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BOOKS authors I Within the pant ten years YOUR race has made greater strides l toward literary achievement than in the CENTURIES that went before, f Become familiar with the work of RACE AUTHORS. The Boy You Love The hoy you love fn the training camp will make a better soldier and a better man If he knows the ringing lines of "Fifty Years" and the haunt l-’g pathos of "Black and Unknown Ijftrds." 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 boy came fresh from the fields of m Alabama to work his way through a session of the Burner school at Har vard. A few roughly scrawled poems caught the eye 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- j pers of the east are saying 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 l.oulsville, 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 B. Cotter’s "The Band of Gideon,’1 not only a book worthy of the best lit erary traditions of the day but also a further proof of the rapid literary progress of Ills 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 \ears 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. Hanus 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 book. Georgia Douglas Johnson luis written Just such a hook of tender, haunting lyrics in “The 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, duugh ter of the late Norris Wright Cuney, has collected the finest things written or said about trees In a beautiful gift hook. William Stanley BralthwaJte has 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 hook Just from the press, tie best of Mr. Johnson’s poetry is brought together In permanent form and will give pleasure to the hundreds of admirers of his work. * There are other books, of course, und good books. Ib is impossible to mention all, and these are representative of the best. They are beauti fully bound and are as far above the ordinary book in book making as they are in literary value. That it may be easy for you to secure them we will take orders for them at the publisher’s lowest NET prices, which are: Fifty Years and Other Poems, $1.25. From the Heart of a Folk, $1.00. The Message of the Trees, $2.00. The Henrt of a Woman, $1.25. Twenty-five Years in (he Hlack Itelt, $1.50. The Hand 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 to be sent by tnail. „ DO YOUR HIT 111-GIVE A BOOK TODAYII1! SEND ORDERS TO THE MONITOR. ....—.. 11 i mm. s m ms o i Hamitic League of the World A New Race Effort With a New Thought and a New Purpose. Without the accompaniment of sen sational newspaper conventions and ] pretended national support, The Ham itic League of the World is now or ganizing into concrete effort its many branches throughout the world. It was organized two years ago, but was 1 halted by the war. It is now active again and comes before the race as an organiation with but one purpose, one thought and one hope, and these are expressed in the words: “To inspire the Negro with new hopes; to make him openly proud of his race and of i its great contributions to the religious j development and civilization of man ; kind, and to place in the hands of every race man and woman and child the facts which support the League's | claim that the NEGRO RACE IS THE GREATEST RACE THE WORLD HAS EVER KNOWN. The League is not a mutual ad miration society; it has no place for constant agitation; it is not founded for any race except the Negro race and races akin to the Negro. Its avowed intention is the overthrow of I alien teachings concerning the sup posed inferiority of the darker races and the permanent establishment of the TRUTH. The original founders of the League are: George Wells Parker, author of The Children of the Sun; Hon. John E. Bruce “Grit,” famous Negro journalist, author of the Negro Soldier and president of the Negro Society for Historical Research; Lieu tenant Will N. Johnson, lawyer and | poet; Cyril V. Briggs, editor of The Crusader Magazine; Fred C. Williams, i blind lecturer and traveler; and An ! selmo R. Jackson, editor of Our Boys and Girls; but since the inception of | the movement many of the foremost ] Negro scholars of America, Europe, Africa and the West Indies, have joined with the League to carry through its purpose. The first official publication of the League is The Children of the Sun, which is conceded by scholars to be the greatest defense of the Negro ever written. It not only claims that every great nation from the beginning of time to the Twelfth century was more or less of Negro blood, but sup ports the contention with an array of facts that make it indisputable. The League is now preparing for a great drive and it welcomes every race man, woman and child to join in the great crusade. No matter whether one is learned or unlearned, rich or poor, known or unknown, the League wants him or her as a mem ber and his or her help to bring back to the race that pride which was once its glory and greatness. Love of race is the only qualification for membership. The League is absolutely democrat ic and has no officers—only founders. The home office is 933 North 27th street, Omaha, Nebraska; eastern of fice, 2299 Seventh avenue, New York City. The League has also a London office and offices in West Africa, South Africa and the West Indies. W. S. S. CAMPAIGN OPENS JANUARY 17—OPENING DAY FRANKLIN’S BIRTHDAY Secretary Glass Says War Not Over Until All Obligations Met. Word has been received by State Director Kountze that the 1919 War Savings Campaign will be opened ac-' t'vely by a nation-wide celebration on January 17, the anniversary of the birth of Benjamin Franklin, whose portrait appears on the new War Savings Stamps, series of 1919. Plans are now developed and being for warded to all county chairmen and directors so that the campaign for the sgle of war savings stamps will be started in Nebraska on this day. The plan is to have each War-Sav ing Society in the state meet on Jan uary 17 and have every member sign a new membership application card on which will be stated the number of War Savings and Thrift Stamps which thejf feel they ran purchase during 1919. The members will also receive full instructions for closing the 1918 business on old cards. All members are earnestly request ed to be