The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1902-07-12
UP FROM SLAVERY


up From Slavery" by Prof. Booker T.
rema rkable man. Autobiographical writing
IS dangerous enterprise at best, and should
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 IT,
birth ne says: Il was born on a planta-
ton in Franklin County, Virginia. Il am
not quite sure of the exact date of my
been born somewhere and at sometime y
There is conscious hum0r in this sentence
a spice of w.t. and the delicate sarcasm Of
tuition of slavery Institution which
had made 1t impossible, either for himself
or Frederick Douglass to know the exact day
OF birth.
Later on he says that he does not know
who his father was--but that he knew that
he was a white man. % r. -
my life had it's beginning in the midst
eouraging surroundings, y y II was
born in typical log cabin; about fourteen
by sixteen feet square. In this cabin |
lived I've With ,I!;6 my mother,.and brother and
were all declared free. ~.
An account of his boyhood, days-the
struggle OF his mother and elder brother
rated in simple manner which forms the
real charm of MI. Washington's literary
style. ;Ehis volume however possesses a
charm higher than that Of any style, for
it portrays the Kaleidoscope changes in the
upward toiling career Of. youth, who
started at an early age on a tramp to the
OF an education with boundess hope and
almost Infinite patience as his only assets.
On this unknown voyage over hill and dale
the youthful enthusiast finally reached a
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,
cou'age0. Just about the time that l
reached extreme physical exhaustion,
came upon a portion of street where the
I waited for few minutes till was sure
no -passers-by could see me, and then crept
under the sidewalk and lay for the night
the river and obtained work from the
captain of a ship, who was unloading a
cargo Of pig iron that his work so pleased
him a number of days. sleeping under the
sidewalk every night, economizing in order
to save money to help him reach Hampton.
ne says agsdd that many years afterwards be
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 Saratoga hotel,
where he was formerly employed as a wait
err. - !. - -
! He writes a very entertaining chapter on
in a 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
patience under adversely, untiring Industry
and optimism of rarely encountered char
| acter; are the qualities which have made
possible the success which has attended the
efforts OF the man whom Walter Page, edi-
most useful man in the Republic (
not only in this country: but all over the
world. The work has been translated into
Spa nish. German, French, Italian, Arabic,
Hindustan and editions are being prepared
IN many other languages. ssS -.,.S-,'sT r.
+, The story of the life of the little slave
boy who at hte age of forty has become
the recognized leader of 10 100000 of Afro.
! American people is a thrilling and inspir-
ing narrative although written in simple
s:."':est, style. It. truly reveals, the unas.
| Stunning honest Worth'of one Of the greatest
men the world has ever known. ::
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THE NEW BORN CUBA.
Ma The NeW " or n Cuba ~ ~ Fra4klin
don: Harper Brothers. ..
'The Newborn Cuba" by Franklin
Mathews, is one OF the very interesting
!
occupation, which has been given to the
public. 49,. Eg - : :
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 rehabilitation of the island under
American auspices as, told by Mr. Ms t.
thews. He. says Not less important
than cleaning the Streets purifying the
a ri 01,1 GOV
supply, and putting all public works. in
! proper order in Havana, was the task of
cleaning the city from the inside, The
grade in town. inside thousands of dwell
| ings We're "black holes in a frightful con-
dltlon. The walls of thousands of build
lngs were the abiding places of germs OF
yellow fever and other infectious dis
cases. Gs - :. ,
Mr.. Matthews then tells Of the scientific
manner in which. the sanitation of the
g. Davis, a Chicago physician. of large
practice and wide reputation, and, that
not one single housesin the city of Havana
escaped the inspection Of his corps Of
requirements of Major. Davis. +, Large
a;aTntities Of auicklime, and 81, solution Of
coats Of paint or whitewash.'' H.
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
he installation Of an honest customs serv-
ice in Cuba and the abolition of bribery
and blackmail.
The work of feeding thousands of starv-
ing people by the military authorities is
dwelt upon by the author, who shows that
this was an essential part of the work of
dene the an 81 Il get ctea
would have been incomplete and ineffec-
tive. 81
The reconstruction of Cuba by the speo-
Rf o a ndna AND
ityx of our people,. Cuba has been taught
many lessons of vital Importance t her
welfare and it remains to be seen wheth-
er she will profit by them, or sink back
into the dark ways Of the old Spanish
regime. If he1does, she will not remain
an independent nationality long
On the 10Th Of this present month the
government to the Cuban people took
place. The stars and stripes came down
and the ensign of the Cuban Republic was
unfur1ed- ~ q
Esperemos Que su bandera quedara
la progresa. q
IN THE FOREST.
In the. Forest. BY Maximilian Foster.
1.50. New York: Doubleday, Page &
In the Forest is contribution to
the literature Of our country Of positive
value This volume contains stories .of
wood life, wherein the stately deer, the
cunning coyote, the fierce ana rugged
not in the language Of men. but in the
virile andn significant speech OF nature
lin her natural and primitive condl1ions
Mr. Foster has made distinct depart-
ure, from the ordinary stories Of forest
life, and unlike Kiplings Jungle Stor-
les has animals simply act IN accord
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and do not talk
He plays upon your sympathies by elo-'
quent powers of description and nara
coyote transported from his western hab-
itat to the east to furnish IN the chase
amusement and excitement TO men and
ously to this poor beast, struggling at
times against hunger and trusting to his