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The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1897-12-25
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which resulted from the baby. swallow
ing brass beer check four days ago.
Prof. O M Woods in his report 20 the
Forum Club, reviewd the ''crlminal
sta us Of the Negro race" He scored
the convict system. o; the South, and
cited facts aid statistics sho wing the
comparative length of tern served by
white and Atro.American criminals for
the came offence, aud che alleged man.
,ner in which the entire administration
Of OF jnstice was so warped to thespred-
JUDGE of the Afro-Amsricans that their
condition in many states was rendered
bnt little better than that Of the slaves
tfsnte-bellum days.
R.. v Hunt is an Afro-American min
lister from Alton who begun standing
about the Court house corridors along
toward the end OF summer to pick up
strsy c;uples who might want to get
marr'ed. This proved to bsquite pay
'ing /, upaticn and soon Rev. Hunt had
atc tut or runner engaged, an old man
whose post is at the door of the marriage
licende Office. He captures the couples
as they emerge with their newly &C
qnired licences and tells them about
Rev. Hunt. The ceremonies have been
performed all over the building. In the
court rooms, in the basement and even
ct . pinch in the corners Of the corrid
ora.
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but under the law slaves could not inherit
property, and they, therefore saw nothing.
open to them but flight or the most abject
slavery in the cotton fields Of the South. ~
Their Scotch blood boiled in indignation at
the thought of the latter contingency, and
in the dead Of night they left their old Ken
lucky home and rode north They went to
Canada, but had been there only short time
when Milton determined to come to Licking
ton to see his sister, He disguised himself
but had not been in the city long until he
was recognized and sent back to the admin
istrator Of william Bridges estate. Before
he could be,sold down South he escaped again
and went to Oberlin, Ohio, from which point
he communicated with George, and the latter
soon Joined him at Oberlin.
George was taken into the family Of Mrs
Frances Stafford "a niece Of Mrs. Stowe1. who
lived in Cambridgeport, Mass. Mrs. Stafford
taught George to read and write. He learned
rapidly, and would often entertain the crowds
of eager listeners with stories Of slave life
in Kentucky. He became SO noted for tell
Ing these stories that people for miles around
came to Mrs. Stafford S to see him and to learn
Of the Institution Of slavery as known in the
Southern states. He attracted so much atten-
ton that news reached Kentucky Of his do
ings, and William Bridges administrator
sent Lewis Postlewaithe and Thomas B.
/ Mcgowan Of Lexington after the two CLARK
brothers. They succeeded in capturing Mil
ton and returning him to Kentucky, but
George made his escape through some tech
nicality Of the law, and went to Portland
Me-, where he began giving lectures on the
| Legree, type OF slave-owners in the
South. He lectured throughout Maine and
the New England states. He returned to
Mrs. safford's in 1874, having gained an IL
most national reputation as q daring slave
lecturer, and having stirred the people so1
the North against human slavery to such an
extent that the abolition Of that institution
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es the title of each song and the name
Of each vocalist. The Importance
which he shows in his manner. and it's
apparently impressive effect upon the
AUDIENCE. gives the American a strange
sensation. He doesn't know whether
to accept the whole thing as serious or
as q farce. It is always the same old
tune which has been sung to genera
tons Of Londoners. with variations Of
word and sentiment to suit the times.
The farces are long and tedious. and
stupid-the fun is boys horseplay.
The Bowery 10-cent temple of drama
would not tolerate such bosh.-Ex-
change.
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!. .vyr ,saay, cliffs and traversed long fields q
snow, they arrived early at Camp MuiH
feeling shat the dangers they had passed ain
the fatigues endured were as nothing
what must be encountered on the morrow
Only partially sheltered from the stron5
wind by the lava rocks, and none too wei
protected from the cold by. their blanketI
the thermometer lowering about zero, thef
passed very uncomfortable night, theiS
only recompense being the magnificent suns n
and sunrise. and the grand panorama 81
mountain, valley, and cloud at their feet.
Early In the morning, as soon as 1t wa!
light enough to see. they started for TIL
summit. divided into small parties, and al
under the command OF one persol Tire;
life lines of $50 feet each were usci "a u
dangerous passes of Gibraltar rock, and til
ice cliffs and steep Ice slope aboveit Thi:
consumed several hours, and was accom-.
plished without an accident. Gibraltar i.
we'll named, and Its passage is a feat requir
ing nerve and care. "A huge mass Of Lava
rock. it rears itself up 1000 feet above thu
narrnv nath arnllnd IL whilA an; Utmost shaa,
Continued In 7th Col. <4s
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MOUNT RAINIER.
! The M.AzAMAs. INTREPID CLIMB
Frs ASCEND ITS ley Steps.
One Science Sacrificed Most Formidable
Feat Of the Kingd ON In the UnsSed states
Scene Of Iniiscribable yastures and Sub
Unity. Il 81 Il 81

