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_i ... —i - w ~ w " - . | ~ ' T" '■ m --1 1 | HP"! --• PAGE TWO . ST. PAUL ECHO , ! ®ljf Jlaul lErlfo An Independent Negro fP eekly Newspaper PUBLISHED BY THE ST. PAUL ECHO COMPANY (14 Court Block Telephone Cedar 1879 St. Paul, Minnesota President and General Manager CYRUS L. LEWIS Secretary-Treasurer EUGENE JACKSON, JR. Contributing Editor EARL WILKINS Duluth Representative. .Mrs. Wm. A. Porter, 1029 E. 3rd St., Duluth, Minn. Telephone Hemlock 1533 SUBSCRIPTION RATES 11.00 Per Year $1.25 for Six Months 75 Cents for Three Manths Advertising rates furnished upon application. 1 “Entered as second class matter Nov. 7, 1925, at the post office at St. Paul, Minn., under the act of March 3, 1879“ HERO WORSHIP There are lots worse things that growing boys and girls can do than worship heroes in various lines. The boy or girl who has a worthwhile hero to endeavor to emulate is in our judgment head ed in the right direction. It has often been, said that without ideals we perish. When we worship, our heroes are always the embodiment of our ideals, if our ideals are not high we find diffi culty In rising; we almost find it impossible to rise. The saddest incident of our life in the Twin Cities' occurred during the time we were questioning high school students just after commencement exercises were over. Our questions were along the line of their future plans of higher education. We found, to our regret, that two of the brightest of the class had no idea what college o£ the University to enter for preparation for their life’s work. This sad plight was due to the fact that at the brink of college they had not been sufficiently attracted to any line of human endeavor to desire to enter it, therefore, they were merely going to school for higher enducation with nothing in view. Further questioning on our part brought out the reason for this lack of definite desire. We found that the children in question had never read race books or literature, save in remote cases. They knew nothing of the everyday fields of business of the race, as an illustration of the children’s hopeless ignorance, we will give briefly the gist of answers to some of the questions we asked them; in the field of Journalism they had never heard of T. Thom as Fortune, William Sherril, Monroe Trotter, J. A. Rogers. In science they had never heard that the human heart was success fully stitched by any one, and least of all did they think a Negro was the first to perform such a modern miracle, G. W. Carver was an unknown quantity in their young lives and inventors and elec trical wizards to them came only in pale hues, not ebony in the least. For us to relate that 70 or more Negro banks were in op eration in the U. S. A. seemed to the children like a fairy tale. The answer to our question, “Who is C. C. Spaulding of Durham, North Carolina?” was promptly but incorrectly answered, they said positively that he is a nationally known sporting goods manu facturer. The children assured us that Walter (whom you' know to be collector of the port of New Orleans, and a Negro) was a Jewish comedian at one time on the Orpheum circuit. The trouble with these children is that we in Minnesota are so far away from the center of large Negro business enterprises that our children have nothing to look to for inspiration. Our next best bet is to read all the colored publications and books pos sible, discuss same with the children, and forever hold up men and women in every line to the boys and girls as worthy models of the race to emulate. Always have the child think that he is going to take his place in the w T orld when he grows up and be as successful as any one else. NEVER attempt to discourage him, no matter how wild his dreams may be. If his thoughts are fastened to a star there is very little chance of his remaining in the gutter. Wake up, parents! Furnish your children with ideals, then help them to work to them. OUR WORST ENEMY Those who have given serious and considerate thought to things that tend to retard and hinder the progress of our local group, especially along economic and political lines, have reached the conclusion and are forced to admit that the colored people in many respects are their own drawback and enemy. Our one big job is to forget our little differences and work together for the success of all, as other races of people are doing. Until we can do this we will continue to be the servant class for others, who have little respect and less consideration for us as an economic and political entity. We shall continue to be ignored by the powers that be, in a political way. Today is your day and mine, the only day we have, the day in which we play our part. What our part may signify in the great whole we may not understand; but we are here to play it, and now is our time. This we know: It*is a part of action, not of whining.