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The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1909-04-23
STATE -REFoRMAToRY.

If the bill for charitable institu-
tions passes both houses of the Gene
raj Assembly as recommended by the
committee, an evil that has worked
to the detriment of the people for
many years will be put to naught.
The committee has recommended that
a reformatory be established by the
state of juvenile Negro criminals.
Their recommendations call for a sew
e~nty-five-acre farm to be cut off from
the land owned by the state near the
penitentiary, and that $4,000 be appro-
priated for a building, and funds for
equipment and running expenses.
This institution will make useful
citizens of hundreds of boys that
would be moulded into hard criminals
if they were put in the penitentiary
for the offenses they commit, for when
a boy is sentenced to the state prison
for two or three years he is turned
back to freedom just as he is entering
into manhood. He has no aspiration
and in many cases feels keenly the
stigma placed upon him by the stripes
that he was forced to wear in his boy
hood. This reformatory should be an
inspiration to it's inmates to do their
best to make useful men in their COM
munities when they shall be set at
liberty.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1909-04-23
ANNUAL SERMON OF THE X. o.
LODGES COURTS AND GEMS
OF THE /. o. l.

The cool. crisp air of Easter did
not deter the hundreds of loyal I'm
m~aculates from resorting OF their
usual custom Of observing this, their
annual thanksgiving day. The
Lodges were not out in force as has
been the custom in past years, but
the sisters, ever faithful to every
trust and obligation, were there and
showed that they were loyal subjects
and intended to so remain. The ex-
ercises were in charge of Sir A. B.
Bradford, Master of Ceremonies. The
chaplains, Bros. R. A. Pillow, s..
Brown, c. A. Starks, and Mrs. s. J..
Carter conducted their parts with
much satisfaction. The courts and
gems were under the supervision OF
Mrs. l. E. Dowell and Mrs. Martha
McFerrin. St. Paul chapel never
looked prettier than on this occasion.
The church, which has undergone ex-
tensive repairs, was tastefully deco
rated with ported plants for the oc-
casion. The pastor, Rev. Sampson
Brooks, welcomed hte Order in his
usual pleasant m and the choir,
with DR.. ]. L. Watson as chorister
and Mrs. M. A. Sanders as organist,
furnished the music. The solo by
Miss Alberta Ross was highly compli-
mented. DR.. R. F. Boyd, State Grand
Master, addressed the Order and
showed it to be on a strong financial
basis, ready to meet all claims that
Justly come before the Board of En-
dowment. The address was full Of
logic and was frequently %applauded.
DR.. Boyd has made an exceptional
Grand Master as he is widely known
for his many charitable deeds and
his b~roadness of heart. The sermon
by Elder Preston Taylor was short
and to the point. DR.. Taylor is one
of the most eloquent pulpit orators
in Nashville and his sermon was
greatly enjoyed by all true Immacu-
lates. The collection was not what
was desired, but resulted in the spe-
cial hall collection of $500 and the
penny collection was $12.32.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1909-04-23
W. H. COUNCILL.
therefrom

When Prof. w. H. Council, of Nor
NAL, Ala, breathed his last or Satur-
day, April II, one of the most interest
ing characters the American CONT
nents have produced passed from the
stage of action. He took up the work
of industrial education at a time when
it was very unpopular, and received
severe condemnation from members of
his own race for attempting such a
thing. But he believed he was right,
and time has proven the wisdom of
his decision.
Prof. Council is dead to the flesh,
but his influence will never die. The
hundreds of thousands who have been
benefited by his efforts will perpetu.
ate his memory from generation to
generation.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1909-04-23
CoNFEDERATES HONOR AGED
NEGRO.