{ PORTLAND,aOre. -, 16.-Speciai Core
spondence.-Lastt spring, when great deal
OF attention was being attracted to the polar
expeditions of hansen, Cook, Peary Andree,
and others. an invasion OF the regions Of
perpetual snow and ice of the Cascade noun
tains was planned by the Mazamas society,
and from this expedition the venturesome
Mazamas have just returned, with the record
OF one of their number dashed to death
on the mountain and three others$rescued
from imminent peril This was not the first
expedition Of. these hardy mountaineers into
the arctic regions OF the Cascade snow peaks,
but was by far the most dtficult and perilous.
There are score of these great ice-in-
crusted volcanic peaks in Oregon and Wash
tngton,s rearing themselves more than 10, 900
Feet into the air and crowned with perpetual
snow. The highest Of these Is Rainier, about
hfty miles southeast Of Tacoma and seventy
northeast of Portland. AS the line Of per-
petual snow Is about {, 1000 feet and Rainier Is
1852 feet high, it follows that the mountain
the ns saS the anan
the forest. - - -
Hainier's IncOnceivable Immensity.
It is difficult to form an idea Of the i'm
mens1ty Of this great mountain even when one
sees 1t near at hand. Certainly no one can
90 so at distance Of half hundred miles
from Portland, grand and inspiring as the
sight may be. The base of Rainier rests upon
the summit ridge OF the Cascade mountains
at an altitude of 5000 feet and at that height
rs more than ten miles In diameter Above
this point stretch living glaciers, moraines,
Ice cliffs, fields OF perpetual snow and ice,
great masses ofilaYasr and other products
Of arctic temperature and vol canic activity,
making the ascent one of great difficulty an
labor and fraught with much peril to those
not familiar with the conditions and prepared
to meet them. s. Is >Ss d Re- ;
This mighty mountain and it's fellows offer
enc traveller sall the 5varieties,of scenery he
. would encounter on a trip fromthe Ohio to the
north OF Alaska From grassy and flower car
peted wales. from giant fir forests, rosy with
the brilliant color OF the rhodode ndron and
starred with the white blossoms sof the dog
wood, No can pass UP to the bleak hills of
Labrador, the snow fields of Norway, AMI
Grenland's icy mountain ii climb of but q
rev thousand feet. From a high perch on
the mountain side he.can witness the gorgeous
sunsets OF Alaska ana at the same time feast
his eyes upon a landscape Of green noun
tatns and overlapping snow peaks as can b.
found nowhere else In he!world.
What the Maxamas DO.
It was for the purpose of exploring these
mountains, gathering scientific data Of their
glaciers, craters, and meteorological conditions,
and to ma lie known thar beauties and ac-
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1897-12-25
UP MOUNT RAINIER
THE MAzAMAs, NTREPlDcLIM
Frs ASCEND ITS ICY Steps.
One Science Sacrificed-Most Formidable,
Feat Of the Kingdom in the Quilted states.
Scene Of Indiscribable rastuers ane sub
Unity
Oont1nued from End Col.

