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|F"~^ EIGHT ???????af iJ I. S. Ll : | Departmi F- ( ?> 1: ?BIG LINE OF C ~ y ~1; Men; Women & Chi ? A Specialty. Shoe h making and Tailorii f ment to seledt from c | at the Lowest Price ?1 Connected wit] | First Class Barber | A Beauty Pari T I. S. J J -- | Departrrn ? f?1131 WASHINGTON I ?'? COLUMB Questions and Answers ? Iii Negro History ~ (By .The Associat^n rsefro ?_ B?-"GEORC;E AYELLS PARKER I ?^-A?thor ,of-"T-he Children of The Sun." v ~ Questloo^perlaining to Negro Hia-.f lorr T^"v^^c^en^ i.vfn^c SgTfc ~ Mr. Par^Y iriTliTd -AjolumrT -when ^ pace will not permit or the subject is not suitable, letters will bo personally s answered, subject fo proper limita-^v tions, and when a stamped envelope is enclosed. Aridfresg all communica-. tiona. to George Wells Parser, 3423 :?Indiana Avenue, Chicago. ITIintusEditor ivf The Messenger,? New York, N." Y. Pear Sir: It has come to my attention thatje young distinguished critic, Mr. J. A.jn ivougers, utKcs exception to nay can-1 {J ing Cleopatra, a mulatto,' also attri-"rs buting Negro blood to Mohammed andjt ?- impress Josephine. o He traces -the Ptolemy line down to . Ptolemy XII and then asserts that] 1 Cleopqtru was_._in every sense "thejv ? daughter of the Ptolemies."?But why , did our good friend Itodgers stop willi't > should have started in tnwing the do- j ti scent of Cleopatra/ Ptoitpiy XII was: "o =*= the illegitimate :^rt of Ptolemy flntor * a ~ ' II, the latter having tins soil by a nat-. t " ~ive Egyptian woman.' Tins son suc^tv ceeded to the throne and had' four jv children, one of the four being the re-i ?_J uniun r.lo.ipntra- As far as 1 am able ' V to discover, the famous- Cleopatra^andrU her father .were the first of the Ptole- r ~ piic "line who possessed .Egyptian t blood. 7 ?-? 1 ?If I care to go deeply into this Mac- s ? ?^Ionian line, I mi rill., cite to Mr. Rog-ji ?^? ers that-'-tho-firrt- royal-house of iMar.'-jt erlnrt the Ti^mpitiidno ('.'inic Irfim Ail- 1 I gos in Greece, and were the descend-|i -Tanls . oi thosei jX.fl'ii'Hii colonist who r; settled in Argos, However >ve. will t f not stretch the port unduly, as the i blood was" probably?thinned in the_.i course of ctnturiesT " c It is a fact hardly requiring fUrthfer , t proof that the Empress Josephine was i 1?a Cryulu and pua,w.mc(^, durk blood. |t A's' to Mohammed he cumb of. the triboht founded by the Yemenites, who were 11 olr^Aof r\n ?*n ' A?\;l nn/1n*? fWio ! I uiuiwoc v; cviiva uiiuv,i i-mv I* suzerainty of Ethiopia. ~ | i ^o'ooooo.o-o.o^o.ojv^oo-o-o^.t'.o^'^o^ot Read THE ASHEVI ?r 1 T SUBSCRIPTS #r One Year $2.00; " For additional information, = THE ASHEVILL] | 44 South Market Street, ?g?>^mo:o.oooo:<>o:ooooooooooooc ~l' ^ : ' PHONE | L. Avjrfawkins' Rea __j| "HOMES ON Ei *: 110l/i Washington Street, ^ ^<fo^ciaac?c^Ec^^. t-??... _^zz CCDS kJI^.1 V i 7 - "OUR-M " Coleman's Sh JFirst/CIassW <5 1103 FRIEND STREE .-i;?:;r I - \ i-- i ? .:evy [ LOTHING FOR I T-. " O l ilch'en. Boys Suits $ s, Millinery, Dress- | ig. Large Assort- f ind the Best Quality ? s.? - I h our Store Is x - --i T Shop for. Men and ? or for Women f: LEVYZZl Brit Store | tA> S. C. - ; leveloping the "Nprdic habit of reach- < ng back and, claiming the noted peo- 1 de and civilizations of other races a xJirof. henry r airtiold (jsborne.~T6 ; ?e Sure. Why not 7 If these people i (assessed African blood, claim them j. rroi phtco-the?burden of proof other-, c rise upon hho-Nordie. _ \ Tim renders of this column mav rest 1 ssure that when any statement is nade herein eonce~rhing"the cthnfc re- t "ttiohs of-natTuns and imMvitluafe-the-^ rriter has ample evidence for the s tatement. ^Neverless, criticism is al- h r;lVs welcome.? " ~ l GEORGE WELLS PARSER ? TIP-BITS I Z - &? "" * ?