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The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1909-06-11

1 lING MI lllO AlA0AN IA - AA1
his body lay molten in the clay. His
deliberate and philosophic manner OF
speech and apparent spontanelty OF
thought caught the attention of his
hearers and impressed them with sucn
wholesome thoughts and advice that
every one went away feeling that
such words can only be uttered by
men of broad experience.
ATHLETICS.
Athletics in American colleges is
becoming more and more a necessity
because of the fascinating effect 1t
has upon the student body and the
physical development of all who take
part. While the enthusiasm and mer-
riment of athletics in a school ten TO
the bringing back of all the present
student body, and the causing OF
others to enter the ensuing year, yet
athletics can be carried too far.
All who are interested in college
sports know of the fate Of d. T. Girls
void. the famous oarsman of the Yale
crew, in 1908. Griswold, a man OF
great strength, collapsed in a race last
lime and died before the mile mark
was reached. Not long since the
champion long distance runner oil
Harvard College was examined and 1t
was found that his heart was much
beyond the normal size and the ply
stefan said that it had now become
imperative that he keep up his athle-
tics, for if he should drop the matter
suddenly the effect would be dlsas-
trous on the over-stimulated, unduly
ENLARGED heart. With reference to the
death of his son, a prominent busl-
ness man of Boston said that he did
not doubt but that his son would
have been alive to-day, had 1t not
been for the so-called athletics. he
further said that his son was a power
full fellow, a football player and an
all-round athlete, but o~verexercise
brought on heart trouble and short
ened his days.
When athletics takes foremost place
in a school of any kind, it is no longer
a virtue, but a vice. But athletics,
holding it's proper relationship to
other phases of college life, has its
moral bearing.
When a team has won the most OF
her games and feels that she is king
over land and sea, 1t Is then thai her
"understanders'' are knocked out and
defeat inevitably overtakes her; on
the other hand, when a team has lost
the most of her games and feels that
there is no hope of victory, it Is then
that she springs forth and wins.
Three years ago when Yale had won
more than 80 per cent of her games
and it had been predicted that she
was the invincible of the season, the
the Mighty Son of Eli were inglori-
ously defeated by a very small school,
a. second ratio as to athletics. Hence
athletics tends to bring down the
high and naughty and to lift up the
lowly and detected. In other words,
imposes upon the athlete the at
spirit and makes him know
that there are others.
Athletics took real form at Roger
Williams University October, 1908.
With Messrs. A. A. Bennett and }.
w. Baird as President of the Athletic
Association and Manager of the Foot
ball Team respectively, the team was
equipped with all the necessary para
phernalia and the sporting public was
at least informed that Roger Williams
was again upon the carpet to defend
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TO RESTRAIN NEGRO PYTHIANs.

Some interesting litigation, affect
ing one Of the leading fraternal organ
izations of the state and world, will
probably be launched in the no dis
tant future. The fraternal organiza-
ton to be thus affected is none 9th
or than the Knights of Pythias, and
the important question to be raised
will be whether or not the So
called Colored Knights of Pyth-
las have any right to exist as
an organization and. whether or
not they have the right to use the
name and emblems of the fraternity.
AS is known, the order of Knights
Of Pythias vas chartered by special
oct of Congress at the time of it's in
stitution which dates back to 1864.
The first constitution of the order
provided as one of the requisites to
membership that the applicant should
be "a white male" and this provision
has been retained in the organic law
ever since, so that under the charter
and constitution of the order it is i'm
possible for any one except a white
rerson to be legally a Knight of
Pythias.
This question is now before the Su-
preme Court of Georgia, the Grand
Lodge, Knights of Pythias of that
state having obtained a perpetual in
junction against the so-called Colored
Knights of Pythias from using the
name and emblems of the order. The
case has been appealed to the Supreme
Court by the Colored Knights, who
lost in the court below,
At 1.-THE recent convention of the
Grand Lodge of Tennessee, held last
month in Nashville, the Grand Chan
cellor was instructed to appoint a COM
mittee of three to act in conjunction
with the Grand Keeper of Records
and Seal with discretionary power
to take such legal steps as they might
deem proper to protect the use of the
r"1 e and emblems of the order in
this state. That committee, which
has just been appointed, consists of
Messrs. e. L. McNeilly, John R. Aust
md Leroy McGregor, all of this city,
who will act in conjunction withNState
Grand Keeper of Records and Seal
w. D. Fox, of %Tullahoma, Tenn.
1t is understood that in all probable
ity this committee will in the near flu
ture file a bill of Injunction in Chan
Gerry and thereby raise this interest
ing and important question to Pyth.
ians in Tennessee.
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The. GLOBE IS The BEST.

