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The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-02-05
around the standing part (s), and out

around the standing part (S). and out
through the loop.
The Half-Hitch Gig. 81 is a secure
method of attaching a rope to a tim
Der when the pull on the standing part
will be steady.
In the Timber-Hitch Gig. 100. the
end (E) tucked in several times.
The Timber-Hitch and Half-Hitch
Gig. III is a combination used for
fastening rope to timbers for hosting.
The Clove-Hitch Gigs. ~ and 49, is
secure under every condition. Pass the
rope around the pole or post, with the
end (E) crossing the standing part
Is, Step 1, Fig. 12); then pass the
end around a second time and slip it
under this last turn (Step 2, Fig. 12).
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-02-05

the Nile. following the circle of the
summer season, and the bees probably
reveled in the bowers at Babylon's
gardens even as they do among the
hollyhocks Of today. We still get the
Grecian honey. redolent of wild
thyme, and the bees we see gathering
the nectar on Hymettus' ROCKY slopes
are doubtless direct descendants of
the subjects of Aristotle's medita-
tions.-Suburban Life.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-02-05

gin to leave outside of the bookcovers,
also the lines on which to fold. The
top and bottom margins should. be IN
inches wide, the side margins 8 inches
wide. Fold the top and bottom mar
gins over, first. as indicated in Fig. T.,
then the side margins; and tack the
under folds Of the ends of the side
margins to the folds of the top and
bottom margins. The result will be a
pocket on each side edge of the jacket
Zig. 81.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-02-05
From Force Of Habit.

A woman walked up to the teller in
the ladies' department of a New York
trust company and handed in at the
window a check made payable to her
order for 81. The teller pushed II
back to her, asking her to indorse it.
When she had written the indorse-
ment she fumbled in her pocketbook
and took from 1t e IS bill. which she
pushed across the slide to him with
the check. saying take 1t out OF that"
why madam" he remarked. this
calls for you to receive 81. not to pay
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-02-05
Ancient ee-cuIture

From the earliest days the honey
bee has reused the poet and philoso-
pher to admiration. That agriculture
is no modern craft we find from the
writings of the Roman Virgil, who,
from his farm above Naples. tells US
such delightful tales about his bees
amongst the lemon trees. and from
Pliny some hundred years later, who
gives them an interesting chapter in
bis natural history. Centuries before
the birth of Christ boatloads Of an
cient beehives hoated up and down
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-02-05

dress lining is the best material to
use. Cut the cloth in exactly the same
way as described for the paper jacket
Gig. p, but instead of FASTING the
flaps together tack their corners with
thread Gig. A.. Then lace the thread
back and forth from the upper flaps
to the lower ones, as shown in Fig. 4,
pulling the lacings taut.
The jacket shown in Fig. 8 must be
made Of heavy canvas, because 1t re-
quires stiffness to hold its shape. The
dotted lines in Fig. 6 indicate the mar
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-02-05
Solid Preference.

"That man has called you some pref
ty hard Names" said the friend and
counselor.
81 don't mind" replied Senator Sor.
ghum. so long as he sticks to hard
names. It's the mud-slinging that !
object to-"
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-02-05
whIte crow IN pennsvlvan,,

A white-feathered crow, according
residents of Logansville. can be
seen in Solomon Kessler's woods.
Hamilton Joseph says he saw the
crow sitting on the limb Of q tree
with two black crows.
Joseph has a reputation for veracity
in all matters.-York (Pa.) Dispatch
Philadelphia North American.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-02-05
No Cause for Alarm.

This magazine presumes to indict
me for nefarious business practices"
Don't let that worry you. The
magazines indict plenty of people that
the district attorney can't quite
reach"
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-02-05

Nearly everybody has heard OF
Mound Bayou, Miss, the only exclu-
sive Negro city" in the United States.
an extent only second to Tuskegee as
an effort to help lead the Negro to
the solution of the problem of the
industrial life. All the town officials.
the postmaster, railroad agent, and
everybody else is a Negro. And all
the property is owned by Negroes.
Now comes word that this commu-
nifty is threatened with grave embar-
rassment due to financial difficulties.
Well-known men, North and South,
are named as patrons OF a plan 10
aid the founder of the city, whose
services to both the black and white
race are freely admitted by the lead
ing newspapers of that section. Among
the patrons of the plan, which is,
briefly, a bond issue on the founders
entire holdings, are %Stuyvesant Fish,
ex-senator Leroy Percy, Bishop Theo-
dore Bratton of the Episcopal church,
Charles Scott, formerly president of
the Mississippi River Levee associa-
ton; 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
1AaIfA- -rs,gA % A. aT--,- D-..-.
community. He was a 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 a
slave, but only for a brief period, for
the property was soon restored to the
Davis family.
Not as a 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 the only Negro member of the
Mississippi constitutional convention
of 1S90-the body which adopted the
l~iteracy test for voting. He was a
member of the committee on the fran
chise. And when the plan had been
adopted he accepted it 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 be an orator of no mean rank and
electrified not only the members but
attracted national attention.
The present financial difficulties are
due in the main to the stress of last
year, with its short crop in his sec.
ton, and extremely low prices for
products.-Exchange.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-02-05
SCHOOL look JACKETS.
Copyright, by A. Nicely Halll

