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Within the past ten years YOUR race has made greater strides 1 toward literary achievement than in the CENTURIES that went before, j Become familiar with the work of RACE AUTHORS. I The Boy You Love The boy you love in the training camp will make a better soldier and a better man if he knows the ringing lines of "Fifty Years” and the haunt 1*>({ pathos of "Black and Unknown liftrda." You will find these In James Weldon Johnson's "Fifty Years and Other Poems," a book the critics of the world have called the greatest poetical achievement of the Colored Race. Professor Brander Matthews of Columbia University has written a re markably fine Introduction. From the Fields of Alabama A hoy came fresh from the fields of Alabama to work his way through a session of the sumer school at Har vard. A few roughly scrawled poems caught the rye of his professor. The result was a book of these verses. To day the author Is In France, a cor poral in a Machine Gun Company. Meanwhile the great literary newspa pers of the east are saving that Wav erly Turner Carmichael gives promise of rivaling Dunbar. What do you know of this soldier author or his book, "From the Heart of a Folk.” In Spite of Bitter Handicaps In Louisville, Kentucky, a Colored man, an educator and a poet, rose to a position where the best men of the community were proud to call him their friend. Now his son, scarcely more than a boy, overcoming the bit ter handicap of falling health, has published his first book, and again the critics on the great metropolitan newspapers have acclaimed Joseph H. Cotter’s "The Band of Gideon," not further proof of the rapid literary progress of his race. You Have Seen With Your Own Eyes You have seen with your own eyes the struggle of the Negro for educa tion. You know the vital human side. That is why you will appreciate and want to read “Twenty-Five Years In the Black Belt.” by William J. Ed wards, the able founder and present head of Snow Hill Normal and In dustrial Institute. Professor Paul J. Manus of Harvard University has written the introduction. Tender Haunting Lyrics Isn’t there some one you'd like to send a book provided you could* find Just the right hook that would be a message as well as a honk. Georgia Douglas Johnson has written Just such a book of tender, haunting lyrics in “Tlie Heart of a Woman.” Why not make at least one girl happy by send ing her a copy? Do You Love Trees? Do you love trees and the great out of doors? Maude Cuney Hare, daugh ter of the late Norris Wright Uunev, lias collected tlie finest tilings written or said about trees in a beautiful gift book. William Stanley Braithwaite lias written the introduction. Another Race Bard Many a scrap book contains treas ured clippings of the poems of Charles Bertram Johnson as they occasionally appeared in the newspapers of the day. Now in "Songs of my People, a new book Just from the press, tin* best of Mr. Johnson's poetry is brought together in permanent form and will give idea sure to the hundreds of admirers of his work. There are other books, of course, and good books. It is impossible 1 to mention all, and these arc representative of the best. They are beauti fully bound and are as fa' above the ordinary book in book making as they are in literary value. That it may he easy for you <o secure them we will take orders for them at the publishers lowest NET prices, which are: Fifty Years and Other I’oems. $1.25. Fro.m the Heart of a Folk, $1.00. The Message of the Trees, $2.00. The Heart of a Woman, $1.25. Twenty-five Years in the Illack Belt, $1.50. The Band of Gideon, $1.00. Songs of My People, $1.00 Where the book is sent to a soldier or a sailor in a training camp there will be no charge for mailing. Otherwise, enclose ten cents for postage with every order *3 be sent by mail. DO YOUR BITII!-GIVE A BOOK TODAY!!!! SEND ORDERS TO THE MONITOR. 4-.... .....—* LINCOLN NEWS Miss Viola Lyons entertained a't her home Monday evening. The fore part of the evening was spent in games and music, while the later part was spent in making candy and popping corn. The invited guests were Miss Ruth Collins, Mr. Ben Brown, Miss Bernice Lyons, Mr. Laur ence Ashford, Mr. James Walker and Miss Gertrude Brown. Mr. Rasbum Curtis and Mrs. Emma Peniston were united in marriage Christmas even at 8:30 at the A. M. E. church before a large number of ' guests by Rev. J. S. Payne. The bride and groom were attended by Rev. and Mrs. 0. J. Burckhardt. Im mediately following the ceremony the bride and groom and the guests re tired to the home of Mrs. Lela Flippin I where a reception was tendered them. Many beautiful and yet useful gifts were received. The happy couple de parted for Sioux City, Iowa, Thursday afternoon, where they expect to re side until spring. Mrs. Sarah