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Franklin's paper the statesman., 1911-11-05

the Knoxville CTenn) college. will
taught This is the first year that the
science department has had a special
teacher and particular chair. Pro-
fessor Galloway will at the place well.
for he is making science a life study
and has done some good postgraduate
work at Muskingum university, Mus
kingum, o.
Miss Adlina Saunders will be precep-
tress this year. She comes from New
Haven. Conn.,, from under the very
shadow of Yale university. She has
lots Of bright ideas not only for house
keeping and for governing and caring
for girls in the boarding department,
but she has talent for elocution and
fine needlework She will give some
extra time to this for the benefit of the
girls and others who may desire these
two fine arts.
Miss May l.. Smith of Virginia, re-
Gently from Hampton, will have charge
of the boarding department and do
nestle science work She comes full
OF Hampton Ideas as to work. cleanli
ness, economy and good order Miss
Grace ]. Thompson. who taught lHera--
ture last year. will teach higher Latin
and some literature, while Mr.. NJ. II.
Eldridge. one Of the best graduates
that the institution here ever sent out.
will teach Greek and elementary Latin.
Besides the foregoing list Of college.
academic and industrial teachers, the
grammar school department will be
cared for by Miss s. A. Jordan. eighth
grade: Mrs. Bessie II. Ashford, sew
enth grade: Miss Laura Pinnie, sixth
grade. Professor J. A. Hibbler, the Sec
retary Of the institution, will have
charge of the commercial department,
and Miss Matte A. Booker, who Is now
IN the Chicago Musical college, will
have charge Of the music, as hereto
fore. During her six weeks absence
her sister. Miss Carrie Isabel Booker,
will fill her place. Professor r.. Y.
Hansen, product Of the institution.
will resume the work of higher mathe-
matics. and Professor J, Frank Jones
will do the Bible work and history and
also have charge of the registration.
Mrs. Joseph A. Booker will teach
millinery and dressmaking. The theo-
logical department will be taken care
II by President Joseph A. Booker. DIR.
J. p Robinson and Rev. X. M. Caver,
A. Nj. Already the graduating classes
for next spring have begun to file In
and along with them many old and
new students. The outlook for the in
stitution. therefore. is exceedingly
promising. Great effort Is being put
forth by the trustees to cancel the
mortgage debt this year
With the mortgage debt out of the
way. President Booker will have more
time to devote to the real needs Of
the institution and will thus be in
better position to raise funds for the
many new Improvements which he
contemplates making in the near fu-
ture. 1t Is Mr. Booker's aim to have
greater school than ever before in
the advantages TO students and equip
ment for teachers. The college has
demonstrated Its right to I've and has
thereby won many friends
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1911-11-05

meetings in various churches here and
in the counties. This work is in charge
of Mrs. Harry s. Cumming. wife Of the
well known member Of the city coun-
Gil.
Among the prominent men associ-
ated with DIR. Lyon in the work are:
DR.. w. A. G. Hughes. secretary of the
committee; Rev. A. L. Gaines. treas
urer; John II. Murphy, publisher of
the Afro-American Ledger. chairman
Of the press committees; Hugh E. Mac
beth. editor Of the Baltimore Times:
Councilman Harry 8. Cummings.
Rev. W. NJ. Alexander, president OF
the Maryland Suffrage league; John p.
Forester. Ccnterville. Md: former
Councilman II. NJ. st. Clair. Cam
bridge. Nd: Captain Edward n. VII
son. Upper Fairmonnt. Md: w Ash
be Hawkins. supreme chancellor Of
one wing Of the knights of pythias;
Warner T. McGuinn and others.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1911-11-05
By N. BARNETT DoDsoN.

Little Rock. Ark.-The Arkansas
Baptist college recently opened its
twenty y-eighth annual session under
very favorable circumstances. DR. Jo-
seph A. Booker, who is just entering
upon his twentyfifth year as president
Of the institution, was never more
highly encouraged at the beginning of
a school year. This was manifested
in his opening address and in the an
nouncement of new plans for running
the institution another year.
Besides many of the old teachers who
have returned to resume the work with
President Booker, several new officers
and teachers from other states are en-
rolled. Professor NJ. L. Galloway, a
graduate from the science course at
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1911-11-05
BY FRANKLIN F. JOHNSON.

