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The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1914-01-30
MODERN GOOD SAMARITAN.
Gratitude Of an Ex- slave to Former
Owner For Favors Received.

Gratitude Of an Ex-sIave to Former
Owner For Favors Received.
The following story from Youths
Companion is only one Of many simi-
lar occurrences which took place after
the freedom of the slaves. 1t says:
A wealthy slave owner of the cotton
belt entered the southern army, fought
bravely and brilliantly and died in
one Of the closing battles of the civil
war. His widow was left penniless.
with large plantations incumbered
with mortgages and hundred or
more emancipated slaves who had
ceased to be her property.
Her business affairs were misman.
aged by agents and lawyers, and she
lost one plantation after another. Her
health failed. and in her old age she
became wholly dependent upon one of
her former slaves. who was grateful
to her for having given him a start
after the war. Learning from expert
ence that she could not manage her
plantations successfully she had re-
warded the fidelity Of small group of
emancipated slaves by deciding over to
them outright small farms. One man
received in this way farm of twenty
six acres with cabin.
He prospered from the outset. He
made a living out Of his ground and
saved every year little money. In
the course Of few years he bought
another farm and doubled his re-
sources. Other purchases followed un-
til he was truck farmer with consid
erable wealth. He did not forget his
old plantation mistress in his prosper
ity. When she had lost all her prop
erty and there was no other friend to
take care Of her in her old age he res
cued her from destitution He became
her most faithful friend.
Both are still living On the first day
Of every month this ex-slave farmer
draws a check for 500 and sends it to
the aged lady whose slave he was in his
boyhood. At first she was unwilling
to become his pensiOner. but he press
ed help upon her with tears in his
eyes, telling her that he would never
have got on in the world If she had
not generously aided him by giving
him the first farm.
His bounty is now her only resource.
and no millionaire in the land is hap
pier than he is when pay day. comes
around and he can send his check to
his kind hearted "old missis."
Many others whom she befriended
after the war have been either improv
ident or ungrateful. but one at least
had the energy and thrift required for
making him we'll to do farmer and
the heart to take compassion on
friendless and unfortunate woman who
had once been kind to him.
This is true story, which illustrates
the tender feeling sometimes existing
between the Negro and his former
master and the gratitude which good
treatment may inspire even in a de
spised race.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1914-01-30
BENEFACT0R OF HUMANITY.
How tho School Founded by General
s. c. Armstrong Has Grown.

How tho School Founded by General
8. c. Armstrong Has Grown.
General Samuel Armstrong began a
school with two teachers and fifteen
students of varying ages in planta.
ton house and army barracks al
Hampton, Va. forty-five years ago
Following a brilliant war record and
the administration Of large territory
at the close Of the war, General Arm.
strong chose to give his life to train.
ing leaders for the cOlored race.
I'VE are here not merely to make
students. but men and women; to
build up character and f1t teachers and
leaders," he said. For twenty-five
years he worked unsparingly and un-
ceasingly until the old mansion house
where Hampton institute began was
surrounded by shops. dormitories, reel
tation halls: until he saw the Hamp-
ton idea. carried by his students and
teachers. taking firm root throughout
the south-at Tuskegee. at Calhoun, at
Mount Meigs and In many other
places.
With shattered health, exhausted
from years Of pleading for Hampton.
worn out before his time. Mr.. Arm
strong literally gave his life for an
idea Of education and human training
when he died at fifty-four twenty
years ago. The $50 buildings. the
1000 acres Of land. the course in IF,
teen trades. in teaching and home
making. In business and farming and
the 800 students training for leader.
ship are the physical growth Of Hamp-
ton.
Eight thousand men and women
have gone out from Hampton to the
south and west. trained in teaching,
trained in home building. trained in
the trades. In taking their places In
industrial schools in the south and In
hundreds Of communities, this army
Of workers has helped to decrease the
tlliteracy Of the Negro from approx
mately 100 to 3O4 per cent
Hampton today has become the
headquarters Of an army Of uplift
The class which graduates this year
will take positions at strategic points
In leading the effort for better schools
better farming and industrial train
Ing Girls. skillful as teachers and
grounded in home arts and home in
dustries. will 60 from Hampton TO
supervise the colored schools or whole
counties in the southern states. 10
Virginia alone there are eighteen wO.
men graduates Of Hampton who are
directing the instruction Of colored
children in every rural school In eight
cen counties.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1914-01-30
SUNDAY SCHOOL CONGRESS
TO MEET IN BEAUMONT, TEX.
Largest Religious Organization Of lts
Kind Among Afro. Americans.

