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The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1909-07-09
THREE GREAT LAWS.
ABLE ADDRESS TO Y. M. C. A. BY
DR.. WILLIAM N. DeBERRY
LAST SUNDAY.

The most decisive proof as to the
supreme Importance of law is the
fact that God himself is obedient to
it's commands. A law is a rule of
conduct or being established by an au-
thority which is able to enforce it.
| wish to call your attention this
afternoon to three great laws that
dominate our life as human beings,
the violation of which involves GER
tain penalty, and obedience to which
secures certain reward
The first of these is a physical law.
1t is the law of physical health
Every one who knows the inestima-
BILE value of good health can appreci-
ate the Importance of the law which
governs its possessions and mainte-
nance. All we have been able to learn
about the mechanism of our physical
bodies and their wonderful adaptation
to the physical world without, indi-
Gates that Nature has intended that
they should be healthy and strong.
Again, our knowledge in this realm
has disclosed the fact that the con-
tinued health of the body is dependent
upon obedience to the law of health
In order to set forth as clearly as pos
sible the operation of this law, it will
be necessary to consider briefly the
three physical processes of the human
body upon which its life depends and
their relations to their external en-
vironment. The first of these process
es is that of food digestion, or the
chemical decomposition and dissolu-
ton of that which we eat. The piece
of mechanism for this purpose is
furnace. We call it the stomach. The
fire in this furnace is the gastric
juice which operates on the food just
as fire operates on coal in the furnace
of steam engine The fire in such
a furnace separates the coal into
smoke, gases, heat and ashes, The
Juices in the stomach have the same
effect upon the food in digestion. In
this case, the smoke is that part of
the food which is changed into blood;
the heat is that which is converted
into energy or strength with which
to- do our work; the ashes is the unas
simulated chime which is eXcreted
The nature of all these decomposed
elements will depend upon the quality
of the fuel which is originally put
into the furnace. In order that the
resultant blood may be pure, in or
der that the resultant energy or
strength may be equal to our demands,
the fuel which we put into our ply
steal furnaces must have the all-im-
portant quality of purity.
The first requirement of the law of
health is that we eat pure food in
sufficient quantity and with regulari-
ty. That is, there are three errors to
guard against in the fine art of
wholesome eating, viz, undertaking,
over-eating and foolish eating. From
the first of these errors, undertaking,
not many of us here to-day are suf-
fering. Most of us, I fancy, are for
tunate enough to be we'll fed. But
when we come to the second error,
over-eating, the situation is different,
Most of us are guilty of this sin. We
eat too much to iUe Uery long. 1t
is the custom of the civilized world to
(NoHtinuad nm paCa 0l
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1909-07-09

decrease of 5000 was made, notwith-
standing many increases in teachers
salaries and several new schools.
Clerk Duncan has made out for the
inspection of the Board report upon
the average daily attendance and en-
rollment for the year. The statement
shows a decided increase over the
year before for both white and col
cred pupils. The statement follows:
For the school year, 190S-1909:
White-Average enrolment, 1886;
average daily attendance, 1928
Colored-Average enrolment, l.
$40; average daily attendance, 1858
Total-Average enrolment, 5,415;
average daily attendance, 4,4S6.
For the school year, 1907-19OS:
White-Average enrolment, 3,176;
verage daily attendance, 1924.
Colored = Average enrolment
1923; average daily attendance, l.
23O.
Total-Average enrolment, 1889;
average daily attendance, 4,O54.
Increase of the past year over the
year before:
White-Average enrolment, $50,
average daily attendance, $685.
Colored-Ayerage enrolment, 1856;
average daily attendance, 39.
Total increase in enrolment SIG
total increase in average daily attend
ance, 492.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1909-07-09
ENUMERATORS
TO TAKE CENCUS CAUSES
QUITE A BREEZE.
office Seekers Attempting
to Inject Race Issue.

CLAIMING THAT NEGRO CENSUS
ENUMERAToRs WOULD BE OBJ
NoXIoUs TO SOUTHERN WHITE
PEOPLE-THE TAFT ADMINS
TRATIoN MAKING CONDITIONS
WoRsE-IRREsPoNsIBLE ELE-
MENT OF WHITES ENCoUR-
AGED TO CULTIVATE RACE
PREJUDlCE-NEGRo MAIL CAR
RlERS FAR OUTNUMBER
WHITES IN SOME SOUTHERN
CiTIES-No OBJECTIONS HEARD
ON THEIR ACCOUNT.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1909-07-09
EIGHT NEW
SCHOOLHOUStS TO BE BUILT
THIS YEAR
For Negro Children Of
Davidson County.

COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION
so DECIDED AT JULY MEETING
WEDNESDAY THE SEVENTH
SEVEN THOUSAND FIVE HUN
DRED DOLLARS WILL BE Ex-
PENDED-BUlLDlNGs AT PRES
EMIT IN BAD SHAPE-CHURCH-
Es USED IN MOST INSTANCES
NO WRITING DESKS-SCHooL
coNsoLIDATED-NEW MEM
BEERS OF BOARD ELECTED
AVERAGE ATTENDANCE ON IN
CREASE.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1909-07-09

With hearts full of patriotism, sing
ing my Country, tbs of thee, sweet
land Of Liberty" shouting at every
sight of Old Glory, the Negroes of
Nashville observed the American In
dependence Day, Monday, July 5th, at
the beautiful Greenwood Park. No
day in the history of Nashville has
been more generally observed than
was the day of the signing of the De
claration of independence this year.
The day was clear and bright, the
city was sultry and hot, thus every
one that could possibly get out of
Nashville Detook himself to the spa
cious and beautiful grounds of Green
wood Park out on Lebanon pike AS
early as 7 o'clock in the morning the
park was alive with people eager to
get out and catch the fresh air Of the
morning. From then until IL p. m.
fully one-third of the Negro popula-
ton of the city enjoyed the various
attractions that were pulled off. There
were baseball games between the
Greenwood Giants and the East Nash
vile Giants which resulted in the de-
feat of the Greenwood Giants, several
boxing matches pulled off under the
new law, and above all were the side
shows and a well-arranged program
for the day Company G, unattached,
Tennessee National Guards, at
f,oo oil fho &c hn do
in a splendid and well-eXecuted exhibit
ton drill and dress parade Captain
Bowman has convinced the people of
this city that Notwithstanding the ad-
verse legislation in most of the states
in putting out Negro military compa-
MES, he will keep his up to such a
high standard that there will be no eX-
cuse for their discharge or dismissal.
The merry go-round had it's share of
patrons and was by no means over
Swallowed by the other attractions.
The clubrooms, swings, shady retreats,
and, in fact, every part of the park
had its share Of inhabitants through
out the day. Refreshments were in
abundance and dinner was served to
every one. Both pixies leading to the
parks were literally lined with vehi-
Giles. The street cars were hardly able
to accommodate the continual stream
and if the cars were really running to
the park on day like the 4th of July,
and other beautiful days Nashville en-
joys from time to time, half of the
Negro population would go to this re-
sort for fresh air and recreation.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1909-07-09
PLEASANT EVENING.

Mr.. and Mrs. Reuben Oneal enter
tanned a number of friends last We'd
nesday evening in honor of Miss Car
RE B. Page. A very pleasant evening
was spent in music and games. The
table cover was of lace in the center
of which a cut glass vase stood filled
with flowers. A four-course menu
was served. Mrs. Maud Barnes as
sisted in receiving the guests. Those
participating were Mrs. Thomas
Jones. Mrs. Mary Battle Polk, Mrs.
Maud Barnes, Miss Parthenia Page,
Miss Anna M. Barnes and Mrs. Bette
Oneal.
PASSES SOUTH CAROLINA BOARD.
The many friends of DR.. H. L. Bos-
ton will be glad to learn that he has
successfully passed the State Board
of South Carolina and is now prac-
ticing at his home in Charleston.
DR.. Boston finished with the Mehary
dental class of 'O9.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1909-07-09

