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The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1899-05-06

Of the magazine. The series is all connected in
thought, and presents the general subject of
''The Secrets of Happy Life" <r
The Lincoln Literary Collection, designed TO Z
schoolroom and family circle, by j. P. Nc
Caskey, editor of the Pennsylvania School
Journal, cloth. 12mo. SIG pages, price S1.OO
American Book Company, New York, Cincinnati,
and Chicago. This volume has been named in
honor Of Abraham Lincoln, who was noted for
his habit of committing to memory poems that
be enjoyed, and choice passages Of prose which
he wss wont to qpote in his speeches and writ
ings. His spirit felt an affinity for all that was
choice and noble in, literature and 10 human
nature May Of the selections presented n this
book are those which were his favorites, among
others that poem which he 90 often quoted, and.
Of which he knew 50 profoundly the n,vauing
oh, why should the spirit of mortal ba proud !"
Baldwn's School Readers, or School Reading BY
Grades. By James Baldwin. Pb. D., Editor Of
''Harper's Readers; author Of ''Old Greeks Stor-
es,'' ''Old Stories of the East" The Book
Lover ETC. American Book Company, New
York, Cincinnati and Chicago The series is
constructed on anew plan and possesses many or.
iglnal and valuable features that will at once
command the hearty approval Of the best teachers
and Its rapid introduction into the best schools.
one of these is the division of tho series into
eight books.-one for each year or grade below
the high school. This division IL peculiarly we'll
adapted to city or village graded schools. Tor the
convenience of all who may prefer them in that
form, . combined series of five books is issued
this number of books having been found by exper-
fence to be the best to country ungraGed
schools.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1899-05-06
sumo GREAT EXPLOSIONS.
seven Tons of Powder DI.Iodra.,
- 2OO,OOO Tona 0f Roll.

SOO,OOO Tons of Rock
Sassier,s Magazine: Among the many Incl.
th'a ", wnlsn are ON record, one Of the most no
tanie Is that Of the explosion of Hfty-five ton.
oi blasting gelatin which was being unloodaa
tioi!t the railway train at Braamfontein aO0
yarqs west OF Johannesburg in South Africa
W reo. TO- 1886 and which was exploded hv
en- end-on collision. The result of the exnIos,oIy
or this enormous quantity of one If tha ,n.t
powerful explosives used was to produce :
crater 800 feet long, 65 feet wide and 30 feet
oeep IN soft ground; or. taking a cubic foot Of
.~r,ns, as weishng 1oo pounds. the superficial
sAp4os1on or THIS hfty-fve tens Of explosive rea.
TN excavated about 10000 tons of soft earth
besloes this there was the total destination ~
an buildings within radius of $50 yards. whi1e
inos .nat distance to $50 yards all the build
,nss We're shattered and the roofs were battered
IN mp TO about 1000 yards. But all these huj]d
ines We're built chiefly of corrugated iron and
mud and therefore were of a mcst unsuhstan N
tai character. On the other hand whe have in
son riuer Htaaes inc Blowing up Of the Hud-
the explosion of two tons Of dynamite nlaced
III cnamper IN the rock, brought down 100 OOO
tons of rock; the blasting at the Dinorwic nnar.
res Lamoers. In the same year, when two and
OF e-na4f tons Of gelatin dynamite, placed in the
chambers Of the dixie, overthrow 1870 900 tons 1T
rock; aid the destruction Of the famous Talcen
Aaawr. IN 1885, when seven tons of powder.
poured into two shafts, dislodged a mass Of
rock computed to weigh from 1876 900 to 200 n0O
tons: From this we find that the dynamite On
the interior of Fort Lee was over forty times az
elncaent as the explosive gelatin ON the surface
at Johannesburg, while the powder at Talcen
Mawr was, over forty-two times as efficient r.
IS hence not surprising that the superficial ex-
plcslon OF the 300-pound charges of guncottou
thrown by the Vesuvus' guns at Santiago dur
Ing the late war between the United States and
; spain produced no serious structural damage,
and simply haraseed the enemy by their fright
full reports. which occurred at infrequent inter.
walls and at unexpected times.
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Continued from LIST, Pa8e.)

