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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1914-06-26

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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1914-06-26

To mejor en- San Juan en- reposteria
y dulces finos 10 encuentra I'd. en- La
CAFETERIA, famosa por su cafe.
San Jose No. 6. San Juan, p R.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1914-06-26
LA ESFERA
Rermddez Hno.
FORTALEZA g

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barnices y aguarras, arnesss Ae uno =
dos caballos, ruedas con llantas dc
gonna y de acero, baflos y medios ba-
hos de zinc, sorbeteras de 4, 6, sy
10 cuartillos. Callicida Escriva para
extraer los callos durezas do los piEs,
sin molestias nj doler alguno. Este
rilizadoras de leche, armas de todas
classes, maquinas de coser, mueblea,
cuadros, lamparas, desgranadoras DO
maiz, balanzas de mostrador, jaulas
para loros, relojes y otros artfcuios
de ferreteria y quincalla
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1914-06-26
GACETILLAS

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Quintana. lc da las graciaS las distin-
gudaS SraS Suscritoras dc cSa reviSta
lor II ob>equo que le hicieron el dia de
Su Santo
Los beefsteaKs, chuletas y demas
fambres de la popular CAFETERIA, son,
como su cafe, inmejorables.
San Jose No. 6. San Juan, P R.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1914-06-26

la HOJA DE SERVICIOS del PAINKI-
LLEk son sesenta amos de buen exito. Cura
diarreas. Dsenteria y desarreglos de los intes-
tinos Refuse substitutes. PAINKILLER
no hay mas que uno FL de PERRY DAVIS.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1914-06-26

81 es I'd. delicaoo de est6mago, CO.
ma en- la popular CAFETERIA" famosa
por su cafe.
San Jose No. 6. San Juan, P. r.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1914-12-18

On Sunday afternoon, December 10,
the life and activities of Mrs. Mary
Church Terrell, first president of the
N: A. Z. w., was discussed by Miss
Mildred Griffin. Atty. S. Joe Brown
was present and after complimentary
remarks invited the glee club to fur
nish a number of musical selections
Tor the Emancipation program on
January LIST. Other visitors present
were Clyde Rhoades and Arthur Will
son, each making interesting talks and
asking that club be formed for
boys in order that they may have a
place to spend Sunday afternoons and
study the lives of our great men.
These girls in addition to continuing
their chorus work will make a study
OF the noted women of the race. Next
Sunday afternoon they will discuss
the life of the second president of the
N. A. C. w., Mrs. Josephine Silone
Yates, with Miss Harriet Alexander
as leader. At this meeting at 4:3O at
the Brown residence or the girls
social center the school boys have
been invited to attend in the hope of
being able to arrange for their enter
tainment ard instruction on Sunday
afternoon.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1914-12-18
A GREAT BOOK ON THE NEGRO
QUESTION.
By Prof. Charles Alexander.

By Prof. Charles Alexander.
Every reader of this journal should
have copy of Battles and Victories
of Allen Allensworth," the great book
just published by Sherman, French 4
Company of Boston, Mass, written
by Prof. Charles Alexander Of Los
Angeles, California. This wonderful
book contains the narrative of the life
of Colonial Allen Allensworth, who
rose from the lowest Levels of degra-
dation in slavery to the rank of lieu
tenant colonel in the regular army Of
the United States, the highest rank
yet attained by colored man; and it
also contains the history Of the Negro
race from the beginning Of the" slave
trade in the United States up to the
present time. This book is written
in the most fascinating style, with
bits of moral philosophy and sound
wisdom, altogether admirable. 1t is
intensely interesting to readers of
every class. 1t is one of the really
great books on the Negro question
a most valuable contribution to- our
historical literature. Orders sent to
Prof. Charles Alexander, SOP Thorpe
Building, Los Angeles, California
will be given prompt attention. The
book contains over 400 pages and sells
for $1.7O postage prepaid. Books Of
this kind usually sell for $500. Agents
wanted.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1914-12-18
A STEP FORWARD.

