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The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1911-01-20
GOv.PATTfRSON
SENDS HIS LAST MESSAGE TO
THE ASSEMBLY.
MAKES STRONG PLEA FOR EDU.
CATION = RECOMMENDS RE
FoRMAToRIEs FOR BOYS.

70 the Honorable Members of the
Senate and House of Representatives
Gentlemen-All that a state, so richly
and variously endowed by nature DIS
Tennessee needs for certain increase
of population and high order of per-
manent development is system of
wise and liberal laws approved by the
enlightened opinion of the people who
must be governed by them. 1t may be
accepted as universal fact that il
liberal and prejudicial laws which
harrass and perpleX, which are
destructive and not constructive in
their tendencies, will surely retard
our growth, while those which give
the people the largest measure Of free
dom and the widest scope to pursue
their activities will as certainly ex-
pand, enlarge and increase the i'm
portance and dignity OF the state.
Education, Normal Schools, Indus
trial Schools.
1t must be a source of congratula-
ton to all that the education Of our
people has been placed on a firm and
enduring basis, and that we are fast
recognizing the truth that in the prop
el training of youth and the diffusion
of knowledge among the masses, we
have the best guarantee of good citi-
zenship and solid pr rperity. The
change from the old system to what
is known as the County Board Law,
which l recommended and which was
adopted by the Legislature of 1907,
has had a wonderful vitalizing in
tluence, and has given to our public
school system that efficiency and uni
formiCy so much desired and has re-
suited in increased attendance, longer
school terms and improved methods
of teaching.
The last Legislature authorized the
State Board of Education TO establish
four Normal Schools, one in each
grand division of the state, for the
education of white teachers, and also
one for the education of colored
teachers, the objec. being to train
teachers and fit trem for their duties
and responsibilities. The Legislature
also authorized the counties and
municipalities to issue bonds and
make donations of land and money to
build and equip these institutions
The State Board has selected Mem
phis in West Tennessee, Murfreesboro
in Middle Tennessee and Johnson
City in East Tennessee as the three
sites of the Normal Schools for white
teachers, and Nashville as the site
for the one for colored teachers.
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The value of the donations of land
and money which have beer made for
these schools and secured by the
Board will amount approximately to
$1,000,0O0, which insures with the
amounts which the state will pay, a
very complete system, second to none
in the country, and will afford a full
complement of trained teachers for
our pubic schools
| recommend that these institutions
receive such aid from the state as
may be necessary for their proper
maintenance to the highest standards
of excellence, and also that the APP
preparation for general school pur-
poses lie as large as may be possible,
consistent with our revenues and
state liabilities.
recommend the early establish
ment of at least two industrial train
ing schools, one for the white and the
other for the colored children, for
one defect in our development as a
state has been apparent in the lack
of the technical training which such
schools will supply.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1911-01-20

Alabama and Mississippi and educa-
tors from many parts of the country
were present this morning at the
opening of the twentieth annual Ne
gro farmers conference. Booker Il.
Washington, Principal of Tuskegee
Institute. opened the meeting with a
speech in which he urged the Negro
farmer to strive for better methods
of cultivating the land. He dwelt
especially upon the evils of the mort
gage system and declared that the
Negro was unable to get adequate
instruction in scientific farming.
"Colored farmers" he said, might
as well understand from now on that
the old methods are passing away
and new ones are to take their places.
refer especially to the old habit of
mortgaging the crop and animals for
the money to live on while the crop
is being raised. = The time has
come when the Negro farmer should
be so thrifty, so industrious, so full
handed that he can live for year or
longer without having to go to some
body to supply him with food and i'm
plements while the crop is growing"
In tie declarations of the conference
plea is made for the Negro to build
school houses and lengthen school
terms, see that better teachers and
ministers are engaged and for the ac-
quirement of more land and better
homes. Liquor is strongly condemn
ed.
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OFFICERS ELECTED.

Glass No. 10, of Mt. Olive Baptist
Sunday-School of which Mr.. S. P.
Harrison is teacher, had business
meeting Sunday morning, January Is,
and elected the following officers
President Miss Odelia Adams; Vice
President, Miss Florence Davis; Sec
rotary, Miss Georgia Gray; Assistant
Secretary, Miss Florence Davis,
Chorister, Miss Odell; Chairman of
Sick Committee, Miss Idella Harrell.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1911-01-20
NEGRO FARMERS
HOLD CONFERENCES IN ALA
BAMA AND MISSISSIPPI
Utica, Miss. and IuSke-
gee Entertained.

