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The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1909-02-05
LOOKING FOR INFORMATION.

One OF the prominent business con-
Germs in Nashville, received a postal
card dated January 22d from one G.
l.. Harris who is a student at Cornell
University located at Ithaca, N. Y.
This postcard was addressed to the
National Baptist Publishing. Board
and contained the following:
At this place is Cornell University
with four thousand students carrying
home facts seen and heard. want
copies OF periodicals, newspapers,
etc, that they may see the Negro as a
business man, especially the Southern
Negro. Send calendars, notes, book
lets, school material, just a copy, Ne
gro dolls, in fact, send us line
of your publications. These will be
scattered far and wide and will aid
you. 1t will let the student world see
us, especially the Southern Negro as
a cosmopolite and composite charac-
ter. Will you kindly tell others SO
that | may have an array. Don't cast
this aside, but lend me your ear as
well as your heart. 1t will cost but
little. The first week in April these
will be seen in our church parlors.
Yours,
&c. l.. HARRIS
Ills Cleveland avenue, Ithaca, N. Y"
In reply to this, Secretary Boyd sent
copies OF the Sunday-school periodi-
calls, a copy of the National Baptist
Union, and such other publications as
could be easily sent through the mails.
(The Globe sent a copy of "The Great
er Nashville Edition") at is re-
markable," said the secretary in speak
ing of the matter, how little the Ne
gro knows about one another in the
North. Some of them have an idea
that every Negro in the South is being
lynched or is densely ignorant" He
further suggested that the other pub
fishers should send a copy of their
publications to be put on exhibition
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1909-02-05

The defense for that multifarious
murderer, Bill Latura, who shot and
killed four Negroes in Memphis some
months ago, is that he is a paranoiac.
Whatever paranoiac may mean we care
not, but We do know that he is a high
handed murderer responsible then as
now for his crime.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1909-02-05

Old Soils Photographic apparatus
was in splendid working condition on
grounding day. His hOgship saw his
silhouette and ducked You know the
rest!
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1909-02-05

Mrs. Mary Church Terrell, of Wash
ington, D. c., who is to lecture at the
Meharry Auditorium Walden Univer-
sity tonight, is one of the gifted wom-
en- of the race. The work of such wom-
en-, in connection with that which is be-
ing done by the men who are seriously
engaged in race building, cannot be
over-estimated. She doubtless will be
the recipient of that honor and hospi-
tality while here that will often make
her heart turn back to Dixie.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1909-02-05

There is going to be trouble yet be-
tween Japan and this country, and it
will be no child's play when it comes
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1909-02-05
AN EDITORIAL JOKE.

The following editorial from the
Nashville American is huge joke on
that paper:
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1909-02-05

There seems to be opposition in some
quarters to the Swab election bill, be-
cause it is said that it will allow
eighty-fve per cent of the Negroes to
vote. Under the Constitution of the
United States, have they not right to
vote? One hundred per cent of the
electors of other races, without any
qualifying conditions, are allowed the
privilege of the elective franchise,
then why should there be any objec-
ton to only eighty-five per cent of the
Negroes casting their votes?
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ADVERTISING RATES FURNISHED
UPON APPLICATION.

READING MATTER RATES.
8 cents per line for each insertion.
8 cents per line for each insertion (black
face.
Advertising copy should be in the office
not later than a. m. Tuesday of each week.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1909-02-05

Notify the office when you fail to get your
paper.
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No Notice taken of anonymous contrlbu-
tions.
The Columbus journal., 1909-04-28
Mediu,n-Si Journeys
BY Strickland w. Gillian.

phone for the police, but only NUT.
tered, "Diog. is sleeping under the por.
tico again tonight" If he had lived to-
day he would have been a typical
Weary Willie. or hobo.
For awhile, SO swelled was he on
the way the Athenians petted him on
account of his crankiness. that he
lived in big jar. He did this, he
said, to show his contempt for other
people; probably to show how they
Jared on him. But the truth was he
was only hunting not0riety, like Jake
Coxey, Carrie Nation, Steve Brodie.
Mayor Jim Dahlman, Emma Goldman,
and the divine healers who wear long
hair and night-shirts.
He made fun of science, music, art,
literature. etc. He took great pride
in not konwing Kipling from Mary
McLane or ceramics from sciatica
being unfamiliar with the difference
between Mendelssohn and Charles X.
Harris, or Sousa. and he cidn't care
two whoops as to, whether the milky
way were made Of condensed milk,
chalkwater or sterilized cow-extract
He handed out a warm one to the mu-
sicians. that is, applauded a good deal
in secret, yet, What's the use." said
Diogenes with his justly celebrated
sheer. ''of trying to get harmony from
The Columbus journal., 1909-04-28

