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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-15
DIPLOMAS FOR GRADUATES
COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES OF
LOCAL CoLoRED SCHOOLS
Successful Pupils Of Normal No. 2, N
Street High and Armstrong
Manual Training Institutions.

In the presence Of fully 4,e0O persons, 1Sl
coiored girls and boys, graduates Of Nor
NAL School No. 2 the NJ Street High School
and the Armstrong Manual Training School,
were presented with diplomas in Conven-
ton Hall last evening. The big hall was
decorated with hundreds of flags and with
greens, and on the east side of the audito-
rum, on large platform, were seated the
graduates, several members of the board
OF education and q number Of colored edu-
Gators.
Long before the time announced for the
exercises to begin friends and relatives of
the graduates appeared in the hall. Prompt
ly at o'clock the graduates formed a line
at the entrance to the hall and proceeded
to their seats on the platform, to the strains
rine Band, under Lieut.. Santelmann. The
girls were dressed in white and carried
bouquets Of flowers.
Address by Rev. DR.. Clair.
The exercises were formally opened by
Rev. D. v. Rivers, who invoked Divine
blessing. The Introductory address was by
w. v. Cox Of the board of education. The
principal address was by Rev. NJ. w. Clair,
pastor Of Asbury N. E. Church. who spoke
eloquently of the achievement of the grad
yates, of the progress of the race and Of
the many opportunities presented to the
colored race in this era. He also pointed
out the great advantages the colored race
has at present for education, and develop
ment along social, religious and moral lines.
DR.. w. s. Montgomery, the retiring assist
ant superintendent Of schools, who acted
as master of ceremonies, announced the
seven graduates who had won scholarships
to colleges, and awarded the prizes. The
successful students we're Fannie Holland,
Cornell; John r. Pinkett, Amherst; Olive
Amber, Smith; James p. Boags, Western
Reserve; Percival Webster, Howard; Chas.
Herman Flagg, Howard, and Thomas u.
Alexander. Amherst.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-15
OCLOSE AN ESTATE

YEARS OLD! PURE, STRAIGHT BOURBON
.whiskey; 81 full quart; absolutely pure: guaran-
THE JOHN wEDDERBURN CO., 6Ie F st. NV.
apS-JOt4
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-15

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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-05-10
TOTAL ABSTAINER FROM
THE COMFORTS OF LIFE

SPARTA, Tenn, May S.-Frank
Lawson, who owns a farm in the
northern part of the county, but is a
resident of the First (Sparta) Civil
District, is 80 years old, has never
In his life eaten a biscuit. He does
not drink coffee, milk or whisky, nor
does he eat butter. He says he was
not raised on biscuits, and prefers
cornbread. AS for coffee, when quite
small he was given some made from
burned coffee, and even now cannot
stand even the scent of strong coffee.
He cannot remember ever having
drunk glass of milk. He has the
of a healthy man, and is a
hard worker He states that these
facts can be vouched for by his wife
and other living witnesses.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-05-10
HE GAVE AWAY
MILLIONS
LiberaIity and Charity Practiced by
the Late James Henry Smith.

NEW YORK, May S.-James Henry
Smith, the millionaire, who died in
Japan a few weeks ago, leaving an
estate of an estimated value of $685.
100000, gave away $27,OOO,0 900 to his
relatives and to charity before his
death, according to a statement made
by one of the executors of the estate
today. This executor, whose name is
not made public, declared that Mr.
Smith inherited $5,0OO,O00 from his
uncle, the late George Smith, and that
there now remains of that amount
about $25,OOO,O 900 to be divided among
the heirs.
According to the executor the differ
ence was exhausted in eight years
mainly in gifts to Mr.. Smiths rela-
ives, hospitals and charitable enter
1rises in England and America.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-05-10
JOHN |. SULLIVAN
AT WHITE HOUSE
HAS A CHAT WITH ROOSEVELT
AND COMPARES WEIGHTS
WITH TAFT.

