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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1916-07-22
Farmers Should Look To Seed Wheat

Mr.. w. H. Mackal!. of Elkton, ov-
ner of the Landing Farm" asks US to
publish the following letter. for what
ever benefit it may be to farmers:
Elkton, Nd.
Dear Sir:-Having found faulty
heads in my wheat, | sent some SAM
pie plants to Mr.. o. NJ. Kile. of the
Soil Improvement Committee of the
National Fertilizer Association. He
had the wheat examined and pro-
nounces the trouble to be a disease
commonly known as ''scab" thereon:
I'm many sections of Cecil codnty
wheat fields have been seriously dam
aged by fungous disease known as
'scab'. This disease usually appears
late in the season, and seriously af-
fects the proper filling out of the
heads of wheat. In this way. a field
of wheat may, to all appearances, in
dirate an excellent yield, but will be
a disappointment when the crop is
thTeshed.
The disease is quite common to
barley and rye, but in this country it
causes greatest damage to wheat. The
organism which causes the trouble is
in reality a very small plant, some
thing like the yeast plant. but belong
ing to different family known as
Fusarium. These plants are para
sites and derife their subsistence from
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1916-07-22
Elkton Town Council
Elkton. Md. july

Elkton, Nd, July 10, 1916.
Council met in regular session at s
p. m. Members present: w. H. Mack
all, President; II. W. Pippin, Alfred
Davis, NJ. +. Magraw, Treasurer Da-
Wis and Bailiff Potts.
Minutes of last meeting read and
approved Treasurer reported cash
in hand $11S3.64. The following bills
read:-Cadmus Price $3.50, VIM.
Hughes $18.15. George Walker, SASS,
Harry Garner $1S15, VIM. Mcdowell
$8.25, John McCool $4O.56, C. S. Boul-
den $14.63. Cecil County News $32S1,
P, B. & W. R. R. Co. $3063, Charles
Blake $2.70, Port Deposit QuarryCom-
pany $39.15.
Moved and seconded that warrants
be drawn on the Treasurer to pay bills
as read; carried.
Mr.. McC.oud. of the Prest-O-Lite
Co., appeared before council asking
permission to drain water into High
street sewer. The council decided to
visit the plant and go over the matter.
An ordinance was offered regulat-
ing the parking of autos and hitching
of teams on North and Main streets.
No action taken.
An ordinance was offered by the
c. & P. Telephone Co. for new fran
chise. Matter discussed; no action
taken.
Moved and seconded that we ad-
journ. Carried. H. w. PIPPIN,
Secretary
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1916-07-22
Features OF Rural Credit Bill

Creates II Federal land banks and
permits any number of joint stock
land banks to make loans at reason
able interest for long periods on farm
lands.
Provides Federal Farm Land
Board of five members to control these
banks.
Banks are empowered to lend on
first mortgages on farm lands IN
amounts of 500 to $1,000 for approx
ed purposes. No loan may be made
for more than so per cent. of the value
of the land and 20 per cent. of the
value of the permanent insured i'm
provements.
National farm loan associations,
local organizations, composed eXclu-
Sively of borrowers, are authorized.
The act prohibits the Federal land
banks from charging more than 6 per
cent. on any mortgage.
Borrowers will share in the net pro-
fits of the bank, because they are
stockholders. 1t is contemplated that
ultimately the borrowers will be the
only stockholders.
Long-term loans are provided by
authorizing mortgages for periods of
from 5 to 40 years.
Small annual or semi-annual pay
ments on the principal are made re-
quired feature of all mortgages.
'olnt stock land banks are author
lied. They are corporations for carry
ing on the business of lending on farm
mortgage security and issuing farm
loan bonds.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1916-07-22
State Laws Govern

Attorney General Richie has given
his opinion that the new State law
governing motor vehicles takes prece-
dence of all local laws on the subject
in regard to speed regulations, etc.
The State limit is as follows:
Speed limits y miles per hour in
thickly settled or business parts of
cities, towns or villages; Is miles per
hour in outlying or thinly settled parts
of cities. towns or villages; Is miles
per hour in open country. Between %
and 80 miles per hour (maXimum
speed in the open country, the bur-
den of proof being upon the operator
to prove that such speed was no
greater than is reasonable and proper.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1916-07-22
TO STUDY RURAL LIFE

