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The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1913-10-17

For the past few years one of the
hardest problems the farmers have
commended with was the question of
farm labor. During that time there
has been remarkable activity in rail-
road building, manufacturing, the
lumber industry and mining. Along
with this there has been a phenome-
nal growth in the stiles and towns, all
requiring labor at prices that were
attractive to the laborers on the
farms, and induced many Of them to
leave the farms for public works.
Matters drifted along we'll with
them for a time. The weekly and
monthly pay days were new and novel
to them; they we're getting more
money than they had been receiving
on the farm, and getting it oftener.
They just had 80 many hours to work,
which during the summer months
were shorter than many of them had
been putting in on the farm, and for
time many of them felt that they
had broken the shackles of form of
bondage.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1913-10-17
Have to Be Prompt.

After a time they realized that to
insure their pay envelopes having the
amounts in them on pay day that they
had based their calculations on, they
had to get in every day; that they
had to be there on time and stay until
the whistle sounded for quitting time;
that day lost meant shortage in
the money they would have to spend.
They also began to find out that
they had many things to buy that
they had never taken in consideration.
On the farm they had no house rent
to pay, they had no water rent to
pay, no fuel to buy, they had their
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1913-10-17

of labor, and while there is strong
sentiment among many laboring men
who left the farm for the public
works to return to the farm, IL is an
Opportune time for the farmer to give
the question of farm labor serious
consideration He must know that
conditions have changed materially
and he cannot handle the question of
farm labor in the haphazard way it
has been handled in the past. He
must remember that nothing given
away is valued so much as something
bought and paid for.
1t has been the custom 10 pay only
nominal wages on the farm and give
with it house rent, garden, fuel and
pasturage for cows and hogs. The re-
cipient only counted the wages and
used that in comparing what he was
receiving with what the labOrer on
public work was receiving, resulting
in dissatisfaction on the part of the
laborer that would not have come
about if there had been a clear bust
ness CONTEMPLATING a value on
everything entering into it; thereby
making it possible for the price paid
for the labor to be more in keeping
with what was being paid for labor
on public works.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1913-10-17
RIGHTS OF AFRICAN WOMEN

(From the Southern Workman.)
Although woman in Africa is re.
garded as property she has certain
rights which are seldom infringed
upon, and Of these the most impor-
tant is her right to marry whom she
pleases, or rather to refuse to marry
one who does not please her. There
are two grim reasons for this. First,
women married against their wills
have been known to commit suicide,
Second, women married against their
wills have murdered their unloved
husbands, usually strangling them
when asleep. And to these reasons
may be added the fear of marital un.
faithfulness. So, in forcing oneself
upon one of these women, there Is
liability to a great loss-the loss of
valuable property or Of no less highly
priced life. The young girls are well
cared for, partly that they may be
comely and draw many suitors. Every
girl will tell you frankly that she
wishes to marry and have a good
husband and children Every father
is anxious to have his daughters mar.
ry well. To secure wife one must
pay a dowry in cattle to the father,
or, should the father be dead, to the
nearest male relative If a girl is
much sought after, her father natu-
rally asks a larger dowry. When the
man has paid part Of the dowry the
father may give consent to a provi'
sional marriage and permit the cou.
ple to live together Should the hus.
band be too slow in paying the re.
mainder of the dowry his wife is talk.
en- from him, When a woman proves
barren she is usually returned to her
home and the dowry reclaimed Trial
marriages are common and can be set
aside by either party Their princi.
pal objects in marriage are mutual
helpfulness and the perpetuation Of
the race.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1913-10-17
HUNTING The HIPPoTAMus.

As hippopotamus hunters the Shul'
las of the Sobat region, North Africa
stand alone. A native hippo hunt is
an exciting and dangerous sport. The
hunters are in dugout canoes: two OF
three paddle while one manages the
harpoon or barbed spear, to which is
attached a stout rope and float OF
ambatch When the hippo comes to
the surface to breathe, an attempt
is made to steal upon him with the
harpoon; when this is accomplished
the hunters make a hasty retreat
from the enraged beast, and in turn
engage his attention while attempts
are made to spear him by those in
other canoes When severely wound
ed a hippOpotamus goes ashore to
rest or to die, and not to attack its
assailants, as has been so often re-
ported. The native hunters wait for
this and when the animal goes up
out of the water n volley of spears
is thrown into it, and slowly the
huge beast bleeds to death. The
hunters do not always escape Some
times the life or a limb of one Of
them is sacrificed to their daring. The
hide of the hippopotamus is cut into
strips and dried to be sold to Arab
traders who in turn sell it to the
whip-makers of Omdurman and
Egypt Certain portions of the hide
are much priced as shields. The flesh
is cut into long, narrow strips and
dried in the sum- its taste resembles
that of coarse beef-Southern Work
man
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1913-10-17

