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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-05-06

WRITTEN o TIE SUNDAY REPUBLIC
can a man be born a thief. when his par
ats have been honest? Can he be born -
siosL, because his mother. shortly before
ri- ii. III. took money fer the household ex-
p.ns.e from the clothing of his father
Jo.iu Alagann. a two-Jimes convi"t ami
again under arrest on the charge OF grand
larceny. says he can. and points 4" himself
As an illustration of the fact.
Mrs. Margaret hagaun. Johns mothe".
<svS he can. and confirms what John SAYS.
John Maganl l. - years Of age. He has
been stealing ever since he WIS old enough
20 pick mp anything worth stealing. When
he was > years old he stole a gold watch.
Fos the rest Of his childhood he Was e.er-
naIly stealing something more or less val
liable. He would steal food after ii had
been placed upon the table. He would steal
anything and everything he could lay his
hands on. His parents would restore the
stolen property az often as possible, and
they would try every means in their power
punishment, persuasion and eXsmple-to
reform, him Eut it was no use. He kept
on stealing.
lie did not seem TO think there was any
hing wrong in il. II lust came natural
30 him-as natural as it came 10 him to cat
7ud ne was a. free TO confess that he had
Stoleu something Is re was 70 aunt that
re hai eaten meat for dinner.
When he grew older the constant -rorts
q, his parents began TO make themselves
ma ni:s<a. lie knew it was wrong. ana after
= time he began TO steal lee frequently.
Rat then he began TO drink. And when
ms vas under the influence u liquor Ec
would steal anything he could find lying
a-ound. or thai he could sef a.. Tho testi-
-;onv OF witnesses is that after he reached
:i~ age Of ID or go. he never stole except
slieu ne was drinking. But he was drink
N- pretty often.
When re was 2s years x age he got
trunk ana was dsa ected In the act OF ROB-
Dins' the house OF Police Sergeant Brady.
! tidr't get anything bat two years he
Siys. Il was caught before ] could get
away with what j took.
After his term in the pfritn-tiaTy h7I .z-
PRED AiaSann returned "a -. Ac,:s. wen: 10
work anu STAYED straight for a time. Ell.
urc night he get drunk. fell in with others.
@ad pretty soon three Of Them were forcing
their way into i bicvcie store on Locust
~.reef while > fourth one did patrol duty.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-05-06

Keep straight, You SCI. there. - nuSg..y
a' h"m" out me now. and the p.Or boy
gets lonely IN the louse. So ,le que u"
ire S@i"ons. and ti.u ne drinks. aui IA U
u" steals. IL he had = wife 1t nom ~
Would stay there. And this giri n krowS
II " good siri. And Johnny likes c%i.Iidr"u
-" ne would he q good husband. l tuCW.
An old Germ.n woman told me before
tommy was born THAI he would h. a Inlet
You see. his old father was .irlnkin. aUd
was Spending his money for lottery iicnets
ana such things. And when hs would cCfre
home az night ! would go through his peck
cts and get what money I conld find there.
1 mad 10 do II TO pay the house bill. BUj
/ would creep around. so as not to WAX
him. and ] would hide the money .nat
| got.
The day that johnny was born. his "a
ther kissed him and said: I took d drink
i"r Won TINS morning. my little man. and
ITS tn" last one I'm taking as long as /
iiIe- And IL was. He went into the post
office then, and he never took another
drop To his dying day.
But Johnny was born with The love for
drink and the stealing. When he was =
years old he stole a gold watch from a
rnomer that ] had. l found the waten
where he had hidden IL. and gave it back.
! whipped Johnny. hut it did not break him
Of the habit.
shortly after this. while the tunnel was
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-05-06
BY John Magann.

