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The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1897-12-25
MILWAUKEE, NJ. I |. !. j
THE CREAM CITY OF THELAkEs
AND ITS FOLKS.
Items Of all Sorts Gathered Together By
nur Ubiquitous Reporter and Served w
In Dainty Style for the Delectstion OF
Our Readers. "s. .t j = ....'. 4

Mr.. Geo Murphy the tramp can be-
fonnd at tbs: Plankinton barber shop
again. -. . ~ ~.
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 Ky
all present.
Mr.. Frank Bowman of Kings Alley
will spend the holidays in Chicago and
and Indiana. p - T. v r.:
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 Moo1e,a Walter Cotrigbt, and
Mrs. Edw. Blackwell of the Bell city
will spend the holidays in this city with
friends. g.. ..Es.',..> ...T...
Mrs. B. F. L. Taylor's Emsny friends
will be pleased to know that she is con.
va'escent under tine skilliul treatne ut of
DR.. A. L. Heron
Mr.. Harry Bland, the mascot of
the coterie football club, fell down a
e. ght of stairs at the school and sprain I'd
shisankaevery bad 5zs II /. ,l-
Il 70. 1',HE L 20
TIE Racine four hundred Will 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 baseball
game which laid him up for several
week., When the Black Patti show was
here he was smitten on one of the ballet
dancerz,s 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 he could not sing, dance or
tsavel on his shape; so she ordered hi ~
toekip as his dough run out. Bud old
boy you should have known better.
Never bet your money on a red dress.
When you arrived in the city your
friends took you for a 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 toe, 1t ran
out at the heel.
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A FAMOUS MAN.
Evils CLARK IS LAID no REST
AT oBERLlN, OHIO. /
stoted as a Lecturer, He Spoke Throp gh-
Il the North on the subject Of sla-
very. Lived at the home OF Mrs. stoves
Niece. ii 81 IS.

z OBERLIN, Ohio, Dec. 2O.-Louis George
Clark, Sc years old, the original Of Harriet
Beecher Stoves character of George Harris
In Uncle Toms Cabin" was; buried here
today Clark was for many years resident
of Oberlin. . IT, r
LEXINGTON, KY, Dec. 18.-Lewis George
Clark, who died in this city on Thursday
afternoon, Dec 16, was the original OF George
Harris, the noted character in Mrs. Harriet
tnaaebar Stoves epoch making novel s..Uncle
Toms Cabin" He was born In NaddSo6
county, Kentucky In 1912, and was the prop
erty Of Samuel Campbell. Although born III
slavery, lie was three-fourths white. His.
mother was the daughter of Samuel Campbell,
q Madison county (Ky) slave-owner Of,
Scotch descent. T. f.
His father Daniel Clark, a scotchman who
served in the revolutionary war, and who
came to Kentucky shortly after peace was
declared; became infatuated with Campbell's
pretty yellow GIRL and they lived together as
husband and wife, passing the latter years
of their lives in this city in house that
stood on the corner of Broadway and Main
streets. The woman's name was Emiline, and
she is described as being one Of the hand
soonest mulattoes ever born in Kentucky.
Daniel Clark died here in 1920, his widow
- -..La ehc Il iod with
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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. HO doesn't know whether
to accept the whole thing as serious or
as farce. It is always the same old
tune which has been sung to genera
lions 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 Decent temple of drama
would not tolerate such bosh.-Ex-
change.
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UP MOUNT RAINIER
THE MAZAMAS, INTREPID CLIMB
Frs ASCEND ITS ICY SLEEPS.
One Science Sacrifced-Most Formidable
Feat of the Kingdom in the Uuited states.
Scene of INDISPENSABLE rastuers ane sub
Unity.
Continued from End Col

precipice of a Thousand feet looks down upon
the ihummocked 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
railing rocks, "loosened by the melting Of
the ice In the crevices. D.. -
The Passage of Gibraltar.
Securely roped together in small parties.
and proceeding cautiously step by stsp, Glib
raltar was passed. Then came almost per-
pend1cular cliffs Of ice to be scaled Here.
again, the life line was used. the climbers
clinging tosit 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
tor few moments dangled at the end Of
the line, until his companions drew MIN pacK
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
securely anchored at both ends, and was
then used as means by which to carry the
others forward and anchor them. In this
~av 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-
titlc 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, a 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 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 f1fty-two who succeeded
IN getting up started on the return Journey
almost Immediately, as 1t 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 second uncomfortable night, s.nce It
was now after 8 o'clock and the uncertain
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!, .sass, cliffs and traversed long, fields

