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The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-03-07

Challenging an implied suggestion,
by Senator Hoke Smith of Georgia,
that there are no negro chemists in
this country, during the debate on
the agricultural extension work bill
in the senate, Ralph w. Tyler has
sent a letter to Senator Smith nam
ing a number of negro chemists.
Il do not know a negro chemist"
was the remark of Senator Smith,
which called forth the letter from
Mr.. Tyler. In his letter Mr.. Tyler
says:
At Tuskegee institute they have a
negro agricultural chemist, Professor
Carver, a graduate of the University
of Iowa, whom former Secretary of
Agriculture Wilson pronounced on of
the best agricultural chemists in the
! country. There is also now in the
department of agriculture a negro
chemist, Richard H. Lewis Of the
University of Illinois, who won his
place in competition with white
chemists. l could give the names of
many negro chemists, but even one
is sufficient to puncture your sweep.
ing statement that there are no ne
gro chemists"
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-03-07
JULIA ~BoTToMLEY.

fine wire are Joined at the back with
an ornament of pearls. The orna-
ment supports a very full pompon of
~uncurled ostrich feathers. This gives
the finishing touch to a toilette de-
signed for full dress.
The same hairdress with band Of
narrow velvet ribbon decorated with
rhinestones or studded with steel Is
pretty for afternoon wear. Black vel
vet bows wired and outlined with
tiny rhinestones are conservative and
always effective.
There is much charm in the sparkle
and glow of the mock-jewels which
are used in hair ornaments. Little
jeweled buckles and bands and all
sorts of jewel-encrusted feathers are
among the seasons offerings to those
who appreciate how much they en-
nance the appearance.
JULIA BoTToMLEY.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-03-07
TO MAKE PAN WASHING EASY
In the Way Described a Great Deal
of Hard Work In the Kitchen.
May Be Saved.

A little f1ve-cent hand scrub brush
and plenty of soda, which can be
bought for one cent a pound, will save
much work in the kitchen.
AS soon as a meal is cooked and
served remove as much of the grease
and food from the pans as possible
with a knife; then fill them with hot
water, into which put a few humps
of soda, and let them boil or stand
for awhile, when you will find that a
light scrubbing with your little brush
will remove all dirt and CRIME, which
has been softened with soda.
Then wipe them off with a clean,
dry cloth and set them upside down
on the stove and let them stay until
they are thoroughly dry before put
ting them away.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-03-07
Pockets Are Promised.

Thanks to skirts becoming more
voluminous about the hips, women are
to have pockets in their dresses again,
But will the new pocket relieve them
of the necessity of carrying a bag? APP
parently not, for since the pocket was
taken from them years ago the num-
Der OF articles they usually carry about
with them has enormously increased.
Here, for instance. is what a woman
generally carries in her bag:
Two handkerchiefs, n smelling
bottle. m pencil. one purse for cop.
pers, one purse for silver or gold, one
small mirror, n powder-puff encased
in silk bag. or one leather. and one
small bottle OF e~au-de-cologne.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-03-07
AFROAMER|CAN CULL|NCS

