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The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-02-04

lQelI CnIluIcu OM tue StIeSI0 Snu
4 out OF bad company while they them
| selves are at work.
A popular subscription to raise the
sum necessary to purchase the build
/ ing and grounds has been started by
coiored and white friends OF the late
/ Doctor Washington and a committee
Of directors Of the subscription fund
has been appointed. The Chicago tt
tie and Trust company has been named
| as treasurer and depository for all sub
scription funds for the memorial. The
movement was started by the officers
Of the LincoIn-Lee institute OF North
Chicago. which will have charge Of
the memorial after 1t ID purchased and
turned into social center and
school.
THE white and coiored friends OF
Booker T. Washington wished to per-
pc, tate his memory in Chicago and
decided upon the purchase OF a suit
able building for training the mind OF
the. young coIored man. said Dr., VIII
liam A. Venerable. colored. principal
of the Linccin-Lee institute. The
members Of the Jewish congregation
interested IN this movement offered
the ground and building. which cost
1886 600. for $s5,0o0s We hope to raise
the money by March l."
The directors OF the subscription
fund are: @
John D. Sheep. superintendent. OF
schools. IT,
John ]. Arnold, yice-president OF the
First Nationa. bank.
Jesse Binga, banker.
Edward O. Brown. sE".s
Henry Stuckart, county treasurer.
David c. Dunbar.
Edward P. Smith.
DR.. Maa Herschleder, president OF
the board of trustees of the Lincoln
Lee institute.
Graduates Of the coiured high
schools of Washington received their
diplomas at the joint commencement
exercises of the five leading colored
high schools OF the district on Conven-
ton hall, reports the Washington
Star. There were addresses by E. L.
Thurston. superintendent OF schools;
Charles F. Nesbit, commissioner OF
insurance, besides several leaders OF
the colored race in Washington, in
GLIDING Archibald H. Grimke. former
" the United States representative at
Santo Domingo. There were 219
graduates altogether. The Cardoza
Vocational School graduated %, while
80 came from the o Street Vocational
School. There were 81 graduates OF
the Armstrong Manual Training
school and 100 from the NJ Street
High school In the department OF
business practice Of the n Street
High school there were thirteen grad
yates. Ernest l.. Thurston. superin-
tendent of education, awarded the
scholarships and prizes. The award
of diplomas was made by DR.. Charles
H. Marshall for the NJ Street High
school; Armstrong school. by Dr..
Greed w. Chiids, and for the Cardoza
and O Street Vocational schools, Mrs.
Coralie F. Cook. Archibald H. Grimke,
president of the Washington Branch
of the National Association for the
Advancement of the Colored People.
delivered the address to the gradu.
ates. Commissioner Nesbit, in award
ing the prizes for the essays on fire
protection, gave some interesting fig
ures on the damage done through iR-
norance of the proper precautions
against fire. Superintendent Thurston.
speaking to the graduates to whom he
was about to award the scholarships
and prizes, declared that they were
the coming men of their race.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-02-04

is a back-breaking
addition to an al
ready burdened
one.
A rubber mat
placed before the
sink is a great help
to tired feet, as 1t
,osropc fofip N a
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-02-04
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fAzABINE$$'

ANY man may be in good spirits ana
GOOD temper when he Is well dresssu
II / was very ragged and very 'ohy
then, I should begin to feel hao
gained q point Dickens.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-02-04
AERO.AMER|CAN CULLNCS

