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The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1921-02-19
OUT INTO THE NIGHT.

Synopsis -Dissatisfied because of
the seemingly barren outlook OF
his position as a school teacher in a
Canadian town, John Harris deter
mines to leave II. take up land in
Manitoba and become "a home
steader." Mary, the girl whom he
loves. declares she will accompany
him. They are married and set
out for the unknown country. They
select a homestead, build a home
and put in a crop. Returning from
selling his fiji crop. Harris finds
his wife almost insane from loneli--
ness and with immediate eXpecta-
ton Of becoming a mother. A son
is born and they name him Allan.
The story now jumps forward Is
years Harris is prosperous and all
for getting rich. Mary is toil-worn
and saddened over the change in
her husband. Allan works on the
farm. Beulah, the pretty daugh-
ter, is rebelliOus at the shut-in
farm life. Jim Travers is an I'M
usual hired man and he is secretly
In love with Beulah.. Harris and
Allan clash with Jim and he leaves.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1921-02-19
WHEN RHEUMATISM
HITS YOU HARD!
Sloan's Eminent should be kspt
handy for aches and pains

VIIHY wait for severe pain, an
w ache, rheumatic twinge fol-
lowing exposure, a sore muscle,
seiatica, or lumbago to make YOU quit
work, when you should have Sloan's
Liniment handy to help curb it and
keep you active, and fit, and on the job2
Without rubbing, for it benetyates.
apply a bit today to the afflicted part.
Notethe gratifying, clean prompt relief
that follows. Sloan's Liniment COULDN'T
keep its many thousands of friends the
world over if it didn't make good.
That's worth remembering. All drug
gists- three sizes-the largest is the
most economical. Csc, 70c, ST 40.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1921-02-19

TWO years ] saw
Lydia (. Plnkham's
Y g ge table Conn
pound advertised in
the paper and got
good results from
taking it. / recon-
mend your medicine
to my friends and
you may publish
this fact as a testi-
monial. Mrs.RoB-
ERT BLOCK, Box SAP,
Hopkins. Mimi
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1921-02-19

an inch or so, and then hem that FIR
catehing In only the edge of the roll
and taking the smallest possibl.
stitches.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1921-02-19
Ostrich neror,$;on,

Ostrich feather collars and cusrs
made OF ostrich tips are featured on
many evening wrapa
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1921-02-19
Small Velvet Turbape

Small velvet turbans with down.
ward-pointing feathers are favorites
OF the mode.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1921-02-19
HOW WOMEN
OF MIDDLE AGE
May Escape the Dreaded Suf.
ferings of that Period by
Taking Mrs. Blocks Advice

Hopkins, MINI. -"During Change of
Life | had not flashes and suffered for
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1921-10-29
THE ANTI-LYNCHINC BILL.

AT last an antiynchn bill has introduced in Congress
favoraby reported by the House judiciary COMMITTEE
author Representative Dyer Of Missouri And It pro
vde that any member mob defined assembly Of five
persons acting in concert for the purpose OF deprVng
any person of his life without authority OF law snail be I'M
prsoned for life for not less than five years and tna oae
yncg shall be imprisoned for not more than I'VE years
than $4,000 Federal District Courts would have
jurisdiction Any county in which ynched would
he required to forfeit 5000 TO the family Oh the Vct
The favorable report this bill to that at last
representatives of the people of the United states are beginning
realize that the institutions Of law and orderly government
to be saved the mob and the spirit OF riot must be cuDe
And well may they
What the final fate of this bill will be yet be deter
mined may pass But its failure of passage Will only go
far toward guaranteeing the ultimate dsntegaon OF nation
al entity which all nations call great
Nor is to be argued that such Dill would st0p yncng
Such the its passage would not necessarily maintain
after all il is the agreement in spirit OF the people with all
and laws which guarantees their effective working
rather than the penalties which they impose
But it be successfully held that the realization that y
ching had at Of the Federal government
that had decided to throw its into attempt at its
control would those who now casually allow Oh reuse
against united society which they commit by the failure to exert
themselves in its adjustment
Lynchng be curbed for it is Americas greatest men
and is that law is dlslegarded
and false popular will is made manifest by the mob
too sections of country mans life
property safe because the spirit of the mob has rendered
the machinery of the law well night poweress.
Nor does this condition limit itself to particular section
of country While it is true that because OF longer pracce
sections may have reduced the burning and orung OF
human beings to art bit fine than those which mob
TIM must be realized that nearly state North South
East West has had its share of dsgaceu acts which should
have had place among civilized men,
And whether the Dyer bill succeeds in Its passage or not
welcome introduction provocative of speculation
upon the final result of this practice if allowed to continue to
grow and spread,
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1921-10-29
I'I.'!y ' 'as :; y s,.''''
WHAT OF THE MINORITIEs

