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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-03-04

Wife (angrlly) You're a perfect
brute.
Hub (calmly)-Thanks. my dear.
for putting me in the thoroughbred
class, anyway.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-03-04
KIDDING GETTA.

NIIVIJIINNH
Miss Getta Kidd of Lawrence.
Mass. ought to realize this is her
year.-Indiana Times.
welcome" on a door mat often
gets no further.
The mayor so to speak seldom
holds an Eat Home"
Ice does not necessarily have TO
be served with Hard" drinks.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-03-04

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The Wisconsin weekly blade. [volume] (Madison, Wis.) 1916-1925, 1916-06-15
AN OPEN LETTER.
To the Editor of The Wisconsin
Weekly Blade:

To the Editor of The Wisconsin
Weekly Blade:
The good people of Madison, Wis
consin, and the Northwest will glad
~ welcome into their midst the debut
of the Wisconsin Blade.
The Manager of this paper or new
enterprise promises to give to the
people at large a weekly paper which
shall be devoted to the religious, So
ciai, and political conditions of col
ored people.
We earnestly believe that this en-
terprise is worthy of our heartiest
commentator. We have been told
that this periodical is to be an organ
of the people and not for any partic-
ular combination or sect, surely there
is room for its circulation.
In this busy age of progression the
people are anxious for the news. The
Blade, we believe, will fill long felt
want in State and Community.
Our people need to be better in
formed concerning their religious, So
cial institution and economic condi-
tons.
Since the field is we'll supplied with
daiies and weeklies which dwell so
largely on the inferiority and short
comings Of our people. it will be
wholesome to have Al sheet which will
be vice versa. We truly hope The
Blade will open up a new era in
Journalism among our people.
We want to know what the good
MEN are doing.
We want to read WHOLESOME,
and BENEFICIAL advertisements.
Not much time have we to give
to fakes" II conservation and the
desire to be Of the greatest service
to the greatest number of people be
kept in view by the management, we
predict long and prosperous life for
THE WISCONSIN BLADE.
A Subscriber
The Wisconsin weekly blade. [volume] (Madison, Wis.) 1916-1925, 1916-06-15
THE FIELD OF UNsELFTsHNEss

he FIELD Of u n SEDf1ShNE ESD
The most unhappy man on earth
is the one who is trying to do some
thing different. Every day OF his
life, yes every hour of each day, he
butts into truism that there is moth
ing new under the sun.
Does he wish to invent things
there are the towering figures of
Edison and Marconi and the Wrights
to be over-topped first. Yes it is
hard to think of anything that has
not been invented.
Suppose he wishes to write, there
are Tolstoy and Goethe and Shake
speare, who have practically written
all that can be written. All other
who write merely paraphrase, or pla-
giarize. Unless one enjoys merely
to beat about in literary mud-puddles,
one had better not choose the field of
| letters for ones chief effort.
In Art there are Rembrandt and
Raphael whose inspired brushes have
/ touched the acme of human endeav-
ors in the world of illusion, not one
of the great army of paint daubers
to-day are producing anything that in
any way approaches the masterpieces
of the past.
Maybe one desires to discover new
worlds and laws and principles
there are Kapler and Copernicus,
there are Columbus and Balboa, Cook
and feary.
In the world of courage and ambi-
ton, Napoleon and Alexander and
Hannibal hold the record In glory
Solomon wears the belt. In politics
Roosevelt and Caesar have every
body beat a country mile. In elo-
quence Webster and Burke and CT
cero hardly give Bryan and Depew
look-i in.
In music, Wagner, Paderewski and
Blind Toom are to be reckoned with.
In finance Morgan, Croesus and
John D. Rockefeller have touched the
top. In successful leadership Alfred
the Great and Booker T. Washing
ton are many laps ahead of every
body. In knocking the Negro Till
man, Blease, Smith and Vardaman
have reached the limit.
Yes every field of human endeavor
has been exploited for championship
except the Field of Unselfshness.
With all their accomplishments peo-
pie are mostly selfish. Egotism
keeps the spirit of Unselfshness
barred out into the night. If one
should wish to do something that is
different or be something that is or
iginaI, let one do SINCERE CHAR
TTY or be ACTUALLY KIND. There
is but BLOOMING little real kind
ness in this old world
The Wisconsin weekly blade. [volume] (Madison, Wis.) 1916-1925, 1916-06-15
H0STESSES ROBBED
AS SHE FIXES HAIR
Young Girl Is Credited With New Way
of Gathering Jewels In New York.

