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The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1922-07-07
POWER OF SIGHT IN ANIMALS
l., IL, Eubanks

The two familiar expressions, Gan
eagles eye" and Blind as a bat, !"
just about sum up the average per-
sons knowledge Of the sense of sight
in animals. The popular impression
is that all large, dangerous animals
Of the jungle have powerful eyes;
but, In fact, many are decidedly
weak in sight.
The elephant has poor eyes, and
relies on his other senses, mostly on
smell, to compensate for this. Also
the rhinoceros sees but a short dis
lance, and depends on his sense of
smell, even in charging an enemy.
The buffalo has good eyes, but those
of the bear are so poor that when a
little confused he will run directly
over the hunter he is trying to avoid.
Bears eyes are dramatically describ-
ed as "red trimmed and savage" but
bears, ordinarily, are not quarrel
some, and prefer to use their eyes in
retreat.
The power Of the eagles eyes is
proverbial but the hawks are nearly
as remarkable All birds that are
speedy travellers have fine sight-a
provision of nature to prevent their
colfliers. such as thrushes, warblers,
vireos, etc. see well, as is proved by
their going to any place they choose.
The fact that they often fly against
lighthouses and are killed is no proof
that they do not see, but indicates
that the light confuses them, and as
they near it, blinds them to the house
itself You and ] can see an auto
mobile several yards away, even on a
dark night, but If the headlights
are on and extremely bright, we may
see only the light as the machine
bears down on us Moths fly into
candle flame because of confusion;
their sight is strong enough to avoid
the collision, but when the flame
blinds them to everything else, thsy
become panic-stricken and dash
straight for it. Even game birds
sometimes act as though blind;
covey of partridgss if flushed near
the sea, will sometimes fly out and
alight on the waves. They can swim
but little and are generally drowned
by this act, which ordinarily they
would assiduously avoid. The guns
report excites them beyond self-con-
troll.
/ think we would be safe in saying
that, on an average, birds see one
hundred times better than man. By
watching each others actions, birds
will 60 a hundred miles to carcass;
and under favorable atmospheric con-
ditions bird can see worm on
freshly-ploughed ground at dis
tance of three hundred feet.
This bee, though the strength of its
sight is not remarkable, has won
derful ocular equipment-five eyes,
a cluster of three on top of its head,
and one on each side. biologists
say that the compound eye on top is
so made as to be specially adapted
for detaching moving objects; and
this seems reasonable, as the bee has
many enemies that fly above it
Our Dumb Animals.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1922-07-07
Children Cry
FOR FLETCHeR'S
Q a . . a
TOWN OWNS PINE FOREST

In Europe many towns own tim
berland as a source of income and in
Switzerland 81 per cent of the for
ests are held under communal own
ership by towns. From the income
of pine forest containing about $50
acres the little town of Petersham,
Mass, has entirely done away with
pauperism within it's jurisdiction.
The American Forestry Association
suggests an extension of forest own
ership among American towns as a
source of municipal income.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1922-07-07

clay are built into the houses, win
a smoke flue through the outer VAN.
Most stoves have three holes--ons
to hold the utehsil for cooking rice,
another for mixed food and the Other
for kettle. Each hole is surround
ed by raised clay collar. The QuicF
intense heat of the burning straw IS
absorbed and concentrated around
the food by these collars.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1922-07-07
WORLDS BUSIEST CORNER

New York City spends $4,000 an
nually to guard the crossing at 42nd
and Fifth Ave-, supposedly the bus
lest street crossing in the world. On
an average about 10000 people
cross the street at this place every
day. Fourteen policemen are re-
quired to see that pedestrians get
across the street safely.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1922-07-07
Summer Complaint Quickly Relieved

About two years ago when suf-
fering from a severe attack of sum-
mer complaint, / took Chamberlain's
Collie and Diarrhoea Remedy and it
relieved NE almost instantly" writes
Mrs. Henry Jewett, Clark Mills, ~ Y.
This is an excellent remedy for collie
and diarrhoea and should be kept at
hand by every family. m
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1922-07-07
TEMPLE OF SCIENCE

Washington will be the home Of
temple Of science which will cost ST.
100000. II will be put up by the
National Academy Of Sciences and
will be completed about 1924. The
great lobby Of the proposed building
will feature an actual denomination
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1922-07-07
SLAVS MAY FORM LEAGUE