vDsvur7ry. Among THESE may De NUMBERED
John C. Carlisle. Probably no man in
public life since Henry Clay ever enjoyed
the esteem and affection of Kentuckians
as did Mr.. Carlisle. At one time in his
career it seemed as If he might aspire to
the presidency with great hope of success;
but the presidential weathercock vacilla-
ted all about him, never pointing directly
at him, and he came to New York to exer.
else his undoubtedly great legal ability
out Of the limelight, but with greater re-
muneratiOn.
Former Governor James NJ. Campbell
of Ohio, former Governor John M. Wise
of Virginia, former Governor Hoadly OF
Ohio, Roger A. Pryor, "Tom" L. John
SON and Calvin S. Brice are notable ex-
! amples of men who have abandoned poll
tics to enter upon business pursuits in
New York, and none of them was ever
heard to regret the change. So there
are plenty Of encouraging ,precedents to
Mr. Reeds step, and as he crculates
among the courts Of Greater New York
ne will often rub elbows with associates
IF former days.
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WILL FAST AND PRAY.
National Council Sets Apart Friday,
June 2, for This Purpose.

New York, May 3.-The National
Afro-American council has issued a
proclamation, calling upon the Afro
Americans of this country to set apart
Friday, June 2, as day of fasting and
prayer, and has called upon all minis
tiers to devote the sunrise hour of the
following Sunday, June 4, to special
exercises in order that God, the Faith
er of mercies, may take our deplorable
case in his own hands, and that if ven
geance is to be melted out, let God
himself repay"
The proclamation invites all the
prominent clergy of all denominations
to cooperate, and consists of lengthy
setting forth of the present ''indescrib-
able barbarous treatment" of the Afro
American in this country. Reference
is made to their loyalty in foreign
wars, and the recent lynchings in the
South are denounced in the most siren
uous language. ...'
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1899-05-06
Dana's Revised TEXTBOOK Of Geol,ev Edited

Dana's Revised Textbook Of Geology. Edited
By William North Rice. Phi. D., L. L. D., P5ofes.
sor Of Geology, Wesleyan University. Cloth
l2mo. 4S2 pages, with copious illustrations.
American Book Company, New York, Cincinnati,
and Chicago. This is the ffth edition, revised
and enlarged, Of Dana's Textbook Of Geology,
which for more than half century has been
he standard for the study in this country. The
EDITORS aim has been to have unchanged the
generai plan Of the hook. and to preserve, 90 far
impossible the distinctive features which have
made 1t such apopular and satisfactory text book
Tor high school and elementary college work.
Applied Physloiogy for Advanced Grades
Including the Effects Of Alcohol and Narcotic
BY Frank overton. A. NJ, M. D.. Late House
Surgeon to the City Hospital. New York Cloth.
IL mo- 1872 pages. With Illustrations and Dia-
grams. Price. 60 cents. American Book Com
panp, New York. Cincinnati and Chicago. This
book represents new and radical departure from
the old time method pursued IN teaching physiol-
ogy. 1t begins with the study Of the cells Of the
body a. the units in which life exists and acts ard
With this as the basis of treatment, shows their
relation to all helelements of the human hody
and all the processuof human action. = is
the keynote Of the treatment throughout cos
book. * '"
sPlato's Apology OF Socrates, Cr,to ana parr OF
the Phaedo, with introduction Commentary. and
Critical Appendix. BY Rev. g. l.. Kitchel. H. A.
Instructor in Greek in Yale University. Flexible
cloth, 12mo, 1853, pages. Price 1926. American
Book Company, New York. Cincinnati and Chi
cago. In this yolpWnA;the works Of Plato, usually
given in editions fol- school use are supplemented
by part Of the narrative Of the Phaedo, describ-
ing the last sayings and doings of Socrates. The
account of how noble the great philosopher bore
himself in his trial and while under temptation to
escape from prison is thus rounded out by the
picture Of the serenity and courage with which he
drank the fatal hemlock and met death calmly
and cheerfully, unmoved even by the encreatiea
and tears of his friends.
The policy Of The Ladies' Home Journal, in its
religious department. seems to be always to en-
gage the zen of the man most Immediately promi
nent in the eyes of the religious world. Thus il
mas had tae services Of Mr.. Beecher, Doctor Tai.
mage, Doctor Parkhurst, Ian Marclarep, and now
1t will have those of DR.. Newell Dwight Hills the
new pastor Of Plymouth Church, in Brooklyn
DR.. Hills has given the journal series of arti.
cles upon which he had BEEN working for over
year previous to his Eastern call and the first oil
these articles will be published in the next issue
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1899-05-06
Mr.. Kin1inr,. Grand.ire.