The great race with which ! am
identified and whose ancestral free
dom has only been about fifty years
have indeed made a wonderful and
marvellous progress and are endeavor-
ing each day to become a great united
race and a civilizing factor in the de-
velopment of this world. In this quar-
ter of century u progress l feel elat-
ed to note the evidence of the social
uplift and the efforts in common that
we may accomplish something. l
have seen many of the individual
TENDERS Of our race deevlop their
business from a small beginning I'M
til it is in fact safe business. l
have seen our people begin buying
property, saving their earnings until
they have paid for their homes and
are remodeling and improving them,
and within the next quarter of a CEN
fury, at the rapid rate they are now
going, 1 do not believe we shall feel
ashamed of our history in America.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1914-12-18
EDITORIALS
CHRISTMAS.

Again the scythe of time has
brought US to the Yuletide season
when tn. Christian world will COM
memorate the birth of our lowly Saw
iol who triumphed over death and the
grave and is the living Savior plead
ing the cause of fallen humanity at
the bar of eternal justice.
When we take retrospectic view
of the past 365 days and are soon to
celebrate the natal day of our Saw
Tor, we wonder if the human family
has made any progress, if human
souls and human lives are being
reached and touched by our associa-
lions and if our woes and troubles
have been enlightened and has the
world been better.
Me thinks, if l am permitted to
judge, at the present time there
seems to be little done by the ad-
vanced agents of Christian civiliza-
ton to teach the great truth of the
brotherhood of men and fatherhood of
God. Fully one-half of the Christian
nations are in deadly conflict in a
great struggle and we have every
reason to feel that there certainly
cannot be any peace and happiness to
those who are sad and we sit around
the fireplace this Christmas and relate
the sufferings that the warning ma
tions are enduring and the hardships,
trials and keartaches that must burn
in the bosom of every civilized being
for so great destruction of human
lives. Something must be done to
put a stop. to this great destruction
of life and then in the future we
should firmly establish the principles
of peace and love on earth and good
will to all men. As that can only be
when we say, "Thy will be done and
not ours.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1914-12-18

was discussed at great length. The
visitors present and who made short
speeches were Rev. D. Phelps Of
Omaha, Neb., D. Baily Of Tuskegee,
Ala, the northern representative of
Tuskegee Institute; Prof. l.. c. Jones,
president ofthe Pmey, Woods Normal
and Industrial School; Atty. Geo. H.
Woodson of Buxton, John A. Spencer
of Grinnef and Mr.. Shaw of this city.
A resolution was passed denying the
statement alleged to have been made
by Chief of Police Ed Crawford that
Is per cent of the colored race were
dope users, also one protesting
against the suspension Of Mr.. c. R.
Riley from the police force.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1914-12-18

lHE fREHcENl ASf EN- VIZ III II
DARKER RACES Shows AN
AWAKENING OF SPIRIT AND
MIND.
This means that the races are be-
ginning in earnest to settle down and
fill their missions and take their
places among the other races, and 40
more and better service in the worlds
work. While visiting among my
members a few days ago | came
across an educated Hindu, who called
me and asked me if l was minister.
l informed him that l was. We soon
entered into a conversation, and 1t
was not long before that discovered
that my Oriental friend was of
trained mind and therefore interest
ing to talk with. We finally drifted
into the subject of religion and soon
found great difference in our faith.
His being in himself and material
things; AMI mine was in the Supreme
Creator of man and the things of
God. My Hindo friend held that the
totality of matter and force were God
and that when he died this would send
him up in the scale of being until ne
reached that for which he had a lik-
ing and with which he could balance.
held that God was omnipotent,; om-
nipresent, personality, and held the
destiny of the spirit of man, and
granted him to enter into it by grace
through faith in Jesus. However, /
was pleased with the measure OF his
mind and he seemed to be pleased at
meeting me, and would have me go
home with him and meet MP wife, who
was an Oriental and zyAs3 easing IN
manner. The refinement and depth OF
these peoples find predicted the
above theme. His black brown face
and straight black hair told the story
of our race kinship. While his mental
culture told of his cogetative powers
and possibilities of our race. This en-
larged my hope and made my heart
burn and stirred my race pride and
widened my vision. AS my mind
sweeps that vast coast of my race
habitation from the far off Abyssinia
and back to America and saw the
former building a nation and the lat
ter crouching beneath their tremen-
dous load and adjusting themselves
to their environment, said to myself
that it is soul that matters after all.
The American Negro has in the last
twenty years been forced to earn an
honest living at greater disadvant-
age than airy other class Of American
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1914-12-18

