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The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-14
NOTICE.

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Dear Co-Workers: 1t has been nearly
ten months since we left Des Moines,
Iowa. As your president and as the
time is swiftly gliding by and God has
been so good to us all, after passing
through a very severely cold winter safe
and secure in the arms of Jesus, and
with the beautiful incoming spring, new
life awakes in my soul a yearning to do
more this year than ever before to make
our work go.
ssI met the Kansas Board with our
Board in Kansas City, laid plans for a
great work, and the women of Kansas,
with their. loyal and loving president,
Sister Emma Gaines, all in line with our
plans, we are depending on Iowa.. Mis-
souri,, Indiana, Nebraska, Oklahoma,
Minnesota, Ohio, Washington, Califor-
MIA. Oregon and Colorado to fall in
line.
NV dear co-workers, much depends
on YOU. We can do nothing alone: We
received letter from our field secre-
tary. Sister Brown, and we hope great
things from her. Our secretary, Mrs.
i. 81. Frazier, is doing her best to get
,, turn her notices down, but send in
your portion. We ask your prayers
once day throughout the West for
our work this year. / want to say that
with the workers we have in Illinois,
she will be on the map, SO we beg you
again to get ready and meet US IN Mon MOI
mouth, Ill, with your president, your
nravers and YOUR money.
AS Iowa has the state banner Tor
raising the largest amount Of money IN !
1917, we hope every vice-presldent OF
the states will try to carry out the
honor Of wearing the convention medal
which will be awarded at our meeting
!! in Monmouth, Ill, July 10, 1913 l!'
Il am devotedly yours in the work for
1.-THE Master. 80, !,
g4A45 LANGLEY Ave.
Chicago, III.
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a SOLDIERS FAREWELL.

Bv James J. Clayton, Corporal Co, u
366th Inf. Former Student
Tuskegee Institute.
rs hard to leave you, little wife,
IT. mighty hard to say goodbye;
know it makes you sad and blue,
For there is a tear drop in your eye,
Perhaps some day shall return,
If God takes care of me,
And what grand reunion
We IL have, just you and me.
NAnd L shall always think of yon
\ When / am way over there,
But, little girl, before go,
III say little prayer.
OH, God above, take care Of her,
Wherever she may be,
Guide her and protect her,
For she is all the world to me.
Bless her and keep her from all harm,
Don It let her go astray;
keep her in the straight and narrow
path,
For L IL come back to her some day.
Bless her and keep her, oh, Lord,
Till I return again.
She is mine and I love her.
This is my prayer. Amen.
Dh, say, little girl, please don t cry, I
know it s hard to say goodbye,
But tears can t hold me back, you know,
NY country calls and I must go.
So goodbye till we meet again,
And please now don It you cry,
And always remember, love you.
God bless you, little wife. Goodbye.
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REPORT OF THE 18TH ANNUAL
SESSION OF THE IOWA FED
GRAFTON OF COLORED
,wONfEN,S CLUBS.

The report of the Federation pub
Ilished last week was not the one the
Press Committee desired to be pub
lished but one given to the editor by
some unknown party as it was neon
plete. The chairman of the Press Com,
mittee is having the right report pub
lished this week.
The 18th Annual Session Of the I. r
G.. w. G. convened May 27-29 at the
kUnion Congregational Church, corner
peptee.h-ssea.sd Park SITS, with Mrs. Heieu
poWney president, and Mrs. Jessye D.
M cClain, first vice president.
In accordance with the spirit of the
Times the meetings were opened with
! patriotic demonstrations.
A beautiful service flag was present
ed by Mrs. j. B. Rush, honorary presi-
| dent, and accepted by Mrs. s. Joe
Brown, honorary president and regl-
mental mother Of the 366th Infantry.
The flag contained 1913 stars, is made
f of red and white satin; the stars are
blue and each one is embroidered and
represents a Negro boy Of Iowa now ", in
active service.
The flag was donated by Mr.. Isaac
jackson, the father Of Mrs. Helen
Downey, the state president. It was
made by the I. B. w. Club Of Ottumwa
On Tuesday evening the president de
livered her annual address and on
Wednesday evening Atty. Woodson OF
Buxton addressed the Federation.
The various committee brought in ex-
cellent reports on Food Conservation,
the Liberty Loan drives, Thrift Stamps
and Red Gross activities.
Mrs. Elnora Gresham of Cedar Rap
| ids, third district chairman, was award
/ ed the medal offered by the Federation
to the district raising the largest
amount Of money during the year.
Among the things accomplished was
establishing scholarship fund, avai1la avail;
bic for worthy Negro boys and girls de- de-
string to secure a college education.
The newly elected officers were in.
stalled by Miss Jessie 3. Walker OF
Marshalltown, honorary president.
The 1919 meeting will be held in
Marshalltown.
CORRECTION.
1 In last week IS issue we published the
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pussy Cat Indicted.