present at this meeting of their society. Nebraska was the only state to go over the top, and to again secure this enviable position everyone must do his share as was done’ for the year 1918. If you cannot at tend this meeting get in touch with your secretary and tell him how much you will subscribe for the coming year. The government has announced that all individuals who are not now mem bers of a War Savings Society will be expected to join a society on or before January 17. Secretary Glass at a conference with business men, educators and publicists from the twelve federal re serve districts, who will have charge of the 1919 War Savings and Thrift campaign, stated the war wui not be over until the United States has met all its obligations. ALLEN A. M. E. CHURCH NOTES Rev. J. A. Broadnax. We are doing a great work now and anyone will realize it who sees our chursh. O. W. Blue was baptized this week. The Sunday shhool is increasing rapidly. Wishing all churches a Happy New Year and The Monitor 1,000 new sub scribers, is our desire. LETTERS FROM OFF. READERS Watonga, Okla., Jan. 9, 1919. Editor of The Monitor, Omaha, Neb. Dear Sir: A friend of mine, Mr. Dixon, showed me your paper and I liked it. En closed find $2.00 for year's subscrip tion and please send paper at once. Yours truly for the paper, E. T. KERN. Somewhere In Germany II I UliSESS! ^WEB OF GOLD^ I j By IDA W. GOULD. t S»»»mM<>»«*vwwwwwvi “Try thrs umn ou (lie ’phone, for his full name, will you?" The young woman took the receiver and Informed the man at the other end of the line that the business firm of S- & Co. requested his full name. She explained that the information was necessary, us the hrm would soon pub lish a list of beuetieinries, etc. “A- B- Li-; get it?” "Please spell the middle name.” “B-.” “Thanks; please give me the date of your birth.” A ghost of a satirical laugh ema nated from the receiver. “Why, I’ll have to look it up, madam. It’s on the spoon given by u fond aunt, and I’ve misplaced them both. Sorry. Goodby.” Rapidly turning the pages of "Who’s Who in America," she found “L>-, A—- B.; b. M-; author of “The Web of Gold." ft ft * ft • Annoyances encompassed D that day. The office boy went to a game. His stenographer went home 1 early, 111. The Ice man forgot to fill the Ice box. So the author of the best seller closed his office early and sought diversion at a cafe. Some days later he decided to re visit M-. It was five years since his lust visit to the rambling old house embowered in trees. It was, un der new management, and an impulse seized D- to assume the name of Adam B. L-. Ills name was quite fresh in the minds of novel readers, so, as he had gone there to recuper ate, he felt quite justified in practic ing the small deception. The village was so fur inland that the chances of detection were slight. He abandoned himself the next week to outdoor life, fishing, tramping through woods filled with pines where he laid himself on the frugrant earth and dreamed of plots and heroines for his next good seller. At table he met an elderly lady, en gaged to chaperon a group of young ladles. She had come In advance to arrange for their stay. On the day of their expected arrival Mr. A. B. L- purposely absented himself, tramping six miles to a nearby moun tain, where, at the only house, he ate gladly the food offered him.' Pushing on to the mountain’s top, he found him selt In the direct path of a terrible storrn. He resumed the descent, slipping und stumbling. By the time he had covered the six miles to the village he was aware that It was long past mid clay. I,-sow to his dismay that n group of girls blocked his entrance at the front porch. Before he could decide whether to march boldly past them, a vibrant voice called: "Go round the back way, man; the land lord will give you something to eat.” He knew he must look bedraggled, but he did not like to think he resembled the genus tramp. He heard their laughter ns he hurried to the side door and escaped up the back stairs. The elderly chaperon was on hand to Introduce him. After several days’ association the little party dropped easily into the habit of after-dinner discussions. One evening the talk was of books. Miss B-, the same young lady who weeks before had Interrogated D-, seemed to he the most active in discussing books. In vain the author racked his mem ory for a suggestion as to why her voice reminded him of another voice. "Mr. I,-, tell us what you think of ‘The Web of Gold.’ ” "I have reason to think highly of the honk, and I know It has proved a small gold mine to the writer." "Really? Then you know him?” chorused the others. “He Is my best friend. I spend more time with him than with any other man." "Has he red hnir nnd does he wear red ties?” “No; nor rings on his toes,” said D- dryly. “Why?” "Because I asked him (for the In surance people) to tell us when he was born. He evaded me with the silliest answer. ‘I’m on n spoon,’ said he. ‘but I enn't find It Just now.”’ “I think he affects oddity,” said the elderly lady. “Drop ‘The Web of Gold’ nnd come In for a game of bridge, everybody.” Our author returned from a tramp one afternoon nnd discovered Miss B- alone, rending “The Wen of Gold." “The same hook, Miss B-? You must discover a fresh ehnrm. May 1 ask what It Is?” "This Is one. Shall I read It?” "Please.” "A truly lovely sentiment,” said the girl, coloring under the man’s steady gaze. “But I’ll wager the author nev er fell In love with a p!nk-and-vvhite beauty." “Contrariwise. he has,” replied D-. “Bui he has never felt sure until now that he might tell her so.” “You mean-” stammered Miss B-, dropping the book and half rlRlng. "That you ore the girl I love, and I am the man (without red hair) who wrote that hook.” A little later, as they strolled In to Join the others. D- said: “Lett tln. I'm going to make n search for that spoon ; nnd ns for the hook. It has ‘brought me you, a treasure greater than the net profits of ‘The Web of Gold.* " (Copyright. ISIS. McClure Newspaper Syndicate.) THE CAPITOL ? I SHOE REPAIRING $ A We do the Best Repairing a Rea- X A sonable Prices. A y All Work Guaranteed. y Y I. BROOK, Prop. y X Phone Web. 4592. 1408 N. 24th St. Y ,.. . ... IW. T. 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