The Country Life School and Con-
ference will be held July "a to August
9 at the State College of Agriculture,
Baltimore city and county clergy are
supporting the effort whole -heartedly
and will probably lead in attendance
as formerly.
/, The school and conference are given
! by the State College, assisted by the
Maryland Country Life Conference,
which was organized last year. DR.. II.
j. Patterson is president and B. Fl.
1 Darrow secretary. The executive
committee is composed of DR.. E. l..
Watson, Baltimore; DR.. T. f. Dixon,
Frederick; the Rev. G. w. Gather,
Montgomery county; the Rev. William
L. Glenn. Emmorton; Prof f. B. Bonn
berger and the president and secre-
tary.
DR.. Watson will address the confer
ence August on Rural Overchurch-
ing and its Solution" DR.. E. L. Hayes,
DR.. Ezra X. Bell. DR.. J. 7. Ensor, the
Rev. J. Wynne Jones, DR.. w. w.
Barnes. the Revs. Charles J. Hines, J.
l.. Barnhardt, 7. Z. Copes, r. H. Dot
terer, Charles A. Hensel, H. w. King
and j. Sinclair are among the active
workers for the school and conference.
The main theme of the school and
Conference will be Community Build
ing" The school, the church and all
organizations which in their success
or failure determine the nature of life
in the country community will be ex-
amined thoroughly and their definite
part in community progress defined
Tho Srhn0I SnssInt, from IN D1 tn
August | will give instruction daily in
rural sociology bv DR.. Ralph A. Eel
ton, of the Presbyterian Board of
Home Missions; in rural economies,
by Prof. +. B. BOmberger, of the StaLe
College. and in the various branches
of agriculture by the college faculty
and experiment station Staffs.
DR.. w. H. Burk, dean OF the convo-
cation Of Norristown of the Protestant
Episcopal Church, will deliver two
lectures on the rural Sunday school
during the closing days of the school
and one lecture daily at the confer
ence.
Some Of the other topics are "Soils
and Drainage" "In the Farm Kit
chem, ".,"Rural Sanitation" "Landscape
Gardening" "Fertilizers," Marketing
Problems" "Live Stock on the Farm, -
Herd Testing and Dairy Products, J."
"Women's Rural Organizations" "Hog
Cholera and its Control" "Electricity
on the Farm" "Poultry." "Mothers
and Patrons Clubs. "OrchardFruits.' y
Insect Pests" "Spraying." EARN
Management" "Legumes as Fam
Builders" Farm Water Systems" ="
"AthlctlCS and AmuSempntS "
One of the headliners of the confer
ence will be Silas f. Persons, of Gaze
novia. n. y. His daily lectures are to
be THE Regeneration of a Rural Com
munity,' "The Church as a Commua-
ity Leader" and "Evangelizing a
County"
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1916-07-22
Baseball

No game was scheduled for Elkton
on Saturday last. This Saturday the
Elkton team will do battle with Ches-
apeake City on the latter's grounds,
and the rooters may look Tor some
hard-fought game. as these two teams
are warm rivals.
At Chesapeake City last Saturday
speakable" Wilmington Athletic
Clubs" that come into the country
with an idea that they can play ball.
The game was farce, from the stand
point of the Wilmingtonians. Chesa-
peake City put up good game and
made too many runs to count.
An unusually interesting game of
base ball resulted on Saturday last at
Appleton. when Iron Hill crossed bats
with the Appleton nine. The game
stood 2-2 in the 10Th inning, when
rain temporarily interrupted; when
play was resumed the grounds were
wet and Wilson. pitching for Apple
ton, who had famed Is Iron Hill play
ers in II innings. found it difficult to
locate the plate. In addition the ball
was extremely difficult to field with
accuracy, and as a result Iron Hill
scored two runs. In Appleton's half
of the twelfth three long flies We're all
the boys could gather off Slack's de-
livery. Final score: Iron Hill 4; An
pleton, 2. The Appleton boys are i'm
proving wit beach game and will be on
the long end of the score in a majority
of their remaining games. Come out
and root for them.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1916-07-22
France Campaign In Western Maryland

