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The Southern indicator. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1903-1925, 1914-05-02

ever the white female race may
have to say on the slit skirt,
question is bound to go. Brother
Moody, stir up the white femole
race for us on this question, and
when you get them to join with
''the black female race and say
1T don't look good to me- then
it is good by to the slit skirt.
Most men of the black male
race and every other shade or
color of the male race abominate
the slit skirt, if worn by their
wives, their moE5fers, their
daughters or their sisters; but
they happen in many instances
not to be the heads but the fig
ure-heads of their families. We
welcome the deliverance of Mr..
Moody and hope it will result in
geou. We also take off our hats
to 1.-The black female race" and
say with them, 1T don't look
good to me-" We wish to re-
mark in conclusion that being 3
member of the male race we are
not courting a fight with the fe-
male race, for we recognize that
the female Of the species is more
deadly than the male"
The Southern indicator. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1903-1925, 1914-05-02
Civil War in Colorado

In union there is strength. In
labor unions there is sometimes
strength and sometimes weak
ness. Labor has as much right
to organize as capital has.
Observation leads us to con-
clude that it matters not how
good is the organization or how
beneficent is the object or pur-
pose, if bad or morally weak
men are at the head. more harm
than good will be accomplished.
Labor is usually more preju-
diced on account of class or color
than is capital. Labor bars Me-
groes from it's organizations
when it can. Capital rarely
does so.
The strike in Colorado has be-
come civil war. The strikers
appear to be in the wrong. Pres
ident Wilson has on his hands a
civil war which in some respects
is more rerplexing than the war
with Mexico. By asking the aid
of the Rockefellers, the presi-
dent has indicated his inability
to deal with the situation. Oh
for a Grover Cleveland or Theo-
dore Roosevelt at this time!
The Southern indicator. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1903-1925, 1914-05-02
Latin--American Statesmen
Or the Job,

1t looks now as though the
statesmen of Latin America, or
at least of Argentina. Brazil and
Chile, are widening the scope of
their interlnediations, and wish
to take up for consideration the
entire Mexican situation.
We believe the powers of Eu-
rope will give their moral sup
port to this.
With Mr.. secretary Bryan as
an apostle of the Prince of Peace
the indications are now that
there will not be a cruel, need
less and bloody war between this
country and Mexico, for which
we are devoutly thankful.
The Southern indicator. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1903-1925, 1914-05-02
At Morris College
APRIL 80 TO MAY 6.

Thursday, April 80, $3.50 P. M
(at Emanuel church, Address
to the Societies of the College
by Rev. j. F. Page, D. D.,
pastor Emanuel Church, City.
Sunday, May 8, $3.50 P. NJ. (at
Shiloh church, Commencement
Sermon by Rev. J. A. Pinson,
D: D., pastor Shiloh Church,
City.
Monday. May q, 800 P. M. (at
the College) Glass Day Exer-
cises.
Tuesday, May S, $50 P. M. lat
Pisgah church, Junior Rhe-
torical Prize Contest.
Wednesday, May, 6, 11:00 A. M
lat Shiloh Church) Com.
mencement Exercises. An
nual Address to Class and Stu
dents. Rev. J. c.. White, pas
tor Zion Baptist Church, Col
nmbia. S. c..
Wednesday, May 6, 500 P. M.
Business Meeting Alumni AS
sociation,
Wednesday, May 6. 800 P. M.
Alumni Banquet.
The Southern indicator. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1903-1925, 1914-05-02
NOTICE.

A gentleman in PHILADELPHIA
has sent to Rev. Richard Carroll
complete samples of INDIVID-
UAL COMMUNION SETS.
These Sets are on display at 1914
Gregg Street. Every church.
regardless of denomination.
should use these sanitary Sets.
There are also in this collection
about $500. 00 worth Of books for
ministers, Bibles for teachers.
scripture Motto cards, buttons
for Mothers Day, etc. Mothers
Day buttons can be bought for
two cents apiece. Do not fail to
call and look through this excel
lent collection of valuable books.
Richard Carroll,
1914 Gregg Street.
The Southern indicator. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1903-1925, 1914-05-02
Death Removes Good Wo-
man.