American foresters present very
strong argument against our friend,
the pussy cat, as being by fnr the most
destructive of animals, wild or tame,
of the birds, and every forester con-
siders the birds as the greatest friends
of the trees. Without the destruction
wrought by the birds on the insect
enemies Of the trees there would be
after generation no tree left FOR the
insects would multiply fearfrlly and
demolish every growing tree and plant
Grit.
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How to Teach . Dog.

Kindness, firmness, and patience are
necessary qualities in teaching dog.
Nothing can be done by cruelty, and IL
you lose your temper you will never
teach him anything. 1t is very little
use trying to teach an old dog. Begin
when he is young and do not Overture
him. Also do not oyerfeed him, for
most of the lessons have to be taught
by system Of small rewards in the
shape Of tit-btts Of food.
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SCANDIA, IOWA.
.(Snecial to Bystander.

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Service of Mt. Zion Baptist Sunday
School began at 1880 p. m. Excellent
sermon delivered by DR.. 6. E. Green.
Text, 10th Ps. LIST verse. The day was
spent in Joy. superintendent, T. j.
Thompson; committee, Mrs. G. w. Mon
tague and Mrs. g. Taylor.
The Children $ Day program Of the
Mt. Zion Baptist Sunday School was
very interesting and each one did his
part in fine manner and deserves
great credit.
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pertaining to the war and otherwise.
st. James A. M. e. Church just
closed very successful rally in which
they raised almost $1,000, the amount
asked for.
The churches of the Twin Cities held
a very successful union revival during
the last two weeks of May. Nearly
200 conversions and accessions were the
results. We had as evangelists Rev.
Ellington Of Nashville, Tenn, and Rev.
Bray Of Chicago, who were ably as
sisted by our local pastors.
The Union Benevolent Association
held their eighth annual services at
Pilgrim Baptist Church Sunday even
ing. Rev. D. z. Beasely preached an
excellent sermon.
The many friends of Rev. B. N. Muir
rel, formerly pastor of Pilgrim Baptist
Church, regretted very much to have to
give him up. The Rev. was called by
Uncle Sam to do Y. M. C. A. work and
will soon be on his way to France.
A reception was rendered Mrs. B. N.
Murrel Wednesday evening at the home
Of Mrs. Henry High, under the auspices
of the Literary Aid Social Club. Mrs.
Murrel leaves this week for her home in
Peoria, ILL.,, until fall, when she will
take special course at Howard Uni
versity.
Mrs. Mary B. Talbert of Buffalo, N.
Y, president of the N. A. Colored
Women, arrived in our city last week
and is guest Of her sister, Mrs. w. r.
Hardy, 518 st. Anthony avenue. Sun
day. morning Mrs. Talbert addressed a
large and appreciative audience at st.
James A. M. T.. Church, and Sunday
evening at Memorial Baptist Church.
Monday afternoon she spoke to the la
dies of the Literary and Social Club at
the residence of Mrs. Caldwell. Tues
day afternoon she was guest Of the
Adelphi Club at the home of Mrs. 5.
Williams. Wednesday evening she adj
dressed the club ladies of Minneapolis
at st. Peters Church. Thursday even
ing she spoke to a large gathering OF
ladies at the home Of Mrs. Matte Wade
Hicks, 953 Rondo street. We were
very glad to have Mrs. Talbert with us,
and will long remember her visit. She
leaves here for Omaha and Buxton, Ia.
s5SG MISS @COTIielldI UOIuOH HAS DCNi1 IL
disposed the past week, but is better.
Miss Alberta Bell, one Of our most
popular young ladies, left Monday
evening for Louisville, KY, where she
will be married to Dr.. J. s.. King Of
Knoxville, Tenn, after which they will
return to Knoxville, where the doctor is
a practicing dentist. She carries with
her the best wishes of a host of friends.
The State Federation of Colored
Women IS Clubs will convene in their
thirteenth annual session June 26-27, at
Memorial Baptist Church, this city.
Mrs. Jessie M. Williams Of Duluth will
preside.
Mr.. and Mrs. Quitman Hicks have
moved into their new home recently
purchased at 953 Rondo street.
The board Of managers of the Crispus
Attacks Orphanage and Old Folks
Home held meeting at the home Mon
day. They arranged to give a picnic
and dinner July 18th on the Home
grounds, which are very beautiful and
adequate to the occasion.
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ROCK ISLAND NEWS.

