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The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1910-09-02
HON. J. P. RHINES RETURNS TO
THE CITY,

Hon. j. P. Rhines has returned from
his vacation in the East looking fine
and vigorous He attended the Ma
tional Negro Business League in New
York, visited friends in New Jersey,
also in Philadelphia and returned to
Washington City, where he has two
brothers and a son and there attend
ed the National Medical Association.
He states that both these meetings
are conceded to- be the best in the
history of each organization. While
in the East Attorney Rhines also took
the opportunity to visit Baltimore, AL
exandria, Va and Mt Vernon, Va,
the home of George Washington. At
Baltimore he stopped at the noted
Goldfield Hotel owned by the late Joe
Cans, former lightweight champion
pugilist of the world, for which Mr..
Cans paid $4,000 and is said to be
the best hotel for the accommoda-
tion of Negroes in America.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1910-09-02
TENNESSEE. COLORED STATE FAIR, GREENWOOD PARK,
-"SEPTEMBER2 27TH TO OCTOBER

Washington have been mentioned in
that connection. 1t is believed that
the colored people will appreciate this
proposed new position to the extent
that they will decline to let it be abol-
Ished without protest, as they SUI
pinely did about the Supervisorship
of Writing and Drawing a few years
ago. There was really no need for
the abolishment of that position, and
a whole race made to suffer, because
of an error in the Judgment of one
man. Had the colored leaders shown
any interest in the matter it is prob
CONTINUED on Page 2)
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1910-09-02
JOHN BROWN
hONORED BY THE PEOPLE OF
KANSAS
Park Dedicated TO His
Memory.

ON BATTLEFIELD WHERE HE
WITHsTooD A LARGE FORCE
OF MISSOURI GUERRILLAs-
SMALL TOWN OF osAWAToMlE
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES FOR A
STATUE I'M THE HALL OF
FAME-THE CHOSEN INsTRU-
MENT TO RIGHT A WRONG
DIED A MARTYR TO ITS Full
FIGLMENT.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1910-09-02

That the city fathers of Nashville
have decided on several gigantic
plans by which the city is to be ben
Gifted in many different ways and by
which Nashville will deserve the
name of Greater Nashville, because
of the certainty of bringing to pass
and putting into execution these pro-
posed plans that mean ror each indi-
vidual citizen a great good, became
more evident and sounded more real
last week when the City Council
unanimously decided to recommend
to the voters of Nashville for their ap-
prOval, among other propositions, two
that the Negroes are especially deep
ly interested in One of these is the
Issuing of $500,000 worth of bonds, the
money from the sale of these bonds
to be used in reclaiming Black Bot
tom. The entire district is to be
wiped out, erased from the map and
transformed into magnificent city
park with broad walks, splendid drive
ways, evergreens, grassy plots, spark
ling fountains and possibly numerous
small Fairgrounds
Black Bottom takes in quite num-
ber of blocks of desirable property
and is almost in the heart of Nash
vile. It practically begins on the
south side of Broadway and extends
as far south as Peabody and west as
far as Sixth avenue, South. Every
building, whether business or resi-
dence will be demolished and torn
away; the already beautiful streets
will be made more beautiful and the
citizens of South, North, East and
West Nashville, can easily have ac-
cess to this park day and night where
bands will play during the season.
The S500,0OO would help Nash
vile In a hundred ways, but that way
most interesting, and hoped for by the
Negroes of abe city, would be the
eliminating of the criminal element,
hatched and kept alive by the dives
run 10y members of other races, and
thus rid the race of stigma that has
clung to it, notwithstanding the eff
forts made to uplift the fallen. The
entire project is looked upon by the
taxpaying citizens as a Godsend and
the people OF Nashville will no doubt
ratify it.
The other proposition is for $5O,-
600 bond issue to aid the Negro chill
dren in acquiring an industrial educa-
tiop. The bonds are to be offered to
the state in case they locate the Nor
nal, Agricultural and Mechanical Col
lege for Negroes anywhere in David
son County, which was voted by the
legislature some time ago. This act,
should it be. endorsed, and Nashville
can be relied upon to endorse such
good move, would be the greatest help
that the city of Nashville has ever Of
fered in the way of encouraging the
Negro to become working, useful
citizen. Every Negro in the city is,
no doubt. in favor of both propositions
because they are interested in help
ing to make themselves that desirable
class of lawabiding, industrial peo-
pie that their white neighbors say
they want to make of them.
These two propositions, as offered
by the Council are to be voted upon
in the coming election next Novem-
ber. That the Negroes are studying
these special propositions and that
they will heartily supports them,
seems most likely. Several Negro
churches are already located on the
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1910-09-02
Mrs. Ferguson Leaves the City.

