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The Colorado statesman., 1914-08-29
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Especial to Colorado Statesman.)
Muskogee, Okla August, 10
This wonderful city of the awak-
ened West is crowded with thous-
ands Of progressive people gathered
from the four corners of the coun-
try to attend the fifteenth annual
session of the National Negro Bus
mess League, and to listen to
Booker T. Washington and his
victorious followers tell how their
people have overcome.
Fourteen cities have played host
to the famous Business League,
but no city, from Boston to Phila-
adelphia, has presented livelier
scene in its preparation for the
comfort and entertainment of the
delegates of the league than this
Wizard City of an engaging COM
monwealth. Nor has such a crowd
of believers ever gathered for
feast of a new Isreal's Passover.
The capitol of a wonderful province
of daring and achieving black peo-
ple-Muskogee invited the black
population of the whole country to
come; and here they are by the
inch, yard and league countable,
but uncounted!
The delegates began arriving
Monday. Special trains and spec
ial league Pullman cars, an idea
fathered and promoted by the ever
planning Emmett j. Scott, secre-
tary of the league, brought them
in by the hundreds. And from
far away points special Pullmans
came, laden with cargo of pur-
pose, dignity and achievement;
black and proud of it; having and
determined to have more. The
homes of this thriving city, homes
of comfort, convenience, homes
set in the West, but fashioned in
the East, are open houses to the
delegates, The heart of the West
is worn on the sleeve, and the
sleeve is too long to measure,
Muskogee presents the attire of
the holiday. Everywhere is the
picture of Booker II. Washington,
and no color line has been drawn
in the placing of this picture, nor
in the flags and bunting hanging
everywhere, nor in the heart touch
ing welcome seen in every eye and
heard in every "how d.y' do"
Music is as free as oil, and the rith
oil, and the rich blacks out here
are present to tell about having
"too much oil to burn"
PACKED HOUSE AT OPENING
The program started off in reg
The Colorado statesman., 1914-08-29

leadership or gains the confidence
of the world. A general who oc-
cupies much of his time in ex-
planning the weakness of the en-
emy or the unjust assaults or tao
tics of the enemy is not the gener-
al who wins many battles; so it is
in business of every kind.
EMPHASIZE OUR OPPORTUNITIES.
Itlis not well for us or our children
thai we should dwell so much on
the defensive, with the negative
side of life instead of the positive
side 1t is not well that our minds
should be so continually centered
upon our miseries or upon those
who mistreat us. In the future
let ps emphasize our opportunities
mofe and our difficulties less. Let
us talk more about our white
friends, and about our white enem-
les Tess. We do our children a
lasGhg injustice when we feed
them constantly upon the miseries
of the race. Let us talk about the
man who has got job, and less
about the man without a job. Let
our fraternal and secret societies
talk less about sickness and death,
and more about health and life.
Let our societies spend less money
in taking care of the sick, and
much more money in promoting
the health of the race and they
will have to spend less ON account
of sickness and death. Instead |
of giving the world a chance to
discuss the high death rate of the
Negro let us put the world to won-
dering why the Negro keeps so
healthy and strong. Let us make
health contagious in every COM
munity rather than disease.
l often deplore the fact that so
many of our mems organizations,
women's clubs and best newspap-
ers devote so much time to merely
resenting something or getting
back" at some unfriendly critic,
instead of devoting more time to
constructive and progressive meas
uaes. Too often insignificant oc-
curances and insi significant indi-
viduals are given an Importance
and an advertisement by organiza-
tions and newspapers that is un-
necessary and hurtful.
Let us, in the future, spend less
time talking about the part of the
city we cannot live in, and more
time in making the part of the
city that we live in beautiful and
attractive. Let us get off the de-
fensive in explaining why the
house that we live in so often has
the gate off the hinge, the fence
palings gone, windows and doors
broken out, and plastering knock
ed off. Instead Of this, let us put
people to talking about the beauty
and attractiveness of the house oc-
cupied by our people. Let us
make such progress in these direc-
tions that the other fellow will be
kept SO busy talking our progress
that he will have no time to abuse
us. Let us acquire wealth and in
telligence so fast that the world
will forget our poverty aud ignor-
ance. Let us he SO thrifty and in
dustrious that people will have no
time to talk about our carelessness
and idleness. Let us make the
Negro so law abiding that people
will talk less about the criminal
Negro and more about the one
who obeys the law. |
The Colorado statesman., 1914-08-29
ISAAC N. STEVENS.