everywhere the cry of get from
nowhere has the headed Organize the black folk has been the
only ptoble pathetic mighty
spirits have leapd of the confusion and have attempt
Babyonian disorder of civ
pie ntegeny controlled until the educated
mnoies are organized mnotes
control the mnores will control until the capital
sc system of overturned The black people cannot escape
this memorable
by appropriation gathered their food from
straight mouths the fathers
their family This group
until the present day
groups world handful of million
aires hold accumulated from the bowels of fertile America
the palms their handful of commanders control the armies
and naves the handful of politicians make the presidents Oh
the people handful OF police
the millions from the savage propnsaes OF ev
and rebellion organized hundreds
hold thousands sordered manacc at bay inc
mnories instincts of mankind and give the human pro
cNtes is strkny prominent ana VIGOROUSLY
true that the black have no organized minonteS
people entirely schools of thought and too
crest during the time OF storm and
evolved far enough in the graduated
scale evolution afford different sponsors OF heao anu
freedom swearing and avowng that he the great p
and after him the
Suppose Mr. Dubois advocating social freedom
and Major Moten advocating industrial submission
with Marcus Garvey preaching Africa and the creation
essential industries Suppose ecclesiastical
Churches could be cemented in higher
Carney? Perhaps let us call IN the po
respect for manness and good cEensp pre-
vents nc from naming and let all of gentlemen organized
platform the The foundation Tor
solidarity we have no organization OF u
of the black ftuy the seas OF out
fortune"
We have supreme the other great people have we
working together perfect unison We nave
Eabnets sanctuaries in Wnch 10 ueioede upon NV US
day meeting London the ecumenca
another PanKcan Congress- and another In new
International Convention of Negroes These scattered anu %
efforts came greatest attempt the history OIL
world disaster lanuhedthe Ku kux Kan
We need mnOes to organize External oppoSoh
Caucasian Them and evolution never changing
will compel them 1t does appear however @ m
could accelerate bit and throw the mnO 10
gether.-Chicago Whip
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1921-10-29
AN OLD STORY.


practice polygamy,
rapidly
s o
Politically.
that province the Union South
permitted vote suffrage qualification in the Cape
annual capac
$3.50 able to their OF late the
education and ambitious to participate
realize the that is be- theirs
whites III certain
that by their condition will
greatly improved content be the hewers
and they
Political activity aspiration of these blacks recently
ascrbei
will be olected African
Africa Africans dwell
accompanied by his
nhamed the
political dmnancy throughout the South
African Union.
Through the practice of oygamy by the blacks is believed that the
ratio will
ten to With this Negro population the
inclination Of the Negroes participate domnanty the politics
British Inhabitants
problem will
severely representative government there
This political promoting
union u Dutch British population
demonstrating that whatever blacks
combine for political whites unite
Nsvile
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1921-10-29
GAINING IN EDUCATION.