Cream, white and biscuit will all be
smart.
Dainty hand. painted lace blouses are
being worn with the dressy tailored
suits.
Tulle Is to be much worn for sashes
and to veil and tone down an other
wise garish gown.
Frilled frocks-not as frilly as OF
old. bat still flufily charming-have
been seen on which little ruffies OF
lace and gauze trim both skirt and
bodice.
Big. round Eton collars will prob
ably hold their own all through the
spring. They may be made of plain
linen or decorated with squares OF
lace set In.
Many of the imported gowns are
trimmed with silk-covered cord that Is
very effective and necessarily some
what exclusive. since it cannot be
bought in the shops.
The Columbus journal., 1909-04-28

Bricks arc now largely :upplanted
by paper as a writing material. II
man were to try to buck the paper
business with bricks now. he would
lose money. When anybody wants to
lay in a supply of Office stationery he
doesn't go and dicker with the pro-
prietor of a brick yard. He knows he
would be whisked of to the foolish
works in ji6y.
And yet il one can accep. the word
Of John r. Herodotus, it has been lit
tie more than 5000 years since the
Syrians made common use of bricks
for business and personal correspond
ence. books. court records and cam
paign dodgers. Brick billet-Ioux we're
then altogether au fait.
The older residents in Syria tell
many strange incidents of the old
brick days. 1t was common then to
present statements to delinquent Gus
toners, on the street or in some alley,
at five yards. After the inquest, ar
rangements would be made with the
customers administrator to settle the
amount
Only the sons of the extremely
wealthy could afford to carry on a
courtship with young women living
outside the city. Freight charges
were high and no rebates went A
The Columbus journal., 1909-04-28
METHODS OF CATCHING HIPPO
Grown Animals Are Harpooned While
Asleep, and the Young Ones
Captured in Pits.

There is a vast difference between
the hunter who kills for pleasure and
the hunter whose business it is to cap.
ture his quarry alive. Carl Hagenbeck,
the famous animal dealer, has reduced
his method of capturing wild beasts to
science. The method of securing live
hippOpOtami is particularly interesting.
The so-called Hawaii, or water hunt
tiers, of the Sudan, all of whom are ex-
cellent and daring swimmers, harpoon
their victims at the noon hour, when
they are sunk in deep slumber. Then.
according to the Wide World Maya
zine. they pull them to the bank by
means of a cord attached to the har-
poon and make them fast.
The hunters use for this special
kind of harpO0n, made in such a way
that it does not make deep wound.
Fully three-quarters of the hippOpota-
mi exhibited in Europe have been cap
tured in this way.
Hippopotamus hunts are also con-
Quoted on land. There advantage is
taken of the fact that the female hippo
potamus makes her young walk in
front of her. The reason for this is
that the beast, being well protected in
the rear by her abnormally thick skin.
prefers to have her offspring in front,
where she can guard them better
against danger.
In spite of her affection for her chill
dren. the hippo has no particular de-
sire to meet danger when it comes. So
the hunters dig large pits in the forest,
cover them over until they are fully
concealed, and then lie in wait near by.
Presently a female hippOpOtamus
comes along with her child trotting
before her. Suddenly, without warn
ing, the young hippo disappears before
it's mothers eyes. This is too much
for the old animal. She dashes away,
leaving the little fellow at the mercy
of its enemies.
The Columbus journal., 1909-04-28
Kindly Act Earned Fortune

Because she needed the appeal OF a
dying woman whose relatives had de-
serted her. Cecilia Catharine Kennedy.
a Washington girl. has inherited for
tune and has moved from an humble
boarding house into luxurious apart
nent at the Shoreham hotel. Miss
Kennedy was the only one Of five per-
sons called to her bedside by the dying
woman who responded to the call, and
to-day she Is the possessor Of fortune
the amount of which she has not yet
been able to estimate. Her good for.
tune is the result Of an acquaintance
which sprang up through her treatment
by massage OF her beneficiary. Early
one morning she received telegram
from the woman, whose name she will
not divulge, to come to Baltimore at
once. Miss Kennedy went and found
the woman dying In Johns Hopkins hos
pital. She gave Miss Kennedy a check
for her entire bank balance. as well as
the keys to her safe deposit box. Miss
Kennedy sent . telegram to the wonns
ms relatives telling them of the dis.
position which had been made OF. her
fortune. Then she received q letter
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to serve the highly mineralized areas
and development begins in earnest
on modern lines.
Cattle-raising is already assuming
importance in view Of the rapid alien
alton of the cattle lands in the United
States for agricultural requirements
and the consequent southern migra-
ton of the ranchers to Mexico. where
the find ideal conditions for the sue
cessful prosecution of their industry.
The one drawback to fits rapid devel
opment has been the lack of trans
port facilities in reasonable contiguity
to the finest pastures-a handicap
which will disappear when the rail-
way gets to work. Much the same
may be said of agricultural settle
ment. 1t is true that American farm.
ers have been trekking south. but
they could not penetrate far. though
tantalized by the knowledge that
lands of high fertility must for the
time being remain unoccupied.
The Columbus journal., 1909-04-28