understand that you are going to re-
ward merit. | have never had trOu-
Bile with my labor after the wedding
out and merit process was established.
My men try harder to get along with
their work in my absence for day
or week than if | were present.
know from actual experience what to
expect, and | can reward those who
have merited it in my absence.
If we will deal fairly and literally
with our labor, give the individual a
chance to prove his worth, and when
he has done so, pay hi maccordingly,
then we will develop the best there
is in him, as rule. When we find
an exception to the rule, let him pass
on and join the army of machine la
borers, who watch the clock and lis
ten for the whistle and have no inter
est in their employer further than
the money they get out of him.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1913-10-17
FACING HARD PROBLEM.
By Capt. 7. F. Peck, Commissioner Of Agriculture.

garden, they had pasturage for their
COW, they could keep some hogs and
some chickens. They began to real
ize when they thought about what
their money was being spent for, that
they were paying it for things that
they had raised at home without any
loss of time to them and, most re-
markable of all, when they got
through paying for those things they
had less money clear than they had
while working on the farm.
Hopelessly in Debt
They found out, too, that when
sickness or bad weather or a shut
down of works caused them to lose
time these expenses went on just the
same, and il kept up long enough
would get them hopelessly in debt.
Then the tendency Of labor to con
centrate on public works also had a
tendency to decrease the price OF
labor, and the shortage of labor on
the farm decreased farm production
proportionately and increased the
prices they had to pay for the things
they must have to live on, resulting
in putting many laboring men where
it was hard to keep the wolf from
the door.
Many would gladly return to the
farm if they could. Some of then
who thought, when leaving the farm
they we're getting out of bondage re
alize now that they made a mistake
that the latter condition is worse thar
the first and not so easy TO get away
from. They are behind with The
rent and their grocery man. Wher
they get their pay envelopes they NUS
go for debt and will not go around
but little must be paid to each o,
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1913-10-17
THE EMANCIPATION CELEsRA-

gives the probabilities for the day"
THE EMANCIPATION CELEBRA-
TON.
Under the Auspices of The Appeal a
Grand Success.
On last Tuesday evening the cele-
bration Of the Fiftieth Anniversary
of the issuance Of the Emancipation
Proclamation by the citizens of Min
nesota under the auspices of The APP
peal, was held with much eclat. There
was large crowd and everything
was just as grand as grand could be.
j. O. Adams offered motion that
a committee of seven be appointed to
draft a resolution representing the
sentiments of the audience. The
committee was on motion increased
to nine which the chairman appoint
cd as follows: w. r. Morris, L. Louis
Erwin, w. T. Francis, Chas. S. Smith,
Rev. G. w. Camp, w. F. T. Chand-
Ter, ]. Q. Adams, Mrs. ]. r. White,
Mrs. Waldo Turner.
The committee reported the follow
ing resolutions which were unani-
mously adopted by rising vote:
Be it resolved that
We, the Afro-American citizens of
Minnesota assembled at the Enamel
patton Celebration at St. Paul, Sept.
30, 1913, under the auspices of THE
APPEAL, do hereby cooperate with
the Afro-Americans of this entire
country and do earnestly protest
against the unnecessary discrimina.
ton and unjust segregation in the
departments Of the government at
Washington, d. c.
And be it further
Resolved, That we also earnestly
protest against all proposed legisla
ton and existing laws effecting the
civil rights of the Afro-Americans in
this country, and we invoke the aid
of the administration at Washington
in our behalf.
We especially commend the efforts
of our senator, Hon. Moses e. Clapp
of Minnesota, for his Resolution o.
Inquiry" in the Senate, investigating
the discrimination in the department.
at the nations capitol, and we sin
cerely thank him for his promise O
continued support to secure oul
rights as citizens.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1913-10-17

they will not advance for another pay
day.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1913-10-17
Worthy of His Hire.