have been stealing all my life an 4 tMf by Inheritance. can't hep H.
Neither of m parents WAS q thief but shortly beor- wo Ia my mother
woId 60 Through IN fathers pockets 10 e money for the h"nsrhoa "N.r
as he Wa arnk md would harwise have. Srrrr 81. They tell n.-aIw "rrr
ad doctors thai this made me d ttf do not steal !.IUse want ro ;Af".s
are for what ! took It was. jus a ,haure 70 sraI and ,oHt nr r~fr :h
tcmptatir.
Tho first ung / ever stole that / rsmeunr . Was~ 2mf w4r.. i".-", 80.
old then. stole :e watch from u .sim"1kt.p per named rI.,St .h.~a. .al nd
it until I could get = chance :" sci it 10 a Junk dealer. 4t' ~. r'har tHw"l
The watch eiurnci il TO it, owner snd gave" me "a vlrnu=. ! sept of --Ha-
until grew I'D enough 20 control 5ref. Since then have uad t' gait s'l
ing and have zen honest a. long g. / MAS sober A. ~ru A. / s.. 800 ii.k-
ing however / will steal anything can "A my hands "a have t~r "r :'
enitentnr Twice once for attempted burglary. m Once for helping % seal ID
wagon load o. bicycles
If | get ot II this 1 will take a solemn helg, rm 81. drink aun h-t arn -
lnmr As long as live If sop rfukng. will STOP stealing
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-05-06
Kitchener the Silent. = =:

From the Youths Companion.
There used to- be- a driver on 4 hong. lone
ly New Hampshire stage route who vas as
~taciturn with strangers as is Lord Kitche-
ner. He covered twenty-eisht miles every
day. He rarely talked with his passengers.
One day a stranger, after riding for several
miles in silence, sought to break ;he sIieIl
by saying, sympatheticaliy:
You must find it very lonely and tire
some. going over this same road every
DAY"
The driver, o. the sesj IN front. replied
with a hsif-nod as he inItteced a "G'lang:'
to his horses. The ride WAS continued in
silence several miles farther; in fact, IL was
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-05-06

vir,nmeuy-by rvuditiol-- l. men we're
free a-euI,-WiiE tu!i p"w"r - ri<o s]Gperior
,o h-re.ity s.. -lTr"Undines-there would
81. rp --i.u,- az u-uInl"gy and u~Sych"iogy
TEerr NoI;l n. nothing To- has" = sCienv"
upon Mon wuuii u"- necessarily d" u"
-tm- 1,ilrs uuJa. ta" -.W" conditions.
cat-. v.Hli r"- produce eff-,t-
"Dip~um1uia is . mUch-faisuscd term
J., i. q r-si"di-tI appetite for I~iqHor-per.-
,eiigI' temporary insanity ! have seen men
~ the frs, -r-arS Of . dipsomsuiacdI Period
locked u, tr"nt liquor and develop al the
symptoms g. insanity. This Is proof that
a.. craving for aIcni;"l is not imaginary.
l. is preceded az inteyS. nervousness-fre-
4I-usiv ~ HaG~ea-aHL an intense craving
for alcohol o. H. i disease. Just - any
oJue- form of Insanity -
The fime s. coming sheu Governments
Will tsAs into consideration the influence 81
alcohol IN the commission of crime. A'ai
ytey will not punish the man SO much for
committing the crime as for getting drunk
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-05-06
HONOR GRADUATES, MEDICAL DE
sxx PARTMENT, MARION -SIMMS .xx
.x.x -x.x COLLEGE. .x.x .x.x

in III. adjoining township that Jehu r%lusr,
hiu= II. AMI SHOUTED an unusually ancr@
get;c "GianS.' as if 20 keep his team 20.
Ing while he attended to something Inn
p~ortalt. Then he looked back and said;
wen, We cit used 60 H."
Lord Kitchener is Il manager Of men, end
his ability is perhaps unquestioned a. IL so'-
der; but he IS no society man. Least %
all does he Ike Ia talk to ladies.
He was presented to a w~ell-known cOun-
tess a. cairo, and opened the conversation
by asking,
II you dnd Cairo nice at This season o.
the vsar"'
Delightful. she replied.
There was , pausc Of five minutes. curing
when hitchcner tuSgcd thoJShtiTl'y az hi5
msstache. Then he said:
An, / am siaG,r
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-05-06
Chief Campbell Doubts.
"Theft and Drunkenness May Be Inherited, bot So Is Will Power
to Resist the Tendencies
BY John W. Campbell. Chief of Police.

