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i-1 Amy made a pretty picture as she swung along the path to the boathouse. Her green skirt and green and white smock defied the warm day and her dark braids were colled smoothly round her head. The latest magazine and a box of candy were tucked under her arm. Amy consulted the little watch on her brown wrist. “I'll have time to row up to the cove and then have a good long time to read,” she mused as she put the key into the lock. To her astonishment, instead of the trim green and. white boat an expanse of water met her gaze. “Those boys again!” exclaimed Amy in dismay. "Now I can't have my row.” She looked longingly at the boat in the other half of the boathouse, but shook her head. “Now that's Mr. Bowen's and I hardly know him to speak to. Well, I'll just sit here till those hop-id boys bring the boat in. They're fairly caught this time." Leaving the door ajar, she seated herself just outside on the grass and opened her magazine and box of candy. But she read very little, so busy was she planning how she would deal with the boys who had uneeremoniously “borrowed” the boat several times that summer. At last she heard the swish of the oars as the boat rounded the point. She crept cautiously into the boat house and waited. She wanted them to be fairly in before she spoke. Amy had barely time to notice that the boat hod but one occupant as it swung into the channel leading to the His back looked large. Well, she would show him. It was all the worse If he were older. “Aren’t you ashamed of yourself? A great big boy like you stealing right in broad daylight!" The boat paused and a very good looking young man turned astonished eyes on the girl standing there in evi dent wrath. He didn’t look a bit like a thief, with his jolly brown eyes and mop of curly hair. Amy stared at her gentleman burglar in surprise. “Why, what—who—how do you happen to be out In my boat?” she finally brought out. The young man was not disturbed. "Why, there must be some mistake.” he said, as he pulled in his oars and slid into the boathouse. “This is my uncle’s boat, and he lent It to me for the afternoon." A skeptical light came Into the girl’s eyes. Probably this was one of those smart college chaps from the camp two miles away, and he was out for a lark. She scorched him with a look. “That’s a likely story. The boat is mine. I have no’uucle, and I certainly never saw you before." The young man leaned reflectively upon his oars. He had nice smiling wrinkles around his eyes for a thief, Amy noticed. “I don’t understand tills at all,” he was saying. “Now, my uncle, Mr. Bowen, said the third boathouse from the raft. Isn’t this the third?" Light rushed Into Amy’s mind, and color into her cheeks. “Oh, it's this boat you ought to be In,” she Indicated the one on her other side. “You see." went on the girl, eager to clear things up, “I am Amy Burt, and this is my boat. This other is Mr. Bowen’s, and you must be Mr. Bowen’s New York nephew. Oh, I am so sor ry!” “Too bad, but I can’t help it,” said the young mun ns he sprang to the wharf beside her and extended his hand. “I am Bruce Kiske. It was just an accident my being Mr. Bowen’s nephew', so—" “Oh, I didn't mean that!" laughed Amy. “But i was horrid about It, ac cusing you of being a thief." “Well, I certainly was caught with the goods. Now, Miss Burt, it's only fair that you should let me give you that ride you wanted." During the month that followed It made little difference to the two wheth er It was the Burt or Bowen boat. Sometimes they hardly realized which they were In. On the night before he returned to New York Amy promised that she would sail down the sea of life with him. "And so you’ll forgive me for steal ing the boat that day,” he teased her as they glided along shore In the moon light. “I suppose I’ll have to," she whis pered. "because It gave me the chance to steal your heart." (Copyright. 1919, by the McClure News paper Syndicate.) Recognized a Man. When one of the transports went over last spring the chaplain, finding a group of men sitting together on the deck with nothing to do, began to tell them stories. He did not say they were Bible stories. He just told them for their brilliant value as tales. And he told the story of Paul’s shipwreck and those 14 days In a typhoon when he was making his famous voyage to Rome. When he had finished a man called out to him: “Who was that guy?” “The story teller replied that It was a man named Paul. The soldier went below and aroused his btinkle. “The chaplain was telling us a story up on deck about a fellow named Paul, and be was some man.” ■ - New Position on Team. Neighbor—They tell me your son Is on the college football team. Do you know what position he plays? * Proud Mother—I'm.ij'it sure, but 1 think he’s one of the_ Urn whacks. HOW’S THIS FOR AFRICA? — American Negro Has Same Disease — “BECAUSE.” BECAUSE ye do elect to sit with folded hands, Crying to the moon— Not caring aught for the glorious Records your fathers left, Or endeavor made to uplift and make noble » The heritage bequeathed On you—but sit dreaming all day long— So shall your indolence, grown heavy With the years past, Fall with o’erwhelming force, As an Alpine avalanche upon you and yours— And crush you into oblivion Because ye have failed to do your part. Because you’re black! What boots it— Black? Your race has in the ancient days Climbed to the highest rung of fame; j Have done, dared, that which ye shirk— Deeds noble, unselfish — and true hearted done. What have ye done? O’er the Seven Seas they’ve sailed And climbed the highest hills That tower unto the skies— Day dreams, your only work. U p!—awake!—awake!