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The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1914-11-20
fine SCHOOL BUILT
~ FROM HUMBLE START.
Mrs. 6Ghuns's Work 10 Based On
Pray Or and Constant Effort

The philanthropic work Of lone :el.
ored woman. Mrs. Mary Mcleod Be-
thune Of laytUna. Fla. has rs.t.prtly
been made known. Starting with q
dollar and \ hnif In cash she built up
On institution Of learning In ipsss than
ten years which nas called forth the
following comment from Harrison
Rh.nies. author of THE Gentleman
From Mhssisslpm:"
"In n m,n.rst. almost secret. way the
schOoi grew. practically unnoticpd by
the white population Indeed. II was
not unit Mrs Rethune hnd slowly sav.
ed few hundred dollars and had pir.
chased lot upon which she meant to
build n s'h,ml building that she went
to the towns citizens and nSkpd them
to form board Of trustees to hold the
title. suggested IN advisory board Of
wOmen-in short. asked for white
guarantees and white hep. The f0un.
dntiUus were laid by black ial,Ur and
In black deviation to the black race. the
only foundations upon which anything
lasting and upliftin. for the colOred
American cnn ever he raised
Daytona. situated In the southern
the coming OF Mrs Rethune where
Negroes were In dense ignorance She
rented house AZ $ll per month In
stalled five bonrding pupils. whose tut
ton was paid for IN provisions. such ~
potutoes. meat and the like As only
two beds could he secured AZ that time
for her and her pupils. three were
obliged tO sleep In each
In addition to carrying on the day
school she taught n night riass Uf men
md women. who Imid her In rhSh,
which enabled her To- meet many. Of
her expenses In like mnnnpr she se-
cured money By the giving Of enter
tninments
The school to-day consists Of twenty
acres Of hand. one fnir story building
with modern improvements. one. me-
dunn sized cottage used as trade
building. neat. nrfrnctive hospital
two story with modern improvements:
splendid farmhouse. modern barn.
sirup mill: one mule and wagon four
cows and gond vnripty OF poultry and
pigs A tine building has been given
on private lot outside the school
premises M a rrnding room for the
men and boys OF the community Mrs
Bethune was born Of slave parents In
South Carolina and received her train.
ing at Scotia seminary. North Caro-
lima. her expenses being paid by
white seamstress. Miss Mary Chris.
man Of Denver
In spenking Of her work Mrs Be-
thune has said: II t0nged to do some
thing for my race. especially for the
girls and women: to belp bring Or,ler
out Of the chaos we see around us /
was not familiar with the work of
Hampton and Tuskegee except In
general way ! believed that my peO
ple's starting point upward urIst be
religion AMI industry: hence the plant
ing Of this institution This work
grew ont Of my own soul The seed
was planted In my heart when ! was
In darkness myself Whatever have
accomplished bas been In answer to
prayer"
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1914-11-20

line OF endearor With the opening OF
his parish building the historic. rhiir,.i,
II MethGlism srarts out ON u n-w .r,,
Il its church life
The event hits been notable ,Hra
sion In the civic life OF tho race iu This
city. which has been celebrated In d
special dedkrt0ry service I'm ,nnlrps.
fiOn with the forty third anniv-rsnr, Ut
the church. which WIS rts,entiy cp.le.
brated for .hrtp weeks
The new hui din. WAS Dedicated by
Bishop Luther r wilsOn of this ..ity.
and other prominent cIrrgymrn ~Hnd
laymen participating In the expr.isps
were the Rev Dr william A. Credit
Of Philadelphia. DR. A Clayton Powell
Of this city. DR.. William N M,ss of
Brooklyn. Mr.. George q Eckman ~
itor OF the Christian Adv0nte: Ir W.
e. B Du Bois. NJ II Sumter. e X.
Jones and Mrs. n. c. Lawton.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1914-11-20
Noun. P,sssn Lodge to Entertain

Mount P,ssan Lodge to Entertain.
The members of Mount Pisgah lndge
No u. Ancient Free and Arrrpfad Ma
sons. are making ample preparations
for the first annual reception of the
lodgp to bp held at Sumner hall In
RrMkiyn an Thnrstiny evening. Dec. B.
The officers nr- expecting to have 10
their sI~fai g,iest an this occasion
CnIfnin " T N Grant NJ Louisiana
Captain Grnnt y president Of the MA-
sonic congress.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1914-11-20
Roya, Circle Of Fr,ena. Is Active.