Republican Candidate for United States Senator To be Voted
Primary Election, September, s, 1914
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1914-10-08
PIMPLEs RUINED COMPLEXION

724 r. N. Ave. Olney, Ill-.When
my trouble first began | noticed little
pimples coming on my face. They
itched and burned SO badly that had
to scratch them and that only made
Them worse. About a week later my
face was SO badly covered with
pimples and blackheads that was
ashamed. My complexion was ruined.
The pimples would sometimes bleed
and tester
Il bought box of complexion cream
and used it but without effect. One
day | heard Of Cuticura Soap and
Ointment and decided to give them
a trial. So got cake of Cuticura
Soap and box of Cuticura Ointment,
washed my face with the Soap and ap-
piled the Ointment and in two weeks
j was completely WE'LL (signed)
'Chas. q. McGinn, May s. 1914.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world Sample of each
free,with 32-p. SKIN Book. Address post
card "Cuticura, Dept l., Boston ADV.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1914-10-08
WESTERN IDEAS OF EDUCATION.
Anyone Who Wants to Learn Any
thina is Welcome to the University.

In the American Magazine, Ray STAN
nard Baker writes. In part. as follows
about the great new movement toward
democratic education in the west:
"Compuring our civilization with the
life of the bee one might say that the
chief interest of the old education was
in the development of the individual
bee. while the new education is also
profoundly concerned with the life of
the hive. II does not consider the stu
dent as Il thing apart. or the university
as an institution Withdrawn from the
currents of lifc-olt as Intimately re
lated. AS Dean Davenport of the uni-
vcrsity of Illinois says: 1T is not our
object to educate men To get the better
of some other men. or even, conscious
ly, to educate leaders. but rather to
make citizens who Will serve the state.
the feeling that they are II part of tho
movement toward u better civilization.
leadership will take care of itself
The western universities are succeed
ing because they are opening vast and
hitherto untapped sources of human
energy
Their doors are open wide Any
man or woman who wants to know
anything, upon amy subject is welcome,
He MAY come to spend two weeks. as
in the farmers short course or eight
wears. as in the medical courses. Nor
is This all. for the university does not
even wait for the people to come ia
| Champaign, hat il goes ont in special
| trains. on by special lectures or in
| struclurs. and carries it's Influence to
| every little town in the state. 1T is
/ there not TO stand aloof. but to serve.
| iii has always been The dread of the
| old leaders that somehow education
! would he cllcapcned that there was
something about scholarship which
must not meet the rude breath of the
world ! asked Dean Davenport Mt
| Illinois, President Van Iiisc, III Wis
consin and President Vincent at Min
i nesota what effect the growth of the
| new department of the university was
having on The old scholastic courses,
and they an answered that instead OF
\ being crowded to the wall these courses
l were stronger than ever. While the
number of students taking the classical
coulses. still they have had Il healthy
increase And in all these institutions
the work Of the classical courses has
been revived aud strengthened by CON
! tact with the vivid life of he uni
| Eersity. The association between STU
dents IF classical courses and those in
lagricultural engineering and business
has been valuable to both"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1914-10-08
LIGHT EoczE.
Do You Drink IL?
A minister's wife had quite a tus

A minister's wife had quite tus-
sle With coffee ard her experience is
Interesting. She says:
During the two years of my train
Ing as nurse while on night duty,
became addicted to coffee drinking.
Between midnight and four in the
morning, When the patients We're
asleep, there was little to do except
make the rounds, and it was quite
natural that should want q hot cup
Of coffee about that time. could
keep awake better.
After three of four years Of cot
fee drinking. became a nervous wreck
and thought that simply could not
live without my coffee. All this time
was subject to frequent bilious at
lacks, sometimes SO severe as to
keep me in bed for several days.
After being married, Husband
begged me to leave off coffee for he
feared that it had already hurt me
almost beyond repair, SO resolved to
make an effort to release myself from
the hurtful habit
l began taking Postum, and for a
| few days felt tho languid, tired feel
| ing from the lack of the coffee drug,
but liked the taste of Postum and
that answered for the breakfast bev-
erage all right.
Finally ] began to feel clearer
headed and had steadier nerves. Aft
er years use of Postum l now feel
like new woman--have not had any
| bilious attacks since left off Coffee
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
| Creek, Mich. Read The Road tt.
1 Wellyi]le,' in pkgs.
Postum comes in two forms:
| Regular Postum-must be vel
boiled. 15c and CSC packages.
Instant Postum--is soluble pow
der. A teaspoonful dissolves quickly
in cup of hot water. and. with cream
and sugar, makes delicious bever
age instantly. 30c and SOC tins.
The cost per cup Of both kinds il
about the same
| There's Reason" for Postum.
sold by Grocera
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1914-10-08
Worth the Punishment.