Mount Vernon. N. "a young wo
man who has IA new method of robbery
is being sought by the police of this
city, New Rochelle. White Plains and
Yonkers. She is a very pretty girl.
about twenty years old and extensively
attired.
Her method Of obtaining jewels, hand
bags. purses and anything else of value,
which has been the same in all places
Is explained by Mrs. Edgar Il. Davis of
l34 Eleventh avenue. Mount Vernon.
While the Davis family was at lunch
con the girl called at their home and
introduced herself as a friend of Fred
Goodell. a cousin OF Mrs. Davis. who
lives in Bridgeport and said that Good
ell had sent her to Mrs. Davis to wait
there until he called with an automo-
bile and they would go for a ride.
She declined an invitation to partake
of the luncheon. but asked If she could
go TO bedroom TO dress her hair. Mrs.
Davis sen her to her own room and
returned to her meal Half an hour
later 1t was discovered the girl had fled
and that Mrs. Davis had lost $3.50 in
jewels from her bedroom.
In each place the girl represents that
she is TO wait for some relative of the
family who is to call for her
The Wisconsin weekly blade. [volume] (Madison, Wis.) 1916-1925, 1916-06-15
HORSE is SOLE HEIR
TO $42, TOT LEGACY
No Other Pets Found to Enioy
Comforts Ordered In New
York Woman'S viii.

New York.-The appraisal of the es.
tate OF Mrs Edith Rogers Gellatly,
who died on July II, 1913. at "a West
Fifty.seventh street. aid who was the
wife of John Gcllatly. an insurance
broker, shows that white she left tho
income from stocks valued at $40. 707
Tor the care Of her horses and dogs,
the only animal she owned at the time
OF her death was a horse at White
Plains, appraised at 500
In making the beQueSt MIS-. Gellatly
directed that upon the death Of her
pets the principal of the fund and the
unused income should be used BY the
Society FOR the Prevention OF Cruelty
TO Animals in finding homes for ami
mails and In preventing cruelty.
Mrs. Gellatly. who was the daughter
OF Columbus Rogers. disposed OF an in.
dividua estate OF $3.50. 704 net. aud a
trust fund Of $702 201. set aside for her
in her fathers will She gave ST..
l662l to her husband and $S0,9a6 to
her sister, Ella A. Rogers.
The Wisconsin weekly blade. [volume] (Madison, Wis.) 1916-1925, 1916-06-15
ST. LOUIS WOMEN DELEGATES
Twenty three Viii Have Seats at Dem
ocratic Convention.

Twcnty-three women will have seats
as delegates or alternates in the Demo
cratic National convention In the st.
Louis Coliseum. They will be only n
sprinkling among the delegates. how
ever, as there are to be ,012 delegates
arena floor
or the women. fourteen are dele
gates and will cast their ballots in
presidential and vice presidential nomi-
nations, rs well as in the approval of
the Democratic platform Nine are
alternates. Two Of the women dele
gates Mrs. W. A. Harris Of Lawrence.
Kan. AMI Alva Il. Adams Of Pueblo,
C0l6.-are delegates ut large from their
states
Eight Of the eleven states which
have granted full suffrage to women
are sending women to the convention.
The lists OF delegates from Oregon,
Nevada and Montana equal suffrage
states do not contain names Of women
delegates.
National Democratic Committeeman
Edward L. Goltra returned to ST.
Louis from Chicago and said that a
comparison % arrangements at the
Coliseum in St Louis with the ar
rangementS In Chicago convinced him
that 81. Louis was much better pre-.
pared 10 take charge OF delegates and
visitors
The Wisconsin weekly blade. [volume] (Madison, Wis.) 1916-1925, 1916-06-15
A SETTLED QUESTION