precipice of a thousand feet looks down upon.
the hummocked and crevassed surface Of a
llvlng glacier. Its passage is extremely dam
gerous except early in the morning or late
In the afternoon, because of the danger from
falling rocks, Tloosened by the melting or
the ice in the.crevices.
The Passage of Gibraltar.
/. Securely roped together in small parties,
and proceeding cautiously step by step, Glib
raltar was passed. Then came almost per-
pendicular cliffs OF Ice to be scaled Here.
again, the life line was used, the climbers
clinging tosi and working their way slowly
up the natural steps worn by the elements.
Above the Ice cliffs there is long and very
steep slope of almost smooth ice. To loso
ones footing here and not be held by the
life line would mean instant death. indeed,
the line alone saved one Of the Mazamas.
who was taking the forward end down on
the return to anchor 1t. He slipped, and
for few moments dangled at the end Of
to safety. The three ropes were used as one
uses two boards with which to cross muddy
place. taking the rear one up and replacing
It In front Of him. The forward line was
Iecurely anchored at both ends, and was
then used as a means by which to carry the
others forward and anchor them. In this
wav the various parties were slowly, but
safely, conducted around Gibraltar, up the ice
cliffs, and over the steep ice slope, and safe
ly arrived on the summit about o'clock In
the afternoon, with the exception of small
party that went ahead of the others in order
to have time to make some important sciien-
tlhc observations on the summit.
kite Experiments Impossible.
Arriving at the top 1t was learned that only
one OF the half dozen Hargrave box kites had
succeeded In reaching the top, the others
saving been left at various places by those
Entrusted with them, because they had be-
come too great burden to carry. Even the
one kite which reached the top was so bent
that nothing could be done with it in the high
wind that was blowing and the taking Of
observations at a high altitude above the
mountain, for which long and careful prep
arations had been made, had to be aban-
doned. Leaving eight of their number to
remain all night in the crater, in order to
burn red fire on the summit after dark as
a signal to Tacoma, Seattle, and Portland
that the expedition had been successful in
reaching the top and to engage in photographic
signaling to those cities the following day,
the remainder Of the fifty two who succeeded
In getting up started on the return journey
almost Immediately, as it was importantthat
the perilous passage Of the ice slope and
cliffs and Gibraltar be made before dark.
Camp Muir was again reached in safety, and
here prudence required that they should
spend q second uncomfortable night, s.nce it
was now after o'clock and the uncertain
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CHICAGO

Put your ad in The APPEAL-it will
pay.
Mrs.. jackson Gordon is residing at
1920 Wabash ave.
Mrs, Henry F. Daniels has gone to
Padncah to visit friends,
Mrs George Lacy of 1886 Dearborn
street, has moved to No. 42l 10th street.
Mr,C. F. Adams of The APPEAL spent
last Sunday in st. Paul, visiting his
brother. "
Mr.. Matthew Harris and Miss Mary
Belle Griffin were married or December
Is a. the residence OF Rev, Lealtad.
| The Rector of St. Thomas will hold a
reception to members and friends at his
| residence from IL a. m. to IL p. M. New
Years.
Mr.. Issac j. Reed the general bailiff
who hail charge of Luetgart during his
fir.t trial is quite sick at his residence
2O4-26ih street. B.
|. ]. H Thorbet is 10 the city collecting
money for the Fort Valley High and
Industrial School, Fl institution for, Afro
Americana,
Mise George Deb .ptisti daughter o!
Rev. r. DsBsptisti of Evanston has
been appointed directory clerk in the
Chicago P. O.
Miss Myrtle Tolliver who has been The
guest Of D.. Ida Gray Nelson for nhou'
two months left Monday for her home
in Cincinnati, O.
j A gentleman desirea nicely furnished
I. room on the South Side North Of For.
tieth street, in q respectable family
References exchanged. Write or cal
/ v. J. II. Room 1926 Old Colony Building
!, Dearborn and Van Buren, streets.
Mrs. William Smith the noted vocalist
of Minneapolis was the stag at the con.
cert given Monday night at st, Stephens
church, 1872 Austin avenue. Mrs Smith
is well known in the Northwest but this
was her first appearance before q Chicago
audience. Her rendition Of classica
music as well 9 simple ballads elected
& much applause.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1897-12-25
MILW AUKEE..
THE CREAM CITY OF THE LAKES
AND ITS FOLKS.
Items Of all Sorts Gathered Together BY
Onr Ubiquitous Reporter and Served VI
In Dainty Style for the Dedication. O,
Our Readers. nsrf II -ss

