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Cayton's weekly. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1916-1921, 1918-04-06
NEGRO SOLDIERS IN THE WARS OF
THE WORLD
By Irene Mccoy Gaines.

War of 1812-The Negro fought for the
American government in increasing numbers
in the war of 1912. With the same courage
and valor which had distinguished his SER
vices in the Revolutionary War By the year
1915 more than 300 Negroes had been re-
cruited for the American army On one
occasion Adjutant General Livingston rode
to the head Of his troops and addressing the
Negro soldiers among other things said:
Il have found in you united to these quail
tiles that noble enthusiasm which impes to
great Deeds"
In one of his hsitories George w. Will
liams said of them:
''They were found to be brave and steady,
performing with cheerfulness and celebrity
every order that was given them.''
1t is said that in the great battle Of New
Orleans it was thru the strategy and breast
works erected by the Negroes with bales Of
cotton, that American arms were triumphant
and the final issue of the war decided in
favor OF American arms In the New Or
leans Picaynne some years later there APP
peard this glowing tribute to the Negro SOL
diers in the War Of 1872:
$685.. During the 36 years that have passed
away since they assisted to repel the invad-
ers from our shores, these faithful men have
never before participated in the annual re-
joicings for the victory which their valor
contributed to gain. Their good deeds have
been consecrated only in their memories or
lived but to claim passing notice on the
page of the historian. Yet who, more than
they deserve the thanks Of the country and
the gratitude of succeeding generations?
Who endured more cheerfully the hardships
Of the camp, or faced with greater courage
the perls of the fight?
Great Civil Wharf.-The part enacted by
the Negro soldier in the war Of the Rebel
lion is the romance Of North American his
tory. 1t was midnight and monday without
space between from the Egyptian darkness
of bondage to the lurid glare of civil war;
from clanking chains to clashing arms; from
passive submission to the cruel curse Of slav-
cry to the brilliant aggressiveness of free
soldier; from chattel to person; from the
shame of degradation to the glory Of mill
tary eXatatiOn; and from deep obscurity to
fame and martial Immortality"
In 1860 the forces of freedom and slavery
had come to the parting Of the ways when
Lincoln was elected president of the United
States. Upon the hanging Of John Brown
and the secession of the states the supreme
question that trembled upon every lip was,
Shall the American Union survive and live?
At first it was thought that the Rebellion
could be suppressed with comparative ease
and it was decided to conquer the Confeder-
Cayton's weekly. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1916-1921, 1918-04-06

IL the recent election in Wisconsin was a
test OF the popularity of the present Nation
al democratic Administration in that neck
OF the woods then its popularity is badly
shot to pieces
Cayton's weekly. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1916-1921, 1918-04-06

II the recent election in Wisconsin was
test OF the popularity of the present Nation
al Democratic Administration in that neck
OF the woods then it's popularity is badly
shot to pieces
Score one for the Woman's Political AL
nance as Commissioner Ramsay has put Wal
Ter washington temporarily on the court
mousse force. He had been endorsed and rec
commended by the Alliance. Now lag for an
other ladies.
That Charity Begins at Home article in
Cayton's Weekly three weeks ago made the
Rev. y. n. Barbour smile so vOciferously
that passerby was moved to inquire, ''has
Gabriel and his horn begun their final
WOrk?''
In running argument with member of
the Mt. Zion Baptist Church the Rev.
Nancy stood almost speechless when the
other fellow rather sarcasticly looked up and
SAID "All men are liars except you and l.
and l have my doubts Of you"
Not long since Theodore Roosevelt was
introduced to a record breaking audience as
our next president, and while the people
wildly cheered Teddy just smiled all over
his face and he seemed to say, "Well, have
no objections''
If the Huns of Tennessee were sent to the
war front and if they were as successful in
taking human life at the front as they are in
Tennessee then the Huns of Europe would
soon be Wrggling bon fire and the
Tennessee Huns would be doing the can can.
On, | never eat a meal without my Coffee
said the editor hereof as he took a seat in
a Tacoma restaurant and began looking over
the bill Of fare He made his order and then
noticed coffee was five cents extra and hav-
ing but enough dough to pay for the meal
we found we could eat without coffee.
How good man Tom Murphine is for
the job, to which he was recently appointed
by Mayor Hanson know we not but he
would have to be an awfully bad man to
camoufage the citizens of Seattle as has A.
l.. Valentine If you onothing more Ole
you have made good. Here is our az shake.
AS long as the Puget Sound Traction,
Light and Power Company pays it's men
thirty four cents an hour just so long will
it be hiring new men, It's human impOs-
sibility for man to feed his family when
he only gets thirty four cents an hour for
his labor
Miss Dorcas Mcleod of Charleston, s. c.
has been stopping at the home Of Mrs. A. R.
Bonner for the past week. She is the ma
tron for the Jenkin' Orphanage Of Charles
ton and is in Seattle to deliver an orphan to
the home of one of our citizens. She will
speak next Sunday at II a. m. to the Mt
Zion Baptist Church and will doubtless tell
of her work in her home city.
Like an irrdescent dream does the news
come to the Northwest that Charlie Parker
Of Spokane, now Lieutenant Parker of the
U. S. A. is in an officers training camp
somewhere in Oklahoma receiving instruc-
tons in field Notifications from a French
army officer which, perhaps, is the finishing
touch prior to sailing for France to take his
Cayton's weekly. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1916-1921, 1918-04-06