..yvr :aNs. cliffs and traversed long fields N
snow, they arrived early at Camp Null
feeling chat the dangers they had passed alt
the. fatigues endured were Is nothing I.
what must be encountered on the morrow
Only partially sheltered from the strons
Wind by the lava rocks, and none too WEI
protected from the cold by their blanketl
the thermometer lowering about zero, the
passed very uncomfortable night, theis
only recompense being the magnificent sunsA Il
and sunrise. and the grand panorama Of
mountain, valley, and cloud at their feet.
Early in the morning, as soon as it wa:
hight enough to see, they started for ths
summit, divided into small parties, and al
under the command OF one persol Tire;
life lines of $50 feet each were usCl II >:
dangerous passes of Gibraltar rock, and til
ice cliffs and steep, Ice slope above it. Thi:
consumed several hours, and was accom-:
plished without an accident. Gibraltar il
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 The
narrow nath around IL, uhilA an. almost shaa,
4. Continued In 7th Col. 5G'
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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. Stowe), 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
nicalty of the law, and went to Portland,
Me-, where he began giving lectures on the
"Legree," a 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 al
most national reputation as daring slave
lecturer, and having stirred the people OF
the North against human slavery to such an
extent that the abolition Of that institution
was possible.
Reappears In Ohio.
! His reappearance in Ohio created great
deal Of comment and no little excitemer
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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 1856 Dearb, rn
street, has moved to No. 42l 45th street.
! Mr., C. F. Adams of The APPEAL spent
last Sunday in st. Paul, visiting his
brother. o..
Mr.. Matthew Harris and Miss Mary
Belle Griffin were married or December
Is a. the residence of Rev, Lealtad.
i The Rector of St. Thomas. will hold a
reception to members and friends at his
residence from l. a. m. to II p. m. New
Years. g..
Mr.. Issac J. Reed the general bailiff
who ha'! charge of Luetgart during his
tir-t trial is quite sick at his residence
204-26' h street. -, s@ssz,sgs
J. II Thorbet is 10 the city collecting
money for the Fort Valley High and
Industrial School, n institution for Afro
Americana, ,@ tfrs
Miss George Deb .ptisti daughter OF
Rev. r. DsBsptisti of Evanston hae
been appointed directory clerk in the
Chicago P. O.
Miss Myrtle Tolliver who has been ,he
guest Of d.. Ida Gray Nelson for ahou'
two months left Monday for her home
in Cincinnati, O.
A gentleman desires a nicely furnished
room on the South Side North Of For
tieth street, in respectable family.
References exchanged. Write or call
v. J.H. 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 we'll known in the Northwest but this
was her first appearance before a Chicago
audience. Her rendition Of classical
music as well simple ballads elected
much applause.
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5lJ T MOUNT RAINIER f
THE MAzAMAs INTREPID CLIMB
Frs ASSEMBLIES IGYsTEEPs.
sohe Science Sacrificed Most Formidable
Feat OF the Kingd ON In the Unsted States
Scene Of Iniiscribable vastures and Sub
Unity. =

PORTLAND,aOre. --s 16.-Special Corre-
spondence.-Last spring, when great deal
OF attention was being attracted to the pola.
expeditions of Nansen, Cook Peary, Andree,
and others, an invasion OF the regions OF
perpetual snow and ice of the Cascade noun
talns. was planned by the Mazamas society,
and from this expedition the 'venturesome
tMazamas 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 dfhicult and perilous
There are score OF these great ice-in-
crusted volcanic peaks in Oregon and Wash
1ngton. rearing themselves more than 10, 900
1eet 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 {, 900 feet and Rainier IS
1852 feet high, it follows that the mountain
reaches up. into the sky more than mile
above the snow limo and the utmost limit OF
the forest. - 20
Hainier's Uncomfortable Immensity,
1t 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 a hundred miles,
L
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 teet and at that height
Is more than ten miles in diameter Above
this point stretchs1iviIg glaciers, moraines.
Ice cliffs, fields OF perpetual snow and ice.
great masses of laYarock and other products
+ OF arctic temperature and volcanic 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. -
This mighty mountain and it's fellows offer
enc traveller sall the varieties, 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 rhododendron and
starred with the white blossoms of the dog
wood, no can pass UP to the bleak hills of
Labrador, the snow fields of Norway, and
Grenland's icy mountain in climb Of but a
Few thousand feet. From high perch ON
the mountain side hecan witness the gorgeous
sunsets OF Alaska ana at the same time feast
his eyes upon a landscape Of green noun
tains and overlapping snow peaks as can b.
found nowhere else in the world .
What the Maxanss DO.
+ It was for the purpose of exploring these
mountains, gathering scientific data of their
glaciers, craters, and meteorological conditions,
and to ma ke known THAR beauties and ac-
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cholera, which was epidemic throughout the