WASHINGTON, May s.-John L.
Sullivan, the former pugilist. had an
interesting chat with President Roose-
welt today. covering various subjects.
Mr.. Sullivan said that he had seen
the President at a number of bouts
in New York. and called the Presi-
dents attention to one that occurred
with Mitchell. the English heavy
weight, in 1888, when Sullivan
knocked him over the ropes.
Sullivan met Secretary Taft at the
doors of the Executive Ohices as he
was about to come in. He put in a
good word with the Secretary for
clemency for a friend who is serving a
sentence on Governors Island and
whom the pugilist had
written Secretary Taft some time ago.
Guess ! got you skinned a block"
Sullivan to the Secretary,
talking about their respective weights.
John L. Sullivan said he weighed 335
pounds, or 331 stripped, while Secre- /
.ary Taft remarked that his weight /
vas only 2S3 and the best he ever
lid was to tip the beam at $780,
As he was leaving the White House
Sullivan paid his compliments to big
men, saying among other things:
That man Taft is what / call man,
90. The President is great man.
t takes a big fellow long time to
et started, but when they are going,
hey go like h.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-05-10
DUST OF STREET
AND HEALTH
Plenty of Evidence of Most Alarm
ing Danger.

1t should not require a vivid imagi
nation, says the Philadelphia Ledger
or very complete and accurate infor-
nation as to the bacterial population
Of street dust to convince the most
casual observer of the danger and the
discomfort that attend the customary
methods of street cleaning. A mo-
ment's contemplation of the constit-
uents of dust, of the sources from
which the materials come, will show
that the menace to public health is
a real and constant one. Even sup
posing that most of the disease germs
which find their way into the streets
have been made innocuous by expos
use to the dry heat of the sun, there
is expert testimony to prove that the
finely pulverized particles borne by
every passing vehicle or the footsteps
Of every passerby-by are themselves
a constant irritant, causing and fos-
.ering all sorts of diseases of the
respiratory system.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-05-10
ELEPHANT A
FINANCIER
New York Times.l

Gumbo, the trick elephant of the
Bronx Park Zoo, and Jack Gleason, his
keeper, have been in the banking
ness for several weeks under the
name of "Gumbo & Gleason" This
partnership was almost dissolved yes
terday in consequence of the discov-
cry by Gleason of the business meth
DDS of his associate.
A cigar box bearing the sign OF the
firm, "Gumbo & Gleason" hangs in
front of Gumbo's stall in the Zoo. In
this visitors are expected to drop
their pennies and nickels. Gumbo
acknowledges their donations by ring
ing little bell.
or late Gleason has noticed that re-
ceipts have been falling OF, though
attendance at Gumbo's levees was as
large as ever. Accordingly Gleason
put nails into the cigar box in such a
way that. should his old friend and
partner be robbing him, the nalls
would scratch his trunk. STILL re-
turns were small.
Gleason resolved on strategy see /
ing yesterday that Gumbo made sew
ersl trips to his back room, Gleason
closed the door leaving Gumbo out
side. A careful search among tne
rafters then revealed nearly hfty
nickels and thirty pennies.
Il ought to dissolve partnership az
ter that" said Gleason, but as tne
money is refunded and | know the
hiding place, guess you'll find us at
the old stand"
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-05-10
FIFTY MILLIONS
In DIVIDENDS
AmaIeamated Earnings Are the Lar
pest in All History.
(Wall Street Journal.)


The action of the directors of the
Amalgamated Copper Company in
making no change in the dividends
was generally expected. the fuctua-
tions in the stock indicating such
result. Amalgamated Copper inter-
ests admit that the earnings of the
corporation are the largest in history.
but say that any increase In the divi-
dend rate while the stock is paying
s per cent. year and selling below
par would be unwarranted.
The Amalgamated Copper Com
pany's quick assets, including ore in
transit, are said to exceed $4,000, 900,
and that If there is no material re-
action in copper prices the figure will
touch s5O,OOO,O00 before many months
have elapsed. Based on its author
lied capitalization the Amalgamated
Copper Company has declared since
It's organization dividends aggregating
more than s50,OOO,O0O. OF its author
zed capitalization there is outstand-
ng $153, 1897 900 of stock. -
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-05-10
.SHOTGUNS MAY
Be BROUGHT OUT
DIRE THREATS MADE Against
CATTLE QUARANTINE EN-
FoRcEMENT IN LAW
RENEE.