New school buildings for the Ne
groes of Davidson County was the
chief feature of the appeal of the
County Board of Education to the
County Court at it's session in the Hal
of the House of Representatives Tues
day. Instead of an increase in the
rate of taxation for school purposes,
an appropriation of $500 for new
buildings was asked for 1t had orig
inally been the intention of j. Taylor
Stratton. Chairman of the Board, to
ask that the rate be doubled. After
consultation with the Board, however,
it was decided to ask for an appro-
priation instead.
1t is the intention of the BoBard to
build eight new schools for the Ne
groes, to cost total of $500. The
Negro schools of the county are in
very bad shape. Not one of the eight
schools asked for has a building OF
it's own. Sessions of school are held
in churches without any facilities of
a school. There are no desks, moth.
ing upon which to write, and all Of
them are badly crowded.
At the last July term of the court
an appropriation of $31,925 was given
the Board to make improvements in
the schools. This money was ex'
pended so as to greatly increase the
efficiency of the school system of the
county. AS a result the average
daily attendance during the past year
made a distinct gain, and the sanitary
condition of all the schools was great
ly improved.
The policy of consolidating schools
close together in order to increase
their efficiency and employ more and
better teachers is being followed by
the Board If the appropriation asked
for is granted several more consolida-
tons will be made this year. The
following are the amounts asked for
the various schools: New school at
Pasquo, $1,000; consolidation of
schools at Dark Bridge and Bytown,
$1,000; Bryantown, new building,
$500; Flat Rock, new building, $1,000;
Hayes Chapel, new building, $1,000;
Brierville, new building, $1,000 Dry
Creek, new building, $1,000; Neely's
Bend, new building, $1,000; consoli-
dation of Sunbeam and Wrencoe
schools, new building, $4,000; total,
$500.
Two new members of the Board are
to be elected at this term OF the
County Court The terms of o, G.
Cunningham and R. e. Boiling expire,
they having been elected to the two
year term when the Board was or
ganized at it's first meeting after
Tuesday. j. Taylor Stratton, Chair
man, and Duncan Currey, Clerk, have
no opposition for re-eIection. 1t is
understood that there will be no oppo-
sition to the reelection of Messrs.
Cunningham and Boiling before the
County Court.
The regular quarterly financial
statement of the Board was presented
to the County Court at this meeting
It was as follows: Teachers salaries,
$15,215.75; Office expenses of Board,
including Clerks salary, 1888; sup
plies, $420; improvements, $69408;
fuel, $94.5S; rent of school buildings,
1852; printing for Superintendent,
$33.25; repairs, 5000; incidentals,
$36.7O; total expenses for quarter,
$1717O06.
The total expenses or the Board for
the year were $73,793.49, as against
$74,374O7 for the year before. This
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-06-01
Lorf Hfa Decov.

A western man was describing ban quet that he had once attended in New York
 'T found this banquet interesting g he said, land I was one of the last to leave. In the cloakroom, as I was put ting on my hat and coat, I couldn't help noticing the woebegone look on the endant's face. The poor fellow appea<Ed worried and sad, and every little while he sighed and muttered to himself. "'You seem disconsolate, friend I said.
 "T am disconsolate, sir,' said the at tendant.
 "'What is the trouble, sir,' said I. Haven't the guests tipped you we'll to- nightY "The attendant answered in an ex- cited voice:
 "'It's not only, sir, that they haven't tipped me, but they've taken the quar- ter that put in the tray for a decoy.'"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-06-01
BY=PRODUCTS co. SUED FOR INTEREST
 CLAIMED UNPAID

John l.. Severance, owner of 12O ShareS of the stock of the Bridgeport By-Products Co. of the value of S3,000. who has mortgage for that amount on the property of the company near the Lakeview Home, has brought suit against the company for the amount of his interests, claiming a foreclosure or the mortgage and possession of the mortgaged property, real, personal and mixed.
 It, was on Nov. 15, 1905, that the plaintiff bought up 120 of the bonds of the company at per cent per annum, and executed a mortgage of their prop erty, which included all the machin- cry. The mortgage provided that in the event of any default being made by the maker of the bonds in the pay ment of interest principal on de- mand when due and payable, and the continuance of default for a period of thirty days, then the principal of each and every bond should at the option Of the trustee be declared to be due and payable The plaintiff claims that the interest on the bonds due Nov. 15. 1908, has never been paid.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-06-01
Won His Point.

Joseph Jefferson used to tell an in- teresting story of how his father and company were rescued from a distress ing predicament in Springfield, III. Ar irving there, they used the last of their funds in building a small theater. There was a religious revival in the town, the leaders of which not only denounced the players, but persuaded the town council to impose heavy h- cense upon the 'unholy calling" All the actors were in despair when they were visited by young lawyer, who offered in the interest of fair play to have the license fee reduced. He ap- peared before the council and in an eloquent speech filled with logic and pathos and interspersed with anec- dotes which raised roars of laughter won his point The lawyer was Abra- ham Lincoln
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-06-01
Why He Wa. We'll Shaken.