Nearly everybody has heard o
Mound Bayou. Miss, the only exclu
sive Negro city" II the United States
Il has attracted public attention Il
An extent only second to Tuskegee al
an effort to help lead the Negro &c
the solution Of the problem OF the
Industrial life. All the town officials
the postmaster, railroad agent. and
everybody else Ii : Negro, And ali
the property II owned by Negroes.
Now comes word that this commu.
nifty IS threatened with grave embar
Tassment due to financial difficulties.
Well-known men. North and South,
are named % patrons Of plan to
MD the founder Of the city. whose
services 10 both the black and white
race are freely admitted by the lead
ing newspapers Of that section. Among
the patrons OF the plan. which 10.
briefly. q bond issue on the founders
entire holdings. are Stuyvesant Fish.
ex-senator Leroy Percy. Bishop Theo-
doie Bratton Of the Episcopal church.
Charles Scott. formerly president Of
the Mississippi River Levee associa-
tion: c. p. ]. Mooney. editor Of the
Commercial Appeal. Memphis; J. A.
Hayes OF Colorado, son-in-law OF JEFF
ferson Davis. and others almost as
well known.
Isaiah T. Montgomery's remarkable
character and services are at the back
of these spontaneous tributes to the
leading spirit Of the Mound Bayou
community. He was q slave of the
Davis family and was the lifelong
friend Of Jefferson Davis. president Of
the confederacy. Immediately after
the war he came to be the master Of
the estate ON which he was once q
slave, but only for a brief period. for
the property was soon restored to the
Davis family.
Not as slave, but as leader of his
race he gained his recognition. He
has stood during his entire life for
the principle Of good relations be-
tween the white and black races. He
has constantly urged his people to
be honest, thrifty, and, above all. law
abiding. He has especially empha-
sized the great advance which the
race could achieve through earnest
industry and economy.
He has the distinction OF having
been inc only Negro member of the
Mississippi constitutional convention
Of 1880 the body which adopted the
literacy test for voting. He was q
member OF the committee on the fran
chise. And when the plan had been
adopted he accepted II as not taking
away the franchise from his race but
putting that great birthright of Ameri-
can citizens on the highest plane. His
speech In the convention showed him
to b IN orator OF no mean rank and
e5ectrlBed not only the members but
attracted national attention.
The present financial difficulties are
dine n the main to the stress Of last
rear, with Its short crop in his sec
ton, and extremely low prices for
products Exchange.
The memory Of Booker T. Washing.
ton. educator, will be perpetuated in
Chicago bysa practical memorial build.
Ing to be named In his honor March
B 1. when the building Of the Kehilath
Anshe Mayriy Reformed Jewish con-
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-02-04
TASTY CHEAP MEATS.

Those who would serve meats that
take long. slow cooking must plan
their meals some time he
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-02-04
EoeLess DISHES.

With eggs soaring higher and higher
these days we must Of necessity cur
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-02-04
HELPFUL HINTS.

II the range is too low raise 1t on
4 uncovered platform. A low stove
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-02-04

tHlI tNeIT uSe, anu YET
the family must have
the sweet things and be
supplied with a variety.
A most delicious pud.
ding, which needs long,
slow baking, is this:
Rice Puddinq.-Take
a fourth Of a cupful Of
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-02-04

/ A complete steam fire e4kine. mount
ed on two wheels and fight enough
to be handled by two men. has been
invented in England for suburban and
private use. I. & 1
| Advice to women: X you love 4
man, do not scrutinizdl Thin too closely
when he Is eating. watching ! man
eat is the heaviest cross love has TO
bear. X. n. ri N
.,. ss=; e ! ' e '''''.
w Men ii England are barred from
ppacticing either q lawyers Of harris.
ltsrs. 81 \.
More than so per cent or the fem.
mime population Of Germany are wage
earners .s
There are $40, 900 girls under nf-
teen years of are In the textile indus,
try Ii Germany.
One third AZ III the persons em.
plcyS d mo- Tern Industry II Chino
Az " i.i ~ child
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-02-04

tons life was imperiled generation
ago. Howard university. as the ma
tional university of this race, is proud
to contribute its share in inspiring
and perpetuating this patriotic spirit
in the American youth committed to
it's care. Howard university faces the
future with assurance that it can rely
upon the philanthropy and patriotism
of the American people. to whom 1t
contributes more than It derives"
Earlier in his talk he referred to the
objects of the institution, saying:
"The chief aim of Howard university
is to produce an educated and efficient
leadership. The function of the Negro
college is to prepare choice youth of
this race to stand in the high places
OF intellectual. moral and spiritual au-
thority among their less fortunate fell
lows. The blind cannot lead the blind,
lest they both fall in the ditch. For
want Of vision the people perish! as
well as for want OF provision" 4s
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-02-04