Mr.. Geo Murphy the tramp can be
fonnd at tbs: Plankinton barber shop
again. FEET, ID. .sg.-..
The ladies of St. Mark will have a
Christmas tree at the church on Christ
. mas eve.
Mrs, Dr. Heron gave a whist party
to some friends which was enjoyed ~
all present. -
Mr.. Frank Bowman of Kings Alley
will spend the holidays in Chicago and
and Indiana. .fs& ~
Capt. Jas. Stewart will give 'possum
supper to some Of: his friends on Xmas
evening down in smokey hollow.
Capt. J. B. Buford won the managers
prize at the Plankinton as the neatest
waiter during the month Of November.
Mr.. P Moore Walter Cotrigbt. and
Mrs. Edw. Blackwell of the Bell city
will spend the holidays in this city with
friends. sgt"
Mre. B. F. l.. Taylor's Emsny friends
will be pleased to know that she ,is con.
va'escent under the skillul treatme ut of
DR.. A. L. Heron. \
Mr.. Harry Bland, the mascot of
the coterie foot. ball club, fell down q
a ght Of stairs at the school and sprain Sd
Ehigankae very badly ~ 81 I III
TIE Racine four hundred viii give
grand banquet during the holidays to
which all of the Cream City four humid
red will be invited.
r. J. seems to be in hard luck. 10
the early fall he was hurt in a baseball
game which laid him up for several
weeks, When the Black Patti show was
here he was smitten on one of the ballet
dancers,e and when the troupe left. he
went with them. But on arriving at Fond
du Lac, the girl with the red dress found
out that be could not sing, dance or
tsavel on his shape; SO she ordered hi N
toekip as his dough run out. Bud old
boy you should have known better.
Never bet your money on red dress.
When you arrived in the city your
friends took you for hobo with your
crownless hat and shabby coat, water
proof boots you should have had which /!
would have made you happy feel, but
while water ran in it at the too, 1t ran
out at the heel.
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1era, which was epidemic throughout the

South that year. S-| ','*
When Samuel campbelrs only daughter
married DR.. Blanton he presented George
Clark (who was then years old) to her as
4 wedding gift She made houseboy of
him and he learned to do all kinds of woman's
work, such as sewing, spinning, weaving,
etc. He became an expert in. spinning fax
thread on the "little' wheel, and samples
Of his work shown the writer attest the SUI
periority Of the. thread he manufactured.
Scla tc General Kennedy.
When ucsrss was IL cars old DR.. Blanton
failed, and he was sold at sheriffs sale. His
purchaser was General Samuel Kennedy of
Garrard county, one OF the largest and wealth
lest landowners. in the state, and he had q
reputation of being unusually cruel to his
slaves, Of which he owned large number
But the good looking yellow boy, George,
having been trained to do homework by his
former mistress, was given similar work TO do
by his new owner. His young master, Samuel
Kennedy, Jr.,swa about the age. of George,
and when the old General died, he treated
lGeorge with the greatest consideration.
4 Upon the death Of the second Thomas Ken
nedy, George was given to his daughter, Mrs.
William Bridges. When Bridges died heavily
IN debt. all his property, including the slaves,
was sold by administrator. George was
| the only piece of property that was not sold,
Mrs. Bridges begging to retain him. In the
final settling up Of the estate 1t was found
that George would have to be disposed OF, and
he soon discovered that negotiations were
pending between the administrator and
Chenoweth & Lawless, firm OF slave dealers
In Lexington, who bought negroes to send
South. George asked the administrator If
he intended to send him South, and he re-
piled: Yes. am goingsto sell you down
South, and when you get there you will find
that your color" George was nearly white)
/ will not save you from doing the same work
as other negroes. I, IS
! For several years prior to this time George
had been allowed to do odd jobs for people
In the neighborhood, and he had saved his
money with the intention Of buying himself,
. 4 1re az - - $3.50 a. tho better
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1897-12-25

Women never reason, or, if they do
they either draw correct differences
from wrong premises. or wrong infer
ences from correct premises, and they
always poke the fire from the top
Whstely.
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B A reunion CT the Smith family was
held in St. Louis Sunday. !.
A 1umt or Of ST. Louis teachers will
spend the holidaysin Chicago.
Mrs. Heltie Green died Thursday at
her residence 1888 Pine street.
Mrs Lizzie I. Kelley leaves Friday ia
visit Ter daughter 1t Columbus, Ohio, 1
Afro-American foundlings will be sent
to the orphans at 1927 North Twelfth,
street IN the future.
Hurd Mason, eyed 45, while attempt
ing to ahght from a Citiz ans Railway cal
at Nineteenth and Morgan streets,
Wednesday evening, fell and received
compound fracture of the the jaw.
One of the strangest cases that ever
appeared at the City Dispeneary, where
oddities in human ailments are common
was treated by DR.. K 'arney. Charlotte
Fry, an IS months old baby, is literally
turning green from verdigris poisoning
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fcIass Of negroes insth,s state. He had also
made consi derab honey in gathering blue
grass seed SIS