The death of Mrs Della Lomax
which occurred Wednesday night,
marks the close of the life of one
Of Columbia's most useful and
best colored women, and the en-
tire city join the bereft family in
this sad hour.
For years Mrs Lomax has been
engaged in a business where she
has met and aided numbers and
numbers of her people who were
out of luck with the gods, wish
The Southern indicator. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1903-1925, 1914-05-02
MADAM ELSIE P. NELSON
PAINLESS CHIROPODIST

Corn temoved Gives Pain Hair Dressing
ing Scalp Treatment Sngeng Clipping Coorng 718 cot
Banding Street, Columbia s. O.
The Southern indicator. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1903-1925, 1914-05-02
COMMENCEMENT PROGRAM,
CLAFLIN UNIVERSITY.
commencement 1914.
YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED,
ORANGERURG

Friday, April II; 7:3O P. M.
Grades Exhibition.
Saturday, May 2. 10, A. M. Read
ing Term Standing.
Sunday, May 3, 7. A. NJ. Spec
ial Prayer Service.
Sunday, May 3, 10 A. M. An.
nual Address to Y. M. c. and
7. w. G. Associations. E. j.
/ Sawyer, Esq.
Sunday, May 8, d P. M. Bacca.
laureate Sermon. President
l.. M. Dunton, D. D.
Sunday, May 3, 8 P. Nj. Annual
Sermon. Rev. Robert L. Hick,
Monday. May 4. 4 P. M. Class
Day Exercises.
Monday, May 4, 8 P. M. Prize
Oratorical Contest
Tuesday, May s. A. M. An.
nual Meeting Board Trustees.
Tuesday, May 5, 8 P. M. An,
nual Meeting Alumni.
Tuesday, May 5, 8 P. M. Pub.
lie Alumni Meeting. Speaker,
Rev. N. w. Greene, B. D.
Tuesday, May 5, 10 P. M Ban
quet.
Wednesday, May 6, 10 A. M.
Commencement.
Annual Address. Rev. E.. B.
Burroughs, D. D.
Trustees Address. Rev. NJ Nj.
Mouzon, D. D.
September %, Wednesday, Col
lege, College Preparatory and
Normal Classes begin.
September 20. Tuesday, Grades
begin.
October 6, Tuesday, Business
College and Law School open.
The Southern indicator. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1903-1925, 1914-05-02
The Slit Skirt.

ITO the Editor of The State:
1 am not favorably impressed
with slit skirts, or l do not ap-
prove of ladies wearing them.
l hate to see lady wearing one.
l refrain from expressing fully
my objections to the slit skirt.
will say this: | do not know
that my wife wants one-if she
does just let her get one and put
it on and wear it before the pub
tic, then you will see an account
of our separation in the papers.
wish the public generally to
understand that. | am not dis
cussing their wearing of silt
skirts' when I speak Of my at
titude to the wearing of one By
my wife. I am only trying to
impress the public with the fact
that my family knows I am at
the head Of our family and wheth-
er I try to ''boss" or not, | am
regarded as ''boss'' as pertain
ing to ridiculous things or any
thing else. Now, a word to the
heads of other families; If you
will take the same stand (as to
slit skirts) that I have taken,
they will go out of style at once.
Not that we would cast any re-
Election upon any lady who
wears a slit skirt, but hoping
they will soon see the ridiculous-
ness of wearing one, as even the
black female race are heard to re-
mark 1t don't look good to
me-" "B. S. Moody"
The foregoing, taken from our
esteemed contemporary, hits the
nail on the head, or rather, hits
the skirt on the slit. 1.-The
black female race" must feel
complimented; for the black
female race are heard to remark.
1t don't look good to me-" Now
if it be in order, We would like
to hear from the brown female
race and the yell lbw female race
and (wouldn't' it delight our
hearts also to hear from) the
white female race. For what
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out one thought of gain or fame,
and it is these people who spent
hours in prayer for her and now
join in lamentations over her
death. Her suffering had been
long and severe, but with pa
tient fortitude peculiar to chris
tians, she bore it until the end,
when death came, not as a mon
ster, but as an ambassador from
God, to Welcome her to the City
of Pure delight. Her funeral
services were held from Zion
Baptist Church, Of which she
was a long and useful member,
being conducted by her pastor,
assisted by Reverends c.. c..
Scott, G. F. Holmes. and G. F.
billiard.
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Local News.