LAWRENCEBURG. Tenn, May s.
The Federal inspectors who are Grad
icating the cattle stock tick in this
county have given notice that a gem
eral quarantine will be effective on and
after June l, when every COW in the
county will be forced on the range
and be kept up. This order is meet
ing with a great deal Of opposition
among a class who are unable to APP
preciate at present the enormous
amount Of good which will ultimately
result from clearing the county of this
particular pest and raising the quar-
antine, which is operative about four
months out of every year There are
thousands of acres of valuable graz
ing lands in the county, over which |
hundreds of head of cattle are allowed
to roam during the year, and as a re-
suit they are fit for the slaughter pen |
with scarcely an effort on the part of
he owner Some of the other far
ners have asserted that they will or
Ter all persons who approach them in
he guise of an inspector off the prem
ses, and will emphasize their order
1t the point of a shotgun. However,
egardless of threats, the Federal ex-
'erts, assisted by the proper county
are determined in their I'M
and some warm discussions
f this subject are expected during
he summer months.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-05-10
HISTORIC COUR-
TESY AT END
Governors of the Two Caroiinas Are
Prohibitionists.

A special to the Chicago Record
tween the governor of North Carolina
and the governor of South Carolina
is now, for the time being at least q
historical back number. The fact that
learned by Gov. R. S. Woodruff OF
Connecticut, while attending the re
ception of Gov. Swanson in the Vir-
ginian building at the jamestown ex-
position last Thursday night. The
Carolina governors, who had never
met, were brought together by Con-
necticut's governor. Governor Ansel
Of South Carolina and Governor Glenn
of North Carolina clasped hands
warmly, and while they were express
ing mutual qualification over the meet
ing Governor Woodruff stood expec-
family Finally he remarked:
And now, gentlemen, ! presume |
shall have the pleasure Of hearing a
repetition of the famous remark of
the governor of North Carolina to the
governor of South Carolina"
Governor Ansel responded at once:
Your excellency, as | am a prohibi-
ton governor and a teetotaler, ! can
not make it sincerely"
And to the amazement Of Governor
Woodruff and Governor Ansel as well,
he other Carolinian added Being
prohibitionist myself, too, must
suffer the remark, at least literally,
o remain a matter OF history"
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-05-10
ANTI-JUG LAW
MURFREESRORO
ORDINANCES or TIE lockwood
STYLE PASS FIRST READING
~ THE CITY COUNCIL.

MURFREESBoRO. Tenn, May s.
The City Council last night passed on
first reading four ordinances similar
TO the lockwood, Columbia and Car.
thage laws. relating 70 the liquor traf.
nc. and aimed at the unlawful sale Of
liquor.
Councilman S. B. Christy was the
author of the ordinances, which pro
hibit the delivery by common carriers
OF intoxicating liquors within the cor
porate limits; prohibits any person
not a common carrier from bringing
liquor into the corporate limits to de-
liver to another; prohibiting the or
dering or receiving of liquors shipped
from any point in Tennessee. and
prohibiting the receiving or ordering
of liquors shipped from any point out
side Of the State for delivery here in
greater quantities than one pint. in
any one package or shipment.
The ordinance received ten votes.
only one Councilman voting against
the first three, and all voted for the
asst ordinance One Councilman was
absent.
They will be finally adopted at
,alled meeting and will no doubt re-
,eive the approval Of the Mayor, as
public sentiment is in favor if any
aw that will keep the bootlegger from
lying his trade in this town.
The city already has stringent laws
gainst the sale of liquors and also
0 prevent it falling into the hands of
tudents and minors.
Many rush orders" were given to-
ay in anticipation of the final and
peedy passage of these ordinances.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-05-10
LOOK UP HIS
REFERENCES
Character of Tenants, Make Reputa.
tions OF Buildings.
Building Magazine.l