devotion. in manner that. would con-
vince a young woman that size had all
the other girls grasping frantically for
the life preserver-and yet use no
more than a cart load Of ordinary sun
dried brick. = - s..&
When it came to- wedding invita-
tons, even wealthy. citizens would be
obliged to place mortgages on their
homes before it would be possible to
notify all of the relatives at distance.
The only compensation was that 1t
was cheaper for the people invited to
send presents than to send regrets.
The arrival of a letter in those days
was a distinct event. When a wagon
load of brick backed up at the house
of a village belle some gossipy neigh
Dor would at once strike up the chords
of an anvil symphony. thus: We'll. I
see Blanch got another letter from
Jimo Gee! I'd just like to know
where that fellow gets his money to
write letters like that every week or
So"
Bricks never made good vehicles for
popular novelists. One young man,
of poor but honest parentage, started
to carry home a certain historical
novel an armful of bricks at a time
reading each evening what he had car
ried home that day. At his death
and he would have been 81 the follow
ing Tuesday-he hadn't got far enough
into the plot to learn who the girls
father really was.
Copyright. 1909. by W. G.. Chapman.)
The Columbus journal., 1909-04-28
A Rare Dog
BY Norman q. crowelI.

81, A lank mountaineer was doubled up
Hike jack-knife on the lee side of a
shack as we drew up and came to a
stop. He eyed us narrowly as we
faced him and inquired casually as to
the likelihood of securing a dog In the
vicinity. Then he woke up. stretched
himself at least six feet and q half
into the air and yawned7 like a
wounded tiger.
"Dawg. hey?' said he. WAL, I
should calkilate yes to that aropersi-
ton. Yes, sir! persume to ejacker-
late that l have TIL knowirest purp
that ever wore his fool laigs OF
scratchin' fleas. My dawg .s SO smart
that I'd actoolly hate to have to part
with him-honest! Why, it was jest
t'other day, over yender crost tn
creek, that air dawg-"
Pointer or setter?" broke in Smith,
with some haste.
who? TIL dawg? Oh, he's some
pointed that's a fact, but them points
is natural-they don't hurt him any.
He's perfectly healthy-you jest ought
to hear him roar onct. AS fer settin'
guess it's about an even break betwixt
that an layin' clean down. Sport
amt noways pertikelar now he gifts
his rest"
Much on coon?"
what, coon? WAL. now. I reckon
mebbe youve'guessed Sports long suit
that time. He's Old Reliable when It
comes down to- coon, stranger. That
thar dawg runs 'em up a tree. climbs
tn tree an yanks tn everlastin' day
lights out OF coon afore he knows
he's bein' follered, yes sir: Why. II
1t want for me a-clubbin' that dawg
regular every day he'd be tringin' in
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instruments, when the musicians
themselves are the most inharmonious
bunch of knockers that ever played
the anvil chorus on each others co
COAST"
He was the Fra Elbertus of his time
He was foxy to the fact that the more
he wiped his feet on people, the
brighter they would think him.
Some pirates captured him and sold
him as a slave, but wherever they put
him he talked so much like harmless
ward patient that they were bluffed
into letting him do as he pleased. One
man in Corinth hired him to teach his
children, because the old man acted
so nut:y he took him for a school.
teacher.
There is a story that Diogenes was
taken into the presence of Alexander
the Great, one time. Diogenes wasn't
ratified bit, and when the big fellow
handed dog his card, Diog. SHE'D it at
a passing citizen and told Alex. who
he himself was. That faded Alex. q
bit, but when he asked Diog. What
can I do for you?" and the old sass-box
said, You can get out Of my sun
light" Alex. blushed like a girl and
said, IF l wasn't Alexander I'd rather
be Diogenes." Alex. meant it for Q
compliment. Diogenes was very
proud of his ignorance and had much
to be proud of. g.
Copyright. 1909. by W. G. Chapman.)
The Columbus journal., 1909-04-28