Russia has invited Esthonia, Fin
land, Poland and Latvla to form a
little league of nations of their own.
Following the example set at Wash
ington, the bolsheviki announce their
intention of trying to reach a disar-
mament agreement with their neigh
bors They say they are willing to
include other countries.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1922-07-07
LORD SUCCEEDS DAWES
AS DIRECTOR OF BUDGET

Washington July Control OF the
Governments economy machine
changed hands today when Brig. Gen.
Lord took the place made vacant by
the resignation of Brig, Gen. Dawes,
the first director of the Budget Blu
reau.
General Dawes will return to the
banking business in Chicago.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1922-07-07
MOTHER OF QUINTUPLETs

Five years after giving birth to
triplets, Mrs. William Prestage, liv-
ing near Monroe, La, presented her
husband with five children, all in one
consignment.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1922-07-07

World War to secure the compensa-
ton provided for them by the FEEDER
al Government. Emmett O'Neal,
Commander of the American Legion,
Mrs. Margaret l.. Duncan, President
of the American Legion Auxiliary and
Henry ]. Sites are the other MEM
bers of the Board.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1922-07-07
BAKERS GO ON STRIKE

The bread supply in Mexico City
was curtailed by a strike of bakers.
Several shops resumed operation with
non-union workers under guard of
the police reinforced by soldiers. The
strikers held a public demonstration
marching through the streets carry
ing red flags.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1922-07-07
KING RECEIVES MARSHALL

Former Vica-President Marshall of
the United States was received by
King Victor Emanuel at Rome along
with a large group of Scottish Rite
Masons who had been attending the
congress of the supreme Masonic
lodges in Lausanne, Switzerland
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1922-07-07
Collie and Diarrhoea
Remedy.

This medicine always wins the
good opinion if not the praise of
those who use it. Try it when you
have need of such a remedy. m
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1922-07-07
HOW CHINESE COOK

Coal Is scarce in central and south
China SO straw Is used for fuel. Semi
circular stoves Of brick, mortar and
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1922-07-07

"At last I've located one of those
old-fashioned, five-cent cigars"
"Where'd you find it?"
Hidden behind a 25-eent label. "
Legion Weekly.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1922-07-07

Eyes, sir" said Mr.. Gallagher, lit
was funny enough TO make a donkey
laugh. / laughed till | cried.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1922-01-28

Paper, THE Colored Nurse in the
South" Miss Lucinda NJ. Allen.
Complimentary remarks were made
by several of the large audience pres
ent.
The home is growing in interest and
popularity under the diplomatic ad-
ministration of Mrs. Lorena Mitchell,
our genial Superintendent, who so
thoroughly understands the phychol-
ogy of girls. She is making a delight
fully real and happy home for the
stranger girl.
The home is filed to capacity with
a waiting list.
Miss Lueinla Dobson and Miss
Jennie Johnson, who have been on
the sick list are improving. Miss
Lucinda NJ. Allen, formerly a Public
health nurse of Birmingham, Alabama
entered the ranks of Civil Service APP
plicants recently.
The first quarterly meeting of the
home for this year was held Thurs
day, Jan. 26. all regular associate
and friends were urged to
be present at 3 p. m. The End Ward
Branch Of the Woman's City Club
listened with enthusiastic interest to
Mrs. w. F. Dodd, whose subject was
Should Our Representation in the
General Assembly be Limited7" Re-
ports from the various Chairmen were
read. Refreshments were served.
Clara Johnson. President.
Fannie B. Williams, Cor. Sec.
Phyllis Wheatley Home.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1922-01-28
REV. STEWART HAS RcD,.
PREACHING SOME ZEN
DOWN SOUTH

Galveston, Texas.-Baptist ri...
tiers are at last waking IN 70 a. u'nl''
essity of improving the soci.I i. nee
tons under which their memb.. .O,o'
as well as preparing them for =, i've =,
to come. DR.. Charles Stewar, ~ ~ M ne
eago. general missionary OF ,bs S "
tional Baptist convention, snot. e Va
this line at the Macedonia pats
church here. DR.. Stewart said i apu'l
that too many Negroes die earl, = pan
is, before they are so years old = TN s.I
is no good reason why thew ,bn ns,
not live until their allotted N o
have passed. 'eaH
1T is time to quit diving ,rdr
put on the brakes, call a hall.
every human being should live 4 l0i
score and ten years, the ,irs ,. I.ss
God has given and then BY 50 n-a.a on
ing the laws of health add ~
more years. We are going 70 . ,.1
preaching so much about beav.. up
gold paved streets and slipns-s a-l
wings, and talk a little about a., ~
the mud-paved streets and how -
through the sand. We want 70 L. ~
a little more how to live and r,.,,
less how. to die. Living is the s,...
tial and right living at that"
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1922-01-28
CHILD LABOR DAY

