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The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1898-12-17
SATURDAY DECEMBER II, 1898.

the Afro-American problem is an in
tricate and troublesome one, and the
frat g. p towa1d it's solution will be for
the northern men to have an attack of
modesty, under the influence of which
they will rla|ize that the people of the
South know their own business bes'.-
Ncw York Journal.
Oh, ye,the Southern bretheren under
stand their business; particularly that
art of it that consists of so manipula-
ting things by fraud and murder, that
one colonel in South Carolina exercises
as much political power ss eight or ten
mudsils. in New York, and then using
tn power to buy up suck affairs as the
New York Journal. &
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It amounts to nothing except to show
that the President is somewhat expert
in writing an essay and decide dly 80 in
lodging unpleasant issues.

Senator. McLaurin says: The frequent
assaults up on white women are. a COZ
slant menance and source of terror. lie
also asserts that in the county of Rich.
mond, N. G white man made spe+ ch
in which he openly encouraged his Afro.
American hearers to assault upon white
women. Such statements prove moth
ing. They simply show that tue senator
with mouth wide open, actu lily swallows
or pretends to swallow every absurd
rumor started by reckless individuals
for political purp nes. Senator Mel .ur.
in seems to be q descendant of Baron
Munchausen.. .-.... rr-
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1898-12-17
Beauty and Aristoeracx..

writer in the Paris Figaro is, almost will.
ing to admit that ''ths Eve Of the future will
mingling Of many races and the pursuit of.
outdoor sports. She will have, he declares, a
straight brow, rather low than high; a. neck
wen poised on slipping shoulders-a neck to.
wear high standing collars; slender arms: a.
waist that one could span with two hands:
hardly any hips, and an independent manly
carriage. The aristocradc air." he oontin--
ues, is not always linked with beauty. As a.
matter OF fact. blood does not always tell.
one finds the arist0cratic type in all classes
or the social scale-the rather long and finely
cut nose; long, slender. white hands. with slim
eno tapertng fingers; tall. erect figure; long,
narrow, delicate foot. made for rointed shoes:
the whole person elegant, alert, snella, as the
Italians say. We agree with the Americans
m attaching more Importance to the expression
tnan TO the shape OF the features and. we pre-
features OF perfect purity and perfect immo-
>olnty. Form attracts us, but we are In love
WIN h1e. and 1t ID the secret Of the PARISH
Anne's charn.'r - -rf'. : ,'t.-77,
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DOWN THE RIVER.
Continued from LIST. Page,

serve 1t we kept the roof of hoiise or
caoln pretty we'll covered throughout the
ent1re trip. Once when party of US were
out hunting across bend when about
nalr way across, our friends on the boat
commenced shooting rapidly and we felt
sure there was an Indian attack and we
hurried across to the river as quickly as
possible and were relieved and delighted
Wnen we saw the boat appear in sight.
Z II turned out. that they had run into a
ner0 OF buffalo that were crossing the
river and they had killed q large number.
we were not out Of sight Of buffalo on
the bluffs fer hundreds Of miles above
Fort Union. We had a good cooking
stove on board and an excellent good.nat-
ured cook. the latter being an important
factor on such a trip. D
After leaving Fort Union every man
worked with will, and taking the entire
Trip, men could not have done much bet.
Ter. But we were now on the home
stretch, and as there was danger Of the
river freezing any day, 1t was great in
cenuve to extra exertion The river be-
ing go low late inthe season, Of course
the distance Is greatly increased besides
the navigation Is more difficult as the wa,
ter IS divided into more channels which
increases the number Of sandbars. Our
Doat being large and unwieldy 1t was dir
hcult to give her sufficient Roadway to
steer clear OF the points OF all the sand
Ynars and we had to jump overheard and
pry her of many times with handspikes,
but there was no grl1mbling. 1t is more
difficult to Judge water and select the
right channel when you are SO near the
surface on a Mackinaw, than If high up
IN pilot house on steamboat. A pilot
on the Missouri has to rely upon his judg-
ment Of water entirely to find the channel
Tor It Is continually shifting and new
sandbars forming. The Missouri Is
muddy stream until you get above Milk
river when 1t becomes beautifully clear.
In the sixties when there was the great
est amount Of steamboating there ever
has been on the upper Missouri. Good
pilots received large wages, we paid Ru-,
fus BlosEom on our boat the \. Miner
s., 200 9 month. and as 1t usually took
three months to make Ground trip from
st. Louis to Fort Benton the pilotss took
~ easy and lived high the rest Of the
year. But it did not make mrc.l differ
lence what pay they got, most OF them
would be broke and anxious for a Job in
the spring. Many an old craft would be
sold to the Insurance companies by rum.
ming her on q snag or sand bar when
profitable trips became scarce. III
L = 9 little over 2. 500 miles from st.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1898-12-17

