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. LAWYER, EDITOR, MINISTER f- i \ ? ' .I. WAS HOBO STUDENT AND SOCIETY FAVORITE. Varied Career of Frank W. Barnett, i Editor of the Alabama Baptist. Still a Young Mail. ' An editor, a lawyer and a preacher j is .frank Williams Barnett, of Alabama, who is attending the Baptist Convention, and he is still a young man with, many professional and other occupations still open to him, f< says the Baltimore American of Saturday. In his time he has been a student of hobo life, a social favorite in Atlanta, a pseudo tramp and a stu kdent at Yale, in eany me ne was <111 agnostic of a most pronounced and argumentative type. Mr. Barnett is a delegate to the Convention of Southern Baptists now ^ / in session in Baltimore. He is more than an editor of a religious news| . paper. He is that rare religious editor who owns his newspaper, which he publishes at Birmingham. His parents started him off on his edurational career when he was very young. He pursued his studies in 4 universities in Vienna, Berlin and Paris, and took a practical course in sociology at Yale. Here-are some interesting chapters from Barnett's life as related by himself. "I had picked up agnosticism and other things to be found in European universities," said Mr. Barnett. "When I came back to my home in , Georgia, I was pretty well saturated t \ . with knowledge. I had developed into sociology and I thought I would \ like to know something about one phase of the question, the life, habits and asperations of the hobo. I wanted to know what the average tramp F- thought of more fortunate beings. I became a tramp. This means I was ^ ragged, dirty and ill-kept, with a shuffling gait. My toes protruded out > > of my shoes. ? Experience in New Haven. "I made up my mind to return to Europe and take up my studies again. I was studying the hobo at close range in New Yorw at the. time. I ran up to New Haven to see some friends connected - with Yale University. I told them my line of study and was invited to remain there. I met with * Prof. Farnum, the head of the sociology department. He had a theoretical view of the tramp. He told me about the United Charities of New Haven. I asked him what the recipients of their charity thought j of the enterprise. He said he did not ^ know. I volunteered to find out. He said if I did I would be detected and ) would not be admitted to the home. I donned my tramp costume, applied for admission, was admitted and was S, sent to the wood pile to saw wood. '" It was hard work, but I bucked down T\ ' to it. "Great was my relief when a big i mulatto, who had just been admitted, offered to saw while I chopped the sawed blocks. Then we were all admitted to the boiler room, in which was conspicuously displayed a sign, 'No smoking!' That sign did not f . count for much Every fellow who had a pipe lighted it and went to ; puffing. Down came the manager, or boss,' or whoever he was, and < threw oaths after us that were not in keeping with the supposed character of the place. . "It was a mistake not to let the f men enjoy their, pipe. No sooner Had v the manager disappeared than the \ pipes were again lighted. It wrfs. the / time of the famous Seeley dinner in New York. Every tramp wanted's newspaper to read about that dinner, which appealed strongly to them as > an exhibition of the luxuries of the rich. Again the manager appeared. Again there were more oaths, and only by threats to put us out in the cold, for it was a cold night, were the pipes laid aside. I lingered until the last and made friends with the mulatto and a big, good natured colored man. j --? A Tramp's Troubles. We were put through the usual routine in the place and given something to eat. It was tough fare. I conveyed the information to my friends at the university that the United Charities was a pretty tough proposition. The men wno supported * it did not have to go deep into their pockets to keep it along. That wood sawing and wood chopping proposition was a paying enterprise. There was no display of kindness to the unfortunates who sought its shelter. "I was told to visit the Baptist Mission and did so as a tramp. I was well treated and genuine offers to aid we were made. I next visited the barracks of the Salvation Army and 4 then the Y. M. C. A., where I made a speech. The man who played the organ here had served twenty years in Sing Sing for murder. After my speech a big hobo approached