The return Of Child Labor Day, OBJ
served annually on the last Sunday oi
January, calls attention to the eondi-
tons surrounding the child worker on
the farm, as shown in studies recently
made by the United States Depart
ment of Labor through the Children's
Bureau.
In sections of the Texas cotton belt
included in these studies, young chill
dren work at hoeing and chopping the
cotton, and even at heavier kinds of
field work, such as blowing. harrow
ing and cultivating. Practically every
child ten years of age or over in the
section studied was employed in the
fields at some time during the year;
ten hours or more was the average
working day, during the season, re-
ported for more than half the chill
dren. and many reported an average
working day Of twelve hours or even
longer. Although most of the chill
dren worked only few months, much
OF the work falls at a time when
school is in session. Teachers re-
ported that a half or third of the chill
dren who should have been in school
by September did not register until
November or later. IlIiteracy on the
part of father or mother or both was
reported for 7 to 9 per cent of the
white families and about a third of
the eolored families visited. Many Of
the coming generation will be likewise
handicapped il field work eontinaes
10 keep them out of school.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1922-01-28
SIX IN COLORED ORCHESTRA
FLoGGED BY FLORIDA
MOB

Miami, Flask members of How.
ards Whispering Orchestra of Gold'
OF Columbus, o., colored men. which
has been playing at local hotel were
taken to the outskirts of the city early
Wednesday morning, severely beaten
by band of men and told to leave
within twenty-four hours. The leader
of the orchestra early on "Wednesday
evening received a telephone call ask
ing him to play at the new country
home of "Mr. Sans" At midnight
car called for them at the hotel Five
miles outside the city it was sur
rounded by a band of about seventy
FIVE men and the logging followed.
All the white gentlemen in the
South may be the best friends of the
,olored people, but we doubt it
Editor.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1922-01-28

stitute, Hampton, Va, president OF
The Building Association of U.B.F. &
S.M.T.; Mrs. Sallie Stewart, formerly
of Danville, Va, treasurer; Chas.
Satchell Morris, Jr., the we'll known
boy orator of Norfolk, Va, who is
now attending the University of Chi
cago will deliver the principal address
Other Virginians who are expected to
be present and take a part are Hon.
Louis B. Anderson, Alderman of the
Second Ward and Council floor leader
for William H. Thompson; Mr.. Julius
F. Taylor, editor of The Chicago
Broad AK; Col. John R. Marshall,
Eice-president of The Binga State
Bank A public installation and pro-
gram is being prepared to be held
turing March at which time these
peakers will appear. Virginians
throughout the city and state will be
invited to be present upon this oc-
aston.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1922-01-28
A coLoRED WOMAN WINS
AGAINST jim CROW CARS

Little Rock, Ark.-Mrs Virgin, n
Sutton, Colored of Chicago ~.
given judgment for $50 BY a in-v :
Third Division Circuit Cour, , g.
days ago in a suit for compens,,o..
damages brought against the u;ssor.,
Pacific Railway.
According to the testimony u.
woman bought a ticket to Littls Po.L
and boarded the train at Jacksonv;u.
Fla. She alleged that the cond,,to.
required her to ride in the Nsg-o
smoking car as the Negro passenger
coach was filed and that when 4.
refused to do so, the train wa, son
ped and she was put off. The orig;r,,
suit was for $1,000.
There was some comment amorg
the residents here as this is the s,s
case where colored person has wo,
4 suit in this section against iimcrov
Ear methods.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1922-01-28
KU KLUX BARS CHARLES GIL
PIN FROM THE SOUTH