According to a dispatch from Cum
berland. Nd, DR.. Joseph l. France,
Republican candidate for U. S. Senate,
has begun his campaign in Western
Maryland under most promising con-
ditions. DR.. France is spending this
week in Allegany county, the home
county of Congressman Lewis, his OPP
ponent. DR.. France has been greeted
by workers and voters of all elements
of the party and has been visiting
every section of the county, including
the great coal-mining regions. All
elements of the party are reported as
united and enthusiastic and claims are
made that France will carry Allegany
county by 2500 majority, with a siml-
lar majority for Hughes and Fair
banks.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1916-07-22

The Rambo properties on Milburn
street, Elkton, were sold Tuesday
morning by Robert C. Thackery, Esq,
Trustee. as follows: Nos. /, z, and
A, each improved by a double frame
dwelling house, to Daniel l.. Krauss,
for $1,000; No. 5. vacant lot to Evans
Brothers. for 1925; No. 6. improved
by a double frame dwelling house, to
Daniel L. Krauss, for $460. D. H.
Garrett was the auctioneer.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1916-07-22
John Ward.

Mr.. John Ward. son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Reuben Ward, OF near Leeds.
died at the home of his parents, on
Thursday, July 13, aged 80 years. The
funeral was held Sunday afternoon,
with interment at Cherry Hill Gene
terry. He is survived by his father,
mother and two brothers.
Evening journal., 1916-05-26

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PHILADELPHIA, WASHINGTON
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STEAMBOATS,.
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SUBURBAN LINES
mrus C Ss ne f hd % Sd 5 o % $ % for tss % % sTy and 80 minutes
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S as for % no. ia te saturdays SUNDAYS "nS W & & fqT 1s RSgs5e
Delaware @ % cig S S II P Me- 9 and 10 P saturdays Wilmington
every 20
tesaa6 % he schedule until II s. 5esaqas min.
Cars leaving minutes after The hoy connect Rrndywn
minutes Of l5 for instance 5'55
Evening journal., 1916-05-26

HrtNTED-TWO OR THREE FUR.
= risrsf rccns Tor lfrhf housekeeping
Ntresr W-so. Evening Journal once.
fnaT1f.Zf
Evening journal., 1916-05-26

AN ADVERTISEMENT IN THE
N EVENING JOURNAL Is AN
ADVERTISEMENT IN THE
HOME TIE EVENING JOURNAL
rs READ IN MORE HOMES
EVERY DAY THAN ANY OTHER
DELAWARE NEWSPAPER.
Evening journal., 1916-05-26

AN ADVERTISEMENT IN THy
- FvENfNG JOURNAL IS An
ADVERTISEMENT IN TIL Z
HOME THE EVENING JOURNAL
is READ IN MORE HOMES
EVERY DAY THAN ANY OTHER
DELAWARE NEWSPAPER.
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BUsiNrss OPPORTUNITIEs.
LIFE AND CHARACTER
READING.
MAY 26.

This person is exceedingly fond of
the beautiful in nature and should
be out of doors as much as possible.
Skill with the hands is indicated by
the high ascendency Of Mercury,
which gives skill and swiftness in
manual work.
The governing sign is Gemini. indi-
eating the constant warning of two
opposite natures in one.
II will be hard for this person to
be satisfied and it is difficult for him
to make a decision and stick TO II.
Yet, there is certain stubborn
ness which is hard to understand and
turning away from the intuition in
Judgment with which il is very diff
cult to be patient.
There is no more just nor affection
ate nature in the Zodiac than the
Gemini person. The birthstone is a
sapphire.
Summer homes and hotels will he
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PUBLIC SALE

TOMORROW, SATURDAY, MAY 20. AT
Il Guarantee Storage House, Third and
French streets, commencing az 1880 \. NJ
Lot Of household goods consisting OF chairs,
tables. beds. rugs, mattings. roll top desk,
bookcase, crockery, oilcloth linoleum and
other goods may26 n.
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APARTMENTS WANTED.
APARTMENTS FOR RENT.

