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1 A '.yi If Pays to Advertise In the Rising Son VOLUME IX. BOOKER WASHINGTON. BOOKER WASHINGTON. At the General Conference, Discourses on the Race Question and Ex horts the People to Do Something. Praises the Methodists. Booker T. Washington spoke to the General Conference the other after noou a few minutes and said some good tilings. He was received gladly and greatly applauded during his speech. He said in part: "Your church represents the highest effort yet reached by our people in the direction of organized religious effort. It has been said that individually the Negro is strong, but organically, weak. You have proved that he Is not only successful as an individual, but as an organization. We must demonstrate more and more to the world that we are not only successful in religious organizations, but have ability to succeed la business and commercial directions. We are going to be Judged more and more In tho future not so much by our ability to make abstract arguments, and to attract attention with our oratory, as by our efforts In constructive and pro gressive directions. In the growth of a race condemna tions, demands and complaints have their elements of strength and help fulness, but any race which depends entirely upon these will not succeed. The ability to project, to organize In affirmative, progressive directions, Is worth a thousand fold more than the habit of dwelling on the negative, crit ical and complaining side of life. ! do not mean that we should over look wrongs and injustices, but that we may In a measure blot out wrongs and Injustices by tangible, visible ef forts in all fields of commerce, indus try and education. The Negro race will never have again In this country such opportuni ties for securing land as it has at pres ent. The price of land in every part of the country is increasing. If, in the Southern states especially, we do not become land owners in this genera tion, it will become mOTe burdensome for the succeeding generation to do so. The time is not far off when the tide of foreign immigration will set rapidly into the South, and we shall be driven to the ragged edges, so far as ownership of land is concerned, if we do not profit by our present oppor tunities. In' a large degree our race Is In pos- session of the skilled trades anil other Industries in the South. These will also pass from us if we do not pay careful attention to the education of our children, and see to it that not a single Industry slips from our hands. The opportunity once lost hero will hardly be gained again. To a much larger degree wo must seek to become a commercial and business people. We should organize and operate more banks, more stores, own, more farms and construct more and better houses. A race Is Judged largely by the character of the houses it occupies. Negro men shoulu not only wear shoes, but make and sell shoes. The Negro women should not only wear attractive hats, but make and sell hats. In every center of Ne gro population there should bo a busi ness league to encourage and lead our people In commercial directions. While the difficulties at the South are often discussed, it Is true that the fluids of commerce, business, Indus try, and labor, are open to us there as they are not perhaps in any other part of tho country. In proportion as we lay the foundations in these neces sary directions, we shall find that our moral and church life will be strength ened, and the opportunities and uni versity training enhanced. Finally, the Negro minister has the responsibility of seeing to it that our people do not grow discouraged. All things considered, we are .making progress. There has never been a time in the history of tho race when we owned so many acres of land, so many houses, conducted so many banks and stores, or had so many chil dren In Industrial schools and col leges. At no previous time havo we had so many church organizations and ministers. It Is the duty of our Negro leaders to teach our people to have race pride and loyalty, and faith in our present and In our future. No rare can succeed which Is ashamed of Itself. No black man should be ashamed of being a member of the race. There was never a time when I felt prouder of being a black man for It Reaches More KANSAS CITY MO.. FRIDAY, MAY 20, 1904. than I am to-day. I am proud of our pant, proud of our present and have unbounded faith In our future. "WESTERN UNIVERSITY, QUINDARO, KANSAS." Second Anniversary of the Chautauqua Meeting. To the Public: One year ago we issued a call for a meeting of those Interested in any and all movements calculated to Inure to the benefit of the race. This call met with such a generous response on the part of all Race lovers in the west and was productive of such good results that all felt ustlfled in the Republican administration are in deed to be commended for the recog- effectlng a permanent organization, which was done at the last meeting. one year ago. The purpose of the Chautauqua Is as declared by Its motto "The Unity and Uplift of tho Race." To that end, the condition of fhe Race was discussed In all its phases, and plans formulated for a further ance of the work. That all attempted might not bo vis lonar yand impractical, but permon ent in all Its results, bureaus were ap