The high school banquet will be held
at later date.
The supper at the Baptist Church
Wednesday, June 5, was a success.
Mrs. G. Golden, ST., is getting along
fine. Mrs. J. Slaughter is improving
very nicely.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. Payne welcome
baby girl into their home, Friday
June Y. aa
3. Mrs. F. Patterson and baby were to
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sparrows Eaten in England.

Sparrows are often eaten Dy Eng
lish country persons. They are cap
tured easily In fine mesh nets stretched
over the ground and baited with grain,
or in nets hung at night around their
roost.ng places in ricks, hedges and
ivy-clad walls. Also. the ground can
be baited and crowd Of feeding spar
rows laid low with gun, using tine
shot for the purpose.
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,ndian Raised cotton and Tobacco.

The Indian farmer especially In the
Southwest, carried the cultivation OF
the American variety Of cotton to an
advanced state. Ellis culture of tobac-
CO, on when was based profitable
Industry for the early colonies. had
been developed to high state OF eth
cheney.
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Social Etiquette.

Mrs. Fashionplate DOR, dear Mrs.
hyperion is to- be buried today. Are
you going to the funeral?" Mrs. Eta
Quet-.I really can't you know.
have just discovered she owed me
call y. Los Angeles Times.
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name of Mrs. Matte Warricks as head
Of the Department Of Health Of the
State Federation, which was mistake.
The name of the head of that depart
ment was Mrs. Mable Robinson Of Hook
ing, Iowa.
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! In Other Days.

Until New Jersey man tried to
co>ner the potato crop Of his neighbor-
hood the mosquito. was considered the
most undesirable predatory insect pro-
duced in that section Of the country.
Washington Star.
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Lame Back Relieved.

For lame back apply Chamberlain g
Imminent twice day and massage the
muscles Of the back over the seat Of
pain thoroughly at each application.
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or PAUL, RUDGETARIAN.

Don It think we are dead or - aisle asleep
II the switch because you have not
heard from US. We. are very much
alive, keeping abreast with all things hing
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FRANCIS WHITLEY.
States Food for formerly
pledge last fall in which this state
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In last week s issue we published the
The Pulaskian., 1918-09-27

It is now a quarter past ten and it has been raining harder than l have seen it rain since the night before the Wandering Fairy found me such a nice place to make a fire in the Fourche River mountains.
The Pulaskian., 1918-09-27
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IT RAINS SOME MORE.

