Sparkling Gems of Race Knowledge Worth Reading / A compendium of valuable information and wise suggestions that will inspire noble effort at the hands of every race-loving man, woman, and child.

AS IT ONCE WAS—THE LIFE OF A SLAVE.
A COMPENDIUM OF VALUABLE INFORMATION AND WISE SUGGESTIONS THAT WILL INSPIRE NOBLE EFFORT AT THE HANDS OF EVERY RACE-LOVING MAN, WOMAN, AND CHILD.
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Give attendance to reading. ( 1 Tim. iv. 13. )
No man has a right to bring up his children without surrounding them with good books. A book is better than sleep for weariness. ( Henry Ward Beecher. )
Nashville, Tenn.: J. T. Haley & Company, Publishers. 1897.
To every Son and Daughter of the Race, whose noble aspirations are to do good and be good, This Little Volume Is Dedicated By the Compiler.
Copyright, 1897, by J. T. Haley & Company.

If, as Lord Bacon says, reading makes a full man, then it behooves every one who has any aspirations to read.