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The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-07-24
A~FRO-AMERCAN CULL|NCS

d. Julius Williams writes in the Bir-
mingham (Ala.) Age-Herald as fol
lows:
I'm the message sent out by the
governor Of our great state, he said,
Let us save the white boy and girl
by stamping out ignorance Did he
mean that we infefrthat he meant, to
not overlook the fact that their saliva
ton depended largely Upon the extent
Of consideration given 100000 Ne
groes of school age In this state?
Two races ANN live in the same
state. under the same law, enjoying
the same pursuits of happiness and
life. if one races interests are ad-
yanced at the sacrifice of the other.
Our state superintendent of educa-
ton has not as yet found time to say
much in behalf of the Negro children.
Our county superintendent have
not spoken out In loud tones; maybe
after a while they will be heard from.
When we think of 1t, we are not
pleasantly reminded: the education of
my people started at the head but not
at the foot, because it is at the bot
tom of life's ladder one must begin
life's journey. We were first taught
to make a living. when our first les
son should have been to make a life"
Here is the remarkably practical
and workable suggestion of this man
who so feelingly writes of his race.
This matter should come to the at
tention of every man, oma and child
in the state:
IF in every home where my people
are employed as servants they are CIV
en- one-half hour-even a quarter of
an hour-each day by the third or
fourth grade child in that home teach
ing these servants to spell, read and
write their own names, what a great
school we would have through this
medium for the Negro, and how much
it would mean to your children. Many
of the cooks live in the yard and not
a few have children. In spite of all you
do, your children will learn from them
by association.
What is true of your cook and chill
dren is true of your w"asherwoman and
children, nurse and children, your
driver and children, and even the men,
women and children Of my race that
pass your home. Your children going
on the street to and fro from school
in this way form habits through obser-
walton.
will it pay? Will it be worth while
striking out ignorance among the AGO.
900 in our state?
1--WE need more laws of human kind
ness and less laws of civil punish
ment."
We cannot but realize the justice of
this mans plea; we know when the
Negro woman has been properly edu.
Gated. as is being done in a compare,
lively small way by the institutions OF
learning for the Negro in this state;
the tired mother may not be subject.
ed to the diet of underdono or over
done food, the child will T $50 often
be the victim of disease, careless
nursing, through the - ~panionshil
of an ignorant nurse maid.
Because the South still considers the
Negro in the light of a domestic ne,
cessity, the occupation of house serv
ant becomes their vocation. If We
desire efficiency in our Negro help we
must at least grant them education
along the lines of work they have beer
placed ia.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-07-24

1t is much easier to gather flowers
after sunset. and they will keep well
II put away for the night in a cool
place. in lukewarm water. To revive
partly wilted flowers. put the stems
into warm water uf the stems be
woody. put them In hot water) and
set them away In a cool dark place.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-07-24
Remember Essential Things.

The limit upon memory is the limit
of your attention and concentration.
Successful business men have really
splendid memories for the things more
essential They have them by virtue
OF their concentration, and II they
say they are forgetful 1t will be found
that they are only torgetful of the
things which they do not elevate to
the business standard.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-07-24

The amount of whisky distilled In
Kentucky fell of two-thirds last year,
the decrease in Pennsylvania was 80
per cent and that in Maryland more
than 40 per cent. Prohibitionists say
that since whisky is kept from four
to eight years before consumption, a
corresponding decrease in usage is
expected in that length of time.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-07-24
JULIA eoTToMLEY.

lutely waterproof is still desirable. It
may be Of the thinnest silk fabric for
summer, or any heavy winter fabric
may be wa~terproofed for cold weather
rainy days.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-07-24
WhY Thev FIre 1ot Guns.

The origin of the English royal sa-
lutte, which consists of 101 guns, is ex-
planned as follows: 1t was originally
decreed that the sovereign should be
saluted with 100 guns. but once when
the duke of York. afterward William
w. was being greeted by the feet the
officers in charge lost count and or
dered another round to be fred to
make sure.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-07-24

The list Of the British and Foreign
Bible society at the present time In
cludes versions in 456 tongues-the
complete Bible In 112 languages, the
New Testament in Ill more, and at
least one book Of Scripture in 233 9TH
err languages.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-07-24
Last Resort.