A somewhat soicitous writer for
farm paper has asked. What has
become of the boy with the patched
trousers" Why, bless you, he is on
the farm, hopping clods sixteen
hours a day. He will go to town af-
ter while to run the banks and
stores and to be a successful lawyer,
preacher or physician. No one need
worry about the boy with patches On
his trousers. He is not confined t.
the country alone. Cities have them
galore, | am sorry to say 1t is the
well-dressed boy with glasses and
his hair parted in the middle that
this solicltous writer should be look
ing after He's the fellow that is 20
ing to drop through a crack in the
sidewalk and out of sight one of these
days.
The Wisconsin weekly blade. [volume] (Madison, Wis.) 1916-1925, 1916-06-15
REPUBLICAN PARTY

Now that Mr. Hughes is nominated
as the presidential candidate of the
republican party, is is up to the "fa-
forte sons" to concentrate the scat
tered elements of the G. o. p, if they
hope to achieve victory next fall.
The republican party is most
assuredly divided, and can not sue
coed under present conditions, If a
kingdom divides against itself it can
not stand; it shall fall, yes fall for
the want Of consistency; yes fall be-
cause of its failure to carry out the
great principles that tend to the bet
torment of the common bulk of their
constituents in every sense OF the
word.
The Wisconsin weekly blade. [volume] (Madison, Wis.) 1916-1925, 1916-06-15
OUR FUTURE.

There are many things to be con-
sidered as TO the future of the Ne
gro in the North; as an unde rtaker
he is succeeding, as a carpenter and
brick-layer he is entering by degrees !;
as a barber and boot black he is los
ing as a butler and general house
servant and cook he is holding his
own, as a business man, he is not in
it. He can not compete with the
Northern Capitalist, therefore we see
no chance for him in the business
arena north Those of the Negroes
who are ambitious with no burning
zeal to enter business are bound to
migrate back to the South.
There is a great future for the Ne
gro, both North and South, for that
class of Negroes who content them
selves to take mental positions and
compete with foreign labor. That
class of Negroes who will not be con-
tented out of business will eventually
go back South and WIN.
In fact the Negro is at home any
where in America and there need be
no further speculation about his flu
ture He is going to live until time
shall be no more irrespective of JUS
tice.
Wherever the Negro is most per-
secuted his progress will become
greater. for GOD is always found on
the side Of the oppressed.
The Wisconsin weekly blade. [volume] (Madison, Wis.) 1916-1925, 1916-06-15
sibIe Recovered From Sea.

J. Terry Morgan. in Sierra Leone.
West Africa, ordered Bible from a
Chicago company, which sent the book
on the steamship Falaba When this
boat was sunk the Bible was washed
up on the shore Of Scotland, where it
was recovered. the shippers address
made ont and the book sent back &c
Chicago, where it is now on exhibition
The Wisconsin weekly blade. [volume] (Madison, Wis.) 1916-1925, 1916-06-15

Read the 10th Chap. of Gen, and
you will readily see that of one fam
lily, God made all nations of men to
dwell upon the earth.
Some learned man 90 has discov-
cred, that Ham in Hebrew means
black. therefore they attempt to elias
sify the color of the "colored man
What fools we mortals are.
The Wisconsin weekly blade. [volume] (Madison, Wis.) 1916-1925, 1916-06-15

The eternal God lives, therefore let
us work, hope, watch and pray; this
awful God, is ours" and he will con-
tinue to "0verturn until He giveth
to him to whose right it Is TO rule.
The Wisconsin weekly blade. [volume] (Madison, Wis.) 1916-1925, 1916-06-15

Phyllis Wheatley Household, No.
1853, G. u. o. of 0. F. Meets fourth
Saturday night each month, G. A. R.
Hall
Marion Buckner, M. N. G.
Phoebia Hines, r. N. G.
A. E. Hill, N. G..
c. NJ. Josey, w. r.
The Wisconsin weekly blade. [volume] (Madison, Wis.) 1916-1925, 1916-06-15
Fastening the Evil Day.