Mrs. Kipling is one of the six heirs to a
large estate left by her grandfather, the late
Judge E. Peshine Smith, says the Chicago
Record Judge Smith had 9 profounder knowl-
edge OF international law than any other liv-
ing man. When Seward was on his trip around
the world he was asked by the mikado of
japan to recommend some one to draft COM
mercial treaties between Japan and the great
nations of the world. Seward was not long
In answering. ST know Of just one man who
can do the work In manner that will sand
every possible test" said the secretary che
Is Judge Peshine Smith" The mikado sent
for Judge Smith, offering him munifcent
salary. The judge remained six years in the
japanese kingdom, and completed the COM
the untea ws = tS nacr ano
tions. When Judge Smith returned home 1t
was with fortune and presents that required
nifty trunks to transport. This fortune was
left to his daughter, Mrs. Balestier, who holds
Y = trust Tor her six children. Is
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1899-05-06
IN THE SMOKER
By BRUCo TUDOR.

-y, saru rne young cnap with the broad
shoulders. "In the sacking of the old
cities Of India many valuable articles dis.
appeared and even now turn up OCCASION
any, IN the different quarters Of the
glooe to which the coolies have been de-
ported, you know they are the only avail
'c 'e, TABOR IN the tropical countries,
'Oh, say!" said the drummer ava sive,,,
You don't really believe that do Won p; :
+. LII tell you what believe" said the
otner' as he knocked the ashes from his
pipe and opened the door OF the COM
Rartment Il don't believe that the gem
tleman who recounted the incident cares
what you believe" -
This gave us a GLIMPSE from another
Standpoint and deemed to render f,,rther
in. ~ W. Oh 'uiAeo
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1899-05-06
A Well Meant Warning.

San Frncisco Argonaut: One morning EN-
peror William, who has a great penchant icr
building churches, was riding in his carriaRo
on Inter Gen Linden, when an old gentleman
espied him from a distance, and Immediately
barred his head. which was as bald as q bill
lard ball. Suddenly the old gentleman felt
somebody touching his shoulder and heard a.
voice behind him saying: "Say, old man, YOU
haC better coI,r your head. for wherever the
emperor notices a bald spot he'll surely build
g. church,
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1899-05-06
TURNED To THE WALL.
Something About IN Alleged Com
Portable Readfua Paaition

Portable Reading Position.
up in my den," said New Orleans bach.
e!or, who lives in couple of quaintly fur
nished rooms in a, business block downtown,
according to the New Orleans Times-Democrat.
between the fireplace and the FIRST bookca SCI
on the left. you will find two large slippers
nailed to the wall, four feet above the watns-
coating caa Eth The heels Of the slippers are quite
close together. the toes spread slightly out
ward, and being made Of brightly lowered
drueget, they look not unlike two enormous
parti-colored beetles, clinging to the wall with
folded wings. They are not, however, intend
ed az ornaments, but have g. very hornely and
practical purpose.
when retreat to my den at night, take
down the book that suits my mood, get into
comfortable, ragged old Jacket, turn the
lamp Just right and light my pipe-when ]
have performed these preliminary ceremonies
I place a chair directly in front Of the slip.
pers Insert my feet in their depths and lean
back with the blissful consciousness that
can't possibly tip over and break my neck
am anchored, so to speak, to the WALL and
the light is 50 arranged as to make the best
possible one for reading. My friends claim
that the habit Is pulling out my legs to an
abnormal length, but don't let that worry
me- I'm thinking Of having the scheme copy.
righted.''
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1899-05-06
The Youths Delta.