Nashville. Tenn.-At meeting Of
the executive board Of the Sunday
school congress Of the national Bap-
tist convention held here Jan. 13
Beaumont, Tex, was selected for the
next annual session to be held In June.
This action was taken after q careful
canvass of invitations from various Sec
tons Of the country. including such
convention centers as Chicago. Allan
tic City, N. j.: st. Louis. Kansas City.
Mo-; Cincinnati. Binghamton, N. Y;
Memphis. Tenn; Lincoln. Neb., and
Beaumont. Tex.
The congress Is one Of the most i'm
portant gatherings Of Sunday school
people In the country. 1t Is attended
by noted Sunday school workers and
prominent men and women from all
parts Of the United States. The next
session will be an important one be-
cause of the work outlined by the COM
mittee, and 1t Is expected that there
will be at least 10000 Sunday school
workers In attendance.
Secretary Henry A. Boyd. In refer
ring to the selection Of Beaumont,
said that the contest had been lively
since the last session. but had narrow
ed down to Memphis and Beaumont
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1914-01-30
Sergeant Briee's Honorable Record.

Sergeant Briee's Honorable Record.
Twenty-Five years Of honorable serv-
ice as an enlisted soldier in the United
States army is the record Of Sergeant
William 81. Brice Of the Twenty-fourtb
infantry, who has retired from active
duty and returned to his home In In
dianapolis. Ind. Sergeant Brice has
seen service at the front and Is thor
oughly conversant with the ins and
outs of military warfare. The race to
which he belongs and the country to
which he has given the best efforts OF
his life should feel proud Of his admir-
able record and grateful for his un'
selfish devotion to the flag Of our com
mon country.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1914-01-30
LIVELY INTEREST IS SHOWN
IN WORK OF WOMEN'S CLUBS
Empire State Federation to Hold An
nual Meeting In Brooklyn.

The sixth annual meeting of the EN-
pire State Federation of Women's
Clubs will be held in Brooklyn at the
Concord Baptist church on Dufield
street the early part Of July. The or
ganization will be the guest Of the
combined clubs Of Brooklyn under the
auspices Of the Dorcas Home Mission
ary society, Of which Mrs. Alice W..
Seay Is president
Arrangements for the entertainment
Of delegates and visitors are already
under advisement. The federation has
membership Of 1000 women. For
about two years before the death Of
Harriet Tubman of underground rail
road fame which occurred In the
spring of 1913. the federation contri-
bated literally to Aunt" Harriet's
support. One of the main features Of
work to which the organization now
directs it's attention Is the raising Of
funds and other necessary material
for the erection of a home for delin
quent girls. which will he located In
New York
nc OhISCiS vi Tic EiuplIc StdCc lCu-
Grafton are as follows: Mrs. Mary B
Talbert. Buffalo. president; Mrs. Char
lotte Dett. Niagara Falls, vice presi.
dent: Miss Elizabet A. Mickens. Yon-
kers. recording ng-corresponding secre-
tary: Mrs. Addie Jackson, Tarrytown.
financial secretary: Mrs. Charlotte
Bell, Governors island. chairman Of
Robinson of Manhattan, treasurer:
Mrs. NJ. G. Lawton. Brooklyn. organ.
izer.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1914-01-30

