methods, and found an
extensive plant for cooking feed in
full operation, involving more labor
than one might suppose. The result
of my visit was the abolishment of
that method OF feeding hogs. and a
considerable saving of expense. Only
very rarely does one now find food
being cooked. In winter a warm slop
is desirable. but that is quite a differ
ent proposition from cooking the feed
In big kettles or tanks
Our British cousins are great stock
men. and one must give them due
respect for the high plane to which
they have elevated the livestock in
dustry. However, they are very con-
servative. and change very reluctant
ly from the old to the new. Probably
this conservatism is responsible for
the magnificent breeding so generally
practiced in the British Isles. Yet
they are still feeding cooked food.
and are slow to believe that the un-
cooked can have even the virtue of
the cooked. In order to secure some
British light on this now old subject,
a series of feeding experiments was
conducted at the Agricultural Expert.
ment station at Clonakilty, Ireland
/ Ito ascertain II pigs could be success
| fully fattened with meal fed raw" In
view Of the fact that most of the pigs
fattened In Ireland are given cooked
feed. this experiment was to furnish
information as to whether the policy
was sound or not Four experiments
were conducted. Both lots of pigI re-
ceiyed an equal quantity Of the same
foods, and were treated In the same
manner. except that the meal was
given raw to one. and cooked into