MEN AND WOMEN GATHER AND
TELL WHAT THEIR EXPERT
ENcES HAVE BEEN-EXcHANGE
OF THoUGHT-NEARLY TWO
THOUSAND AT TUsKEeEE-Ex-
PERTs DEMONSTRATE THE SCI
ENTIFlc POINTS IN FARMING
INTERESTING STORIES TOLD
ABOUT THE BARNARD.
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BULLETIN.

Order of business, subject to change
at the Councils pleasure:
$3.50 to 12:00,-Council Session.
Roll Approval of Printed Minutes.
Other Introductory business. Papers,
with discussion
The Relation of the Denomina-
tional Colleges and Summaries to
Misunderstanding Needs, Fl. T. Mus
selman, A. M, Baptist Publication So
ciety.
The Correlation of the Home and
the Sunday-School, Professor Edward
p. St John, Congregational Sunday
School and Publication Society.
2:S0 to 5:00.-Department Meetings,
New Hermitage Hotel Four interest
ing meetings are being planned for
Educational, Editorial, Extension,
Publication.
Continued on Page A.
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PLAIN FACTS
BROUGHT OUT ABOUT ST.
LOUIS NEGROES
Editor King Tells Them of
Their Faults.

5HoWS WHY MOUND CITY CAN.
NOT HAVE FIRsT-cLAss NEWS
PAPER-BUslNEss MEN WILL
NOT ADVERTISE - PROBES
SIGNAL GLASSES WILL NOT
SUBSCRIBE - SOME NEGROES
WANT TO BE WHlTE-EXPEcT
PATRONAGE OF MEMBERS OF
RAcE-FooD FOR THOUGHT.
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MISREPRESENTATION PUBLISH
{ S TO MEET.

There is no doubt but that the
meeting of the Evangelical Interde-
nominational Publishers Association
which is to hold its first annual meet
Ing at the new Hermitage Hotel, in
Nashville, is attracting much atten-
ton The very fact that it is a reli-
gious gathering of publishers means
that four Negro publishing concerns,
which are all that the Negroes have
Notwithstanding the many branches of
their religious faith in the United
States, are expected to represent.
The publishing concerns among the
Negroes that should represent in the
council are: the African Methodist
Episcopal Zion Publishing House, To-
Gated at Charlotte, N. c., Rev. DR..
Bird, Secretary; the Colored Method
ist Episcopal, at Jackson, Tenn. Rev.
Bullock, Secretary; the African Meth
odist Episcopal, of this city, Prof. Ira
7. Bryant, Secretary, and the National
Baptist Publishing House, this city,
DR.. r. H. Boyd, Secretary. Just how
many of these are going to avail
themselves of the opportunity to meet
this conference of religious publish
ers, in order to keep in touch with the
new ideas advanced and the many
good things to be obtained from ex-
rerienced and well established de-
nominations, is not yet known, but
it is fact that only one of the four
went to Philadelphia when they met
in December, at which time the or
ganization was effected.
The Secretary of this meeting, the
Rev. e. Morris Ferguson, of Philadel-
phia, has been sending out letters and
invitations urging the UNCONVENTIONAL
publishers to join him in making the
meeting a success. Rev. A. ]. Row.
land, known by thousands of Negroes
as the Secretary of the American Bap-
fist Publication Society, is Chairman
of this meeting. Among those from
Nashville who attended the meeting
at Philadelphia were Rev. j. M. Frost,
of the Baptist Sunday-School Board;
DR.. Van Ness, the Editorial Secreta-
ry, and DR.. R. H. Boyd, of the Publish
ing Board.
1t is said that DR.. Boyd was appoint
ed on the Committee of Postal Laws
and Regulations, in an effort to keep
in touch with what the government de
sires in the way of keeping the second
class laws regulating postal rates by
these publishers.
Such publishing concerns as the
David c. Cook Co., Barber and Smith
Co., the American Baptist Publication
Society, and, in fact, the greatest re-
ligious plants in the United States
will have their special representatives
here. The time of the meeting is
January 1921.
Dr. Boyd, in speaking to a Globe
reporter, said that he was very anx-
ious that these four Negro publishers
should acquaint themselves with every
phase of the publishing work by at
tending this meeting,
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1911-01-20

Under the wise generalship of DR..
}. ?. Crawford the knights of Pythias
of N. A., S. A., F.. A, A. & A. Jurisdic-
ton of Tennessee has come to the
forefront by leaps and bounds, until
now the membership is above the
twelve thousand mark. The resources
reach away into the forty-thousands.
We are not in the habit of throwing
any undeserved bouquets, but we are
forced to frankly confess that DR..
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NEARLY TWO THOUSAND GATH
Err IN CONFERENCE AT
TUSKEGEE.