Il hear you have an auto Mrs Red Pep
pers. Is it a machine or Ford? Machine!
No, jim Shepperson is not a philosopher
but he talks about as we imagine Diogenese
did.
Save wheat! You bet we will, but for the
love of Mike let down the price Of your corn
meal
1t was nice of Mayor Hanson to return
the Pacific Coast Company it's precious Val
cntine.
This spring as last Bill Kaiser marched up
the hill to show how gracefully he could
march down.
Tacoma has a silver tipped Fawcett,
which was installed at great expense that
has sprung leak.
Give us democracy" in car load lots
that we may be able to give democracy what
Patty gave the drum.
milwaukee, is in the U. S. a. alright but
it endorsed Kaiser Bill at it's election last
Tuesday just the same.
Who said Wright is wrong might after
thinking 1t over, conclude Wright is right,
especially when Wright is not wrong.
If a Legg can produce store like unto the
one at 1901 Jackson what in the duce and
tomwalker would whole body do along
that line
| am sending food to my hog; ana next
fall it will bring me forty bucks" said j. T.
Clayton, and Just think it will not have cost
me but 1888.
Eeach Of the names of the two colored
physicians of Seattle end with "well,' but
their patients are seldom as fortunate as the
doctors names end
Yes | sell booze! What are you going to
do about it Tell the police Is thasso?
Well, | beat you to it and he already has his
cut-Sam JOhnsing
If it be true that Germany lost half a
million men in it's recent offensive the
''march down the hill'' is tended with many
ghostly apparissions.
Seattle is more or less dry and gambling
is on the toboggan and yet the town gives
no signs Of going into bankruptcy. Could
the brewers have been mistaken?
''IIrman liberty is no longer the play
thing Of monarch" says writer Quite
right, brother but human life u.s. Judging
from the daily reports from the war zone.
| will preach next Sunday on Mind and
Matter, announced Rev Carter. The mat
ter in your mind is de subject of Brer Car,
ter's sermon next Sunday, sOlemnly related
aged memebr
Jamison is looking for suitable house
and lot to buy, "and | will turn my ma
chine in on it," Oh, yes, you plant to buy
the lot and give the man your machine for
the privilege Oh gwan.
Of course the black folk are getting up
faster in the South than in the North but
they would not be if the Huns of the South
were not rendering them valuable assistance
with a hempen rope.
Cayton's weekly. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1916-1921, 1918-04-06

Score one for the Woman's Political AL
lance as Commissioner Ramsay has put Wal
ter Washington temporarily on the court
house force. He had been endorsed and rec
commended by the Alliance Now lag for an
other ladies'
Cayton's weekly. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1916-1921, 1918-04-06
HALF AND HALF.

AS we have been doing all winter we are
still getting up ''foreday."
Cayton's weekly. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1916-1921, 1918-04-06

In trying to be a bigger man than Jim
Shepperson Louis Toomer struck blind
snag and was forced to run up distress
signal. He is still waddling but the race is
called off forever and one day after
Cayton's weekly. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1916-1921, 1918-04-06

81 hear you have an auto Mrs. Red Pep
pers Is it machine or a Ford? Machine F.!
Cayton's weekly. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1916-1921, 1918-04-06

That Charity Begins at Home article in
Cayton's Weekly three weeks ago made the
Rev. }. N Barbour smile so vociferously
mat passerby was moved to inquire, has
Gabriel and his horn begun their final
work? 20
Cayton's weekly. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1916-1921, 1918-04-06