The Presidents message isa we'll writ
tea document. and as an essay upon
current history j, worthy Of attention.
But as an evidence OF what our chef
magistrate regards rs topics Of import
.ance, it is q great disappointment to
AFRO Americans. Itutters nc :a syllable
TO jar upon the nerves Of our newly re-.
habilitated Southern bretheren and does
not even hint that their lyncbings and
murders have disturbed his complacency.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1898-12-17

Aof the London, Chatham q Dover railroad ap-l
proach to Holborn station. Next comes the
streetlev with itssceaseless streams OF vehi-t
Giles. Twenty feet below the concrete support
ing the wood pavement, is the roof wall OF the
Metropolitan underground railroad. and the
top OF the City and Waterloo railroads. tunnel.
is ffty-seven feet lower than that. Electric
wire and cCnduits, water, and gas mains and
the principal sewer are located at various
depths above the Waterloo railroad and below
the street level. OF the eight-story trafic at'
this corner sdys-sighths = pcnnductsd below the
surface, s - 80
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1898-12-17
EuUEA T.33NAL.
CANNON THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY
4A1aAa4A, s1oAslA.
ra AND METHODS

4AxlAN1A, 0DoAolA.
ANS AND METHODS
- ain ef this school 10 to - pgaeaseal - !
n nel.in1 Hen coward success In Tie MINISTRY.
Ns ooe1VS q study - broad md practical; p
2oak - hiaA; it, work IL thorough; ~
- ffoah, syStcnatic, clear and simpis.
COURSES OF STUDY.
- Rna1lae Course Of Study oecUples tAa9
yoasaI I'd eovess the liHsS Of work u tAs essoSe
1opaxRs0ts Of theological tnst7uetaoa aeoaa4
D11suol IN - IsaAiag theological se9anaRiss
- eo1AsIy.
y e. ExyENsEs AND AID.
Hausa and Heen.rsnt are tree. The 90
nenAs fer stadeAts - plainly furnished. 60
SoaFa - - had for seven aolaxS PEI ne1se,
OailAiAgs hsated ~ steam.
Ala froa loans without INTEREST and g1fss 2
hiooAs, ~ graRtAd = deserving students vAo q
~ 1fmoof in the Line Of sell help. Ne youns
- WitA gEacs, gifts, md energy, need 3 ~
DGived OF Tie advantages now opele4 70 MN D
thls Seminary. Yos fuvtAsr perdcglarI edeIeee
DV. WSxDN1 =. f11KDHDs D. D.. PrsosaenS
.1lAn1A O.: =. --r~-----.e ~ E. I5.ss, 10.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1898-12-17