He invested part Of His money in good
horse, saddle, and 6ridle. He had about 800
in cash. When he learned that he was to be
sold down South. and his brother Milton,
who was two years his junior, decided to
run away and seek g home in the North. An
elder sister had died In New Orleans, leav-.
ing them ia shandsolne estate, which would
h.vA hsens an,nlast6 purchase their freedom
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SAINT LOUIS.
SOCIAL MATTERS. CONDENSED
INTO SMALL SPACE.

For the BENEFIT Of our Thousands of Read
ers-All Sorts Of News Items From the
City By the Big Bridge-Ths Future
Great" 1T the Present Time.
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In . London Music HAN.

The London music hall furnishes mu-
sic and liquor for the masses. There
Ii always chairman. = who announc-
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1897-12-25

Mrs Lizzie I. Kelley leaves Friday ia
visit Ter daughter 1t Columbus, Ohio, 1
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Continued In 7th Col.
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Monday, July rs, party Of sixty-two per-
sons left Camp Mariana with the intention
Of reaching the summit. Though they
crossed rough glaciers with yawning crc-
vasses, climbed steep Icy slopes where fail
might DO swift slide to death, clambered
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1897-12-25

precipice of thousand feet looks down upon
the hummocked and crevassed surface Of
living glacier. Its passage is extremely dam
gerous except early in the morning or late
IN the afternoon, because of the danger from
lallng rocks, loosened by the melting OF
the ice in the. crexices -
The Press., 1897-12-16
: WHERE NEITHER MOTH NOR RUST
 CORRUPT

If peradventure in the years to be lou come. O child. 10 narrower needs of uaRS As the world widens to you-even although t-ife touch you with indifference as you Ro- No longer hand in hand and heart to heAft Should we be borne apart. Thrust far asunder m the hurrying preaa Even so shall not fa! companionless l md the last late IoI erers wandering slow. huh wearied, equnblt pace. The solace of the sunset on my face The sunset spacious and low With tired feet in the dew Lifting mine eyes where you ar ln the forefront of the pageant ride, Mailed m the splendors of your strength and
 pride.
 You-yet another you Yourself as verily-leans his cheek to mine LIlts Inarticulate eIoQuence divine With babbling call and coo The small down vestured head Golden and faint. Pale as the aureole of a child saint Dear as tender thought of one long dead. The innocent eyes the sweet lmpetuous little feet These though the world went mourning for
 your sake Not the sheer tomb could take
 plore. The frail arms cling as fondly as before The strange years worked their will Child of my heart though change and time
 divide
 Me and your later semblance you ahidel However time may devAstaie fulfill -~ ssafe. incorruptible. shall my treasure hide, Borne on my breast. light pa1tering at my side The far ghost finger still -Rosamund Marriott Watson in Harper's Mag
 aZl09
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HOW TO FIND OUT.

Fill a bottle or common glass with urine and let 1t stand twenty four hours {; sediment or settling indicates an un- healthy condition of the kidneys. When urine stains linen 1t Is evidence of kidney trouble. Too frequent desire to urinate or pain in the back, is also convincing proof that the kidneys and bladder are out of order.
 WHAT TO DO.
 There Is comfort ID the kDowledgp SO often exp-e-s sed. that Dr. Kilmer's Swamp Root, the great idney remedy, fulfilt every wish relieving pain in the back kidneys, liver, bladder and every plrt of the urinary passages. 1t corTects inabil- ity to hold urine and scaldiDR pain ir passing 1t, or bad effects following use of liquor, wine or beer, and overcomes that unpleasant necessity of being compelled to get up many times during the night to urinate. The mild and the extraoIdinar. effect of Swamp Root is soon realized. Ii stands the highest for it's wonderful cures of the most distressing cases. If you need medicine you should have the best. Sold by druggists, price fifty cents and one dollar. You may have a sample bot tie and pamphlet both sent free by mail. Mention The Press and send your address to Dr. Kilmer & Co.,, Binghampton, N. |. The proprietors of this paper guar. antee the genuineness of this offer.
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