Tuskegee, Ala, January 1S.-Nearly
1000 Negro farmers from Georgia,
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Izb(gG[lllIk or
MY TD[Q[hAMl& Y
AhglZZMAZz2MoSZ ZMAAy Sx
NONZLZED 1yM5ZH2 y /I05/I) 40
CHAPTER VIII.

Harry felt that there was nothing
he could do which would sufficiently
show his gratitude. to the Count.
Everything was Strengthening out
nicely. To git rid of the Count would
be simple. AS his German tutor,
what could be more natural than for
the Count to put on his hat and walk
away? And then there was the quick
manner in which the Count had raj.
lied to his support. Evidently. in
spite Of his grievance. the Count was
man who would not stand or sit
idly by and see a fellow man suffer
because OF a mistake, or combina-
tion Of mistakes.
With quiet wink to the Count,
Harry said to Lucy and her father:
II want to take you around the
grounds bit, now. Count Won Fitz
will excuse us, know"
Most certainly" the Count replied.
grandly. "Und will pursue my
studies" {'
But more noise was heard from the
hallway, and Harry finched He
could not imagine what further trou-
BILE fate had in store for him, but he
had experienced so much in this brief
time, and his nerves were on such a
wire edge. that he knew any unusual
noise meant trouble, and any unusual
silence might mean worse.
What can it be?" Lucy asked in
alarm.
Let us go and see." Medders said.
They were saved the effort, for Car
olyn came running in, her eyes big
with alarm, and her face white with
fright. She rushed to Harry and
clung to him.
"oh, Harry" she cried. THAT ter
rible old General!"
"Gott!" the Count exclaimed, turn
ing toward the library. He hass dis
covered mel"
What is 1t, Carolyn? What about
the General?" asked Harry.
There, there. my girl" soothed Mr..
Medders. Calm thyself."
DO tell us what has frightened
thee" Lucy begged, taking Carolyn's
hand in hers and patting it.
General Blazes." Carolyn said,
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-11-15

The rapid transmission OF news
among Kafirs and Hottentots Is a
mystery which even Mr.. Rider Hag-
gard is unable to solve. Mr.. Haggard
was at Pretoria in 1879, at the time
Of the battle of Isandhlwana. Twelve
hours after the. disaster an old Hot
tentot washerwoman told him that
Cetawayo had defeated the British
troops. and gave details OF the fight.
So impressed was Mr.. Haggard that
he reported the information to his Of
fetal superior. The British official
pointed out that 1t was impossible for
the news to be true, as Isandhlwana
was 1872 miles from Pretoria, and no
telegraphic or railway communication
existed between the two places. On
the following day officia, confirmation
OF the disaster was brought by mount
ed messengers. who were dispatched
Immediately after the battle and tray-
eled at tor speed all the way. Yet
the natives won by twenty hours, and
the washerwoman's story was true in
every detail
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..Knowest tnou aught Of his m,ro.

"Knowest tnou aught Of his wito.
Harry?rr
Il don't know what can be the
matter with him." Harry evaded.
The Count sidled toward the door
into the hall, saying meekly:
Il think am going, now"
The General stopped him with &
flourish of his cane, and shouted,
You stay right here! You may
know something of this"
Lucy now found chance to ask
something.
what is 1t the man sayeth OF thee.
Harry" she asked.
| Before Harry could reply to her the
| General demanded:
''Has my wife been here today?"
| 'I can answer for him." Lucy re-
piled, gently. mo strange woman
has been here"
The General looked puzzled. He
took off his hat, tucked his cane under
his arm. and mopped his brow.
That's remarkable" he said. my
wife telephoned from this house not
half an hour ago. They told me so at
! the millinery store down the street.
/ I stopped there to inquire for her"
They must have been mistaken,
Harry said. at is just possible that
| they had the number mixed. / don't
believe they even know who we are
here. We don't deal with them"
aWell, Harry" the General said,
slowly, looking from one to the other
of the faces before him, and realizing
that he had been in error. I'm sorry
made such an ass of myself. You
don't know what it is to be worried
about a wife-yet. You'll pardon me,
won't your
why, certainly, General" Harry
said, grasping his outstretched hand.
LET bygones be bygones and all that.
| know how you feel. I've been wor-
ried once or twice myself-but not
about a wife,.
wen, my boy, your time Will
come,'' sagely promised the General.
II trust the ladies will pardon me, and
you gentlemen, also"
Lucy and Carolyn, Mr.. Medders and
the Count cheerfully forgave him and
ne started out, when-oh, luckless
fate, from the room where Daphne
and Mrs. Blazes waited, came a
sneeze. 1t was not a stifed sneezc, it
was not q weak. apologetic sneeze-
it was a big, whole-souled sneeze-
sneeze that told by. its very sound
that 1t had been held back as long as
kpossible and was glad to be given its
liberty. The, General famed into
wrath, and whirled on his heel to con-
front Harry:
Hat he exclaimed. MY wtfe's
own sneeze! I'd know it among a
million, I'd recognize her sneeze in
| the midst of a battle. It's no use TO
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Tree pestroyers.