Mrs. FRANCESCA Haider is one of the most re-
markable women in the city. She Is in the
law class Of the university Of New York, and,
although she is only seventeen years old, she
has been married year and has travelled over
most Of the lands of the earth. Mrs. Haider is
native Of Berlin, where her father is a
wealthy architect. When Fraulein Pruss-that
Is her maiden name-was sixteen she had been
sired that she take no the study Of medicine
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1898-12-17
.EGKSTElh NORTON OWNERSHIP
eAME spRino. svLL,Tr COUNTY. Nv.
"1ndustrial training will Get 10 motion Ten thsret
WhooA,' ..e
REV. WIN. J. sIMMoHlb D. D., IL. D..
- -... -. 49,. Ico-founder and h-st ChAneo:,[
rhP 0Qc AraaM
the LOCATION,

me 3eksssn Norton University 10 situated q cs4
epeing KY, twenty mine miles from Louisville, Kyk
eoonty tos many yeaEs: The building and grounds a
ds BY mountain dashins miniature casa1acss
high mountains, peopled with timber Of many varie
II hi: ais. ,sre.s from the Sa;ss
ants Of places Of vice and unxhole.one snuseneent9
Pertsnt part IL students life, and is spy suited 70 =
WHO desire 70 prepare fo1 an active life. y
DEPARTMENTS.
ees::sss e:ssss Waxing P:a ss@as
zps:a as P PsS1iah Raising, Dress Ha ss:
''''e' 0ns ors sbo yRs IL Woods end Metals.
f fsnsns ID q, oi a aSRs W %s,ns'
Musical Conservatory.
The above departments are under competent proseos
S..nshe. ny ts,sh: Thsy h.il nom 6bslIS aoy:!s
Normal School, Rhode Island, and other OF our boa
Our and studies AZ. that students
may stady what is most desirabe lsave off any stae
recruit their health fnances compiled
Tie eour.e any future time The time to an,sb ~.
work in all departments. .
TERMS.
Dosod fuel, tuition snd washing, moath
studen;s may entel 1t any time in the year.
HELp ron STUDENTS.
Deserving students may have the privilege Of extR
psuetion ia proportion to the work they willing
do We ask patronage not only account of our leR
rsts but account of the high character of III
work done. Our accommodaI are frst-class ~
edsred alike to both sexes. H.
Persons en- route to Cane sp.ne, Ky u. LSasy,,!e
Tazasaiosues and all business address the Prssdse
aEv. c. X. PARRISH A. No. Z
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The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1898-12-17

The white soldiers of the Fourth Ken
lucky are opposed to being brigaded
with an Afro-Ame,ica1 regiment and
W sh to be mustered out. Now, what do
you think of that?
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1898-12-17

in Leipzig. But the fraulein had no taste for
medicine. Instead, she fell very deeply in love
with Herr Haider. then a poor artist of Vienna
The lovers met in the Tyrol and were married
very soon afterward. They took wedding trip
clear around the world, and visited most Of the
famous places Of the earth. Mrs Haider and
her husband came to this country in August,
she, to study law in the university Of New
York and he to study political science in Colura-
bia university. Mrs. Haider ia very pretty.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1898-12-17

They have some peculiar kinds of
justice in jLexingtan, Ky. Clayton Au-
brey iwhite) was sent to Jail Eve mon:hs
fer killing his son. Moses Chambers an
Afro Americ IN was SAINT to the peniten-
tiary f,r niue years for house breaki1
Now. what do you think of that?
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LOVE AND MURDER.

Man at Bismarck Deliberately Shoots q
Young Girl.
Bismarck. I'd, Dec. 13.-Sophronia
Ford, q comely l5-year-old muIatto girl,
was shot and killed at O'Clock yester-
day afternoon while on the way TO
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1898-12-17

MEMPHIS, TENN.
ONE OF THE. GREAT CITIES or
THE sUNNY SOUTH.
Go TO the Smith Cafe for copy ofTHH