When the claim is made for a real
up-to-date, live. well-printed, well-edit.
ed, clean newspaper, you will have to
refer to the Nashville Globe. 1t is be-
ing praised and testimonials from re-
preventative men, scholars, business
men, men who know what a newspaper
is, but somebody will, no doubt, ques-
ton this. We would only have to re-
fer them to one of the hundreds of
men, who have commented upon the
able production that the readers of the
Nashville Globe are favored with, to
convince them that 1t is no idle Cos
sip. In a letter from Indianapolis,
Ind, under date of April 9th, adj
dressed to the editor Of the Nashville
Globe, came the following: 81 am in
receipt of the copy Of the Nashville
Globe (Greater Nashville Edition). I
have taken time to read it from the
first to the last page, inclusive, and
| find that 1t Is an up-to-date journal.
In fact, it is first-class in every respect
and its news Is worth while reading.
One can we'll afford to leave off his
regular business for a time to look
over the columns Of the Globe, be-
cause Of the f~ullness and the news It
bears. And, too, sir, in my opinion,
the Globe IS the largest weekly to it's
age in circulation, just entering its
fourth year and then getting out a
twenty-four page edition. It's growth
is astonishing, but when you find such
able men as are represented by those
who are behind this paper and who are
united in pushing this journal, it Is
but natural that things would liven
up in the journalistic field. l am send.
ing my subscription for this journal.
Yours truly,
&c. VIM. WARD"
The writer of this letter is pastor
of the Mt. Zion Baptist Church, of
Indianapolis. The Globe has received
other letters equally as pleasing, bear.
ing ont the statement that we have
the very best weekly paper eve offered
for the money. You might get in line
with others, and If you do not care
to read 1t here at home send 1t to your
friends. It is always worth the while.
NASHVILLE GLOBE,
H7 Fourth Avenue, North.
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did record made by the Hon. Mr..
parents back as Tennesseans, whose
parents before him were loyal Repub-
licans, he himself having been
reared in the State of Tennessee build
ing upon the foundation laid by pa
rents and grandparents.
The entire state has relied upon
him to represent them in politics,
: church and financial affairs, and ma
tional gatherings. 1t can not be said
of him that he has failed to represent
in a clean, honest and able way. In
the councils Of the party he was the,
foremost and original Taft mar in,
this Volunteer State" and perhaps
the first colored man in the nation to
come out and boldly espouse the Taft
cause over his own signature, yet his
modesty prevents his making any
claim whatever.
When seen by a Globe reporter and
asked concerning these rumors, Mr..
Napier simply remarked that he had
feen a lifelong Republican and had
attempted to do his whole duty as he
saw and understood it. He declared
that he had never received anything
from the party and that on all occa-
sions he had spent his private means
to see that the Tennessee organization
was kept alive and that the proper
recognition was accorded her at home
and abroad so far as the Republicans
were concerned. A representative of
the Globe approached Mr.. Napier on
the same subject Immediately upon his
return from the last board meeting
of the Anna T. Jeanne Fund which
he has the honor of being the Ten
nessee member, which, of itself, is a
distinguished position to occupy and
which bespeaks much for him, a board
that has as one of its members Presi-
dent Taft; but Mr.. Napier on this
occasion would not talk for publica-
tion. 1t is a general belief that with
such facts to rely upon and such a
record as held by the distinguished
Tennessean and citizens of Nashville,
that the sailing will be smooth and
the position ought to be rendered him
as Registrar Of the Treasury of the
United States.
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REGI>1RAR OF TREASURY
POSITION.