Walker has as guest the past week her brother, Roy White, of Richfield Neh. Mr. and Mrs. O. J. Burckhardt of 123(5 Washington, entertained twelve guests at a sumptuous seven-course dinner Christmas day in honor of Mr. and Mrs. John Crawford of Oma ha. A very delightful evening was enioyed by all present. The fourth annual banquet given by the members of Lebanon lodge No. 120, A. F. & A. M., at Masonic hall, 145 South Uth December 27 was a marked success. The attendance was large and the decorations beautiful. The reception room was ablaze with flowers of niftiest handicraft, while the banquet room itself was of pic turesque beauty. At the head of the table, above the heads of the guests was a golden eagle, about which were draped the folds of old glory. After the arrival of the guests, a snapshot was taken of all present, which was followed by the banquet proper. Splendid music was furnished by Brader’s orchestra. The program j which was rendered very effectively | by those taking part was as follows: "America” Invocation Rev. I. B. Smith I Introduction of Toastmaster .. Bro. Geo. B, Evans “Relation of the Masonic Fraternity to the Eastern Star” Mrs. Gertrude Haynes, W. M., Amaranth Chapter No. 54, Address—“Life in Cantonment” . Bro. Clyde Malone “Our Heritage”..Mrs. Elizabeth Woods G. S. M. of the H. of J. Kansas as Jurisdiction. Reading Mrs. Jennie Edwards Responsive Remarks by . T. T. McWilliams, W. M. Mrs. It. E. Ford and the Misses Viola and Genevl ve Botts have re turned home from toeir short visit in Highland and White Cloud, Kas., where they were visiting relatives and friends. Also Mr. Eugene Brown of Kansas City, Mo. Miss Freda Cooley and her guest, Mrs. Desheares returned to St. Joe, Mo., Saturday evening after spending Xmas at her home. Alma, the young daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Monroe Williams, under went an operation last week for the removal of adenoids. It is reported, however, that she is doing nicely. Mrs. Monroe Williams has as guest her mother, Mrs. May, of Cheyenne, Wyo., who expects to spend several weeks with her. The Optimisitic Set was forced to postpone its entetrainment on Xmas night, on account of the flu epidemic, but they hope to give it in the near future. A celebration of the 300th anniver sary of the Negro’s arrival to Ameri ca will be held at the A. M. E. church New Year’s evening. NEGRO HEROES (From the New York Evening Globe.) Returning on the Celtic yesterday were five battle-scarred members of Colonel Hayward’s famous Negro reg iment. by all accounts second to none in achievement in the great business of rounding up the Hun. The lady of the Bartholdi statue with her torch he'd gloriously aloft had benignantly ' gazed upon them. The dusky heroes must have done a little thing as they returned the gaze. They were glad they were back, as their shining faces attested. With all her faults they still love America. They hope on that sun of the day of justice and equality will yet rise. Souls of black folk—what they feel may be left to psychologists to ana lyze. But it may be surmised that something akin to bitterness at least l temporarily finds lodgment. The world is being made a safe plac^ for democracy. The president is abroad on the great enterprise of securing equality for all. Yet in the homeland he thinks it no shame to come in close affiliation with elements whose chief political prepossession is that democracy shall cease functioning when it approaches the cabin of the man of color. Not that the president is specially inconsistent or specially to blame. Our racial elements, those complaining most loudly against in justice, are as cold as marble to wrong done to 10,000,000 Americans, Marshal Haig, in his talk at Col ogne, counselled the British corre spondents to do what they could to prevent an undue swelling of British heads. The advice is also good for us. When we feel ourselves being puffed up by thought of our national virtues, let us think of the Negro and be humble. It is by no means cer tain that those who have worn the country’s uni form and borne their full pait in protecting civilization will gain the primary boon of being judged according to their merits as men rath er than as members of a race against which there is discrimination more gross than that endured by any of the underdogs of Europe. In one respect our high professions are a sham. Mr. and Mrs. Theo. A. Thomas of 2.312 North 27th street, entertained a party of riends to watch party New Year's eve in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Harvey King of Colorado Springs, Colo. The Gathering Place iHI —rjf g7min;nniiiiniiimt;.