10 lot dispute the claim tht crime As well as drunkenness Is to certain
extent hrredHry. / 10 not see why it should MOI be, But biny- that along
Nth h. nden to conn crns. and 10 use strong drink 3 man is morn with
a will which If he wishes TO 50 exercise it. will .enabh him to keen away, fr,
he commission OF crime Just as l believe it viii keep hnrn from drinking THAT
som men are natural. born thieves is something that no uolcannr nr detective
will dispute. They see toe MANY of Them hey are etcrnauv FGng met, with
Ef do not believe that the man n steals does SO for any other reason thar
hiatt he does not want TO keep rom it The tendency to steal may he stronger
in som men than in Others But If a man r@ny wants 10 be honest he can he
SO
1 d. ut place much creance in pronise Of reformation. They are sn sell
dom fulfilled. The thf always want mother chance. When he gets it he sn-
orally uses it to get back In Jail. Therea are a number of circumstances which
man will employ a thief if he nov it.. And it is he duty Of the Police yer,Tt-
nentt to warn employers when hey, from any reason employ a man who is a
notorious thief or has been one. We do not ask tn discharge of the mar. on
the contrary, We would rather he would remain employed Ht we feel il or
duy to protect citizens against possible loss through theft, m naturally war;
them when W re learn that they have in their employ. where hey can have every
opportunity offs stealing any nan Tho has been guilty OF ,hrt Almosti nvaria-
hn. such warning is followed ~ The mans discharge Then. unless he really
wants to he honest IN has strong will. he will dccijc that, he world is dead
against him. snd he wHl sci himself lead against III world.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-05-06

!: 1N\E AND HIS MOTHER Declare That Prenatal In
!: H. fuences Made Him Dishonest. The Question
: Discussed bv Doctor Arthur T. Mink, Student OF PSy-
!: choloev and Chief of Police John W. Campbell, 4
!: Student Of Criminals.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-05-06
Doctor Mink Believes.
Thinks Inherited Alcoholism the Basi<. and Discusses Effects Sucf
a Heritage Has on Mind and Morals.
By Doctor Arthur E. Mink.

A~,nanE ue truth u A4sann~ Statement ht 'e'o''i'~ '"i"tS can he
explained in more .n@u uae -.
1t may he hat he il aULt"i with dtusrruI Ut which Is a periodical HS-1-
iy with - Intense craving fr s-nH"Ar h+v~rls~-- Such being the case. ne
might ave. stolen u CRAFTY his ctnu'ic annette
Aasiu he may have periodical uIayt with alcoholic and epten-rL''" tend
.na- The true, kHpyHauLc steals without aim or in=,ioi steering oen
many things for whIh he n. no G-HU- OF need
A. rr.Ir<h ms assertion hat be ta u.-rreI his pruE1ure trius from his
motl,-- t: is no reason at al For h- poor mUrr could rot b." said 10 have
stolen t4au%e she ti 60 prevent his father from rIsui"rln- the money
needed hy hs family Icy 'IIu2 money from his pockets
The Er That his taHCf Vas ar alcoholic mas % much uf" important hear
- OF hi $3.50" - tie "Gri,e f oNoHoi, prr'nt. nav frequently been mora
n lfcrs.j.t. iHf- .rHtFrr- ..r"tS t, Others may To the victims Of Va
rms nrn- of hmpur>r r-aiy -.h as p>Ernaujf EeptoH'sia. etc. or
pa,rty5W "a. varieties
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f. .n-I zeu-.-.t the .~ f-r.:4at- a. 'reau Of tueua" j. al me~'i
disturbances "a" must nr~-r.. and Atat-,qured INJECTIONS are those first
easily lost
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-05-06

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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-05-06

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The Appeal., 1900-12-15

LOUISVILLE OFFICE,
No. 3l2 West Jefferson St. Room 8
WV. PENN, Manager,
The Appeal., 1900-12-15
AFRO-AMERICAN COUNCIL.
Sub Executive Committee to Meet in Was
-, ingtoh: December 2S. 1900.

