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the ithaca journal. Wednesday evening, july 8, 1911. THREE Beginning life in this country a few centuries ago with twenty members of EDIBLE MUSHROOMS our race who were sold into slavery, we increased in slavery until at the HONORS FOR NEGRESS WHO end of that period we numbered 000,000. We have lived by the side of NOW IN THE FIELDS Uneeda Biscuit Tempt the appetite, please tie taste and nourish the body. Crisp, clean end fresh 5 cents in the moisture-proof package.

the white man, a thing that many dark skinned races have failed to do, and have increased in numbers until RESCUED SLAVES at the present time we number over 10,000,000. This means a population VALUABLE AS FOOD that is larger than the entire population of the Dominion of Canada, and means a population of people that is as large as five of the smaller Euro- Warning Should Be Taken as Bias ZMtV-i-N Memorial Tablet Unveiled at Auburn Court House Bears pean countries with 2,000,000 more, to the Poisonous Several Varieties Which Are Very 1 no the Name of Harriet Tubman Davis, Whose Life Will Be Remembered. 1 "We have not only but from a material point of view we have supported ourselves. We have not become beggars. We have asked no appropriation from Congress to provide food, clothing or shelter for our race, and it is very seldom that in any part En Nutritious and Much joyed by Epicures.

Auirmous ana delicious are the of America a black hand' is reached out from a corner of a street asking for personal charity. We have done more, however, than to support ourselves. We have accumulated land edible mushrooms that are now to be gathered in many places in and near the city. The warm and moist weath Baldest Biscuit Round, thin, tender with a delightful flavor appropriate for luncheon, tea and dinner, xo cents. and houses; we own and operate busi er has done its part in promoting the wm mm ness enterprises.

The Negro in this A large bronze tablet in honor of a nezro woman, Harriet Tubman Davis, iris unveiled at Auburn, recently. The memorial was paid for by white peo-p and is to be placed in the County Court House. The gift was accepted the Mayor of the city in the presence of a great audience in the Auditorium theater, and Booker T. Washington came on to make an address. TSe story of "Aunt Harriets" life was told tf Mrs.

Mary E. Talbert, of Buffalo, president of the Empire State growth of the fungus plants and some excellent specimens have been smth. country today is the owner of at least 20.000,000 acres of land, a territory that is as large as the state of South Carolina. We have built and paid for over 600,000 houses. We are buying land, especially in the country dis tricts of the South, at a very rapid rate.

With no business experience at the beginning of our freedom we now ered during the last few days. Several varieties are now available each day if one knows the plants well enough to recognize them. As this is one of the most nutritious of the wild foods there is much value in the crop and those who gather the mushrooms find a food which not only pleases the sense of taste but meets the requirements as to bodily nourishment. There is always the danger of the uninformed making use of fungus growths which are of a poisonous nature, however, and for that reason warnings are in order to first be sure own and operate about 10,000 grocery Federation and chairman of the Executive Committee of the National Association of Colored Women. Mrs.

Talbert's talk is thus reported in the Auburn Citizen: Mrs. Talbert's Tribute This memorial to that great hero-ise of my rac whose life and service I am to recall in gratitude and honor a peculiarly appropriate and expres stores, dry goods stores, shoe stores. We own and operate nearly 400 drug stores. We own and operate over 60 banks. Progress in these directions of the kind of mushrooms in hand before cooking and eating them.

Su Zu Prince of appetizers. Makes daily trips from Ginger-Snap Land to waiting mouths everywhere. Say Zu Zu to the grocer man, 5 cents. will indicate that the work of Harriet Tubman was not in vain. I Effects of Emancipation "There were not a few who at the beginning of our freedom predicted that the negro would not take advantage of the educational opportunities furnished by our country, but we have proved the contrary to be true.

Wher are many battles still to be fought, many problems still to be solved, and there is a call for heroic work such as Harriet Tubman performed still to be accomplished. There remains a dutv sive. 01 one piece 01 stanaara breze, perfect in cast, brown in color, hica will grow richer and mellower intone by age well typifies the deeds of Harriet Tubman. Tie contrast between her time and guts, the changes that have taken place during the past fifty years in the treatment of the American negro mak it dieult, yet not impossible, to appreciate the soul desires of that tlack voman who went back and forth ito the enemies country and brought Sack into the land of freedom 300 Don't Let Habit Deny You the Good Things Of Life! Are you fully and completely satisfied with the flour you are using? Whether you are or not there is a treat in store for you. This little 1 0-cent, 2-pound, Trial Sack of ever a schoolhouse has been opened, the negro has filled that schoolhouse.