During the summer of 1898 a coast
survey party discovered that the
Aphoon mouth of the Yukon river.
which has always been used by steam
boats, is by no means so deep as the
Kusilvak mouth. The Delta Of the
Yukon includes hundreds of square
miles of mud, which, lying between
high and low tide, is neither navigable
for boats nor traversable for foot-pas-
sengers. But it is a paradise for mos
quitoes. HsI ...-
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1899-05-06
EGKSTElN NORTON UNIVERSITY
GAME sPaiNo. suLLITT COUNTY, kv.
"tndustri.i training will set 10 motion ten thens.
REV. WIN. J. EIMMON'j, D. D., IL. D..
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CANE SPAtho. 0UlITT COUNTY, Nv.
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REV. WIN. J. sIMMoN'J, D. D., LID,
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THE LOCATION.
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stsse-the county being what Is prohibiting
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In this quiet .etres awav from the an Suss
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The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1899-05-06
EnIEAT
CANNON THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY

A1lAN1A, 0Do10IA.
ANS AND METHODS
n ain q this school b to - praedeA vu6r
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THE APPEAL.
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H.RoBERTS, Manager.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-11-11
BRITISH TRANSPORT
REPORTED SUNK
Said to ave Gone Down With
Soldiers Off the Coast
of France.
BREST, France, Nov, II.
A rumOr is current that
a British transport has
fOund6red off Ushafft, on
the c asst of Brittany
France,
France,
CH0RTE TALKS OF
lR0NCLAD FRIENDSHIP

EDINBURGH, Nov. 10.--Joseph Choate
the United States ambassador who was
the chief guest at the annual banquet OF
the Walter Scott Club this evening, met
with an enthusiastic ovation. Sir Her
bert Maxwell. who presided, made
cordial reference to the friendship that
seals England and America.
In the course of a speech proposing the
toast to literature, Mr.. Choate said:
Truly your country and mine are con-
nected by bonds of sympathy that were
never stronger and closer than they are
at this very hour. l can assure you that
Lord Salisbury's generous and cordial
words at the Lord Mayors banquet yes
terday will meet with a quick and hearty
response beyond the Atlantic.
at has been said by a great poet that
peace hath her victories not less re-
nowned than war, and this ironclad
friendship which now prevails between
these two kindred nations is her latest
and greatest victory. 1t means not
merely between your country and mine,
but among all the great nations of the
earth, and it tends by advancing civiliza-
ton to promote the welfare of the whole
human race"
The remainder Of the much-applauded
address was devoted to a humorous COM
parison between American and Scottish
character, as Illustrated In everyday life
and to q eulogy of Sir Walter Scott
Andrew Lang responded to the toast
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-11-11
BIG GUNS THAT NOW
DOMINATE LADYSMITH

ESTCOURT, Natal Nov. THE latest
news from Ladysmith is that the British
troops are holding their own easily and
making daily onslaughts on the enemy with
a flying column of artillery and cavalry
The position at Ladysmith appears to be
thus: The Beers are trusting to their big
guns to force a surrender, while General
White takes every chance of sallying
forth and hammering the enemy to pre-
vent his getting near. 1t is hardly likely
that the Beers will attempt to take Lady
smith by assault. The Beers big guns
dominate Ladysmith from Mount UNI
bulawane on the east and from points on
the north and northwest
The object of the Beers is to silence
the British naval guns, which are being
mounted on the heights at the north Of
the town. They have as yet inflicted but
little damage.
The Beers are reported to be not only
investing Ladysmith in great numbers
but to be also in force near Colenso, and
to have long range Creusot guns posted
on the hills covering the railway line
north and south. These guns are in
tended to dispute the advance of the Brit
ish forces for the relief of Ladysmith.
The British position will be better when
the Powerful guns. which are now on
their way, arrive here
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-11-11
WILLING TO COMPROMISE.
Another Effort to Be Made to Settl
Up Union Bank Affairs.

SAN JOSE, Nov. 10.-President Pea Of
the Union Savings Bank has called a
meeting of the depositors of the bank for
November 20, at which time he declares
he will outline a policy to be followed
in the settlement of the affairs of the In
stitution. An attempt win be made 20
compromise with the depositors. At an
informal meeting a few days ago the
stockholders made this same move and
appointed a committee to meet the de-
positors and see If this end could not be
brought about II is said the depositors
will be offered about 80 cents on the dol
lar. Another matter that will be brought
UP viii be an effort TO obtain an agree
ment from the depositors releasing the
stockholders from further liability, pro-
vided they pay the SO in assessments re-
The bank has received several offers
from parties for the purchase of tho
bank building. At to-day's meeting
Charles NJ. Shortrdge made an offer on
behalf Of San Francisco men to buy the
building for $4,000 cash. This was re-
fused. d. A. McColgan of San Francisco
was given a ninety-day option on the
building for $50 900. He stated he was sure
that the parties he represented would
take the building. This IS $50, 600 more than
the building has been valued at as an
asset.