Prospectors for gold, who haze been
locating claims in the Rice Lake dis
trict, 100 miles north OF. Winnipeg.
report that the territory isf rich in
minerals.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-02-04

The memory Of Booker +. Washing.
ton. educator, will be perpetuated in
Chicago BY practical memorial build.
Ing to be named In his honor March
1, when the building Of the Kehilath
#Anshe Mayriy Reformed Jewish con-
gregation, East Thirty-third street and
Indiana avenue. II purchased at cost
81 $S5, 900, The building will be re-
named the Booker 7. Washington me-
mortal and when refitted will be used
@ social center and Industrial train
ing school for Negro children Of Chi.
cago. It will care for 1000 to $500
children and will solve for hundreds
81 parents the problem Of how to keep
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-02-04

sgs|9 iength Of the worlds TN
y s1'Ii Il M ttInated At 50o. 900 miles n
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-02-04

one third AZ III the persons en-
ployS mod Tern Industry n Chino
~ 10 (p6 chiDdfgsoa 1. 4
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-02-04

More than so per cent OF the fem.
mime population Of Germany are wage
carriers .ss vs. \ !. sl4 lsiS34. "a
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-02-04

MEN ii England are barred from
N hcticing either 40 lawyers Or harris.
tiers. sS III u.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-02-03
ublic Health Service
| Exhibit Pictures
By C. w. Warrington. Washington. D. C.

maintained by the public health accomplishing notable results
The the loan library first offered public
when comparatively few subjects fully covered by the slides Now
the collection consists nearly three thousand all
subjects connected with public health many being dup
NIT the supply still inadequate meet the increasing demands from
Physicians social workers. Schools clubs and associations
spreading knowledge of the diseases and methods
The taken of conditions carefully chosen experts
to tell their story clearly and forcb bring their first
adequate conception of health problems and the
pdual play aiding their solution Under typhoid
for instance the spectators at lectures where the public health
views exhibited shown pictures of unean living conditions
milk infected and what the results of infection
ued the improper disposal of and above all the role the
enemy the fly the spread the Following presentation
the spectators shown the opposite side the shedpures
DDS of prevention that including proper
of the milk supply the avoidance of pollution prevention
of the breeding of flies
Similar stories told by the views malaria ookwom
yellow fever and tuberculosis In addition the slides filed
and other specific diseases the service has other depicting
various general and miscellaneous activities fight against
IN behalf of health One collection of Photographic
slides shows the exhibit of the the
of the most complete health exhibits prepared conditions
Alaska subject which eighty
Indians and diseases of children hundred
diseases of the other titles that give scope of the
collection.
The public health sends the slides headquarters
in Washington and filling requests practically every part Of the
country,
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-02-03
THINKS GOLF is BENEFICIAL
Jack Coombs of Brooklyn Dodgers,
Says Game Helps Ball Player
in Securing Control.

Il cannot agree with these men
who say golf is bad for ball player
says Jack Coombs of the Brooklyn
Dodgers. 1T helps him more than
an ordinary man realizes. One of the
greatest assets of the game is abso-
lutte control of oneself, in which
confidence plays an important part.
Thus, the mind being under control,
one thinks Of the Importance resting
upon him. There only is one thought
succeed.
1T is true the swing in golf is far
different from that used in baseball
There are few ball players, however,
who do not bring that stroke of their
profession into golf If you will look
back to the games / pitched for the
Athletics on Mondays, you will notice
from the box scores that my batting
was far superior to that on other
days. l played golf every Sunday,
rain or shine, and as often said to
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-02-03
Curing tho Drug Habit.