Hall and His Followers" by George
". Crawford, 32d degree Mason. MIR.
Crawford is we'll informed Mason,
a graduate of Tuskegee, Talladega
and Yale law school and was clerk
OF the probate court of New Haven.
Price OF his book is only, 81 90. Bat
ties and Victories of Allen Aliens
WORTH /: Charles Alexander, is one
OF the very latest out. Lieutenant
Allensworth, A. M. Phi. D., was lieu
tenant colonel retired of the U. s.
army. He founded the town in Cali
fornia that bears his name. 1t is in
deed a beautiful story told of his
long, eventful and remarkable life
from slave per- to colonel in the
U. S. army. Mrs. Alice Moore Dun
bar, the wife Of Paul Dunbar, has a
very fine book out, entitled Master
pieces of Negro Eloquence," which
contains f!fty-one Of the greatest
speeches Of the ablest Negro men and
women on the globe. 1t contains 5l2
pages. "A Pullman Porter's Me-
moirs," by Jack Thorne, is an attrac-
tive little book covering ten years l.:
the Pullman service. This is another
new book entitled "The Curse Of Race
Prejudice" by James F. Morton, Jr.,
A. NJ, which, am told, is a beauti-
full little book championing equal
rights of all people. The Major. John
r. Lynch, recently retired from the
U. S. army service, VIII was the
first colcred U. S. paymaster in this
country and the only Negro who was
temporary chairman of the national
republican convention, was speaker of
the house of representatives of Mis-
sissippi and served in congress from
Mississippi has just published a new
book, which is perhaps the best of all
the new books this year.
"The Negro Culture in West Afri-
ca" is the name of a new book just
published by George w. Ellis, X. G.
F. R. S. S., 5000 State street, Chi
cago, III. Hon. G. w. Ellis was for
eight years secretary of U. S. legation
in Liberia, and author of other publ
cations of note.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1914-12-18
IN WASHINGTON,
n r

AS we have called your attention
from time to- time to the unfair meth
DDS that are being employed in Wash
ington to cegregating the government
employees is still more ridiculous to
our high ideal of civilization. If
it were a separation of people on &C.
count of education or physical dis
abilities, we might we'll overlook that,
but when it comes purely on account
of the color it is indeed shocking that
the chief executive and his cab'nes
would tolerate such thing IN the
employment Of the United States gov
eminent. A few days ago repre-
sentation of democratic Negroes
called upon the president OF the UNI.
ted States and their argument was So
strong that he could not refute thelr
orouments with reason and logic,
hence he dismissed the meeting ana
stated that the representatives were
tn hot-headed. While that may DC
true vet the conservatives Of the race
wo,,,d not humiliate themselves TO ASK
Of him an audience, for they kno" IL
would be useless to petition MN 70
stop segregation while the present
democratic administration is IN power.
The only way to stop it is to keep
+he democratic party out OF powse'
wv 1onoocratic Negro frlends'
take tax notice Of this. And when aa, the
o ean comes, help to de1eae
J ,,ep,orracv' Never in the history ol
our government has such a ' coue
ouor been undertaken, sucn a iiu NUE.
lo1s step. The Negro and tn e., ~s,d
, ,,,an have fought on every oat att! Nv
t h,ae they have worked s'ae de ny
e;de to build this nation from ;nd dv
s s,4' to ~ great commercial and +n ,neTs
err err, " fed. They have prayed toge en5
W. s,'a and been educated toget aa th %"
90 Certainly in the name OF justice '"''
can work together'
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1914-12-18

the extent of physical suffering and
with the helping hand of many good
people the little school in the piney
woods now has ACT acres of land, 3
buildings, 200 students and teaches in
extension work over 5000 struggling
freedmen.
Needs-Money in any sums; one
dollar is helpful. Every ten dollars
buys an acre Of land, which enables
more boys and girls to work for their
education, which they, because of
poverty, could not obtain otherwise.
Can you not give an acre and stir
live? We need 253 acres more. Old
clothing is also helpful. Ship by
freight to Braxton, Mississippi Indus
trial School. To those who contribute
something we send our little monthly
paper, THE Pine Torch,' which rec.
ords our progress. Address all COM
munications to Laurence C. Jones,
Principal, Braxton, Miss.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1914-12-18
COLFAX. IOWA.

