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The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1901-08-03
IH2 little eGaQ21f Unto JB1friiea,>,,
Ancient Al Jeziar in the Twentieth Century
A Cheerful Patriarch IN Frills and Furbelows.

Arabs skeleton 1nclosed in block OF
1 beton, as we sometimes find a petrifed
leaf or lizard inside of a stone f.. Al
hi The bones were carefully removed and
inferred with great pomp In the Roman
Catholic cathedral, st. Philippe, which
occupies the site Of the ancient Mosque
Of Hassen in Algiers. Liquid plaster Of
Paris was run into the mold left BY his
body and a perfect model of it obtained,
showing not only his features, but the
cords which bound him, and even the
texture of his clothing. This Is true,
and the interesting cast of the martyr,
made exactly 2S4 years after his DEATH
may to-day be seen in the government
library and museum in the Rue de
I IEtat-Major Of Algiers. ~ H. S$:
The boulevard de la RepubHque is built
on a series of arches at the head Of the
cliff and extends all along the front of
the town about two miles, It is bordered
on one side by handsome buildings and on
the other runs a wide promenade over,
IlooAlng the bay, harbor and shipping.
The quay and railroad station are forty
feet blow, reached by two inclined roads
running from the boulevard. This work
is the property of an English company
and cost some $15,OOO,0O It was con-
| structed by Sir Morton Peto, to- whom the
town transferred the concession for nine
! ty-nine years which had been granted to
lit by the imperial concession Of 1860. The
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1901-08-03
Tile Dafry DiuIopue.5

George, dear. did you see the account OF the
marriage OF that New Jersey couple? 7 mean
Inc mlddle-aged couple that went to the cIer-
gyman and were married % - =
NY they do that every day, don't they.
oh, mean the couple that were married
ana when the bridegroom looked in his mock
ets ne could find only single cent to nav the
customary fee. 1t was all the money he had
IN the world. Wasn't that touching n,
certainly didn't touch the bridegroom
very hard. But why were those sirnple-minded
paupers going into welded bliss on such i'm.
tied scaie?, IS ee-~f -
George, you haven't any sentiment. To me
1t seems beautiful Just think. With them
love was everything -
It seems to have been after the grasping
parson secured the cent. - q =
Only think George. They were contented
to -Sander forth hand in hand-like Adam ana
might bring. facing the world together and
ready to share it's burdens. Think Of it, George!
But one penny in their pocketsp
And the parson got that. But It was quite
different with Adam and Eve my love Thew
didn't have any pockets. No, and they had no,
rent to pay, and no gas, and no coal, and they
never entertained, and Adam didn't keep up
any life insurance, and Eve didn't belong to
any afternoon whist club. or Daughters OF the
Revolution, anything. =
8 But that makes the story OF the New Jersey
couple all the more interesting. Don't you seer
They know about these obligations and in
spite Of them they are willing to cast In their
lot together. really think it's one of the
most beautiful things ever heard Of, George.
Perhaps It is, my love- ~ b s
But George. at least you will admit thgt it
Is sentimental. = ~
Yes my love. with the accent on the cent.
On. George!-C Cleveland Plaindealer.
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emperor himself laid the first stone and
the work was pronounced complete in the
autumn Of 1856. It consists of two tiers
of vaults, forming $50 spacious ware
houses, the whole occupying an area of
eleven acres, with a frontage of $500
feet. "a ~ 80 rsS-- :.rs ~
The French have spent enormous sums
of money In improving this port. It has
now two docks capable Of containing the
largest vessels, lighthouses with revolving
lights and all other up -to-uate appurte-
nances. The harbor is entirely artificial,
and when the great rock that yet OBJ
structs it. called Roche Sans Nom I.'roek
without nancy, has been removed,
there will be none better in the whole
circuit Of the Mediterranean. Many other
reforms have also been introduced by the
new masters. There are conduits In every
part Of the city, theaters, educational es-
adjustments, public baths, several bank
Ing houses, courts Of justice, a chamber
of commerce, a bazaar for the perpetual
exhibition of native industry; there are
restaurants and. coffee houses and clubs
galore, hotels without number, omni-
buses. livery stables, even a tourists,
agency which arranges a railway and car
rage trip at comparatively small expense
to Bildah, an ancient Arab town just be-
yond the Chiffa Gorge in the Atlas noun
atafns. AS for the hotels the Pioneer Press
Is not q medium for free advertising, and
therefore leave yeu to choose between
the rival merits of the Grande, the Spleen
sdfde, the Continental, Kirsch, Regence
Oasis, st. George. de pEurope, dOrient
deS strangers and a dozen others The
average charge is from II to 15 francs
Der day. and all are SO well patronizes
The year around that II is well to secure
quarters in advance by cable
Among the show places OF Algiers are
the governors winter palace---once the
gorgeous palace OF the Deys, but well
nigh spoiled by alleged improvements
and the archbishop's palace, an ancient
Moorish edifce well worth a visit. The
library and museum are housed In the
former spacious palace of Mustapha
Pasha and contains wonderful coIlec-
Confirmed IN 7th. CoIumn.)
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a Little Jaunt Int /, Africa
Continued from 5th Col.

