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The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-02-20
SWINGING.

tOration delivered by Eva A. Jessie o.
Western University, in the recent Inter.
state Oratorical contest.)
The great truths of life are often
revealed to us when we least expect
the mand it is the trivial, seemingly
insignificant, things whihc furnish the
most striking analogies to the vital
phases of existence.
1t was seated at my window a few
years ago, sad and respondent; think
ing Of the incessant struggle for sus.
tenance; the crushing forces of op-
position which awaited my advent into
worldly affairs perhaps to overwhelm
me. Fearfully aware of my helpless.
ness and incomptency. / was sitting
dejectedly there when my attention
was attracted by two small boys who
were at play. The smaller child was
seated in a swing, aimlessly kicking
his feet about and crying to the sec
ond youngster to push him. The OBJ
Ject OF his entreaty turned cool, dis
dainful eyes upon him and walking in
differently away, remarked, what! !
can't always be a pshing you. Stop
crying! Put your feet to the ground
start yourself"
Verify, from the lips of babes
comes forth wisdom"
Full many a shaft at random sent,
finds mark the archer never meant"
Was that an answer Sent to my weak,
childish plea-the plant of a cringing,
covering, soul; shrinking from the re-
sponsibility of life-the responsibility
OF making good-"Put your foot to the
ground and start yourself?" Vest"
l unconsciously exclaimed, as | heard
those words of wisdom and | was
awed beyond measure yet inspired
with a ~conquering courage for there
before my eyes | beheld no longer the
swing OF rope and wood, no longer
the limit of a narrow street, but an
swing reaching from Heaven
to earth and extending from horizon
to horizon, whose swing board of re.
sponsibility was occupied not by one
individual alone but by countless thou.
sands, the whole human race, a with
ing, turbulent mass, each with a diff.
ferent aim in view. Yet in the band
could discern those whom we find in
every contest-leaders. These lead
ers were men and women of courage
whose hands held tenaciously to the
huge ropes of Faith, Honor and Nor.
atty, the attributes of God whose
mighty arm is the limb from which
swing of Life and Progress is
suspended.
These leaders are soaring now in
word, in deed, though our dull eyes
scarcely previeve any movement
for the great mass of the
die and ignorant is retarding their
progress inasmuch as, having a COM
non basis, one cannot rise without
lifting the added weight of the other.
Many times on this platform aged
'ersonages have stood ~counselling,
ldmonishng us to prepare Thorough
y, become efficient that we might
axe their places when the yhave
'assed into eternity,
With full appreciation of the inter
st you have in us and the race, /
m compelled to ask, my dear advis-
rs, do you know what you in your
yer anxiety have required OF u.s." 1
'ou have charged us with the impos-
You have urged US to a task /
'hich c%ontradicts the law of nature 1
nd creation-no man can take an
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-02-20

Since the feet, covered as they are
with impermeable leather. are the
part Of the body least exposed to the
air and are, at the same time, rich.
J est in sweat glands, a daily foot bath
is advisable for all. Hot water should
be used 70 rthis purpose, followed
Immediately by cold water so that
the opened pores will close again.
Pouring cold water over the feet will
effect this, but 1t must be done quick
ly, after which they may be rubbed
with alcohol. Gentle massage of the
feet with olive oil or cold cream often
gives gratifying results.
Persons who suffer from excessive
p~erspiration Of the feet should have
two or tire we'll fitting pairs of shoes
which may be changed from day to
day and left to air and dry. Socks
and stockings should be changed
daily, the feet washed and wired with
out friction, and busted with a pow
der consisting of one part s~alicylic
acid and four parts starch.
1t is a splendid habit to are for
the feet and make them comfortable
in easy fitting house slippers when
the daily work is done and one is at
home for the evening. Even if one
is to be at home only for the even
ing meal, it is good practice to rest
the feet during this time by a change
of shoes. especially if much standing
or walking has been done during the
day.
Relief from hard corns may be Sc
cured by soaking the foot in hot wa,
ter made alkaline by common making
soda, and then scraping the corn with
with a thoroughly clean knife until
all the hard crust has been removed,
leaving only the core, which goes deep
moved only by a physician or chiropo-
dist.
Hard callosities on the soles of the
feet may be treated in the same way
and removed entirely or in part. 1t
is not advisable to remove all of a
large ~callosity at n sitting. Devote
several evenings to such a procedure
lest the feet become sore from the
sudden and wholesale removal of
what has afforded a certain protec-
ton to the underlying skin.
1t is remarkable how little care
and attention our feet receive in COM
parison to the amount of work they
do. 1t is certain that with a little
we'll directed effort on our part most
of the foot ills may be made to van
ish.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-02-20