Mrs. Oliver of Buxton is visiting at
the home of her sister, Mrs. G. o.
Terrell, and family.
Mrs. B. Cranks returned home from
Buxton one day the past week.
Mrs. johnson of the Capital City
is visiting her mother, Mrs. Baker.
Rev. Clark arrived in our city to
visit his wife, Mrs. Clark.
MIR. and Ms Robinson from Bux-
ton are visiting his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. l.. Robinson.
Mrs. J. T. Johnson from Buxton is
in GU rcity doing tonsorial work for
her lady customers.
Mrs. White arrived in our city from
St. Joe and is visiting at the home of
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1914-12-18
NEW BOOKS.

This year will rank :. x'r nev books.
year, ye fact think that there INA mas hooks oet
p pith greater merit by Ne Wb;l s't can-
THAN thsn any previous year. cnv W one person
mot mot nor san 90 Give complete list st., Of v aer
hooks %m printed by: Negroes est i; S prince
hut will give a few frs' 10
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1914-12-18

Mrs. A. B. Brooks Of Moberly, NO.,
matron of Bartlett Industrial School
at Dalton, No., is in our city in the
interest of said school. She is also
visiting with her only son, Mr.. A.
Brooks, on the corner Of Fourteenth
and Day streets. Mrs. Brooks IS a
representative race woman. Her nus
band was the Oldest Mason In MIS-
souri, and organized the first Masonic
lodge in Missouri, also assisted IN Or
ganizing the Missouri Grand Lodge:
She is a member of the H. OF ). ana
O. E., S.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1914-12-18

citizen. But how well they are doing
this one needs to consult the govern
ment census. This means race endur-
ance and a knowledge Of environment
al adjustment. The people Of better
opportunities to earn living mad who
know the few afforded the Negro are
astonished at him existing, much less
accommodating anything. But the God
who led the ancient Jews through the
wilderness is with the Negro and is
paving the way for him. to earn an
honest living by the sweat, Of his
brow. The race must not forsake the
Lord God of Heaven, for He careth
for it. The fewness of the opportuni-
ties afforded him to make living is
an element in the Negro environment
the adjustment of which is causing
him more exertion than ever before.
The condition came upon him almost
unaware and caught him almost I'M
prepared to meet it. 1t was a part of
the whole American economic system
which has changed its attitude toward
the Negro. This change puts the
Negro out Of many employments he
had followed and he found it diff
cult matter for him to find anything
to do. This whetted his appreciation
for whatever kind of work he could
get to do, and enabled him to do that
work tand to hold it. Many of the
members of Wayman Chapel are JAM
tors in large apartment buildings,
which are heated with the most mod
ern improved plants, equipped with
high pressure boilers and immense
reservoirs for hot and cold water. TO
handle these it requires deal of me-
chanical skill. And it is pleasure
to me to see men of my race running
them with so much ease and satisfac-
ton. This is race progress, that kind
by which the race is sustaining itself
and is preparing to make employment
for itself and kind. The bootblack is
making an honest living with his
brush and street cleaner with his
broom, the hodcarrier with his bod,
the ditch digger with his spade, the
carpenter with his tools, the black
smith with his tools, the janitor with
his tools, the grocer with his, the
dry goods merchant, the tailor, the
plumber, the electrician, the railroad
brakeman, the lawyer, the doctor, the
farmer, the minister and the washwo-
man by their honest and intelligent
service under God is working the
problems of their race; are demon
trating the races ability to care for
itself, and to drive away the fear that
this nation has that the Negro is to
become a ward of this nation The
American Negro is beginning to save
his earnings and to accumulate prop
erty; he is making business and is
giving employment to his youths. The
race is beginning to learn to patron
ize it's own peoples business. But he
needs much. improvement in this par
ticular.
r. Reeves, D. D.,
Chicago, Ill.
(Former..y from Iowa.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1914-12-18
OBITUARY OF MRS. MARY JANE
WHITE.