The drug habit can be cured. At
least, so say the authorities Of the
Philadelphia General hospital, after
four months Of experimentation with
the drug victims who sought its aid,
after the enactment of the new anti
drug law. Since March / the hospital
has dealt with $50 of these unfortu-
mates. ard, in every case the craving
for the drug whether opium, cocaine,
morphine, heroin or laudanum-was
checked and broken The victims
came from dives and from homes !;
they were Of all ages, and eighty OF
them were women. But they were all
successfully treated.
The habit" said the chief resident
physician, can be cured. The process
Is one OF giving the victim backbone.
But right here is the crux Of the whole
matter-if man doesn't want to be
cured, he can't be cured"
It is great and important message.
full Of hope to drug victims every.
where and to those who love them and
grieve to see them in the bends of a
destructive slavery. Columbus Dis
patch.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-02-03
IRON JrWELRY NO NOVELTY
Ornaments With Pride More
Than Century Ago.

Many months ago, almost from the
beginning of the war, we were told
that German women, following the ex-
ample of their great-grandmothers
voluntarily gave up their gold rings.
necklets, earrings, bracelets and orna-
ments of every description, to be
made or coined into money for the
national need
Whatever truth there may be In this
story, there is no doubt that many
German women have been presented
by the government with iron rings to
replace the gold ones they have parted
with.
But that happened a century ago.
Then Prussia, crushed by Napoleon,
and bankrupt, was in dire need of
money, and the Prussian women gave
up all their jewels and ornaments to
help cope with the prevailing poverty.
And out of this sacrifice a new indus
try arose.
This was nothing less than the man
ufacture of cast-iron jewelry to replace
the gold and silver ornaments which
the great ladies Of the kingdom had
given up. At first sight no material
would seem less promising as a sub
stitute for the precious metals than
iron. 1t was entirely owing to the
wonderful craftsmanship of the iron
workers that the results were so ex-
traordinary
Strength, of course, would be dis
tinguishing mark of such jewelry, and
complete set of these iron orna-
ments, now in the possession of a To-
ronto (Canada) jeweler, is as rigid
and firm as on the day 1t was made.
This particular set, comprising pair
OF earrings, necklet. locket and brace
let's, has not been looked after until
lately.
The ornaments have a wonderfully
fragile appearance, due entirely to
the exquisite workmanship. Their
weight, too, is astonishingly small, the
lightness of every article being quite
a feature Of the set.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-02-03
| People to Wear
More White Clothes
By A. D. ANDERSON. Providence, R. l.

people white Clothes
helped to solve the problem of manufacturers
why people should
white suits The supply of fast dyes almost reaching the vanishing
point because of the European this
makers study how to bring change the
toners
American chemists have trying produce
imported dyes and while they have discovered
blacks for instance they have failed produce shades
that will hold their color 1t the particularly
that the dyes have failed
Some manufacturers refusing make goods
cutting their working operatives
employed This condition probably will the wearing greater
OF white clothes If the
spring will be impossible much goods and
shall have to them whether like it
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-02-03


The high schools and colleges of
the day ought to do something more
to teach students how to talk The
young men would be better off for
some instruction of the kind, but in
the case Of the young women it is lit
tie less than a necessity. Their voices,
to be candid, are by no means as pleas
ing as they might easily be we're their
possessors even reminded occasional
ly of the value OF meditation, varia-
ton, softness and correct and fairly
precise pronunciation. AS it is, how
ever, the sweet girl graduate has any
thing but voice and a manner Of
speaking consistent with the refresh
ing charms with which she is other
wise SO generously blessed. In one
university in the state-typical OF 9TH
ers-a visitor recently observed that
nearly every young woman in the
senior class was woefully addicted to
habits of INSTRUMENTATION And
their voices" he added, were most
distressing. What they said was well
enough, but the manner Of their say
ing it was-agonizing The indict-
ment, it must be admitted, is well
founded. 1t is one, however, that
should never be brought-for which
there should be no support And
there would be none of it, either, if
no more than casual attention were
paid to the matter in our schools and
colleges. Singing is taught-to be
only rarely used Why not teach talk
ing ?-lndianapolis News.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-02-03
Girl to Receive PrecIou. GIN.

