The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1892-08-13
DALLAS, TEXAS.
The Metropolis of the Lone Star State
and It's News.
Compilation of the Doings of tho Afro
Americans of the Greatest City of
Texas-Matters Religious, So
cial and Otherwise.

Why is it that Frank Best has gone tc
work?
W. H. Williams San Antonio is ii
the city. s.
Say John YOU and Frank Gordon, | ct
ter 60 to work.
Say MI. Byrd do you know thai
EweIl has it in for you?
Philip C. you better work straight O,
THE APPEAL will shine on'vou.
That pretty little damsel that used 10 live
in Canton has gone back on NJ. j. A. L.
THE APPEAL can be found early Satur.
day mornings at the office 1l9 Swiss ave.
nue..
THE APPEAL reporter saw Jack last
Sunday night he and j. S. were strictly
in it.
Have you visited st. James Church?
Rev. p. G. Hunt has been carrying on a
revival.
Why don't the married women of this
city stay out of those stores on Main and
Elm Streets?
To the readers OF THE APPEAL-The x
Oh papers means that your time is up
please settle.
Why don't J.S s. quit writing to the
Item every week. You must quit writ
ing yourself up.
Would like to know the name of Sol.
Richardson's best girl? i have some
thing to tell her.
We wonder why some of our young
men would rather borrow The APPEAL
than subscribe for it?
Every lady and gentleman, old and
young should attend the literary meet
lngs every Tuesday night.
Shy Logan why don't you spend lit
tie money sometimes. Treat yourself to
an APPEAL once in while.
The APPEAL wants to know where
Jack Lowery goes every night between
7 and s? He don't 90 to the Lodge.
Why is it that Rosie and Flora Davis
took Mr.. Gentson walking Sunday even
Ing? He looked like green house.
Twenty six years ago tie Colored
people had nothing. Now they own
good property in the country and city.
The APPEAL is all the 90 in Dallas.
Why? Because it contains more news
OF interest than any other Negro paper.
There is certain young lady who lost
note she had written to her best fell
low, we will publish it unless she will
take THE APPEAL.
The Colored people would do well to
stop giving 80 many excursions. Do we
not need our money more than the rail.
road companies?
Why is it that The APPEAL is read by
more people IN Dallas than any other
paper? because it is the greatest Negro
paper published.
Say Mr.. Garry why don't you get
married? Mrs. J. S. is married wom-
an and she has blowed you enough to
pay weeks grocery bill.
What did Jack Lowery mean when he
told that white woman he wanted to
shake Miss J? Look out Jack you'll be
doing trapeze act on tree over the
river.
The literary society met last week at
Bethel A. NJ. E. Church. A large mum.
Der was present and grand time was
had. The address by Rev. R. Stokes
was very interesting.
Mrs. N. Green left Thursday for New
Orleans to spend the remainder of the
summer. She will be the guest of Mrs.
O. Carter No. PAS Canal street. We
wish her pleasant visit.
So There is certain woman who pre-
tends to her husband that she is going to
st. James Church but she turns down
Veal street. 4 few nights ago a reporter
followed and saw the whole story.
Dallas has twelve churches, for Colored
people, six public schools, two private
ecbools, four dccters, three lawyers,
nine hotels, three butcher shops, fifteen
saloons. The oldest woman in the
world Julia Coal aged l4S The Colored
population is 1865 amony them are SOC
bachelors and 900 Of the finest looking
girls on the the American continent.
The Dallas literary society met al
Bethel A. M. E. Church Tuesday night
August 2,d. Solomon Richardson pres
ided. The church choir rendered music
for the opening, after which followed
prayer by Rev. R. Stokes. Next follow
a RI citation by Miss M. E. Johnson
The next number On the program WAS {
vocal duet by Mess,s. +. McMul!on ane
, A, J. Johnson. The Glee club wa
present and also took part in the pro
gram. The best ladies and gentlemen o
our city belong to this club, and thos'
who have not heard them perform
should do so the very first opportunity
The society called on Rev. R. Stokes t
address them. This was unexpected t
the Rev. He however came forwar'
with his usual sweet smile. Rev. Stokes
one of our greatest lecturers. He is
natural born orator second to none i
this city, He babe the literary keep o
with it's good works, and said. Ma
A.. ooron whon this literary eOCiot