BY FRANKLIN F. JOHNSON.
Baltimore.-The colored people of
Maryland are working with might and
main to defeat the Digges disfranchis-
ing bills. which will be submitted to
the electorate Of the state. Nov. Z. The
voters have been organized in the
twenty-three counties and the city Of
Baltimore. and much enthusiasm has
been shown The Democrats have
been trying to disfranchise the col
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1911-11-05

71s AND s11 EIGHTEENTH STREET
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1911-11-05
VOTERS FIGHT TO
retain BALLOT
MARYLAND Citizens Are hcensed
Against the Digges Bill.
WOMEN JOIN IN THE CRUSADE.

Inspired by Vigorous Editorial In Afro
Ernest Lyon Makes Emphatic Pro-
test Against Effort Of State Com
mittee to Organize the CoIored Voters.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1911-11-05
GREAT CENTER
OF EDUCATION
Arkansas Baptist College Opens
With Competent Instructors.
BRIGHT FUTURE PREDICTED.

President Joseph A. Booker Strikes
Optimistic Note In Address Opening
the Twenty eighth Scholastic Year
at Well Known School In Little Rock.
Many Industries Taught.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-06-30
Mother Bird Angry Because Man Res
cued One OF Her Little Ones
Attacks Him Savagely.

st. Louis.-Owls broke up dinner
party at the home of Bransford Clark
in Webster Groves.
Though 1t was bright starlit night,
six women and six men guests had
to carry umbrellas when they went
home. Otherwise the owls would have
pulled all the flowers and feathers on
the women's hats. Mrs. Clark says.
The battle with the nightbirds start.
ed when Clark found that baby owl
had fallen from tree in his rear yard.
He picked the little bird up, intending
to care for it until 1t should be able
to fly.
The mother owl saw him from her
nest in the top of the tree and swooped
down on him. 1t lit on his shoulder
and tried to tear his face with Its beak.
Clark fed into the house.
The Clarks were entertaining the
next evening. Clark stepped on the
rear porch. Instantly the mother owl
gave battle. She dropped out Of the
tree and pulled two clawsful OF mar
from his head, Mrs. Clark says Clarks
face and scalp were so badly lacerated
that he went to doctor.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Trant, two OF
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-06-30
MAN WHO REPLACES HIS HENS
When They Were Stolen He went
to Bed and Brought az Chicks
Out Of IS Eggs.

Lockwood, Ohio.-Jacob 2. Se'tz, q
resident of this place. has Matched out
40 chicks. He did it all BY him
self spent all his time on the nest
and says that being a human incu'
bator isn't so hard a job as many per-
sons might think. He admits that
only for the care and attention OF MS
wife who brought him his food daily
and kept him supplied with tobacco
he would have been unable to keep his
nest so well and the hatch might nave
been lost.
For eighteen days Mr.. seitz ha {,
watched over his three hens with all
the care of a mother and kept telling
his neighbors that he was going 70
have at least IS chicks when tne
hens came of their nests. But a
tow DAVIS ago he went to his hen
house and found his poultry gone
He grabbed up basket, wrapped the
worm eggs into it and ran home. Then
No and his wife discussed what they
should do to save them.
The result was that Mr.. seitz made
. nod IN the callar, into which ms
VITO tucked him with blanket. All
mo eeos were carefully placed about
Rim In this bed nest he remained
for three days and brought out AZ
chicks.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-06-30
Hoodoo In a School Room

injured that he was laid up for some
time
Several months later another section
OF the ceiling fell, but this time no one
was injured. The same thing occurred
and two students were injured. The
ceiling had been inspected several
times by contractors and disinterested
parties and pronounced safe, but the
school controllers, rather than run fur.
Their chances, ordered a new ceiling to
be placed.
The contract was awarded to
Thomas j. Heller, who visited the
building the other day. He had been
there short time, when a piece of
plaster fell and cut open his nose.
Today Heller was supervising the
erection of a scaffold in the room
"hen it collapsed and he and two
workmen We're thrown to the floor.
Heller injured one of his ankles to
such an extent that he will be laid
up several weeks. His two employees
We're badly shaken up, but ESCAPED
with miner hurts.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-06-30
Training BOOSTERS for Competi.
ton in England.
First Event of It's Kind to BE Held In
the Old-Fashioned Essex Town
Of Dunmow-Meant for Fun
and instruction.

