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Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1890-12-20
STATEMENT

OF the number of days aud mile
sge Of the Board Of Commissioners
II Orange County for II months
lst Dec, 1880
JAMES Y. MERRITT.
10 days at s. per Gay, So 90
So miles, 5 cts tet mile, IS 10
5 sc 10
WM. D. WOODS.
10 days at s. per day, 80 0"
1870 miles, ) cts per mile, 9 so
S II so
y. II. UtMILTON.
SO days al 8 per lay, 1G 90
+ miles, , cts per mile, 90
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1890-12-20

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The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1890-03-01

OBS 54th Massachusetts Vols. He
fought and then he wrote s'The Black
Phalanx" history Of the Afro-Ameri-
-saldiers Of the United States in the wars
of 1775-l812-lS6l.' He was The
fist Atro-American member Of the Ma
tional Council of Administration of the
q. A. r., and a delegate to the National
Encampment, and was, appointed Col.
onel-A. D. c., to the Commapder-in-
chief q. A: R. He was chosen by his
comrades to be historian ofthe Afro
American soldiers, and the above is the
title of the book he wrote. It is book
which should be found in the home of
every Afro-Anerican in the land. Mr..
}. B. Turner has secured the sole agency
for the sale of this admirable work in St.
Paul and Minneapolis and will call upon
the citizens and show it to them. We
would advise all to not let this opportu-
nifty pass to obtain it as it is only sold by
subscription. Orders for the book NAV
be Sent to J. 3. Turner, 564 Temperance
street, st. Paul. He will also handle
"Round the World with Phillip Phillips"
another interesting and instructive book
which can be highly recommended.
Be sure to secure these books now as
this may be your last chance.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1890-03-01
knights of Pythias Biennial Con-
clave, at Milwaukee, Wis,
July, 1890.

For this great occasion excursion tick
cts will be sold from all princi pal points
in the United States and Canada to Mil
waukee and return via the Chicago, Mil,
waukee & ST. Paul Railway at half rates.
AS its name indicates tn, Chicago.
Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway is The d.
rect loute to Milwaukee, and as the
camp ground for the Uniformed K Knights
Ito which point cars and trains will be
run through without transfer) is located
directly on this line, it will be seen that
the Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul Rail.
way has great advantage over other
routes which are unable to furnish such
facilities, and visiting Knights, their
fami les and friends should bear this in
mind when purchasing excursion tick
cts.
A circular giving detailed information
will be mailed free upon application to
A. V. H. CARPENTER, General Passenger
Agent, Milwaukee, Wis.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1890-03-01
THE BABY'S WRITING.

The baby's writing-ohi who shall say
Those pencil marks in their tangled skein
Which the baby made in his aimless play
We're not put there for some human gain2
The baby's writing-a funny scrawl,
lis just purposeless maze Of lines,
Yet out OF the maze sweet voices call
And the steady light OF pure love shines.
The baby's writing-it calls to mind
The child that is or the child that was,
Now gone the way Of all humankind,
Or grown in accordance with natures laws.
A smile half blooms on the mothers face
And lump creeps into the tender throat,
AS she finds in those lines all void of grace
Some memory Of what her baby wrote
The baby's writing like is this
TO the mark Of the aged dying mani
Yet between them lie all grief and bliss
That are crowded into a LIES brief span
Columbus Dispatch.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1890-03-01
Complete education will do more for the

Complete education will do more for the
elevation of the Colored people than
any other human agency. Educate!
Educated! Educate!!! The man who
mistakes the power of education mis-
takes the age in which he lives. Edu-
cation is the power that rules the world.
Education is elevation, Ignorance is
from below; intelligence is from above;
therefore let the Colored man look up
and with Catholic breadth of mind let
him place his hope in the ruling power
of that great celestial army which re-
wolves arund one mighty centre that
gives light to the world.
. j. T. HARRISON.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1890-03-01
AfrO-American League.