4 PARTMENT FOR RENT. NO. 1927
4 Madison St. may25.tf
EIVE ROOMS AND BATH, INCEST LO-
Il cation in city Apply Brandywne No 1.
Delaware Ave. & Jackson st. may24- -eod-3t.
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HERE'S PITCHING!
RIVALS WHIFFS 4S

Forty-eight strike-outs with each
hurler, Szidon. for Ye Old Taverns of
Peoria, and Ackerman, for Morton,
Ill.,. tanning "a batters, featured To-
inning game here which resulted in
victory for Morton. to 3. The Nor
ton team is composed Of five Rapp
brothers, three Berger brothers and
Ackerman, a cousin of the Rapps
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NOTICES

NOTICE. MEETING OF THE della
~ ware State Board OF Examiners for
Registered Nurses will be held at the Della
ware Hospital June ., 1915 from 10 a. ~
20 p NJ. and the following rules VIII be
igidly enforced:
Any nurse who wishes to practice nursing
in Delaware as a trained, graduate, proies-
sionHl or registered nurse, must take the
state Board examination az the regular semi
annual meeting. Anyone practicing as same
without certificate Of said BOARD is guilty Of
misdemcanor and subject to a hne Of $500
may25-3t
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Information for Travellers

Time Of departure iroeys Wilmington
Trains Marked % Expresses.
PHILADELPHIA BALTIMORE & WASHINGTON R, R.
Evening journal., 1916-05-26

EOUR ROOMS AND PANTRY. IN NEIGH.
Il horho0d of Cool Spring Park. living
room and bedroom unfurnished Electric
light and hot water heat. Use of phone and
bath. Address RIG. Evening Journal once
msy22 cod g.
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PLASTERING
MnYING An HAIIIlNG.
AUTO STORAGE,
HEATING AND RoOFING.


DOEs YOUR SLATE ROOF NEED RE.
~ pairing Call s w. Gardner. Rose
Hill Delaware Estimates furnished. Bell
Phone. 2s55-R. mays cod I'm.
Evening journal., 1916-05-26

A N ADVERTISEMENT IN THE
- EVENING JOURNAL Is AN
ADV IlSEMENT IN THE
HOME. THE EVENING JOURNAL
Is hEAD IN MORE HOMES
~ I'M ~, DAY THAN ANY OTHER
Evening journal., 1916-05-26

DENT A REMINGTON OR OWN ONk
II yourself by buying on the rental plan
monthly. Also. Monarchs at very reasonable
REMINGTON TYPEWRITER co.
Phone. SIPS. No. 500 Equitable Bldg
oci19-U.
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TYPEWRITERs

G'iPEMRlTEks RENTED TINE z
chase. Sold, IS 90 monthly. Typsw-iters
repaired. Royal Typewriter Agency, Type
writer Exchange. No. 015 Market street.
aug22-tf
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LOST AND FOrND

-l7-71F-'-'---'-7-77-777l
I OST-ON WEDNESDAY. GOLD LOCK II,
II initials r. L NJ Reward IL returned
90 $50. 3O2 Rodney street. may2j-2t
Evening journal., 1916-05-26

EOR SALE-ON ACCOUNT OF GOING
Il ont Of business one rubber tire buggy.
one rubber tire phaeton, one rubber tire
Virginia surrey. three sleighs. harness.
robes forks, etc. Apply Nos. 2 and 10 +.
Fifth street may22-6t.
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REMOVAL NOTICES.

