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The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1911-02-03
DO ALL NEGROES LOOK ALIKE
IN THE DARK?

Attorney John Snigg. well known IN
the courts here for his "impetuo sitv'
and fighting proclivities, says after
nine o'clock at night ypl can't diff
ferentiate between one N.g.o All |
another Mr.. Snigg, Of comsr, made
this absurd and enron ?oJs deciara-
ton for the sake of argument legal
argument at that, ana does not be-
lieve it himself.
You can come as nearly identifying
a colored man in the dark as You can
a white, yellow or copper col0Gpl per-
son. This harangue about ali Negroes
looking alike is bosh and illogical.
The very fact that nearly every Neg
70 is different in some way makes this
charge the more absurd. TO illus
trate: The Negro race is made up
of every shade, from white down to
the ace of spades in color.
If all Negroes look alike because
they are Negroes, then it is but logi-
cal sequence to say that all Chinese
look alike; all white men or Causa-
sions look alike, etc, for the same
reason. 1t is time for us (Ameri-
cans) to quit this hOsh and act like
people who are well bred. -The Forum.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1911-02-03
POLICE BRUTALITY.

If the sworn statement of Geo. Gill
can be believed, the police are indict-
able for brutal and even inhuman
treatment to helpless prisoners, who
are put under the third degree
system in order to force confession on
which the prisoner is to be convicted
for crime A sensation was sprung
Tuesday morning in Division of
the Criminal Court during the hearing
of the case of Geo. Gill VS.. State. The
State, who was charged with breaking
car seals and theft of goods from a
railway company. Gill, in his own
way on the witness stand, told Of the
brutal treatment accorded him while
confined at the police station. He
pointed out Detective Covey as one of
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1911-02-03
EDITORIAL CLIPPINGS.
THE SOIL OUR MOTHER.

When a man has amassed a big for
tune in the acquisition of railroads, or
the cornering Of wheat or cotton, or
has through the operations Of an
iron-clad trust acquired many mil
lions, he turns to the soil for his
pleasure as instinctively as a duck
seeks the water The complex prob
lens of business no longer appeal to
him. He loses zest in the game of
millions, and he no longer takes gladi-
atorial delight in getting the better of
other millionaires and annexing their
fortunes to his own. Travel pals
upon him; fashion and its close COM
panion, folly, do not attract him, and
he turns for real enjoyment to rural
scenes. His pride is transferred from
railway lines and factories to his COWS
in the pasture, to his growing crops,
and ne takes a greater pleasure in
watering his horses than he ever had
in watering stocks. At bottom we are
pastoral in spite of centuries of urban
existence. We have not travelled in
sentiment and yearning far from the
thought that moved Abraham as he
stood in the door of his tent. The
soil is our mother and we seek our
nourishment in her bosom.
What privilege, then, to have been
born on the farm and to have spent
our lives in its tillage. Every man
so fortunately situated has at first
hand what every millionaire is deter
mined to secure, and of what every
man toiling in the town dreams as he
pursues his daily grind.
A little greater profit more salts
factory solution of the labor problem,
and a REIMBURSEMENT of laws that bear
too heavily upon agriculture, would
make farm life so ideal and SO at
tractive, that there would be an end
of the movement cityward. Let us all
strive for these ends-FGrm Journal
After the Lorimer case is over
something else is TO attract our at
tention. The Lorimerites Will be sc
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1911-02-03
Abusing Opportunities.

At the meeting of the Sunday
school publishers held in this city
last week only one of the Ngro
houses was represented, namely, the
National Baptist Publishing Board.
This Is to be regretted, and, too, when
it is remembered that one other Ne
gro publishing house of that class Is
located in this CITY. These meetings
are very significant, and the managers
Of the Negro publishing houses make
a serious blunder when they pass
them by unnoticed.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1911-02-03
THE FARMER AND POULTRY
RAISER.
KEEPING THE HEN BUSY.


1t is we'll enough to make the hen
scratch for a living, but we must be
careful to provide her with a place
where she can get it by scratching
To set her at work in the middle of
a bare barn floor, and expect her to
find her living there, would be like
giving a man a well-boiled bone and
expect him to provide himself with
nutricious soup.
To be sure, it is exasperating to see
the hens standing idly around when
eggs are being eagerly snapped up at
nifty cents dozen; but let us remem-
Der that a man changes his clothes
every day, and the hen ought to have
time to do so once year, and if she
is rather long in the operation, she is
ready for eight months OF work when
it is done. Let us, therefore, be pa
tient, and give the hen time to
change her clothes If she is COM
PEELED, as she too often is, to roost on
the bare branches of tree, she will
need every feather she can pile on.
Since we are specializing in dairy
ing and other things. it should be our
aim to breed hens that will lay in
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1911-02-03
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1911.
Negro Knights of Pythias.

