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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-06-27
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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-06-27

Good old King Christian of Denmark has way of set
Ting ought appeal particularly to
Young America. day received ette< from
four boys schoomaser had punished them
with length which he had found in the
harbor This action angered the
king the to report to the minister OF
Justice the school to nves-
tgate the matter told their story to the
kindly monarch not only them vacation but
treated them cake. The master dis
missed without pension king
interest In particular school.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-06-27

Away somewhere the south pole there is
new land discovered by party who
IRE Colony. Columbuses named
the territory Emperor William IL Land; and it is
Ill sheathed lonely and inactive
Volcano they are quite welcome to it. ~. .
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-06-27
pussy's Expressive Appendage.

no YOU understand Pussy Cat? Do know what it
- thinks tail certain angle, or what 1t
would like say certain other angle
times? Someone who paints cats
and ought that movement OF
Pussy expressive Of something but thatalas
Pussy Cat is misunderstood - ~ ~
place, Pussy Cat is without doubt one OF
creatures to paint this One-Who-
then the particular of its coat isn't at all
cat painters are few and when any
body that he really paint His Majesty Pussy Cat
that painter discovered5a gold mine. The One-Who-
Ought funnestory about cat that had its
portrait painted time. It would not sit still
SO the painter glued the floor. Poor Pussy Ca
look have been
of times its eloquence not satisfactory.
being misunderstood, the painter picture of
cat tapping it's tail held high Tho the technique
really FURRY the picture was pract-
cay Pussy Cat dimes with its
tail rushes toward the food with tail waving
but goes till it the ground
with little kittens
who any They scramble into dish of
milk pointed tails right angles to their
roy poly bodies forget take down this
sign Perhaps is not much
misunderstanding lack of observation; but
study Pussy Cat
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-06-27

Juniors will little time in the delivery of prizes
they will end of each they
send ill.,
The Savannah morning news., 1903-04-12

Mingo. Seem amt KNOWN mo- dan
half de time, not by blame sight Dem
wot wants to onbelieve will keep on
onbelievin', no matter how much dey
sees.
Now, lis de udder day I see mer-
acle plain as day right befo' my eyes;
an yit 1 be dog-gone if amt still
got my doubts bout wedder it was
de reel generwine, true-true article or
not"
"Wot was it?" asked the waiter
81 was standin on de corner waitin'
for a street car wen l see one O desc
niger beggars comm long. He look
like a hearty, strappin' Teller, but he
couldn't hardly walk. He had on tight
fttin' pants, an his leg look as stout
an straight an strong as any leg l
ebber did see, but it couldn't be BEN
So dere he was wild a crutch cen one
han an a stick in de udder, putin
down one foot an draggin' 'roun' de
udder cen a way painful to behold.
So on he walk, draggin' one foot an
holdin' out his han to ebblebody he
meet.
"Jis TO- he git to me he pass by a
good pious-lookin' ole sister an hol
out his ham.
my brudder' she say, 'silber an
gol' I amt got none, but, SIGH as l has
got. 1 GIBBS you freely.
"'Wot you got?' AK de cripple.
my prayers, say de sister; I'll
pray de Lord to heal your lame leg an
make you WELL
ST rudder you gimme a Nickel say
de cripple; but he never got it.
"Cose he hop out his han wen he
git to me.
" My frien,' I say. if 1 only had as
strong lookin' legs like wot you got,
I'd sho try to timber it up an put 1t
to work sawin' wood, or splittin' rails,
or sump'n like dat
"He cas- me a sorrowful, but forgibin'
look, an pass on. He amt take but
few slow and painful steps beto' dere
was a big commotion an confuglon cen
de street. A whole crowd o people
come a rushin' an tearin' by, holler-
in. Mad dog Mad dog! look out for
de mad dog Right down de middle
o. de street come a little yaller dog a
yelpin' an a barkin' as hard as he
could go, like de debbil was after him.
"Geemeneddy! you JUS ought to seen
de DO cripple! He drop de stick an de
crotch an jump bout SIX 1901 cen de
air, an den he make dash for de
telegraph pole standin' on de corner.
Refo' YOU could say Jack Robinson
he had done climb half way to de top
lis as spry an as nimble as any squirt
/ ebber see.
"De little dog. he scoot pass, an dere
wasn't nothin' de matter wild him 'cep'
he had a tin can tie to his tail; an
ebblebody broke out cen big laugh.
"De cripple he climb down de pos
an wen he git to de groun' he roll up
his eyes.
"'A meracle has been perform! he
say: de prayers of de good sister has
been answered
"a onfeelin' an onbelievin' policeman
was standin' by wot see de whole bust
ness. an he come up to de Teller an
grab him by de collar.
Il is glad TO see you is so much
better he say; an now you come long
wild me, an less see If we can't I'm
some nice pleasant work at ditch dig
gin for you to dol"
30 pshaw!" exclaimed the waiter,
contemptuouslv dat Teller was a
fraud"
"Ahal" said Uncle Mingo. 'ain't 1
tell you? Zen de case of a meracle.
seem amt believin', not by a long
shot"
The Savannah morning news., 1903-04-12

