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^ EtCHT ?" E: t I. S. LI | Departmi ?: 1 J" BIG LINE OF CI \\ Men, Women & Ctrf :: A Specialty. Shoe ;: making and Tailorir J \ ,ment to seledt from a -j[ at the Lowest Price $ Connected wit! i\ First Class Barber ! (A Beauty Pari Departm< = :: 1131 WASHINGTON II COLUMB Questions And Answers ? In Negro History ? :?- \ ' " i >" ? How early In^histoi^^d Negrooa " make their appearance in America? , ' * ?.? According trr "the" ~ latest develop- \ ments in archeology, the Negro made- 1 v ~~~ his appearance in America between 1 1150 and T20d A. p. or about 250 * ? years beforo.-thg time of Columbus;?^ Prof. Weiner, of Harvard, and Prof, c Spender well known American arche- t ologists, maintian ' that African Arabs < , . CNegfoes) were thty-yeal founders of the -Aztec and Mayan civilizations of America. These Arabs established a k trading province, On the west African ( coast as Mindango and voyaged west. " Michpaian, Mexico, being "the leading ' ' point. . _ r^- J In reviewing U}(Ljimai?e---of~tftes(f ?eivilijiatiolis it has been foiinti that * Arab names and worth; were very cur- ^ rent -among these ^peoplen-^and that " their word for chieftain "Toltec" is 1* pure African. _1 - |1 When Columbus arrive<l in America i i he found that Negroes had preceded < him and they were known as the j "Black Merchants from the Southeast." "The. gold which these merJl'' chants carried was peculiar in that ^ ?- it was alloyed wit fr- coppe r a 1 id -k nown-1 afis-^gold guanines.". . These guanines ] have been found "in great numbers in Southeast America and in Africa. ], Therefore tv>nrq seoxna lu be an a-j TTT7" bundaiTw ol' I't'lthjflFP" that sustains p the proof . that Negroes~preceded oth'- j"1 ers to AYneriea and instructed the In-I; ?awa. diatf%4n the artsTof civilization. , 1 ~ Afco many'of our present fruits antf Vegctablca vvuiu first hi'oiight over ~ by these Negro Arabs from parts of 5 Asia and Africa. , r j A recently.. rpfnrrmr] trgvf>]W i from the far East broadcast the < ? 000 bicycles in Tokyo. .Tanan. _J Chinar leads-the-^vvoiid in the ; production of eggs and yras the largest exporter in-1923, ship-': ping 91,754,000 dozens. T j~j . ^ I i . < The streets of New York City!* would reach to San Franciscpj; and" 500 miles into The Pacific ] Oce^n. if laid in one thorough- i fare. T| . Read THE ASHEVI ~ $. . . SUBSCRIPTS ?l5i~ ?- . One Year $2.00; For additional information, THE ASHEVILLI 44 South Market Street, 3 o o oo ?* ^ ^ll"7 PHQNE L. A. Hawkins' Rea | "HOMES ON VJ -r?^ j ?UOZf/4?Washing tun Street , I \ ^ ??"V w 5hK\ ..?! l 4 . ; ? *r>itp mi Coleman's Sh - ?... First Class Wo 1103 FRtEND STREE LEYY^if ent Store |a LOTHING FOR Jis ~Y???--jtp Ictren. Boys Suits |;a lg. Large Assort- $ fi ind the Best Quality | * sr~ -- , " jfy ti our Store Is & v Shop f orMen and i \\r~ ' *a UI iUI W Ulllcll * ? J ent Store |J ST., PHONE 7567 fij iftrs. BP =Ff ... ... . Y The Lady Beautiful By Kathryn- Wilson ^ Author and Publisher of The j Snrrpssfnl Hairdresser, Questions pertaining to Beauty anywhere, if of -general-interest Tmd~not t :oo long, will he answered' by Miss , Wilson in this column, when space * .vill not permit and the subject is not t suitable, letters will be personally an- j ? swered subject to proper limitations,, ind when a stamped envelope is en- ] dosed. Address alPt communications. ? o Miss Kathryn Wilson, The Associitcd Negro P^ess, 3423 