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About The Omaha guide. (Omaha, Neb.) 1927-19?? | View Entire Issue (Oct. 29, 1932)
Reminiscences Continued from Page One Everyor _* paid him tribute. He had succeeded, and they, working hard i—der great difficulties, looked up to him to show -m success. There was no good in cursing the white man. He was on the scene to stay. Rather, th j should take advantage of race prejudice and so improvo their businesses that Negroes would support them. in a field at a distance, and we made a pilgrimage there early one morning. I can see Dr. Owen M. Waller walking barefooted through the rough grass and stones t > the shrine of this old warrior, who with a handful of supporters stood against the million, of the slave holding South. There w..s one young man who would have looked handsomer in a movie than any favorite we have tod.-;- He said he lad the blood of the Randolphs in his veins. I don’t doubt it. I only doubt whethe any Randolph was as aristocratic as he. Niagara Movement A little before the Negro League came the Niagara Movement meet ing at Harpers Ferry, where John Frown maud his sUnd for freedom. It was attended by about one hun dred men and women of the “Intel ligentsir ” The: were from differ ent parts i the country, the North largely predominating. Storer Col lege housed us, and between the meetings, which were not burden some, there was opportunity for long disci-stUns and good times. I ■ -as very diligent, as his was my first newspaper assignment, and I wanted to do my best B t I met the members at meal times and in the evening when my work was done, and managed to have more than one discussion, or rather con versation, for I was whole-heartedly in accord with the platform of these insurgents. John Brown Fort The John ! rown fort, now on the grounds of Storer College, was then SWELLING REDUCED And Short Breathing relieved when caused by unnatural collection of water In abdomen, feet and legs, and when pres sure above ankle leaves a dent. Trial package FREE COLLUM MEDICINE COMPANY DEPT. SOI, ATLANTA, Ga. YV. sang “John Brown’s Body” There was Frederick McGhee, big, black, respected by all his commu nity, a representative of Minne sota. There \ ere a number of women, some of them of great beauty The work of the year was retaliea—a few cases oi discrimi nation carries up to higher courts. Even one as inexperienced as I saw that legal work could not possibly be carried oi. by the lovement’s small fees. But there was purp e and enthusiasm. We sang “John Brown’s Body” at the end of every meeting, and we sang as though in spired . In one way we were more con servative than Booker Washington. We had our meals regularly a’ on time. In Atlanta I had taken notes until four in the afternoon, and then found the second meet ing coming at once upon the end of the first. The Negro storm up food aL the camel stores up water. We anemic whites are not so stoic. We like a luncheon. Five Things In the Address to the Country which the Niagara Movement gave the press, five things were demand ed: the vote, the r -olition jim crowing, equal enforcement of the law, education on the same basis as education for the white, “The right to associate with such people as DON’T DOSE CHILDREN WITH HARSH MEDICINES Mother of Healthy Family Tells How to Keep Youngsters Happy and Strong Mrs. J. E. Gaines’ children are full of life. Neighbors of the Gaines have always envied the glorious health of her six youngsters. (Three are shown in the picture above.) Their complexion is always clear. Appetites fine, and bowels move just like clockwork. And they are always so full of pep, tool They get high marks at school and have a lot of energy left over to help their mother with the chores. AH of her friends in Atlanta say Mrs. Gaines is just plain lucky having such lovely children. Mrs. Gaines, however, tells another story. In a special story for the newspapers, to aid mothers with the health of their young ones, Mrs. Gaines said: “Good health is never an accident like many people think. It comes from watching the physical needs of children. When a youngster is sluggish, headachy, with clogged up bowels and coated tongue, it’s a sign that the vital organs are out of order. This makes the child dull at school. Sometimes these children just mope around, or get into mis chief instead of playing like other children. Don’t spank children who get this way. You’ll find that the poor youngster’s bloodstream has been poisoned by accumulated wastes. This always results from sluggish vital organs and accounts for a lot of misery and suffering by both children and mothers. “Some mothers, not knowing what else to do, give ‘patent medi cines’ they know nothing about, or strong cathartics which may in jure the bowels. This is always a mistake. You have all seen dull, droopy children with the cathartic habit I “Following the advice of a fa mous family physician, I have always believed in stimulating the vital organs of my children regularly. I find that Dr. Caldwelrs Syrup Pepsin is a safe stimulant which is thorough in action and does the work. It’s delicious, and children actually like it. It contains pure pepsin, active senna and fresh laxative herbs. For convenience, it is already put up in bottles, with full directions. Every druggist has it and it isn’t expensive.” Protect your family from colds, sick spells, loss of appetite and chronic constipation. Throw out old-fashioned, dangerous remedies. Dr. Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin gets the bowels to working naturally. No griping or burning; can be used at regular intervals with benefit. It’s fine for adults, too. Are You Reading Them? Not only because they reveal the life history of one of the most interesting white women which this country has produced, but because they reflect a vivid picture of some of the most vital incidents which have influenced the fate of the 14,000,000 colored folk in America, the Reminiscences of Mary White Ovington, deserve special mention. These articles, running in the issues of the Illus trated Feature Section, should be read by every man and woman in this country and should be brought to the atten tion of students everywhere. The average reading time for each article is about 15 minutes, and we commend their use for a part of the card club session, the young people’s organizations in the churches and the various study groups. For scrapbook use, for holiday presentation to young p<ople, these offer an excellent opportunity. And perhaps more significant than anything else, these give the feeling that this country is safe so long as there is one white woman w'ith the courage and passion for fair play exhibited by the author. Are you reading them? wish to associate with us.” It was written by DuBois and magnifi cently read by Mr. L. M. Ilershaw of Washington. It could appropriate ly be read today. Greener ooks Both '.'