New York. The tour Of Charles Gill
pin, the colored actor, has been aban-
doned, so far as the south is con-
cerned, temporarily at least.
Adolph Klauber, under whose man
agement Gilpin was playing in "The
Emperor Jones'" sent him into Viz
GINA and had planned to send him
further south. In Richmond the show
did well and it began to appear the
south would overlook the fact that
Gilpin is a eolored man. But now
Broadway hears a quick change in
plans came about.
A letter with a Ku Klux Khan sig
nature was received by Gilpin while in
Virginia. II advised him not to at
tempt to continue in the south with
his company, which contains a number
of white players. It was then that
the route was changed and the troupe
is now in Ohio.
The above simply shows that 1t
least many Of the whites in the south
will have nothing to do with any
eolored man if he attempts to aspire
to anything above a common boot
black-Editor.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1922-01-28

has done services that are Invaluable
may it longer life, longer grow to full
I'LL yet greater and more gladstone
things in Negro life.
A huge club in the life of the Negro
would determine for US much that is
wanting. A we'll organized and a we'll
governed club would give the Negro
race a setting in the South Side that
it has long needed. We are a peculiar
race We do not very we'll fit into the
fttest things, nor do we understand.
nor take the trouble to acquaint our
selves with the fitness of things.
In some of our Lodges we have
the janitor worshipful master over
the man he works for. In the club
where there are bankers, lawyers, doc
tors, eminent divines, insurance Of
6cials, and wealthy real estate holders
and large tax payers it would be only
1T that men of affairs and worthy So
cial ambition should play the leading
,art.
There were great many screws
Dose in the running gear of our So
:ial mechanism and we need to facil-
tate the process speedily and restore
>hicago especially as the social life
pplies to the Negro, to its rightful
lace.
For intelligence, wealth and general
Tellbeing, no city in the United
tates can furnish an equal condition,
n any where near the situation en-
'yed by our Negro elements in Chi
lgo.
How can one club serve the vast
eeds socially for two hundred thou
nd people? The question is too
'otesque for sensible consideration.
The idea is to organize the new
1b on vast scale, greater and more ,
lossal than we use to see. or ever
ped to accomplish. Fifty of Chi !
COS weaithiest Negroes are already !
edged to foster its interests, and use ,
cir influence to make it the greatest i.
egro club in the world. The first
ar the membership will be limited !
two hundred.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1922-01-28
WHY NOT?

Build against the rat by rat-proof
construction of all buildings usually
infested with these dangerous and de-
tructive pests?
Wage an unrelenting ws- OF ex-
termination by trapping and poisoning
against our present rat population?
Starve out the rat population by
keeping all foodstuffs out of their
reach, including garbage and food
refuse of every kind?
The person who submits to vaccina-
ton is free to go and come as he
likes. The person who refuses to avail
himself of this protection and
catches" smallpox is subject to forci-
bic detention and quarantine for a
month or more in order to protect the
public. Vaccination is, therefore, less
of an interference with ones personal
liberty than is quarantine. In addition
the vaccinated person doesn't have
smallpox.
DR.. Kenelm Winslow in his treatise,
The Prevention of Disease" says:
ut might at first sight appear dis
heartening to find many persons and
sects still actively opposing VAGINA
hon for smallpox after considerably
more than a century's absolute proof
IF its efficacy"
tuberculosis is house disease, US
ng the word house to include our
ZONES and work places. Bad housing
conditions breed this disease Out
loor workers, who are properly
Ioused and fed, rarely have consump-
ion; fresh air and sunlight are its
atural foes.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1922-01-28
n. 7. BAILEY WILL HEAD vIR.
GINA SOCIETY

In the regular monthly meeting of
The Virginia Society held Wednesday
evening. Jan. 10, NJ. T. Bailey. presi-
dent of the Bailey Realty Co. and
manager of The Milton Mercantile
Agency, 1888 S. State ST., was elected
president of The Virginia Society to
succeed R. l. Ferguson. formerly of
Bowling Green, Va. who has served
honorably for three years. Mr.. Bailey
is a Virginian by birth (F.F.V) and
was graduated from the v. N. c. /.
Petersburg, Va, with the class of 1900
and has served for eighteen years as
president Of the Alumni Association
of his Alma Mater during which time
an unparalleled record has been made
both for the school and for the As
ISOLATION. Other officers elected were
J. B. Street, an alumnus of The
Hampton Normal & Industrial In
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1922-01-28
MAKING A MOUNTAIN OUT OF
A MoLEHILL
By DR.. NJ. A. Major.