On Monday afternoon a beautiful
tribute was paid at the last sad rites
of Monroe Gooch, a veteran of the
Confederate army, who died at his
home on Sunday morning at four
o'clock, after an illness of more than
two years. Mr.. Gooch was a man of
advanced years, having gone through
the Civil War and witnessing all OF
its horrors, yet remaining faithful
and true to the Southern Confederacy.
He was a member of Capt. William
Sykes company, in the Forty-fifth
Tennessee Infantry, serving through
out the war as a cook. During slav-
cry he was a member of the GoOch
family of Rutherford County. He had
a remarkable record, and held the
confidence and esteem of prominent
men in the state of Tennessee, as
we'll as being acquainted with the
leaders of the Confederate Veterans
in many of the Southern states. He
is said to have visited practically
every reunion save three, and at each
annual occasion was accorded
marked attention.
The funeral services were held at
Mason's Chapel, Lewis street, be-
tween Green and Fillmore streets, in
South Nashville. A conspicuous and
highly commendable feature of the
services over this departed hero and
citizen was the attention given him
by COMPANY B of the Confederate
Veterans. who had been requested by
their officers Coined by hearty co..
operation from the individual mem
bers of the company to attend in a
body. IT will be remembered in
Nashville in years to come.
The interment was made at Green
wood Cemetery with military honors.
The deceased is said to have been a
native of Davidson County. The date
of his birth is fixed at 1874. At the
time of Hoods raid in Tennessee, Mr..
Gooch is said to have had permission
to visit his home, and could easily
have remained, but he was so loyal
to the C%onfederacy that he returned
to his company, where he remained
until the close Of the war.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1909-04-23

lelled, hence the company, through
some of the officials, presented
him with this gold medal suitably en-
graved in honor of the occasion, the
presentation taking place in the Of
fee of Local Agent George F. Clark
of the l.. & N. Former Agent c.. w.
Toliver, who is now holding down
the job of General Agent of the com
pany at Birmingham, made the pres
entation speech, to which the aged
and trusted employee responded.
Mr.. White is not positive about his
age, for he was born in slavery and
the records were very unreliable at
that time. From various signs of
age, however, he has been able to
figure out that he is somewhere near
seventy. He has been with the l.. &
N. ever since it was a railroad, in
fact, before it was a railroad. for he
was a member of the construction
gang that worked from the Nashville
end of the road to meet Maj. Geddes
and his crew from the Louisville end,
the two crews meeting at WOODBURY.,
Ky. Maj. Geddes is now Assistant
Manager of the road, while Mr..
White is in the local freight depart
ment, having been on hand at all i'm
portant meetings that have been held
in the history of the system which he
has seen grow from a line of 1877
miles to a system of 1000 miles.
The medal which he wears now In
token of the esteem in which he is
held is of gold and bears on it's face
this inscription: Madison White, so
years in service of L. & N. Railroad"
Mr.. White preferred this to the an
nual barbecues such as was given
two years ago.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1909-04-23
REELFOOT LAKE.

That the will Of the people is law
supreme has never been more clearly
demonstrated than it is in the Reel
foot Lake case. This famous fishing
and hunting resort has been kept be-
fore the public several years in one
way or another. When a rich farmer
purchased the lake sometime previous
and decided to drain it for farming
purposes the people protested, the
owner was restrained from carrying
out his plans. and the court decided
the case in favor of the people. When
the disturbance occurred there a few
months ago that resulted in the death
of a prominent citizen the state au-
thorities stepped in and after a heroic
effort restored order, but ~investiga-
tons have convinced the state admins
tration that the lake should be pur-
chased by the state that the people
may get the benefits to be derived
therefrom.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1909-04-23
DIR. LEWIS,

DR.. W. A. ] evils. Secretary of the
Preachers Aid of the A. M. E,
Church, left the city Monday, the
18th. for Stanton, Va, and the East,
to visit the spring conference in the
interest of his department. He will
20 to Baltimore, Jersey City and New
York. DR.. Lewis was elected last
May to his present position and he
has pushed his work to success thus
far. 1t is his duty, wherever practi-
cable, to organize each church into
a sick and death benefit society. In
this he should have the support of
every mar and woman in the church.
If the church ever expects to con-
troll and have a great influence over
the masses. she must in a better way
care for the sick among her mem.
bers.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1909-04-23
DR.. j. P. FRlERSoN ENTER
TANNED.

