The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-05-05

A Southern family was found who could not become modernized. The oldtime memories could not be forgot ten and the future faced. Fixture them. There they live in the old house of the war time. It sets back from the street. Steps lead to it. At the foot of these steps is a gate. One day it fell down. Did they replace it in its posi- tion by buying new hinges? No. It lay there. To enter they must walk over it or go to the rear door. The house in- terior and out was in the same condi- tion. Once they had money. Once they spent money. The father died and the income was for the most part stopped. The memories of the affiuent circumstances remained in the minds of the faiinly. The sons were not able to force a place for themselves. The mother would not accept a position or money to help out. The former she was not bred to-the latter was an offence to dignity. Poorer they are be- coming. The home is a shell. Still they have several faithful darkies who before the war served them. A pre- tence of splendor-ruined splendor--is kept up. The impression here is con- sistency to the past-poverty and memories.
 The foods are not what we northern CTS eat. As pie is as rare as marbles There. are pies. To eat one is never more" Then at meals the wheat bread |os our tables hardly ever is present. Instead, there are mullins, corn, bread biscuits, rolls-all are hot. They don't eat cold breads here. With the hot breads they eat plenty of butter and perhaps molasses. Then there is rice, hominy, grit. These may appear at any meal, as may syrupped sweet po- tatoes. The latter are fine. Ye who have not partaken should. As to meals there is every kind and plenty of them. Here they eat more meats than in the North
 The street cars run. but they do not run on the same plans as in Toledo. We beaded one the evening after arri- val. and handing the conductor half dollar, said Tickets" Such blank expression They didn't have them. No three-cent fares between six and seven. no tickets for twenty-five cents and eleven for fifty, as we have them in Toledo. No seven for a quarter and universal transfers as they give in Columbus. Each ride is five cents Ticket books for five dollars may be brought. However, the cost is the same-five cents. But in transferring they do all the Northern cities up. In the middle of the town the cars pass through shed as it were. In 1t 1 is a large waiting room with seats. No transfers are issued. To enter one must ride or pay fare. Some of the cars are as fine as any in the North. Some have the observation ends
 | No white man sits on the same seat in car with negro. It is one or the other. On the sidewalk if there is room flor one the negro steps off. It is a freshman trick yet it works.
 1 And the negro problem. It is a case of grow to it. You of the North can- not see the side of the South and we of this cline must needs look at it from another side. The signs on the windows of laundries, NO negro washings taken" strikes oddly. It is 8 fact, however. At the theater one-tIird of the gallery Is reserved for triggers, | Ias they are called. That must be how we come to call the gallery of the l theatre in the North "nigger heaven"
 A "nigger." if he conducts himself properly. is well treated. Let him pre- sume and the wrath of Jupiter and Pluto are his. Some would think that he had no rights. He has-to work and land be respectful. To assume dig nity not his Is wrong He knows it. He expects to be told of 1t.
 The negroes never hury in executing lorders. They preform well when they know it Is necessary. Some need care ful watching, and so do many whites
 when 1t comes to work.
 Near this place is Andrew Jacksons S old residence, the Hermitage It is now
 used as a Confederate soldiers home. lThe memory of this stanch Democrat
 is revered, He as a man can never
 die. His memory lives. On the Capi-
 tol grounds is his statue. In the Capi-
 tol Is his picture-a huge painting.
 When Bryan came through here the
 talk turned to Jackson. That other
 President from Tennessee, James K.
 Polk. has for resting place the Capi-
 tol grounds. His tomb is marble,
 built near and to the northeast of the
 States Capitol building. With his re- mains lie those of his wife. The in-
 scriptions commemorating both are
 beautisul Thus it is their memory is
 made to last and is renewed to every
 one who was passes that way.
 oddities of speech fix themselves in your mind. Proceed to work A typical Southerner approaches, and Knowing you, says. "Where're you all lgoing?" You always regard yourself as one. He says you all" Inwardly
 you smile. You reply, ITO work
 Coming my way?' "I reckon am ' he replies, and sure enough" the walk and the talk are agreeable. Your des-
 tination is reached too quickly The
 human nature you are having is end-
 ed for while. Sure you are having
 lis ended for while.
 Sure enough the Southland is not
 the South of years ago. Its true men land women are passing away or being Imodernized. You find them, however. Their manners, their hospitality you
 enjoy. Their speech pleases. The lpoliteness they show makes you lgracious. The gentlemanly treatment
 they give makes you more gentleman. Irrhev have Ynanoriea and co1laoac hovo