The decision of Chancellor John AL
lison granting the injunction prayed
for by the white Pythians of this
state against the Negro Pythians came
as a great surprise to the members
and friends of the order; not that It
was the first instance in which like
decision has been rendered. for be it
remembered the Supreme Court of
Georgia has ruled against the Negroes
in that state but on the ether hand
the Supreme Court of Mississippi has
decided in favor of the Negroes;
neither of the cases cited has been
taken as a criterion for Tennessee,
however, but it was the general opin-
ion that the court would not grant an
injunction to restrain the operating of
an organization that has done as
much for the uplift of the Negroes
as the order of Knights Of Pythias
has done.
The decision of the court is very
brief, but it is evident that a preju-
diced influence was brought to bear.
The report published in the daily
press discloses official acts of men who
would not be suspected of such, and
if the matter is probed to the bottom
and if the allegations are found to be
true the official in question will be sub
ject to severe criticism.
The Negro Pythians of Tennessee
have done a great work for the bet
terment of the race. No better proof
of this fact need be cited than the
last report of the Endowment Secre-
tary which shows that $4,675 was paid
out in three months to the relations of
deceased members This money was
collected through the subordinate
lodges in a way that it would have been
impossible for any other except like
institution to do. The benehciaries
Of this fund in all likelihood would
have been the wards of charity if
their deceased had not been members
of the order Of Knights Of Pythias.
In truth the order has done noble
work, and it has not been proven that
any member or official has ever
been known to use the secrets of the
order to harbor a criminal
The case will be appealed to the
Supreme Court of the State and we
do not believe it will be necessary to
carry it further. We believe the high
est court in Tennessee will give justice
to the humblest citizen in the com
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1911-02-03
NEGRO LABOR.

Inc report CT Jne department Oh Ia
Dor and printing for 1910 has just
been published and contains many
facts concerning the labor of the state.
Commissioner Sh pman has doubtless
exercised most considerate judgment,
both in the plan and the engrossment
of the material There is however one
fact brought out in the tabulation of
the efficiency of Negro labor which If
true, is severe indictment of the Ne
gro race in the state. The report
shows that Negro labor is reported un-
reliable in ninety-fve out of ninety
eight counties, one Of which has no
Negro labor. In other words only two
counties in the state, Davie and For
syth, report that Negro labor is relia-
BILE. AS an expression of opinion of
the parties canvassed we Of course,
are forced to rest the case, but as an
expression Of an established fact, it
does seem that collateral facts cannot
be interpreted as at one with such
opinion. The Negroes have multiplied
their property holdings in the state by
two in the last ten years and those
of Durham County by FIVE This GER
tainly does not seem to indicate I'M
reliability but a large amount of in
dustry and frugality.
1t is possible we shall have to find
out just what is meant by "unreiia-
ble.' Does it mean that a Negro can
not be relied upon to look after a
white mans farm, market his produce
and attend to stock as he, the white
man does? If such is meant, then the
question naturally comes; who can be
relied on? The report does not an
swer this question.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1911-02-03

In another column will be found
mention of a petition for new
company of Negro militia in this
state. The petition should receive
the approval of the authorities. If
this country ever becomes involved
in war with a foreign nation the
Negro soldier will be needed, and it
is much easier to utilize the militia
men than it is to make soldiers OF
raw recruits.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1911-02-03
SOME sEAsoNABIE ADVICE.

Wake up, good folks! Don't while.
away these short winter days just do
ing chores. See that something Is ac-
complished every single day indoors
and out, besides the regular work. The
successful people are those who get
things done. A lot of time may be
profitably spent looking after the pou,-
try. Winter is good opportunity
to do repair work on harness, machin-
cry and buildings, as well as for pleas
ant and profitable reading and neigh
borhood visiting.
1t is good plan to look over every
rod of fence and, while walking over
the farm, make up your mind just
where to put the different crops this
coming season. Get a pencil and paper
and block out map of your farm
and lay out your work. Having your
plans all made ahead, and getting
ready for a good start, greatly helps
when the hurry of spring work comes
on. Be sure to get off the order for
all seeds, fertilizers and spraying ma
terials so they will be on hand; then
no time need be lost on a busy day
going to town for supplies.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1911-02-03

the men who landed heavy blows upon
his body, breaking two of his ribs and
humping him down the stairway,
subjecting him to torture In many
other ways to force a confession. His
statement was coTroborated by Coun-
ty Physician N F. Raines, who ex-
amined Gill at the Jail and found him
suffering great pain from his injuries
Detective Covev admitted to the
court that he struck the Negro. knock
ing him down because Gill insulted
him. Judge Palmer then made a
statement as to the evidence which
had been adduced and instructed both
Attorney General Estes and Police
Commissioner Reichman to probe the
matter to the bottom.
AN officer should remember that
prisoner in his hands is a trust"
seid Judge Palmer. "He must also
remember that the prisoner is help
less, and the use of violence should be
deplored. There have been many in
stances where the accusation has been
made against the city police of the
use of third degree methods.
Such practice by officers of the law
is condemned by The Bluff City News,
and all right thinking people as a
relic of barbarism, and is respons BILE
for the large number of prisoners on
the farm and in the pen which has re-
suited in depicting the colored popula-
ion of the city.-Bluf City NeDS.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1911-02-03
CALENDAR FOR FEBRUARY.