ton Of Algerian maps and money, hum
dreds of priceless Arab manuscripts and
upward of 10000 volumes. 1t has also
considerable ancient sculpture and two
sarcophagi, which are said to be easily
worth their weight in gold They are of
the early days of Christianity and were
discovered at Dellys. Their sides are
covered with quaint chiselling, represent
ing Daniel in the lions den; Shadrach,
Meshach and Abendnego n 1.-THE fiery
/ furnace; the miracle of the loaves and
! fishes, and the; turning of water into wine
at the wedding In Galilee. H.
Four acqueducts supply both the upper
and lower town with an abundance of
pure water. . There is a military and a
civil hospital-both the very best of their
kind. q The first named, known as Hos
pital du Dey, stands a little distance out
side the city walls in the beautiful gar
dens that surround the country place of
the last dey, hence its name. 1t is truly
a magnificent establishment, fitted with
every requisite that twentieth century
hygienic science can devise. ---ere are
baths of every description, covered prom
enades fitted up as smoking galleries for
convalescents, with comfortable seats
and decorated with tropical plants; lab
~ ,
oratories, chapel, separate lodgings for
officers Of the deys' villa, 700 regular
beds and more on emergency: in short,
many robust soldier of Uncle Samuel
fighting in the Philippines and elsewhere
might well pray for a convenient illness
which would consign him for time to
such unwonted luxury. The civil hospital,
with it's 500 clean beds, is daily visited by
the best French doctors-and that means
the best in the world-and the patients
are attended by Sisters of Charity as well
as by trained nurses Of the most adj
vanced type. The stranger in Algiers
need fear no lack Of care should he fall
sick. What a pity that some Of these
conveniences could not have existed in
the old days of filth and pestilence when
people died like sheep in the Streets
rather than now when the place has be-
come one of the most healthful In the
world. Fannie B. Ward. !
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quatre heures,'' made famous by Gero-
nimo's martyrdom. Do you remember
the story? During an expedition made by
the Spanish garrison Of Oran in 1910 a
young Arab boy was taken prisoner and
subsequently baptized under the name of
Geronimo. When about eight years old
ne was recaptured by his relatives, with
whom he lived as a. Mohammedan But
the teachings Of the foreigner in his in
fancy had made an irradicable impression
and at the age Of twenty-fv he volun-
tarily returned to Oran, with the inten-
ton of living thenceforth in the religion
of Christ-Islam which knows no mercy
toward apostates. It happened that Gero-
nimo accompanied party Of Spaniards
In a small boat to make a razza on some
thieving Arabs. The expedition was
chased by a Moorish corsair and all the
members taken prisoners and carried to
Algiers. The Spaniards were, sold into
slavery, a fate worse than any decent
death Every effort was made to induce
Geronimo to renounce Christianity. but
he remained steadfast in the faith and
was therefore sentenced to be thrown
alive into a mold In which block Of
!beton. resembling stone, was about to be
made. His feet and hands were tied with
cords, the cruel sentence carried out.
and afterward the square Of concrete,
with his body inside OF it, was built into
an angle of the fort 'des vingt quatre
heures'' then In process Of constru ction.
This was in the year 1859. Haedo,
spaniard In Algiers, carefully recorded
the exact spot and added. I'VE hope that
Gods grace may one day extricate Gero-
nimo from the place and reunite his body
with those Of other holy martyrs OF Christ
whose happy deaths have consecrated this
country 2 81 !.
To the unregenerate mind it seems as II
it would have been much more to the
purpose. SO far as Geronimo was con
cerned, had Coos grace been invoked to
save him from the martyrdom. However.
less than fifty years ago Haedo's piouss
prayers were answered. It was found
necessary to destroy this fort Gin 1859
and in the very spot specified Ia the three.
century-old record was found the young
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shore 800 feet below the dominating castle
has degenerated into a mere commercial
port and fashionable winter resort, par
ticularly recommended for invalids! So
called modern progress"-the same
which turned Its picturesque name Of Al
.Jezair into common place Algiers-fas
banished plague leprosy, yellow jack and
other time honored foes CT man, born Of
filth and bred in neglect. which had their
lair here undisturbed for centuries; to-
gether with the Riff pirates, descendants
of that famous band Of water rats which
swept these seas in the Middle Ages, their
long, low-lying razor-prowed craft fly
ing the terror-inspiring black flag en-
blazoned with skull and crossbones.
The Refian and Berber population-al-
ways up to mischief-have gone far in
land, to the deserts behind the Atlas
mountains, with the lions and leopards
that used to prowl the African coast;
while stately Moors and silent Arabs have
retreated to the Moslem Upper Town
coming down only to transact necessary
business and solemnly shaking the in
fdel dust from their feet on the return.
The once all-powerful dragonn1en-splen-
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1901-08-03
Another Kind of NIonster