The Greek inscriptions on the cur
tain speak of the martyrdom from
which God has saved the true believ-
ers, and it is supposed that this tapes
try was probably made and placed in
the church by Egyptian martyrs who
escaped their prosecutors.
Another interesting curtain or altar
cloth is represented by a fragment
which, though poorly preserved, is ex-
tremely valuable. 1t represents Peter
on Bonded knee receiving his authori-
ty from Jesus. Peter is represented
with curly hair and a large nimbus
about him. Over his head are repre-
sensations of the Miracles performed
by Jesus, especially that of the Multi
plication of the Loaves and Fishes.
The figure of Jesus evidently was in
the center of the curtain in a sitting
posture, but very little of it has been
preserved.
Another old Testament subject is
found on a curtain which was discov-
cred by DIR. Reinhardt and taken to
the same Berlin museum. 1t Is not
surprising that these early Christians
dealt so much with the old Testament,
for in the early ages they had not yet
separated themselves from judaism,
being merely a sect of Jews who be-
lieved that the Messiah had come in
the person of Jesus
On the curtain found by DIR. Rein
hardt is a picture which no one would
recognize as being intended for Moses
were it not for the rude uncial inscrip-
ton which gives his name. Greek art
displays it's influence in this picture
of a beardless Moses, for the Greek
ideal always was the beardless face.
Here Moses seems to be receiving a
roll from another figure and it is be-
lieved by the specialists to be a repre-
sentation of the Revelation of the Law
made through Moses.
How They Lived in Egypt.
The English Egypt Exploration
Fund and the expedition under Prof.
Reissner sent out by the University of
California, have found many papyri in
the Fayoum district which threw much
light upon the life of the Christians of
The Savannah morning news., 1903-04-12

the second and third centuries. They
make it possible to reconstruct some
thing of the life of the people.
Prof. Bickell printed one of the
fragments found in the Fayoum dis
trict. 1t was a fragment of what he
claimed was an early source of the
gospel. The translation is: g.. to
eat according to custom. All of you
shall be offended in this night ac-
cording to the scripture; I will smite
the shepherd and the flock shall be
scattered. When Peter said, and If
all, yet not L. Before the cock twice
crow thou shalt to-day three times
deny me-"
This is much shorter than the mar
rative found in st. Matthew or st.
Mark and probably was the way in
which the gospel was known to the
earliest Christian, although there Is a
possibility that it may be merely a
quotation used by an ancient priest
whose notes have now come to light.
In 1892 M. Bouriant published three
documents found in a tomb in upper
Egypt. They were a narrative of the
Crucifixion, an Apocalyptis fragment
and "A part of a Greek text of the
Book of Enoch. The first two prob
ably are portions of the gospel of Pc
ter and the Apocalypse of Peter which
are referred to by some church author
titles of the second century as then ex-
listing.
Two especially interesting docu-
ments are 'libelli," that is, certificates
showing that the holder had made sac
rifice to the pagan gods, according to
law. These 'libelli" were given by
commissioners during a persecution of
Christians.
One of them reads: ITO the Com
missioners of Sacrifices of the village
of Alexander Island from Aurelius Di-
ogenes Satabus, of the village of Alex
ander Island, man of 81 years of
age, with a scar on his right eye
brow
1T have always continued sacrificing
to the gods and now in your presence
I have sacrificed according to the de-
crees and have poured libations and
The Savannah morning news., 1903-04-12