Sub. b.Executive Committee to Meet in Wash
~ ingtoh:December 2S, 1900.
The members of the sub-executive
committee Of the Afro-American
Council are hereby directed to meet
in the parlors of the Southern Hotel,
311 Pennsylvania avenue, northwest,
Washington D. c., Friday, at II
o'clock, noon,. December %, 1900. !
AS this will be the first meeting Of
the sub-executive committee since the
annual meeting in indianapolis in
August last, it is of the greatest i'm
portance that all the members should
attend. ::
The test case now pending in the
matter of the new constitution OF
Louisiana is to be further considered
in the light of what has been accom-
plished by the committee having the
matter in charge during the past
year. s... -. .:~~,~
The question of the reduction of
Southern representation in Congress
and the Electoral College under the
new apportionment, under the pro-
visions of the Fourteenth amendment
will also be thoroughly considered
and plan of action suggested.
The question of a, more thorough
organization of the council in all the
States and Territories will also be
discussed and plans to promote the
work Of organization outlined.
BY order of the president.
ALEXANDER WALTERS,
T,'THoMAs FORTUNE, Chairman,
CYRUS FIELD ADAMS Secretary.
The Appeal., 1900-12-15

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The Appeal., 1900-12-15

The late presidential campaign was
notable for the great amount of litera-
ture which was distributed through
out the country and the amount of
work done by the newspapers. 1t
was truly an educational campaign.
The Afro American papers certainly
did their share in the good work and
they should receive some substantial
recognition which doubtless they
will, as the good work done by them
is we'll known to members of the ma
tional committee and the administra-
ton. E'~..@ H.
The Appeal., 1900-12-15
SATURDAY, DECEMBER IS, 1900

The following excerpt from the
telegraphic dispatches tells a story
that will be read with UNQUALIFIED de.
light by all Afro-Americans. as it tells
of the signal success of the only child
OF the late U. S. Senator B. K. Bruce:
Cambridge, Mass, Dec. IA victory
IN debate came to Harvard for the
third consecutive time over Yale in
ST. Andrews theater tonight. In
logic Harvard overpowered her On
ponent and received the major share
OF applause from the audience. The
best speaker for Harvard was Roscoe
Conklin Bruce, who won the college
prize in the trial debate, and singular
ly the leader on the Yale side was
Frank Sincerbaum, who won the
Thatcher prize at his college. The
question was, Resolved That the
Permanent Retention of the .Philip-
pines by the United States Is ,Desir-
able.' .
Harvard had the affirmative The
Judges, William B. Hornblower of
New York, Judge Addison Brown of
the United States Supreme Court, and
Oscar S. Straus, United States minis
ter to Turkey, were in conference half
an hour before giving the decision in
Harvard's favor. Harvard was rep
resented in the debate by Murray Sea-
songood, Henry Porter Chandler and
Roscoe c. Bruce. Yale's speakers
We're F. NJ. sincerbaum, Charles W..
Merriam and Mason Trowbridge.
It is no small thing to be prize
winner in Harvard, the leading college
The Appeal., 1900-12-15

in this country, in any sort Of con-
test, but to win a prize over Yale,
which at least stands second in the
list of colleges, is matter any one
may we'll be proud of. That this
very high honor has been justly
awarded to an Afro-American should
be very encouraging to our young
men and it emphasizes the true but
trite saying, yves risin'.''
The Appeal., 1900-12-15

Minnesota has a hard job before
her in selecting successor to the late
United States Senator. Cushman K.
Davis, as his place will be hard to
fill. A number of good men are un-
der consideration and while the one
upon whom the toga shall fall may
not make it bulge out, there will GER
tainly be no necessity to shake it
to find he's in it,
The Appeal., 1900-12-15
Mys, erious Escap. of Murderers.