Figures gathered from the 1920 show that Texas
there 1858 Negroes who unable to write in En-
gsh any other language Though this figure large
sens decided decrease in teacy during the past ten years
The percentage of Negroes Texas who IL
terate 246 Now it is 178 showing decrease of 68
The percentage of children of school in school has in
creased from TOP to 80 in the ten year-peI1od
is worthy of note that Negro eracy surpassed only
by that of foregi-born whites.
While much satisfaction may be drawn from consideration
of this gain in iteracy people, it is worth while also
realize that much greater speed is possible in essenng the
ignorance of our
This increased percentage of eracy is due only to the
gaspng of educational facilities supplied by individuals who of
their voon turned toward them That such should have
been the great extent worthy of comendaon
The increase also much to the number of youths who
educated in public schools have attained their majority during
that period.
But should realize that organized special statewide
effort has been launched which had its aim the
agement Of people become educated attend school, 1t
would that organized effort such direction could
be made well worth while
Education vital necessity every individual of
ton
The increase of educational facilities makes ignorance in
either the young the old almost absolutely neXcusabe Our
school SYSTEM affects Negroes offers opportunity for sub
Stantal improvement to young and old alike
We in Texas have reached that state in material prosperity
which will allow children with few exceptions to attend
school unneupedy In rural and agricultural districts the
school term is arranged to give them fair amount of time
in school.
large percentage of cities and have instituted night
schools for adults
is for to take advantage of these opportunities more
universally
does not show marked Improvement its present rate
conlmendable though it may be- the fault will be
Pride in should to that such
not the case.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1921-10-29
THE HANDICAP OF POVERTY.

poor out not
Land of Plenty spite rapid strides made by individuals W
Land Plenty rapid strides made by the nouuas W
race itself remains itself handles enough mon
which if wisely spent would enable us 10 remove w
handicap poverty
Lacking experience for it. We seldom ami
mated by moderation We make the mistake
rkng wild plunge or we play the game
safety deposit dollar into saving bank with small
interest What the middle OF the ROAD
with the investment and the largest return
To is incumbent not only
make to the bus
mess firms liberal chance
their breads md butter.
to up enterprises enduring pride
is by capital Unhappy Almighty Dol
fall
up economic freedom
prs Every race Safety first
repose Banktey absolutely safe all
handle little surplus that we
are paayd the thought that little will not
missed financial values to to u.s. it
must come by cur combining into large
race perssteny
If instead
poverty business developed by flesh
of our andbl bloodBoson Chronicle.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1921-10-29
BLACKS ARE NOT INFERIOR TO
WHITES, BELGIAN SAYS.

New Orleans, La, Oct. 27.-That
the black race is not innately in.
ferior to the white, but has been
retarded in development because of
inferior environment, Is the thesis
of a writer in the liberal Brussels
paper. independence Beige. He cites
American statistics in support of his
claim This article was published
Just after the Pan-American congress-
in Brussels.
eve should be quite wrong in
thinking that the Negro race is in.
evitably an inferior race. In the
United States where Colored men
take part in the life of the nation
and where they have benefited from
civilization, they have risen almost
to the level of the whites and their
efforts in the intellectual domain
have been quite remarkable.
The figures that we have before
us are very significant. Thus. ac-
cording to the latest statistics the
percentage of illiterates among the
Negroes o. the United States. which
in 1868 was 80 per cent. is today not
more than 20 per cent. The public
schools count two million little Ne
groes. and the colleges and high
schools are attended by one hundred
thousand Coloreo of both sexes.
ain 1867 there were only 500
Colored masters; today there are
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1921-10-29
ON LOCAL mLITERACY.

The announcement Of recent census
figures relotiye 70 illitcracy in Dallas
has been provocative of much dis
cnssion. And wen might they.
II has been found that Of the 1852
persons in Dallas 10 years OF age
and over who are unable to write
in any language, 2,StS were NegIoe
In the face OF figures such as these.
argument that our people are not
doing much TO lower the educational
standard of The city in which ihey
live is hacking.
And the truth OF such an assertion
made III all fairness by students OF
this condition Is made more manifest
as one takes pains to give special
attention TO the number OF young
men and women who connot write
their names or read even the simplest
script.
Such persons exist IN greater num-
bers In our city than we suppose
And tho most unfortunate aspect OF
consideration Of them and the con-
dItion which they help TO maintain
IS, that they make no real at
tempt at betterinr themselves.
In these days OF free night schools
and other educational agencies there
Is no excuse for ignorance and illit~
eracy to such great extent amony
any other class OF citizens.
Pride in ourselves and interest in
the welfare OF our city should rem
der us all anxious to remove this
condition OF iIliteracy which, In 50
far as II is attributable to om' own
neglect. renders criticism impossible
Of rebllttal.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1921-10-29