Mrs. Clara d. Ferguson left the city
on the 2Sth and is now the guest of
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM White,
of Murfreesboro. From there she
will go to Wartrace, Tenn, and there
be the guest Of her sister-in-law, Mrs
Oneal. After stay of about seven
days She will go to Shelbyville to be
the guest of her father and mother
in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. A. B. Ferguson,
and from there she will continue her
trip to other points in the South, max
ing her stay out of the city about
eight weeks. Mrs. Ferguson came to
the city about two years ago a stran-
ger.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1910-09-02
CITY COUNCIL
PASSES TWO VERY IMPOR-
TANT BILLS.
Bond ISueS for Park and
Negro Normal.

BLACK BOTTOM TO BE WIPED
OUT AND A BEAUTIFUL COM
MON CREATED-oLD EYE-SoRE
TO GIVE PLACE TO THE CALL
OF NATURE-BEDs OF CRIME
AND VICE WILL BE ELIMINATED
$4,000 FOR NEGRO NORMAL
scHooL-BoTH PROPOSITIONS
WILL BE VOTED ON IN THE NO.
VENEER ELECTION.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1910-09-02
NEW POSITION
A PROBABILITY IN THE PUBLIC
SCHOOLS
Prospects Bright for Large
Enrolment.

PRINCIPALS AND TEACHERS EX-
PECT A RUSH FOR SEATS ON
OPENING DAY-TEACHERS RE-
TURN FROM SUMMER VACA-
TIONS-PLANS WELL UNDER
WAY FOR TERM OF 1s1o-11-Po-
sITIoN OF SUPERVISOR cAUs-
ING A LIVELY STlR-INSTRUc-
TOR IN WRITING, DRAWING
AND MUSIC MAY BE REVIVED
CALL OF SUPERINTENDENT.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1910-09-02

Vacation, vacation, temptation, temp
tation,
Vacation, temptation.
That's what vacation means.
To do just what we choose,
Our time for fun to use;
To always be at play,
The long, long summer day;
To know not what to do,
To NOPE the long day through,
To wish the day were cool,
And even wish for school
That's what vacation means.
This is the song that teachers and
pupils; were singing last June in an
ticipa&on of the joyous summer holi-
days. After a year of hard work,
they were looking forward to a we'll
earned and much-needed rest. Vaca-
tion has come and gone. Soon teach
ers and pupils will be seen making
thier way to their respective schools.
Lord Bacon, the English philosopher,
once said knowledge is power
The streets will soon be lined with
happy, anxious boys and girls on their
way to the fountains of knowledge in
search of some of that power. AL
ready many of the teachers have re-
turned from distant places, where
they spent the summer. Miss Lii
lie Bright from the mountains of Col
orado; Miss Ruth Crockett from the
plains of Texas; Miss Sophie Over
street from the blue grass region of
Kentucky and Dr. j. p Crawford from
Chicago by the lake. Not many of
the native Nashville teachers were
able to leave the city this vacation,
but next summer, when the new sal
ary schedule goes into effect and
they secure pay on twelve months
basis, large number plan to go
North to study in the great summer
schools of that section. Prof j. J..
Keyes, Superintendent of the City
Schools, has spent much time in get
ting all the schools, both white and
black in shape for the opening. In
minor matters, such as blackboard
and stove repairing, walk-ways, fences
and broken desks, he has given the
colored schools the same attention as
the white. Belleview School has been
made to look like new school. The
entire building has been painted and
papered throughout at a cost of sew
eral hundred dollars.
The interior woodwork of the Car
ter and Lawrence Schools has also
been frightened with a fresh coat Of
paint.
The greatest thing, one that will
be of incalculable benefit to thei col
ored schools, remains yet to be done
THE appointment of eolored SUI
pervisor of the grammar schools.
Since the expansion of the Nashville
school system by taking in the dis
trict schools, the superintendent
work has been so increased, that he
cannot Visit the colored schools more
than once each term or twice in a
school year. The appointment of a
supervisor has become ne
cessity. The writer in talking
with the Superintendent on the. sub
iect was informed that he would
recommend colored man for the
place. The position is one of honor
and responsibility, and will pay a
good salary. Thus far gossip .has as
sociated the names of four men with
the position, but it is not yet def
nitely known who will secure it. Prof.
W. S. Thompson, Dr. ]. p Crawford,
Prof, b w Benton and Prof. G. E.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1910-09-02