Indiana Ave., Chicago, 111. Copyright, 1925, The Associated " i Negro Press. ' . ' r h (Author and publisher of the (' hairdresser -for The Associated it Segro PressA-? * "Many times since entering 11 :he profession of-Beauty Cul-|n itire,* I have heard these expres-,11 ?ibns: "What.will I do for my,1iaiT?Tt is dryrlt i? falling or iff" Is turning gray. My face is oily, ^ ind covered with pimples or ^ blackheads. cMy eyes are sunken 11 *nd grow smaller each day. My v lands are hardened and my! Tailsare nor shapely. Where cam J [ find a remedy?" * The answer is.this: The Lady ^ Beautiful column-has been ad- ^ tfccMKT*tiflS^JSIEBF ta"render ser-^": rice tolHsireaders. If you have j your hair, face and skin, we will, :ielp you remedy them. ?Everyone?hf?troubled?with"! such perplexities which oftimes'intqrfere with their beauty, r r>npularity,i and gonoral diaponr-; Uoa^If Brio i.i your - plightrthrtrrn . oluhw welcomes you to brimr ?i your troubles before its. editor: I } flor authority is; limpet : jy .those wlia lead in-the-prefes-. t sion as Beauty. Culturists. ?Hj _ Miss G. W. II.?You say that m you are troubled with large 1 s- and blackheads. Medi- j Jj Seated soan. applied and follow2d with hot towels, will soften < your blackheads. After tho'yj blackheads have been removed,. < use a good ointment. Cold water <: or an icepack makes the 1.! = < LLE ENTERPRISE ON RATES: * gjl Six Months $1.25 * g!" write _ . E ENTERPRISE | Asheville, N. C. "" gj w' i 6478 il Estate Agency tSY TERMS" ' | Colombia, S. C. j t /ICE 1 - - I- o QTTQ" aving Parlor " > rk Guaranteed r TT Newberry, S. C. B . i . THE PALMET1 stringent we know and afteir i he blackheads have been re-' noved, this astringent will gre-| tly assist in closing the pores.' If you are seriously troubled irith these unsightly little, lugs of dirt and oil, for'inr?=! .lity they are "such; send a self iddressed letter to the editor, t nd she will-lie able to helpyou.1 Alice?Everything in nature! jrows from the inside out, the! ur of the animal, the blade of frass and likewise the hair on rour head. The papilla from' vhich the hair springs is the J ixpansion of the nerve and the_ dood. ?Therefore, vmir npp&ag-. ince of baldness may require he services of a physician. Since i mur case is of a such a nature, mil had better explain it inoie^; ully and I may be able" to help j 'OU. * Miss Gertrude?Oh! yes, I heartily endorse massage, not mly _qf the face and body but >f the arms and neckrTas~well. [he hands, like the neck ate ba ometers Of age and tlie skin on the hands ami-arms becomes vrinkled and rough wjhich givesj he impression that the person s much older than Jiiov really ire^ ~ " " ? , > | A splendid aim and? hand deach may tje~prepared with the uice of ar-iemon, one ounce" of; dycerine, one ounce of rosewacnvand a few drops of carbolic ,cid. Thin wip*^ep~The~-H&ll(1il oft to touch, pliable in actiorf; ird beautiful to look upon! _M,_ T agree wit Mr you nlvnLitelv. Facial massage is very leneficial, if you know how to lo it. It j* nf great-benefih-toone up Iho-Hwrsctes!'to soothe he nerves and to pep. up or stimlate the blood." You had best iiik>> ? vpinlv ^f tlie muscles, erves and arteries before you do oo muclf facial work. ~~C7"HJi J.?bo not allow your lair to grow dull and lade 111 olor. If you will write inclostig self-addressed envelope, wo rill Ircat your eav-o thoroughly. Bring your problems to?the ,ady Beautiful. I? you are too msy to write us. a-leifer, write: our-questiuns on the coupon l?eow, and niaiHxrTlurT.atly BeauliUla.. ... ... , " * ' ? ~~~ ? N 'ICKED UP BY THE - PA (E IN NEW YORK: ~ ' c 1 " ! ~ -ly?J- A. (-iU-lUmard) Jargsoti. New York, X. _Y., May-?