A complete record of the Afro-Amer-
lean League Convention held in Chica.
go, Jan 10, l6 and II, 1890, entitled 'The
Birth of the Afro-American League"
containing the great speeches of T. Tho
mas Fortune, w. A. Pledger and the let
ter of Albion w. Tourgee, together with
cuts Of J. G. Price the president and
J. Thomas Fortune the secretary and
the interior ofthe convention hall. Single
copies 25 cents each; $3.50 per dozen;
SIS per 100, postage or express prepaid
Agents wanted in every town. Forty
per cent discount. Address, Battles,
Cabbsll and Bryan, 446 State street Chi.
cago III.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1890-03-01

perfectly plain without an extra fold o,
tuck, like an exaggerated Quakeress.
Halo, said Dick, stopping to lock
at her. ''Why under the canopy have
you made such a guy of yourself?"
ITS the cut of gown your mother
used to wear" said Louisa. '"The style
that / can easily make myself, since you
desire me to economize in the matter of
dress-makers.''
''Where- on-earth-d you get that
thingw he reared.
sit came from Quebec"
''Put it into the rag bag" said Dick,
with gesture of dismay. 'sHave as
many milliners as you want, only dom
have spectacle like that!" ...-
sI'll keep it for Miriam to wear at
next months Old Folks concert, 81
laughed Louisa, and she took the dinner
of the dumb-waiter and set it on the
table. 81
''Pork and beansv' commented Mr..
Pilot "Do you expect me to eat such
greasy stuff as this? Not until I get a
new leather lining to my stomach.
Beefsteak fried! never yet had such a
thing before me in this house. Dough-
nuts? Dyspepsia bullets, should call
them! 1 say, Lou, has your cook gone
crazy?"
''Don't get excited, Richardv' said
Mrs. Pilot, pouring out tea that was
fairly black with long sleeping. 'This
is just the sort of cooking your mother
used to give you--the sort you are al
ways holding up as pattern to metz
Its no such thing" shouted Dick;
somebody's been imposing on you!
Who cooked this-this stuff?'
''Your mother, herself!'
Dick looked with some trepidation at
his wife.
'Lou," said he, s'Tm afraid these bad
headaches of yours are affecting your
brain. My mother nerer-'
Eyes, she did, Richard" said a COM
posed old voice, and in walked Mrs.
Pilot, senior, smiling behind her gold
spectacle glasses. Its your mothers
own cooking--the same that you used
to enjoy so much twenty odd years
ago. 1 haven't changed my methods
nor my recipes, but it's you that have
changed, my son! Instead of.living in
the open air, riding the horses bare
backed and shooting squirrels in the
woods, you sit at desk all day long;
instead of sixteen, you are six-and-
thirty! I quite agree with you that
this dinner is indigestible as brickbats
and iron ,stove-handles. Now" giving
him hearty kiss, ''you will take
Louisa and me out to some nice restau-
rant and tomorrow we'll treat you to a
different sort of dinner at home"
Richard Pilot had nothing to saw for
himself. He was judged and condemned
by his own tongue.
Louisa's mother-in-law stayed all win
ter with her, and when she went away
the young wife declared joyously that
she had gained new lease of life.
"Dick appreciates me at last" said
she. ''And it's all Mamma Pilots do
ing!'
''Do you remember, Aunt LOU" said
roguish Miriam, show you said once
that the house was haunted by the ghost
of Richards mother?''
$50 it is now," admitted Louisa.
''But it is such dear, benevolent old
ghost that hope it never, meoer will be
laidr'-Amy Randolph, in N. Y. Ledger.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1890-03-01
Father HarriSOn'S Letter.