~~OSAB ~" -.
Mrs. G.. d. Saxon orga~ lied a
Woman's Federation last Sunday
at Gadsden.
Miss Ruth Penn is at home
again after teaching five months
at Lugoff.
Mr.. and Mrs, Eugene Ander-
son spent Sunday in Savannah
visiting her mother and sisters.
DR.. Ruth Carroll is sick with
typhoid-pneumonia at her home
in Kendalltown.
Mrs. L. E. Sightler made fly
ing trip to Hopkins Sunday and
spent the day with her sister,
Mr.. Sarah Johnson.
Mrs Catherine Harper after
spending six weeks here, the
guesl of DR.. and Mrs. w. T.
Smith, left for Chicago her home
last Tuesday.
DR.. G.. K. Adams of Laurens,
en- route for the meeting of the
Palmetto Medical Association,
spent a day with the Southern
Indicator Co.
The ladies literary and art club
met at the home Of MIR. and Mrs.
E. E. Sightler 1904 Lady street
last week. After the transaction
of business salad course and
ices were served.
The meeting which has been
going on for three weeks at the
Second Calvary Baptist church
has been increasing in interest
There were seven accessions du-
ring last week.
Mrs. J. R. Bingham of Chatta-
nooga, Tenn. is in the city to
spend the summer with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Levi Suber,
400 Marion street. Mrs. Bing-
ham looks the picture of health.
Mrs. Margaret Stevenson who
had been very i'll at the home of
her daughter, Mrs. Redelle Ad-
rms, is improving. She is anx-.
ious to hear from her nephew,
Mr.. Robt. Williams of Spartan
burg.
Mrs Sarah Ward of Ruther-
ford N. c.. paternal grandmoth-
er of Alexine, the little grand
daughter of Editor Scott. ar
rived in Columbia on Wednesday
to make visit and was the guest
of Rev. and Mrs G. C. Scott. ,
Miss Annie Davis died at
Washington, D. c.. last week
Her remains were brought to
her parents, home in Sumter
where the funeral services were
held. Her death cast gloom
over the entire community.
Mr.. Thos. Entzminger ap-
pears to be as proud over his two
months old baby, his eight child
as he was over the first, and
Mrs. Entzminger is just delight
ed. She is a sweet little girl and
must be in the baby show that
will soon take place.
The Board of governors in the
endowment department of the
state grand lodge, Samaritan
met here this week in the office
of the grand secretary and treas
urer, and after examination, re.
ported that they found his ac-
counts in excellent shape. The
secretary and treasurer Ia onr
popular toWnsnan. w. H. Ruther-
ford.
From every viewpoint the Y.
w. c. A. meeting at Wesly last
Sunday night was a success and
an inspiration. Mrs. Susie But
ler, the vice president presided.
The speakers Of the evening
were Mrs. c. D. Saxon, Rever-
ends c. c. Scott and l.. Morgan,
Messrs Isaac Leevy, Joseph Pc
lot and w. E. Green. Every one
said something worth hearing.
The Offering was a liberal one
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Professional Notice.

DR.. 3. A. Everett will be alb
sent from the city from April 22d
to May 18th. 4t
The Southern indicator. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1903-1925, 1914-05-02
THE CONTEST is RAGING

The following is the standing
of the contestants in the Grafo.
nols Contest for the week ending
Wednesday. Anril 18th, 1914:
The citizen., 1914-12-04
Red Cross Stamps.

One hundred thousand Red Cross
Christmas seals are now in Freder-
lex. These will be sold under the su-
peryision of the Frederick county
branch of the Anti-Tuberculosis Soci-
ETY. and if disposed of will net 81 ,000
Members of the society are making
preparations for the distribution of
the stamps among one thousand rep
resentative citizens of the city and
county. Each person will receive one
hundred stamps.
The treasurer of the society, DR..
Thomas w. Williamson, said last
night that the entire batch of seals
will be distributed by the last of this
week or the first of next.
The sale of these Red Cross seals
is vital matter to the local society.
There is big demand for funds. The
successful handling of 100000 seals
means net fund of $3.50. The re-
naming $3.50 goes to the national as
sociation.
Creditable work has been done in
this city and county in the fight
against the white plague. Unless the
public co-operates with the society in
the disposition of these stamps that
work will be handicapped by the lack
of funds.
A very aggressive campaign will be
conducted not only in Frederick
county, but all over Maryland. The
State organization is going to bend
every effort to dispose of one million
of these seals.
The seals have a dual purpose.
They bring revenue that will assist
in the elimination of tuberculosis, and
they are attractive pastors to be used
in wrapping Christmas bundles and
packages. They are we'll designed
and are particularly appropriate to
the Christmas holidays.
A short, practical talk on tubercu-
losis and the methods that are being
used to stamp it out will be intro
duced in the schools throughout the
State. The teachers have been au-
thorized to give short talk to the
on this subject.
The seals are slightly smaller this
year than last, being of the size of a
two-cent postage stamp.
The citizen., 1914-12-04
FEEDING DAMAGED GRAIN A
POOR PRACTICE.
ROY H. WAITE,
Maryland Agricultural Experiment
Station.