Wilie-Ia says he wishes that you'd
make haste ana propose to sister.
Young Man (delishtedl-Then he is
willing to let her marry me? Willie
faint that. He says you're not likely
to keep comm here after sis hands
you the mitten.-- Boston Transcript.
The Wisconsin weekly blade. [volume] (Madison, Wis.) 1916-1925, 1916-06-15

Friendship Chapter, No. 66, o. E.
S. Meets second and third Saturday
nights each month, G. A. R. Hail.
Mary Jones, Worthy Matron.
j. w. Brown, Worthy Patron.
Marion Buckner, Worthy Sec.
The Wisconsin weekly blade. [volume] (Madison, Wis.) 1916-1925, 1916-06-15
SUBSCRIPTIONS:

AS Pharoh's rod, the big stick Of
MIR. Roosevelt shall bring to him the
same results, as that achieved by this
cruel monarch in attempting to i'm
pede the moral emancipation and
spiritual freedom of the ancient Is
raelite.
The Wisconsin weekly blade. [volume] (Madison, Wis.) 1916-1925, 1916-06-15
What Counts.

GrubbS-l met a man today who can
That's nothing. | met a man who can
draw his check for ten and actually ge:
it cashed.-Richmond Times Dispatch.
The Wisconsin weekly blade. [volume] (Madison, Wis.) 1916-1925, 1916-06-15

Address all communications to
THE WISCONSIN WEEKLY BLADE, 3l2
n. Henry st. Money sent by express
money order, or registered letter at
our own risk, otherwise at risk of the
sender.
The Wisconsin weekly blade. [volume] (Madison, Wis.) 1916-1925, 1916-06-15
\ NATIONAL ISSUE
Mrs. Motion.

There should be some concerted
protest against the insults and abuses
given to the Negro citizens of this
country, and a protest backed by a
movement to fight these abuses. not
with wind, but with money This
question is not alone southern ques-
ton; il is national in its scope and
is felt everywhere. II is unfortunate
indeed that Negro citizens. such as
Mrs Motion. should meet with such
rehukcs at the hands of common
class Of whites, but rs usual there
Is also another side 10 the story. ANY
Negro residing IN the South. and
most of them in the North, knows of
the unjust laws and restrictions
against the Negro in the South He
knows that If he or she violates GER
tain rules and laws that they are
inviting humiliation and insults, and
that until these conditions are rene
died 10y law they are forced to com
ply with them. They know, too
there is no redress. The question is.
then, why do they place themselves
in the position to meet with these
insults or course it should be their
right as American citizens; the con-
stitution demands that right. but the
constitution is not enforced. and the
men who should enforce H.. and viii
not, a.r m power. And the Negro
is helpless and at the mercy Of these
laws that uulhfy the constitutional
laws And since these laws exist in
the South, and other parts Of the
country, too. for that matter. Why in
vito insult and humiliation by trying
to break them in an individual way
The Wisconsin weekly blade. [volume] (Madison, Wis.) 1916-1925, 1916-06-15
He Works.
" hSs
does hep"

"He never works. does he"
"Oh, yes; he works any one he caa
for ANYTHING he CAM
The Wisconsin weekly blade. [volume] (Madison, Wis.) 1916-1925, 1916-06-15
SUMMARY OF THE REPUR-
LICAN PLATFORM.