The laborer is worthy of his hire,
and should be paid according to his
worth. A days work ought to be
measured by results. The laborer
should be made to understand that he
will be paid for the use he makes of
his head, as well as his hands, in his
work. Reward merit.
A minimum price must be fixed by
the hour, day, week, or month, and
then if the laborer makes his serv-
ices worth more by intelligence and
energy, reward him according to his
worth. If his services do not justify
the minimum price, let him go. You
can soon have your force satisfactory
and dependable, when you make them
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1913-10-17

the previous day, while the forecast
gives the probabilities for the day"
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1913-10-17

While conditions make it necessary
for a reimbursement in the distribution
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1913-10-17
To Keep Up Struggle?

To Keep Up Struggle?
Now, Mr.. Laboring Man, what about
it? Do you want to keep up the strug-
gle when you know that the thou
sands of acres of land in Tennessee
are not producing more than one
fourth what they should produce, for
want of intelligent labor?
At the rate labor has been leaving
the farm and congregating on public
works, with the stringency of the
money market, and the uncertainty re-
garding tariff legislation, there is
sure to be a falling off demand for
labor on public works. Suffering and
want will follow unless there is re-
adjustment of labor conditions, so
that labor can assist in keeping an
equilibrium between production and
consumption.
While the future of the laboring
man on public works is not so roseate,
can say that at no time inthe his
tory Of this country in the pas thave
the opportunities for the laboring
man on the farm been better than are
open to him now, If he is willing to
give intelligence and energy to his
work. There are opportunities for
him to climb to the top If he is will
ing to work with his head az we'll as
with his hands.
Friction and Unrest.
If this readiustment can he made
1t will be better for those who EN-.
ploy labor on public works, because
there is always friction and unrest
when there is an oversupply of labor
seeking work. It will be better for
the laboring man, whether he remains
on public works, or remains on the
farm, for with the congestion re-
lieved ION public works and the short
age supplied on the farms, the com
pensation will be better for the Ia
borer With better compensation he
can pay his bills and increase hi:
purchases, thus directly beneflting the
business and professional men. 81
the readjustment of the distribution
Of labor is a question of vital inter
est to all and one in which all car
lend their aid in helping the laborei
to get located where he can make his
labor worth most to himself an(
family and at. the same time worth
more to the community, in othel
words, help the laboring man to so re
adjust himself as to be worth mos
as a citizen of our Commonwealth.
REIMBURSEMENT Necessary.
While conditions make it necessary
for a readjustment in the distribution
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1913-10-17
LADIES, RoARD

The ladies' BOARD will have their
next meeting with the President,
Mrs Mabel Plus, 1917 Scovel street.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1913-09-12
EATING A PEACH is
TRUE TEST OF Y

is put before him and cannot tell you
the menu q minute after. 1t mean dis
appointment for you. He will never
appreciate the hats you wear nor the
style Of your dresses. and you will look
pretty for nothing. II he is immoder-
ateiy fond Of sweets, he is Of nervous
disposition and will nag: If it is cheese
and roasts he prefers, he will be
cular and placid: II he be a bread eater,
he will be fond Of the country; IL .
lover of fine old wine, he has h suu
OF a landed proprietor.
The best test of a future husband Is
to watch him at the moment Of dessert
and see how he handles a peach. Does
he take 1t distractedly or like a man
in a hurry? Does he swallow it hastily?
then say to yourself, He il not the
husband for me- But II he takes it
slowly and tenderly, like a connoisseur.
who appreciates what he eats, if he does
not swallow it at once, but peels 1t
with the air of an artist and treats 1t
with devotion. then do not hesitate.
Marry him rs quickly az you can.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1913-09-12