-JIy_Leonard Massenburge (By Thb~^^5oe+aijed_Negro Press.) * Superstitions were prevalent- in the I ally days of ancient Egypt. The 1 pparcntly supernatural powers of the T iriests were usually withheld to force 1 ome important political measure, or 1 o show that satisfaction of the gods N ii- iiuiJurluut uuv;ui>iuii&. Archeologists have discovered the c uins of many ' ancient temples in M vhicji these acts were performed. In 1 cFpasS to various parts of the build- 1 ng. By speaking through these tubes i single voice-could be heard through^-ut the entire building. This meantt J veie used lu mhmv? the %voi'ahippeg*tT-i lie satisfaction of- the particular god ' vhose-prosonoe^ and, help the priests { fere invoking.' " , ... ' One of the most * remarkable dc-' ] ices of these ancient5priests consist- 5 d of a" heavy pe.qcstai with U flgurC7~ epresentlng a particular god or godtoss. standing on it. When paying 1 ribute to the god or jjoddess the wor- ' ,hipp rs kindled a fire upon the alter thd their prayer w_ould.be answered]1 iv wine flowlng^from the jug htiltl 5 jy the llgure. It is said-that^hl aii? aunt days, il was iu&l&mary for -waE=__ drippers to pour wine?on?sacrificial 1 ires. ; . ' ? . 1 1 1 T~-; |1 This seemingly supernatural ppw-!1 of the, priest was made possible?nly by the unique construction of j he altar. Below the altar proper was \ i hallow compartment separated from r 1?> firp hy a thin flooring. At its I ia?e was a reservoir for-wino with. l tube funning up through the statue ; o the jug. When the fire was kind- j ed- the air-would expand and force j the wine up through the tube until.it . loured from, the jug; >o^ooo.ooxto.o;oo.o:oAo.<^attacu^ctoi>g LLE ENTERPRISE Six Months $1.25 write ? ? E ENTERPRISE ?11 AshevHle, N. C. g; oowo:o:c>ci[oc>oo-o<yo<yo^oooo0oc %; 6478 r* _ . ....-, ..' j|[ tl Estate Agency VSY TERMS'^ | ? Columbia, S. G. * /iee } OTTO" .: Laving Parlor __ J\f P.I1 Tt.-|??nrJ J _ IA. viuaiauic^u - -a T __ * Newberry.^S. C. ~ z ........ i . m i II ilT> n i i i i I. .1 J i. # f v' fliStoStiEti^rv ~ .. ... ? ? THE PALME* A man with a big heart was found recently in Great .Britain, when an autopsy was performed on his body, after a sudden death. The heart Weighed"Wearly two pounds, instead of tho uouol woight of from 15 to 18 ounces. u- Women and girls coal ships at Kartsu, Jap?iw? ? -? 1 ? ' Possibilities of Negro Womanhood. Mary McLeod Bethune. (By The Associated Negro Press.) PART II. A During the first year the number of pupils increased and there was a slight appearance of permanency of the nrotrrt. The teacher vehTurfrcl the purchase of It Shiall lot of waste land, which' is a part of the site .on which the present institution is-built, and with their own hands, .pupils and teacher began the work of clearing the lot of underbrush and the debris from the streets? Soon the first p?V ment of five dollars for the land behaving been gathered-"from?the sale of potato pies and cakes at ah T?xtemporized"" festival. Their records show that their first laundry was established under the trees, with on op an fire builded of the rubbish, and langing their clothes on the bushes. tEtf-hfaYfiJsvoij. the, long.black -wotffhn. is sho-thUB appeared in the midst" >f dire poverty all about her, as she ratnered lu-r first class info the log-" :abin . and- calling for aid upon Ilim vhom she fully believed had chosen ler ftp that work; and then, weary md hungry,-going into the streets of. he * city?from?door to doorT- ^asbi ngt or supplies for herself and hcrr chool, one would have said that she' lad been, called to a bopcless task. I fut Mary Mcl.eud Bothmio had been1 jae receiver of a vision which, had uade a n ilulelfble" "iirrprcssion upwv''ler soul and she must follow that, lsion whiihersoever*+c led. T~~}~ - BubTriends began to multiply and: iteessary supplies- of^varTous kinds-vpiui_-a^-TiTrnd while applications forT membership in the school were being uceivetl and. classes-in simple indusricsstvere organized.