At st. Louis the Southern Baptist
convention appointed a committee
consisting of E. Y. Mullins, o. L. Hal
ley, A. ]. Barton, Ben Cox, e. E. At
kinson, J.. NJ. Frost, B. f. Riley, G..
w. Mcdaniel and ]. j. Bennett to
confer with the colored brethren on
the subject of establishing a theolog-
ical seminary for the training Of their
preachers, (See Baptist Annual,
page 21.) There was to be held in
the city of Memphis. Tenn, immedi-
ately following the adjournment of
the convention, a meeting of their
education board and missionary
board. 1t was important that our
communication should be brought
before them. Five brethren were
appointed to do this, namely, o. l..
HALEY, Ben Cox, b. F. Riley, A. ].
Barton and j. M. Frost. Only two
could fulfill this appointment-O. L.
HALEY and B. F. Riley. They had a
full and frank conference with the
colored brethren there assembled,
and as a result of that conference
the whole matter was referred to a
joint meeting of nine brethren APP
pointed by the National Baptist con-
vention and the nine brethren from
the Southern Baptist convention.
That fuller meeting of the two COM
mittees was held in Nashville in con-
n~ection with the meeting of the Ma
tional Baptist convention in Septem-
Der following.
At that meeting the whole ques-
ton was fully and deliberately can
vassed and a satisfactory agreement
unanimously reached, all the mem
bers of both committees heartily
agreeing thereto. That agreement
was in favor of the establishment
/ of a negro theological seminary at
the place where it promises to do the
must good. Five cities were men
toned as possible locations, and the
corresponding secretary of the North
ern Baptist convention, Rev. S. c..
Grlggs, was instructed to bring the
matter to the attention of the proper
persons in those cities. They are
Louisville, Ky. Nashville, Tenn, At;
lanta, Ga, Birmingham, Ala, aud
Memphis, Tenn. The full report of
the committee will be brought TO the
convention at its approaching session
in May of this year, when we meet in
Nashville, Tenn. Our committee will
report in favor of the establishment
and maintenance of such a seminary.
Baptist and Reflector.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-03-07
mo- Mako Hose Wear.

If you wear silk hose you may be in
terested in this article. A splendid
way to make silk stockings last longer,
to really wear to a fragile, as college
girls say, is to wear under them a
pair of Isle stockings or an old pair of
silk stockings. The heels and toes Of
the under pair may be cut out, being
careful, however, not to cut beyond
the toe of the slipper, or If n is rath-
er hard on stockings these may be left
in and will act in the nature of a toe
guard.
Very thin and inexpensive silk hose
can by this means be made to look like
heavy expensive ones 1t is also very
much warmer for the winter weather
and II worn when dancing will save
many a young girl a blush of shame
over the condition of her silk hose at
the end Of the evening.
The girl with a very small income
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-03-07

HE big and too snowy hair orna-
1 ments-introduced early in the
season-failed to find a following, in
this country, at all events, but the
hair, hairdress and %hairbands with
feather ornaments, every n likes.
A style suited to both brunettes and
blondes may be studied in the picture
given here. The hair is waved and
combed high at the back. 1t is ar
ranged in long puffs and coils at the
crown, and is curled and worn in fiat
ringlets owe the forehead and ears.
1t is noticeable that the hairdress
nearly always demands hat the fore
head be fairly well covered. A small
light fringe of hair across the middle
of the brow is becoming to most faces
and does away with flying and strag-
Cling ends of hair in a way that is
most agreeable to those who possess
fluffy and obstinate hair.
Two row Of pearl beads strung on
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-03-07

Gus state, but have now made great
progress and have removed into these
lofty and airy establishments.
Wherever my eye turned it beheld
stone houses and others half finished.
There is something uncanny about
the building fever that has been rag
ing for years in and around Jerusa-
lem. Building is the best, almost the
only industry, in the Holy City.
Slowly the sun sank in the west
l turned and beheld the new Jerusa-
lem bathed in a glory of gold, show
cred upon it by the setting sun. The
spectacle was enhancing. Is this the
poverty-stricken city that lives on the
bounty of the world? Who built
these innumerable and magnificent
houses? Whence came the millions,
the wealth that lies buried in the
stones of all these buildings? 2"
From the top of David's Tower,
built on the highest part of Mount
Zion, which overlooks Jerusalem,
there is a splendid view of the cou
try On all sides. Within the walls the
buildings look like a mass of stone
pOAGS PllCu Ou0 upOn dnOlhGl III ia
sorts of irregular shapes. just as boxes
are piled up in back of any large store.
The houses have no chimneys and
their stone roofs are fiat. Out of the
roofs jut little domes like old-fash-
toned bee hives. The material of the
buildings is q yellow limestone, quar-
ried from unSer the city. 1t is the
I same material that Solomon used, and
some of the quarries are still known
as Solomon's quarries. There is prac-
ticalfy no wood, and the framing and
doors have to be carried VI from the
sea.
Among the common houses are
many churche, Of otNs kind oJIotaer.
Right beneath the tower is the great
building of thu Holy Sepulcher, which
stands over the spot where 1t Is said
our Saviour ~ crucified. Farther
over is a ch-rcA recently erected by
the Germans. nj here and there are
many crest ooTpitals, converts and
monasteries built Of white limestone.
The streets are narrow and winding
and some are built over, so that going
through them Is like passing through
tunnels or subterranean caves In
deed, Jerusalem is a city OF cave
dwellers. Many of the stores and
houses are little more than holes in
the rocks, writes Frank G. Carpenter,
and outside the town are a number of
the Jerusalem Of the past, and the ex-
cavations have unearthed houses and
temples far below the streets OF the
present. The original floor and court
Of the house in which Pontius PLATE
examined the Christ is below the level
of the present city, and mosaics and
marbles, including carvings Of various
kinds and Greek and Roman capitals
and columns are frequently found
when digging the foundations for
erecting new buildings.
There are many caves outside Jeru-
salem. The tombs of the kings on the
edge of the city have been cut from
the solid rock, and some of them are
SO large that a city house could be
dropped into one and not touch the
walls. An excavation of the Pool of
Bethesda has shown that 1t is 80 feet
deep, and that 1t covers nearly an acre.
Right under the temple platform are
enormous caverns known as Solomon's
stables, and near there is a space
honeycombed with vast tanks, which
will hold millions of gallons of water.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-03-07
Especially Kicking.