-(By1 1 he Associated Negro Press);? Lu.->U;4?A. Wahon, a" feature ^rlTeron the New York World liid- aiBerst-vvdvile t heat ricah man iimSelfT Tiacl a vtiry *n[cresting irlicle in the Sunday issue o 1' hat rrcal daily: in it iim[itlT flu.Biiecd1 ttro lieetT" ~dF_ an ????CT?.O* " la dressmaking i?- "- ANb ~ ^ "g1 > . MILLINERY' ? l?: ? . B ;> Old Mats Made New. NeW ?> | Hats Made To Order. I Si?auvT la44? 4deaf>ed. - % '$ Miss L. IveiiiiO ly T ^ 1201 Oak & Gervais Streets V 5 V 4 -? ?? i Phone 9404 'X"We are proud to be able to say hat we never take advantage of the i ccasion to swell our profits by ques^J ionable methods Wa novo. he^uurchnso of an o'fprn,i"" "uuiut ust for the profit on it. In every | nstance where we act as undertakers ur advice is always for the benefit j f the family as well na <v>r tfrq dig } ltied interment of the dead. Perrin & Singleton UNDERTAKERS & KMKALMKKS Open All Hours TNTDAIKJAN STTPHONES: > justness 971 Residence 875-Js FLORENCE, Sh C, *;1 ^ i ' -- X? LEADER adequate- history of the Negro a with especial'reference to the ? theatrical group. In the length- t ly and illuminating story "that'n he admits was prompted by the a inadequacy of the speech upon L livered at a recent dinner, he ii states "There are members of o selves up as dilettonti and are ij seeKing to arrogate to them- o selves to say w+ro *s as well I as . who was without regard to b facts. * * * To an knperial observer^?at appears to be as- t suming authoritative roW with- l out the necessary information." v After mentioning^ number of S 'errors of omission and comm's- I -slon in the spbech discussed, I Lester says "let's give encour- a agement to those who aspire to i faithfully chronicle, the stops of^ 1 racial endeavor." To this the Page says Amen. ?- J, A ronnn f \rioif av 4-a Dill v aa j. vvvia v vioivui IU lll.C JJ1H" | board ottice, drawn to New t York! to attend the same d!n- t Tier referred to above was one ^ of the most promising young I men of. Boston?Eugene Gov- I q ? ; V (Jon, short story editor of the r JSoston Uaily While" talk-^ I -ing with the-Page, he-tteliveretr 1 -himself of very similar views as i Mr. Waftoh^ expressed, * With i becoming modesty; he* neglected 1 coitmhtrting-r?three cash prizes j "Wr-heTawarded Tb short story^ I yMilors whu piiTTm n Phntcsl 4 now being conducted by?the i Boston. Chronicle, a friend of 1 Jdr Cordon, who is a "Key ( man" from Harvard, is- also t an official in the National Guard, , proving that he |s virile, though 1 modest. . Q . i The passing of Madison 1 xktuiire Gar4err=ha^--inspired limn.) CUHUIMIIS cuiicei'lllllg' Llie I history of the famed structure. 1 jQur I ajmisement . folks ; have ( figured in almost even- phase 1 of thai-, history thtough few t writers seehi^to recall the fact. 1 The New York Tribune,-in an ] editorial Toff-May 9, "however, < . mentions "that MmcT?Sissereta--t George McClennon and his < la ugh i .i g ckm net are outstantk 3 Jilg- fcatgros-^of- the?Gainand ; DiiyeuiEirr summer run bur- ' lesque show at the" Columbia \ theatre. Maude DeForest--who j i was to h;i\<- worked with him,-|hxnr~be"Cn lged to reTurn to | her home in Philadelphia be-1 1 cause of illness. - Met?the Gaines?Brothers,"1'! Cuban