The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1902-06-14
UP FROM: SLAVERY.

ington; s1.5o New York: Doubleday
up From Slavery by Prof, Booker 7.
washington is a remarkable volume by a
remarkable man. photographed writing
| is dangerous enterprise at best, and should
| never be undertaken except by the great
men Of earth. That Prof. Washington be-
longs to the class Of great men Of our time,
requires neither testimony nor proof, for, it
} is one Of the accepted facts. - %&
IN writing OF the place and date of his
Dlrth ne says: Il was born on a planta-
tion in Franklin County, Virginia. am
not quite sure of the exact date of my
birth, but at any rate suspect must have
been born somewhere and at sometime"
There is conscious humor in this sentence,
! a spice of wit, and the delicate sarcasm OF
great man, protesting against the insti
had made il impossible, either for himself
or Frederick Douglass to know the exact day
Later on he says that he does not know
who his father was-but that he knew that
he was white man. 1I-.:',; : : !, -"
"My life had It's beginning in the midst
rne @os5 msefab and dis
born in typical log cabin, about fourteen
~ yad sixteen 1,ifh fee feet square In this cabin
sister till after the Civil War, when we
were all declared free" Il: ~.. -
An account of his boyhood days-the
for tie common necessities of life is mar
rated in simple manner which forms the
real charm of Mr.. Washingtons literary
style. This volume however possesses a
1 charm higher than that of any style, for
! 1t portrays the Kaleidoscope changes in the
upward tofling career. of a youth, who
hn ea age on tramp m to the
OF an education with boundless hope and
almost Infinite patience as his only assets.
IN TINS unknown sl:l voyage over hill and dale
city called Richmond, where he arrived
hungry, friendless and penniless. He says
II must have walked the streets till after
midnight. At last I became SO exhausted
that | could walk no longer. I was tired,
was hungry, avas eve,y thing. but dis
c co., rsgs Just about the time that
board side walk was considerably elevated.
waited for a few minutes till I was sure
under the sidewalk and lay for the night
upon the ground Mr.. Washingtonsthen re
lat , that the next day he went down to
captain or a ship, who was unloading a
cargo OF pig iron that his work so pleased
the captain, that he continued to work for
him number of days, sleeping under the
sidewalk every night, economizing in order
to save money to help him reach Hampton.
He says that many years afterwards he
citizens OF Richmond in church, not far
from the spot where he had slept upon the
ground That he has also at the invitation
of friends been guest in a Saratoga hotel,
where he was formerly employed as wait
! III Re N.E writes very entertaining chapter on
in very comprehensive and practical man
ner the race problem at the South, 1t is
however, in writing of himself and of his
early struggles that we find Mr.. Washing
ton. at his best, and note distinctly that
and optimism Of rarely encountered char.
possible the success which has attended the
tor Of the world: WORK pronounc sss the til,
" Up from Slavery has had a large sale
not only in this country but all over the
Wor his The work has been translated into
tlindustani and editions are being prepared
in many other languages. - =. !. n :
The story of the life Of the little slave
boy who at htea age of forty has become
the recognized leader Of 10,0O0,0OO of Afro:
, American people is aSthrilling and inspir.
ing narrative although written in simple
modest style. 1t truly reveals the unas
Stunning honest worth of one of the greatest
men the world has ever known.
THE NEWBORN CUBA.
The Newborn Cuba iBy Franklin
Matthews. $3.50. New York and Lon
The New born Cuba" by Franklin
: Matthew's, is one of the very interesting
pear ef t dea hn{ With eonditions in
/ occupation, which has been given to the
: public. -" ~ : - -. ;.
: So much has been written about the
island that it is not within the range of
expectations to find any new light In
J, these directions. It is therefore with alb
Of the rehabilitation of the island unde1
NJ auspices as told by MI Mat
. harbor and sewers, protecting. the water
supply, and putting all public works in
proper order in Havana, was the task Of
work of purifying the buildings of every
grade in town. inside thousands of dwell
ings We're 'black holes in a frightful con-
ings were the abiding places of germs. OF
: yellow, fever and other infectious dis
cases. @., ..- >>r
Mr.. Matthews then tells of the scientific
manner in which the sanitation of. the
city was accomplished under Major 'Jno
, G. Davis, a Chicago physician Of large
practice and wide reputation, and that
not one single house in the city of Havana
escaped the. inspection Of his corps .ot
physicians or failed to conform with tho
aantites Of ouckim sor and sol,tio arg g
} chloride of lime were used Then came
coats OF paint or whitewash.'' IL 81
: Then followed a vanishing death rate
until Havana today is practically free
: from its former &scourge of yellow fever
5 Inc next work Of great Importance per-
! formed by the American authorities was
: the installation of an honest customs serv.
and blacEmail. =. ls...aE - :. - =
The work of feeding thousands Of starry
ing people by the military authorities is
dWelt upon by the author, who shows that
e this was an essential part of the work oil
reconstruction and that had it not beer
done, the sanitation of the large cities
j. would have been incomplete and ineffec-
E tive. -. 81, = - :
/. The reconstruction of Cuba by the peo-
: pie of the United States is UNIQUE an6
interesting examine Of 113ro
) lty of our people. Cuba has been taught
many 1ai9y,l lessons of vital Importance te he1
l er she will profit by them, or sink bach
{. regime. If he does, she will not remain
: an independent nationality long
On the goth of this present month the
: ceremony OF turning over the Cubar
gG9verns ha i to the cuban people tool
and the ensign Of the Cuban Republic was
4 unfurled- 81.
!. Esperemoss que su bandera quedars
slempre la bandera de la libertad dc
I la progresa.
! IN THE FOREST.
E In the Forest. By Maximilian Foster
Sl50.is New York: Doubleday, Page &
: In the Forest, is contribution t.
the literature of our country of positive
+ value. This volume contains stories Of
Wood.life, wherein the stately deer, the
cunning coyote, the fierce and rugged
bruin speak from the heart of the wiids
not in the language of men, but in the
8 xirile and significant speech of nature
in her natural and primitive conditions
Mr. Foster has made distinct depart
ure from the ordinary stories of forest
llfe,, and unlike Kipling's Jungle Stor-
les, has animals simply act in accord
ance with the imper1ous law Of nature
= and do not talk. 7ss'
He plays upon your sympathies by elo-
quent powers of description and nara
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