1t appears that the local white PEG.
pie OF charitable inclinations are very
much disappointed in the failure of
the Colored people to raise, by popu-
lar subscription, the amount promised
in order to finance the institutions of
the city. It appears that when the
matter was brought up certain one of
our people were present and eagerly
offered their services toward this APP
parently easy task. They made a
fiare-of-trumpets start, then went very
dead on the job. Only a little money
was collected, not because the Ne
groes would not give it, but because
it was not asked for. The persons en-
gagged in raising the funds are the
same ones who are attempting to do
a hundred other things at the same
time and with the result that they do
not do anything real well. Their in
tentions are both honest and good,
but their are limited. They
attempt to do everything themselves
instead Of widening the field by call
ing in others to their assistance, thus
insuring success. Perhaps it should
not be said that these people are
jealous, lest someone else might re-
ceive credit for work well done. They
just feel, doubtless, that there are no
others who a do anything and that
everything depends upon themselves.
To this narrow vision and lack of
employment of the talents to be found
in hundreds of idle, but willing hands
is due the failure of nearly all of our
big enterprises.
The Negroes Of this city are CHART
able to a fault. The Wheatley-Pro-
vident hospital, the Old Folks and
Orphans Home and other institutions |
need never 90 outside of the race for |
assistance if proper organization for
the support of these institutions were |
made. II is the ~effervescent, then de-
sultory. manifestations of the over
worked coterie that is blamable for
he ever Impoverished condition OF
public ventures and results will
,eyer be different until different ideas
:
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-02-20

others place" Every living soul ush.
cred into the world is allotted his own
little corner on the ever moving board
and must fight out the battle in and
for himself. When that individual
drops from the stage of action he has
played his special part either poorly
or well and so the record remains.
His place is always filed. There is no
vacancy!
People are continually harping
about Success and Failure; two words
only half understood by the whole
world. Why fear Failure? Why
court applause? Live intensely! Live
profoundly! Go with the same unre.
hitting fervor into every phase of
lobar. Whatever you are intending to
be, be thoroughly that; for to my mind
there is nothing more despicable than
a weak, vacillating, man with no con
centrated, absorbing, intent; one who
is always, always, letting the cat
die"
Failure is cessation of effort. Did
you aspire to be an artist? DID .you
labor day after day and are yet I'M
known? That doesn't constitute fail
ure! But, have you painted the pic.
ture of your life with the painstaking
brush of unselfish action, blending in
to marvellous unity the tints OF moral
worth into an upright character:
framed by the laws of God and our
country? If this you have done, you
have under-estimated your W value
that masterpiece of art is priceless,
a divine ornament in the eternal gal
lery of memory to which countless
generations may point, even as we
now point to the immortal Douglass,
saying to the struggling youth, There
my son is a life supreme, sublime, for
he lived as best he could"
Though you mayb not know n
o from another you may be a mas.
ter musician. Say what you will; our
life is but half a chord and God Keeps
other half. Our notes ara given
us pure and sweet but never low
pitched. Sometimes We wilIfully break
vibration and God cannot make
music alone; sometimes we are
atune and do not know until some day,
all unexpectedly, an angel touches
The strings and 10, we are in harmony
with the Infinite and that melody of
our soul and God becomes the theme
fthe Seraphims.
Did you fall short of your desire to
an educator? But, you say you
mastered the mathematics of life /!
to always be on the square; you
lnow, deep in your heart that the re-
letting quantities of nationalities al.
brotherhood. And yet you call your
ways produce the ~univalent quantity
elf a failure! HE who knows and
not that he knows is asleep"
what you might be awakened, that
whole world might sit at your feet
nd receive such wisdom and enlight.
nment!
1t Is no disgrace to be a pusher, one
spends his life in sending others
D the heights; transferred energy,
erhaps, but effective and imperish-
Bile.
l do not know the ways and moods
the human mind, / cannot fathom
ne mysteries of creation for to do
e were to know the God in his en-
rty, but this, do know that, straight
trough the atmosphere of time, now
Ugh, now low, striving for the tree
Fps where lie recompense and etern.
y, We go.
SWINGING, SWINGING. u
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-02-20