Unlike many other races in the same relative stage of civilization, education does not have to be forced on the for each of us. We must not despair, because Harriet Tubman did not when great, serious, perplexing problems confront us. whether these problems are local or nation-wide. We must thank God for problems, and remember negro; he seeks education, and is willing to make any sacrifice in order that his children may get education. always that in proportion as problems come to us for solution, that if we When freedom came to our race face them manfully and heroically tha through the work of Harriet Tubman and others, only 3 per cent, of the we are made stronger and better by reason of performing our duty.

As Harriet Tubman did her duty, may each in his own way find the path of American negroes could read or write; today by the official records it is shown that 60 per cent, of the American negroes can both read and write. This duty and follow it, no matter where it scis. Facing almost death itself and taring unknown obstacles, resting partly by day and traveling by night. fordiEg the rivers and buried in the pracps. nineteen journeys did she tale to save her people from bond- Heroine's Early Life The speaker then traced the early Ee of Aunt Harriet who was born iSoct 1S20 on the eastern shores of Xarjland and was one of eleven chil-frea.

She told how when she was six old she was hired out to a raver to learn to weave and where Buy biscuit baked by NATIONAL BISCUIT leads." Indicates a progress in education which, in the words of Henry Watter- SHIFTED BIG BRIDGE son. of Louisville, an ex-slave holder, is greater than any other race in history has ever made. COMPANY Always look for that name IN FIVE MINUTES It is not true, as some believe and assert that in proportion as the negro gets education that he stands still or goes backward from a moral or religious point of view. The fact that will convince you that it makes better bread makes more delicious biscuit makes cake of finer texture makes more toothsome muffins and better pie crust than any flour you ever used. Ask your grocer for the Trial Sack 2 pounds for 10 cents.

It Is the Biggest Little Thing in the World Today This little introductory 2-pound sack of Marvel Flour is making millions think it is making millions of new Marvel Flour enthusiasts all over the globe. SOUVENIR FREE A Kitchen Reminder given FREE to every purchaser of the 1 0-cent Trial Sack, worth twice what you pay for the Trial Sack Wende, N. July 8. In five min uies a lou-ion Driage was moved out on when she could stand it no longer and when her brothers and sisters and replaced by a "50-ton bridge on today we have about 35,000 churches the Lehigh Valley Railroad here todav and Sunday schools, that we have over would not join her, she ran away. Days of Danger It took exactly two minutes to get the 4eas set watching muskrat traps.

Leer on she was hired out to take are of baby, but her Task wa; i i3 work by day and nurse girl by ix, and if she slept when the child icte she was beaten. She brought K-iiu eyes of her listeners when she aaed the early hardships of the isiia who later played such an im-jsnazt part as a spy and nurse in the briern army. She told of the times at tie whipping post when she was fcKen nctil she was ill. Of how she 30,000 ministers, will indicate that we are going forward morally and religiously as well as in other directions. Eloquently the speaker carried the old bridge out of the way, and two minutes and fifty seconds to roll the audience along with her as she drew new one into place.

Traffic wes not her word picture of this then 6light, Gained Real Freedom "These great antislavery heroes not skulking black girl, scantily clad and without money or friends making her interfered with, the time chosen for the bridge moving having been carefully chosen in relation to the move only wrought the freedom of the 1. sacks way to a place of safety far from the Negro race, but they did more; they Regular packing )l Marvel Fl6ur 24 and 49 pound 196 pound barrels. 4 ment of trains. freed the white race, and today leash and lash of bondage and then when, later a woman grown, she started her underground railway and through their efforts, instead of hav The new bridge, which is a double-tracked single span structure more cocked down and nearly killed shielding a runaway and later ing one race free we have two races B. STEWART CO, Wholesale Distributors 127-127, South Tioga 8t.

Ithaca 'phone 215, Bell 60 than a hundred feet long, was alreadv 5: in the South that are free, and we have two. sections in our great country that are no longer engaged in strife, but in LXSTMAN MILL La Crosse, Wisconsin Millers of MARVEL-the Vorld's Best Flour mutual co-operation and to bring about all that is best and noblest in "It's good three times each day." the life of the nation. There nver carried on her work of rescuing her fellows from the tethers of slavery when there were rewards of $10,000 on her head. Yet she feared not and kept the work of rescue going until the generals of the Northern forces found that she was a valuable asset and she joined them, acting as a spy and nurse and rendering the North the most valuable service. What the Girl Accomplished "Was the heroic work of Harriet Tubman worth while? Let me in a was a period in the history of the fitted with a ballasted track laid on a concrete foundation, and, as soon as it was in place, it was only necessary to join the rails, to make ready for the passage of trains.