—David Starr Jordan. \ Use of Green Foods Common in All Agee Lettuce Is one of the oldest vege tables known and was eaten fully 500 years before the Christian era. Aris totle praised It highly. Spinach was Introduced into China from Persia about 100 B. C., but was new to Eu rope in the Sixteenth century. Botan icaliy, one of the most interesting products of the garden is the cabbage family. Kale, brussels sprouts, sa voy cabbage, red cabbage, col lards, kohlrabi, cauliflower and broccoli are all varieties of one species. Carrots were eaten by the ancients, but they were not very popular. Watercress, growing naturally in all north tem perate regions, has been eaten as a salad since the Greek and Roman ascendancy and has been cultivated since the Sixteenth century. Peas were used by ancient Egyptians and others, but were- not common food in Europe until the Eighteenth century. It is believed they were grown in the earliest American settlements. Thom as Jefferson recorded the growing of tomatoes in Virginia in 1781, yet it Is said than an Italian ccuid not per suade the people of Salem, Mass., to taste them in ISo2.—Kansas City Times. Wise Man Cultivates Orderliness of Mind Most of us have, at one time or an other, gone into a shop to ask for an article and been kept waiting while the distracted shopkeeper searched high and low for the object asked for, often without success. He has such an accumulation of stock dumped here, there and everywhere, Just as it was delivered, that he has no idea where anything is. These disorderly little shops are typical of some people’s minds. With their heads crammed full of all sorts of knowledge, they are unable to make use of their mental stock simply because it is so ill-arranged, and has been gathered with so little system or order that when a particular call Is made on It the needed knowledge is not forthcoming. Information to be of use must be capable of ready application. Unless we can arrange our knowledge in de cent order, so as to be ready for serv ice, our mind will be little better than a lumber room and our accumu lation of mental, stock a sheer waste of time. —Exchange. A Whole Process Education means much more than instruction. Education is a whole process, of which instruction is only a part. Education is the or derly development of lives, according to scientific principles, into the full ness of their powers, the realization of all their possibilities, the joy of their world, the utmost rendering in efficiency of their service. It includes the training of powers of thought, feeling, willing and doing; it includes the development of abilities to dis cern, discriminate, choose, determine, feel and do. It prepares the life for living with other lives; it prepares the whole of the life, developing the high er nature, the life of the spirit, for living in a spiritual universe.—Henry F. Cope, in “Religious Education In the Family.” Anglers' Patron Saint Fishing has produced a tremendous literature. The most famous work on the subject is the “Compleat Angler" by Izaak Walton, which was first pub lislied in 1G53. It has been read and enjoyed by thousands of persons not in the least interested in obtaining information of the piscatorial sort. The “Compleat Angler” is a delightful idyll. Its author was so revered that the cottage in which he lived was pre served as a museum down to a short time ago, when a fire destroyed It. Only the objects of historic interesl of the interior were saved. Wasted Effort One of the darkies on the “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” set was very sleepy. He yawned and yawned, to the great de light of little Mona Ray, playing the part of Topsy. Finally she approached the man and managing to get his at lention said: “Mister man, you is de mos’ good natured somebody I evah did see!” “How come, little one, is you kiddin* me?” “No, Fse not kkldin’. How come you-all open yo’ mouth so wide an’ don’t swallow nobody?”