Porcupines are god climbers, and
when unable to Get enough apples
wind-blown to the ground, swarm a
tree and cut down the finest bearing
limbs as quickly and neatly as beav-
er can sever the trunk of young
hemlock. Besides that, when other
food is scarce they nibble the bark
off young apple trees, and can destroy
newly planted orchard in a short
time. They also are great enemy to
the young spruce, but why they cut
them is a mystery, as it is not found
that they even eat the tenderest
shoots.
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JUST BEFORE THE TROUBLE
How Could the Listener Know What
His Friend Was Trying
to Say? ls5,


If any man ever admired his wife,
that man was Howler. And when the
Fitzboodles asked Mrs. Howler to get
up and sing, There Is Garden in
My Face the husband glowed with
pride.
No matter that she had a face like
a hippopotamus and a voice like an
elephant, he sat beaming as she sang,
and could not refrain from bending
over to his neighbor and whispering:
Don't you think my Tife's got a ttine
voice?"
"What?p said his neighbor, who
was little deaf
Don't you think my wife has got q
fine voice?" repeated Howler.
WHAT"
Don't you think nay wifc's got 4
fine voice." reared Howler. i
Sorry returned the neighborI
shaking his head. Cant hear a wcrd
you say. That awful woman oyet
there is making such a srightful roy 70
singing" Fi
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1ABoa GIVES ITS APPROVAL
Powerful American Federation cordi-
ally Joins in Fight Against
Spread of tuberculosis.

Direct approval of the campaign for
the sale Of Red Cross seals has been
given by the American Federation of
Labor, according to an announcement
by the National Association for the
Study and Prevention of Tuberculo-
sis. At the last annual convention OF
the American Federation of Labor a
resolution was adopted calling on all
the members of the Federation to
further the sale as much as possible.
The resolution reads as follows:
Whereas, The American Fedora
tion of Labor has in every possible
way aided the movement for the
study and prevention of tuberculosis
throughout the United States and
Canada; and,
Whereas, The American National
Red Cross has been in the past and is
now making an especial effort,
through the sale of Red Cross Christ
mas seals, to secure funds to carry
on the war against tuberculosis, and
by means of the funds raised in this
manner has been able to do much eff
fectiye work in this direction, there
FORE be it
Resolved, That the American Fed
Grafton of Labor give its endorse
:nent to the movement of the Amer
ican National Red Cross, and encour-
age its members to further in every
reasonable way the sale of these seals
in their respective communities"
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SYNOPSIS.