At meeting held at the residence Of Mrs.
Bogardus to perfect a county organization
for the betterment of babies, at which Mrs.
Howard Brown, Mrs. Hattie BOwser, Mrs.
A. R. Black and others were present the
general outline for the work was set forth
by Mrs Bogardus. Mrs. Howard Brown and
Mrs Hattie Bowser were respectively named
as president and secretary of unit to be
ORGANIZED among the colored women of the
city
Cayton's weekly. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1916-1921, 1918-04-06

No, jim Shepperson is not a philOsOp
but he talks about as we imagine DIGGER
Cayton's weekly. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1916-1921, 1918-04-06

Not long since Theodore Roosevelt was
Introduced to a record breaking audience as
"our next president, and while the people
wildly cheered Teddy just smiled all over
his face and he seemed to say, ''Well, have
no objections''
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-09
DR.. and Mrs. P. L. Lands
Entertains Young Folks

Miffiintown, Pa, Feb. .. - DIR. and
Mrs. p. L. lands entertained party
of young people at their home on Sat
urday evening. Those present We're:
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Best. Mr. ana
Mrs. Ralph Felller, Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph
Clellen, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Ellis,
Professor r. ]. Bell, James Miller, Mr.:
Arnold and Miss Rebecca Crist, all OF
Lewistown; Miss Mildred Brennan, Of
Altoona, and David Zeiders, Mrs. d.
Bruce Beale. Sylvia Lands, Marjorie
Beale and Lena Dehuff. of Miffiin. -
James S. G. Thompson and sister, MISS
Mary Thompson, entertained the FOL
lowing people at their home. near Nc
Alisterville, recently: Mr.. and Mrs. \.
Parker McMecn, Miss Sarah Robinson,
Mary Weiser, Jane Banks, Helen
Sieber. Elizabeth Schweyer, Anna Mus
ser and Thomas Robinson, Carl Bergy
Hugh Banks, Mr.. Musser and Mr.. Nc
Nitt. all of Miffiintown. = Professor
Carl badly scalded his hand while
working with n radiator in the school
room. - Miss Sue Kline, of Liverpool
spent several days last week at the
Weiser home, in Miffiin. Mr.. and
Mrs. Maxwell Manbeck spent several
days at Philadelphia. = c. Arlon
Auker. a student at Dickinson Col
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. r. L. Auker -
Miss Ruth Weiser. of Miffin, spent
several days with Mrs. Carl Rasmys-
ser. at Newville. - Miss Ruth Tiffany
assistant principal in the high school.
spent Sunday with her mother, at
Huntington. Jay Auker. who has
been employed at the Hog Island ship
months, returned to his home in this
place and resumed his position as
foreman in his fathers marble and
granite works.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-09
Goucher College Students
Guests of Miss Sabra Clark

Dauphin, Pa, Feb. 9.-Miss Sabra
Clark, student at Goucher College,
Baltimore, Md. is spending a short
vacation between semesters with her
parents, DIR. and Mrs. William p.
Clark. Spending the weekend with
her are her schoolmates, Miss
Marguerite Williams, of Macon. Ga.
Miss Elizebeth Johnson, of Cumber.
land, Nd, and Miss Ruth Lowman,
OF Pittsburgh.-Mrs. James Miller.
OF Rockville, was a recent guest of
her aunt, Mrs. Elizabeth Gerber
ich, of North Erie street.-Mrs.
CHARLES Snavely of Harrisburg, spent
several days with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Joseph Bickel.-NIrs.
Frank Malehorn and children have
returned home from a visit with
Mrs. Malehorn's parents, at Will
liamsport.-Harvey B. Greenawalt
mas retured home, after spending a
two weeks vacation at New York
City with his son, Ray GreenawaIt.
Mrs. William L. Reed, who has
been seriously i'll at her home in
Erie street, is improving. = Mrs.
Marion Bickel has been called to
Philadelphia, on account of the ill
ness of her mother, Mrs. Reitsley.-
Harvey j. Simmons spent several
days at New York City.-William
Bell Gross, who is employed this
winter by the Bethlehem Steel Com
pany, at Sparrow's Point, Maryland,
spent the weekend at his home
here.-The Rev. Mr.. Smiley, of Le-
moyne, preached in the Presbyter-
ian church, on Sunday-William
Winegardner, of Middleton. spent
Sunday with his parents, Mr.. and
MRS. Jacob Wiegardner.-Miss Mar
garet Brooks is spending a week
with Mrs. Fred Nagley, at Killinger.
Paul Worcester, of Harrisburg,
spent several days in town-Mrs.
Charles Shaffer was the weekend
guest of her father, w. w. David
son, at his home in North Sixth
street, arrisburg-Revival services
Will begin tomorrow evening, in the
Methodist Episcopal Church, and
Will be conducted by the pastor, the
Rev. w. III. Zweizig. The services
will be held every evening until fur
ther notice.-Mrs. Howard Rhoads
and son, Howard Gordon, are visit
ing Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Wine
gardner, in Harrisburg.-Mr. and
Mrs. James Specie, of Camp Hill,
were guests of Mr.. Speece's sister,
Mrs. Daniel +. Seller, of South Erie
street, on Sunday. Mrs. Charles Lii
beau, of Harrisburg, was a recent
guest of her sister, Mrs. lie Roy Nc
Kissick.-Mrs. James Reash, of Har-
risburg, was a recent guest of her
father, Stewart Kennedy.-Mrs.
Charles linn of Halifax. spent Sum
day with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
William A. Garman, of High street.
Francis Powley, of Hummelstown,
was the guest of his aunt, Mrs. Har-
ry Shannery, on Sunday.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-09