A large and representative gather
ing assembled in the Metropolitan
Baptist Church Wednesday evening of
this week to meet the new General
Secretary of the Yates Y. w. G.. A.,
Miss Edna H. Cook. A program of
speech and song was the order of the
exercises. Owing to the illness of
Mrs. F. X. Douglass, the president,
Mrs. Lydia Smith Ward, the former
General Secretary presided. Mrs. w.
G. Wood, who spoke welcome words
for the Board of Management, presid-
ed at the piano. Other addresses were
made by Mr.. Dorsey Green, Revs. J..
r. Ransom, D. A. Holmes, Prof. J.. T.
King and Mrs. Ward. Miss Cook in a
pleasing and inspiring speech made
the response.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-02-20
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The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-02-20

DR.. George ]. Fisher, of the In%terna-
tional Physical Committee, gave the
boys Of Lincoln High School a most
efficient talk on "Clean Living" Clean
Sport" and "Clean Speech" last
Tuesday in the school auditorium.
N~inety-four boys signed Purity
cards." At least so per cen of these
boys are members of the boys depart
ment. This campaign is being CON
Quoted under the direction of the Y.
NJ. C. A. in the four high schools of
the city. Next week the Forward
Step" addresses will be delivered by
International Secretary Cotton.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-02-20

There is a bad crowd of Negro
youths which hangs around the cor.
ner of Twelfth and Highland each
night and which is sure to bring
shame to sooner or later.
They are receiving the necessary
training for bad citizenship apparent
ly with full knowledge and consent
of their parents.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-02-20

Michigan railroads deny that white
girls have displaced colored men on
their dining a service. A report to
this effect was widely heralded by the
Associated Press which not only is re-
sponsible for the complete criminal
chronicles Of the Negro, but will man.
ufacture derogatory news when the
real stuff is scarce.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-02-20

Can but feel He knoweth best" Z
Adopted, February Is, 115. with one
copy for the family and one for the
press, and one for our permanent rec,
ords.
(Signed) Faculty of Bartlett Agri.
cultural and Industrial school.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-02-20

The band of Hope Sewing Circle OF
Sth street Baptist Tabernacle met
with Mr.. and Mrs. w. M. Johnson, 1925
Walker. Thursday, February ~ with
a large attendance. Interesting re-
marks by Mrs. Brooks recently from
Washington, d. c., Mrs. Bohanan of
Kansas City, Mo-, was a welcome visi-
tor. After being served with an elab-
crate luncheon the Circle adjourned
to meet with Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer VIII.
son ON Everett, February IS.
MRS. E. j.. THOMPSON, Pres.
MRS. MAUD RoYsToN, secy.
DIR. B. B. JACKSON, Pastor.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-02-20

occasion being the anniversary of the
Freedman's Aid Society. The
Ladies' Home Missionary Society will
meet with Mrs. Harris on N. Srd
street -. The Rev. Stripping will be
present and deliver two ermons
Preparations are being made for a
Mock Conference to be held the End
week in March. All of the features of
a real Conference will be presented.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-02-20

SUBSCRIBE FOR THE SUN. Send
in your articles, advertisements and
so forth. Miss Eva P. Washington,
travelling representative. $40 Freeman
avenue; Bell phone West 1906.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-02-20
EDITORIALS.