On his recent visit to the city DR..
John P. Frierson, Grand Lecturer of
the Knights of Pythias of Tennessee,
was entertained at Dutch supper by
Mr.. J. Wesley Nancy and Perry H.
Bonds. The young Pythians who en-
ioyed the many good pieces of advice
as becoming useful and progressive
citizens and instructions along the
lines of P~ythianism were Roy Irving,
Frank Patterson, Hough Box, William
smithson, Perry Bonds and J. Wesley
Nancy.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1909-04-23
THE GENERAL EDUCATIONAL
BILL.

The general educational bill has
passed both houses of the General AS
sembly and is now awaiting the sign
ature of Governor Patterson. The bill
makes provisions for a Normal, Agri-
cultural and Mechanical College for
Negroes. The Globe has always ar
gued that when the truth was put be-
fore the State Assembly that body
would see hat the Negro youth had
a chance to make himself a good citi-
zen.
The amount stipulated for the
normal school for Negroes may not be
all that some had hoped for, but this
is the initial move by the state, and
a great step for the betterment of our
educational conditions.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1909-04-23
WEDDING PARTY ENTERTAINED
AT HENDERSONVILLE.

Mr.. and Mrs. Milton Beard enter
tanned Sunday at their home at Hen
Jacksonville in honor of their daugh-
ter. Sue Ella, who was married to Mr..
George Sloan, April IA. The bridal
party arrived in Hendersonville on
the 1872 train. An elaborate wedding
dinner of %siX-courses was served at
2 p. m. The bridal party consisted
of Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Beard, Misses
Mittie L. and Ida NJ. White, Mr.. Geo.
dyson Beard, Mr.. Ernest R. Alexan-
der, Mrs. Josie w. Banks and Miss
Annie T. Randolph, of Gallatin, Mr..
Will L. Fite served the party in a
very pleasing manner Mrs. Sue
Ella Sloan has served as teacher at
this place for eight years and has
won the respetc of the community.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1909-04-23
COM M~UNICATloN.
William II. councilI.

To the Nashville Globe:
Prof. William H. Council, Presi.
dent of Normal Agricultural and Me.
chanical College, located at Normal,
Ala, died Friday of last week. In
the death of this scholarly man the
race loses a strong counsellor, an
able exponent of industrial education,
and a valiant defender. He was one
of the strong men of the race who la
bored as long as his mental and phys
ical powers would permit for it's gen
eral uplift and well-being. He was
one of those strong men whose eff
forts in behalf of his people in a
large measure were materialized by
his own indomitable courage into a
realization of something enduring,
something that will be lastingly ben
eficial to them for all time.
In the passing of Prof. Council not
only do the people Of the State of
Alabama lose one of their most pro.
found and foremost thinkers, but his
people throughout the entire coUn-
try; for verify he was a champion of
all their causes. He was one of the
men of his people who, owing to what
he had done and was doing, could
get the ear and eye of representative
people, South and North, when he
had a message to present in their in
%terest, either by tongue or pen. He
availed himself of many opportuni
ties to present their claims to those
in authority who had within theil
power the means to remedy many ex
listing evils as applied only to the
Negro people.
William H. Council, though dead
will live on through the years in the
lives, work and achievements of the
young men and women who have sa-
at his feet and :mbibed such instruc
tion as will make them useful mem
bers of society and indispensable fac
tors in the affairs of life. His owl
early h~ardships and privations were
severe teachers, but they made o
him a teacher of the first order, be
cause none of their lessons were los
upon him. Out of his own persona
experiences were born those sympa
thies and hardy traits of characte
that enabled him to be of the great
est service to the young people VIII,
followed his leadership. If for
man to live in the hearts he leave
behind is not to die, then William H
Council will live on through the ever
circling years. And what he has az
complished in establishing the MOI
NAL Agricultural and Mechanics
College is an earnest of the man, an.
that institution will stand an endui
ing monument to his life an
memory.
JADECEE.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1909-04-23
RECORD BROKEN BY PROF. W. G.
HYNEs IN PULASKI. TENN.