W. L. Higgins perpetrated a. practical io,,o
on Carrie Nation while the smasher was here,
weli-known local dentist who dresses we'll
ana Is rather adipose, was standing at the
corner or Pennsylvania and Washtngton
streets when Mrs. Nation got through har-
arguing the crowd there
LOOK at that man. said Mr.. Higgins. po,nt
Ing to his friend the doctor HE is we'll OFF
ana ne makes his money out of the tears Of
orphans the walls of widows and the groans
of strong men," - o'o'''A
ne Keeps rum shop, does hep said the
smasher, darting piercing glance in his di.
rection. 49, $500 " - 80 Va
NO" said Mr.. Higgins, 'he is a dentist. -
Indianapolis Press.
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did creatures In robes and turbans, who
look as If they had just stepped out Of the
Arabian Nights-nDw. shorn of dignity,
squat on their heels in doorways and
ante chambers, waiting to run errands
for the conqleror. .rtsl 5@-l <.
TO lovers Of the antique and pictur-
esque, it is disappointing, to say the least,
to find here a town that Is thoroughly
European in character, with straight.
regular streets lighted by gas, and lined
with such every day buildings as are
seen In New York, Paris and London-lrs
many expensive hotels equipped with "all
modern improvements" according to adj
yertisements), and crowded with tourists
from every corner Of the globe, who
psaunter with irreverent feet into mosques
sacred to the worship Of Allah and flip
PANTY criticise even the, saints in their
tombs.
The French have thoroughly revolu-
tionized the old African town, SO that to-
day it wears the aspect Of airy. thriving
European city. It's principal square, called
I Place du Commencement, is large and
handsome, planted On three sides with
double rows Of plane trees: while on the
other opposite the Hotel de la Regence
(which is to Algiers what the Waldorf
Astoria Is to Gotham), rises a remark
able group OF palm ana orange trees.
Inc central fountain looks as II it had
recently strayed over from the Champs
Elysees, except for the tail bamboos that
surround It; and in one corner stands a
bronze equestrian statue Of the duke OF
Orleans. cast out Of the cannon taken at
the conquest of Algeria.
81 This 81 is the fashionahle nrnronodas5
where military bands play beside the
fountain on pleasant evenings; and ali
day long it is thronged with loungers Of
every race and grade. Two OF the finest
streets Of The city join at this square-th the
Rue Bab-Azoun and the Rue Bab-eI-o ued.
Running parallel more than mile, they
are fanked by colonades adorned with
arcades and shops that mipht grace the
bouievards of Paris. In them the traveller
may purchase an endless variety OF orien-
tai goods and trinkets- embroiderie tex
tie fabrics, curious fans, objects in coral
brass and silver. inlaid work in wood.
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Right at Last.