Heavy, glazed brown wrapping pa
per makes the best paper jackets. II
you have none in the house, get a
sheet or two from your grocer. Place
the book to be covered upon a piece
of the paper Gig. u, open 1t, and
mark out around the edges of the Gov
ers; then measure off a margin of az
or 3 inches outside of this, and cut
out the piece. Next, cut away orners
A Gig. %, and cut and bend over
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-02-05
KNOTS AM HITcHEs.

Below are a few knots and bitches"
that every boy should know. Get two
pieces of light rope and work out each
as l describe its formation.
A rope has three parasitic blight"
or loop q, Fig. u, the standing
part" or long end Is. Fig. u, and the
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-02-05
Forecastinq Short Jackets.

Short jackets will be worn this
spring. Styles tend more toward the
1910 and 1850 periods. Skirts will
be longer and ruffied and waists will
be tighter.-Paris Letter to Harper's
Bazaar.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-02-05
Touoh THAT Eau,d

Mrs. Winks-It was a touching story
that that poor man told you. wasn't
it,
Mrs. Winks-Well. he thought 1t
would enable him to touch me for $40,
but 1t didn't.--Somerville Journal.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-02-05

IT." "oh," she replied YEARLY. 81 get
30 used to paying bills that / didn't
know the difference"
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-02-05
Fur on Transparent R~alncoats.

tut vi 'o''ePe'S na'nS0aeo'
The transparent ~raincoats that are
made of a fine silk fabric treated with
certain oils which render 1t water
proof have been worn a lot in the East
this year at winter sports. They are
often seen with fur collars and cuffs.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-02-05

You will be glad to learn that two
young Americans finally have respond
ed to the insistent demand that some
body walk around the world on stills.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-02-05

Advice to women: If you love a
man, do not scrutinize him too closely
when he is eating. Watching a man
eat is the heaviest cross love has to
bear.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-02-05

That the Negro race in America will
serve the United States faithfully and
periodically, vas asserted by Prof.
Kelly Miller Of Howard university. in
an address at a meeting of the Bethel
Literary and Historical association at
Metropolitan A. M. E. church, Wash
ington. Having for his subject How
ard University Facing the Future
Professor Miller said, in part: The
Afro-American is sometimes used as a
~hyphenated designation of the Negro
race. But there is no hyphen that
separates his patriotism from that of
the American people. He is as good
a citizen as the American people will
allow him to be. Howard University
absolutely repudiates the hyphen,
and, with Mr.. Roosevelt, would rele-
gate it to the region where it belongs.
IN the midst of feverish haste for ma
Tional preparedness, no one is wise
enough to predict what patriotic de-
mand may be made upon this nation
IN the near, or wen in the immediate,
future. But when that day comes, If
come it must, the Negro will, for the
time, swallow his Just grievances, and
respond to his country's call as n
Enthusiastically as he did when the ma
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-02-05
Seek Farther.

II told father ! loved you more than
any girl I've ever met"
And what did father say?"
He said to try and meet some more
girls. Puget Sound Trail.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-02-05

The memory of Booker T. Washing
ton, educator, will be perpetuated in
Chicago by a practical memorial build.
ing to be named in his honor March
/, when the building of the Kehilath
Anshe Mayriv Reformed Jewish con-
]gregation, East Thirty-third street and
Indiana avenue, is purchased at a cost
of $S5, 900. The building will be re-
named the Booker T. Washington me-
mortal and when refitted will be used
as a social center and industrial train
ing school for Negro children of Chi
cago. 1t will care for 1000 to 1900
children and will solve for hundreds
of parents the problem of how to keep
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-02-05

Unless you can play it pretty well.
to own a fiddle is a sign of shiftless-
ness. But the most marked indica-
ton of shiftlessness is to own a fox
hound.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-02-05

A complete steam fire engine, mount.
ed on two wheels and light enough
to be handled by two men, has been
invented in England for suburban and
private use.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-02-05

Occasionally a mar knows a good
thing when he sees 1t, but most men
are too dignified.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-02-05

~Prospectors for gold, who have been
locating claims in the Rice Lake dis
trict, 100 miles north of Winnipeg,
report that the territory is itch in
minerals.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-02-05