-confound i'll Another wedding in
vitation."
Going to send s~omething?"
mo. l think 1t would be cheaper
to move and claim the invitation went
aatray."
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-07-24

Many public requests are contained
in the viii of William H. Swasey of
Newburyport, which was filed at
Salem. Among them is n of $4,000
to the Tuskegee Normal and Industrial
school
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-07-24

Il suppose visitors ask you a great
many foolish questions" said the man
who thought he was different.
rOh. yes answered the guide wear
lily. Il have just been asked another
one"
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-07-24

to Assistant Secretary Sweet Of the
department, also from Detroit. Cobb
and Clancy, in between times. run the
Woodrow Wilson factions out in De-
troit. Clancy is president Of the
Woodrow Wilson Club of Detroit and
"Ty" Cobb is his first lieutenant. hold
ing down the chair Of ~vice-president.
When Cobb anne in to sec Clancy
one of the messengers opened his
eyes wide at being able to get 80
close to the baseball player, and, like
q tWantiath nanturv paul Rauora ho
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-07-24

NShee6C thS 6hNNhNS ~
ment Hospital for the Insane beyond
the eastern branch. With Early at
the detention cottage is Emil R. Ora
BILE, another leper. who was taken In
custody on the streets OF Washington
December 10. Early arrived in Wash
ington and notified the health officials
OF his presence early in June last
year.
Since Early's arrival. and since
the coming of Cradle. the District au-
thoritiaa have made reneated efforts
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-07-24

Cape Cod, the peninsula of Massa-
chusetts, is no longer a cape. 1t has
been made an island by the compile
ton Of the Cape Cod canal.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-07-24

Fire losses and the expense of fire
prevention cost the United States more
each year than the total value of its
production of gold. silver, copper and
petroleum.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-07-24

marked:
ugh. guess that will do"
Andrew Big Horse also signed, for
he could write. When E-Gron-Kah-
Shin-Kah was asked to assent as a
member of the Usage tribal council
he pressed his thumb mark upon the
paper.
Peter Bigheart was able to write.
Other signers for the tribal council
Of six and the officers all wrote their
names, and Secretary Of the Interior
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-07-24
"Ty" Cobb Stirs Fans in Department Of Commerce

tcT Y" COBB, the popular player of the Detroit baseball team. nearly
i wrecked the government machinery lin the department of commerce
when he called to pay a visit to his friend. Robert Clancy. private secretary
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-07-24

A Paris scientist is trying to collect
photograph records of all forms of
speech.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-07-24
"Ughv' Says Indian Chief, Signing Away Millions

A FTER AsheGahHre, principal chief of the osages. attached his thumb
"A to a document a the interior department asserting 10 the disposition of
oil and gas leases in the Usage reservation covering 100000 acres and valued
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-07-24
How Uncle Sam Measures the Size Of Raindrops

n HE United States weather man recently has undertaken some very inter-
i esting experiments in relation to raindrops. He has made movie"
pictures of them falling. and through the adoption of an ingenious device
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-07-24

The islands OF the Philippines have
4 total area OF 116,O26 square miles.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-07-24