more than forty thousand. A fact
that shows the intellectual awaken
ing OF the black race in the United
States is the amount of contributions
raised in 1919 for the construction
oil nine hundred schools for blacks:
from the State $3.50 900; donations
from white people 100000; dona-
tons from Colored people $544,OOc,
and $324,00O from a special source
created by the Jew julius Rosenwald
of Chicago
This very extraordinary ase in
the intellectual field is much the same
in the economic domain. At the time
OF the abolition of slavery the Col
ored man possessed neither land nor
property. Today 100000 firms are ex-
plotted by blacks. Besides this, the
census of 1910 showed more than
$4,000 blacks employed in lucrative
business. and 36 insurance companies
and 70 banks have been founded by
blacks whose total fortune in the
United States is valued at FIVE mil
lion francs
I'VE must take care not to estab-
fish a parallel with certain European
nations, in particular with Russia.
We must be conten to observe, and
ito remember that the Nero is not
an inferior brother, as some people
IN etend and that as soon as he has
learned our civilization he win soon
rise to our intellectual level?'
New Orleans Item.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1921-10-29
HOME LIFE.
not the case

No nation of people has poped long which has not
cultivated and made sacred the ties of family life 1t the foun
daon of all lasting and the for being of all
laws And should be taken and guarantee its
continuity
We especially should this fact the extent of
exertng special efforts in the direction of its greater develop
ment among us,
Family life such among dateN very little farther
than the establishment of freedmen And while have
made wonderful strides in its development in the past so year
period inability to have maintained that status during sav
days will be forever felt Undeveoped family life little
respect for family ties and lack of proper background of rad
ton and achievement without which all urge genuine
is either lacking purely artificial
Pride IT and glory of achievement best taught when
children young and impresonab Mothers who nurture
babes have much control their direction But without
well established homes the rule direction and
training Of the youth is not possible
for to remember this fundamental fact in attempting
to plan wisely for the greater of future generations
If to succeed greatly as will succeed
primarily because in the generations which the de-
sire for accomplishment will have been nurued and made strong
by successive developments home life and strengthened family
ties
And in this connection it also be said that atten
ton should be paid to granting to wives and mothers that leisure
which may be spent in completely rendering the home
place OF comfort conducive to conentment and satisfaction
There is no doubt but that iced wealth. education
and cooperation But the attainment of these things the
usion OF that which they embesh
man. the home is hwang of the for which they
intended
Home life the for being Of every advantage which
our civilization offers.
Let Us strive earnestly to successfully develop it
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1921-10-29
OUR new SANITARTUM.

The opening few weeks OF the
Mcmillan Sanitarium. MARRIED the be-
ginnirs Of what we hope viii prove
a now era IN the service OF our ply
sicians TO the general public.
Modernly equipped. handsomely ap-
pointed and capable of efficiency
ministerlng to the physical needs Of
suffering humanity, this sanltarium
stands as concrete proos OF the de-
sire of It's founder and his associates
to keep abreast OF the times and
minister efficiently to the needs OF
his people,
We hope that our people generally
may make use Of the facilities offer
ed by this institution
We hope that other ply sieians may
give It their support to the extent
that soon it will prove too small for
lie demands made upon II and thus
guarantee its growth and continue1
maintenance
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1921-10-29
REPORTS DECLARE INDUSTRIAL EXHIBIT AT THE COM
ING STATE TEACHERS ASSOCIATION TO
SURPASS FORMER EFFORTS.