— 'Tis in your hands to make or mar, Embellish in the scroll of fame or be smirch i ne annals 01 your race. The Pyramids of Egypt all attest; Toussaint, Attucks, Bureh— Yea, a thousand others of Africa’s sons, Have faced the odds and won the crown. You sit and dream? I Your children’s future lies in you. Look around, behold in these dark, tempestuous days All races of the earth, stirred to their 1 soul’s being, Are chafing at the iron bands that bind them. Oh, that the windows of my soul And I could weep, tears hot and burn ing for you! Shall nothing stir you up? Unite! Unite! Strike whilst the molten mass of op portunity is hot, And weld it into something strong and lasting. Behold, upon the bloody fields of Eu rope, Asia and your glorious Africa— Your brethren all—have shed Their lifeblood For you—for you! Ye hope! What do you hope? Is it to sit and cow the live-long day, Like idle rooks. Or will you bend your shoulders to the • wheel And push out from the clogging mire The car loaded with the burden cast on you? Like men—like the heroes of old— Re up and doing! Mot for the dross that, aye, has God ] displaced Mammon sits enthroned; Unto high deeds, trace up yourselves to do, Equal and free before the world. How long shall ye the yoke of idle- ^ ness, prejudice and hatred carry, , That bind you in bands of steel! Bestir yourselves, oh sons of Africa; Heed not the suasive tongues of those Who, with sophistries and glibe, Try to draw you from your right and high endeavor. He who is above, who slumbers, neither sleeps, But ever watches o’er His own, Looks down on you. Awake—awake! whilst 'tis yet day, And the sun in the high heavens shines in splendor, Sweet breezes blow. On, on to the goal; Unto the victor is the palm. Your fathers, heroic and brave, Look on you. Be men! Either the laurel bays, Or the pitying boughs of the willow K»-ey, When back unto mother earth ye are In oblivion buried, Because ye failed to do your part. Which shall it be? THOMAS LUCAS. From the Sierra Leone (Africa) Weekly News, February 15, 1919. MONARCH CAFE The New Monarch Cafe 0dll open April 20 at 107 South Fourteenth street. Everything first class and up to-date. Come in and look us over. | We will appreciate your patronage. C. R. Trimble, Proprietor. Adv 3t A monthly Review of Africa and the Orient, $1.50 per year. Monitor j office or 158 Fleet street, London, E. C. 4, England. Philip’s Department Store is pleased with the business The Monitor draws. See ad in this issue. BRITAIN FACES A HOLY WAR IN EASTERN LANDS Peace of Europe and Asia May Hang on Decision of the Supreme Coun cils of the Mahometan Races. London, April 23.—Easter finds acute unrest over a wide area in Eu rope and Asia. Lloyd George’s wor ries are not limited to the future of Russia, where the allied troops face powerful bolshevik forces, or to Cen tral Europe, where communist govern ments spring up like mushrooms. The British premier has pei-plexing problems to consider in Egypt, where the political discontent has taken the form of serious riots; in Turkey where armed bandits are threatening the Christians w:th massacre; in Syria, where the people are disturbed over the report that France is not to act as mandatary for them, and in India, where the Moslems' and Hindus have united in rebellion against the British crown. Danger of Religious War. To date the disorders in the near and far east have been sobering, but not alarming. The real danger is that they may grow into a religious war. Although so far they are only perplex ing problems for Great Britain tr handle, they may develop into interna tional questions. In a few days the ulemas, or su preme religious councils of the Ma hometan world, will meet to determine the course thev will take. It is dif ficult to measure how a great factor is the religious element in these up risings. Undoubtedly they originate in national aspirations, but once under way they are fanned by religious feel ing, and the peace of the world be comes seriously endangered. The fact that Mahometan copts (na tive Egyptians) co-operated in the E"vr>tian riots is cited to show that the attacks on Armenians were not on •eligious grounds, but rather because the latter frequently act as govern ment spies. TO THE COLORED SOLDIERS OF THE EXITED STATES ARMY Text of Article Thrown Into Line* by German*. Hello, boys, what are you doing over here? Fighting the Germans? Why? Have they ever done you any harm? Of course some white folks and the lying Knglish-American papers told you that the Germans ought to be wiped out for the sake of humanity and democracy. What is democracy? Personal freedom, all citizens enjoy ing the same rights socially and be fore the law. Do you enjoy the same lights as the white people do in Amer ica, the land of freedom and democ racy, or are you not rather treated over there a* second-class citizens? Can you go into a restaurant where white people dine ? Can you get a seat in the theater where white peo ple sit? Can you get a seat or a berth in the railroad car, or can you even ride in the south in the same street car with white people? And how about the law? Is lynching and the most horrible crimes connected there with a lawful proceeding in a demo cratic country? Now, all this is en tirely different in Germany, where they do like Colored people, where they treat them as gentlemen and as white men and quite a number of Col ored people have fine positions in business in Berlin and other German cities. Why, then, fight the Germans only for the benefit of the Wall street robbers and to protect the millions they have loaned to the English, French and Italians? You have been made the tool of the egotistic and rapacious rich in England and Ameri ca and there is nothing in the whole game for you but broken bones, hor rible wounds, spoiled health or death. No satisfaction whatever will you get out of this unjust war. You have never seen Germany. So you are fools if you allow people to make you hate us. Come over and see for yourself. Let those do the fighting who make the profit out of this war. Don’t al low them to use you as cannon-fodder. To carry a gun in this service is not an honor, but a shame. Throw it away and come over to the German lines. You will find friends who will help you along. CARD OF THANKS We wish to thank the friends who assisted us durinx the illness and death of our father, Richard Thirkles, and also for the floral offerings. MRS. STELLA SAUNDERS. MRS. CHARLES THIRKLES, AND FAMILY. 