London.-The first cock.crowing
competition ever held in England will
take place during the coming summer
at the old-fashioned Essex town of
Dunmow, famed for it's association
with the historic fitch of bacon.
j. w. Robertson Scott. an author of
books dealing with poultry matters, is
organizing the great event, and a com.
mittee OF IL Dunmow men has been
appointed to select the jury. Mr..
Scott points out that the idea OF the
competition originated In the fact,
long noticed by poultry keepers, that
young cockerels which crowed the
most developed into the most vigor.
GUS birds.
In Belgium and east Germany" he
continues, 1.-The poultry fanciers have
already fastened on the knowledge by
holding Growing competitions for
young cockerels, which provide ex-
traordinary good sport. and also de-
velop the strongest birds by prin.
ciple of natural selection.
My idea is to utilize this knowl.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-06-30

dred and thirty feet deep. and In
places bottom has never been reached.
AS the illustration shows, the bridge
Is being built entirely without the aid
OF false work or side supports. So
far it has been balanced by weighing
the shore span with 600 tons of steel
rails. When finally completed, the
bridge will weigh more than one thou.
sand tons. and it will be the longest
span OF Its kind.
The way In which American en-
glneers have met and solved the duff
f1cult problems that confronted them
In carrying the trans-continental rail.
roads across the Rocky mountains has
challenged the admiration OF the
world. In many cases they have been
forced to methods of construction
heretofore deemed impossible, and
their success has set a new engineer.
Ing pace for the entire world.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-06-30
TO Be A STATE PARK
illinois to Preserve Grounds Of
Old Fort Chartres.
This Stronghold Of the French w..
200 Years Ago the STRONGEST
and Most Costly Fort
in America,

Chester, 1ll.-Among the apnronri,
tons made by the late Illinois leg;s.
lature is $4,000 for a state mark or
the site of old Fort Chartres NOW
Prairie du Rocher. ILL.,, 50 miles south
of St. Louis and between the Mjssis
sippi and the Kaskaskia rivers,
In seven years this old fort vii, bo
200 years old and at one time it was
the strongest and costlest fort IN
America Now there is little lief. ex.
cept the outlines Of the stone walls
the powder magazine and the two
largc wells inside the garrison do.
signed to furnish a water supply in
case of siege.
This fort was first built in 1918
when it was hastily constructed If
wood by the French under Command.
ant Boisbriant. At that time it was
designed for protection of the French
in case the Spaniards came IN from
Santa Fe.
A new menace appeared in 1870
when the English became aggressive
during the few years preceding the
French and Indian war. The English
troops were expected to- march west
and the old fort was torn down 70
make way for one built of stone
This new structure cost about 81 500.
900, far more than any other fort in
America cost until long after that
date.
The powder magazine was built Of
dressed stone and is still in good con.
dition. So are the wells, which were
lined with stone. The material was
obtained from a quarry four miles
away and carried from the quarry to
the fort site by boat on lake that
has since disappeared. The dressed
stones were all numbered at the ouar-
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-06-30
LOOK LIKE INDIANS
Modern Life holding FACES Into
Hawk Type.
rae'a' Resemblance Of Race and Her.
edlty Will Become as NOTHING
Compared to That Made by
Social Conditions.

LOS Angeles, Cal.-There is an en-.
urely new type of face being created
through the mode of present.day
american life. according to Major
faui Won Rautenberg Gerozynsk,
well known writer on the manners and
customs OF the countries of the world
irrespective Of race origin and other
hereditary mediums of facial resem.
oiance, the faces Of Americans are be.
coming more and more alike, says the
major. His knowledge is cleaned
from frequent tours of the globe wears
spent among different races to study
lner characteristics and a thorough
grounding of medical knowledge and
anatomy.
The facial resemblance of race and
neredity will become as nothing com.
pared TO that made by remarkable
soclal conditions" said the major
IN few centuries the American man
ana woman will have the features of
the American Indian, with a few sub
Tie changes brought about by higher
mental development.
Inc haWklike face of the first
americans was developed by constant
anxiety over the uncertainties of ex.
istence. The visage was characterized
oy tension-a rightly which not
only affected the muscles but nodded
'he bone. That tension-that hawk
IKE appearance-is once more becom.
ing characteristic of the faces OF
american men and women.
After other races came to America
races OF all types and formations were
found. There was no similarity
every nationality brought some dis
unctive feature to America. Those
distinctive features are blending more
and more every year.
The blended features of nearly all
OF the races are now being nodded by
the conditions of living and earning
In America. The high strung expires.
sion caused by constant rush and
endeavor Is sinking deep beneath the
flesh.
The American Indian was charac-
terized by a high cheek bone, a prom.
inent brow, a narrow. solid chin.
These marks were the result of cen.
turtles of scanning vast areas with
eyes half-closed. brows puckered. jaws
firmly set.
Once more the American lives his
life with the same half-closed eyes,
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-06-30