The fact brought out by DR.. William
G.. Woodward, health officer of Wash
ington, d. c., before a Negro health
conference in New Orleans, hat the
high death rate among Negroes is not
wholly due to hygienic conditions, but
to racial one as well, serves only to
increase the c with which the
entire subject is being viewed. The
Negroes, according to this authority.
are, for physical and racial reasons.
not so well prepared as the whites
for the conditions of climate and mode
of life in this country. To add the
handicap of the racially unfit to the al
ready heavy burden shouldered by the
Negro is to increase the load of re-
sponsibility for the white man.
When Houston, Atlanta, New Or
leans and other large southern cities
began to investigate the sanitary and
living conditions in their Negro quar-
ters recently the communities were
shocked at the revelation. In a state
of segregation the thing would have
been bad enough. But colored nurses,
cooks and servants Of the white peo-
pie lived amid these conditions and
came daily from them to wash, dress
and nurse the children of white peo-
pie, serve their meals and clean their
houses. This fact, needless to say,
struck residents of those cities with
considerable force.
Protests had been made to the CEN
sus bureau for not separating the
whites and blacks in the mortality
figures for southern cities, the con
tention being that the high rate vas
unfair to charge against the white
people. But after the first flush of in
dignation wore away and people gave
the subject sober second thought it
was realized that perhaps the white
people were in part responsible for the
high death rate among Negroes, in
asmuch as they had done little or moth
ing to decrease the figure.
The determined effort on the part of
the white man to know in broader
terms the life of the southern Negro
has been remarked by DR.. w. D.
Weatherford of the international COM
mittee of the Y. M. c. A. This is
no morbid curiosity" he said at Men,
phis last spring, nor is it a passing
fad. There are fewer magazine ar
ticles, perhaps, and less agitation, but
a book written by a southern woman
passed the 10000 mark within eight
cen months after its publication,
which is a marvellous sale for any
book dealing with a social problem.
/ make bold to say that there have
beer more volumes on the Negro read
by southern whites in the last five
years than were read in all the so
years preceding"
This same authority cited also the
determination by the best element in
the South to share in the religious
and social Improvement of the Negro
race. Farm demonstration agents
are helping from one to a dozen Ne
groes to become better farmers. Coun-
ty superintendent throughout the
South are holding Institutes for col
ored people with much tho~roughness
and enthusiasm and visiting Negro
schools as never before.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-07-24

The entire world produces a total
OF 1000. GOO. 900 tons OF coal annually.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-07-24

With English engineers doing the
work, the Russian city of Baku will OBJ
tain a new water supply from noun
tains 120 miles distant.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-07-24

A wounded soldier who was oper-
ated on In Paris was found to have
suffered from GO separate wounds.
Most Of them we're from bullets and
pieces of shell. A remarkable fact is
that the man will probably recover.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-07-24
Lepers Heavy Burden on District Of Columbia

AsHINGToN-More than a year after John Early, the leper, put in an
w appearance In Washington, and was taken in charge by the District
health officials. he is still a guest" of the municipality at the little leper
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-07-24
INTERNATIONAL
SUNDYSOOOL
LESSON

(By e. o. SELLERS, Acting Director of
Sunday School Course. The Moody Bible
Institute Of Chicago)
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1915-06-24
A Last Resort.

Mr.. Tompkins was obliged to stop
over night at a small country hotel,
says Harper's Magazine. He was
shown to his room by the one boy the
place afforded, a colored lad.
Il am glad there's a rope here in
case for fire." commented Mr.. Thomp-
kins as he surveyed the room, but
what's the idea of putting a Bible in
the room in such a prominent placer"
Dat am intended fob use, sah," re-
piled the boy, in case de fire am too
far advanced for yo' to make you en-
cape. sab"
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1915-06-24

ham Remedies Vegetable Compound
and Sanative Wash. I am now well and
strong and can do all my own work. ]
owe it all to Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound and want other suffer.
ing women to know about it"-Mrs.
Il. e. MABEN, I'll s. Spring St, Muir
freesboro, Tenn
This famous remedy, the medicinal
Ingredients of which are derived from
native roots and herbs, has for nearly
forty years proved to be a most valua,.
BILE tonic and invigorator Of the female
organism. Women everywhere bear
willing testimony TO the wonderful viz
tue Of Lydia z. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound.
Why Lose Hope.
No woman suffering from any form
Of female troubles should lose hope I'M
i'll she has given Lydia E. Pinkham'S
Vegetable Compound a fair trial
II you want special advice write to
Lydia e. Pinkham Medicine Co. Conf
dentiaD Lynn, Mass. Your letter will
be opened, read and answered by q
Woman and held In strict confidence.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1915-06-24
SAW NO REASON FOR SPEED
Some Food for Thought In Epigram
Made by Moroccan Statesman
About the L~usitania.