1t has been stated on good authori-
ty that a Tennessee man will likely
succeed w. T. Vernon as Registrar of
This tip comes from inside circles and
direct from Washington. The ques-
ton is being asked, Can it be con-
nected with the persistent rumors
that have reached Nashville of late
connecting one of the leading Repub-
licans of the State of Tennessee, a
man with a clean political record,
honest, loyal, and true to the princi-
pies of the grand old party?" The
gentleman so spoken of resides in the
city of Nashville. He is none other
than the Hon. James Carroll Napier,
Cashier of the One Cent Savings
Bank and Chairman of the Executive
Committee of the National Negro
Business League. With this, other
news has reached Nashville from the
national capital which if it can be con-
nected would look like a confirmation
of the rumor and would lend much
to the general belief that Mr.. Napier
is being considered. One thing is Ger.
tain and has been evident for some
years the party could not give a
greater honor to Tennessee than to
select and reward one Of her sons
with such a position of honor. 1t is
quite true that the Republican party
has never accorded Mr.. Napier justice
nor has it heretofore shown that it
was grateful for the splendid services
rendered all these years regardless
in state or nation. Whether 1t has
been because he would not accept any
thing or whether what has been Of
fered him was not commensurate
with his dignity is a matter that pos
sibly he and those on the inside alone
can tell. But it is a foregone con-
clusiOn that if he is to be offered the
Registrar of the Treasury, a position
he so ably deserves and one that he
could fill with credit, being we'll fitted
for it after years Of experience in the
financial world as cashier of one of
the most progressive banks in the
South which of itself is an excellent
OOoIlhiOnlul, lOSCluCl Will CnC ldCJ
that the solid Tennessee delegation
at Washington irrespective of party
is favorable to him, is one great adj
vantage in his favor. Then again,
the Republican Party through its
state as we'll as national organiza-
lions would put a balm on the inflicted
wound given to the Negroes of this
state four and two years ago re-
spectively, in case it should accord
this member of the party from Ten
nessee this recognition. 1t will be re-
membered that some years ago Mr..
Napier was an a%spirant for the posi-
ton of Recorder of Deeds, but OWNS
to Reorganization and inability to
unite the state delegation the late B.
K. Bruce landed ahead of him. Later
on he wa offered a consulate position
in South America by the EX-President,
Roosevelt, but at that time he de
clined, giving as a reason that his
business connections and interests
would not permit him to absent
himself from the United States for
two, three, or four years. Whoever
enters the contest for this position,
however, must reckon with the SPLEEN
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NEARLY A HALF CENTURY
AS A SCHOOL.

The Fortieth Commencement of
Roger Williams University was held
in her new chapel. The chapel was
crowded in every part by students and
their friends, and the question of
work room was much in evidence,
The weather was ideal throughout
Commencement week and especially
was this true of Commencement day.
At a very early hour the crowd began
to assemble, and every body sought a
sea- Of vantage that he might get the
benefit of every word uttered by the
participants; and with pricked ears
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mo IMroRrANr AppREssEs.

The address of Miss Ida McFall
Grimer, 'O1, Cedar Hill, Tenn, titled
"Self-help," was delivered in an unos-
tentatious manner, nevertheless those
who heard it CLEANED many good
thoughts from her scholarly discus
sion Of the subject.
Prof. r. w. Benton, A. b, 'S9, Nash
Vile, Tenn, represented the College
Alumni. That Prof. Benton is a
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1909-06-11

scholar of eloQuence as to delivery
and an able speaker, there is no
doubt, and all who heard him will
verify the assertion. He resorted to
the Odes of Horace, the Sonnets of
Shakespeare, the wisdom of Socrates
time after time, which gave force and
power to his very able address.
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"uNcALLEp" BY DUNBAR.