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Omaha, Neb., or to ahy of his deputy collectors who are now doing free advisory work on In come Tax. ‘•|‘ay your Income Tax by March 15," is the slogan of the internal Reve nue Bureau, —which has sent every available officer into the field to help the public to understand the require ments arid to prepare the returns. Who Must Make Return. It Is estimated that many thousands of single and married persons In this section of the United Slab s who have never before made annual returns are required to do so this year. Income tax returns must be made between now and March 15 by persons who come under the following classifi cations : . ny unmatried person whose 1918 net Income was $1,000 or over. Wid ows and widowers, divorcees and mar ried persons who are living apart from their husbands or wives, are for the purposes of the Income Tux classed as unmarried. Any married person living with wife or husband whose 1918 net Income was $2,000 or over. Tl e Income of both ' husband and wife must be considered, together with the earnings of minor children. If any. Revenue Bureau Offers Aid, Each person in the United States who is In either of these classifications must get busy nt once If penalties are to he avoided. He should secure a blank Form 1010 A for reporting net Income up to $5,000, or Form 1040 if his net income exceeded that amount. Forms are being distributed by Collec tors and their Deputies, also by banks. By following the Instructions on the forms a correct return caji he prepared at home. If a person needs advice or aid, the Deputy Collectors iti the field will furnish this without charge. The new Revenue law places the In come Tax duty on citizens and resl dents. The Internal Revenue Bureau Is sending ,'ts men to work right with ! the public to get the tax and the re turns in. With active co-operation, every lax due March 15 will he paid and every return required by law will he In the Revenue offices on time. Exemptions Allowed. A single person Is allowed a personal exemption of $1,000 If he Is sup|iort tng in Ids household relatives who are dependent upon him, he may claim the status of the head of a family who has the same exemption iis If married. A married person, who lives wltl wife or husband, is allowed a persona exemption of $2,000. The head of » family Is entitled to claim a similar personal exemption. An additional exemption of $200 Is allowed for each person under eighteen , or Incapable of self support, who was dependent upon and received his chief support from the taxpayer. A husband and wife living together are entitled to hut one personal ex emptlon of $2,000. If they make sep arute returns, the exemption may be claimed by either or divided. Accuracy Required. Absolute accuracy Is necessary In making up Income figures. Any per son who Is working for wages should find out exactly bow much lie received during the whole year 1918. Fees, hank interest, bond Interest, dividends, rents received, and all other Items must be reported correctly. Mere guesses are not accepted, for they are unjust alike to the taxpayer and the Government, and defeat the proper ad ministration of the law. AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA A A A INCOME TAX 18 A A TRULY POPULAR. A A - A A "The payment of Income taxea A A takes on a new significance A A which should be understood by A A every citizen. ' The taxation sy»- A A tern of this country is truly pop- A A ulur, of the people, by the peo- A A pie and for the people. Every A A citizen Is liable to tax, and the A A amount of the tax Is graduated A A according to the success and for- A A tune attained by each individual A A In avulllng himself of the oppor- A A tunltles created and preserved A A by our free Institutions. The A A method and degree of the tax Is A A determined by no favored class, A A hut by the representatives of the A A^ people. The proceeds of the tax A A should be regarded us a notional A A Investment."—Daniel C. Itoper, A A Commissioner o» Internal Ueve- A A nue. A A A AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA LA GRANGE, TEXAS Rev. J. N. Hooey, Georgetown, was here Wednesday night with Rev. J. H. Xaper’s people of St. James’ M. E. church, in connection with the de partment of Sunday school work. Dr. Jesse Livington, Hillsboro, spent several days in the city this week, visiting the sick and afflicted. Miss Thelma Leah Sanford is back at home from a short stay at Smith ville for her health. The agent has been inforaied that Mr. Sam Mill living about two miles east of town died yesterday morning. Sam is one of the agent's friends and schoolmates who are answering the Master’s call every year. To much credit and encouragement can not be given Miss aMe Ella Wil liams, who came to the agent's relief and helped him distribute his papers. The Woman’s Home Missionary Sis ters of St. James’ M. 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