Harry swifton is expecting visit from
his fiancee, Lucy Medders, Quakeress
whom he met in the country. His anto
crashes into another machine containing
a beautiful woman and German count
The woman's hat Is ruined and Harry
escapes. His sister. Caroline. arrives az
his home to play hostess. Socrates prim'
mer, cousin OF Lucy's. arrives with
hat intended as present for Lucy. har
ry Is trailed to his home by the COUNT
and Mrs, Gen. Blazes. who demands ner
hat a duplicate Of which she says has
been delivered az Harry's house. She is
in great fear lest her husband near OF
her escapade. Lucy Medders ana her el
father arrive and the count 10 hidden IN
one room and Mrs. Blazes In enotner.
Harry is forced to do some fancy lying 70
keep Lucy from discovering the presence
Of the woman. The milliner, Daphne Dat-
fington, who proves to be an old flame OF
Harry's, arrives to trace the missing ou-
plicate hat and more complications en-
sue. Daphne is hustled into the room y oS-
cupied by the Count. The latter. WIN
whom Daphne had fiirted at one time;
demands the return of ring he hao
given her on that occasion: She tells him
that she gave the ring to General Biazes.
AS the Count had also given Mrs. Blazes
O duplicate Of the ring he becomes some-
what excited. Daphne leaves the room
and seeks refuge in the one occupied py
Mrs. Blazes. Mr.. Medder discovers the
Count. who is introduced as Harry's Ger
man tutor.
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| bamboozle me. My wife is in there!"
| He leyeled his cane at the door az
thought about to fire volley through
the panels. Harry clutched a chais
back Il, steady himself.
MI. Medders came over to Harry
slowly, waving hand at the General
to inform him that he would take
charge Of the case from now on.
Harry" he said, seriously. "Wha.
does this mean?"
"I cont know" Harry replied. Pm
guessing, just as much as anybody
else"
"Thee would not let me look in
there!" Lucy said, accusingly.
"oh, Harry" Carolyn wept.
The Count chewed his mustache
and trsmbled.
The Generals eyes were now blaz
ing. He awaited the denouement.
Harry looked at them all. Save
Carolyn he could find no sympathy
Suddenly he reflected that. after all
he was blameless. He would open
the door, allow MIS- biaZes 10 COILS
out, and throw himself on Lucy's
mercy. He stepped to the door
yanked 1t open, and
With a complacent smile oui
stepped Daphne Darlington.
THAT is not my wife!" shouted tht
General
ct seems impossible to escape you
my dear General" Daphne said sweet
| ly. She swept out with as much
grandeur as she could muster-ani
Daphne could muster plenty.
Disguised with himself. the Genera
whirled about and stamped away.
'I told him his wife wasn't here.
Harry said, turning to Lucy. But sh'
was weeping in her fathers arm:
while Carolyn was huddled on couc
crying. The Count stepped up
Harry.
81 get you out of dis yeti" he SO
] (To BE coNTINUED.l
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Strengthening herself up and catching
her breath. General Blazes is COM
ing. and he swears he will do desper-
ate things, Harry. Oh, l am SO
afraid"
The deep voice of the General
doomed from the hall.
oWhere is she?" he shouted.
Where is she? want my wife, l tell
you!"
Harry waited until the General had
run out of breath; this procedure also
allowing him to collect his wits. Then
he asked:
why, General, what in the world is
wrong?"
"Everything's wrong! You're scam
doundrel: I'm fam dool! My wife
is a ficked WRIT mean a wicked
f1irt!"
Its coming in punches" Harry
thought to himself. He determined
that. even though the General had
reason to believe his wife was in the
house. he would affect to misunder-
stand him and thus disarm him.
why, General" he said. you're
excited"
"You bet I'm excited" the General
yelled, shaking his cane in the air.
while Lucy and Carolyn shuddered
and held each other tight, behind Mr..
Medders, and the Count stood ready
to lump into the library If the fury
of the General should be directed at
him.
you bet I'm excited. I'm as loozy
as a crane-I mean crazy as loon.
want my wife. tell you. Where is
she?"
well, General" Harry replied stiff
fly, I'm not running guessing con,
test, you know"
None of you nam donsense! Yor
know where my wife is"
Mr.. Medders stepped forward wiss
his hand raised to calm the Genera.
and. speaking to Harry, asked:
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The Assertion that cats are necessary
in ba- keries is supported by wide OBJ
serva &ion and by the. judgment Of high
pracidcal and scientific authorities in
all parts Of the world. Rats are
PESTS. and no better antidote for them
than cats has ever been found Poison
win not do-especially in a bakery.
where the smell OF the poisoned rats
coming from the holes into whi n
they had retreated to die would cor
rIpt the air and the bread. 1t is
captious criticism that would object to
bakers keeping cats.
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BIRDS AND THEIR ENEMIES.

q Tecent report OF the United States
bureau Of entomology constitutes one
OF the strongest arguments imagina-
Die upon the absolute economic folly
of exterminating Americas bird life.
This country, says bureau expert,
lHEers each year through insects 9
1ass aggregating s1,200.O0o.0OO; TO
dents cost US S20O,000,000; weeds
more than S400.OOO,G00. These are
staggering figures. indeed. They need
not be minutely accurate to point q
moral as obvious as it is important
Every thinking person knows they
are near enough the truth to make
the warning significant In natures
aine balance of living agencies the
birds found their largest utility In
keeping the insect pests OF mankind
In subsection. Not all birds eat IN
sects. but most do. Others destroy
rodents, and many eat the seeds OF
weeds. It was fine scheme Of econ
pmy nature had. Man in his cruel
blindness has upset the balance. he
has made plumage fashionable for
hats and glortfied bird dinners. Even
pot-hunting has been winked at A
policy widely recognized as indefensi-
BILE has been followed for years.
America foots the bill for her own in
difference. The first punishment is
visited upon the farmers. but its ef-
eects are felt by every family in the
land.