The Royal Messenger. the official or
gan Of the Royal Circle of Friends Of
the World. with headquarters at He
Iona. Ark. announces that this fra
ternai organization has established a
loan fpnture" for its members The
purpose IL to help them out during the
present hnniwial stress. The Messen
ger alsO publishes eleven rules to ne
cnre "gtsd nttpmdance" at the Circle
me~fings Every rOIorptl fniernai or.
der would do well to copy aud follow
them
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1914-11-20
Booster Club Makes Business Trip.

The Nashville tTpnn.' B,nSters' club.
rOlOred organization. " That city
chartered trnin and carried nbout
i.fM,O Ies,ple over to st Louis The oh
iect Of the "trip was to ''mn,st Nnsh
vile" and to advertise it's many advan
tnges as place 0f opportunity for
cciored people to live. The education
al and rommer'ini advantages were
impressively described by charts and
circulars
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1914-11-20
Must Be Wrong.

Jenny. go lind Johnny. see what
he h doing and tell him tO stop II
light away."-I.ifs.
NGAO tbs sTAH-iT's NkW&
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-29
The Manicure
Lady
By WILLIAM r. KIRK.

K"HE fellow that just went out
said that he was going to
get me Job on the stage"
said the Manicure Lady. Wasn't that
sweet of the dear thing?"
What do you want of Job on ths
stage?" asked the Head Barber.
II don't want no part Of IT." said
the Manicure Lady. IT am perfectly
contented to go right along here in my
own little way, working easy hours and
putting little in the BANK some weeks
and helping keep up our little homo be-
sides. l used to think that maybe some
day l would be one of them emotional
actresses and that 1 would be great
in the great moments some playwright
fixed up for me, but as the swift years
rolled by, George, I came to the con-
clusion that I wasn't emotional enough
to be star. and was too emotional to
stand in the second row of the chorus.
so Zow! went all my stage respira-
tons
1T seems to me, anyhow that the
stage Is getting less and less a place
for lady. I know I could have been
good Sis Hopkins, because 1 played
the part at a school play we had, and
everybody said I done splendid but I
would faint II had to go out before a
lot OF people and take a part In some
Of the plays now. Goodness knows,
George. this amt exactly no church
pew, this barber shop, and nothing like
lot of that stage stuff. I hear some
things that makes me little hot under
the collar, but II is that the people
seems to want now"
Il don't suppose the sink that Just
went out could put you on the stage II
you wanted to CO." said tho Head Bar
Der.
Now, II that guy had told wilfred
he could put him on the stage the poor
boy would have been all OF fiutfer,"
said the Manicure Lady.
If his acting was as bad as his
poetry somebody would bean him with
-,en egg, declared the Head Bar
Der.
oh. some OF his poetry amt SO bad
as all that" said the Manicure Lady,
rather coldly. Remember, George, he
Is my brother, and remember. too. thar
barber amt got no real right to
criticise poetry. II / want to knock
my brother little, that is my privi-
lege, but It amt yours. Poetry is hard
to understand"
Maybe 1t Is said the surprised
Head Barber, but 1t amt half SO hard
to understand 40 you are"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-29

out to st. Mary's Rock, and there,
guided by the bowling OF the dog, he
came upon the great little explorers,
hardly more than three feet above
high water, lying together in the corn
sack, locked in each others arms and
fast asleep.
There were no crowds and bands of
music waiting for us when Tommy
brought us ashore, and after leaving
Martin with his broken limb in his
mothers arms at the gate OF Sunny
Lodge, he took me over to the Pres
bytery in order that Father Dan might
carry me home and so stand between
me and my fathers wrath and Aunt
Bridget's birch.
Unhappily there was no need for
this precaution. The Big House, when
we reached 1t, was in great confusion.
My mother had broken blood vessel
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-29
BATTLE between
LIFE AND DEATH
Ridgely Lady Tells of Her
Fierce Struggle and How
She Finally Won.

