The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1902-05-31
Up FROM SLAVERY

-, Up HioHA slavery Dy FrOI.4 BOOKER X.
Washington is a remarkable volume by a
rema rkable man. Autobtographical writing
Is dangerous enterprise at best, and should
o y h pe
longs to the class Of great men Of our time,
requires neither testimony nor proof, for, it
is one ofsthe accepted facts.
Y In writing of the place Sand date of his
birth he says !. II was born on a planta-
tipn In Franklin County, Virginia. I am
not quite sure of the exact date of my
been born somewhere and at sometime y
There Is conscious humOr in this sentence,
a<splce% of wit, and the delicate sarcasm OF
| great man, protesting against the insti-
tuition OF slavery-thaI institution which
had made it 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. sE $50
MY life had it's beginning in the midst
couraging surroundings = IT was
born in typical log cabin, about fourteen
~ yed slxtee eh feet y this cabin
sister till after the civil War, when we
were all declared free Is,
An account Of his boyhood days the
for tie common necessities Of life is mar
rated in a simple manner which forms the
real charm of Mr.. Washington's literary
style This volume however possesses a
| charm higher than that of any style, for
1t portrays the kaleidoscope changes in the
| upward toiling career of youth. who
started at an early age on a tramp to the
Hampton Industrial Institute, in search
of an education with boundless hope and
! almost infinite patience as his. only assets.
On this unknown voyage over hill and dale
city called Richmond, where he arrived
| hungry, friendless and penniless. He says
:! must have walked the streets till after
midnight. At last I became so exhausted
| that could walk no longer. I was tired,
was hungry, acas eveyy thing but dis
com'aged, Just about the time that 1
came upon portion Of a street where the
| board side walk was considerably elevated.
1 waited for few minutes till was sure
no passers-by could see me, and then crept
under the sidewalk and lay for the night
upon the ground Mr.. Washington then re-
lates that the next day he went down to
! the river and obtained work from the
captain Of ship, who was unloading a
| cargo Of pig iron that his work so pleased
the captain that he continued to work for
him a number Of days. sleeping under the
! to save money to help him reach Hampton.
| He says that many years. afterwards he
| was rendered public reception by the
citizens of Richmond in church, not far
ground. That he has also at the invitation
| OF friends been guest in Saratoga hotel,
where he was formerly employed as wait
i He writes very entertaining chapter on
the Reconstruction PERIOD and discusses
IN a very comprehensive and practical man
however. in writing Of himself and of his
| early struggles that we find Mr.. Washing
! ton at his best, and note distinctly that
patience under adversely, untiring industry
| and optimism of a rarely encountered char
| acter, are the qualities which have made
possible the success which has attended the
fHorf Of the man whom Walter Page
| most useful man in the Republic ~.
! Up from Slavery has had large sale
not only in this country but all over the
! world. The work has been translated into
Spanish, German, French, Italian, Arabic,
Hindustani and editions are being prepared
in, many other languages. e. ~ y ,51Et.s s -
| The story of the life Of the little slave
boy who at hte age of forty has become
| the recognized leader of 1O.OOO,OoO Of Afro
American people is a thrilling and inspir-
tzz,5:'est style. It truly reveals the Hunas,
Stunning honest worth of one of the greatest
| men the world has ever known. = :.
| THE NEWBORN CUBA.
~, The Newborn Cuba. BY Franklin
M MA $3.50 New York and Lon
THE New born Cuba by Franklin
| MattheWs is one of the very interesting
pearl of the Antilles since the American
public. - 80 = -
I So much has been written about the
peoples. climate and resources of tile
| island that it is not within the range of
expectations to find any new light in
these directions. . It is therefore with alb
! Of the reha Utilization of the island under
American auspices as told by Mr. Mat
theWs. He says: Not less important
than cleaning the streets. purifying the
harbor and sewers, protecting the waters
supply. and putting all public works IN
| proper order in Havana, was the task Of
! cleaning the city from the inside The
! work Of purifying the buildings of every
grade in town Inside thousands of dwell
ings We're "black holes in a frightful con-
| clifton. The walls of thousands of build
yellow fever and other infectious dis
cases. IN 49,:
Mr.. Matthews then tells of the scientific
manner man 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
| physicians or failed to conform with the
requirements of Major Davis. Large
qantities Of guicklime, and a solution Of
chloride OF lime were used. Then canae
coats of paint or whitewash.'' # TVS
Then followed a vanishing death rate,
until Havana today is practically free
from it's former scourge Of yellow fever.
formed by the American authorities was
the installation Of an honest customs serv-
ice in, Cuba and the abolition of bribery
The work of feeding thousands Of starv-
ing people by the military authorities is
dWelt upon by the author, who shows that
reconstruction and that had it not been
done, the sanitation of the large cities
tive. 1 49, D.7 = Iii - - - - Is
pie of the United States is unique and
interesting as an example of the human
ltys Of our people, Cuba; has been taught
many lessons of vital Importance tc her
welfare and itaremains to be seen wi1eth-
err she will profit by them, or sink back
into the dark ways of the old Spanish
an Independent nationality long Al
On the 10Th of this present month the
ceremony Of turning over the cuban
government to the Cuban people took
and the ensign of the Cuban Republic was
siempre la bandera de la hbertad y de
la progresa. Z e ~ :.ssz.55sss e
IN THE FOREST
In. the Forest. BY Maximilian Foster
81 30 New York: Doubleday, Page &
IN the. Forest is contribution to
the literature of our country of positive
value vs 4, This volume contains stories of
w99de cn Wherein the stately deer the
bruin speak from the heart of the wilds
not in the language of men, but in the
yirile and significant speech Of nature
IN her. natural and primitive nditions.''
Mr.. Foster has made distinct depart
1Ir from the ordinary stories Of forest
life, and unlike Kip1ing's Jungle Stor-
les. has animals simply act in accord
anee with the imperious law of nature,
and do not talk. S..
He plays upon your sympathies by elo-
q qlle powers Of description and nara
lion, ana IN. the story of Legs, - the
coyote transported from his western ha alb
1tat to the east to- furnish in the chase
amusement and excitement to men and
ously. to this poor beast, struggiine at
times against hunger and trusting to his
speed and CUNNING 10 save iaimsolf frn1,o.