pointed to inquire into the condition of the Negroes of the West, and through tho direction of such report on the work, status and pr6gresb of tho Race along the lines comprehend ed under these bureaus, respectively. At the next meeting to be held m June, members of these nurenus with others Interested will read papers and discuss questions arising from tho same. Many of tho leading Negroes of the country have signified their In tention tl bo present and participate. Tho following departments will be represented this yenr Educational, Ministerial, Agricultural. nuslness Men's, Industrial, Legal, Medical, Press, Woman's Club and Fine Arts. Systematic work Is being done In these departments and reports will bo made at tho next meeting. Tho sessions this year will bo held on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Monday, the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and Cth 01 June.) larger and moro varied programs will be had at this session. Tho pub lic Is requested to co-operate in this effort for tho betterment of tho Race. Other announcements will bo made later. Yours for the advancement of tho Negro. W. T. VERNON. President. J. N. GARRETT, Secretary. Discomforts of the Submarine. An English sailor says that, while the motions of a submarine boat are not pcrreptihle to those In it, the crew are apt to bo terribly seasick becauso of the foul odors that soon develop. Friendly Island Natives. The natives of tho Friendly islands are noted for their good humored faces and' splendid physique. Their skin is a clear, light copper brown in color, whllo the hair is yellow and curly. Milking by Electricity. The Umscliau claims for tho pro cess of milking cows by electricity (rubber caps being attached to tho udders) the advantage of superior cleanliness, and adds that the rows more readily yield the milk than when tho hands are used. Has No Established Church. The constitution of Panama stops short of making tho Roman church tho established church, as It Is In Colombia. Homes of Colored Peop.e than any othei Paper NEGROES DRAW COLOR LINE. Boycott San Antonio Ice Cream Man Who Signed Jih Crow Petition. From the San Antonio Gazette. The color line has been drawn on all ice cream manufactured In San Antonio. Makers of frozen sweets must furnish negroes an affidavit that they have not signed any petition to the city counsel asking for the enact ment of a separate compartment or dinance before they can get tho col ored trade. As Ice cream negroes say Negroes are heavy consumers of their product, the boycott on those who are under the ban Is cuttlug down their rev enues. The ice cream boycott was made public this morning, when the repre sentative of an ice cream manufac turing concern called at the off loo of City Clerk Sttiemke and asked per mission to examine the petitions sub mitted to tho council asking the enact ment of the "Jim Crow" ordinance. "We have been notified," be said, "that our firm is being boycotted by th negroes because a member of tho firm signed this petition. All members of the firm declare they did not sign an.l I want to see the petition so that we can furnish the Negroes with a certificate that our names do not appear on it. "The boycott Is hurting tis. as the Negroes ure heavy consumers of Ice cream and wo can't afford to lose their trade." After examining the petition the mnn said the tdgnaturo of no mem her of the firm appeared upon it. but that there was n name on It so like the name of one member of the firm that the Negroes hud probably been mis led. "We will see the lenders of the Negroes." he said, "and inform them :hat they have made a mistake and ask them to call off their boycott." The foregoing article speaks for It self. In union there is strength. When will the Negroes of this part of the country learn that thoy never will be able lo make themselves felt until they are united? "Churucter Is nobleness gained through conflict." MATTH AEIS BAKERY. For the past twenty years Mr. Mat thueis has been engaged In the bukery business in tills city. He has long since proven to us that he is 1 master of his trade. He has been one of Kan sns City's promoters in business enter prise. His studv has been along his own litie, how to pleuso tile Mounted and to make man healthy, 'l ine that man can not live by breud alone. We will ask you to try some of his bread that we will mention, for Instunco his Halt Rising ilreud and his First Quuk er Made. Ask your groTer for them ami satisfy yourself that you get your money's worth. Mr. Mutthueis Is worthy of the colored patronage In this city. Ho Is liberal and at alt times Is a pleasant man to meet. lo honor unto him to whom honor Is due. Re member his brnmls. Salt Rising and Quaker Maid Ilread. M ATTHAEIS BAKERY, 901-3-5-7-9-11-13 West 17th Street. Punching Bag Not New. An ancient vase in a Roman mus cum representing Homer's heroes of the Trojan war, shows one of the young fellows as busy with a "punch ing bag" hung at the limb of a treo. Dogs in Britain. Tho Itrltlsh b'-ard of agriculture estimates that there are 1,871, tl'J dogs In tho country one to every scoro of human beings. QUAKER REFLECTIONS. T,nt8 of men get religion when they get sick. It Is a wise hen that gets In tho smart set. Any work Is easy enough after you once get down to It. A man seldom lets