Zeke p. Diogenes. a person whose
portrait you have often seen repre-
sentfng him as a man bearing a Ian
tern and hunting gas-leak. was born
412 B. c., according the health-reports
of that time, and he registered out
about 80 years later.
His father was a c0unterfeiter;
therefore, in his search for an honest
man the son didn't swing his lantern
about the old home place very much.
Diogenes was a cynic. History does
not relate what it was that ruined his
digestion. Probably his mother fed
him on counterfeit cakes and alloy
of maple syrup; but be that ~ it may,
he was a cynic from Sinope, in Pom
tus, and he went to Athens to enter
the boarding school of Antisthenes.
They didn't need any more pupils
The Columbus journal., 1909-04-28
France Honors Gen. Wood.

Maj.-Gen. Leonard Wood has been
added to the already long list of Off.
GERS and officials who have had deco
rations and honors given them by fo-.
eisn governments. but have had nc
authorization from congress to permit
them to receive and wear them.
France has given General Wood the
cross of the Legion of Honor for his
interest in the grand maneuvers OF
the French army last summer. The
various decorations that have been
given to American officers and OH.
Gals are deposited in the state de-
partment. where the recipients may
see them and show them to their
friends. but may not take them away
or use them as having possession.
The Columbus journal., 1909-04-28

more coon than l could carry away
agfn. He's a genuine coon-dawg,
gents. you kin bet! That dawg will
start in"
How does he perform on bear?"
Bear"
The mountaineer's face turned q
lfvid red in the intensity of his indig
nation at such a query. He turned
and waved an arm at the spotted and
freckled relic of mongreldom that was
at the moment slouching into view
from behind the dilapidatei cabin.
Gents, 1 hate to tell We! Its shame
to look that dawg in the face and spek
ilate on whether he's a bear dawg OF
not. 1t shows in his features. That
animal kin lick any bear that'n stoI
runnin' long enough for i'm to ketct
up! When Sport jumps aboard of a
bear he hits i'm harder'n a mule land
in with both hind feet, an when he
comes away he brings OF a pound OF
raw bear-meat every time! He's &C
alfred quick that a streak O. creased
lightnfng'd git apperplexy tryin' to
overtake i'm. After Sports been
harassin' bear fifteen minutes what's
left of tn bear wouldn't keep a cat
alive twenty-four hours, no sir! Bear!
WAL, I guess yes. AS I said, that
dawg'll start in"
Quite dog" said Smith. II don't
suppose he's much at fishing. now"
The mountaineer Strengthened up
anew and squared his shoulders. A
glad light cleaned in his hollow
eys. Evidently Sport was confirmed
Isaak Walton.
But just then Smith spoke to the
horse and-the spell ended!
(Copyright. 1909. by w. G. Chairman
The Columbus journal., 1909-04-28

s. H
when he got there, so ALtisthenes
fired him out Like Mary's famous
little Cotswold, he fingered near, and
applied next day. Antisthenes swatted
him with a detached chair-rung, but
-Diogenes was undismayed and kept
right on applying for admission until
Antisthenes said:
well, we might as well take you in,
as break up the school having fight
with you every day." r-
Thus did Diogenes show tire winning
streak. History says Antisthenes had
compassion" on him, but history has
been known to do lot of perfectly
solemp kidding.
After q snort time in this school
Diogenes began to study austcrity, and
self-mortifcation set in. He wore the
worst-looking hand-me-downs he could
ind In the secondhand stores and
ate at the worst restaurants wearing
and eating only what the associated
charities gave him. He would sleep
nowhere except ON the ground. his
favorite roosting place being under
someone's veranda. He would take
Q copy of the Sunday Blast. wrap him
self up in it. and sleep. When people
woke in the night and heard strange
noises downstairs. they DIDN'T tele-
The Columbus journal., 1909-04-28
Wagner and the Figures .1a."

"S0ueT auo SUS TsOUsVo 10
There are q number OF curious coin
cidences regarding Wagner and the
number "13." which he always de-
clared was lucky number for him. To
begin with, 1t requires Is letters to
spell his name: he was born in 1913;
adding these four figures together,
1913. and you have another Is; he
composed exactly Il great works, and
always declared that he set his head
on his after career on the 18th Of the
month: 'Tannhaeuser" was completed
on April Il, 1S45: 1t was performed
at Paris on March IL. 1861: he left
Bayreuth on September Is. 1861. and
he died on February Is. 1883.
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where TRUE LOVE FALTERED.
Devoted Swain Would Do Much. But
the Ordeal Asked Was Beyond
His Power.