Nursing of the sick in rural Scotland is primitive. The Dundee Advertiser relates that a physician left for pa tient a bottle of physic whereon were the words Before taken to be well shaken" On paying his next call the doctor found that the poor fellow had been taken in hand by a stalwart son and at intervals vigorously shaken from head to foot before the next "tea- spoonfuls" were administered. Don't ee see, sir," explained the young fellow on being demonstrated with, '.if father ge kep' fro sleepin' hisself away an go on drinkin' physic he can't never die"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-06-01
MELLEN PROTESTS
 UTILITIES BILL
Especial from United Press.)

New Haven, June 1-Voicing capi- taPs protest against the encroachment of State supervision, Charles s. Mellen, president of the New York, New Ha- ven & Hartford railroad, today ad-
 dressed a. letter to the Pubic Utilities
 Commission committee of the State Legislature on the control by the State
 commission of the finances of public service corporations. He said:
 'It seems to me and others familiar with practical conditions that such legislation would be injurious. The mere fact that present plans would have to be prematurely revealed to the world in public hearings would pre- vent the execution of many plans. Any business man, no matter how in- significant his business, can see how objectionable such legislation would be. As for a commission dictating to a public service corporation what price it shall receive for it's securities it is impossible to know what terms can be made with bankers when large sums of money are needed as is often the case with large corporations. You would remove all certain basis for if nancial negotiations, a thing Of seri- ous importance to everyone interested in the development of business"
 An artificial limitation to the Dor rowing power of this corporation would be inflicted by such procedure. The legislation contemplated provides that this company cannot issue bonds in excess of the amount of its capital stock The proposed legislation will weaken small corporations as well as those financially of great strength.
 Speaking for the New York, New Haven & Hartford, this company can- not be accused of having watered stock It has never issued any stock since it was organized in 1872 at less than one hundred cents on the dollar. It is easy to declare the existence of evils and demand they be eliminated. It used to be better understood than it is now that there are comparatively fever evils that can be advantageous ly attacked by the statute law and that on the whole the country is best governed which is the least governed"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-06-01
FisAfns For Salmon.

Salmon fishing differs so much from trout fishing that it has been said an absolute beginner at fly fishing will learn to take salmo salar more readily than will a trout fisherman who tries the nobler fish after years of practice with the smaller one. This I doubt, but know that very different style of fishing is needed. There is really no such thing as striking" in salmon fishing, and if you keep a tight line and raise your rod as soon as you feel the "pluck" of the fish you will be do- ing your whole duty, and it will be up to the fish to do the rest. There is no occasion for the swift strike by which one hooks a shy trout inclined to rise a trife short. The salmon is such a weighty fellow that when he turns to go down after taking the fly his mo- mentum drives the hook above the barb with very little assistance on the part of the angler, provided the line be fairly taut.-Charles A. Bramble In Recreation.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-06-01
Clubbed Rifles not Used
 on Crowd, nor Pointed at Citizens, MuzzleS Presented
(Continued from First Page.l

Frank Payne with a large Packard racer, owned by Sherwood Perry. He had volunteered his services to take physicians up the hill as soon as the call was made from the starting stand. He immediately drove to the scene of the disaster and put his machine at the disposal of the physicians, who were already working on the injured. Private William Reilling, who had sus- tained a broken ankle was placed in the automobile and rushed to St. Vim cents hospital. A record time for such a trip was made when Payne came into the hospital yard just six and one half minutes after leaving the hill. In response to the claxton horn which sounds like that on the auto ambu- lance, the way was cleared all the way to the hospital and the injured man was at once rushed to the operating table it being ten minutes after his leaving the course that his leg was being looked after by the staff sur geons at St. Vincent's and just fifteen minutes after the unfortunate accident had occurred.
 BorQue, who drove the Knox entries in the climb, Is one of the peers of the auto drivers in the country. He drove in the last Vanderbilt cup race and made an excellent showing. Saturday afternoon while trying out the car en- tered in yesterdays race, he ran into a tree and narrowly escaped death. The machine was but slightly damaged and was repaired on the spot.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-06-01
How Invention. Are Made.