Ridgely Tenn.-'Tf it had not been
for Cardui, the woman's tonic" says
Mrs. Jennie Estes, of this town, !
honestly believe I would have been IN
my grave to-day. Therefore, I want
to say something good for Cardui, but
can't begin to say enough
Il was sick abed with womanly
troubles. from February until Octo-
her, and was in very bad condition.
was treated three or four times a
week, but it did me no good
Z battled between life and death,
and my husband thought surely
would die.
One day I thought l would give
Cardui, the woman's tonic, a trial !
lad no confidence in it at all, but
bought bottle. In few days l was
up and doing my housework. Now
have gained is pounds and feel as
well as I ever felt in my life.
Il advise all sick and suffering
women to try Cardui. 1t cured me
When all other medicines failed"
II you are weak, tired, WORKOUT, or
suffer from any of the pains peculiar
10 weak women, such as headache,
backache, pains in arm side or limbs,
or any other symptoms OF womanly
trouble, you are urged to try Cardui,
The woman's tonic. We think IT will
help you.
y. B.-Wrlte to: Ladies' Advisors
.ept., Chattanooga Medicine Co., Chat
.ahooga Tenn, for Special instructions,
S1nd 64-page book, Home Treatment for
omen, sent in plain wrapper. on re-
H-'A-Si-AdYt
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-29
Synopsis.


n HARY ONEILL begins her storp
V 0U telling ho,o her father
BORN IN Elan, the son of peas
ANS, had gone to America, become
rtch and had then returned to his
o"thptdce, aChere he married the
daughter of Captain O'Neill, of the
ONetttS, and had changed his name
rom Daniel NeGle to Daniel O'Neill.
She tetts OF her oton birth and of her
Idther's disappointment, for if bon
hod been born he acould hare been
Lord RGd, by right of his mother.
she tells Father Dan, the priest.
ana OF her mother, an inUaid from
her earliest memory, and of her Aunt
Brtdget, toho came to Keep house for
DANIEL O'NeW and brought acith her
her daughter and her stepdaughter
Her aunt soon came to run the house
ana to domineer ouer Mary and her
mother and TO make them both very
unhappy. Quarrels, in ,chich Marp's
father 0todys took the side of her
aunt, acre many, and after one of
them he declared that the children
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-29
Always at It.

A certain employer of labor hnd>re-
ceived many complaints from his
foreman as to one of the hands, who,
although an excellent workman, and
one whom 1t was undesirable to dis
miss altogether, could never be In
duced to arrive at the proper time in
the morning.
So the employer, determining to
expostulate with the offender person
ally, arrived early one morning and
waited for him.
I'll teach him a lesson o-day," the
master growled to the manager.
In due time the dilatory one stroiled
In, and was accosted wrathfully.
"Do you know what time we begin
work here in the morning?"
mo, SIR" was the calm reply. 'T
know they're always at It when I get
here"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-29
Ninth Chapter Continued.

We reached the sea by a little bay,
called Murphy's Mouth. which had a
mud cabin that stood back to the cliff
and a small boat that was moored to
a post on the shore. Both belonged to
Tommy the Mate, who was a widow
man" living alone, and therefore
there were none to see us when we
launched the boat and set cut on our
voyage. 1t was then 2 o'clock in the
afternoon, the sun was shining, and
the tide, which was at the turn, was
beginning to flow.
I had never been in a boat before,
but l dared not say anything about
that, and after Martin had fixed the
bow oar for me and taken the stroke
himself, | spluttered and plunged and
made many plumbers. l had never
been on the sea either, and almost
as soon as we shot clear of the shore
and were lifted on to the big waves,
l began to feel dizzy, and dropped
my oar, with the result that it
slipped through the rollocks and was
washed away. Martin saw what had
happened as we swung round to his
rowing, but when expected him to
scold me, he only said:
Never mind, shipmatel I was just
thinking we would do better with
one," and, shipping his own oar in
the stern of the boat, he began to
scull.
Out to Sea.
My throat was hurting me. but
partly from shame and partly from
fear, now sat forward, with William
Rufus In my lap, and said as little
as possible. But Martin was in high
spirits, and while his stout little body
rolled to the rocking of the boat he
whistled and sang and shouted mes
sages to me over his shoulder.
my gracious Isn't this what you
call ripping?" he cried, and though my
teeth were chattering, l answered
that it was.
Some girls-Jimmy Christopher's
sister and Messy Macleod and Betsy
Beauty-would be frightened to come
asploring, wouldn't they?"
wouldn't they?" l said and
laughed, though l was trembling
down to the soles of my shoes.
We must have been half an hour
out, and the shore seemed so far
away that Murphy's Mouth and Tom
mys cabin and even the trees of the
Big House looked like something /
had seen through the wrong end OF
{. telescope, when he turned his head,
with wild light in his eyes, and
said:
"See the North Pole out yonder?"
Don't II" I answered, though l was
such a practical little person and had
not an ounce Of dream" in me.
1 knew quite well where he was
going to- He was going 70 st. Mary's
Rock, and Of all the places on land
or sea it was the place | was most
afraid of, being so big and frown-
ing, an ugly black mass, standing
twenty to thirty feet out Of the water.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-29
TENTH CHAPTER.