cholera, which was epidemic throughout the
South that year. -. '' - 900 5"" "'
When Samuel Campbelrs only daughter
married DR.. Blanton he presented George
Clark (who was then years old) to her as
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 flax
thread on the little" wheel, and samples
of his work shown the writer attest the su-
periority OF the thread he manufactured.
Sol" tc General Kennedy.
When George was IL cars old DIR. Blanton
failed, and he was sold at sherims sale. His
purchaser was General Samuel Kennedy of
Garrard county, one of the largest and wealth
test landowners in the state, and he had g.
reputation of being unusually cruel to his
slaves, CT 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., was about the age, of George,
and when the old General died, he treated
George with the greatest consideration.
Upon the death of the second Thomas Ken
iaedy, George was given to his daughter, Mrs.
William Bridges. When Bridges died heavily
in debt. all his property, including the slaves,
was sold by administration. 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 it was found
that George would have to be disposed OF, and
he soon discovered that negotiations were
pending between the administrator and
Chenoweth G Lawless, a 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 going to 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"
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,
,os.- go az Tho hnttor
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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 to
visit Ler daughter kt Columbus, Ohio,
Afro-American foundlings will be sent
to the orphans at 1927 North Twelfth
street in the future. ~ T.. &:.
Hurd Mason, eyed As, while attempt
ing to allght from Citiz ans Railway car
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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Women never reason, or, if they do
they either draw correct inferences
from wrong premises. or wrong infer.
euces from correct premises, and they
always poke the fire from the top
Whstsly. ------ -
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In = London Music Hail.

The London music hall furnishes mu-
sic and liquor for the masses. There
is always chairman" who ANNOUNCE
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class Of negroes this state He had also
made conside rable money in gathering blue
grass seed. 54 81. 81 sf5 @a,.
Decide q Run Away.

He invested parE Of his money in a good
horse, saddle, and bride. He had about 500
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 home in the North An
elder sister had died In New Orleans, leav-
ing them "a handsome estate, which would
=. Va hsens annie. tH purchase their freedom
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SAINT LOUIS.
SOCIAL MATTERS, CONDENSED
INTO SMALL SPACE.

For tho Benefit of our Thousands of Read
ers-All Sorts Of News Items From the
City By the Big Bridge-Ths Future
Great" at the Present Time.
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on 1 tried to sell him one but he
laughed and said if any of the gold
watches I had in the. store world rim
twenty -four hours in his: pocket he
would give me twice what / asked for
1t. He said he had tried all sorts Of
gold watches and had never been able
to get one that would run while he had
It. He had experimental with his
brothers watch only a little while be-
tore, ne said, and it cost him $3.50 to
nave 1t demagnetiZed after he had car
rled it in his pocket two days. Most
silver watches acted the same way with
him but the old English watch he was
carrying had a double inside case to it
and worked fairly we'll. I've never
been able to tell whether the average
watch will run faster when it is in it's
owners possession or not. There
seems to be no rule on the subject hit
Il can never regulate watch on nv
s"1ngboard there and then give it to
a customer and have it keep good
Time. Then there is q variation with
a change Of vitality. A watch will or
dlnarily run slower the longer it is
carried after cleaning, because the oil
dries and the bearings are harder but
l nave mad customers come to me and
say their watches had started up and
gone to gaining time several months
AFTER they had been cleaned. I lust
tell them can't account for it EXCEPT
On theory Ola change in their own
vltallty and temperament. It's one of
tnose things that cannot be explained
cut 1t is true. nevertheless" - !
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AGENTS WANTED.

J. H. Dilli' s 1am 4 Co., have sc c lred
hesecvicss of Mr.. E. W. Craucum to &C:
as general agent for taking order for fue
Divident Tickets entitleing the holders
to purchase coal and wood at a reduction
of so cents per ton OF coal or wood from
the market price on the day OF purchase
will be sold TOR one dollar each. Any
intellg mt yourg man or woman who
wishes to act as such agent vii please
all to see Mr.. Crancum NJ 228 E..
Seventh street OF at the offc No. 366
MINES ta. The company has pro6te I'D
by it's experience last winter AMI is now
prepared to guarantee to it's patrons.
CORE ct weight and Test quall' Y OF fuel
Weighers certificates acco .npsny all
ordere.
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PROVING HIS POINT.


How the Mesmerist Convinced His Audi
ence OF His Power.
Several prominent people were talk
ing together recently in a billiard room
of the principal hotel III q large provin-
cial town in the north when we'll
known conjuror and mesmerist came in
to see if the :billposter had left any of
his programmes; ?GsAgHssS the Scottish
Nights. Two or three gentlemen be-
gan to poke fun at the professor and
intimated that there was some :trickerT
in his performance. = - J. ,,7>-,'~* 80 j
Finally the smesmeric professor stood
upon his dignity, and offered to give
free exhibition of his skill there and
then. He said that he would so place
one Of the party when under his influ-
eIce that when he had caused the sub
ject to grasp his own nose he could not
leave the room without taking his
fingers from his nose. The wager was
accepted and one of the party, an al
derman, gave himself up to the influ-
ence of the mesmerist, who placed him
by the side of an iron column at the
end of the room, told him to close his
eyes, and made few passes over his
face. He then took the alderman 8
arm, brought it around the column,
and put his nose between his fingers.
After few more passes the professor
said ..s.. ..-...- ..gs
"Now, sir, you cannot leave the room
without taking your finger from your
nose."
The victim opened his eyes and at
once saw the point of the joke.