The subject is fairly pertinent and
fairly meets the casual remark Of the
irresponsible individual. Guarding
well thy tongue is an injunction from
heaven and yet we find the devil him
self running monopoly and his ennis
saries getting fat and fashionable
Concerning others without trial,
stimulating under gossip. and frothing
at the mouth in gladstone hilarity
over someone's misfortune. or grow
ing anxious in gladsome fury portrsys
the lowest kind Of human nature. A
nature for which he'll itself was
spewed up to aggravate.
Believing a lie. or having ones
mind sharpened to receive the poison
of lie. IS almost swallowing the
dregs from hell and Is no more Chris
tan than purveyor Of pole cat fumes
is satyricaI monkey. If you had
decent misd you could sometimes
think Of truth.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1922-01-28
TRAcHoMA

Trachoma is a highly infectious dis
ease of the eyes 1t usually begins
with slight redness and a watery dis
charge. Even in this stage It is very
easily carried from one person to an
other by means Of roller towels, wash
cloths. handkerchiefs. bed clothing
and things which are commonly
touched in public, such as ratings,
door knobs, street car straps. etc.
Once started II becomes a great dan
ger to the eyesight because the eye
lids turn in on the eyeball, the eye
ulcerates. and a sort Of scum" clouds
the vision. Although it starts slowly,
when not properly treated it lasts for
years.
At first there may be but little pain,
only a feeling as though something
were under the lid, scratching the eye.
The eye waters and gets a little red.
If promptly and properly treated at
this stage, a complete cure is possible.
But if neglected, it soon will so blind
the patient that he cannot do any
work and he becomes a danger to
other. people. liberation follows and
causes total blindness and even then
severe pain sometimes makes it neces-
sary to remove the eye.
On the other hand, the eyes i'm
prove so much after few treatments
hat the patient, feeling relieved,
kinks it is safe to stop his visits to
he doctor; this is very unwise be-
,ause the trouble may recur without
notice to him and then it may be very
lard to save his eyes. Treatment
hould never be stopped until the doc
or says there is no further danger.
Do not neglect any case of sore
yes. If any of the symptoms appear,
UGH as redness or watering. consult
our doctor without delay; and most
of all, do not stop the
reatment until he tells you II is safe
or you to do so.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1922-01-28
THE WINGS OF OPPRESSION"

THE WINGS OF OPPRESSION
By Leslie Pinckney Hill. Published
by The Stratford Company, Boston
Mass. Price $2O0-postage IS cent:
extra.
| Back in the days of controversy
concerning Industrial versus College
Education the Independent published
sonnet entitled "Tuskegee." 1t was
perfect in form, descriptive of the
labor of the dusky toilers at engine
and anvil, asking what the end of their
toll would bring. 1t concluded with
this sextet:
Dear God, we dare not answer, we
can see
Not many steps ahead, but this we
know
II all our toilsome building is in vain,
Awaiting not to set our manhood free,
If envious hate roots out the seed we
SOW,
The South will wear eternally a stain"
Recognition of the beauty of the
sonnet was at once expressed from
many sources and Leslie Pinckney
Hill took his place as an American
poet.
Since then it has been a disappoint-
ment to his admirers that economic
determinism. as we love to call the
need of earning a living. has made
his output very small. At last how
ever we have a volume of his poems, 90
in all, that is a source of satisfaction
to those who have been impatiently
waiting to hear more from this Negro
poet.
As would be expected from the
author of "Tuskegee," some of the
poems in the volume are taken up with |
he wrongs of the Negro in America,
among them Lynching, A Jim Crow
Restaurant. The Jim Crow Car. The
lin Crow Car ends with these delight
ul lines:
In lofty mood ! mount the reeking
box,
Ind travel through the land So Ter
ence once
loved Esop in old Greece, the dwarf
and Ounce.
then reflect how their immortal wit
fakes the world laugh with mockery
of it"
But the poets sympathies are
rider than his own race who are
iy brotehrs3" he asks, "only those
tho wear my own complexion swart,"
nd answers:
All no. but all through whom there ]
flows
he blood-stream of a manly heart"
And so we have a tribute to Lord
Iayor MscSwiney who died for Ire
nd, to Clemanceu, to Katerina
reshkovskaya and others. Perhaps
ost lovely in its human touch is the
'nnet Mr.. Hill inclines to the sonnet ]
rm. on The Borglum Statue OF Lin A
In. \
There are poems, however, in the
hume written without reference to
&c or national conflict. love songs, c
ems of the spirit There are bits 7