u n
my mother was confined to her
bed I was her constant COM
panion and attendant With the
mighty eagerness OF child who
knew nothing of what the solemn
tine foreboded flew about the house
on tiptoe, fetching my mothers medi-
cine and her milk and the ice to cool
it, and always praising myself for my
industry and thinking l was quite In
dispensable
you couldn't do without your lit
tie Mally, could you, nanny" I
would say, and my mother would
smooth my hair lovingly with her
thin white hand and answer:
mo, indeed. couldn't do without
my little Mally." And then my little
birdlike beak would rise proudly in
the air.
All this time saw nothing of Mar
tin and only heard through Or. Con-
rad in his conversations with my
mother, that the boys broken arm
had been set, and that as soon as 1t
was better he was to be sent to King
Georges College, which was at the
other end of Ellen. What was to be
done with myself I never inquired,
being so satisfied that my mother
could not get on without me.
I was partly aware that big letters,
bearing foreign postage stamps and
seals and coats-of- arms, with pic
lures of crosses and hearts, were
coming to our house. I was also
aware that at intervals, while my
mother was in bed, there was the
sound of voices, as II in eager and
sometimes heated conference, In the
room below, and that my mother
would raise her pale face from her
pillow and stop my chattering with
'Hush!" when my fathers voice was
louder and sterner than usual. But 1t
never occurred to me to connect these
incidents with myself, until the aft
ernoon OF the day on which my moth
er got up for the first time.
She was sitting before the fire, for
autumn was stealing on, and was
bustling about her, fixing the rug
about her knees and telling her II she
wanted anything she was to be sure
and call her little Mally. when a timid
knock came to the door and Father
Dan entered the room I can see his
fair head and short figure still, and
hear his soft Irish voice, as he
stepped forward and said:
Now, don't worry, my daughter.
Above all, don't worry"
BY long experience my mother
knew this for sign OF the dear
Fathers own perturbation. and saw
her lower lip tremble as she asked:
Hadn't Mary better run down to
the garden?"
mo! Oh. mol" said Father DAN 1T
is about Mary come to speak, so
our little pet may as well remain"
To Be Sent Away.
Then at signal from my mother
went over to her and stood by her
side, and she embraced my waist with
a trembling arm, while the Father
took seat by her side, and. fumb-
ling the little silver cross on his
chain, delivered his message.
After long and anxious thought
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-29
Advice to the
L.ovelorn
Ry BEATRICE FAIRFAX.
CERTAINLY NOT,
sar Miss Fairfax:


Dear Miss Fairfax:
am 81 and had been keeping
company with a young girl for
nearly three years. l love this
Young lady and will never love
any other, but although she
shows me every affection she says
she does not love me and will
never marry me.
have been keeping company
for some time past with another
girl and have grown very fond
of her, although l can never love
her. l have decided to marry the
latter girl and make her as hap
py as l can. She Is willing to
accept me, knowing Of my love
for the former girl. Don't you
think we will be happy? I am
very kind-hearted. WORRIED.
You are not kind-hearted IL vol
would marry one woman, loving an
other woman more. That neither i
kindness nor justice.
For the girls sake, for your ow,
sake, get the notion out Of your head
You are young enough to be able t,
afford to wait.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-29
-
edam IL ah ahuyM

and he might say prayer-it had been
decided that l should be sent away
to a convent. 1t was to be con-
vent of the Sacred Heart in Rome
He was to take me to Rome himself
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-29
CERTAINLY.

