The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1900-02-03
CYRUS FIELD ADAMS
Editor and Publisher of the Afro-Ameri
can Paper THE APPEAL.
(From Chicago Daily Inter-Ocean

(From Chicago Daily Inter-Ocean)
about the time OF the successful laying of
Cyrus Feld its W Tne on name of
tongue. a child was born in the city Of
Louisville, Ky, who was named for the
The parents of Cyrus Field Adams were
Rev. Henry and Margaret P. Adams Rev.
MI Adams was pastor of the Fifth Avenue
Baptist church and man held in high
learning and piety. Young Adams attended
the private school conducted by his father
until he was s years old, when he was sent
schools of that city. At the age of II he
entered the high School of Oberlin, Ohio
and later the college. He did not com
father occurred and he was obliged to leave
the school and go to work in Cincinnati
His first employment was as Office boy for
as messenger boy by the banking firm of
Andrews, Bissel Il Co. When the firm went
out oto5 OF business 1it17e young Adams. who had
himself as dealer in foreign stamps, and
coins, and other curiosities, and he was
quite successful.
In 1877 he moved to Louisville, Ky,
! where he accepted place as teacher in
! the public schools and also continued his
curiosity business. In 1879 Mr.. Adams and
his brother, John O., commenced the pub
llcation of the Bulletin a weekly newspaper
| devoted to the interests of the Afro-Ameri-
cans, which on account of its great enter
| prise was in a short time accorded the
leadership among journals of it's class. In
1882, although kept busy with his news
paper. school duties, and curiosity bust
| ness, Mr.. Adams found time to study Ger
man, and after applying himself to the
study for little more than year, he began
| the instruction of a class in the language.
tins thls class was composed principally of
schools of Louisville, and Mr.. Adams used
| the natural method, teaching a fair con-
versational knowledge of the language in
| six weeks.
| In 1884 Mr.. Adams visited Europe and
| Travelled through the principal countries,
spending some time in Germany perfect
ing himself in the language, of the Father
! land. When he returned to America he
was appointed professor of the German
| language in the State University, Louis
vile, KY, where lie remained one year.
For two years Professor Adams Travelled
through the United States teaching Ger
cities. That he was successful is evidenced
| eight gold and diamond medals presented
by his classes in various parts of the
In 1885 THE APPEAL was launched,
with offices in Chicago, St. Paul, st. Louis,
Louisville and Dallas. THE APPEAL has
built up large clientele: all over the
largest. circulation of any journal of its
class. The paper has been Republican at
ran times and under all circumstances.
During the last national campaign THE
APPEAL was one Of the most vigorously
edited fro-American newspapers, and it
struck many hard blows for protection and
sound money.
Mr.. Adams has one of the largest collec-
tions of stamps in the United States 1900
vareties), and is something of a linguist,
being cOnversant with several modern Ian
guages. Seven years ago Mr.. Adams pub
lished an edition of THE APPEAL, dated
Sept. %, 1893 in which the whites and
ro-Americans changed places. That is
| AfrO-AmorlcanS taking
ward themselves the attitude of liberation
and cOndescendsion assumed by the whites
toward the Afro Americans of this day.
kilograms of the times were clevery
phrased, white men taing the place of black
men, in cases of accusation and crime.
attention because there was, in spite of the
satire, the spirit Of fun running through
the trea tment of most of the incidents.