II know what the motherly fowl is" replied
Kitty. That's hen" 49,"
Right said her mother. 'Now the kind
of drink? - 10y ~
Kitty went into a brown study
SODA. NO, there isn't any such name as
'Hensoda.' 'Henchoc'-no that won't do Een-
coco, Observation-Disclosures"
What is it papas so fond OFF," pro,nnted
the maternal parent. pA011'p'Vo
On. Know! exclaimed Kitty Rye,
Henrye-H enry!'-Chicago Tribune.
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Perfectly Safe

Mrs Housekeep-By the way, Jane I never
thought to ask you why you left your last
place. - ..--
The New Maid-The mistress caught the
master kissing me, but you needn't be afraid
OF that, ma'a
Mrs. Housekeep-Well. I should say not!
The New Maid-No. ma'am. Your husband
amt my style at all.-Philadelphia Press. I
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How 1t Hurts ,Em,

Ma Wise-1 wish you'd give me 81. eS; T want
to get some cloth to make Willie a pair of
Pa Wise-strikes me the child,s nan+s va.,.
out pretty fast AfF--i $3.50. VICE.
y Willie Wise taside)-N know what thew
mean When they say it hurts them as much
they're helping to wear those pants OUTPUT
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Real Excite.,, .,

Real EXc1tem emf
Don't you sometimes feel like going To
3 theater or ball game ?''
Never" answered Mr. Meekton.
But don't you sometimes long for ex-
dtement ?'' S5 u D. -a5
OF course. That's only natural. When
J DO, go with Henrietta to a department
I Fore or else stay home and watch her
aean house, ashingt Star.
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At Atlantic City.

II was Sunday evening. He stood nensive,
looking at the unsymoathet1c surf On the
morrow he would be again behind theSribbou
counter. Good waves he soliloquized, 1--WE
may be of one blood. We arrive at the shore
IN great style-and we go away broke. -
Philadelphia Press
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His TinoQrfnintv

Farmer Honk-Say, Lem!
Farmer Stackrider-Har?
Farmer Honk-Is that ere solemn, specialized
young nephew of your'n that's bein' called
doctor" and goes around lookn as wise as a
treeful OF owls, dentist, boss physician
corn curer, layer on of hands, a presidin'
elder or just a common doctor that saws bones
and kills folks PUCK. s,
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HIS COmplacent Judgment.

L noticed during your duet that there. were
some In the audience apolauding and some
hissng' " .IF< - = = 1890 7
Yes; they We're applauding me and kissing
the other acknowledgements Statesman
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Evidence to the CONTRARY.

Citizen-Madame, why do you persist in
punching me with your umbrella? J.,
MADAME want to make you look round so
! can thank you for giving me your seat
Now SIT, don't you go off and say that women
haven't any manners.-Chicago Record Herald
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Meek.

You understand, of course that It is the An
glo-Saxon meek who will inherit the earth,
Detroit Journal. 80 -.. =.
He Pleads Not Guilty. =.
Manma-Fighting again? Why, good little,
head. .t- =. f.. = - -. -. wy .
Johsny-Well didn't. I just punched his
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SO Changed

Sue-You remember we he'd few friends
who thought they could sing. Well we have
discouraged them at last I$&e a. s 1771 !,
SeIe[HoW In the world did you manage 1t !?
Sue-Just bought a phonograph and had
them sing in it. Then we let them hear their
own voices.-Cleveland Leader. Z, -
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JUST ANCESTRAL SHAMS

safety deposit vaults, and exnIpftcd at
art loan fairs, and lied over by devoted,
deceived descendants. @,z
''And mebbe the candlestickmaker de-
serves 1t all. For I'd like to see any mod
ern silver platter that can deceive the
world with his solid silver for 1T
years!'
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To tho Door