Grinnell, Ia., Dec. 10.-Hugh Dick
son, the man charged with the muir
der of Lottie Holmes near Thayer
few days ago; has escaped from the
Union County jail. The method of
his escape is complete mystery. No
doors were open and no bars broken.
The Appeal., 1900-12-15
OLD AGE HONORED
Convent on Of Baptist Ministers Show De1

Convent on of Baptist Ministers Show De1
erence to Aged Preacher
Columbia, S. c., Dec. S.-Three hun
dred white ministers, delegates to the
Baptist convention at Greenwood
arose and remained standing today
while the Rev. Edward Stark, an
Afro-American, was walking up the
aisle of the church to the rostrum
Stark was 100 years old on Aug. Is
last, and has been preaching seventy
six years. He made an address and
before adjournment led the conven-
tiOn in prayer .
The Appeal., 1900-12-15

Yule-tide comes on apace and the
hearts Of all the little ones and not a
few of the big ones are filled with
fond hopes of kind remembrances by
Santa Claus or some one else,
The Appeal., 1900-12-15
FUEL FROM. GARBAGE
London Has Found q Way of UtilIzin
Street SweeDings. -

London Has Found Way of Utilizin.
Street Sweepinss. =.
One: of the modern methods of dis
posing of garbage is to burn it. In
england experiments have been made.
IN the interest of economy, with the
immediate utilization of zthe heat thus
produced. Steam; engines and dyna-
mos Tor electric lighting have been as4
soc1ated with garbage s.tdestructors.' y
Lord Kelvin evinced great enthusi-
asm over and confidence in this prom
os1tion three or four years ago. The
latest development of the idea has
possibly been suggested by the present
high price of coal in Europe. At any
rate, a new form of fuel has just made
its appearance in London, and it is
composed chiefly of street sweepings
and Thames mud. This material is
subjected to chemicafatreatment the
precise nature of which is not ex-
planned. But, as. in the manufacture
or brdgnettes from coal dust -an sex:
tensive industry in Europe some
substance like pitch is employed to
bind the solid or semi-solid particles
together. The compound is subjected
to high pressure and a temperature
Of 300 or 400 degrees Fahrenheit.
When burned the fuel yields small
amount of powdery residue. The
blocks produced by this process are
called "fuelettes' and are sold for
three farthings each. One is said to
be sufficient to cook a light breakfast.
On Sabbath and other occasions. I
have wearied myself with attempts to
awaken devotional feeling, by reading
compositions of a merely hortatory
kind practical and experimental writ
Jngs. Our devotion must have a solid
basis. and believe it is in many cases
the best thing, we can do to go into the
very strongest parts of theological ar
gument, and feed upon such strong
neat as one finds in Calvin, Rivet.
Turretin. Witsius and Owen.-Dr
James w. Alexander.
TO CURE a COLD IN ONE DAY.
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets.
All druggists refund the money if ii
tails TO cure. 3. w. Groves signature
is on each box. 25c. 81 - J
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THE APPEAL.
ANArIoNAL AFRO AMERICAN NEWSPAPER

ISSUED SIMULTANEOUSLY IN
Saint Paul, Minneapolis, Chicago.
Louisville, St. Louis, DalIae.
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10 CURE a COLDIN ONE DAY. s5S
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets
All druggists refund the money ii it
tails TO cure. 3. w Groves signature
is on each box. 25c.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1900-11-22
Indian Terri,ory's Timber Law.

Muscogce. The belief Is general
in Indian Territory that II Is unlawful
for persons to cut timber for fuel and
offer IL for sale for local consumption
In the different towns As n result the
price of wood at Ardmorc has doubled
in a year. J, Blair Shoeufelt, United
states Indian agent, Is authority for
the statement that this belief Is mis-
take, and said:
"lndian Inspector Wright and my.
self have encouraged the sale OF wood
In the towns In the territory where II
would be used for domestic purposes
and not shipped out Of the territory.
There Is n certain revenue which quite
number of citizens secure through
the clearing up Of farms and sale Of
wood that helps them out in the course
Of the year and the secretary Of the
interior never contemplated taking
away from these men this income
from this source. The regulations do
contemplate, however, the driving out
OF the Arkan,as, Texas and Oklahoma
sawmill men who were In \ fair way
Of denuding the territory of its forests.
There has not been n prosecution, nor
has there been n warning sent out TO
the wood haulers in any part OF the
Indian Territory demanding that they
they should quit the business, and their
efforts to make u livelihood by supply.
ing the citizens OF the towns with stove
wood or wood for heating purposes
have rather been encouraged"