The Ivanhoe club has voted to alb
stain from dancing during the period
of lent Persons giving affairs" dur
ing this season will respectfully OBJ
serve the religious temperament of
said organization.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-02-20
CORRECTION.

Mrs. Likely, the sister of Mrs. NJ. H.
Lambright, S34 Greeley avenue, died
and her funeral was held at the First
Baptist church, Fifth and Nebraska
avenue. Rev. w. A. Bowren offciated.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-02-20
M. C. A. NOTES

The third floor of dormitory rooms
is practically filed.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-02-20

Six young men made decisions at
the mems meeting last Sunday ad-
dressed by DR.. D. D. Munro. One hun
dred and thirty-three men were pres
ent.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-02-20

The large number of books given in
the book shower necessitates the get
ting of new book cases. Already the
new converts of the Second Baptist
Church have donated a $25 case.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-02-20
s71O West Prospect Place.

Kansas City, Mo.
1 feel 1t my duty to write this as It
may do someone some good. I began
scalp treatment of Madam Mar
tin, May 20. 1914. My scalp was in a very
pad condition. l had Eczema and my
hair was less than ~ inches long. My
hair was dry and hard and no life in it,
but now my scalp is in a healthy candi-
ton and my hair is soft and fluffy, and is
free from germs and measures 6h inches.
Madame Martins work is wonderful and
viii do just what she a 1 cannot give
her too much praise. For any informa-
ION OF the treatment you may see me.
Sincerely,
F. BELLE THOMAS.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-02-20

Rev. Ward and wife, who was for
merly secretary of the Yates Branch,
Y. w. c. A, took dinner in the cafe
terra with friends on last Friday even
ing.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-02-20

FOR RENT-Cheap to right party.
Two or three large rooms, neatly dec
GRATED for light housekeeping. 2435
Woodland avenue.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-02-20

FOR REhT-Modern furnished rooms
with heat. 1881 Michigan Ave,
Bell Phone, East 1884.
Mrs. Jennie, White and Roscoe
White.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-02-20

For Notwithstanding rooms at
1907 Harrison street; very cheap. In
quire at 1926 asst Fourteenth street.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-02-20

Scores of boys at the various
churches on last Sunday made decis.
ions and Joined the church.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-02-20

For Sale-Rooming house; five
rooms; modern; cheap. Grand 2437
Bell phone.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-02-20

II Sunday, Feb. 21 will be Quarterly
meeting day at the M. e. Church.
Rev Stripping, presiding Elder of
Topeka district preached at the 9th
M. q. Church Sunday morning. His
subject was selishness. A special
program was held Sunday night, the
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-02-20

Mrs. Snodden, the mother of Mrs.
J.. A. Davis, 915 Freeman avenue, has
recovered from recent illness.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-02-20

Mrs. Mamie Jenkins, 939 Nebraska
avenue, who has been ill from in
juries received by a fall at her home,
has recovered.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-02-20

Mr.. and Mrs. F. Barnett, of Omaha,
are in the city enroute to attend the
funeral of Mr.. Barnett's father which
will be held in Lawrence.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-02-20

THE Royal House" was the subject
of the text by Rev. D. A. Holmes last
unday and stirred the Metropolitan
congregation with a keen sense of re-
sponsibility. The pastor is rallying
his forces to be successful In building
a new church. Miss Edna Cook the
new Secretary for the Yates Branch
Y. ". G. A. will be introduced at the
Metropolitan Church Wednesday even.
ing.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-02-20

Mr.. A. R. Ewing and family, 635
Georgia avenue, have as their guests
his brother from Memphis, Tenn.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-02-20

Mrs. A. j. Starnes, 20O6 N. 9th street,
is rapidly improving and is up again
after an illness of several weeks.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-02-20

Mrs. L. c. Smith, of Lawrence, Kas.,
spent Thursday with her daughter,
Mrs. G. e. Hardiman.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-02-20

Mrs. Martha Smith, PA Lafayette
avenue, died at the age of lis years.
Interment at Mt. Hope cemetery.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-02-20