MrS. NeWbr1de with an air of triumph
Really was greatly surprised to get a we'd
ding present from the Van der Gilds. They are
SO exclusive, you know = -
:. Miss Jellus-Yes. but they are very charita-
ble believe. -s.@E lE I'll 80
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Would Seem -That Wrx

Mrs. Meddergrass-The paper says that most
O the Rooshians is ignorant people.
. Mr.. Meddergrass-Well, now / sh'd think
they'd have to be purity smart to understand
their own Observation-Disclosures American,
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DiSfiIpcfinn-

HAS he achieved distinction as a painter %
distinction! He has had two pictures hon
orably mentioned in the Paris salon and three
destroyed by Mrs. Nation in Kansas saloons!'
Detroit Journal.
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open and Shut.

1.-The surest way to close a New York noo,.
ROOM remarked the observer of events and
things, lis to break it open with an axe
Yonkers Statesman. N>''
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Owns the Place.

Mrs Wiggles--Does your husband have a
den p - =. .-ts.s -, 5EI7 :. -, - =
. Mrs. Wiggles-No; he roars all over tho
house.-Somerville Journal FL ~
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why Tom,my Wa. S1t..ed

Iommy-You wore a red suit and horns !,
The masked ball last night. didn't you?
. Mr. tHoan1ly--Why, no. went as q caya.
Her. 25s45s ,ss5s n efs>sSt-7#
Iommy-l guess pop was mistaken then. He
saId ne saw you and you looked like the devil.
-Philadelphia Press. ~ 81 81 ~
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EaSier Y'asE-

Mrs. Cobwigger-Poor thing, she tried to re-
form her husband and failed 49, = -. -
MRS. Dorcas-What Is she trying to do now ?
Mrs Cobwigger-To reform the world
Judge. ~ "''-N,
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gMfId-snoLaa M...,

Elnel-You know, want a husband who Is
easily PLEASED. zMaud-Don't worry, dear
That's the kind you'll get.-Tit-B,ts.
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How Did the Go.t

On my dear daughter you should not be
frightened and run from the goat Don't you
know you are Christian Scientist 2' .Eun
mamma" excitedly exclaimed the little ri,. Of
SIX, "the biily-goat doesn't know it."--What
to Eat. 80 49," = 49,
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LGIERS, Special Correspond
ence, ~ 30.-It is a surprise
not altogether agreeable to
II learn that the Lower Town Of
this ancient city-that which
follows sthn crascant-sharad
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Alps Well That Emo. WI,

e Iimid ELady-Are people ever lost in this
river Boatman--No, ma am; we always find
them in day or two.-Fun y -
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l5OOVGFGO#WIIn SIIN CT. 47Et
stick was made neatly of brass, yes, neat
" and artisticalIy, too, better than we
would probably make 1t now, even OF
pure silver. Then the stick was plunged
into melted solder and well coated. Final
", silver that had been hammered out
into thin, very thin, sheets was carefully
stuck on after the solder-covered stock
had been slightly heated. The work was
accurately done, and when the whole
thing was well polished up It became a
silver candlestick, a fine silver candle
stick. an ancestral candl estick like many
another that is lugged about and put into
Holbrook argus., 1901-11-16
Lawful "Enterprise."

Sidney W. Curtis, a New York broker, told a story recently, according to the New York Times, of scheme worke in one of the Western cities in the early sos for the purpose of giving the con- tracts for the building of city water works to a favored concern. All the bids had to be submitted before 12 o'clock noon, when the city comptrol- ler's office was closed and the repre- sentatives of the various bidders were locked out.
 A little alley led to a rear window of the office, and here appeared the agent of the company that was to get the con- tract by hook or by crook. He had his bids all made out except the figures. When the bids had been opened and the lowest bid had been found he received a signal and filled out his bid a few cents below that of the lowest bidder. Then he handed his bid through the window to the clerk, who duly opened it and awarded him the contract. Then the doors were opened and the waiting representatives were informed of the result.