New Bloomfield, Pa, Feb. g.
The United Brethren congregations
of the Shermandale charge have
purchased a sleigh for the use of
their pastor on this circuit. The
Rev. Roy Zeigler is the present pas
tor.-Theodore X. Long, of Chicago,
Ill, who was spending the winter
at Sea Breeze, Florida, arrived here
on Wednesday evening called by the
death of the principal of Carson
Long Institute, Prof. Donald c..
sons, Philip and Jerome, of Mexi-
CO, Juniata county, attended the flu
neral of the doctors nephew, Prof.
Donald c. Willard on Monday.-Wil-
liam Foulk, of Pittsburgh, is visiting
his cousin, w. II. Sponsler here
William s. Seibert spent the week
end with friends at York.-Mr. and
Mrs. Parker McMeen, of Miff1in-
town, spent the weekend with Mr..
and Mrs. James T. Alter.-Martin
Walzer, of Harrisburg, is a guest at
the Hotel nesmith.-Hahart Kell,
of Lewistown, spent the weekend
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. ID.
]. Kell.-James w. Stull was in Bal
timore on Monday and Tuesday,
Professor George Schneider, of Car
son Long Institute, was at New
York over the weekend.-David H.
Neck, fuel administrator was at
Harrisburg on Wednesday on official
business.-Mrs. Charles Chamber
lain, of Washington, Pa, and Mrs.
Ada Hiteshew, of Robinson, ILL.,, at
tended the funeral of their relative,
Prof. Donald G. Willard on Monday.
Mrs. James M. Barnett is spend
ing the week at New York City.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-09
Patriotic Service in Honor of
Soldier Members of Church

Newville, Pa, Feb. 9.-This pro-
gram was rendered at the patriotic
meeting at the Methodist church on
Sunday evening: Song, America;
prayer, the Rev. Charles E. Gather
man; song Star Spangled Banner"
unfurling of service flag in honor of
Merle Zeigler, George Worth,
Charles johnson and Gilbert Nehf,
by Mildred Koch, in connection with
a recitation; recitation, Midnight
Ride of Paul Revere" Mrs. Carl
Rice; recitation. "Bingen on the
Rhine" Miss Mary Plough: duet,
That Old Song" Mrs. Clyde Shop
well and Miss Florence Kyle; pa
triotic address, the Rev. Californian:
recitation, "The Heart of the War"
Mrs. Clyde Shopwell; song, "The
Song of the Flag. Mr.. and Mrs.
Edgar Stratford, OF Harrisburg, vis-
tied the latter's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. w. c. Woodburn in Parsonage
street, for several days.-Corporal
Gilmore Wilmer, of Camp Hancock,
Augusta, Ga, spent a week with his
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. II. Wit
mer.-A Il $. Killian, of Bethlehem,
visited parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
William n lion over Sunday.-Miss
Eleanor Woodburn spent Saturday
at Carlisle with her cousins, Mr.. and
Mrs. George Hemminger.-For want
of coal the electric light plant was
compelled to shut down on Tuesday
and the coal yards were without
coal. The schools have also been
closed for a week. The rural roads
were so badly drifted as to interfere
with the delivery of mail.-Eugene
Martin, of Camp Hancock, Augusta,
Ga, arrived home on Thursday
evening. but too late for the funeral
of his brother, Lieutenant Raymond
Martin, which took place on We'd
nesday afternoon. - During the
month of January the Red Cross
branch made and sent to- Chapter
headquarters 290 articles, besides
2,lO0 shot bags.-The Young Ladies'
Missionary society of the Church of
God will meet on Tuesday evening
at the home of Mrs. George Bold
osser, in Main street, at which time
the election of officers will be held.
The theme of the sermon at st.
Pauls Lutheran Church tomorrow
morning at 10.45 will be 'Ignor-
ance of Greatness" by the pastor.
the Rev. ID. Ketterman
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-09
RURAL CARRIER
TRAVELSON FOOT
Leaves Horse and Sleigh at
Farmhouse and Covers His
Route Over Great Drifts
WALKS MANY MILES
Greencastle Physicians Make
Calls on Horseback in
County Districts
WALKS MANY MILES

