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The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1901-04-20
FOR MEN TO READ.

Sure Way to Find Out 4 Woman's
Every man seems to be born with a
desire to know the age of ladies with
whom he comes in contact Women
also appear to have an innate curiosity
concerning the number of Summers
which have passed over the heads of
their female friends. But there is moth
ing more difficulty to discover than the
exact age Of a woman who wishes to
keep the fact a secret Now, here is
a little scheme which a mathematician
has just discovered to find out the age
OF any person. Having engaged that
person in pleasant; conversation, you
proceed something after the following
manner-speaking very innocently, of
course: There is very simple prob
lem in arithmetic which very few peo-
pie are able to see through, yet it is
as easy as possible. I wonder if you
can do it," This sets the woman on
her dignity, and she wants to do it at
once. Think of number correspond
ing to the numerical order of the
month in which you were born. Oh,
no, you need not tell me-" (To make
the explanation clear, we will assume
that the figure is Outstanding for Feb
ruary-and that the age is thirty.)
'Now multiply that figure by a. you
continue, land add S. Done that?
Well, multiply that by 50, and add
your own age. From the total subtract
365, and to the result add 115. Now
what figure have you got?' $780,"
replies the person addressed. isn't
that correct?' Exact" you exclaim.
You are one of the very few persons
who have managed it," And you turn
away to hide your smile of satisfac-
ton at having discovered that your
victim was born in February, and that
she is thirty years of age. You have
arrived at this result by separating the
figures 230 in (February) and 80.
And you can do this with everybody's
age. Try it on your sweetheart.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1901-04-20

J. L 1A. ARB Le1s1, Ne. nests Ass, ar2 o.
nd Tuesday In each month 1t Assonic HAlI A..
end street between Hennepin and Nicollet Az
xasons In good standing always welcome.
JOHN &. STEKRETr, W. y
HARVEY BURKE. Sec. Medical Block
ANoNo1 AoDaB A. r. anu A. II no. H.. naaH
he hrst and second Monday IL each montH
Masonic Hall Second street betwesa Asaaa1
and Nicollet Ayes. Hasons In good stane2AEH
ways welcome
GEO. ". DAY, wv
VIZ. xHsTxR Sec'y Lumber ExchinQa
No1TH 00A2 C01SIs10H1Y AAtAG n
United Supreme CsuIcil 80 . Of the A. and a.
~ UEissA Btnses. Grand Orient at Wasnin ~,
D. G. meets the secoLd Tne9day In each moa &
Al bDotAD q 9ooA stsaeloI ACag9 VsleaHa4
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The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1901-04-20
HIGH ELECTRIC Al PREssuREs.

E1t0E1 LILLY i1C Al FHESSOR ES.
A New Cali ornia Pant Which Will EN-
rloy 10000 Volts.
Until very recently it was not deemed
safe to transmit power in the form of
electricity at greater pressure than
10000 or 900 volts Between Mag
ara and Buffalo a voltage of II 900 is
now employed, but this will be doubled
before many weeks. The pressure on
the Folsom Sacramento line in Cali
forn1a is 1900 volts. A line in Colo
RADIO which operates machinery in
mines near Canyon City transmits it's
current at 10000. volts. The two most
remarkable transmission plants in
this country, and probably in the
world, in point of voltage, are those at
telluride, Co.. and the line from San
Bernardino to Los Angeles, Cal. The
former is short, but carries the cur
rent at 100000 volts. This pressure
was adopted as a regular thing after
a series of tests in which a voltage Of
$4,000 was successfully sustained for
thlrty-seven consecutive days. The
San Bernardino line though. while
worked at only $4,000 volts, is eighty
three miles long and carries no less
than 10000 horse power On the
whole, electricians regard it the bold
est achievement in electrical transmits
sion yet recorded. Within the next
few months an even more notable sue
cess will probably be announced from
California. A corporation which now
controls several power houses and is
supplying currents to towns and min
ing districts in Yuba and Nevada coun-
ties has nearly completed a line to
Oakland and San Francisco that will
be 40 miles naength On some of it's
existing lines the company is trans
hitting at 10000 to $4,000 volts. But
the transformers will be capable of
giving 100000, $4,000 and $4,000 on the
Oakland route. Operations will begin
at 10000 volts, and the higher press
ire will be resorted to as soon as the
losses which result from an increasing
load" exceed 10 per cent. The line is
being constructed with a view to
standing~60,O00 volts regularly.--New
York Tribune.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1901-04-20
A New Alloy.