Dear Miss Fairfax:
Is it proper for young man
81 years of age to have a social
gathering on his birthday and to
ask a cousin whether she would
mind having 1t in her house?
What amount should 1t cost him?
B. E.
1t would be proper, and the cou-
sinly relationship permits you to ask
YOUR cousins assistance.
The cost depends on the number
Invited, the character of the enter
tainment, etc. That Is a question you
must answer yourself.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-29
THAT DEPENDS.
ear Miss Fairfax:

Dear Miss Fairfax:
About two months ago my
chum and 1 were introduced to a
couple of young men, whom we
have been keeping company with
steadily. Last time we were out
with them we made an engage
ment for the end of next week,
but my chum says that she does
not wish to keep it. I like my
friend and do not want to lose his
company. Would it be proper for
me to keep the engagement alone?
l am seventeen years old.
NELL.
! infer he is respectable, or yor
surely would not have accepted hi:
attentions for two months. And also
that the place to which he will take
you is above question. Also that YOU
mother does not disapprove. If an
right accept his invitation.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-29
The Last Straw.

My mother was breaking down and
Father Dan followed up his advan-
tage.
Then wisha, my daughter think
what good thing II will be for the
child. She will be one Of the chill
Hren of the Infant. Jesus first, then
a child Of Mary and then Of the
Sacred Heart itself And then re-
member Rome The holy city! The
city OF the Holy Father! Why, who
knows, she may even see himself
some day"
Eyes, yes, / know" said my mother
ana then turning with her melting
eyes 10 me she said:
Would my Mary like to go--leav-
ing her mamma but coming home In
the holidays--would she?
was going to say would not, be-
cause mamma could not possibly get
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-29
Now Go On
The Narrative of Mary
O'NeiU
FIRST PART.
My Girlhood

Copyright. 1919, by Hearst's Magazine.
Copyright, 1918, by Hearst Magazine.
Copyright in Great Britain. Copyright
1918. by ]. B. Lippincott Company.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-29
Leave Mine to Me-

Correct your own child, Bridget
O'Neill;" cried my mother, land leave
mine to me. She's all l have and IT
isn't long l shall have her. You know
quite well how much she has cost me.
and that I haven't had a very happy
married life, but instead of helping
me with her father"
Say no more" said Aunt Bridget.
again. and to allow this ill-condi-
toned child to be the cause of anoth-
er hemorrhage."
Bridget O'Neill," cried my mother,
rising up from her chair you are i
hard hearted woman with bad dis
position. You know as we'll as ! do
that It wasn't Ma. v who made me III.
but you--you, who Reproduced me and
tainted me about my child until my
heart itself had to bleed. Fer seven
years you have been doing that. and
now you are disposing of my darling
over my head without consulting me.
Has a mother no rights in her own
child-the child she has suffered for,
and loved and lived for--that other
people who care nothing for it should
take it away from her and send it
into foreign country, where she may
never pee it again? But you shall
not do that! No; you shall not! AS
long as there'e breath in my body
you shall not do 1t, and If you at
tempt"
In her wild excitement my mother
had lifted one OF her trembling hands
into Aunt Brdgets face. while the
other was still clasped about me. when
suddenly, with a look OF fear on her
face, she heard heavy step on the
stairs. 1t was my father. He entered
the room with his knotty forehead
more compressed than usual, and
said:
Whats this she shall not dor
To Be Continued To morrow.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-29


did not know then, what now !
know, that my little boy who could
not learn his lessons and had always
been in disgrace was born gentle
man, but my throat was thick and my
eyes were swimming, and to hide my
emotion l pretended to be ill.,
"I know" said Martin. "Dizzing-
tory (dysentery) We allus has dir
zingtory when we're out asploring."
There was one infallible sure for
that, though-milk!
Il allus drinks a drink of milk, and
away goes the dlzzingtory in a jiffy."
This recalled the bottle, but when
twisted It round on my belt. hoping
to make amends for the lost biscuit,
suffered from the same misadventure,
being cracked in the bottom, and
every drop of the contents gone.
That was the last straw, and the
tears leapt to my eyes, but Martin
went on whistling and singing and
ringing the big bell as q nothing had
happened.
The darkness deepened, the breath
of night came sweeping over the sea
the boom of the pillows on the rock
became still more terrible, and l be-
gan to SILVER
1.-THE sack!" cried Martin. I'VE al
lus sleeps in sacks when we're out as
ploring."