Mr.. Richard Elliott, of Lawrence,
visited Miss Marie Johnson, 1920 N,
Sth street, Sunday.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-02-20

Mrs. Sadie Kline, 215 Steward ave-
nue., entertained sixteen of her girl
friends to a aVlentine luncheon Satur-
day afternoon. The house was beau
tifully decorated in Valentine greet
ings. Cupid left a message to each
OF the girls. All left saying they had
a jolly good time.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-02-20

hdHsas CITY, KANSAS.
To Whom 1t May Concern:
This is to certify that 1 have taken
scalp and hair treatment under Nine.
Katie Martin and car truthfully say that
she positively grows the hair. When I
first began the treatment in October my
hair was scarcely two inches long. but
now 1t measures 4 inches and is steadily
improving. I have used many so-called
hair tonics n pomades, but rave found
nothing to equal The Sanitary Hair
Grower" Very respectfully,
MRS. ESTELLA SHARPE.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-02-20

The little son of Mr.. and Mrs. A. A.
Royston, HOS Freeman avenue, who
was injured at Douglass School some
time ago, is not improving.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-02-20

Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Floyd, 734 New
Jersey avenue, had as their guests last
week, MI. Saunders of C%hillicothe, Mo.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-02-20

Miss Mary E. Link, 14O7 N. 10th
street, has been quite i'll but is much
improved at this writing.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-02-20

Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Walker was call
ed from st. Joseph to attend the fun
eral of Mrs. Walkers father which
will be held at Lawrence.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-02-20

Mrs. F. K. Douglass, 22S Garfield
avenue, is suffering from a severe at
tack of Bronchitis.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-02-20

The funeral of Mrs Matte Oliver,
6S6 Winona avenue, was held at the
Metropolitan Baptist church under the
auspices of Electa Chapter No. 2, O..
e. s. Rev. D. A. Holmes, pastor, paid
a high tribute to her memory. Resolu-
tons and floral tributes were beauti-
full. She is survived by a husband, a
brother and a host of friends.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-02-20

The Alpha Art Club was entertained
Friday by. Mrs. Clotile Penn, Row.
land avenue.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-02-20
Rooms For Rent

For Rent-Furnisbed rooms. Modern
with or without board. Bell Phone,
East 4749 after 700 D. m.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-02-20
Health Hints
DIR. Lloyd E.. BaiIer

. weekly discussion of Hygiene and SAM
tatiop, First Aid Measures and Proven
tive Medicine. Questions will be ans
wered but no diagnoses moi prescrip-
tons will be given in this column.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-02-20

Mrs. Priscilla Mills, 1926 Freeman
avenue, has been ill for several weeks.
She is the mother of Mrs. Elnora
Clayton, 400 Haskell venue.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-02-20

Mrs. Ellen Williams, S32 New Jer-
sey avenue, died and her funeral was
held at the Metropolitan Baptist
church, where she was a member. Rev.
d. A. Holmes oficiated.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-02-20

Mrs. Sarah Singleton, 514 Nebraska,
died and was inferred at Woodlawn
cemetery.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-02-20

For rent-Neatly furnished rooms.
Quiet place to- sleep with bath and
free phone. Room $3.50 and up a
week. 1879 Lydia Bell
phone Grand 4494. Mrs. p. Reed.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-02-20

Mr.. and Mrs. Jno. Caldwell, of Ton
ganoxie, Kas, is visiting relatives
here.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-02-20

In April, 1914, my scalp was being
treated by Mrs. Kate Martin, 1920 Mich
say. without the possibility of being CON
tradicted. that my hair, which at the
commencement of treatment, was about
~ inch in length, now measures six
inches and more. L heartily recommend
her to anyone who need to nave scalp
and hair treated and anyone who wishes
to see my hair growth as result of her
treatment, can see me at 1415 lydia.
rear. MRS. EMMA JACKSON.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-02-20

Miss Emogene Hancock, pupil of
Sumner High School, died at 1919 N.
9Th street, and the body was sent to
Fort Smith, Ark, for interment.