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Questions And Answers
? In Negro History
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>" ? 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
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. < 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
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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.
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(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
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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..
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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
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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.
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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
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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!~ '
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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
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the current issue must reach
this office, (if out of town) not V
later- than Tuesday night. Ci- " r?
ty news by Wednesday night.
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