acrobats while-t-hey u ere ~ mTaving in town. Thn hnr? tovni -October, November-and Decern-', . ber contract* in?t^elr ^poeketr" now. X>ooks_l[ke a hard winterITfor them, especially since -the 1 salary named is a - "knockout" - ? it ? < -one. r Carter and Clark keep busy about down. Ca 1*ter who is a-Mason"'' was very much peeved to find that his a^ent had booked him for Sunday, May f>,' at the Nonpareil Club Brooklyn when he had hoped | to be at liberty,so as to attend i the annual ceremonial sermon '.to tlie-UnilfitL'-Siipromo Council oao^.o:oAo:o.o:o^o:aoo^?x>?a^;o?o ? To Kcw Customers, we. g say try our *' 3 i" ' EGGS ' - | , and have the pleasure of g i growing some ? REAL BUFFS ? | -The - greatest Egg rrrarkin^g existing. 3 M. SIMPKINS, Newberry, S. C. $ J; For Quick Service Call For g j B. SIMS With His Big Seven Pas- | senger Sedan Car :g Phone, 198-J I NEWBERRY.SXT' =. ? *? ~r t Salem church in Harlem. Switching of bookings that took ! he Chocolate Dandies to Haiti- i rtore d'sappointed Al. F. Watts, j nd he too, missed the assem- l dage <*?f Masonic dignitaries < rom aH ovei^the iSTorthefn Jur- 1 sdiction that were the guests I f King Davids Consistory for he sessions of the United Su- ) ireme. Councils Al m'ssed most 1 f >all the chance to meet the leacons. m_lhe_group- and?the anquet. He likes to eat.*' Minstrelsy at a five dollar op: That's just what W. C. Tandy prosonted at the Gieen- * vich Village theatre on IVJay 17. Songs of the Se^tties and } eighties rendered by-?Tom Letcher and -others who knew nd still know the art of feat ired. More about-4his later; >ut it was great. Solomon Riley is attempting a,establish a park for Negl'o^ >atronage on Harts Island- near he City Reformatory. It .seems hat city^ officials do not look vith favor upon the project. 1 t hangs on the balance for the Jrison fSommission sees in"the ^ nfrrhy" TTnrlrm'n )opulace,orr the island_a visiorL escaping prisoners. Inasnuch. as about 250,000 of the inclaimed dead of the city.are >uried on part , of the island,..! ve4vonder if it would be a suc:css anyhow., My people never : nklld get mtlfh fnn in the virini. j y of a graveyard. At that, it s pitiful that we -should, not )0 wanted anywham^evnn nortrO * loor to the pr'son and the cere ery. Yet- there are - plenty &f ! S'egroes in both places. Mr. itiley. is a Negro and his jazzj irtists are playing at the Acer n The Hole, a Broadway club. ; tyrant "Gilmore" of Philidelphia has annouhced the pubication of Negro Reference iuide and credit-report Bureau^ ifganizat5on ufider the name of ~ he race guarantee Company A'ith offices in the Quaker City. Its first publication will contain ^ommeycjal _ information -cw&frrg race business ffllKn thit v"'11 " requ're a book of 300 pages, i Crilmore is president of the con:jj wn . ^ -?7- ? ] The Comedy -Club, - a -theatrF al organizatifiB^4?r"New York, ille bill at the" Lafayette thei.s presenting a temact vaudeThe nroeeo.d'* business is to be utilized for the benefit fund of the club. __ RICHMOND PROUD - , OF ITS SINCJRS ' Richmond;--.Va.j - May.? iByj The Associated Npgro ?The citjzens of this city, arc exceedingly proud ' of the stahd 1 taken by the Richmond Treble Clef Club, along with the other singers, in their refusal to car-; ry out the musical pragram-C scheduled for Tuesday night at J the?International council of j Women's convention at Wash- ' inpton because of the segrega-!' tion of the race. When news reached here that ^ Richmond's singers were as steadfast in their refusal as were the others?even artinp--more independently than the Hampton "Institute choir?the is reported that Mrs. Ora B. i Dai 199-J - PHC PATTERSOr ~ Funeral I And Licensed All Calls Promptly J NigKt.?Motor equip 1109 FRIEND STREETOur Motto?'1 ... ' . . I , - ?? ^ 1 ~?? 