grog-shops and dens of vice which
they have labored to drive away by re-
ligious influences; but It could not be
accomplished without the assistance
of legislation that would remove them,
forever from that community.
The white people of this county
are also said to favor both of these
because of the moral helpfulness it
will bring to the city and the increase
to the value of the South Nashville
property. Even now, it is claimed,
that the advance in property farther
out in South Nashville is noticeable.
THE HUBBARD HOSPITAL CLUB.
Sunday morning, August 2S the
Geo. w. Hubbard Hospital Club wor-
shipped at the Christian Church, with
Rev. Preston Taylor and his congrega-
ton. The entire service was given to
the club. DR.. Geo. W. Hubbard, Dean
of Meharry, spoke on the object of
the Hospital and DIR. Josie e. Wells
spoke on the object of the hospital
club. The Rev. Preston Taylor spoke
on the need of the hospital. He said
that often when he enters the homes
of some of our unfortunate people, he
finds no means of ventilation save one
door, and often the rooms are so
dark and dingy in the day, it is nee
essary to make artificial light to find
the object sought Every body should
give, he said, and be happy in the Civ
ing, for though there will be those
who will never need the hospital for
his individual care, yet it will be
pleasant thought in the future to pass
that magnificent structure and know
that he is helping some unfortunate.
The Rev Taylor is man of the peo-
pie and for the people, and his con-
gregation gave the entire collection
to the club, and promises to furnish a
room All the club need do is to pur-
chase the furniture and send bill to
the Lea Avenue Christian Church
Great gratitude to Rev. Taylor and
his followers. Who will follow in
this worthy cause. We note that Mes
danes Hadley and Reed have re-
turned from visiting differnt points
in the South and East We hope to
see them at our next meeting.
The evening musical given by Mrs.
Alonzo Napier proved a success both
as to attendance and finance. 1t is
remarkable to see how heartily the
people are entering into the hospital
movement. The Program was excel
lent, the audience intelligent and the
whole feature was a treat.
I, t. 4,
part of every one to help in the i'm
terest of the club, there is no doubt
but that in the near future the Hos
pital Club will be able to rejoice that
it has wrought we'll.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1910-09-02
MAS. RALLENTYNE IN THE CITY,

Mrs. Jennie ID. Ballentyne, who
has been teaching vocal and instru-
mental music in the Central Missis-
sippi College, Kosciusko, Miss, has
returned home after a successful
years work. On leaving Kosciusko
she visited Mrs. A. D. Hurt, who now
resides in Memphis, Tenn, with her
husband, Rev. A. d. Hurt Rev. Hurt
is making an excellent mark. Mrs.
Ballentyne was the guest of her sis
ter Mrs. Sango, while in Muskogee.
After spending one week in Fort
Smith, Ark, the guest of Mrs. May
uie Stewart-Joshenberger, she left
for st. Louis for a short stay with
relatives. She was the honored guest
at a number of social entertain
ments.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1910-09-02

Osawatomie, Kans., August 3d.
Not since that time flfty-four years
ago, when John Browns men with
stood large force of Missouri guer-
illas in the woods at the edge of the
town, has Oswatomie so excited.
To-day the celebration of that anniver.
sary began. The town stretched it.
self, and is holding thousands of Wis
itors from all parts of the state. Per
haps twice to-day's crowd, or at least
$4,000 persons are expected here to-
morrow at the second day of the ces
ebration, when Theodore Roosevelt
will make the address dedicating to
the state as park the wooded hillside
where the battle was fought
Praise for Brown.
The battlefield, for half century
peaceful pasture where cattle grazed,
to-day was inundated and its turf
trampled to the hardness of pavement
by loyal Kansans who nIled the maze
of new pipe branches under the trees
and heard the speakers tell of the
states glory and praise its first hero
So much enthusiasm for John Brown
has been awakened that a movement
for a statue of the Western abolition
list in the Hall of Fame at Washing
ton was started by resolution at the
morning session.
From boulevards o'erlooking both
NyanZas
The statued bronze shall glitter in
the sun
With rugged lettering, John Brown
Of Kansas:
He dared begin; he lost, but los
ing, won."
This was the last stanza of a poem,
John Brown" by Eugene Ware, read
this morning at the celebration. The
prophetic inscription probably will be
placed on the base of the statue which
it is now proposed shall glitter" in
the Hall of Fame.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1910-09-02

Miss Lula Northern has returned
home after visit or several weeks
to her aunt, Mrs. Sim Lawrence, of
St Louis, Mo.
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Precipitated War.