The great majority of practical in- ventions are made by a group of men of whom the public never hears. These men are members of one of the most complicated and highly organized of the modern professions. Every great manufacturing concern maintains, un- der one head or another, an ''inven- tions department" employing men who are paid various salaries simply to de- velop inventions. They are supplied with every mechanical appliance to fa- cilitate their work. The bills are paid by the company, and every invention they make is assigned to the company 'in consideration of salary and one dol lar" And it is these unknown men, grappling with the everyday, practical problems of great manufactories, who make most of the inventions of inn mediate commercial value. Worlds Work
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-06-01
standinx Room onlx.

sIark Twain in his featuring days reached a small eastern town one aft ernoon and went before dinner to a barber's to be shaved.
 "You are a stranger in the town, sir?" the barber asked.
 "Yes, I'm stranger here," was the reply.
 Were having a good lecture here tonight. sir," said the barber. "A Mark Twain lecture. Are you going to itr'
 ''Yes. think will," said MT. Clem- ens ,-si-
 Have you got your ticket yet?" the barber asked.
 'No, not yet" said the other.
 "Then, sir, you'll have to stand"
 Dear mew MT. Clemens exclaimed "It seems as if always do have to stand when I hear that man Twain lecture"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-06-01
DIED

SWAN-In this city, Tuesday. morning. June 1st, 1909, Samuel Swan.
 Friends are invited to attend the funefal at his late residence, No. 167 West avenue, on Thursday, 3rd inst, at 2:30 D. m.
 Burial in Mountain Grove ceme- tery. Kindly omit flowers. D1 b"p LOWE-In this city, Monday. May S1st, 1909, Thomas E. Lowe, aged 67 years. months, 27 days.
 Funeral private from his late residence. No. 555 Central avenue, on Wedne sday. June End, at p. m.
 -Interment at Park cemetery. a* HAYES--In this city. Monday, May 31, 1909, Caroline widow of Minot s. Hayes, aged 65 years. months, 2s days.
 Friends are invited to attend the funeral from her late residence, No. 12S Wood avenue, on Thursday, June 3rd, at D. m.
 -Interment at Mt. Grove at the convenience of the family
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-06-01
The Making of a NCor0t.0

There are two kinds of inferior Go rots-the "Corot de commerce." which the dealers almost compelled the mas ter to sell them, whereas he thought them hardly worthy of frame, minor works such as a painter has about him and generally paints over. and the pie lures of imitators which "le Pere Co., rot" was too good natured to condemn. When the anxious owner brought him beautiful landscape for author1- zation the old man was very reluctant to deny the work. Tt is certainly not a Corot," he would say, "but 1t is SO nearly one! It wants so little! Only thatv' And he very often put ''that" in on the spot and made a Corot of it, London Chronicle.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-06-01
NOTICE.
HEARING DE CONSTRUCTION OF SIINDRY SEWERS

HEARING DE CONSTRUCTION OF
 sUNDRY SEWERS. Tn compliance with votes taken by May IT, 1909. the following resolution was adopted: Resolved, That the clerk be and hereby is directed to notify the per- sons in interest to appear before the Common Council at the Council Room, at eight o'clock in the evening and be heard in relation to the construction of sundry sewers as follows: In Eaton street commencing at and man street and extending easily as distance of about 800 feet In Norman street, commencing at and connecting with the present sewer at Staples street and extending north erIy to Wade street. connecting with the Norman street sewers and extending easterly as dis fance of about $50 feet. In Lindley street from North avenue to Salem street.
 In Freeman street from Connecticut avenue to Stratford avenue. In Main street from Fairview avenue to Thoraas street
 In Osborne street from Bostwick avenue. to Hancock avenue. In Cleveland avenue from Madison avenue westerly.
 In Iranistan avenue from Maplewood avenue southerly about 300 feet In Brewster street from Fairfield avens-e. southerly about 300 feet. In Fox street from Fairfield avenue to Ash Creek.
 Adopted May IT. 1909.
 Approved May IS. 1909.
 Attest:
 L. J. GILL.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-06-01
The onIy One of Hi. Kind.

Have you ever attempted to play 'HamletT asked the manager.
 'No, sir. I do not consider myself fitted by nature to impersonate the melancholy Dane"
 linen you are, indeed, as you have said, an exceptional actor. I will give you a job. b."-Chicago Record-Herald.