A birthday gift beyond price ID
planned for little Lima Cunningham.
aged eight. 1t is her sight. The sight
CT both eyes was believed destroyed
by an arrow, which struck her while
she was playing Indian" some time
ago. Her parents were unable to pay
for the services OF a high-class spe-
cialist.
The Humane Society for Children
became interested and canvassed the
hospitals, with the result that the
Good Samaritan hospital offered to
give the child room free for two
week. DIR. Rose P. Kerschbauer Of
Salzburg, Austria, will perform an op-
Grafton she believes will restore Lima g
sight.-Los Angeles Dispatch to Kan
sas City Star.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-02-03
best Men Of Country
/ Are Married
By ]. P. DAVIS. Evanston. IN.

The best Of this married That has been the
from George Washington down to the present time.
The who talks dparagngy his wife
worth the the finger There EARTH and
we all have faults, but be congeniai if
All men should take good OF their wives and babies.
4 likes she look q
her Children like father they honor
are ashamed
Men should gel out and big they possibly and
BRING 1t home to their families hemse
for example good noble character
never gets through roaming.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-02-03
Poor Cooking Leads
| to Much Distress
BY SAMUEL G. DIXON. MD. Commissions,
Health for Pennsylvania.

spent experimentation accumuave knowledge has
Every member of the human from early childhood to the
depends principally upon
1t not without that cookery called There Moth
which does build health than
preparation of food
monty considered mental
most important
Improperly cooked foods lead quicker
than almost Poverty nnAappness
in many instances be traced to poor cooking
Among the excessive foods prepared those
which FORM noushng and tasteful diet
benn pressing the population the world increases
there one line of effort better worthy study
science of economical and wholesome cookery
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-02-03
Tennis Games Prove Profitable.

oeicers ~ tba Nationa, rfonn;. asso-
citation are highly gratified with the
financial report of the year, including
its net profits of almost $4,000 for
the first national championship tour
nament held outside the Casino courts
Of Newport. Now that the stands used
for the David cup matches of 1914 and
the titular tourney this season are en-
tirely paid, the net gate receipts at
the 1916 Championships should estab-
fish new record if the contests are
held in either New York Chicago or
Philadelphia.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-02-03
Riqht Back at Him,

Freddy the Fop-You women have
no need for the ballot. You simply
want it as sort of decoration.
Sarah the Suff-You men have no
real need for mustaches. You want
EN-, that's all.-Judge.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-02-03

Since our primitive an
cestors squatted around the
cookery pots an inconceiv-
able amount of effort has
been expended in the prac-
tice of the art Of preparing
food. Considering the en-
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-02-03

the boys, That ball looked as big as
pumpkin Whether golf playing
the day before had anything to do
with it or not dare not say. Being
a bug on golf, my own opinion is
formed
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-02-03

Just as the scarcity Of
leather compelled the shoe
manufacturers TO conserve
their supply by introducing
cloth tops, the rapidly de-
creasing supply Of dyes
probably will force our
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-02-03
Every Man an Athlete Here.

The University of Chicago under
graduate council plans to make every
man in the institution an athlete. Di-
rector OF Athledcs Stage approves the
idea.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-02-03
Who Owned the Train?

Passenger ito colored porter --EaN
cuse me, but please tell me when the
breakfast car opens
Colored Porter We've just had our
coffee aud rolls, SO it's all ready for
the guests now.-Judge.