—Los Angeles Times. Musical Chords Perfect musical chords are: The major chords, consisting of prime, ma jor third and perfect fifth; the minor chords, consisting of prime, minor third and perfect fifth. All other chords are classed as imperfect. The one especially mentioned Is the dimin ished triad, consisting of prime, minor third and diminished fifth, and is based on the seventh degree of the major scale or the second in the minor mode. Ancient Palestine City Caesarea was situated on the coasi >f Palestine, on the line of the great road from Tyre to Egypt, and about half way between Joppa, the modem laffa, and Dora. The distance from lerusalem was about 70 miles. It be came the political capital of Palestine under the Roman governors Caesarea continued to be a city of some impor tance even in the time of the Cru saders in the Middle ages. Scrubbed Floor Didn r t Win Expected Praise Mrs. Damon" is a more than ordi narily painstaking housekeeper, espe cially in the matter of cleanliness. Rooms must be swept and dusted just so often, window draperies washed and the kitchen floor scrflbbed, “whether they need It or not,” as her husband says; and it is one of her lit tle secret grievances that John does not always notice the improvements unless she mentions them. “I suppose you’d never know I’d done a thing to that kitchen floor if I didn’t call your attention to it,” she says now and then. “Why, yes, my dear, It looks fine. Shines like a new penny,” says John graciously, and Mrs. Damon sighs and resigns herself to the v inscrutable ways of men. One day last summer, when his wife was to return from a little vacation, Mr. Damon thought he would prepare a surprise for her. So he got out the mop, the scrubbing brush and the pail and after half an hour’s hard work felt that the kitchen was immaculate. When Mrs. Damon came In she looked round somewhat suspiciously, but made no comment. In a spirit of fun Mr. Damon remarked: “I suppose you’d never know I’d done a thing to that kitchen floor if I didn't call your attention to it.” Mrs. Damon looked at it more close ly. “Why, no, dear,” she said. “Have you?”—Youth’s Companion. Yes, He Could Recall Just One Exception In Dr. E. C. Dudley’s autobiography, “The Medicine Man,” is a story Doc tor Dudley says was told him by Dr. S. Weir Mitchell, the novelist-physi cian, when the two medicos were din ing together one night in Philadelphia soon after Doctor Mitchell had re turned from a trip through the South, where he had been the guest of south ern colonels all the way around. At one plantation near Newbum, N. C., Doctor Mitchell announced to his host his intention of taking an early morning walk. That precipitated a lively discussion as to whether any gentleman ever should walk, the colo nel insisting that “no gentleman, sir, in this country ever walks,” either for pleasure or exercise. “But,” persisted Doctor Mitchell, “have you never walked in your life?” The colonel was getting warm. “No, sir,” he said, “I tell you no gen —well, sir, yes, sir, I did walk once— I walked 400 miles with that d —n scoundrel Sherman behind me.” Saved Pup From Shark A mother collie dog, belonging to a lighthouse keeper on the south coast of Australia, recently exhibited unusual courage in an attempt to save one of its pups. The young dog fell over a cliff into deep water and while the owner was attempting to rescue it with a boathook a shark appeared on the surface of the sea. The other dog, which until then had merely been watching the proceedings, jumped in the water and landed on top of the big fish. As the dog fell heavily with a great splash the shark fled. Both dogs were rescued. Early Recollections With plenty of patience, paper and a pencil, it is possible for you to re member what happened when you were six months old, asserts Dr. E. Pick worth Farrow, English psychol ogist, in Popular Science Monthly. For periods of one or two hours at a time, he says, write down any and every thought which occurs to you. Repeat the process several times Then, as memories of recent happen ings gradually are “worked off” on paper, you will go back to recollec tlons of your early life. Puzzles Radio Experts In a Toronto flower shop it has been discovered that everything that Is broadcast from a nearby radio station is received and made audible by the faucets of a metal sink, the sink It self acting as a loud-speaker. Music can be clearly heard ten feet or more from the taps. It is also said that in London a certain metal lamp pole has been found to act in the same way. Radio experts have so far been unable to explain these newest mysteries of wireless transmission. —Youth’s Com panion M isunderstood “You’re back early, Michael,” re marked the farmer’s wife to the hired man who had been to a theater in town. The other nodded a silent agree ment and proceeded to enjoy a pipe and study his program. “Enjoy the play?” asked the woman “No,” replied the man. “Didn’t see die end.” “Why not?” “Well, take a look at the program here. The second act takes place in two years’ time.” Naming American Cities