~;ii:.'mnilinirnyj Ij HER SACRIFICE I E By PEARL B. MEYER. Mabel carefully placed the dishes in the big, bright dlshpan. Is further introduction necessary? Surely the discerning will understand that Ma bel was mistress of the house, not maid. Her gaze wandered often from her task to the view framed by the long window John had put in above the sink for this very purpose. And the view— the garden—kitchen garden, of course, but so attractively arranged in neat plots and so gayly bordered by nodding flowers that the eye could not help but reap Joy and gratification with every casual glance—the low hedge nnd the fruitful, John-tilled fields be yond. In Mabel’s opinion, the whole view was there for only one purpose—to form a fitting background for the broad-shouldered figure of John. Shirt sleeved, with arms comfortably crossed and supporting his favorite briar in one hand, he leaned against the gran ite gatepost and thought things out. As If she could read through that thick mop of hair into his head, she knew his thoughts. She also knew they had been the same for weeks. She watched him gravely, her hands hanging Idly In the cooling water. He could never solve his problem alone. Mabel wiped her hands deliberately, still gazing fixedly from the window. She felt that the moment for her to act nnd come. Leaving the dishes un washed In the pan, she sped through the door, down the path and halted, panting at John’s side. She felt his gaze resting on her; but she could not lift her eyes. Staring hard at the pipe in his hand, she sought vainly for speech. The tumultuous thoughts that had flooded her mind so recently had ebbed as completely as If they had never been. At length: "John, your pipe’s gone out again.” “Bless me,” ejaculated John. In an amused tone. “Is that what you rHn all the way from the house to tell me?" Angry with herself that she should he so cowardly, torn by emotions she could not express, Mabel hid a tear wet face against her husband's sun burnt arm. "Out with It, girlie,” he said en- i couragingly. Mabel raised her head nnd smiled Into his eyes. Then she plunged into the very heart of her subject. “You can enlist, John.” Her husband’s face expressed min gled emotions. He slowly shook his head. “You know as well as I do that my duty Is here on the farm since I can find no one to take over the manage ment. I can’t leave and allow my crops to waste In the fields. What Is the use of rehashing these arguments? I've gone over them a thousand times every day." “I have a secret," commenced Ma bel abruptly. "Last year when I vis ited Della, we both took the summer course in farming. Naturally, John—" her eyes twinkled—“I don’t know quite as much ns you; hut I have been all ears and eyes ever since I returned. Haven’t you noticed how many ques tions I’ve asked?” John did not reply. He stood look ing over her head far off toward the ens’ !n horizon. Mabel felt a catch in her throat, but went bravely on. “I know all about farm accounting, nnd testing seed and—nnd—every thing,” she concluded comprehensively, "ltenlly. John, dear, I studied awfully hard, and I’ve been at it ever since. I shall never again want to leave the farm to live In a city. Why, every time I turn round outdoors now I learn something new. I think if farmers' wives would all hire women to do their housework, and only had to think of meals to eat them, they could be so contented, nnd would feel so profes sional and grow so healthy working with their husbands out In Ood’s fresh air. I have grown to love outdoors tn such a wonderful seeing way that sometimes I can't stand the thought of a roof over my head.” As she talked, John's hnnds were tenderly smoothing her soft hair back from her eager, flushed face. “Little wife, little wife." he whis pered. “John, dear, I honestly feel con vinced that, with what advice our good neighbors would give roe If I needed It, and what I can always receive front the university for the asking, I could manage. And with the whole depart ment of agriculture fairly dancing up nnd down with eagerness to answer all my questions—how could I fall? I never dreamed how many friends the farmer has until I began to study and to poke through your files of compiled Information." Sli« looked anxiously Into Ids face. “You believe me?” “Mabel—yes,” he ejaculated. “But, denr. It Isn’t easy—even for a man.” She slipped her arms around his neck. “Women are doing n thousand things today that are not easy—even for men. Shall 1 do less for others? There Is nothing to keep you. You can go— John.” His name had never seemed sweeter from her lips than at this mo ment. He drew her closer to him, her dark head against his heart. For a long time they gazed deeply into each other's eyes; then, their faces turned toward the western sky where the last rnlor-eeho of the sunset glorified the clouds. "Yes." he said softly. "I will go." (Copyright. 1918 hy McClure Newspaper Syndicate.) X~X~X~X~X~X~X~X~X~X~X~X"X* ? 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