1t was here at Osawatomie where
the incident that precipitated the civil
war began. Brown, who had come
out from the East, settled and built
his cabin organized his forces and
began his fight
Summing up the career of John
Brown, H. G. Waters, of Topeka, the
orator of the day, said:
Measured by the little standards
of men, he may have been insane, but
in the avenging purposes of heaven,
he was the chosen instrument to right
a wrong. With the torch of liberty
held in his implacable and unrelenting
hand, he was Gods own incendiary
to purge the land with fire John
Brown sleeps shadowed by a great
yock, at North Elba His grave is
shrine. Misunderstood, reviled and
despised, he lived life apart from
man, beyond their touch, possessed of
one purpose and died a martyr for
its fulfillment"
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1910-09-02
Act as Escort.

Col Roosevelt's train arrived at
Osawatopie on the morning of the
Both at $50 over the Missouri Pacific
from Pueblo. At the station he was
met by troops r and H, Fifteenth Cal
vary which had marched eighty-seven
miles from Fort Riley to act as his
escort.
Continued on Page 81
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-12
Do You Want a Fine
Piano for Little Money?

In our Closingout Sale of LucOre
Company Pianos we offer few
magnificent grand pianos suitable
for the parlor of the finest homes
and standard makes such as Steger.
Kranich & Bach, Steinway and
Pease.
Thes instruments we have priced
at rediculously low figure. in
some cases at reduction of $3.50.
If you ever contemplate having a
piano in its most beautiful form,
the quarter grand, come now and
inspect this line.
UPRIGHT PIANOS AT ONE-HALF
Among the upright pianos we are
offering are beautiful mahogany
cased instruments that were priced
originally at $500 and are now sell
ing at $16S; some other styles in
mahogany and burl walnut that
sold before at $3.50 are now going
at 1857; the regular $400 kind are
now marked at $19S and represent
the most remarkable piano bargain
ever presented.
Other piano sales will appear to
you as a mere farce when you COM
pare the values with those we are
offering. The pianos we are offer
ing at low prices are not instru-
ments fit only for practice. nor are
they secondhand; they are brand
new instruments and makes that
you know and have confidence in:
furthermore we guarantee them the
same as our own regular line. If
you are not satisfied. bring them
back and make another selection.
Pay $40 Down and SIS per month
on the cheaper styles aud SIS down
and 81 per month On the more cost
ly ones and even the are cases are
selling on payments as low as So to
$12 per month.
We can only repeat that the
pianos are selling rapidly and it
will pay you to come without de-
lay.
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HANDSHAKES
FOR BRAINS Is
INSANITY CURE

. STAUNTON. Va, Jan. H. .
. Handshakes and kindly words .
= are doing more than medicine .
= or the patients of the Western .
. state hospital for the insane .
= here, according to the annual .
= report of that institution. To .
. speak to and shake hands .
= daily with every patient in the .
= institution is a rule rigidly en- Q
= forced upon the officials, to =
inspire kindly feeling and .
= give the patients an oppor- .
= tunity to talk to the physi. =
. clans. Q
= AT the same time the ply. =
. sician is certain not to over .
= look the patient, and is as =
= sisted in diagnosis, as persons .
= with certain forms of insanity .
. have a peculiar handshake." .
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G O N TIN u E D
r O
p A @ F. o n E.
LEOPOLD'S SIS, 900, 600
WIDOW