Nashville, Tenn., was first called Nashborough, in honor of General Nash, an officer of the Revolutionary war. This was changed In 1874 to Nashville. Los Angeles, meaning “the Angels,” was at one time an old Span ish mission and got its name from Cal iforaia’s early settlers. Detroit was given its name by the French settlers In French the word means “the Straits,” which was given the new set tlement because of its location on the broad Detroit river, connecting Lake Erie and Lake Saint Clair. u Help Yourself ! n An invitation to "come in and con sume all you can eat and drink’’ is displayed outside a cafe in San Diego, Calif. On entering the customer is con fronted with a lunch counter, appar ently ordinary In all respects, except that it is circular, and a revolving circle of wood moves clockwise on a roller around the inner edge of the counter. A waitress seated at the counter serves butter, water, soup and silver ware, but after that the customer looks after himself. An assortment of meat, vegetables, salads and desserts rolls past on the moving circle. Tills circle runs through the kitchen, where the cook fills up the dishes as thej are emptied. Supreme Torture Is Deprivation of Rest Deprivation of rest is one of the se verest forms of torture. If continued long, the victim will resort to almost any end to relieve it. His behavior may become as frantic as that of a dope addict deprived of his drug. He will do anything, sign anything and say almost anything that promises a chance of sleep, says the Pathfinder Magazine. Confessions obtained un der such circumstances should be re garded as obtained by torture. “During the Middle ages prisoners who were actually innocent confessed the crimes charged to them to gain re moval from the rack, even though con fession brought death by hanging, burning or breaking on the wheel. A scientist, who has undergone many long periods of experimental insom nia, says the discomforts he then suf fers are almost indescribable and that his dread of future experiments ex ceeds his dread of any other form of physical pain. Our own observations indicate that after sufficient depriva tion of sleep and rest a person is, at least, at times, neither mentally nor normally responsible. 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CONTEST MANAGER 3 m 0.—75 ctnts. 1 year—Si.oo. St. Paul Echo Timrira. 614 Court Block . Dr , VaJ lk) Turner St. Paul, Minn. Lawyer W. T. Francis A. J. McGavock Phrases Made Good by Continued Usage A good word for expressions which are In popular usage but lack the sanc tion of “good grammar” is spoken by an editorial in Liberty. “Just now,” the editorial points out, “the gram marians and dictionary-makers will tell you that ‘ain’t L’ ‘he don’t’ and It’s me’ are vulgar. “But vulgarity in speech often spells progress. Expressions become popu lar long before they become respect s able. If their popularity lasts long enough, writers, teachers and states men in good standing, whose business It is to touch the thoughts and emo tions of people with the magic of begin to use the doubtful ex pressions to get their ideas across. jßight away the former hoboes of the language turn gentlemen and get into the social register. “Of the three, ‘ain’t’ has perhaps the weakest case. If our ear is not at fault, the popularity of this word is [Waning. That would be a mistfortune, for it has a twanging, emphatic eu phony not given to ‘am not,’ ‘aren’t,’ or ‘isn’t.’ Must we always be saddled [with ‘Am I not,’ when ‘Ain’t I’ might be available? “ ‘He don’t’ is already so widely psed that wise political speakers and Jury lawyers employ it constantly, realizing that they would be suspected Of affectation if they said ‘he doesn’t.’ (The most stubborn holdout for ‘lt’s I’ Ifeels self-conscious when he uses it. Among friends he will say ‘lt’s me’ fcnd save his blushes.’’ J. PIEL } ■ Groceries and Meats FRESH DRESSED POULTRY | i AT ALL TIMES Phone Dale 0299 j Rondo, Corner Mackubin REED’S 1 BIDE-A-WEE EAT SHOP ! J. W. 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He is quoted as saying that England was going to war for Belgian neutrality, “just for a scrap of paper.” His phrase was widely understood as expressing the German attitude toward the Belgian treaty and hence toward all treaties. —Washington Star. PITTSBURGH COURIER Best Negro Weekly Have It Delivered to Your Door JAMES N. SMITH Dale 7883 Humboldt 1457 'TITS a fine thing to know where you can get cash when you need it. Our ser vice is quick and confiden tial. We have helped your friends for years. Ask them al>out the Local Loan Co* 216 Exchange Bank Building Sixth Cf Minnesota Sts. Tel. Ce 2417 I