entS. Insistence upon all our
rights as neutrals without fear
or favor"
aid to Mexico in restoring or
der. Promise to American citi-
zens in or near Mexico adequate
and absolute protection"
Self government to the Philip
pines under the protection of the
United States"
"A treaty with Russia forbid
ding Discrimination against aay
class of American citizens. jew
or Christian"
Thorough and complete ma
tional defense, ready for any
emergency. A navy so strong
and always so ready and pre-
pared that no enemy can gain
command OF the sea or effect a
landing on our coasts"
Repeal OF the Democratic tar
iff act. Adequate protection to
American industry and labor.
Undue exactions OF mOnOpolies
or trusts to be prevented. A
tariff commission Of experts to
ascertain the facts"
IAN effective system of rural
credits"
Encouragement Of shipping In
terestS, creation Of a merchant
marine by payment OF subsidies
for actual services in carrying
mails"
Federal regulation OF rail-
roads by national authority ex-
clusively by an amendment to
the constitution II necessary"
Regulation of great industrial
corporations. Individual punish
ment of wrongdoers. Prosecu-
ton of offenders, but not perse
cutiOn Of business success"
"a national budget to secure
economy"
Extension Of civil service re
form
Vocational education. laws
forbidding child labor; enact
ment of generous working
mems compensation law"
"Women's suffrage advocated
'aS measure of Justice to one
HAIL lhC aunt pcpplt VI thLS
country"
The Wilson administration is
denounced for destroying our
influence abroad and humiliat-
ing us in our own eyes" for
mischicvous and Intellectual in
reference In Mexico, for the
attempt to abandon the Philip
pines for the Underwood tar
If. which has increased imports
and deprived American prOduc-
ers and wage earners Of protec-
ton; for government ownership
of merchant marine that will
leave us more than ever in the
grip of foreign syndicates'' and
for extravaganza in creating 30
600 new offices. costing $4,000
600 annually.
The Wisconsin weekly blade. [volume] (Madison, Wis.) 1916-1925, 1916-06-15

The BLADE is ON sale at the follow
ing places: Mosley & Smith. 2O2 r.
Washington Ave, Trotter 4 Hopkins.
222 r. Main St. Hills Grocery Store,
649 +. Dayton St. Weaver's Grocery
store. 522 Z Mifnin St. and all
Local News Stands.
The Wisconsin weekly blade. [volume] (Madison, Wis.) 1916-1925, 1916-06-15

Enterprise Lodge, No. 91O9, G. U.
o. of o. F. Meets second and fourth
Wednesdays night each month, G. A.
R. Hall.
Joy Lee, N. G.
E. Champ Warrick, E. S.
j. Anthony Josey, p S.
The Wisconsin weekly blade. [volume] (Madison, Wis.) 1916-1925, 1916-06-15

Z. r. Smith, Editor
j. Anthony Josey, Editor.
l.. J. Ousley, Contributing Editor.
J. Anthony Josey, Manager.
The Wisconsin weekly blade. [volume] (Madison, Wis.) 1916-1925, 1916-06-15
LODGES-NOTICES

Capital City Lodge No. ~, F. and
A. NJ. Meets first and third Wednes
day night each month, G. A. r. Hall.
o. NJ. Davis, w. NJ.
T. E. Hines, W. Sec.
The Wisconsin weekly blade. [volume] (Madison, Wis.) 1916-1925, 1916-06-15

"WOmen's suffrage advocated
az measure of justice to one
half the adult people of this
country"
The Wisconsin weekly blade. [volume] (Madison, Wis.) 1916-1925, 1916-06-15

Vocational education. laws
fOrbidding child labor; enact
ment Of Il generous working
mems compensation law"
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1916-03-11
OLD FASHIONED
GERMAN PICNIC