* The fprst or in-' iroductory stage of the enterprise vas realized. t Volunteer and solicited aid was ac:epted and preparations were lpade 4jr the necessary permanent incorporation of the school. , A board of Trustees was appointed liulTii l'JOo a legal charter was ob-1 ained with the title, The Daytona! formal and Industrial Institute. Mrs.! [je^iTiqe had earned her recognition, ind was duly elccted'bv the trustees! ts president, of the institute Thus. t?prestige of muVh importance had' jeen gained. Men and women ot roputation were recognizing with fa- J vor both the president and her cduca-j fcional?scheme.?Xhe?hoi- Hi.Tinmlile : rhebefore "Roosevelt, who was always j for new, enterprises made himself ac-I : ? , -==3 ^uaintcd with the fact that a black i woman of the South had by her own! initiative organised a school in the interests -of-the race, mn.u-.Uj.. Lha-^aub^i lie this?encomium: - "Tho Daytona ! Normal and_-Industrial Institute is; doing very real and very, construe- J the ranks, of our Colored Americans of the South where the .education is desperately needed. The education given at the school under the able and self-sacrificing'"leadership of Mrs. Bethune is sound mentally and morally The students "when they, leave are better Americans every day. The work of the Daytona Industrial Insti~ tute is a patriotic work of the first order." A. volume might be-written in por^ trayah of the unparalleled work? accomplished during the twenty years it be remembered that President Be*1 - _ r?L_! / *_ i i - ' uiurie is a ^nrisnan lauy oi culture We are proud to be able to aay that we never take advantage of the occasion to swell our profits 'by questibnable methods. We never advise the pnrehnnn nf .tin rYpnnnive casket just for the profit on it. In every instance where we act aarundertakers our advice is always for the benefit of the family as well as for the dignified interment of the dead. Perrin & Singleton UNDERTAKERS & EMBALMERS Open All Hours j HK^NTDARGAN ST. PHONES: s Business 971 Residence 375-J FLORENCE^ 8^-C.? rro LEADER tand refinement, so by "prayer and sa J gaeious planning, endless solicitatior by correspondence and visitatiorf t( many people Reputed to be philan thropicand generous, she has achtev ed success where few would hare mnd< an attempt. Her work began witl five little girls gathered from th< streets from a rude, wild'crowd in i rented fourvtoom cabin in. 1904. A* the close of 1924 there is an Institute established on twenty-seven a cres of land, with eight buildings con structed of stone, bricks &n&_wooc valued by competent judges to bt worth five-hundred thousand dollars The schopl has in regular attendant three hundred seventy-five pupils under the instruction of thirty^five competent instructors. Continued Next Week.FilchTng Good JNames. By E. Ten-Evck.? ? (For The Associated- Negro^ Press.) The variety of .failures reported in the. colored ..group during the pas1 year, and with increasing scope quite reueillly, on the part of commercial -organizations, other-agencfes and individuals is, to say the least,' discomforting. The percentage may. not seem so-high, but the importance ol -the?faetors^?heretofore regarded as permanent successes, to which our ) "" g. ^To New Customers, we 8 y say try our EGGS I B an<^ have the pleasure of ft g growlng^some "" 12 jjj REAL BUFFS g g: The greatest Egg Vnarkingr^ | Mr^lMPKlNS. | bj Newberry, S. C. iQ h:>OOOOO'OOO;O;OCO:O:OO^oooooooooc g:DE83SE83re?3aS033C83^^ S For Quick Service Call For ^ I" ; B. SIMS jjji With His Big Seven Pas- |j senger Sedan Car I Phone 198-J i 3 NEWBERRY, S. C. .* | " ? . i ALL y '? L? (a |?* On The 1 f .. X 1 Begin to sa X trip. The w X day and night 'X The train i li 6 o'clock in tl 11 . X arriving lnTSa X vannah \X Columbia at ( ii .======= > The Elks will c :V will-be made up W City." Big Social eve 1 Ci'Tk fck*"foi?rv\/\v\l- ^ C 1 v^inTn laiiniiciii Ui ^ This promises |t You C< Don't bother *4? Ko doVi ro/-l 1-U/-W OV>l V^U Ull 111C Further arinoi Y through this pape | MOI iRound i % iZTcIp-.