Consul Albert writes from Bruins
wick in regard to magnalium, new
alloy Of aluminium and magnesium,
with a percentage Of from 2 to 80 per
cent of the latter metal. Magnalium,
it seems, is free. from the bad quail
ties Of aluminium, while it retains its
light weight, frmness and tenacity. It
is especially applicable in the automo-
bile industry, in eleetro-technics, aer-
onautics and dentistry. It can be.
worked with the file, lathe and plan
ing machine. it is also admirable as
solder, and its pliability adapts it as
a border for lenses and eyeglasses.
Magnalium is absolutely waterproof
and does not rust.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1901-04-20

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The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1901-04-20

the. floor level each engine was pro-
vided with separate foundation, built.
UP OF brick and mortar in the usual
way, but suspended by steel straps
between the floor beams and thus pro-
jecting down into the head room of
the floor below. Seen from there each
foundation, with its engine, appeared
as if resting on airy nothing. But
those suspended foundations accom-
plished all that was expected of them
as vibration Casters
Magazine.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1901-04-20
HAIR WILL pEADEN NOISE.

,-'-r E 'rts s. t..i
Felt Greatly Lessons the SQUAD vibra-
tIons Of Heavy Machinery. -
Hair felt has repeatedly received
mention as "a means of deadening vi
brations and noise from machinery,
placed for this purpose between engine
bedplates and foundation capstone and
underneath rails subject to heavy train
traffic. Now, however, cork is said to
have been used in Germany with the
same end in view, the available par
ticulars being to the effect that sheet
made UP of fiat pieces of the cork In
mosaic fashion corresponding in size
to the bedplate of the noisy machine
and held together by an iron frame, is
laid under the machine. What meas
ure of success has been obtained with
this new. expedient is not told, though
as means of temporary relief it prob
ably answered the intended purpose.
The true solution of most if not all
machinery vibration problems is, how
ever, to be found in proper founda-
tions. ample in area and weight, and It
generally pays to provide these if at:al1
practicable. To what exercise of in
genuity the engineer is sometimes put
IN accomplishing this was illustrated
dozen or more years ago in one large
factory, where on an upper floor a
row Of small engines had to be in
stalled for the Independent driving Of
a corresponding number Of different
machines. Though the building was
OF substantial construction with steel
floor beams, it was foregone conclu-
sion that that row Of engines would
cause trouble il set with nothing but
the floor as foundati ion, and as It was
undesirable to raise them much above
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1901-04-20
FIRSTtCLAss COMPANY

Quite e Stir has been created among
music lovers and thea;tre-goers in Chi
cago by the Taylor's Famous Concert
Company. This is caused by the ex-
ceptionally high-grade work it is doing.
The playhouse; Columbia Turner Hall,
where this company last appeared, was
crowded to standing room. The peo-
pie were anxious to hear J. J. Barnes
a decidedly unique character, read his
love letters and sing one of his own
compositions-"Goin' Gross Dat Rib
ber;;" the primaa donna, Madam "A.
Royal and the Murray sisters. But for
the matter of that F. o. Henderson,
John Holland, and, in fact, every other
member of the company is a specialist
OF something more than surprising
ability. +. r.. r. :-,r--~>,.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1901-04-20
WHO ARE TIE SOCIETY Young MEN

WHO ARE TIE SOCIETY YOUNG MEN?
have for some time noticed the
striking difference between the young
men OF today, who pose as society men,
and the young men of the old school.
Admitting the opportunities for carry
ing out the real principles of society
are not what they were some years ago,
as the young men are not as prosper
Gus, nevertheless that doesn't necessar-
lily have anything to do with the young
men showing their young women some
attention. It is positively humiliating
to see our best young women constant
~ without an escort, not from choice,
by any means, but because they are
compelled to go alone; that is, if they
desire any pleasure. Why the society
OF a young man for church, Easter
Sunday not excepted, where car fare is
only necessary, is something the young
women seldom have an opportunity to
enjoy. The young men seem to prefer
standing, on the outside, or on SOME
corner near by, to the society of a
young woman. Yet these same young
men never fail to accept a compli-
mentary Invitation when extended by
these young women who they allow to
go the year around to church, picnics
and receptions alone. How many
young women do you see with an es-
cort at the Mems Sunday Clubs and
Lyceum on ladies' day? I am sure
there is not one Of them but would not
appreciate such an invitation. Those
are the courtesies the. young men of to-
day fail to show the girls; notwith-
standing the value of such seourtesies
with the young woman. BY; the way,
these same young men are the first to
put stress on some false rumor about
one of their young women, who per
chance has been insulted on account of
not having an escort. The young
women ought to- put these Cheap,
dudes on record, and when they enter
tain they should be left off the invita-
ton list. Why don't some of the boys
make an effort to fill the position occu-s
pied by Mr.. Julius N. Avendorph?
:. s....E - SUBSCRIBER.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1901-04-20