Prof. Grueiner will deliver his sermon
lecture Oh Trace Equality" at ST. Peter
Clavers Church Sunday evening March
I'd. All are invited to lie present. The
Reverend Professors subject as de
veloped by him in scientific way
calculated to supply arguments sutfi-
GENTLY strong to silence the ignorant
prejudice which is frequently manifested
by those from whom more liberal views
should be expected. In this matter the
Catholic church is doing all that lies
within her power to uproot every fibre
OF prejudice that may exist in opposi-
ton to the advance of the Colored peo.
pie.
On lastSunday Complying with gen
eral rule for the United States) in all
Catholic churches of this diocese A rich.
bishop Ireland's letter was read, order
inga collection to be taken up for the
home missions; principally to supply
means looking towards the moral educa-
ton of the Negro race in the Southern
States. The motives which actuate the
collection proceed from reasons of JUS
tice rather than charity. The Arch.
bishop says: II need but make brief
mention of the special Obligation resting
upon Catholics in America tc assist in
the COW ersion of the Negro population.
There is here to be debt of justice as
we'll as of charity. The American ma
ton put upon the Negro the merciless
chains of servitude. Letus make for past
injuries the best possible restitution
In this the church, by no means desires
that her Colored children should be
made the conspicuous victims of over
solicitation, for as Cardinal Gibbons ex-
pressed it in his address to the Catholic
Congress, ''the Catholic church recog-
nizes no section or color." Neverthe-
less, We all realize that the eight million
AfrO-Americans in these United States
are just rs itnportantto the Savior of the
world as any other eight millions of peo-
Pile. And it many of them are living in
poverty let us not forget that Americans
gave them their first fatal lesson in do
nestle economy. If many of them are
immoral let us not forget that Americans
fostered immortality among them for
years. 1t the vast majority of them are
living in state of ignorance, let us not
forget that Americans were their school
masters, and if we persist in denying
them. their civil and social rights by
hurting these accusations at them, let us
not forget that justice will one day cause
a terrible reaction in their favor.
Let Americans be honest and fair to
the Colored people, let them open up
the avenues of trade and Industries to
them ard the race problem will settle
itself In the meantime let Afro Ameri-
cans open their eyes to recognize their
true friends, let them see to it that chill
dren are sent to school. for ignorance is
sthe great stumbling block to progress.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1890-03-01
THE AMERICAN FLAG.
A Condensed History of the Adoption of

A Condensed History of the Adoption of
- the Stars and Stripes.
The recent discussions concerning the
alteration of the United States flag, in
recognition of the admission of the new
States into the Union, naturally pro-
voked a certain amount of inquiry into
the history of the stars and stripes. The
general facts in regard to the adoption
OF the National flag are more or less
we'll known, including the much-debated
question as to whether or not the en-
blem owes its present form to the fact
that the family arms of George Wash
lngton included the stars and stripes
that are now so familiar However this
may be, it is certain that the f e was by
act of Congress passed June ii, 1777,
establ ished as having thirteen red and
white stripes and union of thirteen
white stars in blue field, and the stars,
instead of being the six-pointed stars
OF heraldry, as they are on our coins,
are, and always have been, the five
pointed stars of Washing tons coat-of-
arms, known in heraldry as ''mullets. I"
The flag was, January 10, 1894, decreed
by act of Congress to have the number
OF both stars and stripes changed to
fifteen, and this was the flag that few
at the battles of Fort McHenry and
New Orleans in the war of 1872 and
which was sung of for the first time as
the "Star-Spangled Banner" By an act
OF Congress passed April 4, 1918, the
flag was again changed finally, and it
was resolved that the stripes should be
thirteen in number and that the blue
field should contain as many stars as
there might be States in the Union.
This much is generally known, but only
few perhaps are aware that the flag as
1t is now was designed by Captain
Samuel c. Reid, and that the one made
by his wife, silken ensign of the pres
emit form, flew at the masthead of the
brig General Armstrong when it was
destroyed blythe British squadron in
the port of Fayal in 1914. Congress
passed resolution of thanks to CAPTAIN
Reid in 1859, and he died shortly after
in New York. -.
1t was the claim of his son, Colonel
Samuel c. Reid, now living and practic-
ing as lawyer in Washington, for the
value of the ship thus destroyed in
neutral port-a claim which fingered
for years and years before Congress
- which gave to the late David
D. Lloyd the groundwork of the
story of ''The Senator" while
old Colonel Reid himself, to whose
stubborn perseverance the passage
of the claim was due, formed the orig
inal model for Mr.. Cranes character Of
Silas Denman in the comedy. Colonel
Samuel G. Reid is said to be somewhat
OF character in his way, and it is GER
tain that he never tires of recounting
the details of the action in which his
fathers ship was lost, ard in which it is
claimed the English lost over three
hundred men and officers, while the
American loss was only two killed and
seven wounded. The General Armstrong
was finally scuttled near the beach, and
subsequently fred and blown up by the
enemy.-N. Y. Times.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1890-03-01
For Rent.