loved Leopold as any woman should
love her husband. She has com.
pletely isolated herself to be alone
with her grief. With her two chill
dren, the sons of the king-the tiny
Duke de Tervueren, aged s, and
the tot of Baron de Ravenstein,
aged 3-she even shuts herself off
from most of the rs servants of the
palace.
At one end of a grand salon, 80
feet square and with a high ceiling,
there is huge oil portrait of King
Leopold II. Before this candles are
kept burning, night and day, l am
told, and the picture is the woman's
shrine.
1t seems to have been a true love
affair, with powerful and rich
king, cruel and despised Of many,
as the lover; poor girl. OF humble
parentage, but pretty and faithful,
as. the sweetheart. However else
they were with the world, to each
other there was always tenderness.
It's an interesting but long trip
from Paris to the Chateau de Bal
incourt when one hasn't an auto
mobile. One must take the train at
the North railway station and leave
1t few miles out, at Valmondois.
From here to Valongoujard is what
we know as a "jerkwater" line
Over this stretch of track little
train makes five trips day.
At Vallongoujard one must hire a
rig, for it is about five miles to the
chateau. A mile and a half from
the palace one comes to the village
of Menouville, where Leopold was
as well known as any of the old
inhabitants who sit about the cor
ner grocery, good American fash
ion, whiting cedar sticks.
Queen Caroline's" chateau is
dream. There are over 60 rooms.
The structure is of stone. A rich
Jew who made millions in China
built it. Leopold bought it for the
baroness two years ago and remod,
eled it for her. He made her a
present of tit and a fortune said
to be about $25,00O,OOO. u !.
loOIu DOWcl, vi q
fit for royalty. Priceless bits of art
adorn Qooks. pedestals and walls.
Rugs Of finest oriental workman
ship soften the floor, leaving only
occasional glimpses of the marvel
ously wrought, woodinlay. Mod
eInisms are there. too, in the way
of bathrooms and kitchens, and
here it is small wonder Leopold
found his favorite retreat. He was
an artist, even If he was cruel, and
the lakes and lawns and waterfalls
and old mills pleased him imI
mensely. X
/ talked with lots of the village,
idlers at Menouville. On the whole
they were a reticent lot. There i'll
one butcher shop, a grocery or two
wine shop, blacksmithy, and so on
that's all. Naturally the owners
had little to say other than good,
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Of the late king and his morganatic
widow. They are practically sup
ported by the chateau and its army
of servants.
But everywhere I found King
Leopold's name had been shortened
by the inhabitants. One and all call
him "PopOl," which is combina-
ton of papa" and Leopold"
"Oh, I knew him WE'LL" said one
old man in wooden sabots and blue
apron, so common to French peas
ants. "He came to the village a lot.
He talked with all of u.s." Here the
old man chuckled softly to himself.
"One day last summer" he add
ed, him and me tossed sous at a
crack; winners keepers"
who won?" l asked.
The answer was rueful enough:
HE did" he said,
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For an instant the light dazzled
my eyes, but, determined now to
see this adventure through, step.
ped within. Then, indeed, found
1t difficult to stifle the exclamation
of surprise which came to my lips.
Believe it or not, as you like, we
were again in Washington!
/ say that / was confronted by
the identical arrangement, which
had marked the luxurious boudOlr
of Helena Won Ritz in Washington!
The tables were the same, the
chairs, the mirrors. the consoles.
On the mantel stood the same cir
andoles with glittering crystals.
The pictures upon the walls, so
far as l could remember their
themes, did not deviate in any par
ticular of detail or arrangement.
The oval-backed chairs were dupl-
Gates of those l had seen that other
night at midnight. Beyond these
same amber satin curtains stood
the tall bed with it's canopy, as l
could see; and here at the rigs t
was the same low Napoleon bed
with it's rolled ends. The figures
of the carpets were the same, their
deep-piled richness, soft under foot,
the same. The flowered cups OF
the sconces were identical with
those | had seen before.
"You are good enough to admire
my modest place." said a laughing
voice at my shoulder.
/ turned to her then, pulling my
self together as best l could. Yes,
she, too, was the same, although in
this case costumed somewhat diff
ferently. The wide ball gown of
satin was gone, and in its place
was less pretentious robing of
some darker silk. No pale blue
fires shone at her white throat
and her hands were ringless. But
the light, firm poise of her figure
could not be changed; the mock
cry of her glance remained the
same, half laughing and half visit
full.
In some way which l did not
pause to analyze, | felt perfectly
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Ihin?PdLe?

All run down, easily tired, thin, pale,
nervous? And do not know what to
take? Then 60 direct to your doctor.
Ask his opinion Of Ayers non.alco.
holic Sarsaparilla. No alcohol. Nc
stimulation. A blood purifier, nerve
tonic, strong Alternative, an aid te
digestion, makes the blood rich.
Consult your doctor freely about medieoim
fers. He knows. Trust him. Do as he says
Foitow hi, adoice at all fines. Ism C. AYE E Go;