give the greatest amount of inspira-
ton will be the exhibition of indus
trial projects designed, prepared and
made by the students in the public
schools of Texas. Every school in
the state that has this phase OF
work connected with their course OF
study has been requested to bring
or send specimens of their work.
There will be on display. specimens
of work in Manual Training, Me-
chanieal drawing. architectural
drawing, free hand drawing from
the elementary and primary schools,
domestic science, domestic art, shoe
making, writing, music and art.
Tt is the hope of the local COM
mittee that every teacher who comes
will avail themselves of the oppor-
tunity to inspect this magnificent
collection of handicraf work and
when you return to your various
homes add more of this kind OF
work to your course, 1t will pay.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1921-10-29

to push the reading farther away, or
u preference for coaser print; if at
times, the letters blur and you in
voluntarily close your eyes for a
,nomentary rest, take 1t as Natures
warning. You will do we'll to hee!
her danger signal. These are signs
IF presbyopia- especially if you are
near the age of forty or upwards.
If you had no former trouble, it is
probably presbyopia uncomplicated
with any other defect.
When your vision is normal you
can hold reading fourteen on fifteen
inches distance with comfort. After
presbyopia begins, your eyes are
strained at that point and the ten
dency is to push the reading farther
away. Increasing the distance IS :;
relief but not a remedy Using the
eyes under these conditions, without
the aid of glasses, will rapidly AMI
seriously impair their visural power
The only proper remedy is the
prompt use Of cor eGtly fitted glasses.
Their aid to the eye. to conserve its
efficiency, is as much called for as
Is suitable remedy to any other
falling organ. Moreover, remedy
IN many cases is simply empirical
The remedy here prescribed is
sovereign specific
This gradual decrease of ocular
power which accompanies age ought
rot to be thought contrary to ma
Lure any more than it is for hair to
turn gray, the bones become brittle
or the muscles fracid. st is nat
ural. The demand for glasses is
perfectly normal. Besides. as age
advances. the other physical facil
tiles are apt TO be used less and less,
and the eyes more and more Arti-
fetal aid should Re expected,
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1921-10-29
MEETING ON INTER-
RACIAL COOPERATION.
Work Carried on by 500 Committee
Sources of OppOsition-POllcy of
Conference Versus COnflict--Dr.
gregg on Ku-IIluxism.

Hampton, Va Oct. 27.-"When the
Colored people have such friends
among the best white people in the
South as the friends l saw and heard
at the Atlanta meeting of the Com
mission on Inter-racial Cooperation, it
is not fair to say that the South is
against the Negro" said DR.. James f.
Gregg, principal of Hampton Institute,
in recent Sunday evening address,
in which he outlined the so-called
open door meeting of the Commits
sion. DR.. Gregg referred to the work
which is being done by inter racial
committees in 800 counties of the
South with n view to eliminating
causes Of friction and to stopping
trouble before. it really gets started"
DR.. Gregg said:
DIR. Ashby Jones of Atlanta, who
is one. of the sons of General Lees
chaplain. said that, lin laying down
the fundamental principle that every
man has a right to be heard in his
own behalf" the Inter-racial Com
mission has found opposition coming
particularly from three sources; from
the representatives of the "old feudal
spirit" from the representatives of
industrialism, and from the represen-
tatives of ignorance.
"Dr. Jones also said that the hope
and redemption of our Southland de-
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1921-10-29
By T. H. Britain.

From all reports the coming SEES
sion of the State Teachers Associa-
ton which meets in Dallas, Nov.
Gath to 26th inclusive promises
to be the best in the history Of the
association There will be those who
come way from the tide waters Of
the South, there will be those who
will come with their raiments COW
cred with the dust of the Panhandle
of the West. there will be those
who will come with their eyes dim
med from looking at the Eastern
sun and there will be those who
will come with their ears blunted
of the hooting of the owls and
the sweet cooling of the gentle doves
on the north; some coming with a
message to inspire others and some
coming with the hope to be inspired.
One special feature of the asso-
citation this year which we hope will
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1921-10-29

ponds on our stand by the principle
that every man has right to be
heard" and. especially where white
men are in control, every cossidera-
ton of chivalry, of humanity, of the
Negro to come into conference con-
corning his part in the work and in
the life of ouT American democracy,
in the community, in the State in the
Nation.'''
Or. Gregg declared that there is a
the United States. This is shown in
the organized deviltry of Ku-Klux-
ism,' he said. The Ku Klux Khan
could not exist, except for ignorance
and superstition and foolishness Peo-
pie could not be led into such abom-
Unable folly as Ku-Kluxism, If II were
not for ignorance"