Eight room house, good well in wood
shed: large yard, shade trees and barn,
800 Hoffman avenue, 500.
Also, rwo 5-room flats, with all mo-
dern improvements, on Carroll betwe, n
Louis and Elicit.
Also, one 4-room fat, with all mo-.
dern improvements, on West Seventh
near Prairie.
All these flats for rent on desirable
terms. Apply to c. II. WILLIAMS $40
Dayton Ave.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1890-03-01
Improved Train Service.

The Chicago, Milwaukee & St Paul
Railway now runs ..,,:. .,...,. -.
"Parlor Cars to Chicago
Daylight Trains TO Chicago
"solid Vestlbuled Trains,''
"Stealn Heated Trains"
Electric Lighted Trains,"
"E'ectric Reading Lamps in Berths,' y
Through Sleepers to St. Louis"
Finest Dining Cars in the world,
"Thirteen hours and a half to Chicago
For further particulars apply to any
ticket agent in the Northwest.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1890-03-01
WONDERFULLY TRUTHFUL COPY
OF the original, just a trihe smaller
17x2O IL inches in size.

Of the original, Just a triAe smaller
l7x2O IL inches in size.
The tableau presented in this great
painting, as says the New York Herald.
lit is no wise beautiful except by color
sentiment" And the New York
Churchman: ''The d: ever deepening
charm of The Angelus is that 1t is mex
haustibly charged with praise, faith and
aspiration" Says the New York Sun:
"IEose whom it pleases at first sight
will like it better as they know it more.
But while, as says the Chicago Herald,
1.-The charm of The Angelus lies too
deep, for criticism" namely, in the
moral and religious sympatbles it in
spires, yet, without the great genius dis
played by Millet in the color work of
the painting, it would be deprived of the
the great influence it imparts upon all
who attentively examine it. The per-
lection of art, it has been we'll said, is to
conceal art, and in The Angelus the
great artist has So we'll succeeded that
many who have gazed upon the paint
ing have imagined thew conld.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1890-03-01
Pilgrim Baptist Church.

Rich and full has been the two months
of the new year, truly good beginning.
The deep spiritual interest still flows on
The converts are earnestly at work and
some OF them lave brought forth fruit
at this early Stage. Reports came in at
all times, Of husbands, fathers and
friends that ask the prayers of Gods
people. Sunday night there were five
persons buried with Christ in baptism
and raised again to newness of life.
There are more to be Laptised the Sec
ond Sunday in March. We would that
there should be added to the church daily
such as shall be saved. Paul said to
Timothy "prench the word" that is what
we are doing and the exalted Christ is
drawing the people, Sunday morning
we have our covenant meeting, let us
all come and rejoice together. The
pastor has new Bible class for young
men, strangers are invited to come and
join. The annual sermon of Mars Lodge
No. 22O2 will be preached at Pilgrim ty
the pastor. Sunday afternoon ut 5
O'Clock, come and see the noble order
and know of its principles. ATT P. NJ
the Y. P. S. G. E. will meet, all young
people are cordially invited. Regular
preaching service at s P. n, and the
Lords supper will be administered after
the service. There are six persons to
receive the right hand of fellowship. On
the first Sunday in April we are to have
the grandest rally that we ever have
had, every member to make real sacri-
flee. The trustees are to give an enter
tainment III. the near future to be fol-
lowed by our Y. P. S. g. E. Wednes-
day Bible reading from 8 to 9P. M. Fri
day night general prayer meeting. Sis
ters prayer meeting Wednesday after
noon at 8 P. NJ
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1890-03-01
ITS Size AND SUBJECT.

The painting is. but 81 1-2x25 l.2in-
ches in size. But art is not measured
by inches: Here is brief description
1t represents young man and a
maiden pausing from their work in
in the field to listen to the tolling of the
";Angelus," themselves joining in even
ing prayer, The sun has already sunk
below the horizon. The sky is sill!
luminous with the warm golden LIGHT
which gives q peculiar glowing light to
the surrounding fields. The Young
couple have been busy harvesting the
potato crop. They stand quietly ia the
foreground, their figures clearly cut
against the vivid background. Their at
titudes express the devout religious SEN
timents OF. rustic piety. Both send in
silence feeling prayer to their Maker,
while the bells are ringing the "Ange.
lus, 1.-THE evening prayer in the belfry
OF the quaint little village church, which
is seen far away on the horizon, clearly
defined against the golden sky.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1890-03-01
The Great Value Of the AngeIus.