] Well remember the time. although
Years have passed since then. when
my brother and two chums caught a
pocketful Of young field mice and
turned them loose in the kitchen.
In the meantime | had spread the
doorknobs with sticky tar.
We ran out and closed the door
from the outside. leaving my mother
.and auntie in the room. They were
busy and had not noticed us
The boys all got whipping and
had to stay in my room two days on
u bread and water diet. But the fun
we had watching them through the
window was worth the punishment
Chicago Tribune.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1914-10-08
PITY POOR OLD GoBsA GOLDE
aeores AIDES story Explains Why oe-
toeenarian Millionaire Should Be
Object OF Sympathy.

GEORGE AIDE, ;apropos OF Maybe
:cmbei marriage. said
sWacn Your octogenarian million
are weGs yonr beautiful stenographer
.: barf 5ac, rider OF seventeen SUM
n. -, Is; not TO the radiant bride.
hi 10 lhe has band, that my svnpa-
4hies 70 cut
"Whs? Well i'll tell you why in a
l.ttia iabp.
OLD Ciebaa Golde had Welded lot
liae Foot iites. and one evening he called
0 her rom his dressing room:
M, dear, fer this after-theater
UPPER at the hotel ! don't know
&liethe, to Wear my dancing shoes or
n. Patent leather boots. Which is the
patte, form Tor man OF my ase?'
IN her green and gold brocade XII
luno The ycung and beautiful Mrs
&c baa Gciae, stretched OH a chaise
TONGUE undergoing the attention OF heJ
manicure and her coifeur called back
70 her poor old hus band in a clear.
old voice:
THE baat form fer man of YOU,
,ac, my dear, is chloroform.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1914-10-08
JUST AS AN ILLUSTRATION
Yorkshire Man Had His Reasons for
Desiring Salesman to Repeat His
"SeIIing Talk"

A commercial traveller had been
talking his hardest. his most eloquent.
his most persuasive for nearly an hour
to 4 shrewd old Yorkshire business
man. The old fellow seemed convinced
and pleased. and the traveller thought
he had his fish landed. But the York
shire man said.
There's ma lad, Jock. And laike
him TO hear what We have to say Will
ye COON this afternoon and go over
your talk again."
Certainly, sir. with pleasure re-
piled the traveller heartily, and at the
hour appointed presented himself
again for the interview with father
and son Again he went over the
points of the article he had to sell
forcibly, eloquenily persuasively.
Never had he acquitted himself of q
liner selling talk
When he had finished the old York
shire man turned To his son and said
enthusiastically: sDo YOU hear that,
jock? Well. NOW. that's tile way
want We to sell our goods on the road =
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1914-10-08
Charm.
I mean hy charm.n

Il mean by charm" writes Arthur
c. Benson in delightful essay ON
Charm" in the Century, mot a mere
superficial gracefulness which can be
learned, as good manners are learned,
through certain code of behavior.
but a thing which is the flower and
outward sign of beautiful attitude
to life; an eagerness to welcome
everything which is fine and fresh
and unstained; that turns away the
glance from things unlovely and VIC
lent and greedy not in a disappearing
or self-righteous spirit, because it
is respectable to be shocked, but in a
sense of shame and disgrace that such
cruel and covctous and unclean things
should be. If one takes figure like
that of ST. Francis of Assist, who for
all the superstition and fanaticism
with which the record is intermingled
showed real reflection and restora-
ton of the old Christian JOY of life
we shall see that he had firm hold of
the secret"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1914-10-08
Cowards All.
r,,,n ,br NV York Worla