speeches dating from 1918 to 1913, rep
resentative Of the best that the Negro
has done in Oratory.
1t gives to the rising generation
among us the opportunity Of having
at once reference book, library and
a historical work In one volume
Among the features Of this most won.
derful publication is the renowned At
lanta speech that made Booker T..
Washington famous; the speech Of
Henry Highland Garnett, the first man
Of our race ever invited to preach In
the United States house Of represent
atives.
The Frederick Douglass famous
speech. What Is the Fourth Of July
to the Negro" an estimate Of Tous
saint EOuverture, by James McCune
Smith. the first Negro pharmacist In
the country. that ranks with Wendell
Phillips famous eulogy Of Toussaint:
John M. Langston's defiance Of the
fugitive slave law In Ohio. delivered
In 1859, the speech Of which the Bos-
ton Transcript said at the time.
Years hence the younger generations
Of the Negro will read this speech and
be proud that it was delivered by Il
Negro" Judge George L. Ruffin's ia
nous eulogy on Crispus Attucks. a
speech that should be learned by every
Negro boy and girl.
The book Is carefully edited. well
printed and thoroughly indexed and
can properly be termed the aristOcracy
of Negro literature. No one who sees
this book can feel other than proud
that during the fiftieth anniversary
year Of our freedom the race has pro-
duced Mrs. Dunbar, whose greatness
and literary excellence can dedicate to
the youth Of the race a book of such
pre-eminent merit.
Mrs. Dunbar is graduate OF Straight
university. She specialized In English
and in literature at Columbia univer.
sity. the University OF Pennsylvania
and Cornell university. She occupies
the position Of teacher OF English at
Howard high school, this city. and 50
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1914-01-30
THE EAGLESVILLE SCHOOL.
Sad Condition Of . Pennsylvania In.
dustrial Institution Made Public.

Sad Condition Of q Pennsylvania In.
dustrial Institution Made Public.
The report of the agents of the Pub
lie Charities association Of Philalel-
phia on existing conditions at the
Eaglesville Industrial School For Col
ored Children at Norristown. Pa, re-
Gently made public shows that the
institution Is sadly in need of proper
management. The report says, among
other things, that about half the win
dows In the building are without
panes, that the walls are dirty, that
the rooms are frequently cold and
that one of the children stated that
on occasions they slept behind the
furnace in the cellar.
As to the bedding, the report says
that no sheets were found and that
the pillowcases were filthy. As to
the care Of the children, the investi-
gators reported that apparently they
received none. In reference to meals.
II Is said that the children dine twice
day-breakfast. consisting primarily
Of mush, and the afternoon meal, con-
sisting Of vegetables. The investiga
tors say they were told by Anderson Ia
colored man employed about the place.
that occasionally he threw in some
dough with the food. as 1t made the
beans 60 further"
The children are ragged in the ex-
treme, and several Of them are with
out shoes and stockings. Anderson
states that about half Of the children
are without sufficient clothes and that
practically none Of them has any ex-
ira supply. The place is filthy, ram
shackle and must be absolutely demor-
alizing to the twenty six children that
are at present quartered there. In
several of the rooms the floors are lit
tered with dirt There are no rugs.
The Investigators appended to this re-
port an extract from the forty second
annual report Of the state board Of
charities, which they say is remarka-
BILE in view Of the conditions at the
place at the present time. This ex-
tract points out that the condition OF
the beds and blankets Is due to lack
of funds and not to neglect or care
lessness THE institution Is doing q
good work." the extract says The in
vestigators also append to their re-
port what they declare a remarkable
recommendation Of the state board Of
charities that the institution should
receive an appropriation.
The statement Of the board sets
forth that maintenance Of the place
for 1913-14 would cost 5000 and ST..
600 would be needed for fencing the
farm and farm implements. The state
ment Of the state board of charities
continues: "As the institution requests
but $500 a year. we see no reason
why this should not be granted. We
therefore recommend $2.5OO year. or
$1,000 for two years, or as much there
Of as may be necessary for mainte
nance"
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1914-01-30

Encouragement For st. Phillips Church.
4 The archdeaconry Of the Protestant
Episcopal church in Brooklyn is CO.
operating with the st. Philips Protes-
tant Episcopal church In raising funds
tor the completion Of the latter's new
church edifice. which was started sew
eral years ago. Rector N. Peterson
Boyd Is doing a great work Of uplift
among his parishioners and has their
confidence and hearty support in his
efforts to build suitable house Of
worship.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1914-01-30
Brilliant Educator Complies
Masterpieces Of E|Oquenca.
WHAT THE WORK CONTAINS
important Speeches and Addresses Of
Many Of the Most Prominent Men OF
the coIored Race Selected and Pub
Iished For tho First Time In Book
Form.
By GEORGE FRANCIS KING.