We have less than one-half dozen
of these rare books on hand. If your
collection of Dunbar's work is short
of this we would advise you to pur-
chase now as the book is out Of print.
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and anxious faces the great throng
sat quietly in their seats wishing the
hour to speed on when they should
hear the most interesting program in
the history of the school under the
New Regime.
The o%rations by the college gradu-
ates, Miss Viola Mai Martin and John
Wiley Baird, were both impressive
and forceful. The annual address by
Rev. G. A. Lotion, D.. D., Nashville,
Tenn, was in all its phases oppor-
tune and instructive. DR.. Lotion has
erected a monument to his memory i'll
his character sketches" that will ever
live in the hearts of his fellows when
his body lay molten in the clay. His
deliberate and philosophic manner OF
speech and apparent s~pontanelty OF
thought caught the attention OF his
hearers and impressed them with SUCH
wholesome thoughts and advice that
every one went away feeling that
such words can only be uttered by
men of broad experience.
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PLATE2 2.

This shows a very popular design for
s. U. o. of o. F. Lodges. Front made
of white flag silk. Lambrequin, or Cur.
ain, of red silk. Painted in gold leaf
and oil %colors, back of red banner sateen
Trimmed with imported gold lace, fringS
t~assels, etc Hardwood pole, wood cro,S
bar, R'in cover and holster. Prices in
t. " Of the above Banners will a
made for any other orsO ron at same
prices, changing emblems ana lettering
10 suit the Order. :: .: ::
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Every song sung during the Con-
gress is on sale at the National Bap-
fist Publishing House.
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PLATE I.

We manufacture K. P. Lodge Banners
IS per illustration given above, at prices
according to quality of materials and
trimmings, ranging from $50 to SIS; silk
embroidered work from $50 to $llO; hand
embroidered bullion work from $lS5 to
$3.50. Specifications furnished on banners
at any price desired. 3: :: =:
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Lot 2-WOrth to S.

eve 2Ox20 in.--S8 doz in the lot
bleached or unbleached-hemmed or
book fold-purest Irish and German
Linen-each design a good
one-S1.50, $1.7B and $500 e. 90
kinds at (doz) :. :. >. >. -. .Y1sOO
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as a happy omen. The baby Is imme-
diately stained all over Its little body with
henna and then smeared literally with
butter and wrapped in wooden cloths. On
the seventh day these are removed and
the child is washed for the first time.
When the girl has reached her first year
her head is shaved, leaving a little tuft
by which Mohammed could catch her up
to heaven If he were SO disposed. In her
seventh year her hair has grown again.
She Is then yelled and her proud father
sets about looking for husband for her.
1t Is still the custom to betroth children
from infancy.
Ali Mahmoud prospers and. save for a
few domestic troubles, his life runs
smoothly. Perhaps he has lost two OF
his female slaves or rather one has been
beaten by his Jealous wife and run to
sanctuary. From the mosque she claims
to be resold, and he has to obey the law
Of slaves. The other regains her freedom
by bearing a child.
Tho negress slaves enjoy a much bet
ter time than their Moorish mistresses.
They are not bound by iron laws and
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ontory which jutted out at a height Of
20 feet or more upon the Arkansas bot
toms just north Of the present town Of
that name. The plain at itse base was a
popular camping ground on the old Santa
Fe trail. while the face of the rock
bore the names of countless travellers
1t derived it's name from the Pawnee In
dian tribe. For many years this historic
spot suffered at the hands of the rail-
road and the citizens who tore the stone
away for foundations for homes and for
ballast for the railroad tracks, until the
Kansas Woman's Federated clubs organ
lied a movement for its purchase and
preservation. 1t Is now owned by the
state and Is being converted into a park.
Only in Haskell. Grant and Morton
counties, in the extreme southwestern
part of Kansas, where tie railroads have
not ventured and settlers are few, can
be seen the great trail az the early voy-
ayers made It, Four wagon tracks run
Parallel in a width of 100 feet, the ruts
worn by the wheels, the paths of the
oxen that drew the wagon and the little
ridges between. Straight as the crow nies
1t traverses the plain. From the very
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customs. They may go unveiled In the
streets, and If ill-treated they have their
remedy.
In the evenings Ali will sit and smoke
in the bosom of his family. On Thurs
days and Saturdays he visits his friends.
They pass the time in simple games OF
cards or in listening to the weird efforts
of Inherent musicians Sometimes. with
a few others, he will wend his way to
the walls of the city. Here the party
will sit watching the sunset and regret
ting the days when Christian slaves were
as plentiful as sheep in Morocco. Our
merchant gets stout as he approaches
middle age. One day his world tumbles
about him. Such Is the uncertainty of
He was serving In his shop when the
customer suddenly raised his voice and
cried out that he was getting false
weight The accusation was terrible, and
All vehmently protested his innocence,
1t was an arranged charge by an enemy
of the merchant o philosophically
bowed his head w,.n the saying. "Kis-
met! Mine enemy has found me ana the
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A MERCHANT OF FEE.
His Wife and Slaves-How His Career
Frequently Ends.