There is always temptation when
meuldy or spoiled grain is around to
give it to the chickens so as not to
waste it. While often no i'll effec,s
follow this practice, still there is con-
siderable danger attached to the prac-
tice. The argument is often advanced
that chickens running around natural
ly at large, eat feed in whatever state
they find it, and still keep perfectly
healthy. This may be true, but under
these conditions the birds probably do
not get an especially large dose" OF
any one particular kind of spoiled
grain and their digestive system is
able to handle it.
Where one feels he simply must
feed damaged grain to poultry some
precautions should be taken II might
be fumigated to kill the mould spores
or it could be heated up to a high
temperature on the kitchen stove.
small quantities being thus treated as
used. Another method might be to
scald the grain with boiling water a
short time before feeding. The safest
method if it is, at ali bad. is to use the
feed for fuel
The citizen., 1914-12-04
Tour Of Inspection.

After tour of inspection that has
continued three weeks covering about
90 schools in the various districts of
the county, Grade Supervisor Frank
d. Harshman has reported that there
is a remarkably fine attendance. 1t
is believed that the enforcement of
the school attendance law has been
responsible for this.
Schools were visited in the follow
ing districts:
Urbana, Jackson, Catoctin, Mount
Pleasant, portion of New Market,
Lewistown and Creagerstown.
Incorrect grading of pupils was
perhaps the only criticism that the
grade supervisor had to make of the
work that is being done in Frederick
county schools. 81 fnd," said Mr..
Harshman, that some of the pupils
have been graded too high They are
not able to keep up with or accom-
plish the work of the grades to which
they have been assigned" This con-
dition will be remedied.
The inspection will be continued
throughout each district of the county
until all the schools have been visited.
1t is the one method by which the
school officials are able to keep tab
on the work that is being done in
county schools
Mr.. Harshman would make but few
criticisms. He appeared to be sat
isfied with the school work in general
and would give no specific incidences
where methods should be changed or
remedied.
The grade supervisor has been out
OF the Office for nearly three weeks.
He has perhaps covered the districts
which are least accessible during the
winter
The citizen., 1914-12-04

The farmers daughters can earn
money for herself in some home in.
dustry such as the poultry business on
a small scale. or by having yege-
table garden whose products can be
marketed at the nearby town, while
she enjoys the ride delivering them.
or if she has more vegetables than
she can dispose of at the home market,
she can ship them by parcel post.
Dairy products, poultry. and eggs car
be disposed of in the same way Such
things can be and are being done by
many farmers daughter, who is well.
educated. well-read, and is conyersapt
in some degree at least with the pub
lie questions Of the day.
The farmers daughter In any com.
munity should never out-grow the
country school She shoould teach il
herself, for she knows best the exist.
ing conditions of the children and
having common interests can best
serve them. Further, the establish.
ment of high schools in many rural
districts is doing much to better the
social conditions of the country, max
ing it possible for her to receive some.
thing more than common school
education" such as has been regarded
for generations good enough" for the
farmers daughter.
The citizen., 1914-12-04
Big Order for Hosiery.

At time when the business of
the mill was not par and there was
a general feeling that it would be nee
essary to cut the number of employees
the Union Manufacturing Company, of
Frederick, received a United States
Army contract for 100000 pairs Of
light weight wooden stockings. AUTH
entic news that the contract hal been
awarded was received in Frederick
yesterday.
This contract insures ten solid
weeks of employment for about 250
women and girls of Frederick. In
many cases these girls are the support
of their family. Only those who are
connected with the mills and are en-
ployed there know of the vital import
ance of this contract, at time when
the business of mills of this character
is not up to the standard the country
over.
The contract was awarded to the
Union Manufacturing Company large
ly on mill efficiency. 1t is under
stood that the local mills bid was Q
fraction higher than the lowest bid
der. This is the second time that the
local mills have been given a govern
ment contract. The first one was
awarded about % years ago and was
not nearly so important as. this one
Besides employment for young wom-
en- of the city the awarding of this
contract to a Frederick plant means
the best possible advertisement for
the city. The Union Manufacturing
Company is one of a very few plants
that have been given contract by the
government.
The citizen., 1914-12-04
Bazaar a Success.