me ~ ^ *wo ho his nnrrinpr y ctJLi u. aoa^u tv wv ***m ?? ? They like to travel in pairs. He said he had the finest circuit in the country and lived on the fat of the land. "The mulatto tramp interested me very much. He said he was a gradu, .1 i ? . . ate of Booker Washington's Institute, a He told me that he started on the P road in Georgia with $1.28. While 'A riding in a coal car a big colored is brakeman robbed him of his cash, tl In the North, he said, he lived like b a prince. All he had to do was to n ring the door bell and tell the kind e lady that he was a poor colored man d driven from the South and out of 1< work. The 'handout' was fine. is "All the tramps told me that they avoided Buffalo. The experience of t< the mulatto tramp in that city was b particularly interesting. Two cops d held him up. He made a bold bluff d that he was a native. He was asked where he worked and gave a fictiti- b ous name as that of his employer, u W$en pressed to give his employer's o address the bluff failed. He was 0 taken before a Judge, who, he said, did not look up from the paper on which he was writing while he tas on trial. o " 'Thirty days, said the Judge. c " 'But, may it please your Honor, I would like to put up a defence.' . " 'You can study out your defence during the next thirty days in jail.' replied the Judge. r( ' "The prisoner was taken . to the yard of the jail and was told to re- , move a pile of scrap iron from one . corner of the jail to an opposite cor- ^ nor. When the jailer reappeared he ^ complimented the prisoner on the ^ neatness of the job. " 'Now move it back to the cor- j ner where you took it from.' Ready for an Autopsy. "My mulatto friend did as he was instructed, and that was employment d for thirty days, moving that scrap , iron form one corner of the jail yard to another and then back again. When he was released he made a bee j line for the suburb, but was caught . by a policeman and again taken before the same Judge, who was writ- ^ ing as before. A " 'Sixty days,' said the Judge with- ^ out a glance at the prisoner. . j " 'But ^-Judge,' said the tramp, J( *v?/\ Vaii rro trr\ rr??v f 1191CU l/VS iiiC> 1 UU ?,a.?C mr. Wil V; g days and told me to prepare my de- . . t A fence. g " 'Sixty days,' repeated the Judge. " 'The next time the tramp got out j' of Buffalo without being caught. He was next picked up in Washington and put to work a=*hot summer day ^ in a trench. He did not relish the pj job and played possum. His punishment was solitary confinement in a m cell and a diet of bread and water. He played possum for a week. One day he heard his keeper tell the jail physician that there was a dying gl 'nigger' in the cell, the number of which was his own. " 'The doctor came in,' said the ? w tramp. 'I played possum. He felt my pulse. Then he listened if my heart was beating. " 'Bring me my instruments,' saids the, doctor. The nigger is dying and as I have got to perform an autopsy I will do it now.' " 'I kept on playing possum, thinking the doctor was only joking. The ^ instruments were brought and the ^ doctor began to cut me open. I ^ didn't play possum any longer. I jumped up and gave a yell that scared the doctor out of his wits. " 'Srt hpin mp Moses.' concluded the tramp, 'if I ever set my eyes on that doctor again I will kill him.' Li Atlanta's Juvenile Court. "These and similar stories the tramps told me. I stayed in New Haven for a time and went to At- eA lanta, where I began to practice law. tfc Incidentally I took part in all the social and other activities'^ the city. ci I led an epicure's life, wholly indifferent to the wants and miseries of y mankind. One day, while reading aj one of Dr. Haeckel's' books, I came Sl across this passage: 'If God is unknowable, then what is worth know- h'. ing?' That set me to thinging. I tfc went up to the State house, where an investigation was being conducted w by Governor Northen and a commit- n, tee of thirty. They were looking in- tfc to the question of juvenile reforms- gl tion. I was disgusted with the lack of information on the subject. I was about to leave when a lull occurred in the proceedings, and I asked the privilege of making a speech. I talked for about ten minutes, and when I stopped Mr. Moran, who was ? " ~?