She looked up at him.
You love me. George" she said
You have told me you would do any
thing to prove your love-"
Anything. dearest" he fervently
muttered.
Her steady gaze did not waver.
MY new suit from Paris has come"
she said. together with my new hat
and my new puffs. I win array my
self in these and you win walk down
the avenue with me tomorrow after
noon"
He turned pale and hesitated.
This is the acid test of love-" she
coldly added.
He mutely shook his head a. he
arose.
Il can't do it." he hoarsely gasped,
and went away deeply sorrowing.-
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Columbus journal., 1909-04-28

The lettering is purely a matter Of
individual preference. Either of those
you name is correct and good form.
Personally. l prefer a heavy cream
paper with a slightly rough surface.
but with the edges cut smooth. Some
very elegant stationery prepared for
an Easter bride consisted of a pale
The Columbus journal., 1909-04-28
ADWQ@E FOR ALL
fAadan,e Nerri's Helpful Hints on Natters In
teYeStps TO the NatroD and tbe Debuta1te
= in Her first Season.

, gray paper with the three initials In
! black type done In royal blue: the
envelopes bore the street and number
on the upper left-hand corner. An
up-to-date stationer win supply you
! with various samples and designs II
you request 1t with samples Of paper.
Quotations for Farewell Dinner.
Please, dear Nine. Merri. help me
out once more and print some quota
lions for a farewell dinner and sue
gest place cards. "ADMlRER-
Not only 'once" more. but hope
many times to be able to assist you
in the problems that come to host
esses. Think the following will be
what you want:
Though lost to sight. to memory dear.
Absence breaks slender ties. but rivets
strong ones.
count myself In nothing else 30 happy
Al in a soul remembering my good
friends.
Where'er I roam. whatever realms to
! My heart. untraveled. fondly turns to
thee.
Farewell: word that must be. and hath
been:
A sound that makes US linger: yet-fare-
well.
Though the deep between US rolls.
Friendship shall unite our souls:
Still in fancy's rich domain
Often We shall meet again.
What shall I do with all the days and
That must be counted ere sec thy
face?
The place cards may be painted
with bunch of fOrget-me-nots. or tie
a spray Of artificial ones ON with a bit
of true blue" ribbon.
For Graduates.
Is 1t still the custom to give gifts
and flowers to graduates? II so. how
should they be presented?
TEACHER OF GIRLS.
Flowers and gifts are still the pre-
rogative of the graduate. Gifts should
be presented privately. or. better still.
sent to the recipient. but flowers may
be presented at the commencement
exercises. One of the prettiest meth
DDS Of receiving the flowers Is carried
out by the class of one Of the fashion
able schools here. Each graduate ap-
points two Of her special friends as
her flower maids. They receive anc
care for her flowers and present them
to her at the close of the program.
Entertaining New England Women.
wash to entertain the New Eng
land Women in our club at a break
fast in May. What would you suggest
for the menu. dishes and decorations?
About 90 guests. NELLIE.
When I was in Massachusetts sew
eral years ago on Sunday morning We
always had baked beans and dough
nuts. Why not try this menu: Clam
bouillon. crackers. creamed Goldfish.
Saratoga chips. hot corn bread, baked
beans in ramekins. cup custards. un-
frosted sponge cake: then have tea
during the meal. poured at the table:
have spiced peaches. tiny pickles. and.
if you wish, doughnuts and coffee also.
Use blue dishes. brass candlesticks.
and have an old-fashioned nosegay
built on a stick at each plate. with a
lace paper mat around It.
MADAME MERRI.
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Declined the Part.

Percy-Esmeralda, will you marry
met sSrfe se * =. = H..
2 Esmeraida-Nc: Gvealolen refused
you last might, and I'm. not acting as
first aid to the: injured.
The Columbus journal., 1909-04-28
Merry Moments
With Hulnorists
WeigI1ty Correspondence
BY Fred c. Kelly.

good, fervent love letter would IRE
quently occupy an entire box car, and
the draymen in those days were srdid
souls.
On the other hand, this condition
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LETTERING for Stationery,

What Is the best form of lettering
for stationery? Should the edges be
rough or smooth? HOPE G.