---' ehi, ~ ' T SL " - - "point ?with pride," makes the condii tions irritating and embarrassing. > The'causes' are many and unless - treated in each case separately would ^ throw a false- lighton the-situation. - In nnmn iimtnnfua, porhapa, thft vin. i lation of the simple moral code might ; truthfully be employed as a just estii mate or reason for the shunting of t these activities or reputations x to ward the rock crusted fields of bus iness destruction. The trad^ ^jrofest slonally, yeleven the social game 1 in life, is only-safely played by fol> jowirpr, _the rules. One cannot even . make progress in loye, as Dr. Crane ? suggests,-if the rule is disregarded. - The simplest form of checkers" breaks - up if ane of the players decide to violate the code. It is difficult to "get anywhere" in even an inconsequential _ meeting if all refuse to recognize the - order of' Inii inuLt, ui oneut at?what is sometimes called "parlimentary" law^ The game is stopped by the authority if you carry the football out of bounds. It is therefore,-the hope (of friends of Neero nrou-riSO insidfi and outside race lines that we will | pausi briefly, merely to analyze such j-icauses for these commercial and individual slips that have affected~Our confidence, and guided by a re-emphasis of such information, press on [ to greater premanent achievements. Failure is no synonym of rascality, bad judgernent- is not always the es sometimes modified by motive. ExrTfepted in qualifying aTTTmpeachment. i-In?any-event there is nothing to be : gained by vituperation or unkind crit -?Day 199-J?? PH PATTERSO Funeral " ? K IT* I. Ana License All Cails Promptly _ Night.?Motor equi 1109 FRIENBrSTREET Our Motto, ABOARD tVANN^ j j-T * ' . - Elks Annual 1 ive now to take t holertrip will be - ' J ? ' J . . will leave the Un ie morning, Moi yannah afc 1 0:30. ciocic iVlonday n r D. *:arrv their own Base of All Stars from the nt will be staged in ~ Columbians, to be the greatest ou mnot Afford To nth lunch, reireshmer train?-.? - . mcements will be^ ir. MDAY MA r \ - . . . ? :?:?i? ? ?-?( ? -/ *?i!I?E^r575 ? Saturday, May 16, 1925. " icism from the whispering gallery. * Less help by blowing or listening to the clarion of insinuation or immature charges crowned -by the uncertain authority- of journalistic scare heads and artificial date lines. ^ f ' The Negro press will need to bring forth its greatest period of sanity tocreate the right impression and inspirt among the masses respect for whose who -still deserve it, and faith and Ambition. This attitude should apply, as I see it. toward all the re"ported" misfortunes,.* if we may so designate them; whether it be the loss of contrel-of an insurance company, a bank receivership, a loss of circulation in a leading mhgazine, or the much gossipped upheaval in the personnel of a great weekly. : . May we be generous also in plucking the blame on individuals, unless - rm iinl'"iif pruuf in DOSlUW and in our hands, particularly, an the. basis of individual misconduct. Character is too sacred, reputatioh too precious, to be mistreated. "Who steals my purse steals trash, But he who filches from my good name Robs me of that which n't enriches him An<L makes me poor indeed." "^NOTICE. -^TOmnaiiniphTinna iritpndpri for : the current isstifr mast?reach?? this office, (if out of town) not . later than Tuesday night. ^ Ci ty news by Wednesday night. " ^ ? wrnammmmmmmmmmmm i N & PRATT ?_ " _ Directors ~r :d Embalmers . ~ 'Attended lo Day or pment._ Newberry, S. C. "SERVICE" nJMJ FOR | ^ ^ | . - -.v. ""'"? .. - ?- ; f Excursion ;' :' : .'If j his wonderful Y. J made in one 3r=i " lion Station at 1 - "im -? rt : _. lday May 10, Leaving^ Sa- *:* tight, reaching f, ?? t ===== X Bali u Wmy whT^t^ : Colleges and the ^ yT Savannah for the V. . < - C ' , ; ting of the season, y Miss It $ 1 its of all kinds will A ? - -- - - " made each week X Y 18 ? j ' ... ? ^ Round |_ , " U ~1