Vines Got : Jsb Tor ths panansa oanof
Here We ara. esntismen; here's the whole
Pretty nssr through With the job We ara
Size uP our verk--'t VA, give you the
South OF balboa and north 60 Colon.
Yes, tho canal la our letter OF referenco:
Look 1t Ctilebra and glance at Gatun:
What can Va do for you-got any prefers
wireless. % Saturn = bridge to the
Don't ssnd US back 20 ! life that IL nst
We who have ahattsrsd : continents
Once .w~ork-Lcrd. but ~ couldn't do
hat agalnl
Haven't YOU sotnsthins that's more in
oe Is: sn II ,!v .nos = my , ':r.t e s,ss'- 3 cut
thFoughi I.
We specialize In the wholly impoesible.
Doing things nobody ever could do!
! good look At the whole husky crew
1s.ss.ss.' doctors ana stsam-shovs,
sss:th.r yosu'l ana aaats ; lev
sesI5 8 rssdy or tropb,. ssa,n..
rssssss s $50 ~ ~ e ~:
~ ssl;ssssss.sssss ' ss;sS:.s.E,
f[Ett1tAE-ETF t&4Il<s<trtt Hf4-EHlErE
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1913-09-12

the year; elementary grades. cost, 1884,.
Oh; high school. $66.50.
Pupils In a German school were re-
Gently tested al to their reading OF,
newspapers. In the highest element
airy class Of a. Is read q newspaper
every day: Is at least once q week.,
and four less frequently.
San Francisco. one of the few large,
cities without kindergartens an q reg
ular part of h public school system,
intends to establish a number OF kim
~dergartens in the fall. according to i'm
formation received at the United States
bureau Of education.
teachers in New Jersey are engaged in
professional study at summer schools
this year. There are over 800 at Rut-
gers college alone. attending the hrst'
summer session " held by the state
college. Three other summer schools
for teachers have recently been estab-
lished by state appropriations. Be-
sides indicating q resolve to raise the
standard Of teaching. the movement
marks the beginning OF closer rela-.
lions tive RUTGERS college and the
general educational needs of the state.
"The greatest need of rural schools
- better supervision. removed entirely
from politics. and a longer tenure OF
onice." q y ]. b. Arp. county super
intendent OF schools. Jackson county,
Mill. livery county or rural 8Uper-
visor should be appointed on merit Of
service and education. and NOT be re-.
str1cted to q county or any state"
The recent Illinois legislature SUP.
ported education Handsomely. In ad.
didon to appropriating @4,700,OOO for
the state university. the legislature
made the following notable nact-
ments: $1.000.000 addition TO the tate
distributive fund: a c~ertiacatinR Ism.
that put Illinois in the front rank. ac-
cording to State superintendent Blair.,
e free high school tuition act. ions
clamcrsd TOR; e law permitting local
scnoo boards to levy : per cent Instead
OF III per cent for operating expenses,
when authorised by vote Of the peoples
ana the creation Of the position Of stata
nash school inspector. at $4,000 a wear.
Drawing work. from public schools.
- " cities. has been selected by the
United States bureau Of education FOR
exnlD!tion purposes. and 10 now tour
ing h country. The followinr ara
afnong the cities honored with q place
N the exhibit: Los Angeles AMI
Stockton. Cal: New Haven. Conn: OF
tawa. ILL.,; Indianapolis. ind.: FITCH
burg. Lowell. Marlboro. Nantuckat.
Newton. Reading. Bonneville and
sprlnsie!d. Mass; Minneapolis. MINI. =
g; Louis: Mo-; Jersey City and New
H ~. 50. -; BuRalo. Elmlra, 9chenec-
tady. solvay.. Syracuse, Troy ana!
Utica, N: 4: CLEVELAND. Ohio; Laurium.
Minersvillc. Oxford. Pittsburgh and
fankln. Pa: and Westerly. Il. ].
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1913-09-12
French Writer Gives Advice to
GirIs-He Should Peel It
TenderIy, Like That.
BEWARE OF FOOD GuLPER

Paris, Aug. 2s.-If you would know
the character OF the man you intend
TO marry watch him eat a peach, is the
advice rendered fiancees in Figaro by
Ellie Dautrin. a well-known French
writer. To girls In love he gives this
warning:
You should watch carefully at the
table the young man on whom your
whole future will depend. If he bends
over his knife and fork and finishes his
roast In three gulps. beware; he is not
. man who will be able to submit to
tender sympathy. and he will be care
less. II he eats without enjoying what
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1913-09-12
Steadfastness of Sulzer.
How He Resisted Pressure Brought to Secure His Be-
trayal of the State.