l'i0m the New York World.
The mo-, ahiect surrender of latter-day
fep,iblicausrn OF which there is any zee
the House committee on ;lslilar affairs.
philippi,s not because til" people of the
islalll. tre not prepared for Il, not be
cause u las not hces promised to tnen
and ol because ii is in conflict with
American IDEAS, bilt solely for the reason
that even the discussion of the matter at
this TIME may Involve us III difficulties
With TIN. warning nations.
1h.se ace the counsels of timiGiiy and
worse. They SAVIOR OF cowarc.ice 10 in
l,rp'ey then ii is as ii "" should say
chat Mt cannot establish self govcrninent
III our own dominiGns without exposing,
ourselves To the dangers of war ON the
part OF Japan or Germany; we cannot cX-
tend American ideas Under oilr own flag
except as w. invite hostility elsewhere:
We cannot keep faith with Our own peo-
, pie "eause there happens To be war in
the w"rid and 1t is never safe for the
greatest power on earth to do right if
lesser powers happen To be in conflict.
jealous. revcngcful and greedy.
Whal would the republican party of Lin
coin and Seward and Sumner have said to
this shameful proposition? 1t is the most
shocllins; avowal ever made in the name
of an American political party. our
Theory that men are fit to govern them
selves may bc right or it may be wrong.
blu; who in the United States ever before
suggested its suppression through fear OF
hai$oiS or milladus"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1914-10-08
: MISS TAYLOR MEETS
ANTON ZAeRINSkl
From Anton Zabrinski-the Study of
Prisoner. ny Winifred Louise lay
lOr. in Scribuer'S

Prisoner. by Winifred Louise lay
Tor. in .ocribner's.
, Was visiting at the pententary,
ana during a conversation with u
Young English convict. u semiprotege
OF Mary Anderson, the actress. this
young man said To me: Il wish you
Knew my cellnatc." | replied that
already knew too many men in that
prison. but il YOU would only see
little Anton | know yoa would be
mashed in Il minute the Englishnan
confidently asserted. AS to that pos
sibiiiiy ] was skcptcal. but / was inn
pressed by the e;trnestness of the
Young man as he skctchcd tho outline
OF Anton's story aud urged me To see
him. remember that he made Il point
OF this Fine boy is 50 happy think
ing that he viii get q pardon some
time. but he win die here if somebody
doesn't help him soon. To crafty the
ilnglishman consented To see the
happy boy Who was in danger of dy-
ing.
An attractive On Interesting face is
rare among the inmates of our prisons
Notwithstanding his cell
mates enthusiasm. Was thrilled with
surprise, ANA something deeper than
surprise, when saw Anton Iabrinslli.
Tee beauty az THAT young Polish pris
onef sllone like a star above the de-
grading cunNict slit. II WAS the face.
@f 4 Raphael With the broad brow and
the lstise luminous sai-apart eyes OF
dpliie$t blue SUGGESTING in their depths
all the beautflnl 2el3lsSSed possll5iities
tates laaiant Wllh hope and With
elsSittlke ifnucetee ana trust. Ny
tieat Wis INSTANTLY Eii,rint With SYM
u A.8N and we Mere iriehas with 'hc
.ii'si landel;isp. The grlistic tcnpcra-
Nlest MS as eYisli in The slender.
iH&ill% dcA&ai~a hilnas MS IN his face.
y Glaue s.N that has fate MAS
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1914-10-08
Lovelorn Philatelist.

The manager of an advertising con
Germ has made it a fad to collect Curl
GUS ads. particularly of a personal ma
ture. Here is one. which he culled
from the Figaro OF Paris:
"A collector of postage stamps, pos
sessing 13,440 specimens, desires to
contract a marriage with young lady
who is also a collector, and who pos
sesses the blue Mauritius stamp of
1S41. No other need apply
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1914-10-08
Throat is Eaby's eank.

The combination Of il penny and a
seventeen-m onth-old infant caused a
!ot OF excitement along the watel
front near West tifty-toursh stree
eaisy last night, and almost resulted
IL tho death of the child.
The baby is the son OF Louis Nc
Mann. captain of the barge Rose
GcldriclS. racored opposite the foot OF
West Tiits-fourth street. A friend OF
The child's father gave the baby 81
penny, which he at once banked in hi.
,aeuth. and the coin became lodged ii
the chiid's windpipe. The man who
made the unfortunate Gift ran ashore
and got Policeman Flick, who called an
ambulance from the Polytochniqut
hospital.
a. the hospital it seemed as IL tn.
child's life was extinct. but after som
effort Doctor Lott dislodged the cen
and restored respiration. The chill
was later removed to his home.
Railroads last year paid Minneso:,
s5.77s.o13.4S taxez.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1914-10-08