L 4 s
Go TO the Smith Cafe for copy ofTHE
APPEAL. @
Miss Cora Bird is very i'll at her home
Isl Field street.
All lovers Of the social realm should
subscribe for The APPEAL.
Bishop NJ. E. .salter will be at Avery
Chapelon January 4, 1899.
Blind Boon will appear at Field street
church On, January 10. 1899.
The Ladies' Auxiliary was entertained
at Smiths Cafe Sunday night.
Be snre and read the next issue Of TIE
APPEAL, it will be full Of news.
/ Dr.. Flagg delivered good sermon at
Avery Chapel last Sunday night.
I All news items for publication can be
left at Smiths Cafe for p. B. Dorsey Agt.
You can always get copy Of THR
APPEAL at Smith 3, Cafe 1872 Beale street.
The Monarch Club will be the render
yous for pleasure seekers during the
holidays. Z.
Mics Minnie Settles will spend the
Chli:tnas holidays visiting relatives in
Tuscumbla, Ala. t
Don't forget that Mr.. W. R. snipes ia
soliciting egent for The APPEAL. He will
be atound to see you.
M. Chae. H. Shelby returned to this
city lat Sunday, after several months
stay in Nashville, Tenn.
Mr.: Gus Parks took on too much of the
Monarch's entertainment aud was com,
PEELED to take his bed for geveral days
MI. Thomas j. Terry after two years
etay in Chicago, returned to the Bluff
City, where be will remain during the
wintel?
Mis-. Bernie Watkins and Mrs. Bessie
Wilson Of Iuscumbia, Ala, were the
guests of Mrs. Minnie Settles last Sud
day aud Monday. -..s.
The Monarch Club is preparing for .
grand entertainment during the Christ
mas holidays. They will present a new
feature in club circles-a Chris mas tree
Cliaton Temple is the coming ]i,tl,
church. DR.. J. NJ. Abbey past,r. Ser
wee every su aday at IL P. M. and P
M. Sunday school at l P. M. T.
Sanders sv p arinteodent.
Remember that P. B. Dorsey agen
wilt tie please d to have you subscribe To-
HE APPEAL. There is no other Afro
American paper in the city, and yo'
vii, be kept we'll posted by reading it
All communication aud news item
for pubnra i'm may be addressed t
or # at Smiths cafe. +
! The Merry Good Time Club held it
annual meeting at the residence of MI
and Mrs. Ed. Bush, last Monday night
The club is arranging for merry tim
during the holidays. After the meetin
cake and wine was passed around
Those present were as follows: Mise
Minnie Settles, Essie Goleton, Lizzi
Rose, Emma Thorn g, LIZ Turner, rn'
Met srs. Vim. King, V. Simons, s. Land
Gus Parks, Mr.. and Mrs. Brush and Ia
APPEAL man. t5g N
The Young Peoples League saya9
grand weighing patty last Wednesds,
night at tho residence of Mr.. S. ephen
500, No. $685. Wellington street. To-
rooms were beau fully decorated an.
We're crowded to their capacity. AL
Il ose WHO attended were we'll pleased
and had grand time. Our correspond
ent certainly, tives credit to its officer
az followe: Miss Katie Merriwether
president; Mics Sarah Martin, secretary
Miss Lizzie Rose. treasurer: Misse
Bertha Jones, Bessie Carter, Lotto Fer
guson, Lucy and Katie Dancy, commit
tee arrangements. ...-.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1898-12-17

W. q. ALE Ia white man who can
neither read nor write announces him
self az a candidate for the legislature in
Kentucky. Now, what do you think of
that? 49,. g.: < 60
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school by ]. w. Cole, middle-aged man
who has been employed about the city
as window washer, and doer of odd
jots. The murder was cold-blooded and
occurred on one of tie principal resi-
dence streets of the city. The body Of
the victim fell to the sidewalk, but q
few feet from the nearest residence.
Cole and the young girl were walking
up the street together when suddenly
Cole drew revolver from lis pocket
and fred three eho at the girl, two of
them taking effect in the head aid csus-
ing instant death. After committing the
murder COL placed an envelope con-
tanning several letters beneath the body
and started at once for the county ja|l
where be gave himself up, admitting the
crime and producing the revolver.
The letters found b7neuh the body
we're written by the murderer and
stated that Re had loved the girl. and
her parents had refused to allow her to
marry him, preferring come o,e else,
and that this was the 10 son FIR tie
crime. ~H ~. ...s, ..
Bismarck, N. D., Dec. lab. w. Cole,
murderer OF the Ford girl, took rough on
rats this morning, in an endeavor to
commit suicide, but medical attention
was sum moued and he stards chance
of recovery. Sentence has been post
poned until tom PROV morning, when
some testimony will be taken in the
case FIR IT, guidance of the judge, the
prisoner having pleaded puilty.
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Colerldge's Ready Wit.