The sinking Of the Lusitania recalls
an epigram about this ship which the
sultan of Morocco's grand vizier made
to Jules Huret.
The grand vizier, a very old man,
received M. Huret, who is a French
journalist. in Fee. M. Huret described
the wonders Of modern science and in
vention to his host. He told him about
the Lusitania, then just completed.
which could do her 81 knots an hour.
Think of it," said M. Huret, en-
Enthusiastically. Think of it! A great
ship that goes q knots an hour!"
But the vizier yewned and said:
why do you Christians always
want to go so fast. when all roads
alike lead to the grave?"
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1915-06-24
Continued next weekly
Paris Tries Hard to Be Herself Aaain

Y dFlS NNNOo N0N ~ So AdN
BY Edith Wharton. in Scribner's.
1t Is a good sign to see the crowds pour
ing into the shops again, even though the
sight Is less interesting than that of the
other crowds streaming daily-and on
Sundays in Immensely augmented num-
bers-acrOss the Point Alexander III to
the great court of the Invalides where the
German trophies are displayed. Here the
heart of France beats with a richer blood,
and something of its glow passes into for
eign veins as one watches the perpetually
renewed throngs face to face with the
long triple row OF German guns. There
are few In those throngs to whom one of
the deadly pack has not dealt a blow:
there are personal losses, decorating mem
cries, bound up with the sight of all those
evil engines. But personal sorrow Is the
sentiment least visible in the look Of Paris.
1t Is not f~anciful to say that the Partisan
face, after six months of trial, has ac-
quired q new character. The change seems
to AVE affected the very stuff IL Is mould
ed of, as though the long ordeal had hard
ened the poor human clay into some dense
commemorative substance. l often pass
in the street women whose faces look like
memorial medals-idealized images of
what they were In the flesh. And the
masks of some OF the men-those queer
tormented Gallo masks, crushed-in and
SQUAT and a little sa~tyr-like-look like the
bTonzes OF the Naples museum. burnt and
twisted from their baptism OF fire. But
none Of these faces reveals a personal
pre-occupation: they are looking, one and
all, at France erect on her borders. Even
the women who are comparing different
widths OF Valenciennes at the lace counter
ali have something of that vision In their
eyes-or else one does not see the ones
who haven't.
1t Is still true Of Paris that she has not
the air OF a capital In arms. There are as
few troops to be seen as ever, and but for
the coming and going OF the orderlies at
tached to the war office and the military
government. and the sprinkling OF uni
forms about the doors of barracks, there
would be no sign OF war In the streets-no
sign. that Is, except the presence OF the
wounded.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1915-06-24
TMn Kinds of Water.

1t was a training school for navy re-
cruits and the young ensign had been
detailed to teach the rockies" the ru-
diments Of learning.
Name the various bodies of water"
wrote he on the blackboard, and state
how many there are"
1t was a simple question to big John
Henry.
Two kinds Of water" wrote he,
earn and rouf."
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1915-06-24
Its Handlcak,

First the Russians took Przemysl
from the Austro-German forces, and
now the latter are attacking 1t In
turn" +
well, that is one place where I
don't see how anybody ear make .
pronounced success"
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1915-06-24
The Truth Comes Out.

The Lawyer-But how did you man
age to rob that big corporation so sysL
tematically without being discovered?
The Former Employee-Oh, the big
corporation was too busy working the
same kind of a garne on the public to
notice me.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1915-06-24

FOOT-EASE for the TROOPS
Over 100000 packages of Aliens Foot-Ease, the
antiseptic powder to shake into your shoes, are
being used by the German and Allied troops a
the Front because IL rests the feet, gives IN
slant relief to Corns and BunIOus, hot, swollen.
achlng, tender feet, and makes walking easy'
Sold everywhere, Csc. Try 1t TODAY. Dbl
GeeStt any SE6SfifHfG. AiU.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1915-06-24
A Test.