Monday morning l hurried to get ready for q whole weeks rambie for had a special reason for wanting to get into Little Rock Saturday packed my grip. fastened the front door, put the key in the lock of tie other door preparatory to going out and locking it. Just then I heard the rain pattering on the roof, so I wait cd until it was over Then I locked np, went to the postoffice and mailed my report to The Pulaskian and got started before dinner. took dinner with the Daniels at Cross Roads. Bill Sutton and his son, Will Sutton, were there. They had gotten there in an auto from Little Rock at daylight hunted all day with Ted Daniels and had killed three squirrels. It was too windy for squirrels. That night I spent with J. A. Goodson. Bryan, his youngest son, had visitors from Pinnacle, who brought him a letter notifying him that on and after l ?. Iii. Wednesday. September IS, he would be soldier in the U. s. Army, subject to all the rules and regula- tions of army life. This was a disap- pointment to the old folks, who had secured his exemption to stay at home and take care of them
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ertire length of it. That year the owner had it in corn, but big bear ate nearly all of it. All his neigheofs watched around the field nights 10 kill the bear, but she would not com. the nights they watched, so they ney- CT got her. Mr. Kennedy told a noted bear hunter, Louis Self, If that bear eats my corn next year am going to kill him." One night there came 2. light rain and the next morning he saw the tracks where the old bear came into the field and he told Self he would get him that night. "WeH. if you" he answered, q want the head and guts," intimating that if he killed the bear he would eat them. The bear would come into the field gather about a dozen big ears of green corn and two or three pumpkins, and lie down by it and eat it all before leaving.
 That evening he took his old flint lock rife, which shot an ounce ball and set it on two low forks so it would point to the place the bear came irto the field. He tied a thread to the trigger and passed it around the rear work, then stretched it across the bears trail He was partly deaf so he told his mother to call him if she heard his gun go off. She heard it about eleven o'clock, but did not call him for she did not want him to run on to a wounded bear in the dark. The next morning about daylight lle started out with his dogs to see what he had killed A fox ran out of the field and the dogs ran it all around and finally killed it. After breakfast Self came down and asked about the bear He told him, Well, WIG will go and see where 1 shot him down last night" Fl saw yellow jackets work ing on blood and followed the trail. The bear had torn the fence nearly down getting over it. It then went up the mountain piece and fell back down nearly to the fence within four feet of where he had passed that morning and died It was shot in the flank and was so close to the gun that the powder had burned the hair off around the bullet hole. He got a rub to put the entrails in The old hunter said there was no use in that as the dogs would eat them. Well, said he T thought you wanted them. This greatly plagued Self.
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trail Mir. Koon had chopped out last spring across the mountain, two miles, to the railroad It was guarded at the edge of the woods by a gray squirrel, then l found a wild plum tree loaded with fruit of which ate my fill aud continued up the mountain On top of it l found a piece of brown rock of which the Missouri Indians made their arrow head-the only one have seen in Arkansas. This was de lightful woodland trail which I en- joyed very much.
The Pulaskian., 1918-09-27
AN OLD CONFEDERATE VETERAN.

AN OLD CONFEDERATE VETERAN. I spent Wednesday, night, Septem. Der IS, with Green B. Kannady, on Hog Branch, on the Niemeyer rail- road, two miles west of Ferndale. He asked me how many crops I supposed he had made on the place and an- swered about forty-four, but he said lie had been on it fifty-three years yes terday. He lived there with his moth CT two years before he married. lie and his good wife married just after the war fifty-one years ago. He is now 7S years old He was a soldier in the Confederate Army after Deeem- Der, 1861 He has had a great time hunting in this country been broken up several times and had his home burn ed three years ago, but is now as en- thusiastic a supporter of President Wilson and the war as America has.
 Robert Palmer, fourteen year old Argenta boy is the only helpthey yhav7 Robert has three dogs which are as enthusiastic hunters as he. They did not take the Pulaskian, yet Robert reads it occasionally and thinks 1t the best paper printed. At the Spring Val ley School he and another boy have formed a partnership in the printing business and get out daily edition of The Pu1askian on the blackboard. They print it while the children ars playing, who have a great time read ing it when books are taken up. They occasionally have a live item about their teacher, whom they think is not much of an admirer of their daily. They are proud of their partnership and announce in big letters at tie top Gates & Palmer's Printing Co" One item was, U. L. Kilpatrick's COW got into his yard last night and ate tip all of his stove wood"
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FROM ALL OVER TIE COUNTY.
(Continued frcm T'sge 5.)