Spending a very successful week
in Pulaski, Tenn, Prof. and Mrs. w.
G. Hynes closed their engagement
Saturday afternoon at the /. o. l. Hall
for the benefit of the public school
children. By request of the teachers
of the school, Prof. Hynes and wife
rendered a beautiful scenery to the
many children that crowded the spa
cious hall and encores were given
throughout the entertainment. The
pupils went away rejoicing. The
program rendered them was histori-
cal.
On Sunday morning Prof and Mrs.
Hynes left Pulaski, Tenn, for Deca-
tur, Ala, for one weeks engagement,
after which they will start en- route
for home to recuperate and prepare
for their trip to Memphis and Chica-
go.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1909-04-23
TO THE PUBLIC.

Any reflection upon the charac-
ter, standing or reputation OF any person,
firm or corporation, which may appear in
the columns ofTHE NASHVILLE GLOBE
will be gladly corrected upon being brought
to the attention OF the management.
Send correspondence for publication so as
to reach the office Monday. No matter in
tended for current issue which arrives as late
as Thursday can appear in that number, as
Thursday is press day.
All news matter sent us for publication
m, > be written only on one side of the pa
per. nd should be accompanied by the name
Of the contributor, notnecessarily for publ
cation, but as an evidence OF good faith.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1909-04-23
OLDEST RAILROAD EMPLOYEE
Mr.. Madison White Has Been Hen
by the L. & NJ. for Services.

AS q recognition of the faithful
services rendered the company for
more than half a century, the Louis
vile & Nashville Railroad Company
has presented Mr.. Madison White
with a gold medal.
Mr.. White is now one of the old
est employees now with the COM
pany, having begun with them on the
eighth day of June, 1857. Should he
still be with them on the same date
this year it will mean So years-a rec
ord that stands out almost unparal-
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1909-04-23
BUILDING UP AND TEARING
DOWN.

A man who has spent many years
building up and perfecting a large
business enterprise was recently heard
to remark as follows: 81 feel better
this morning than l have felt for
many years" When asked why, he
said: Il am out of debt" Continuing
he informed his hearers that every
piece of machinery in his plant would
be free from debt when the checks he
was signing reached their destination.
The statement reduced to its final
analysis is a re~capitulation Of a
whole life's work, covering a period of
many years in which success to a GER
tain degree has been attained. In a
minute, the countless sacrifices made
and the hardships endured to accom-
plish something for humanity passes
through the mind. 1t is a moment
when any man can we'll afford to
be proud. No life is made in a day,
for after a mar has lived his three
score years and ten, and has put forth
his best efforts to do every duty that
has befallen him, so much remains to
be done that he feels but little has
been accomplished. And so it is in
every walk of life. In business, the
professions, in art or science, the more
n accomplishes the more he sees
what might have been done,
Building up is hard and tedious. 1t
requires energy and determination.
And when the cost is counted it makes
the man look mean who would want
to tear down. But the world is we'll
supplied with the army of d~estroyers.
All who tear down are not bent on
doing mischief, but they cannot build
up, try as they may; the only thing
they al do is to put to naught what
others have constructed.
Then there are others who go about
seeking something to destroy. This
class of individuals is dreaded most
The people composing it come in every
form and fashion, and often have
done harm before even being suspect
ed. The Negroes in all parts of this
country would do well to bear in MIND
that the race to which they belong
is not entirely free of these charac
ters. The desease seems to have q
special tendency to Turk around Nash
vile at this time, and it behoove;
all of those who desire to see the Ne
groes of Nashville continue to prosper
and enjoy the fruits of their labor t.
be vigilant in the work of construc
ton.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1909-04-23
THE AFTERMATH.

From recent occurrences it appears
that the season for reaping has come
for those who have been sowing the
seeds Of mob violence for many years.
The reaction is significant in many
respects. In two cases of lynching of
white men that comes to mind now,
one in Tennessee and one in Oklaho-
ma, the victims were men of consid-
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1909-04-23
DR.. MUSE AT FIRST BAPTIST
CHURCH.

Rev. DR.. Muse, of Jacksonville, ILL.,,
will occupy the pulpit of the First
Baptist Church, Eighth avenue,
North, Rev. DR.. Ellington, pastor, on
SUNDAY, April 25. DIR. Muse is a
learned and forceful speaker. An OPP
p~ortunity is thus afforded to hear one
of the most eloquent preachers in the
Baptist denomination.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1909-04-23
DIES IN CALIFORNIA.

Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Thomas, former
ly of Nashville, lost their little son,
Lloyd, last Saturday at $3.50 p. m.
He was sick only a short while.
ITO us for sixteen anxious months
His infant smile was given,
And then he babe farewell to earth
And went to live in heaven
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1909-04-23

Our local business leagues are not
causing any one to lose any sleep
on their account, They may awake
some day to find the state organiza-
ton formulated.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1909-04-23

President Taft and Vice-President
Sherman we're attendants at a ball
game in Washington recently. They
would make a formidable pair CT back
shoppers, if size counts for anything
in baseball.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1909-04-23

The falling of the porch at an en-.
tertainment one evening this week
was a very unfortunate affair. Great
care should be exercised in construct
ing public buildings.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1909-04-23

cradle wealth. One was lynched be-
cause he dared to transact business
for a client; four were lynched while
in prison awaiting trial for a charge
of murder. The two cases cited are
sufficient to prove that the reaction
has set in in earnest.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1909-04-23

E~x-President Roosevelt is nearing
the jungles Of Africa. He may not
need his big stick in his new role,
but a screen made of barbed wire
would not be a bad thing to add to
the equipment. They have some pes
tiferious insects in the Dark Cont
nent.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1909-04-23

If Paul, the Biblical missionary cha
racter, should visit the place where
he was when a great change in his
life occurred, he would likely find the
Street called Straight" strewn with
the bodies of those who are endeavor-
ing to do what he was commissioned
in Tarsus to do nearly two thousand
years ago. The destruction of ten
thousand people on a mere pretext
indicates that a new method of con-
Quoting missions will have to be adopt
ed in that portion of the Old World.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1909-04-23
MISS GEORGIA WATKINS DEAD.

Miss Georgia Watkins, of 1905
Kayne. avenue, died this morning, at
1920 at Wilson's Infirmary.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1909-04-23

DR.. Crum Nashville's guest June 81
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Entered as s~econd-class matter January 10,
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1879.
The Washington bee., 1909-06-05
VICTIM TELLS HOW LOCKJAW FELT
Doctor was Worried When His Face
Began TO StiffeR-FOught Disease

st. Louis.-DT. F. w. Grundmann
of Washington avenue, who was pro-
nouncsd out of danger from lock
Jaw, after suffering for almost three
weeks. described how he felt during
his illness.
In diagnosing my own symptoms
a week after the germs of tetanus
had entered my blood, l thought l
had the disease, but was not sure"
said Dr. GrundmanA. "One day, as
l was stepping off a street car, It
started permatuFely and threw me
on my knee On the street. A hole
was ripped In my trousers, and
cash cut in the flesh Of my knee,
into which earth from the street
was ground.
1T gave me no trouble. panied
me very little and l gave 1t no fur
ther. thought. About a week later
I fond that had fever and that
the muscles of my neck panied me
and were CONSTRUCTED. Next l OBJ
served spasmodic jerking OF the
limbs. These I knew to be Fremont
tory symptoms Of lockjaw.
Il was alarmed, naturally, but
thought perhaps I might be mistak-
en-. so visited a physician and told
him how l felt. He did not think
seriously Of the matter, and I be-
lieved l might have been mistaken
but nevertheless I was worried, and
when that night the symptoms grew
more pronounced and became more
perceptibIs / watched them all the
more closely.
That night got a real shock. l
observed a growing rigidity Of the
muscles of the jaws. II 1t kept on
they would become locked beyond
all hope Of unlocking them.
I'm one day I had 5000 units,
about a fluid ounce, of the serum
injected. My jaws continued slow
ly to grow more rigid, but We fought
the disease with the serum until at
last we saw that we had the disease
going the other way, aHd We fought
1t out.
THE germs Of tetanus may be in
any manner of dirt If you have a
wound in your finger and go out
into the garden and stick it into the
fresh earth you stand a chance Of
getting lockjaw."