An old-fashioned German picnic will
be held tomorrow at No 8, the Nord-
man grove, on the peninsula north of
Ormond, under the auspices of the
German-American society Of this city
for the benefit of the German Red
Cross. The trip to No. will be made
on the steamers Cherokee and Sem
mole, of the Nutting line of excur-
sion boats, which will leave from the
wharf at the foot of Volusia avenue
at $50 a. N.
The affair is a basket picnic and
all attending are expected to take
with them something in the way of a
lunch or picnic dinner The society
will supply the icewater and other IL
guild refreshment
The German-American society makes
point of holding an annual picnic of
this character and good time
is enjoyed by those attending, and
with good weather, there will prob
ably be big crowd present tomorrow
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1916-03-11

nearest trees. At last we had a chal-
lenge, and a few yards further we
reached our destination. 1t was an
outpost in the middle of the forest.
The men were all living underground.
Among the rest was a stout young
woman who had joined the troops on
their way to the front. and serves as
an ordinary soldier. She gave me her
reason very simply and clearly: 4
wanted to share with the brothers"
She does not wish to limit herself
TO dresser's work, and is always ask
ing for more dangerous jobs, such as
scouting. Her uniform is very suita-
BILE, distinguishable from that of the
men, but not catching the eye; it is
the voice that marks her out. The
men treat her with great respect.
which, l should think, from the look
Of her. she is very well able to en-
force
The outpost was a small nucleus.
with some feel of security: there was
a sort of rough housekeeping, with the
cheerful CLEAN Of fires, and men walk
ing about freely; all the approaches
were guarded by sentries. The regi-
mental and battalion colonies made
their rounds, and from here the OH
GERS Of the outpost took US further on
to a fOrepOSt on the edge of the foroc+
Here we found a small group of men.
with very elementary shelter. They
were young and vigorous, and a sea
soned veteran was in charge In front
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1916-03-11

and hanging with snow as in a Christ
mas picture, sometimes thin and strag-
ely, but nearly everywhere with a
rough underground; there were broad
glades surrounded on all sides with
forest There are so few paths that
one does not lose ones way; very
much of the forest stands on marsh
and is usually impossible, but now the
frost has made it possible for small
parties to penetrate almost anywhere,
so that an enterprising sharpshooter
might be lurking behind any tree
Our people some times go far forward
in this way; they are more daring, and
they can count on the help Of the in
habitants, who are few and scattered.
and have a wild and shaggy look, and
know the paths, and there are some
parts which can never be crossed with
out their guidance. Groups of volun-
tiers act together. AS We crossed a
low hillock we heard shots that came
from such a party, which was out in
search of game.
Here there are elks and wolves and
wild boars and wild goats The wild
goats seem to make an unnecessary
fuss, considering their weakness
They go flashing about in the dark
and keep the outlying sentries very
much on the alert The wild boar is
big fellow, with a nasty side twist to
his stroke. He is aggressive, and
sometimes makes a fierce rush at a
campfire. sending the men up the
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1916-03-11

of US lay some piles of timber. which
were earlier utilized freely in the dav-
time by both armies. The timber Law
two hundred yards off. and, as far
on again, there was more forest, which
marked the enemy's line. He has ONT
posts and foreposts very much like
ours, and he is probably in much
larger force, but he does not undertake
any ventures into our ground.
Either side might come across and
sweep up one or other of the oppos-
ing outposts. Our people send ont
scouts, and two days ago one Of them
was killed close up 90 their line On
this, whole number of our men crent
forward with their rifles to recover
the body; two got right UP to ii. but
1t was already stripped bare. and the
enemys fire made it impossible ~
carry 1t away The Germans kent IN
a continuous fire the whole day. At
night our people secured the woods
out no enemy was to be seen
At one this morning, I started of
again to visit the advanced posts.
mad an escort of two Cossacks and an
orderly. The Cossacks belonged ~ .
famous regiment which took 700 pris-
oners at one time in Galicia. Thev
were tall confident .ooking men. with
a good deal of intelligence and infor.
nation and a childlike simplicity OF
manners AS we rode along, one OF
the Cossacks with the most respectful
manner, put me a whole number ri