+ v, reporuug iuc nivcsugauuu iui mc Atlanta Constitution, told me that I ^ knew more about the subject than ??] the other speakers. I was requested ^ to draft a bill providing for a Juvenile court, which I did. I was next invited to make a speech on the fol- gj lowing Sunday on the subject in the j( Congregational Church. I told the jn committee that I was an agnostic and there might be objection to my p( presence in a Christian pulpit. The objection was waived and I made the speech. I also made other speeches ei in churches. pi "Oh, well," said Mr. Barnett, as a n( tear glistened in his eye, 'a pure, sweet woman came into my life. I became a Christian, and I would not was my happiness and contentment ^ for all the political honors and riches which the world could bestow upon fa ?" Bi LUC. ? dj Prohibition in Alabama. tri In addition to Mr. Bamett's many C( < " -* i.r?. ,. .-/si'C&AS ctivities he has taken a prominent flfll art in the prohibition movement in ^ Jabama. He says the Prohibition5ts were not as badly defeated in he State in the last election as has een claimed. It was only the movelent to have prohibition incorporatd in the State Constitution that was efeated. He says the prohibition iw is respected in the country, but > violated in the cities. "The last words my printers said d me," said Mr. Barnett, "as I was javing Birmingham was, 'Can't you o something so that we can get our rinks without violating the law?' "Prohibition is permanent in Alaama because of the improvement in nskilled laborers, who do not go off n a drunk as soon as they are paid ff." Leeseville College Commencement. Leeseville College has just closed ne of its most successful years, ommencement began on Friday vening, May 27th, with primary and itermediate departments. The little )lks did exceptionally well. The 5 rogram of the evening consisted of ^citations, music and drills.. On Saturday evening the young laies in calisthencs, under the profiient direction of Miss Wilhelmina [cLeod, gave a drill that was qualied to inspire the hearts of the most ullard imaginable. After the drill given by the young idies, Commandant James B. Hod? es, with his well disciplined military impany, dressed in white uniform, ave an excellent drill also. These rills took place on the campus, hich was well lighted with Japaese lanterns. These two departlents have made marked progress lis year, and stand not a few paces 1 advance of previous years. Sunday morning at.-11 o'clock the accalaureate sermon was preached y Rev. A. N. Brunson, pastor of the lain street m. Cj. *jnurcu, 01 v^oimbia, his text being taken from :>b. 11:7, "Canst .thou by searching nd out God: canst thou find out the lmighty unto perfection." Mr. runson is a sweet-spirited man. He andled the text simply and carefulHis sermon yras very inspiring ad elevating; at times a great artion of the audience was moved to ;ars. He being insisted upon to reach again at 8:30 o'clock in the rening, gave the audience another iost excellent serinon. On Monday morning at 11 o'clock, as the annual concert. The proram was composed of solps, duets, id quartettes of vocal and instruental music, also a couple of loruses. Miss Berte R. Hutchings as the competent director of this ;partment. In the evening at 8:30 o'clock the idience was interested by the eloit'ion pupils. Everything was cared out nicely, and the pupils in eloition made themselves proud of the rening. Tuesday morning at 11 o'clock, le graduation exercises took place, be exercises consisted of plays form aakespeare. The class consisted of ght youn& ladies, namely: Misses scil Mitchell, Maynel Mitchell, eorgia Fulmer, and Carrie Collins, ! Leesville; Misses Marie and Care Mitchell, of Batesburg; Miss ucut? aiamey, ui ^uiumuia, auu iss Sudie Williams, of Spartanburg. Lieutenant Goveriftr T. G. McLeod ive the baccalaureate address in the rening at 8:30 o'clock. This closed te commencement exercises. From the beginning of the exerses the college chapel was filled to rev flowing with eager listeners, isitors attended these exercises from 1 parts of the State, and we feel ire that each one was benefitted. President L. B\ Haynes seems to ive been very much pleased with te work done during the past school iar,. having a body of teachers who orked together in unity. We besve that this institution is still on ie incline, and we are expecting eater work done here next year. 1 D. U. BLOODWG^tTH, ! A Student. WILL RUA FOR UUVIfilWUK. )hn T. Duncan Announces he will Be in the Race. Columbia, June 3.?The Record lis afternoon prints the following: Vfr. John T. 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