Mother OF Rev. E. S. Jackson.)
Mrs. Mary Jane White was born
somewhere near Edwardsville, ILL.,,
about the year 1910. She moved early
to Fox River Valley with her parents
in the early fifties. On March 5, 1850,
she was married to the Rev. Wesley
Jackson and moved to Racine, Wis.
Three children were the issue of this
marriage, Robert, Edward and jose
phine. Her husband died in Septem-
Der, 1861. She then moved to CHI
cago with her children and lived there
until about 1870. In the year 1870
she was married to Mr.. Chas. c. White
of Chicago, ILL.,, and they lived hap
pily together until his decease about
five wears ago. After which she
moved to the home Of her son, Rev.
E. G.. Jackson, with whom she came
to Des Moines on October 4th, being
sick at the time, which sickness con-
tinued with but slight Improvement
until she passed away last Sunday
morning, December 10, about 9:45.
She had been member and worker
in the church from her maidenhood.
Her membership in Quinn Chapel,
Chicago, Ill.,, covers a period of more
than fifty years. She followed the
dressmaking business during her wild
owhood and only gave it up after the
decease of her second husband, Mr..
White, when she went to make her
home with her son, Rev. Jackson.
She leaves a sister, brother, one
son and granddaughter, three nleces,
ore nephew and sister-in-law, who
mourn her departure, together with
many friends in Chicago, Batavia,
Aurora, Elgin, Waukegon and Evans
ton, ILL.,, also of Minneapolis and Des
MONIES. She was fully prepared for
her passing, having said to her son
and granddaughter that all had been
done for her that could be done by
human power and she was ready and
willing and waiting for her Savior to
take her away. Her trials are over,
her pains have ceased, she has gone
to meet loved ones who went before
and awaits the coming of those whom
she leaves behind. Peace be to her
ashes and rest unto her soul.
A brief service was held at the
home where she passed away, after
which the remains were taken by her
son to Batavia, ILL.,, and inferred in
the same lot with the other members
Of her family who have preceded her.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1914-12-18
A WORD TO OUR READERS.

After wishing you all Merry,
Merry Christmas and Happy New
Year l want to call your attention to
some of the special and interesting
features of The Bystander Holiday
Number. First, read closely tho
write-ups of the colleges and schools.
Second, read the special articles con-
tributed especially by Rev. Timothy
Reeves, formerly pastor Of the A. M.
E. church here. Third, read our many
ads. in this issue and patronize them
and tell them that you saw their ad.
in The Bystander. Fourth, subscribe
for The Bystander now while it is
only $1.O0 for one year, and those of
you who owe for this year please senc
or call in and pay US. Thes we can
more fully say Merry Xmas and a
Happy New Year to you.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1914-12-18

her daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Broddus and family. 81.
One Of the children of Mr.. and Mrs.
E. Banns, who was reported quite sick
last week, is much better at this writ
ing.
The Baptist executive board meets
at this place Tuesday and Wednesday,
December Is and 16.
Mr.. Greed Taylor entertained at
Sunday dinner his friend, Mr.. G. o.
Terrell, at the Battle House. -.
Mr.. Creed Taylor, who has been en-
ployed at Hotel CoIfax for the past
six. months, has resigned. his position
and accepted one with the c. G. G. CO.
and started work Monday.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1914-12-18
BUSINESS LEAGUE.

The local Negro Business League
hold one of the best monthly meetings
that they have ever held at Union
Congregational church. While the
weather was below zero yet there was
the largest crowd Of representative
men that ever met. Rev. T. L. Crit
fifth read a paper upon the subject
"What Effect Has the Evangelist
Billy Sunday Been Upon the Bust
ness Enterprises of Our City?' 1t
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1914-12-18

The churches of our city have
joined together as usual and win give
big Emancipation celebration on
January 1st. "A splendid program
will be given. Everybody should pre-:
pare to attend. 1t will be held at tne
A. M. E. church. A special invitation
is extended all the colored soldiers OF
the civil war, as reserved seats VIII
be given them on the platform. Rev.
7. L, Griffith and Rev. M. W. Alex,
ander and Editor Harvey 1ngham WIN
be the principal speakers. The hlgn
School Girls club will sing, assisted
by fifty children from all the Sunday
schools.