Leghorns, and a championship for the
longest crow of ALL
I'VE mean to have some good fun
and instruction in the countryside"
concludes Mr.. Scott, although don't
suppose that cock-crowing, when fully
developed. will add charm to rural
places for those who are attracted
there in search of quiet week ends"
Inquiries made in poultry circles
about Dunmow elicit that preparations
are already being made to coach the
likely growers among the young chick
ems recently Matched. The cockerels
are being specially fed and trained for
the sport. and parent birds which are
most inclined toward Growing are be.
ing run among the younger ones to
give them the advantage of a good
example.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-06-30
HERE is A "BoRN T >DER"
Indiana Man Starts Out With 10000:
Has $50 and Junk" at
Night.

Hammond. lnd.-President Frank
Nelson of the Lowell bank gave Frank
Coorse an old silver watch in the
morning The watch ran when Coorse
ran. Coorse gave IS cents to a ieweler
to make the watch tick and sold II
for 50. With the g he bought sick
horse from a farmer.
This he traded for an old buggy and
two extra wheels He then traded the
two extra wheels for the body of a
road cart and put his buggy wheels
on the cart, trading the body of the
buggy for set Of harness. For this
outfit farmer traded him a blind
broncho, Coorse did not know the
broncho was blind until It ran away
with him.
Another farmer. thinking the bron.
cho spirited animal and not knowing
1t was blind. gave him $50 for II after
Coorse had wept and told him he had
raised the animal from a colt. Nelson
is now ready to match Coorse against
any other trader.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-06-30

~, according to the same system used
at this time.
In 1923. five yealt after the orig.
inal fort was built, Philip Renault
came from Bermuda with his slaves
and settled near st. Philip, using the
fort for a storehouse and a refuge
when the Indians seemed hostile.
Fort Chartres was the capital of
New France until ceded to England
in 1853. In 177S thefort was captured
from the English BY Gen. George
Rogers Clark, commanding troops
under a commission from the COVER
nor Of Virginia. Fort Charities then
became the capital Of the great north.
west territory. and the seat of gov.
eminent remained there until states
were formed from the territory. High
water. which occasionally flooded the
fort, caused Fort Gage to be built
near by. This was followed by the
final abandonment Of Charities.
When the French ceded New France
to the English and the flag of France
was hauled down. many residents of
that district refused to live under the
English flag and went to St. Louis.
Among the families who moved away
rather than live under the English
flag are several whose descendants
became very prominent in the com.
mercial and social life of St. Louis.
Of the several old forts built In
the Illinois Bottoms more than a cen.
fury ago, the only one that has any.
thing left Of the original buildings
is Fort Chartres. Under the care of
a custodian appointed by the state,
the place will be made into a park
and preserved from further ruin.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-06-30
SHE WORKS FOR THE QUEEN
Little Old Woman Who Is Skilled
lacemaker In the North Of
England.

London.-ln a little cottage in the
pastoral village Of Shelton. near Rush.
den, In Northamptonshire Mrs. Jane
Morris, little old woman. put forth
every energy to complete an assign
ment given her by Queen Mary. Mrs
Morris was to have certain number
Of yards Of wonderful lace ready for
her majesty's use on the occasion Of
the coronation. and 1t was done on
time.
The lace is known as Bedfordshire
pillow lace, and with it Queen Mary
had some Of her coronation garments
embroidered. The lace is of exquisite
beauty and it takes the little old wom-
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-06-30
Owls Spoil Dinner Party

the guests, went to Clarks rescue.
Both the father and the mother owl
attacked them and caused them to re-
treat. Mrs. Clark had planned to en-.
terrain her guests in the yard, but this
was out of the question.
The party was broken up and the
guests went home holding umbrellas
over their heads while the angry owls
beat tattoo on the silk coverings of
the rain protectors.
Mrs. Clark next day sent for Marshal
knickman. who issued a permit for
Mrs. Trant to try to kill the owls.
Mrs. Trant shot one of the owls and
Clark shot the other. The orphaned
baby owls are still in the nest.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-06-30
GROWING FOR PRIZES