Nothing is prettier than the gold
dotted evening scarf for a debutante.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-02-05

tons life was imperiled a generation
ago. Howard university, as the n a
tional university of this race, is proud
to contribute it's share in inspiring
and perpetuating this patriotic spirit
in the American youth committed to
its care. Howard university faces the
future with assurance that it can rely
ucon the philanthropy and patriotism
of the American people, to whom it
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 var of provision"
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-02-05

Some men talk like s1.9S phono.
graphs
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-02-05

Impotence under q burden only
makes 1t heavier.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-02-05

Graduates of the colored 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
Guiding Archibald H. Grimke, former
ly 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 M Street
High school. In the department of
business practice of the NJ Street
High school there were thirteen grad
yates. Ernest l.. Thurston, superin-
tenIent of education, awarded the
scholarships and prizes. The award
of diplomas was made by DIR. Charles
H. Marshall for the NJ Street High
school; Armstrong school, by DR..
Greed w. Childs, 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 ig-
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 day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-12-26
BITS OF NEWS

John Bayer, 443 N. State, found
dead in bed. Heart failure.
Michael Stark, Villa Park, lost 1857
to holdup men at Lake and Halsted. .
VIM. Dryer, 1888 w. jackson,
broke glass door when asked to leave
cafe. Arrested.
Chicago postoffice receipts show
total of $4,000, 900 more income than
last year.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-12-26

AUSTRIAN DEsTRoYERS RouT
ENEMY IN RAID
Berlin, via SayVille Wireless
Four AUstro-Hungarian destrOyeTs
made successful raid in straits of
Otranto, sank two patrol boats and,
on the way back, routed six, enemy
destroyers of superior type and
speed. One of hostile destroyers set
afire and three others several times
hit at short range.
Paris.-ArtiIIeTy dueIs unaccom-
panied by infantry operations in the
Cerna region at Monastit reported.
Berlin, via SayWille Wireless
Russian raiding detaohments failed
to advance in NeagTa valley south of
DOrnavatra. Temporary increase in
strength of artillery fire on LudeVa
height reported.
Paris.-ActiVe artillery action on
Christmas night on the SOmme front
in Lehions region reported. ~
Berlin, via SayVilIe Wireless
Germans and Acknowledgements, at
point Of the bayonet, stormed village
of Fiipesti in WaIlachia. =
Repeated repulse of British patrols
reported on western front Artillery
activity has increased at some sec
tors Of Ypres front, on both sides Of
canal Labassee and west of Lens.
London.-PracticaI destruction of
enemy's force in engagement Satur-
day at .Naghdabah, Egypt, an
nounced. Of enemy, 1850 were TAX
en- prisoners.
Petrograd.-Fierce fighting is in
progress at source of river Sahitza,
in region of Dragostatze, where Ru-
manian troops, by counter-attaGks,
repealed German advances and cap
tured three machine guns.
p
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-12-26

GAS co. MAKES SECOND, OFFER
City council committee on gas, oil
and electric light today received a
second proposal of the Peoples Gas
Co., suggesting a charge of IS cents
per thousand feet and charge of
% Cents month for service. AS the
gas offered by the company would be
the heat unit instead of candle power
gas, bills would be greater under the
proposed rates than they are, sew
eral aldermen declared today,
Fhe committee is>eXpected to turn
down the suggestions of the COM
pany Il
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-12-26

These men arrested after saloon
of Marcus Jasper, 513S N. Clark, was
held up-and robbed of $55.
Covering of sleet caused dozsns of
accidents to people and traffic.
Mrs. Agnes Lawrence, s12 Leland
aY., died suddenly, Supposedly heart
trouble.
F.B. Hartman, farmer "iackrolIed"
for $3.50 at Washington and Green.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-12-26
T STEAMER SINKING OFF SANDY.
HOOK-RUSH RESCUE

New York, Dec. 20. = The steam
ship Maryland is reported sinking
about $50 miles off Sandy Hook, ac-
cOrding to wireless. messages picked
up here.
Four vessels are now on their way
to aid the distressed Maryland; the
steamship Savannah, Nthe cutter
AchUshRet from Boston, the cutter
Seneca from Newport and the cutter
Mohawk, which picked up the dis
tress signals at sea.
Wireless messages said the en-
ginerooms of the Maryland were
rapidly being flooded.
There are two steamships in the
maritime register under the name
Maryland: One of these is a British
vessel of 1902 tons and the other is
an American vessel of 1899 tons.
The latter was last reported on De
cember %, leaving Philadelphia for
Liverpool or London. This is believed
to be the ship in distress.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-05-13
EIGHT NEGRO WOMEN CHARGED
WITH VAGRANCYf 2 MEN HELD

Eight negro women were arrested
in a house in the 400 block on South
Santa Fe street Friday night on
charges of vagrancy. Two negro men
were also taken in charge as wit
nesses.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-05-13
NORTHWEST IS SHAKEN
BY VIOLENT EARTHQUAKE