MRS. ADA NJ. LAYTON. vHIROPODIsT.
AfA formerly Of No. 300 West Seventh
street, is now located az No. sos Washington
street. Phone. D. & A.. 1920. mar2O-6m.
ELORA JOHNSON sTRADLEY. CHIROPO.
II dist formerly Of No. COL Market street,
is now located az No. 222O Market street
ID. & a. Phone. 26t7. ian26-tf
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C'OME 10 Us ROOMS EVERYWHERE
y List all rooms with Gordcn's Room
Renting Service No. sz3 Market street
Telephone mayf m. ". film.
Evening journal., 1916-05-26

AN ADVERTISEMENT IN THE
~ EVENING JOURNAL IS AZ
ADVERTISEMENT IN I'll =
HOME. TIE EVENING JOubNAAL
is READ IN MORE h0ME5
EVERY DAY THAN ANY OIhEh
DELAWARE NEWSPAPER.
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HELP wANTED-FEMALE

VXTANTED-MID WHITE OR
w colored woman. homework. Apply
No. 71s French 81. apr23-u
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buy your stock.
may25.2629
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sTIRIITH WINS FIRST BLOCK.

Eddie Stirlith won his first half Of
the match for the amateur pocket bill
lizard championship at the Royal Par
lors last night, defeating Mr.. Charles,
l25 to 9S The men will meet in
the final half tonight.
Evening journal., 1916-05-26

NXyOMAN FOR GENERAL HousEWoRK f.;
w family Of two No. 1919 Rodney
street may25.3t.
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WANrED - EXPERlENcED WI I Z
w waitress for hotel Address FOB
Evening Journal Ohice mayl9'u.
Evening journal., 1916-05-26

AZ f. VILLAINS co.
W. No s2l Orange 81. Roofing. Spout
inC and Heating. Metal and compositiob
roodng Hot Air Heating snd VentilatinH
Repairing promp:ly done 9bone lBn l6.ti
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BOARDERs WANTED.
WANTED no RENT.
hoard WANTED.

BOARD WANTED.
NNTANTED-BOARD AND LODGING FOR
w about twenty children. with their SUI
pervisor, ON farm, near Claymont and trolley
line. Country Week Committee of Asso-
ciated Charities Mrs Clement Miller
Chairman. No. l017 Rodney street.
may16.12t.
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AUCTION ROOM.

---l------l--- -----l-7-7-71-77-
~ East Third street win sell anything
YOU want 10 dispose Of Will call for your
goods no publicity on your part; cash ad-
vnnced If needed; assure you OF honest
treatment. Sale Of furniture, household
goods. pianos, etc. every week. Give me
trial A. NJ. JAtOBA,
may1eod I'm. Auctioneer.
Evening journal., 1916-05-26

I OSr-SMALL WHITE FOX TERRIER,
Il marked over one eye, brown and black
Large reward offered II returned to No. l2l
West Seventeenth ST. may25.2t.
Evening journal., 1916-05-26

AfAAIED-WATCB AND JEWELnT
repairing. hisc eye sitting Store
p evening" artu o'ciork. Saturday
sn t1e Wsrkrt 81 sebf4-tf
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STORAGE.

DOsENBLATT's STORAGE HOUSE. no.
IL Oil West Front street. successors 20
Messingers. s. Clean, light. ventilated rooms.
Call for rates. mayl Sim.
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WANTED - GIRL FOR GENERAL
w homework. no washing; three
adults Apply 80. 606 West Nineteenth
street may2a-3t.
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REAL ESTATE FOR RENT.

EOR RENT-FURNISHED BUNGALOW
L for summer. Address Mrs r. Dough.
erty' fennsgrove, n. j. may24-2t.
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PRIVATE SALE.

GALE or HOUSEHOLD GOODS. no. 1908
- French street ON saturday May ~
1916. from a. N. 90 p NJ may26-lt.
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HORSE, WAGON AND HARNESS.
\ ipply RAYMOND Magargal, The Cedars
Marshaiiion' Del may26-2t.
Evening journal., 1916-05-26

Summer homes and hotels will he
sold and rented proftably through the
Want Ads.
Evening journal., 1916-05-26

NEW cOLLAPsIBLE Go-CART. NO. si5
~ Madison St. mav9s.2t
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HELP wANTED-MALE.