The steel spans are ten feet daap and rest on rockers, so that trains passing immediately afterwards were able to travel at full speed, as if there were no bridge there. The new bridge was erected by the American Bridge Company under the country when, all things considered. there were so many evidences of racial friendship and co-operation as exists in the South today. I say this in spite of my knowledge of the fact that there is much wrong, much in Le high justice still perpetrated upon the Ne direction of F. E.

Schall, chief bridge engineer of the Lehigh Valley Rail few words try to answer this ques tion. road. I gro, but in spite of this we are going forward and. we are gaining new and 103 VpJl find VODTself rail. I years has survived, from a physical better friends each day.

The outlook is not hopeless, but most encouraging. "All, however, is not done. There NASSAU J'7iV for the second and third point of Tiew' in a 6tate of freedom' a fctat don't make a r.ur I mne that many said he could DOt do" Re-Screend Lehigh Let us send you a sample load of Coal, for either heater or range use. I If Your Home isn't worth Improving, adver-' tise it for sale if it Is, come and see us and see what we can do towards improving the looks of the rooms. F.

H. Warner 22 West State St Because You will be pleaded with both the coal and the delivery service. MANY DRAWING CARDS ARROW Robinson Carpenter AT THE STAR THEATER Two audiences at the Star Theater soft a 1 last evening followed with deep In silk vvy.Liri.j.vo 2 lor 25 tnt dfW. iW; It. terest the fortunes of the girl with NGHEGN the dimply smile, the fascinating daughter of the missing man whose fortunes are Intermingled in the great EXCITING MOTION PICTURES IN BEST POSSIBLE WAY Managers Terry of the Lyceum Theater continue to offer the livest sort of motion pictures and to present thera In the most modern way, as nearly perfect as possible.

Features for today are: Gene Gauntier production "False Evidence," a powerful three-part melodrama. John Ainsley, at his death, makes his business partner promise to take care 01 his son. Jack. After completing his college work. Jack enters the firm and promptly J2E story "The Million Dollar Mystery series cf pictures will continue A.

11 1 a caa get Kellam's Royal This eon Coffee at most anv manv iMelcs. ine story wm ee nHntod oncp arh week In The jour a pound tins or bags. nal fnllnwpd the next Monday and I Sale Begins Tomorrow Thursday, July 9th II If of AJ Ji Tuesday by the motion pictures cor Sale will continue for 9 days responding, these to be shown always falls in love with his benefactor's at tha Rtar Theater. Only two in daughter, much to the chagrin of the stallments have been shown as yet. Rat nnnrorlation is gained by read business manager of the firm who proves to be an unscrupulous adventurer and who has managed to hide ing the story In The Journal and then foas.

F. Burling North Side Grocer" seeing the pictures. his defalcations and forgeries. There Tha attraction- for today and to a happy solution of it all. Here is morrow at the Star is the clever Jesse Laskv Feature Film produc a photo-play that win hold the inter est of man, woman of child and tion of "The Only Son" in five parts, Ithaca 391-C hold it triumphantly to the end.

presenting Thomas W. Ross in his 'iriSlhitA Latest Reliance feature "The Weak ougar, wo ng for original role. It is probably the best of the Lasky releases and has a deep- er Strain," a two-reel drama. A boy -J inherits the weakness of a father who than most of the iff had abandoned his mother because a THE FYB USH 'STORE" others as it is closer to the human .15 .12 wife hindered his advancement In the heart. This photo drama, in pur-nnso structure and Quality of inter- oury Flour 80 army.

The boy later becomes a private serving under his father and his weakness causes him to desert, his ft at inn measures higher than any previous Lasky Feature, which is say .80 ine a ereat deal. This unusual pro post to go to his mother's death-bed, conduct meaning death in time of war. The father learns son's Identity duction will be shown tonight and to- urn's Best .75 bhi morrow nieht only. On account 01 us $10,000 worth of Women's and Children's Dresses, Shirt Waists, Underwear, Hosiery, and other Summer Apparel MUST BE TURNED INTO GASH WITHIN THE NEXT NINE 9 DAYS too late to save him except at the start verier Flour 75 lemt the firt showing will cost of his own life. The story is full promptly at 7:30 each evening.

"The Terror of the Night." eighth (if 9t of strong, dramatic moments. .68 iLrrsa Toilet Paper Royal comedy drama "Did She .25 story in the Dolly or tne names series will be shown on rriday and Saturday nights. Famous Keystone success, "Love Bis. Co. Goods .25 1 122 East State Street THE FYBUSH STORE and Bullets." Ithaca, New York Mutual Weekly Is shown every.

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