There is an East end woman who
has a pretty wit, relates the Cleveland
Leader. Also. she has a sense of
humor-and the two are more seldom
found in a combination than you
would suspect. That is what makes
her SO companionable to her friends
and so impervious to the venomous
darts launched by her enemies.
The other day she was relating an
experience to a group of callers.
THE cook has left. as cooks do
without notice." she said. And / had
to get the dinner myself. l am proud
to say that my husband ate every bit
of It."
"And is he still alive?" asked one
of the ladies present, with sarcastic
emphasis.
HE is." was the smiling answer.
"Alive-and kicking"
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-03-07
N~urse.TraInIna Schools.

More training schools for nurses and
better distribution of them are shown
to be necessary from statistics Just
compiled by the United States bureau
of education. There are 1904 nurse
training schools in the United States.
and nearly so per cent. of these were
in the small area of the eastern and
north central states. In all the rest
of the country only 304 n~urse-training
schools are reported.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-03-07
Stuffed Potatoes.

These are especially nice for lunch
con Take half a dozen medium-sized
potatoes and bake until they are soft.
Cut them in halves and remove the
inside, without breaking the skin2.
Mash the potato, add two tablespoon
fuls Of butter, quarter of a cupful Of
milk, three-quarters Of a ~teasponoful
Of salt and a dash Of paprika. Beat
hard and refill the skins. Place In a
hot oven until the potatoes are a
light brown. An egg may be added to
the mixture, but it is not necessary.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-03-07
To Mend 2 Lona Tear.

Mend a long tsar in any garment
which will not be subjected to close
inspection by putting underneath the
break a piece of some strong fabric.
Machine stitch on the inside down
each edge, then turn the needle to the
middle and zigzag across the seam.
This makes a firm as we'll as a neat
mend. For the hard worn places on
a small boys trousers it Is the best
treatment, strengthening a thin place
as well as mending 1t.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-03-07
When Beets Are Tough.

Late in the winter old beets are SO
tough and pithy as to be unpleasant,
besides which objection there is the
further one of their taking so long to
cook until approximately tender. A
new way of preparing them may prove
a welcome change, as well as overcom-
ing these objections. After boiling the
beets, as usual, and removing the skin,
pass them through the food chopper,
then return to the fire to reheat, add
ing seasoning of butter, salt End pep
per. Every particle Of the vegetable
will then be tender. eatable and well
favored.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-03-07

There are colored farmers of Acco,
mack county, Virginia, who clear from
$1,000 to $4,000 a year on their crops,
whose homes are comfortable, whose
stock is well cared for, whose families
ride out on Sunday in comfortable car
riages. Some of the colored farmers
of Accomack and Northampton coun
ties are members Of the interesting as
ISOLATION which for nearly twenty
years past has acted as a buying and
selling agency for the farmers of the
region. This association buys annually
more than 100000 worth of seed for
its members, and spends $4,000 a year
in telegraph tolls to keep in touch
daily with the markets ove a large
part of the United States.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-03-07
Lemon Rice PUDDING.