WANTED-YOUNG MEN AS USHERS
Apply Queen Theatre may26.it.
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WANTED

NTANTED-sECoND HAND. NFW.
- ground riou Must De- ir good rorfi.
tlcn ard price rsas0rahle. Address ~ So
I.fas-rnirz Irrrrri n4c= rnarl5-ff
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FOR SALE.

-, q . -r.r- - -~-ra--
EhNE PASSENGER AUTOMOBILE FOR
Il sale. Apply No. Fifth Ave. may1s-12t
Evening journal., 1916-05-26

NTANTED-I.0 900 CARrETs TO cLEAS.
sforsEe rooms for rent. sl 50 md
= ~ per month Both phones. GEO. p.
I.sNG co. 30. i2os Orange 81. 7i-tf
Evening journal., 1916-05-26

$l0 00Q WIZ HAvE THIS sun TO
f,.tN.NtfN neg enf for second hand
49,. i.ainfrs store and cfra frfnre.
--.-os l Automatic. or 2so6. d.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-07-15
In Woman S Realm
Designers That Are Noted for Originality Have Given Their Atten.
. ton to the Bathing Suit, With Results That Need Only to
Be Appreciated-New "SWagger Sticks" Greatly in
Popular Favor lust at This Moment.

At last the time has come when a
regulation, practical swimming suit is
good to look upon. If anyone doubts
that 1t is possible to look pretty when
emerging from a morning dip let her
contemplate the picture here. So far
as her clothes are concerned, the maid
may be said to have on a most becom-
ing outfit, as full of style as any other
of her apparel may be.
The suit pictured Is Of black and
black-and-white striped satin, and is
made mp of roomy boomers of striped
satin, reaching to the knees and, with
a rather wide frlll at the bottom, and
a one-piece o~verdress cut in an easy
fitting Princess style. There is a
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-07-15

white appear to be best liked, although
other colors have appeared. All white,
with black at the top and point, makes
IA beautiful stick, furnished with a
vanity bag of black and white striped
satin ribbon. A stick of this kind is
shown in the center of the group
above.
AT the left of the center there is a
smart model of white enamel, covered
with emerald green satin and banded
with black and white. On the left of
it is a black stick with white knob and
point, The knob is banded with black.
The stick at the right of the center,
of white enamel, may be carried on the
arm by the black-and-white ribbon
which is run through a slit in the top.
Next to it a plain black stick has a
white knob and point and contrlves to
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-07-15
AFRO-AMER|CAN CULLNCS

1t would not do-the Southern people
would not stand for an Increase of
Niger" soldiers, and there were
enough of the old style of congress
men from the NOrth-the "~doughface"
species-to prevent the addition Of a
clause to the bill for a considerable
number of colored regiments and bat
teries.
1t was n mistake which the next
congress should rectify without delay.
Colored volunteers in the Civil war
were exceptionally brave soldiers.
They were often severely tested.
The South began to recruit for col
ored regiments in 1865. and General
Lee declared that one of the Confed-
eracy's most serious mistakes was
made by not enlisting negroes for their
army early in the war.
Several regiments of colored men
were OF duty In the Confederate army
the last few months of the war.
For nearly fifty years there have
been four colored regiments in the
United States army-two of cavalry,
the Ninth and Tenth, and two of in
fantry, the Twenty-fourth and the
Twenty-fifth.
No troops in the army were in more
battles, or acquitted themselves more
creditably in the Spanish-Amerlcan
and Philippine wars than the four
colored regiments.
The colored man likes the service.
He takes pride in it. He quickly con-
forms to the rules and regulations.
He is as neat in person, uniform,
equipment, as the white man.
He almost never deserts.
There often is much difficulty in
keeping white regiments recruited up
to the proper number. There never is
a lack of recruits for the colored COM
mands.
There are no more obedient or bet
ter disciplined soldiers.
White officers of the South like to
be assigned to the colored regiments.
They and their soldiers understand
each other perfectly and get along har-
~moniously.
There should be ten regiments of
colored men in the regular army in
stead of four, and many regiments of
them in the militia instead of the three
or four.-Chicago Herald.