edge in England. The Essex poultry
keepers and farm laborers who have
been approached warmly support the
growing match. which will provide
good fun without the slightest cruelty
10 the birds.
The cockerels will be arranged In
rows facing each other, with a Judge
In front of each bird. The test will
be to see which cockerels crow most
in half an hour. A prize Grower
abroad has been known to give tongue
ESQ times in 30 minutes.
Then there will be prizes for deep
toned growers and shrill growers like
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-06-30

inlne cats" He is an In.
teresting combination, and his spe-
cies is numbered by thousands. He is
half.tramp, ayailing himself of all the
hobo's expedients for gadding about
the world without paying for his trav
els, and half.man with a trade the
goal of whose rambles is always a job.
He has all the buns" philosophical
contempt for the man so easy" as to
ride the velvet" which means to pay
railroad fare. But he also incurs the
"bum's" astonished disdain because of
his incorrigible habit of looking for
work.
1--WE travel from wanderlust, from
love Of adventure" explained an ex
gay cat" who had Joined the home
guard" of those who have ceased from
rambling. when I was youth
wanted to see the country. and see it
right. l wanted excitement. had a
good trade and was living at home,
but the lure of the road called me.
Il could have paid car fare and rid
den in the railway cars. but you can't
see the country that way. What man
looking through the windows of Pull.
man car, knows anything about the
regions through which he has passed?
You must travel few hours at time,
on slow freight. and be thrown off
at the most unexpected places by
brakemen. to see the country You
want to mooch (beg) a handout at
backdoors to get acquainted with PEG.
pie. You even learn something when
some fly mug (detective) gets so cor.
dial that he insists on your staying in
his midst for 80 days-on the rock
pile. What dude in a palace car can
learn as much about his native land
as did in IA years as gay cat'?"
The WanderIust Never Dies.
This man was miner by trade, and
had followed the profession from
Pennsylvania to California. and from
California to Alaska. He never begged
save in an emergency of hunger, and
usually had $1,000 or so tucked away
in bank in this city or that. But it
was only after many years of wander
ing as knight errant of the pickax
and shovel that the wanderlust of his
youth was quenched and he settled
down to be prosaic hotel clerk.
In the shabby sitting room of a TO-
cent lodging house in St. Louis there
lounged recently half dozen weather.
beaten and hardy men. self-confident
Of mien and monosyllabic of speech
In their short words was none of the
whine Of the professional beggar. and
N their straightforward look was moth.
ing of the hangdog. They had tray.
eled 10 most of the countries of the
globe. and. ignorant of alien languages
md customs, had supported them.
selves by the sole resource Of their
own hands. They were confident of
aking care of themselves in any stu.
alton. J
Who would have thought that the
;qualid parlor, into which the warm
sun filtered. was a place of dreams?
But so it was. The taciturn little En-
,lishman in the corner, who was born
n South Africa. was gazing into space
lpon the yellow corn fields of the Ar.
,entine Republic. upon construction
lamps in the Andes. and upon broad
Dads leading by gentle stages through
he pampas from one hospitable ranch
o the next Aroused from his artic-
llate vision by question, he stated
q a matter-of-fact way that he would
Re in Argentine next fall.
The booted. gigantic Swede was
of logging camps in Mime.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-06-30
Mrs. Jane Morris.

an a full day to make three-quarters
of an inch of 1t. 1t is five inches wide
and It requires 1874 bobbins to work
out the design.
Just. what Mrs. Morris was paid Is
not known, but it stands to reason
that after having such an assignment
from the queen she will have no cause
to fear the workhouse or to ask the
government for an old-age pension.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-06-30
GREAT CHASM BEING SPAWNED
Steel Bridge Built Entirely Without
the Aid Of False Work or Side
Supports.

Seattle, Wash.-One hundred and
nlt! feet above rushing stream
whose depth rendered the usual sup.
ports impossible, a steel bridge, DIFF.
lerlng In construction from any built
III 1ne past. Is nearing completion for
lhe use of the Idaho and Washington
Northern railroad. 1t is located near
BOX canyon, this state, and will ex.
lend from cliff to cliff across the Pend
orellle river. At this point the water
IS known to be more than two hun.