1t pays to look up a mans refer
ences before finally renting him ar
Office and accepting him as a tenant
for number of reasons. First, be
cause 1t is not worth while to go to
the expense of fitting up an Office only
to have your tenant to skip" out or
go out of business after paying a few
| months's rent; and, secondly, so that
you may familiarize yourself with the
nature of his business and avoid
fakes"
When a building gets the reputa-
ton of having harbored number of
shady" concerns it becomes less de-
sirable among the better class OF ten
ants.
In this connection an interesting
colloquy took place between west
erner and the agent of one of New
York's tallest structures on Broadway.
The westerner had come to think that
all he needed in renting an ONCE was
his check book and was taRen back
when he was asked some pertinent
questions as to his business, his prev
ious landlord and his past connec-
tions.
He was able to pass muster all
right. but remarked afterward that he
would ship his family tree on to New
York next time before attempting to
rent an Office there.
This condition is not so generally
true in New York or any where else
as it might be. but certain it is that
much loss could be avoided and a
cleaner" tenancy maintained by the
exercise of more precaution at the be-
ginning. Incidentally It might be
mentioned that the best and surest
way of getting reliable information
about any man is to ask his former
andlord.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-05-10
HOME OF
TIE THAWS
SAID TO HAVE BEEN RECENTLY
moRTGsGE5.-coUNTY OF
FlclAL CRITICISED.

PiTfsBURG. May 7.-"Lyndhurst. .
the preteniious home Of Mrs. VIM.
Thaw, in the East End. has been mort
gade for 100000, according to the
Ledger tonight The mortgage was
secured some time ago, the book con-
tanning the records has been hidden,
according TO this newspaper. and in
formation concerning the documents
did not become public until today.
The interest charged is 5lk per cent.
and the mortgage is held by the Fl
deity Title & Trust Company. 1t will
mature in three years.
The paper was drawn in New York
on March Z, 1907, and was witnessed
by Clifford H. Hartridge, of Harry
Thaw's counsel, and John P. Meagher.
a notary
Extraordinary efforts were made to
keep the mortgage secret.
The incident following so closely
upon the suppression OF the marriage
license to Miss Ellen Terry. the
actress, on March %, and which was
not known until this week, has caused
much adverse comment, on the con-
duct of the record Office in the Allie
sheny court house, and a movecent is
IN foot among the legal fraternity for
IN investigation.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-05-10
WAR DECLARED
ONPEGTOPPA
gELLIcosE ACTION DIRECTED
AGAINST A NATIONAL PERIL
BY DICKSON PATRIOTS.

DICKSON. Tenn, May S.-The citi
zens Of West Dickson have organized
With a large membership, what they
are pleased to style the "And-Pegtop
Society" for the determination OF
I/hat they call the abominable pegtop
pants becoming so generally worn by
the sporty inclined TO his neck o. the
woods. The first meeting was held in
Oak Hill last night where organization
was affected and strong resolutions
adopted. l. n. Shannon was chosen
President, and Pap Childress, Vice
President; w. T. Crotzer, Secretary
Treasurer and legal adviser, and r. H
Hicks, Supreme Lookout and Repor-
ter The following preamble and res
buttons were unanimously adopted,
and the meeting adjourned to recon
vene the first Saturday night in June:
Whereas, we view with alarm the
perversion of the minds of our young
men from the customs of the past
customs under which the fathers of
our country, in a baptism of blood,
moulded our Republic and established
our independence, and the attempted
substitution instead of the pegtop'
pants which imparts a deplorable
weakness to the Nation, and is cal
culated to encourage raiser than dis
courage an invading enemy; and,
Whereas, we view with additional
alarm the fact that invariably the adj
yocates and wearers of the 'pegtop'
pants part their hair in the middle,
wear fiashy headgear, and assume a
femininity that means defeat in war
and inactivity in peace, and possibly
the evolutions of the male into the te-
male SEX or at all events, the woman
in boomers; therefore be it
Resolved, that the Anti-Pegtop So
,iety, of West Dickson, enters at once
lpon a vigorous crusade against the
gearers of 'pegtop pants and the at
endant evil of hair-parting in the
middle, and therefore spares no law
HI means to obliterate the practice,
he public welfare requiring it. +.
The main object of the society is to G
ecure a city ordinance forbidding the
wearing of "pegtops" upon the streets
+ the town. !.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-05-10
HONEST WESTING-
HOUSE MILLIONS
Chicago Tribune.)