4 .i*'ti in 'V ?,?.-- a-t?O-aftx.? ?. ^ - Saturday, May 30, 1925. itokes, a race delegate from Richmond and who was instrumental in getting the Richmond singers on the program, wanted them to sing anyway regardless of the situation. But Mrs. j SavHIa E. Briggs,- the conductor of the Treble Clef Club, and Mra. Ida O Hoxlpy, Him prtpdv z dent, very emphatically informed Mrs. Stokes that tbey had ho retention whatever of singing under the - existing conditions^ ~~ even refusing to sing at the Howard theatre, the next day. Mrs. Stokes appeared so hurt ovei this, it Ja said, that she" was moved to tears. In this re? spect she was, seemingly, the only person- of color who a p. peared not to be indignant over the treatment. accorded them. Mrs. Stokes intimated, however, ^ *trtfr~53id7*~fhat it was. not because she was not wittL the others in the^tand fhaL thev took^ut that she had put forth so. much effort in raising the money to defray the expenses of the Club to Washington that she did not want her efforts_to be lost.' . MISSISSIPPI WHITES^ A?=_ SAULTrNEGRO DOCTOR AND FIANCEE IN JAUTO- j MOBILE. '' ,V i!~ ' - - ' ? ~ J ' - ? " Jealousy of Negro's Prosperity Assigned as Cause of the Brutal Attack." .. _:The Natrona 1 -Association for?? People, 69 Fifth Avenuej_J5ew York, has. received a report *bf a brutal?assault committed by JZZZ four Mississippi whites near Meridian, upon Dr. Charles Smith, a local colored physician, and Miss Myrtle Wilson, his * fiancee. The whites stopped the automobile in which J:he colored doctor ahcTHIs fiancee were rid- <. ing, dragged them from their' V seats, administered a severe beating -to both and fired shots which wounded the colored doctor ifPthe head and may __cost Miss Wilson her eyesight. The automobile was?riddled with' gunshot and" pistol bullets-' A loctn^TTfnrrnu n t-Of-the-N: A~. A. C. P: sthtes: 1 Dr. smith is _jv Miss Wilson's fiance a,nd is quite a, promising-a?d successful physician at Meridian. He ha? j"st rec5M1\T "bought a new car and isJbuilding a home. I know Miss Wilson personally ; she is high-? ly respected and regarded as a yx>ung-woman- of~excellent- ability and character. She taught night school at Tongaloo College , while taking .a college course;" ? there until called home recently hy illnrrrrrln hi i: Jhmljy_ Shr i was" to be married, in. June. At the time of writing, this letter, it Ih fnn I'oil Hint "1 I \lfl\--~ ?vuiv,? nun inias vv nson will not regain hor-eyesight.? - No cause for the assault upon the colored doctor and the young woman is given except jea.lousy , among local whites of the doctor's-ncrw'TiiFlindT hew home. -Babies in Argovie, one of the Swiss cantons, must be weighed, ^ measured, and their fingerprints taken within 24 hours after their & birth. ? ' X NOTICE. ...J _ X ~~CtnTTnrumcations intended for EC the current issue must reach this office, (if out of town) not V later- than Tuesday night. Ci- " r? ty news by Wednesday night. - : ; "j kX.IT- *? t 'HE Pllgnt 331 <J & PRATT t ' > r* ?to )irectots I I ? Attended to Day or =ment. * - % _ } " ' Newberry, S. C. 'SERVICE" SS i ??ii 'i i ii - .'dfe