have filed a petition with Postmaster
Coyne, asking fol-. the promo tion Of the
major to the superintendency Of that
station. He is efficient, capable and
deserving and should be promoted.
Officers may come and go-Demo-
Gratis as well as Republi and still
Mr.. Lynch Wormley, that prince Of
messengers, will remain in the South
Town Office. He is an Indispensable
fixture in that position, beside know
ing all about the running of the Office,
he knows personally all the large tax
payers of the South Town. He has
held his present position for sixteen
years, under nine Democratic and sew
en- Republican administrations.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1901-04-20
KNIGHTS OF PYrHIAe

UAr. TuHNER Lopez. No. q. +. Of ?. meets f. ,
RoeenA ard fourth Thursdsys IN Tie month Ese
hers in good otanding welcome. Al Labor II,
- Fourth and R:Shh Ave- S..
NV. Jackson, CO
Je1L A. OAsH, G. H. and 8.
HUDz o. An11se1A I.sDs1 he. IL 81. "a. =
~ fra and third Thursday in sAsk ninth. A.
pgsthes In good standing wslceAa. At Ma p
= Hall Second street bstWse1 He%l9an Gnd. n
RE. VAN, Z. 4. aal & -
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q. A. IL.

BDDLH CIRCLE No. % LADIES Or Tn a. L. T.
Meets the first and third Tuesday aftsrnos0e0
GARFIELD Post Hall Wabasha Stree
LAURA b. HIoKnAr PRxs., IN obea1se q
KATIE MYI1B SEC, 469 Ce6AF(I
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1901-04-20
Births.

Son to Mrs. Levi Collier; 1904 Dear
born street; Dr. M. A. Fellows. ~
Son to Mrs. Virgil Webster, 2919 Ar
mour avenue; DIR. M. A. Fellows. -.
Son to Mrs. T.: M. Smith, 1929 Ar
mour avenue; DR.. J: N. Croker.
Daughter to Mrs. Annie Jackson,
1921 State street; Dr. E. S. Miller.
Son to Mrs. Henry Williams, 1852
Dearborn street; Mrs. L. Glover. 81
Daughter to Mrs. Sadie Mason, 6S4
Carroll avenue; DR.. b. X. Avery. ...-
H. Deaths.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1901-04-20
MOST woRsHIPFUL GRAND LoD'iI
MINNESO IA. A. F. AND A. n.
JouN N. NEAL. Grand Master.
622 Boston Blk, Minneapolis, MINI.
?. VIM. r. NORRIS Grand Secretary.
SIT Guaranty Bldg, Minneapolis. Mimi.

PIONEER LODGE NO. 1. A. f. AND A.
NJ, meets first and third Mondays Of each
month at Masonic Hall, No. $40 Wabasha
street, at 500 P. NJ. 81. G. johnson, W.
M; W.. A. Hilyard, Sec, 124 Atwater St
MINNESOTA LODGE NO. 2, A. F. AND
A. NJ, meets second Thursday of each
street, at 500 P. NJ. J. H. Charleston, W.
NJ; G. J. Charleston, Sec, 416 st. Anthony
Ave. - r..
: VIM. STIVENS, LODGE NO: 8, A. F.
AND A. NJ. meets second and fourths Mon
days of each month at Masonic Hall. No.
319 ~Wabasha street, at $50 p. NJ. D. E.
Beasley, w. NJ; H. c. Vaughn, Sec, SS9
Rice st. ,-.
PERFECT ASHLAR LODGE NO. 40, A
f. and A. NJ, meets second and fourth
Tuesdays at Masonic Hall, No. 319 Waba-
sha St.. at 800 p. NJ. B. r. Durant. w. NJ;
J. II. Sherwood, Sec, 475 Martin st.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1901-04-20
MiNnEAPo-.r.
Q. q. O. o. c..

oT ANTHONY LopsE, No. 2S77, meets sAe 4rs
And third Wednesday in each month for the trans
action OF lsasine. D. second and sonrth Wednesday,
:or instruction. at their hall. Secos6 street, ~
Ween NicolIet pnd Heunepin ave nes.
). HAhE, Nc
Jaw. a~n-r p g. P. .Hrx In
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1901-04-20

Z: Alex Johnson. s5631 La Sale street.
!. Mrs. Anna Huss, 5345 Greenwood
avenue. ~. z.-,:St -, - - e.
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CHI:CAG,,.
THE"WoRLD'S.FA;Rc iTY.v,rt,,
ap L:Y THE APPEAL MAN.