Pick over and wash n cupful rice;
cook in boiling water with one table
spoonful salt until soft. Drain and
add to the rice n pint milk, half cup
full sugar, two tablespoonfuls butter
and the grated rind and juice of half
a lemon. Put into buttered baking
dish and bake until firm. Cover with
meringue, using four egg whites, one
and a half cupfuls powdered sugar
and one tablespoonful lemon juice.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-03-07
How to Hang Pictures.

Pictures are hung preferably nova
lays without long pieces of wire drop
ped from a molding, except in the case
If extra large and heavy ones. They
should be hung fiat against the wall;
ind small pins or hooks that hold firm.
y and do not mar the wall. may be
lad to effect the invisible hanging.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-03-07
To Rub Furniture.

II the hardwood trim Of a house,
and pieces Ct old mahogany furniture
are rubbed repeatedly with a mixture
Of linseed oil and turpentine in the
proportion of two Of the former to one
Of the latter, they will have a soft
beautiful polish, The mixture feeds
the wood and takes away what one
dealer expresses as the hungry" looh
wood has when neglected.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-03-07

Nothing gives a clearer idea of the
progress being made by the negro in
the south and of the prospect that in
time the vexed race question Will
find it's own solution than the annual
report of DR.. Booker T. Washington,
principal of Tuskegee institute, to the
trustees of the institution.
1t is not too much to say that Tus-
kegee, more than n other single
agency has been and is effective In
bringing about this condition. 1t is
the pioneer of institutions for the up
lifting of the negro race, and its work,
its graduates and its example are
mighty factors in solving the vexed
race problem.
The condition OF the institution is
thoroughly healthy. Doctor Washing
tons report shows that 1t is living
within its means and has effected
large and important savings in cur
rent and operating expenses.
The institute had during the year
ended May 81. 1918. students to the
number of 2,137, including 1918 regu-
lar students from 33 states and is
foreign countries; 219 pupils in the
.children's training school, and 900
teachers in the summer school fol-
teachers.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-03-07
Hint for savlnq Labor.

When wanting to make up a few
,ies. without the usual work of scour-
ng the pie board. it viii be great
Iasing Of labor to use 4 piece OF
Eaxed paper laid IN a pad Of news
,apers. The whole thing can be
oiled up and destroyed.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-03-07
Boil Bacon Fat.

Bacon fat may be freed from salt
and smoky taste by placing it in a
granite pan with an equal amount of
water, and boiling. Let the liquid
,ool. and then remove The caked fat,
which may be used in place of lard
.or cooking purposes.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-03-07
Coal Production,

II was thought that IN 1900 a high
water mark of coal production In this
country had been reached with a pro
duction Of 269. 6s4.027 short tons, yet
the production OF the past two years
has been nearly double, OF 231,9l2e
s51 and 226.504,2s1 tons greater, re.
sp~ectiyely.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-03-07
Minced Chicken.

Cut up chicken, cook till tender in
a little water, with salt and pepper.
When done remove to deep dish.
There should be a pint of stock. Add
10 1t a large piece of butter, one pint
Of milk, one large spoon of -four wet
In some of the milk. Bring to a boil,
put over the meat and serve with hot
siced potatoes.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-03-07
put hsr n Hard situation.

Old Bridget was long In the family.
and n of the tales about her which
always started a chuckle ran as fol-
lows:
In order TO have a chance to eat his
lnncheon in peace the doctor request
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-03-07
An Expert In H~andwritInq.