Greencastle, Pa, Feb. 9.-Roads
around Greencastle were so drifted
the early part of this week that
they were almost impossible.
Charles Strife, rural mail carrier on
Route No. l had to leave his horse
and sleigh at a farmhouse and walk
five and a half miles over his route
to deliver the mail Several of the
Greencastle physicians have had to
make their country calls on horse
back.-W. A. McKinnie, for many
years n justice of the peace in
Greencastle, celebrated his seventy
eighth birthday on Saturday at his
home in North Carlisle street.-The
Lutheran Sunday School is display
ing a service flag which contains
ten stars, that number'of the pupils
of the school being in the various
cantonments.-Mrs. Leslie Goetz, of
West Baltimore street, is under
going surgical treatment at the
Hagerstown hospital.-Mrs. Charles
Strickler has returned from visit
at Washington, d. c. Her mother,
Mrs. Altha Miller, accompanied her
home.-Mrs. Andrew Kaufman, of
Mechanicsburg, and daughter, Mrs.
Blanche Gonzales, of New Mexico,
are guests at the home of Stewart
Kaufman. Greencastle friends
have received. word of the critical
illness of Miss Mary Phillippy at
her home in Baltimore. Miss Phil
lippy is a former resident of town.
She removed to Baltimore last
spring.-Mrs. Flo Market, of John
sonburg, is the guest of Miss Blan-
che Shrader.-Charles Kunkle, of
Baltimore, and Samuel Wilhelm, of
Harrisburg, were here for the fu-
neral of Mrs. Sarah Belle McCrory
Ralph Blair, Camp Meade, was
home on brief furlough.-Miss
Margie Fisher has resigned her po-
sition as clerk in A. j. Johnson S
store to accept a position in Letters
Department Store at Hagerstown.-
Exemption Board No. l, of Frank
lin county, has moved it's office from
the Pensinger block on East Balti-
more street, to the second floor of
the Brendle building, across the
street.-Announce have been
received here of the marriage of
Miss Stella Carney, of Baltimore,
formerly of Greencastle, to LeRoy
l.. Luck, of Baltimore.-Mrs. NJ. e.
Slower has returned from an ex-
tended visit at Mt. Holly Springs
Mr.. and Mrs. George White are
home from visit at Baltimore.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-09
Manchester Red Cross Unit
Knits Sweaters For Soldiers

Manchester, Pa, Feb. 8. - The
lacal Unit of the Red Cross has
shipped it ssecond allotment of hos
pital supplies to headquarters. Mrs.
r. G.. Good and Mrs. d. r. Hart
man were appointed to take the work
to LorlS. Miss Mary May also took
number of sweaters to York,
which were knit by members of the
kitting class.-As result of the
badly drifted roads, this town has
been without trolley service Mon
day, Tuesday and Wednesday,
Samuel S. Bare is confined to his
bed with pneumonia.-Ed Glad
felter, bookkeeper in the Mt. Wolf
National Bank, who has been off
duty for the past few weeks, suf-
reding from pneumonia, is recover
ing slowly.-The Misses Susie Good,
Sarah DietZ and Louise Schriver
spent several days at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. William Markley, at
Stony Brook-Russell Bowers, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Wayne Bowers, is
confined to his home with the
measles.-The Ladies' Aid of the
Lutheran church met at the home
of Mrs. Henry u. Rhoades, Thurs
day evening.-Mr. and Mrs. william
Mohr, of cambridge, spent several
days with Mrs. Mohr's parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Jerry +. Shriver.-The
Ladies' Aid Society of the United
Evangelical Church met at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. ID. e. Brown, Tues
day night.-Sister Mamie Hartman,
of the Deaconess Home at Balti-
more, Md, is spending some time
with her parents Mr.. and Mrs.
Abraham Hartman.-Arthur Reyn-
olds is convalescing from an attack
of measles.-The Rev. II. II. Gerst-
myer, pastor of the Lutheran church,
will take for his theme Sunday
night, "A Scene in a Tent"