Boise Idaho, May 13.-SOuthern
Idaho, as far east as Twin Falls and
eastern Oregon. as far west as On
tario experienced violent earthquake
shock between 1856 and s o'clock Fri
day night. Reports received here are
to the effect that no serious damage
was done.
In Boise a chimney OF a business
block in the heart of the city was
shaken down and in other buildings
plaster was broken from the walls.
Dishes fell from tables and plate racks.
tables. chairs. beds and desks We're
moved Residents exhibited more curl
ositv than fear over the disturbance.
The great Arrow Rock dam. p miles
above this city, showed no signs Of
having been disturbed by the movement
of the earth. From irrigated sections
come reports that canals had been dam
aged, but not beyond repair
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-05-13
WORK STARTS ON 81 10000 MARKET
TO Be UNDER MUNICIPAL CONTROL
Ground Being Broken For Big Market Building on Flo
renee; Bender Hotel Property Has Been Solo, Many
New Homes Being Built in the Suburbs; Aus
tin Terrace is to Have Two Fine Residences.

-NCAVATION work is well al
vanced on the El Paso Central
IL market TO he built at san Antonio
and Florence streets by J. NJ. Wyatt, c.
n. Rassett, Park Pitman and others.
The building will cost $4,000 and the
total investment will be about $685.
900 Jolly & Morris. who have been
awarded the contract for the work.
were given permit Friday for the
construction of the building.
The plans, prepared by Harry A. Or
iOpp. provide for a. thoroughly modern
market. The building VIII cover the
entire half block on the east side Of
Florence street, between san Antonio
and Overland streets. The San An
tonic street side win be two stories In
height 120X1O0 feet in dimensions, the
frontage on San Antonio street being
100 feet. On the upper floor viii be
% brokerage offices. while the lower
floor will contain eight store rooms.
On the Florence street and Overland
street sides Of the building VIII be -
store rooms. making total Of Y on
the three streets. in the rear or the
stores win be 80 booths. An office and
market are also provided.
Entrances on Florence.
There will be two entrances on the
Florence street side. and one each on
me san ANTONIO anu Wv Atl-lN nAlNNL
sides. while in the alley side viii be
six wagon entrances. Some Of these
entrances will be provided with fau-
Gets for the spraying OF fruit and vege-
tables, drains being provided in the
floor. The entire floor of the building
viii be built so that IL may be drained
Of water. basement win be built 40
feet wide on the Florence and San An
tonic street sides, and three hydraulic
elevators will be installed. In this
basement viii be cold storage equip
ment
It is planned 10 lay n track in the
alley to connect with the interurban
line. and It is hoped to induce the COM
pany TO establish an early morning eN-
press service from points down the val
ley.
BENDER Hotel Sold.
The Bender hotel property, at 511-513
South oregon street was sold during
the present week by Ernest Wright 10
@. W. Groom. The consideration was
S21.15O.
The property has a frontage Of 80
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-05-13
HEADLESS BODY
NEAR RAILROAD
Papers Identify Body as
Temple, Texas, Man;
Hit By Train.

A headless, armless trunk Of ar
American man was found on the main
line Of the FL Paso & Southwestern
railroad west Of FL Paso, in New
Mexico, Friday and was carried into
La Union, N NJ. at $3.50 Friday night
Letters and papers found on the dis
rnembered body showed that the man
was J. NJ. Allen, of 7OS Tenth street
Temple. Texas, and the officers Of
that city have been notified
It is not known how long the body
had been on the railroad right Of way
and nothing is known OF the accident
which resulted in the Temple mans
death. The head and arms were found
some distance from the track and It
Is believed that the man was walking
along the right Of way when a pas
senper train struck him or that he fell
from some train on the southwestern
Deputy sheriff J. b. KiiSatriek was
telephoned to from La Union and took
charge of the body pending advice
from relatives in Temple.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-05-13
"MoIe Tequop" Leaves
After Peace POw-worO

Maj Cen Hugh /. Scott and his
aide. 1t Col r. f. L. Niche. left on
the Golden State limited over the El
Paso & Southwestern railroad Friday
for Washington.
There was an absence Of ceremony
at the union station at the departure
of the army chief Gen. Scott chatted
with several Of his local friends in a
corner Of the waiting room prior to
the arrival Of the train, and received
messages from subordinates. Gen.
James Parker and Capt Fitzhugh Lee
were among the party. A. 2. Coles,
L s. Stewart. ". H. Burgess and W.
W. Turney were some Of the FL PasO
business men who said goodbye TO the
chief of staff. Gen. Funston was not
a { the train.
Gen Scott declined to make any
statement with reference TO the con-
ference with Gen. Obregon and re-
ferred all inquiries regarding cOndi-
lions in the Big Bend district and
pursuit Of the bandits by Maj. Lang
horne's column to Gen. Funston.