Morocco Correspondence London Daily
Graphic.
The merchants of Fee are to be found
all over Morocco. Their representatives
are engaged In commerce in all the cities
from Sus to the Mediterranean, and they
have even several offices in Manchester
for the purchase of calico. In due course
Ali Mahmoud launches out into business
on a large scale. He prospers exceed
ingly, and presently purchases black
female slave to assist his wife In her
duties. This Is necessary for another
reason. Ali Mahmoud takes a house in
the Medina quarter of Fee overlooking
the pleasant olive groves to the south
of the city. In course of time he buys
two more slaves and is fairly set up as q
householder.
When his first daughter Is born there u
great rejoicing. for the birth of, a daugh-
ter ~ first bern is regarded by the Moors
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serpent requires milk" The arbitrator
are called, and. having been bribed pre-
viously, they find Mahmoud guilty and
sentence him to the usual punishment
melted out to givers of false weights. He
is dragged to the southern wall of the
city, to a place where tall gibbet is
erected. By the irony of fate 1t is within
sight of his own house. A rope is made
fast to his right wrist. and he is hoisted
up until his toes can just touch the
ground. Here he is left till sunset The
oilers jeer at him and the gamins of the
quarter pelt him with stones and refuse
At shutdown his friends carry him homez-
a poor bruised. and senseless boz
Broken and disgraced, thus ended his n
reer as a respectable merchant, Ali
moud ell Fasi. Kismetl
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Pekin self-stripes- no black,
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Size 1Sx1s in-Pure linen, snow white
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edge of the northeastern sky line 1t may
be traced with the naked eye, SO light
and dry is the atmosphere, and it is fol-
lowed with the same distinctness in its
march toward the southwest until 1t dis
appears over the rim of the horizon.
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The Point of View.
The Organ Grinder-"How's busi-
ness?'
The Scissors Grinder-"Fine! I've
never seen 1t so dull"
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wide-llght weight, and soft, clinging
quality-15 very pretty street
and evening shades-75c 400
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Paw About 1-2 Usual Prices

T ROM A. E. Lefcourt Co., Wonderman & Weingarten
and Crown Embroidery Works come special pur-
chases of splendid linen Coat Suits and Lingerie
Dresses to repensh broken stocks It's your surprising
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Chdntilly LdCeS-

Black Silk Chantilly Edges and Inser-
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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-02-13

O. Il. Kiuger, the Jeweier, 1000
Virginia Ave, Indianapolis, Ind,
writes: 4 was 80 weak from kidney
trouble that I could hardly walk a
hundred feet. Four bottles OF Foley's
Kidney Remedy cleared my complex
ion, curod my backeche and the irreg-
ularities disappeared, and l can now
attend to business every day, and rec
ommend Foley's Kidney Remedy 10
ell sufferers, as II cured me after the
doctors and other remedies had
failed" ]. Q. Perry.