Wilmington, Del o-Americans
have often been inspired by the el0-
quence Of orators Of other races, but
the native elOquence of the people
with whom they are identified and for
whom the peculiar exigencies of their
struggling race have been source of
inspiration has not been conserved
heretofore for the youth Of the race.
Mrs. Paul Laurence Dunbar, the
widow of the greatest Negro poet the
world has produced, has for year
been gathering masterpieces Of elo-
quence Of the most prominent colored
people of the world. 1t would not
have been possible to have selected
any one who had the pre-eminent quail.
ifications for this great task who
would have been able to render this
service for the race as Mrs. Dunbar
has done.
She came to this work qualified by
years Of study and experience equaled
by few members Of our race Consid-
cred as she is-an English scholar un-
surpassed by any in the race and with
few competitors in the other race-she
has performed Il service in literary pro
ductiOns that will forever make her
name honOred and ilustrious In racial
annals. The book contains fifty
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1914-01-30
Anniversary of Lincoln and Douglass.

anniversary OF LINCOLN and Douglass.
The birthdays Of Abraham Lincoln
and of Frederick Douglass occur In
February. Arrangements for suitable
celebrations in honor of the great work
for human freedom accomplished by
these two famous Americans are al
ready under way in many parts Of
he country Such anniversary meet
I.thgs should serve to inspire and re-
skindle in the breast Of every Afro
american determination to make full
use Of the opportunities which he has
as a direct result of the fearless stand
taken by Lincoln and Douglass for
human freedom.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1914-01-30

and had money In the treasury.
Roger Baldwin, secretary of the City
club Of st. Louis. made an excellent
speech, telling Of the successful fight
against segregation In that city.
Among other good things he said: mo
segregated people can ever hope for
Justice. 1t is absolutely impossible un-
der such conditions"
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1914-01-30

D. o. Davis to Reside In New Mexico.
Lieutenant Benjamin o. Davis. who
has served In the United States army
in various capacities as an official. has
decided to make his future home In
Hochita. N. M. Lieutenant and Mrs. \
Davis spent the holidays with theirt
friends In Washington.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1914-01-30
Pittsburgh Church Has Big Bible cIas.

Pittsburgh Church Has Big Bible Class.
One of the many interesting fea-
lures Of uplift work carried on at the
Ebenezer Baptist church in Pittsburgh
Is the weekly Bible class, which num-
bers nearly 300. John s. Morton Is the
Instructor. Miss Mabel Younger secre-
tary. and Mrs. Anna Johnson is the
treasurer.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1914-01-30

Always 10 Il faith In someone or
Something that inspires us to lift our
wsrk above the commonplace.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1914-01-30
Not PAVING For Holes.

Eyes sir" said the druggist, I'VE
have all sorts Of porous plasters. What
sort do you wantT'
"WelI-er-which kind has the fewest
holes in it?" asked Stinjay. Il want
to get my moneys worth"
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1914-01-30

creditable is her work that those whom
she has taught reflect great credit on
her and the faculty Of which she Is
distinguished member.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1914-01-30
BY RALPH w. TYLER.

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The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1914-04-24
IF YOUR SKIN ITCHES,
JUST USE RESlN0l

The moment that Resinol Ointment
touches itching skin, the itching stops
and healing begins. That is why doc
tors have prescribed 1t successfully for
more than eighteen years in even the
severest cases Of eczema, letter. ring
worm, rashes and other tormenting.
unsightly skin eruptions. Aided by
warm baths with Resinol Soap, Res
inol Ointment restores the skin to per-
feet health and comfort. quickly, easily
and at little cost.
You need never hesitate to use Resi-
mol. It contains absolutely nothing
that could injure the tenderest skin
even Of a tiny baby. All druggists
sell Resinol Ointment (50c and $1,000.
and Resinol Soap (25c).-Adv.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1914-04-24
ORDERS CAPTURE VERA CRUZ
Wilson Orders Admiral Fletcher to
Take Customs House at Vera Cruz
Without Sanction Of Congress.