He who watched wits with the au-
thor of "The Ancient Mariner" had
indeed a lively task before him, for
Coleridge was never caught mapping.
The poet was so awkward g horseman
that his riding often attracted COM
ment Of anything but complimentary
nature. One day he was riding along
the turnpike road in the county of Dur.
ham when q .wag who met him fasten~
ed upon him as an excellent subject
for sport. Consequently he drew rein
and said in an impertinent drawl: my
graceful friend, did you happen to meet
a tailor on the road?' I'm inclined
to. think I did," said Coleridge medita-
lively; II was not sure at the moment
but no said something about my meet
ing a goose farther along the road"
The wag put spurs to his horse, and
the poet logged calmly on his way
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1898-12-17

Woman will sometimes confess her
sins, but I never knew one - confess
her faults .-Halburton. ....
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The Dickinson press., 1898-11-26
Chinese Drugs.


The employees in the Office Of the ap.
praiser Of customs were busy examin-
ing shipment of Chinese medicines,
and the place smelled like fertilizer
factory. yY.-
There were the usual number of dried
snakes, the looks of which would be-
certain to kill or cure any intelligent
patient. There were also number of
plump lizards, spitted on rods and ex-
panded with slips Of bamboo till they
rssembled tennis rackets; lot Of "sea
horses" long, slender fish, with a
head like horse and prehensile tail !;
bundles Of centipeds fattened out and
pasted on sticks; cans full Of preserved
polliwogs and angleworms and many
other curious panaoeas, each Of which
smelled worse than the other. There
were pills as large as prunes, hand.
somely decorated; roots and "yarbs" of
many kinds, whioh-would paralyze a
Quaker doctor, and hoxes and bottles of
unknown mixtures which would para
lyze any body.
The 40 separate aud distinct smells
Of the town Of Cologne are nothing as
compared to the odore arising from
about 800 worth Of Chinese medicine,
which made some Of the men handling
the stuff sick. Foul smell seema to be
requisite in most medicines, and if the
beneficial effects of medicine are pro.
portionate to its otlor the medicines Of
the Chinese should be the best in the
world. Portland Oregonian.
The Dickinson press., 1898-11-26
KILLED BY REBELS.

Governor General Rios Of the visayas
Islands Is Reported Dead.
MADRID, Nov. 24.-News has just
been received here that General Rios,
governor of the visayas islands, has
been killed by the Tagalos at Iloilo.
Recent dispatches have stated that the
Spaniards in noilo were hard pressed by
Tagal invaders from Luzon and native
rebels. Last Saturday it was stated
that the Spanish garrison of noilo had
surrendered to the insurgents and that
foreign residents were taking refuge on
the American cruiser Charleston.
The report of the fall of noilo was
denied on Monday and the Madrid pa
pers said General Rios had telegraphed
that he had severely defeated the ad-
vance lines Of the insurgents, who were
fortifying the shore against an unex-
pected attack by the Spaniards at noilo
and had shot % captured rebels and
condemned SO others to hard labor.
The wording of the Madrid dispatch
leaves it uncertain whether Rios, if he
is dead, was killed in battle, executed
or assassinated. The dispatch states
that he was KILLED by the Tagalos."
The Tagalos, or Tagalas, are the prin-
cipal Malay tribe of Luzon, to which
Aguinaldo and other leading insurgents
belong. If the Spaniards in Iloilo have
surrendered to the insurgents, it is quite
possible that Rios has fallen victim to
the wrath Of the invading Tagals from
Luzon. But. if Mondays story from
Madrid be true, that the Spaniards were
still holding out, then Rios has probably
fallen in battle with the insurgent be-
siegers of Iloilo. 5t.z
It is said that Agoncillo, the represen.
tative of Aguinaldo's government, is go
ing to Washington to ascertain the in
.tentions of the United States.