AT last" said the young woman,
Il am sure that l have made my COM
mencement essay properly profound
and dignifed."
How do you know"
Il read it to father and he didn't
under1tand a word Of it."
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1915-06-24
AqqrleVed.

Did you say that my production
is a thoughtful, educational and moral
entertainment which couldn't offend
the most refined sensibilities ?" asked
the manager.
YES" replied the ~playgoer. Isn't
it true?"
Maybe 1t is. But l don't see why
you should want to knock business by
talking about it"
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1915-06-24
The d Brand.

Omar-That new barber is an up-to.
date artist, all right.
~Henry-How do you know?
Omar-He gave a friend of mine Q
oubist haircut the other day.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1915-06-24
AT THE FIRST SIGNS
OF Falling Hair Get cutleura. u
Works Wonder& Trial Free.

Touch spots Of dandruff and itching
with Cuticura Ointment, and follow
next morning with a hot shampoo of
Cuticura Soap This at once arrests
falling hair and promotes hair growth.
You may rely on these supercreamy
emoIlients for all skin troubles.
Sample each free by mail with Book.
Address postcard, Cuticura. Dept Ky,
Boston Sold everywhere.-AdV.'
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1915-06-24

Ceh YOU your
wonderful remedies
have done for me. I
was a sufferer from
female weakness
and displacement
and ! would have
such tired, worn out
feelings, sick head
aches and dizzy
spells. Doctors did
me no good so / tried
the Lydia II. Pink
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1915-06-24
In the kitchen.

The Vanilla Beam have q great
association with epicures as q flavor
ing for desserts.
N~utmeg-Ah, but / have a crater.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1915-06-24

A man is too credulous when his
only reason for believing a thing is
that his grandfather said 1t was so.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1915-06-24

Several hundred women In Firwood.
Pa, have started a crusade to place
under the ban every store, theater and
other business that uses bill boards a.
an advertising medium. A
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1915-06-24

Lusitania Is the ancient Latin name
for a country whose borders were al
most identical with those of modern
Portugal.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1915-06-24

He-W-w-will you k-k-kiss m-m-mei
She (shyly)-How long will the real
thing take?
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1915-06-24

Girls should beware Of young men
who pose as candy kids; as husbands
they are apt to develop into lemon
drops
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1915-06-24

DO you believe 1t pays to get next
to the soiI?"
1T did me when I went out pros
pecting and struck pay dirt"
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1915-06-24
MRS. MABEN
WAS MADE WELL
By Lydia E. Pinkham's Veg.
table Compound and Wants
Other Suffering Women
To Know II.

Murfreesboro, Tenn. SCI have
wanted 30 write 10 you for q long time
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1915-06-24

Fine for LoVe-MakIns.
The planet Jupiter has five moons"
How romantic the nights must bo
there!"-Kansas City Journal.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1915-06-24

Because one Is not leading the pro-
cession 1t La no sign that he is down
and out
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1915-06-24

YoCR OWN DHUa0Isr WILL TELL YoL
E1 Murine Bye KemcdI, nor BED, Wei. Water
fwa NE comfort Wrtfc for Beck OF The Mye
81 mai FREQ. Murine RJe Remedy Co. Chicago
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1915-06-24
Your Liver
Is Clogged Up

placed onywhers, a.
tracts and kills eli
Aies. Neat, clean, or,
namontAi, convenient,
cheap. Lasts all
season. Made OF
metal, cAn'tspill ORTIZ
over, viii not soil %
4 njuro anything
Guaranteed effective
AT dealers ore sent
express paid for u.ea
Ava N. ~
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1915-06-24
DAISY FLY KILLER
SomeflmAa.

GAROID sOlrERs ISO Ne KAlb Ava. BrooklyA. .
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1915-06-24
IL Depends.

Canadian Government ARentAA
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