The month of bad weather is here.
While it is discouraging in that re-
spect, as a month for egg production
it is certainly the delight of the poul-
tryman.
The chicks Matched out this month
are born a little too early to be prac-
teal for breeding purposes. There is
more profit in them if marketed later
on as broilers, or kept until they
reach the soft-roaster stage.
OF course, it goes without saying
that the hen must be kept comforta-
BILE to lay well, even in February.
Cold hens will not lay.
The old hens, having fully recov-
cred from their mott, are now pre-
pared to show what good is still in
them.
Incubators started about the middle
of February will bring out matches in
early March that are desirable to keep
for stock birds.
1t is not unusual to have a few
broody hens this month; but unless
good, warm and dry quarters are pro-
vided for the youngsters when hatched
it is not advisable to set the hens.
There is considerable bad weather in
March that will greatly affect the
young chicks
Market the capons
The prices for broilers this month
are a little higher than they were
last month, and the demand is better.
Good prices are paid at present for
soft-loasting chickens.
The genera. duck-laying season be-
gins at the end of this month, but a
number of large duck farms secured
quite lot of eggs during January
In fact, the duckmen are annually so
breeding their stock that year-round
egg production is becoming more COM
mon
Continue to keep the fowls indoors
so long as snow is on the ground.
Eating snow causes diarrhea.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1911-02-03

every month of the year, by regulat-
ing the time of Matching. We have
done wonders in that direction, but
we have not yet reached the top
notch. The hen of the next decade
will be wonderful improvement upon
the hen of to-day, energetic as she
is. We may even be able to set her
cheerful cackle to music.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1911-02-03

busy shaking the limbs of the family
tree that the new, young tender buds
may not be able to blossom, the Pro
gressive Will weaken the hostil les
of Taft, which works in two di ec-
tons, will be stretched and so badly
ruptured that the Republican party
will find a tomb in the center of its
own graveyard Chicdg0 Defender.
There is a set of Negroes wno live
in Oklahoma, whom we ,idve known
for some time but whose politics we
do not thoroughly understand This
class of Negroes who are would-be-
leaders, are trying to show the dem.
ocrats that they have been in sympa-
thy with the democratic party for
years and that they long for party
success and that they should be taken
care of by the democratic party for
services rendered.
This same class of Negroes have
all along played the Republican par
ty for what they could get for them
selves individually at the expense of
their people. 1t is quite laughable to
hear each one of these new democrat
recruits laud himself and his chances
for the appointment of President of
Langston University and the Taft
Deaf and Dumb Academy. Among
this number there are about ten ap-
plicants who want to be regents of
these schools.-The Amer ican
Tennessee has elected prohibit
zionist to the United States Senate.
He will be very lonesome in that
august body.-The Journal and Guide.
CONGRESSMAN TAYLOR'S WORK.
The colored people of the District
are under lasting debt of gratitude TO
Congressman Taylor, the races friend
from Ohio, for his stand In the mat
ter of appropriation for the colored
schools. Due to his watchfulness and
untiring efforts the colored schools
this year will get $4,000 more than
had been estimated for them, for
building, sites, etc. Tie celored
people will be especially pleased ever
the fact that the bill carried $4,000
for a new site for M Street High
School. Heretofore M straet has al
ways had to come In second best to
Armstrong, or get no mention what
ever. Congressman Taylor saw to it
that M street got recognition, and
too, without curtailing the appropria-
ton for Armstrong. In the news
columns of The Bee this week is pub
lished the items in the bill for the
colored schools, and what per cent the
appropriation amounts to. The Bee
thanks and hOnors Congressman Tay-
lor for his assistance, and knows that
the colored men and the women also
thank him, and that the pupils in
school bestow upon him their thanks.
The Bee wishes there were more men
in Congress who could be depended
upon to always stand by the interests
of the colored race. Congressman
Taylor Is no recent friend. He was
our friend last year, he has always
been our friend. He is a friend,
and true one too, 365 days in year.
He proved his friendship before he
came to Congress, and he is sustain
ing that friendship now. Had it not
been for Congressman Taylor M
street would not get new site, and
the colored schools would have got
but Is per cent of the appropriation,
or less than half to what they are en-.
titled by population and school en-
rollment Congressman Taylor de-
| serves orr thanks and SUPPORT. --The
Washington Bee.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1911-02-03
NOTES AND QUERIES.