Mother was fair, but she wished to
ibe fairer still. Adorned by nature. she
sought further Identification. Lowell
ness was her great goal.
Invited out to dinner. she stood be-
fore the mirror. and. having made her
yellow locks q tribe yellower, she pro
ceeded to apply the pencil to her eye
brows. This, IT may be remarked, is
an & Of srt~ihciality. and mother had
reached this age,
The little daughter stood By and
wondered.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-03-07

uel C. Armstrong. These visitors,
from all parts of the world, are at
tracted by the unique and effective
educational methods which Hampton
institute has been successfully en-
ploying for over As years in the train
ing of negroes and Indians for I'M
selfish and efficient service in the
home, on the farm, in the shop and
in the kitchen.
Hampton institute, indeed, fits
young negroes and Indians for life
"in life and by life" 1t emphasizes
in every department of its work the
value of clean, honest and useful
living.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-03-07

The population of Belfast is slightly
under 100000, and in the entire prov.
ince, some of the remote parts OF
which are unsuited to motor cars, there
are only about 1850, 900 people.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-03-07

There are affiliated to the American
Federation of Labor 118 international
trade unions, with their $1,000 labor
unions. SO state declarations, 537 city
central bodies and $50 local trade and
federal labor unions having no inter
nationals.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-03-07

During the fiscal year nearly 1000
grazing permits were issued in the ma
tional forests, and more than 10000,
900 head of domestic animals were
given advantage of the privilege, Out
OF the vast number of permits issued
only 144 cases of grazing trespass
we're observed.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-03-07
Maybe So.

Farmer-Your COW bells are no ac-
count. They don't ring loud enough.
Merchant That's an advantage.
When you do hear the bells you don't
have to 90 far to find the cows.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-03-07
JULIA %7oTToMLEY.

can keep herself supplied with appar-
emily handsome silk stockings by buy
ing a 50-cent or even a 35-cent pair
of boot length silk stockings.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-03-07

Along the highways at Topsham,
Me-, where new state roads are being
built, wild apple trees outside the old
stone walls are being grated with
summer apples. Big trees bear metal
signs informing the public that the
| fruit is for public use.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-03-07

A leather belt in an English factory
has been running at a speed Of 1900
feet a minute from nine to twelve
| hours a day for more than 80 years.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-03-07

In dry air sound travels LAP feet a
second; in water. 1900 feet; in iron
1880 feet.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-03-07

Russia's population is increasing at
the rate of $500, 900 a year. 1t now
stands at about 147,O 900, of which
100, $1,000 are peasants.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-03-07

In some parts Of Mexico proficiency
of the school children is rewarded by
giving them the cigarette-smoking
privilege in school.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-03-07
Mot AItoaether one.slded.

Don't you know you ought not to
sing d~isagreeable things about the in
surrectos?'"
Maybe SO. But you ought to hear
some of the disagreeable things the in
%surrectos say about us, without even
taking the trouble to put them into
poetry"
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-03-07

Finally she said:
Mother. what r you writing on
your face for?"--The Popular Maya.
zine.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-03-07

Australia has nearly 100000 acres Of
untouched forests.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-03-07

ed her to say he was "out" to anyone
who might call. The bell rang and she
FASTENED to answer it. After a space
she returned and stood awaiting a
pause in the conversation.
"Ahem!" says Bridget. "Docthor,
dear, OF don't moind lynn fer yez, but,
sor, OF do feel dilicate about tellin'
them yer out, phwin they hears yer
voice in the dinin' room"
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-03-07

The educated man usually over
estimates himself because his intel
lect has grown faster than his ex-
perience of life."-General Arm
strong.
Every time | think Of Hampton,
l get a new definition of education
and a new ideal Of human training.
l believe that Hampton is, after all.
the real American university. l be-
lieve that this institution comes near
er having found the clew to the
in this great process of training
people for life, in life and by life,
than any other institution in the
world"
This striking tribute has been paid
to Hampton institute by DR.. Wallace
Buttrick, secretary of the General
Education board, who knows init
mately educational institutions
throughout the whole country.
Some 10000 people are attracted
annually to Hampton institute, the
pioneer industrial and agricultural
training school for negro and Indian
youth, founded in 1868 by Gen. Sam
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-03-07

It's easier to boast than make good.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-03-07
ManaIons Replace HoveIa.

For miles the long Jaffa road is
fanked north and south with innl-
merable buildings and streets bearing
Hebrew names. Many of the large
buildings are new institutions, others
are the old ones which in my time
were located within the city in ruin