Rev. L Iioslop n,,.as af po,,,,,,
Kidney pills the swelling disappear,
ed and he fell hiimelf again He says
he has been benefited and blessed by
the use OF Dodds Kidney Pills. Sev-
not changed my faith in sour remedy
since the above statement vas author
lied Correspond with Rev. II lies
lop about this Wonderful remedy.
Dodds Kidney l'ils, soc per box at
your dealer or Dodds Medicine Co.
Rulfalo, n Y. Write for Household
Hints, also music Of Natonal Anthem
(1nglisl ard German worda) and re-
cipes foT dainty dishes All3 sent free.
ADV
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1914-10-08
No Wonder II stopped

BETTY was milking the COW when
the mad bull tore over the meadow
Betty did not stir. but continued milk
ing. Observers Who had run into
safety saw TO thor establishment that
the bull stopped dead within a few
yards of the maid and COW turned
round, and went away sadly.
Weren't YOU afraid Why did he
run away asked every one of Betty.
lie got scared, said Betty. This
COW is his mothcrin-law'
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1914-10-08
Why He COLLAPSED.

And what said the great special
list, do you consider to have been the
cause of Your husbands sudden and
complete collapsed"
He insisted on trying to follow a
story in the moving pictures 2" Puck.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1914-10-08

month and was very
weak. l was also
bothered a lot with
female weakness. l
read your little book
Wisdom for Wo-
men, and | saw how
% theirs h ad been
helped by Lydia E.
pinkham's Vegeta-
ple Compound, and
TO try it, and
,oc ,aa1a mo {'aal
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1914-10-08
PAGEANT That Cost millions.

The most magnificent scene ever
witnessed at the cathedral of Notre
Dame in Paris. VAS the coronation
of Napoleon and Josephine The ex-
pense OF this vas S5,oooooo francs.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1914-10-08
Suspicious Action.

Did You ask Your girls father for
her hand in marriage
81 did
And he refused you can tell by
the way YOU look
NO, he didn't He gave his con.
sent"
Then Why that peculiar look YOU
are wearing
He was 50 darncd willing lIous-
ton Post
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1914-10-08
Once ENOUGH.

Barber-shall / go over it again.
siro
Victim--Oh, no; ! heard every word
you said. Truth
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1914-10-08
Easily pleased

"But haven't enough work to keep
IN ablc-bodied man like YOU about"
Oh, ] siian't mind that
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1914-10-08
a cLEReYMAM,s TESTIMONY.

The Rev. Edmund IIeslop OF Wig
ton, Pa. suffcre@. from Dropsy for
year. His limbs and feet were swol-
len and puffed. lie had heart tluttor-
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1914-10-08
Some Men Do That.

Big Sister-What did Mr. Smith say
while waiting for me in the parlor?
Little, Brother-He didn't say any
thing He. just talked
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1914-10-08

Three years ago was in a!
wrctched condition with backache,
bearing down pains, and at times was
SO sore and lame that l could not
move about. had inflammation and
Irritation, and although / used differ.
ent remedies they did me no good
"A neighbor who had been using,
Peruna advised me to try it, and am
glad that | did"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1914-10-08
IN STERLING
LIVES A GIRL
Who Suffered AS Many Girls
Do-Tel,s How She
Found Relief.

Sterling, Conn. am a girl of %
years and | used to faint AWAY every
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1914-10-08

but"
The speaker Judge Melville c. CAP
ter OF Baltimore, was discussing a dis
astrous Baltimore marriage.
But he resumed. If mans mar
ried, he'll find out all about himself
anyway
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1914-10-08

Atlanta S salbase cremetory is de
llolincod Is a nuisance by citizens re
siding near IT, Cost $2I6,nNo
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1914-10-08

ing, was dizzy
and eS' .austcd at
the least cxor-
ton. Hands and
feet We're cold
and he had such
a drasginis scnsa-
ton across the
loins THAT il was
difficult to move.
=,
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1914-10-08

DR.. Pieces Pellets, small, susar-coated,
cas- 10 take as candy. regulate and insig.
ola,e stomach, liver and bowels. DO not
Ellyc. A,!N.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1914-10-08
Save the Babies,

INFANT ORTAITY something that
OF all the children born IN CIVILIZED countries
they iifeeni -
We do net hesitate to say that timely Of
these nnto deaths are oeeasone BY the
more or less opium OF morphine Isy in considerable quantities.
eonglos n death GasoI operates exactly the
the blood to circulate property
OF tho skin and allays fever III