Studying it in its color-sentiment an
essential to the life of this great picture.
The Churchman New York. justly says:
"Such a picture can never lose it's
value"
The price paid for it by the American
Association at the auction rooms in Par
Is; $lio,6OO, has been justified by all
painting, while. as says
Public Opinion, ''The good, sweet and
gracious influence this painting has ex-
erted IN the world is incalculable." So
great was the influence of this picture
on the Parisians, that those present at
the auction sale burst into tears when
they saw that the American bidders
would probably remove it from Franco.
ITe eI7E Ann Gid ICnT
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1890-03-01

Hall (playing billiards) .sYou
should have seen my game seven or
eight, years ago, Sherman. when 1 was
in practice. could knock the spots of
any thing this side of New York. 1
don't play much now.' Sherman
That's fact, Hall, you don't play much
OF game now" Hall (sharply)-
What's that? If you We got any money
that says I can't beat you I'll make you
walk home. Epoch.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1890-03-01
st. James A. Nj. e. Church.

In pursuance of a previous agreement,
on last Wednesday at the noon hou,
many christians paused in the midst Of
the, busy affairs of life and devoted five
minutes to prayer for a glorious outpour.
ing of the Holy Spirit on Sabbath. God
answers prayer. Last Sabbath morning
was the grandest occasion in many re.
spects ever Witnessed in St. James
church. The sermon word bv word
seemed to be taken by the Holy Spirit
to the hearts of the people, the song,
Come to Jesus seemed to ring with
new and strange power and sweetness.
Mr.. Penny came to the altar and knelt
for prayer. shortly afterward he was
converted and most earnestly bore wit
ness for Christ. Mrs. Beasly and Miss
Jeffries united with the church. Each
came after having calmly and intelli-
gently considered the matter of choice
and therefore will most probably live
and die in the A. M. E Church. That
is right, each person should pause to
consider before taking 80 important u
step as the choice of church home,
when they thus inte]ligently chose they
will not be truants, nor weak. The Sab
bath school room is scarcely large
enough to accommodate the increasing
numbers. Teachers, officers and pupils
are at work. Sabbath evening was a
grand occasion. A large congregation
sat with most revenrial interest and wit
messed the imposing ceremonies. Bro.
&. w. Paterson, Sisters Cisco Robinson.
Frances Lewis, Gertrude Milton and
Amelia Brown; stood before the altar
with their respective leaders and having
first renewed their baptismal covenant,
took upon themselves tue vows of men,
bership and were received into the COM
munion of the church of Christ. The
leaders of each taking VOWS to watch
over their spiritual welfare. Sister
Anna suphton received the tokens of
full communion as soon as she shall
have been baptised, her preference of
mode being that of immersion it is
necessarily deferred. About one hun
dred partook of communion. the num-
Der included several members of other
churches who feeling that as members of
the Body of Christ they had place at
at the table where his death and ssion
was commemorated, came forward also.
Some of them have mothers and fathers
who went home to glory from this
church and naturally feel at home. We
stand rea ~ to defend the rectitude of
all such christian conduct. The officers
of the church, true to an agreement
made ins< the board, came forward with
dollars worth of nickles each and
handed them out to the ladies who all
crowded forward. These nickles are to
be invested and the proceeds turned in
Sabbath evening. Each lady will please
put the amout gained in all envelope
with her name and amount written
thereon. Let us see who has the best
commercial genius. Don't wrap your
nickle in napkin but invest it. Things
are taking a new turn at the church, u
revival lis on hand. Don't fail to be
present Sabbath evening you will be
sure of leaving ieeiing better.
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The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1890-03-01

60 Gath" George Alfred Townsend)
Is said to have Dsceived his nickname
from q little niece that lisped.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1890-03-01
Hear The Church Bells Ringing

in the distance. In this the copies in
black and white now on the market
cheap Autographs. etchings, or photo
graphs utterly fail as substitutes for the
natural color work of the famous picture.
and, therefore, can give but a very weak
and unsatisfactory idea of the merits of
the great original, and are, accordingly,
of little, if of any. real value.