From the Philadelphia North American.
The less venomOus Of his critics say
That he took his stand because 1t seemed
no might win political capital by 30 do
Ing. But to maintain this theory, III
must ignore the facts. For nix months he
was subject to the secret urs1ngs. cajole-
ments and concealed threats Of protested
friends. who advised him to yield Just
snou9h to secure his own safety: md he
refused.
The brutal assanlts he endured were
never unexpected. He had the chance to
prevent by compromise the publication
Of charges that no had beer accused of
perjury. h bringing Of the breach Of
promise suit. the pressing OF the impeach-
msnt. Yet the enemy found In weakling
trong the pooeur q man Of iron.
But the supreme test wa still to come,
In . situation more trying than many pub
he men have had to face.
The Charges Asainst Him
Amons the charges against him VA
that. With other Wall street activities. he
,Operatod . gambling account ~aggregating
>tA0oo. A. q fact. this Wal In NO sense .
stock He owned an equity In
leeftain shares, n for years had used It
- security Ton bank loans. A broker
friend Offered to take 1t over and let him
draw against It. Not . share Of stock
W. bought Of sold. The procedure was
Legitimate n necessAFy: many businoos
mel follow 1t, because the stock gamblers
have the nrst call upon money.
The next charge WAS that HE campaign
funds were larger than appeared In HE
sworn return. No one knows Ill the
facts; but Il 10 true that the governor
handled no campaign moneys. and that
he signed the statement drawn ND By
trusted frisnda
1NhA ena0nv e.~aon. - - 49,
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1913-09-12

I Not until the legislature was actually
assembling to bring the impeachment did
he reveal the truth. ven to his closest
advisers. and then only with the stipula-
ton that 1t o not be used publicly.
In every turn and twist Of the light the
governor n his wife were together, and
her word was always to night. They were
in perfect accord, except upon one point:
she insisted that she should tell her story
and clear his name; he resolutely insisted
she ehould not.
But her sense Of justice and loyalty Was
10 strong that when the legislature mes
she sent for q member of the senate and,
against the prohibition OF her husband
hts advisers, revealed b facts. Her
determination buoyed her up to deliver
the fateful message: then she collapsed,
n now il critically III.
There . been few more dramatic
episodes in our public life. But It viii
only b. a. the people come to be better
informed ~ to the facts that they viii
realise how heavy has been the pressure
that Governor sulser has withstood.
Has Ne Business Ability.
He b fully aware Of some OF his weak
nesses, and discusses them frankly. He
admits that he has not the slightest busi-
ness ability OF. financial foresight. He has
always been IN debt. whenever he had
. little money, 1t went from him rapidly.
In q district where Tammany leaders
have grown rich upon tribute wrung from
the unfortunate. he has remained poor,
and what funds he had were always It
the service Of importunate constituents.
Afa. Sulxer took complete charge Of his
financial affairs, and tried earnestly 70
put them on . self-sustaining basis. But
during the campaign the inevitable ap-
psals to which . candidate - subjected
proved stronger b her vigilance. Car
tain campaign contributions. therefore
BY the advice. It Il SAID. Of friends and
even Of some OF those who sent the money
-ahs used to make good the drain ON her
husbands private resources.
No man, we think, would have It In his
heart 20 censure Q woman who had acted
from the motives she did, under al tho
circumstances. But to the husband, Who
learned q Q late day how she had been
drawn into these acts by attempting to
shield his dedciencies. the proof Of her de-
votiom must ave mad her doubly dear.
And It was she whom. b. standing hrmly
against the enemies Of the state, he VA
70 deliver to suffering ana humiliation.
This man, Ne have seen, wa seemingly
quite united to copo with the ovsrwhelm-
Ing forces against him. Yet he overcanae
something stronger than Tammany: he re-
sisted Q pressure moro severe than tho
fear Of losing ofdce and the injury 70
his public and private reputation. He
put aside the opportunity TO protect hie
wife, Who had mpefiIod herself m his BE-
treason. Hl9 enemies might do their
worst. he would not y1esa.
There ara many 0pdn1onsenost o. them,
70 fear. unBattes1ne-of william OuissrAa
wisdom, capacity ana sincerity. But we
think that our public eecoTds can b