There are now twenty-six Westing-
house companies, of fifteen of which
he George Westinghouse is presi-
dent, and all of which he controls.
There are 10000 workmen in his en-
ploy. But his Importance to the world
does not lie in the excellence or the
quantity of his manufactures. He has
given the world free gifts. First, the
air brakes, which has made speed
with safety possible ON the railroad.
Second, the way to convey natural gas
or electricity from one place to an
other profitably, thus building up lit
tie towns to great cities. and making
electric transportation commercially
possible. Third, the example Of sue
cess obtained honestly. There have
been no scandalous financial tales
told about him. He has never had
TO do with dubious schemes
OF promotion. He has never taken
part in the manufacture of watered |
stocks and bonds He has not been a
of the stock market. No
body has ever accused him OF stealing |
a railroad He is a millionaire, but |
he did not become one by devious and
tricky methods. He owes his fortune
exclusively to his industry, ingenuity,
skill and devotion to business, and
to his great ability as an
organizer. No faint attaches TO his
money.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-05-10
WHAT SPIRITS
CANNOT DO
Study of Cult Declared Practically a
Waste of Time.
(Appleton's Magazine.)

(Appleton's Magazine.)
The phenomena of Spiritualism hav
been subjected to rigid scrutiny by tn,
Society for Psychical Research TIL,
conclusion has been reached that say,
when the public interests require pro
lection, it is practically a waste O.
time and energy to investigate the
performances of those who claim con
cretely to demonstrate interworld
communication.
This conclusion is based on several
considerations, not the least impor.
tant of which is the fact that the
controls" of the psychical" mediums
! have not once met the conditions of
test of such character as to dispense
with the necessity for close and con-
tinuous observation by the expert
mentors.
"The Spiritualist," wrote Sir Will
liam Crookes, a generation ago, tells
of rooms and houses being shaken
even to injury by superhuman power.
The man of science merely asks for
a pendulum to be set vibrating when
it is in a glass case and supported on
a solid masonry.
The Spiritualist tells of heavy ar
ticles of furniture moving from one
room to another without human
agency. But the man of science has
made instruments which will divide
an inch into a million parts, and he
is justified in doubling the accuracy
OF the former observations if the
same force is powerful to move the
index Of his instrument one poor de-
gree.
THE Spiritualist tells of flowers |
with the fresh dew on them, Of fruit |
and living objects, being carried |
through closed windows and even solid
brick walls. The scientific investiga-
tor naturally asks that an additional
weight vi IL uc OulS INC IuOuodhulh
part of a grain) be deposited on one
pan OF his balance, when the case is
ocked And the chemist asks for the
.housandth of a grain of arsenic to
be carried through the sides of glass
ube in which pure water is Technically
sealed"
This indictment is as valid today as
he day ii was drawn, and until some
UGH requirements be fulfilled the
physical mediums must not complain
I the thoughtful deem their feats
Inspect. Experience has demonstra-
ed that even the best trained observ-
RS fail to perceive all that transpires
. the silence room; and that, conse- {
uently, the quick-witted medium of l
fraudulent tendencies has ample OPP
ortunity to effect his triumphs by {
lick and device. Conclusive proof &
I this was afforded by the late S. j. 7
avey, member of the Society for v
sychical Research, who, after a little a
-actice, succeeded in duplicating the Il
ost sensational performances of the
ilate-wrlting' medium Eglinton. So
lccessful was he that the English
denounced him as a rem
,ade medium. But he frankly oper' n
Cd throughout on the conjurer's i
inciple that the hand 10 quicker "
an the eye. o
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-05-10

"Good-by dear little one" he sighed.
A tear splashed on his collar
A real tear, for his little "one"
Was all he had-one dollar.