tCOUJluueQ IIGtn F<Re O.. home from Lonoke County. He reports he has had plenty of experience W;tn the mosquitoes for the season.
 The people around here were glad 10 have the Pea Ridge Pod Man visit them last week.
 Grandma Brown has returned home from her long visit with her children and friends at Little Rock and near Benton.
 Miss Fife KnaBe dined with Myra Wi1kerson Sunday.
 Mir. Allen Boyd visited his parents here Saturday night and Sunday.
 Mrs. M. Byars of Benton was visit ing her sister, Mrs. M. J. Roy Satur- day and Sunday.
 MT. Tom Brown made a business trip to Little Rock last Saturday.
 Quite large crowd of young people from Gray Hill attended church at Circle Star last Sunday
 Misses Grace Puekett, Fife Knabe and Myra WiIkerson called on Miss Pauline Boyd Sunday evening.
 MT. Preston Ball made a business trip 10 Little Rock last Friday
 Mrs. Ball was visiting at Walnut Grove Sunday
 MT Clyde Ibbotson let his mule step back on the sickle of the moving ma chine last week and cut itself badly.
 The rain last week has filled the wells in this part of the country and stopped the people from hauling wa ter, which was a great relief to tho people who are so busy gathering their crops
 The ice cream supper at MT. Louie Boy's last Saturday night was quite cool affair We all wonder why Nr. Luther Ball wore such long face last Sunday.
 Mir Gus Knabe hauled a bale of cot ton to MT Charley Whites cotton gin the first of the week.
 Jack Knabe left for Lonoke CouI. ty Monday morning.
 Mr. and Mrs Elijah Harris made flying trip to Little Rock this week.
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baby daughter, while their neighbor, MT. Turner, had died.
 But this is my busiest season and | cannot take time to even jot down notes. At k. Marcus Turner's home found his small brothers very muca interested in menagerie of small animals which their father had made them of beeswax. The workmanship is equal to some of the, store bought toys and if Mr Turner would get III supply of clay and go to making toys for sale of it he could start 8 new industry here.
The Pulaskian., 1918-09-27

service flag for the church X ' of our boys in the army = nOna
 Lieut. Bolon Turner has re,.- to the State University of 1na' as'e'ulnai ter a three days visit at hone @HA si-
 Mir. Heney BundeH Of r.;tt
 and Miss L. v. singley motoroa a0et Zion Hill Sunday night. te
 Word has been received ba.
 Private Duf1e Crow win e 'Aas France soon. IOs
 Private Samuel Baily called o0 :. A. F. Singley and family duriOa 1r s transportation from Camp Roa! ms Tex, to Camp Pike. D0wle
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ZION HILL R. No. 3. ::

Rev. E. P. Alldredge of Little Rock will preach here Sunday afternoon at 2 30, September 29 The baptizing will be held at 4:30 p. ns., prayer meet ing s D. m. Everybody come.
 The Zion Hill Community Club Will meet at the home of Mrs. A. F. Sing ley Thursday October 3 at 2:90 p. ln All club members be present and bring your neighbors.
 The Zion Hill Baptist Church has appointed Miss Ethel Neel to make
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 Mr. Bohlen Turner is home for few days visit.
 The Zion Hill Community Club meets with Mrs. S. s. Singley on Thursday, September 5.
 Mr and Mrs. w A. Dossett had Miss Agnes Yates and MT. Griff Far rel1 as guests for six o'clock dinner last Tuesday.
 MT. and Mrs. Geo. Heller had as guest for the weekend Master Geo. Landen.
 MT. and Mrs. Harry Files and chil- dren spent several days as guests of MT. and Mrs. Chas. Vim.
 MT Tom Hays has returned home. after being very i'll in Little Rock un- der the care of his physician
The Pulaskian., 1918-09-27
A BEAR STORY.

While Mr. Kennedy has killed many deer and turkey he only killed three bears. When he bought the place there was about four acres in cultivation at the mulberry tree. The tree was then just a little bigger around than his thumb. The land lies in strip one mile long and a quarter wide, the railroad running the
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oLp-FAsHIoNEp BOY.

Robert is the genuine old-fashioned kind of a country boy. With his par ents, who sold their Little Rock prop erty and invested in a team, he led a nomadic life for a period that took him over North Arkansas and into Missouri, where he learned how to fish, hunt and trap. Being an orphan three years ago he found the Kennadv place, liked it's owners, their dogs, tic. wild mountain scenery, running water and has since made his home with them. He has an Ingersol watch which runs too fast and caused him to get up early. He was called, but 10 answer was received and we began to think the wolves had carried him off. I got up and walked out into the yard and the dogs made so much 0f me I thought they were going to take me to his mangled remains, but then Grandma called him again and he an swered at the barn. I went out to see him and when he got through he said, as it commenced to rain, it was a good thing his watch was fast as it enabled him to get his work done be- fore the ram. The dogs we.comeo me at the house like my bear dog friend. Jack, used to do me down in the Big Thicket in Texas. Just like him they wanted me to go a hunting witk them. The red one is like him only bigger and with a long tail I will have to tell you about Jack some time for he was the best and smartest dog 1 ever knew and he loved me better than anyone else.
The Pulaskian., 1918-09-27

There is one art which should be master Of-the
 art of rehection."-Coleridge