Washington.-Not waiting Tor the
house of congress to adopt the
resolution empowering him to use the
army and navy in UNFOLDING the Dig
nity and honor of the United States
in Mexico, President Wilson sent or
ders to Rear Admiral Fletcher at Vera
Cruz 10 seize the customs house there.
This in reality is the first act OF war
fare against Mexico by the United
States.
The American admiral is expected
to take immediate action as soon as
the orders are received, and if the
Huerta forces attempt resistance, ac-
tual warfare will begin at once.
This news, coming after reports
we're received that the rebels will re-
| gard any such seizure as a national
affront and will join with Huerta in
defense of Mexico against the United
States. may eventually meal that the
United States will have to actually go
to war against a united Mexican force,
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1914-04-24
-Four American Marines and 200 Mexicans Killed
Americans Land at Vera Cruz--After
Stiff Fight Hold Customhouse.
W~exicans Under Gen. Gustavo Mas Put Up Stubborn
Resistance, but Are Driven Back With Heavy Loss.

his occupation OF the port by a de-
mand. through the American consul,
w. W. Canada, for its surrender. Gen.
Mas promptly declined to accede to
this demand, and shortly afterward
ten w~haleboats were sent OF from the
side of the transport Prairie loaded
with marines.
These boats effected a landing in
the n~eighborhood Of the customs house
before noon. and a few minutes later
Cant. William r. Rush Of the battle
ship Florida, who was in command of
the operations ashore, brought his
flag in.
Capt. Rush's men already had taken
up their positions. They numbered
$50 b~luejackets from the Florida, 800
marines from the Prairie and 60 ma
rinees from the Florida. Later these
were augmented by a detachment
from tn Utah.
T. coming of the American forces
V OF heralded by any great excite
mt. but small crowds gathered to
watch the landing. Soon the bluejack-
cts and marines marched through the
streets leading from the water front
and along the railroad yards. Others
proceeded to the American consulate,
while still others were deployed along
The approaches to Central Plaza, in
which Gen. Mas had concentrated his
men.
These maneuve were effected
without opposition. but suddenly Gen.
Mas challenged the advance with the
first shots-a volley fired from a point
three blocks from the marines and
two blocks south Of the main plaza.
The marines replied Immediately, but
the action ceased a moment. There
was a lull for ten minutes. and then
another brief exchange from the west
end of Montesinos street, where a
Federal outpost was stationed.
Al 1880 O'Clock the firing became
general. and at | o'clock the guns o
the transport Prairie went into &C
ZION.
Prior to this a detachment of blue
Jackets from the Utah, holding th'
ground between the consulate and thu
water front, opened with W OF thei
three-inch guns. The first shots from
these pieces were directed against tn
ancient Benito Juarez tower, whicl
once served as a lighthouse. Thi
was occupied by Mexican s~harpshoot
ers. Lieutenant-Commander Buct
anan OF the Florida ordered that il b
destroyed. Five shots brought tn
old tower down.
The postoffice. government telt
graph office and the cable office wer
the first buildings occupied after tn
customs house. A squad of marine
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1914-04-24

Upton Sinclair, commenting In Bal
timore on the enormous fortunes now
existing in America, said:
In no other place the world over
are such fortunes to be found. One
reason is that u laws regulating
financial transactions r less strin-
gent than those of other countries,
and another reason is that even where
we have laws u magnates forget
about them.
In fact" Mr.. Sinclair concluded
with a laugh, the histories Of some
Of our largest American fortunes show
clearly that on the door of success is
push in brass."-Chicago Record-Her
AID.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1914-04-24
Wasted Sweetness.

Lady" said the Chicago heller,
here's a box Of candy to take home
to de kids"
Sir" said the lady voter, candy
Is deficient in proteids. contains an
excess Of albuminoids and its use
by the adolescent is provocative of
nan infirmities which We. as new
members of the electorate, are trying
to eradicate. Furthermore. your ten
der of this package is in violation of
section 3, II, A Of the criminal code,
which deals with attempted bribery
and which carries a heavy penalty
To which the heller could only re
ply:
We'll, wot Tell wot T'ell?"
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1914-04-24
AMERICANS FLEE .gx1c(
Consul letcher Advises Them &c
Leave-Go Out in Small Parties.
Rebels in Angry Mood.

Chihuahua, Mex.-(Via Ell Paso.
Tex.-Consul Letcher, on instructions
from Washington, is notifying Amer
leans in this city and other towns Of
the state of ChihHahua to leave the
country as a %precaution against pos
sibIe unfortunate eventualities grow
ing out of the decision Of the WASH
ington government to seize Tampico
and Vera Cruz.
They will be sent out in small bodies,
N time permits, as a general exodus, 1t
is feared, might precipitate trouble.