himself looso until ho gets tight. The spilled milk of human kindness is worth crying over. There Is Just as much worry over money as over the lack of It. It Is sometimes better to stay where you are than to Jump at conclusions. The consumption specialist fills his coffers nt the expense of his eoughers. The bunco man seldom attempts to tackle the farmer who tukes In sum mer lioarders. Philadelphia Record. ON THINGS IN GENERAL. A similarity of tastes In Jokes Is a great assistant to murltnl felicity. It Is a mighty fortunate love, whoso ebb tide reveals no mud flats. It Isn't necessary to label a gentleman. The manners of some men aro so bad that one wonders If they learned them by the correspondence plan $2.0'.t for tho course. No woman with n grain of senso ever lets a man gnther from her re marks that his character offers any Intricacies to her comprehension. Rugs piled upon carpets, three cur- taltiR to u window, and sixteen non touchable pillows lo a couch, are not among the sins of the bachelor girl. The uncluttered house Is hers. New York Times. SOME JAPANESE MAXIMS. Some stnndurd moral maxims of the Jnpni'oso. as iriitislated by Prof. Ilasil Mall C'.ininhcrlnlii from early Dudilhlsl writings, ure us follows: To lose Is to win. A cheap purchase Is money lost. Among Japan se proverbs am the following. The drunkard belles not his true character. (In vino Veritas.) Never trust a woman, even If she bus borne you seven children. Human eyes look down from heaven; co limit no wrong, however hidden. Human ears are listening ut Mm wall; speak no calumny, even In se cret. Cons herd with cows, horses with horses. (Ilirds of a feuther Hock to gether.) The body with Its passions is not pure; ye should swiftly seek ufier Intelligence. Less than all things men must grudge money; It. Is by riches that wisdom Is hindered. Thy father and thy mother are Vkn heaven and earth; the teacher ami thy lord are like the sun and moon. Tho'.ign thou should heap up a thou sand pieces of geld they Would not be 60 proctitis as one day of study. From the evils sent by heaven there Is deliverance; from Urn evils we bring upon ourselves there Is no es cape, A man's heart anil an autumn sky (are alike fickle i. The opposite of tho French proverb: "Variable as a woman." In the State. NUMBER 7 LEXINGTON NEWS. Rev. Mcl.nnstcr or Pleasant Hill preached nt the A. M. E. church Sun day morning and evening. Mr. Harvey Parker bus returned home. The rally nt the St. John M. E. church succeeded In raising over finii. Rev. Young Is the right man In the right place. The t'. H. F.'s will dicornte their deceased brothers and sisters graves on the Doth; also some of the citizens will Join in mid assist in cleaning the graves. Ion A. M. E. church ought to cnll a meeting and elect a trustee to fill Mr. Henry Hall's place, who was n trustee of the graveyard. Mr. Itubin Holmes has opened a blacksmith shop In Mr. Louis Smith's old stand. If you have any work In that line call on him and be will give you Mitlsfuctiou. lion't forget tho place. It Is on the East of cross Main street. All colored people ought, to palroul.e him. Mrs. W. Ford Is quite III. Also Mr. Louis Curtis' infant huho Is qtitlo ill. Mrs. Mamie Hawkins returned homo from Kansas City Saturday evening. Mr. Lee of Kansas City spent Sun day with her sister. Mrs. M. E. Gil bert. Mrs. George lledgcwood of Liberty was hero Sunday, the gucl of Mrs. Webb. Quito a number of ladles went to Richmond hist Thursday. Among (horn were Mrs. Hicks. Mrs. Hall. Mrs. Ilun ler ami a number of others. The Flint Club was entertained at Mis. Pierce's hist week. Mr. I'enn Hawkins left Tuesday morning for Independence In work In I he )-II M house. Mrs. I'rof. Green was taken to Ful ton hisl Wednesday on account of the weakness of her mind. Miss l 1 1 I i it Parker's schtiol closed with a concert anil those who intend ed II were well pleased. The colored lie publicans must be gin lo think mid act for their best in leresls. Ydii heard what the lieino crat gentleman said in lllgglnsvllle the oilier day. It shows to us that they are uol our political friends. This fall every colored man should vole Hie Kepuhllcan ticket without one scratch on It. CHARACTER COUNTS. It. Is chiiiucler that wins respect. People may cringe before riches, 1ml, down In their hearts they have no higher regard for a man because of his hank account. The world may flat ter and smile upon those who turiiisli it with niniiHcuif ut, but. unlenn lliere are truth and sincerity ami goodness back of the entertaining qualities it. enjoys, there is nothing deep ami lust ing in Its regal d. Those who surren der principle for the sake of popular ity, lose both their sell respect ami the thing they have sacrificed to gain. Character counts. It makes friends, It gains esteem, it wins n place In the world. Mal.e that your first aim ami tin- rest Will come of Itself, Hut de Vote yourself to the lesser things and you lose all. Big Rise in Tide. Chemulpo, the port of Seoul, the capital of Korea, looks out over a vast shallow bay, where the thin rlsxs thirty feet. Russia's Immense Egg Output. Russia sells more eggs In a year than any country In the world, her output being l r.fi.non. dozen. Theater for Rehearsals. !ndon has a theater for rehearsals only. It Is known as tho Rehearsal Theater.