/ays 1 Among the distinguished visitors to the Business League and the Niagara Movement was Richard T. Greener, the first colored man to graduate from Harvard College. Greener had lately returned from Vladivostock, where he had been United States consul. He made an address at each place. At I'arpers Perry he spoke of the battle for freedom. He eulogized John Brow.i and consecrated his race anew to the struggle for huma-. rights. His speech ended with the words, “Who would be free himself must strike the blow.” Later, at the Business League he talked of corny omise, of the neces sity of adjusting one’s self to cir cumstance, ending with the quota tion, “it is better to bend than to Oreak.’ He left the plat'orm after his [ speech and walked down the aisle and saw me taking notes. We had met and talked together at Harpers Ferry. There was embarrassment in his manner as he nodded and hurried past. Both of his pieces of advice held a good deal of truth, and an old man might be permitted tq utter them both with conviction. He had done his work and was past the time for taking sides. But the lead ers and many of +heir followers were young and could not believe that both sides were right. For tunately for the race, they were able to choose where they should stand. Solidarity is good, but independence of thought is better. Where the Negro suffered and still suffers is in his inability to express his as pirations. Following Washington’s advice, he pair. : his house and then is thrown out of it because it looks better than the house of his white neighbor. How shall he ever have the right to live in it, save as his aspirations seem to his race to be worth battle and sacrifice? To be Continued Th e Farmer! Supply Green Feed in Summer for Poultry By JOSEPH H. BODWELL It is profitable t feed green feed to all poultry during the summer, because it ca- be Lecured so readily and easily. For gorwing birds rape, clover, lawn clippings, swiss chard, oats or rye can be utilized. Some poultry men find it rs to plant rape in rows around the poul try pard and let t grow about eight inches high before cutting it, and then by keeping it four or five inch es from the ground all the time, it readily grows again after being cut. But if the ape is cut close to the ground, especially during dry weather, it will not respo d and will die out. One of the troubles with rape ' ■ -ying birds, however, is that it ’ cast a greenish color to the whites of a few of the eggs. Swiss chard and rye planted in the spring have proved to be two very popular gi n feeds for sum mer in the r ultry plant. Accord ing to Prof. Graham, of Ontario College, winter rye planted in the spring will continually stool throughout the summer and will not grow very rank and will keep more succulent than the winter rye planted in the fall. Embarrassing Moments Dispossessed I noticed s 'e children playing in an automobile parked in front of my house. Fearing that they might do some damage, I ordered them to get out c ' the car. They did so and stood « -itly near 'he car. A few 1 lutes 1ater a man and woman came out of the house next door and greeted the children. All of them entered the auto and drove away—casting meaningful glances in my direction. • i • • Modern Politeness One of the banks downtown has a free scale, on which I usually r eigh myself. As I was passing the bank I started in, b t found the door locked. When I shook the han dle, however, a guard opened the door for me. I walked straight over to the eigl ng machine. As I glanced around I notlfced there was not a soul in tho bank. I looked up at the clock—it was 3:30 p m Bright Sayings of the Children One week when the family finan ces were a bit low, hamburger oc cupied a prominent place on the menu. One day over a luncheon of meat balls. Mary Lou, aged said, “Mother, tomorrow is pay day and we can ha : some meat with bones in it, can’t we?” * ♦ * My little niece, Lou, will be three years old next month. Recently we called at her home and found her mother out. When we asked Lou where her mother was, she answer ed: “O, she’s gone to the ladies' mtrry-go-round,” meaning a meet ing of the “ladies’ circle” at the church. • « * ♦ Charles was discussing his first day at school: “You know daddy,” he said, “that teacher doesn’t even know as much as we do." “How can that be?” asked his parent. “Well, at least we all know our names, and what street we live on, and she doesn't know one of them." Too much green feed for laying birds may have a tendency to affect the quality of the albumen, but for growing birds there is very little chance that much harm can be done by overfeeding of green feeds, unless they are limited on other feeds, such as gtain and mash. Some poultrymer also are be ginning to allow their growing chicks to go in their sweet corn or field corn fields after it has become about one foot high. This gives the growing chicks a chance to get shade as well as green feed and does no serious harm to the corn as long as the birds are not large enough to jump up and eat the sweet corn ears later on in the sea son. When trouble of this kind starts, the birds could easily be taken out of the field. At least the birds should be al lowed some sort of green feed that will help to keep the digestive sys tem In goc 1 condition. THE HUMAN THING TO DO The afternoon tea tray should have both cream and lemon on it, so that the guest may have her choice. * * * The guest who is seated at a dis tance from her hostess gets her tea from the hostess and carries it to her pi. ce. • * * Always put a cloth on the table on which tea is placed. 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