When you begin to doubt whether
it pays to keep live stock on the farm,
take an inventory of the young anil
mails that are growing to maturity.
Often you will be agreeably surprised
at the magnitude of the footing. 1t
will be almost like finding money
The farmer who has not time to
fuss with a young colt had better go
into some other business.
To cleanse a clogged wire milk
strainer, brush it over with damp
soda. 1t works like enarm.-D. e.
NJ
Make friends with your horses.
They will enjoy your sociability as
we'll as you will. Sensible horses like
to be talked to by sensible people.
Kicking is very frequently caused
by sore teats, infamed udders, long
finger-nails and possibly sometimes
by the general arkwardness of the
mixer.
To prevent COW sucking herself,
sew tow sack around her neck and
stitch into it on each side three stiff
wooden rods so she cannot reach back
to her TANKS.
The horse sweats less during the
winter months than in the warm
weather, and consequently he requires
more currying to keep his coat free
from dust and the pores Of the skin
open.
A cheap, successful balanced ration
for the hogs may be formed by mixing
together one-third soaked oats, one
third bran and one-third chop or whole
corn, using either sweet or sour milk
to form the slop.
Never attempt to clean or otherwise
disturb your horse while he is eating
his meals, unless you want him to
bite and kick. Better take him out OF
the stall and make a business of 7.
Tie your horse in the center of the
STALL unless you want him to do as
most horses, drive more on one rein
than the other
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1911-02-03

monwealth, and it is beyond doubt un-
jast to hold that one set of men have
the exclusive right to the name of a
myts.a
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1911-02-03

At the marriage at st. John A. NJ
E. Church last Tuesday night some
mischevious boys filed the house with
"sneezing pepper" and the large audi
ence was considerably disconnected
1t was a mean thing for the boys to
do, but the party who sold the stuff
is little less than a criminal, and is
deserving of punishment by law.
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The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1911-02-03

We notice that our contemporary,
the odd Fellows Journal" has moved
from the Quaker City to Washington,
D. c. May greater success be at
tanned by this splendid journal.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1911-02-03

Old Mr.. Ground Hog was looking at
us on the second. How is the coal
bin?
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1911-02-03

Notify the Office when you fail to
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The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1911-02-03

Tennessee has elected a prohibit
ZIONIST to the United States Senate.
He will be very lonesome in that
august body.-The Journal and Guide.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-05-19
Invitations Sent Out to Players
to Meet Next Week in
This City.

TN order to create a revival of inter-
est In the game of handball the
\ vaudeville and dance committee of
the Emerald Handbali Club of this
city, has extended invitations to every
handball club and player in this vi
cinity and Greater New York to gather
at Parish Hall in Oxford street on
Wednesday, May "a. The occasion will
be a vaudeville and a dance. but really
is intended to be the means of gather
ing together all the handball devotees
for the first time in many years.
The devotees of the sport are ex-
pected to lay plans that will insure the
placing of this splendid game foremost
among the popular pastimes. of the day.
When the merits of this exercise are
considered it seems strange that its
falling off should have even Temporal
rily occurred, for there is no recreation,
with the possible exception of rowing,
that makes for physical excellence
more than the handball game.
Indeed it may be stated without even
a suspicion of exaggeration that a
first-class handballer is the ideal ath-
lete, for his success at the. game Is
proof that he possesses those qualities
that are SO essential to athletic SUI
premacy, the ability to think and act
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-05-19
HANDBALL PLAYERS PLAN TO REVIVE
INTEREST IN THEIR SPORT HEREABOUTS

quickly: precision Of the eye. hexibility
of the muscles and an abundance of
lung power that can Withstand any
draft made upon It.
During the last few years local In
terest in the game seemed dormant,
but it required very little prodding to
stir up the old interest, and signs arc
not wanting to show that a healthy
revival of the game has'again come to
pass.
One of the agencies that helped ac-
complish this -rejuvenation of the game
is the Emerald Handball Club. an as
ISOLATION of young men whose mag
nificent court on Oxford street is the
this section of the country. The big
structure was erected through the fine
generosity of James NJ. Burns. a we'll
known contractor in the eastern section
of the city and an enthusiastic be-
lever In the game and it's certainty of
developing well-trained, vigorous and
manly men. Mr.. Burns is president
of the Emerald Club. The other off,
GERS are: Robert Feeley, vice-presi-
dent, M John Hayden, secretary.
The arrangement committee. OF
which William J. Burns is chairman.
has secured a very fine list of enter
~tainers, m o whom are the Misses
May and Marguerite Conway. pianists
and vocalists; Nicholas Rowe, George
Lair, Miss May and John Gallagher.
John McGuinness and Seaman and
Mcdonald.