Approximately $500 was realized
from Company AS bazar, which was
held in the Armory, all of last week.
Receipts amounted to about $3.50 and
expenses will total about $3.50.
The bazar from every standpoint
was a big success. Each evening and
pight in the week large crowds at
tended Dancing was a feature that
drew many of the young people. That
exhibition of made in Frederick"
products and agricultural specimens
were of some value was evidenced by
the large number of people who COM
mented favorably of them.
The purpose of the bazar was not
to raise any money for maintenance
of the building as reported in some
quarters. This is provided for by the
State This money was raised to meet
the cost of certain essential equip
ment such as chairs for the auditor
ium and a piano which were not COW
cred by the State appropriation to
equip the building.
Some of the prize winners were:
Mrs. C.. F. Goodell, the doll, which
was dressed and donated to Company
A by Mrs. Phillips Lee Goldsborough,
wife of the Governor; Mrs. R. S. ].
Dutrow, half dozen silver spoons;
Arthur Grove, large fern; Frank
Hawkins, andirons; c. A. Gibson,
clock; A. A. Radcliff, mirror and tea
kettle; C. B. Cox, two large cakes;
Edward Summers, costumer.
The citizen., 1914-12-04
MAKING LIFE ATTRACTIVE
FOR FARMERS DAUGHTERS
Country Girl Winner OF $50 Prize In
Maryland Week Statewide Com
petition Tells What Makes
For Contentment
VIRGINIA LOUISE BYRD,
OF Worcester County.

In making the farmers daughter
happy, attractive country homes are
first to be considered. The farmers
daughter should see to it that the farm
house is tastily painted or white
washed, the lawn well laid out, and
sufficiently large to admit of flowers
and shrubbery that she can easily care
for herself; that the barns and other
necessary out-buildings are far enough
away from the house to insure good
sanitation. Then if we add water,
lights, and heat, much has been done
TO better social conditions, since our
thoughts and feelings in q great
measure are in keeping with our sur
roundings
Such home will want the latest
magazines and books that are worth
while, the reading of which will not
only cultivate the tastes and desires,
but open to them larger possibilities.
A piano. q Victrola or some other
musical instruments should not be
lacking in adding to the refinement
anu p4CaSQA Va AOllC l4lC AOl IuC
farmers daughter.
She should, of course, be indepen-
ent enough to hitch up her own horse
and buggy whenever she needs it, and
will thus be able to greatly improve
her opportunities for social inter
course. IN addition TO this, occasion
al automobile trips can be arranged 10
more distant friends or to attend some
thing attractive at the theater or opera
for the automobile is no longer a lux
ury, but necessity of country life.
With such conveniences as rural mail
delivery. telephones. parcel post, and
automobiles, distance is no longer a
drawback and the system of good
roads which our State is building has
already done much to better our So
cial conditions.
The citizen., 1914-12-04
Western MARYLAND Rates.

The Western Maryland Railway
Company in line with the Pennsylvan-
ia and Baltimore and Ohio Railway
Companies, has filed new commutation
tariffs with the Public Service Com
mission, which unless suspended or
disapproved altogether, will go into
effect December 29. The company
changes materially the character of
some of its Communication tickets and
considerably increases the rates on
some of them, notably the Sc trip
school tickets.
The citizen., 1914-12-04
Strong Breed of Cattle.

The smallest breed of cattle known
is the Dexter. A Dexter COW when full
grown is only three feet high.
1t can thrive on what little vegeta-
ton is to be found in a fair-sizer back
yard and on such meager and inexpen-
siye diet will give more milk of good
quality than larger animals will when
kept in the richest pasture.
Someone has facetiously called the
Dexters "kitchenette COWS" because
they are so small that one of them
could, if necessary, be stabbed in the
small kitchen of a modern city apart
ment.
An American herd book classifica-
ton has been granted to the Dexters,
which are declared by prominent live
stock breeders in this country to
possess a number of particularly
valuable points besides their ability to
thrive on scanty food.
The Dexters possess extremely
hardy constitutions and the utmost
vigor and are absolutely immune to
bovine tuberculosis. This trait, it is
believed, has been attained by the
conditions under which the breed has
been developed.
, Owned originally by the poor peas
ants of County Kerry, the Dexters ran
practically at will over the hills, shell
terless at all seasons of the year and
compelled to forage for food. This
strenuous outdoor life weeded out all
weaklings; only the very strongest
survived and these transmitted their
vigor to their offspring in increasing
measure. until the Dexter of today
is an animal that, according to the
statements OF those who know the
breed we'll, can thrive in places where
even the most thrifty of animals, the
goat, would find exceedingly poor
picking.-New York American.