Compilation OF q Number of IIa ppeninra
Social and Otherwl:e. Among the Afro
Americans of tho Second City of This
Glorious Onion. - -. g..
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1901-04-20

The general absence of Afro-Ameri-
cans in the county clerks and county
treasurer's Offices as clerks during the
rush season, has become very noticea-
BILE. County Clerk Knopf and Treas
urer Raymond appear to have forgot
ten the promised recognition OF. this.
large class of Republicans What is
the cause Of this seeming neglect?
The numerous friends of Maj. r. r.
Jackson, late of the Eighth Illinois
Volunteers, but now assistant superin
tendent Of the Armour Postal Station,
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-07-12
A Story that Had Better Never Been Told.

Industrial Free Press, Winfield
Congressman A. NJ Jackson, of the Third
district, was discussing the fusion question. He
was following his ideas as expressed in his re-
cent article on "The Way Out" "But, suppose
the Populsts refuse to 60 into the Democratic
party" somebody suggested.
at will be another case of the mans hog
that refused 10 climb the tree" Mr.. Jackson re-
Piled "Ever hear the story?"
ono"
"a man-no matter who, no matter where
was telling his neighbor how his hog climbed a
tree. Don't believe it,, SAID the neighbor. Hog
couldn't climb tree This hog did, insist
ed the man. Couldn't, insisted the doubter,
''tant the nature of the derndd critter.' MY
hog didn't stop to philosophze over the nature
of anything; he just climbed the tree, tell you.
He had good reason to- and he did it, What
was his reason?' He just had to-. y
"a few more stories like the above, and Jack
son will find himself congressman without
constituency said lifelong Democrat to us
few days since. ga large part of the votes
that elected him were cast by Populsts. They
are on the right track They do not have to 60
into the Democratic party When the time
comes, if it does, that must take my choice of
Democracy with Hill and Tammany or with
the Populists l shall go with the Populists, as
will the majority of Kansas Democrats"
Jackson, Love and other Democratic politi-
clans entirely mistake the people in their own
party with whom they have 10 deal. AS between
name and principle, they will choose the
principle. They and the Populists think alike,
and will vote together, and it won't be for any
thing that savors of Repubiicanism, matter
what it may be branded. There is room for on
ly one money and trust-owned party in this
country. One Grover Cleveland is enough for
all time Better have Marc Hanne.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-07-12
NO. 6.
Was MacauIay a Prophet?

Forty-seven years ago, Macaulay, the histo-
rian, speaking OF the United States, wrote
"Your republic will be pillaged and ravaged
in the twentieth century, just as the Roman
empire was by the ba1barians of the fifth CEN
tury, with the difference that the devastators of
the Roman empire, the Huns and Vnndals,
came from abroad, while your barbarians will
be natives OF your own country and the pro-
ducts of your own institutions. A day will
come in the state of New York when the nul-
titude, between half breakfast and the hope
Ct half dinner, will elect your Legislators. Is
1t possible to have any doubt as to the kind OF
Legislators that will be elected? You will be
obliged to do those things which will render
prosperity impossible. Then some Caesar or
Napoleon will take the reins of government in
hand "
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-07-12
1t May Have Been Prophetic.
ldence Chicago Record Herald.

Correspondence Chicago Record Herald.
PRINCETON, ILL., July 5.-Editor Record
Herald: Your issue of July 4th contains a
reference to the cost of the Boer war that is
frghtful, indeed, as your correspondent AYERS.
1t appears that, on May 3Ist, the cost in money
was $755 900, 900, and that GO, 1877 men had lost
their lives in conflict that is not yet ended
This looks like remarkable fulilnent of
prediction made apparently good while ago by
the author of "Anoat With Old Glory" which
reads as follows:
Woe 10 thee England! Doom's decree
Has nam d nd gment day for thee;
Nor fleets armies can avail
TO hold aslant Gods even scale
For everv coin thy Golfers hold,
Gained by thy drug IN Sinim sold,
Thy glltted pouch shall vomit twain
For curses blast thy guilty gain.
Nor this alone; some set doomsday
For each slain child of poor Cathay
A goodlv son OF thine shall die.
The sentence is decreed on high!
Ho spoiler of the weakling lands
As God is Just, the debit stands!
Ir view of what has come to pass IN the
South African conflict, the lines are OF passing
interest. l.. K. WERNER.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-07-12

THE Democratic state committee have made
answer to the proposition submitted to them by
the Populist committee, and the answer is:
"Come into the Democratic camp 60 it
alone.' There were on that committee, Jas.
Orr, Jas. Fike and some other corporation tools,
allies of Albaugh and Leland. The committee
does not represent the Democrats of the state.
netenths of the Democrats of the state are
ready and as willing as the Populists are to
consider any reasonable kind of compromise
When the tins comes and the Hill wing coil
trols the party, it will tins little pie hunting
postoffice contingent of the Democratic party
will 6nd itself lot of politicians without fol-
lowing. TIE split between the Eastern and
Western Democracy is inevitable. The pie
hunting Kansas crowd will 90 with the East.
The great bulk OF Kansas Denocsats will 90
with the Populists for principle. 1t will then
BE- good riddance to Fike, Orr, Love and others
Of this cass.-Winfeld Free Press
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-07-12
GARNETT, KANSAS, JULY IL, 1901.
FUTURE PARTIES.
Wayne MacVeigh's Prediction.
A dispatch from Boston says:

dispatch from Boston says
The Grafton on 'Ideals in Politics" which
Wa,ne MscVeigh delivered before the Phi Beta
Kappa al its annual meeting at Cambridge has
attracted unusual attention. Among other
things, Mr.. MacVeigh said:
"lt seems TO me quite too plain for dispute
that no single member of weaker race can be
killed; no hut of such race however humble,
can be burned; 10 one can be selected for es-
peeial honor for his part in such ptiful war
fare without its helping to light the torch which
starts the 6ie by which some h4pless Negro is
to be burned at the stake in our own country,
not only in defiance, bat in contempt, of law,
and all such acts must be surely followed by
greater in ecurty for the surplus wealth which
the contented class possesses.
"Now, it is at least quite possible that, in
the not distant future, American politics may
transform Nh Webster's warning into history
for our electorate is already beginning to be di
vided, and must, in obedience to the law of
social evolution, continue more and more to be
divided by that sharp cleavage which separates
those who are conlented with their lot from
those who are discouiented with their lot.
"Under whatever DISCUSSES, called by what.
ever names, nherltiug sezing whatever par
tisan organizations, the alignment of two great
political divisions of American voters who will,
sooner or later, struggle against each other for
possession of the government, will inevitably
be upon the basis have named. The party of
the contented will be ranged under one banner,
and the party of The discontented will be ranged
under the other, and hat alignment will stead
lily develop increasing sharpness OF division
until the party Of he discontented being the
majority, has obtained the control Of the gov
ernment to which, under our system, they are
entitled, and then they will be sure to r. model
the present system for the distribution of wealth,
unless we have previously done so, upon bases
wiser and more equitable than those now ex-
isting.
"The one party will be, under whatever
name, the party of capital, and the other party
will be, under whatever name, the party of
labor.
"It certainly would tend to make private
property far more secure in America if the less
fortunate m+joiity of our population saw us of
the more fortunate majority giving courage and
time and thought to efforts to solve these prob
lens and others like them, and thereby to les
sen some OF the evils which, in many cases,
bear so heavily and so unjustly upon the poo; !"
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-07-12

THE lola Register edtorially declares that
the dissenting opinions of the supreme court
should not be made public, because the conf
dence of the people in the righteousness of the
majority opinion is shaken. That is danger
GUS proposition, but in line with the Republican
tendency to Imperialism. The people, forsooth,
are not fit to govern themselves! Five men,
who don't have monopoly of all the wisdom
in the country, ought TO be permitted, says this
Republican congressman, to override the wishes
Of the whole nation, without any question or
criticism of their wisdom If that is sound
political doctrine, why not say that one mans
will shall be the governing power? We can
not believe that the people have drifted so far
from the foundation principles of the republic.
Burlington Courier.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-07-12
A Costly Cigar.

Many thousands of bushels of wheat were
destroyed by fire, Monday, in Barton county,
through the careless of man who lighted a
cigar and dropped the match to the ground.
The match continued to burn, I'd ignited the
stubble in a wheat field. In a moment, the
fire was beyond control, jumping over wagon
roads, railroads and streams, and before it stop.
pei, $1,000 acres had been burned over. Some
of the wheat had been stacked, but much re-
manned in the fields. Nearly all was destroyed