tian Church-perhaps as votiVe of
fering in acknowledgement of a
special deliverance from their foes.
Although it is only eighteen inches
high and ten inches wide at the base,
the carver had genius which enabled
him to tell a whole tale of trial and
suffering in that age.
Warriors on foot and on horse
back are shown before towers with a
circular portal between them. The
soldiers carry drawn swords and
bucklers, and the cross borne by one
of them shows that they are defenders
of the faith. They are repulsing an at
tack of barbarians on a Christian
stronghold
This carving is even older than the
famous ivory carving in the Louvre
which was found in Egypt and which
portrays st. Mark sitting among the
faithful.
Together with this remarkable cary
ing the authorities of the Royal Mu-
scum at Berlin. who own it now, have
gathered some striking linen hang
ings, yellowed with the ages, which
served as curtains or altar cloths in
early Egyptian Christian sanctuaries.
One of them is devoted to a picture
of Daniel in the Lions Den. This
theme is found again and again on the
walls Oh the CdIdCOlIlUS anu was d
favorite with the early Christians be-
cause in the story of the deliverance
of the Jewish Martyr they saw the
omen of their own deliverance from
the trials and tribulations of their
time.
In this picture the figure of the
youth Daniel stands in the center be-
tween two lions. At his right is a
bearded figure holding out something
towards Daniel. This evidently is in
tended for Habakuk bringing food to
the youthful prophet. Daniel himself
is clothed in rich garments. He stands
unterrified, with hands uplifted in
prayer. On the tapestry can be seen
the fragment of figure which evident
the fragment of figure which evident
ly was winged and probably repre-
sented the Angle of the Lord
The Savannah morning news., 1903-04-12

eaten of the sacrifices, and ask YOU
to sign this petition. Fare you well.
1, Aurelius Diogenes, have presented
this petition.
The signature of the five commis>
sioners and the date follow this: In
the first years of Imperator Caesar
Gaius Messius Quintus Traianus De-
cius Plus Felix Augustus on the Sec
cond of the month Epiphi." This
places the date of the certificate at
June 26, $50 A. D., according to our
reckoning.
In the Decian persecution five COM
missioners were appointed to visit
every town and village and compel
everyone to appear before them and
offer sacrifice. Those who sacrificed
received a certificate like the one men,
toned; and many who did not sacri-
flee obtained one from the magistrate
by giving brides.
Among the various documents dat
ing from this period many bear dis
tinctive Christian names. They show
that the Egyptian Christians took an
active part in the business of the land
of their adoption, acting often as
bankers.
Invitations to weddings are issued
In very much the same form as those
of our days requesting the presence
Of" etc. There were lawsuits be-
tween these Christians, and there are
records of divorces granted by the
public officials.
It is not always easy for the investi-
gators to be certain that they are
dealing with Christian names, for
some of them have Jewish Characters
tics, and there were many Jews in
Egypt from Alexander's time.
Within the next few years a large
mass of evidence relating to the life
of these Christians in ancient Egypt
will be gathered, for the exploration
thus far has really been only prepara-
tory. Every year one or more vol
umes appear filled with reproductions
of the papyri found in this interesting
district. Soon it should be possible
to write the full story of the life OF
the Christians of the period.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-04-12

How did the early Christians live
in ancient Egypt two thousand years
ago? OF course we could have no in
formation on this point from the Bible
nor could we expect any information
from profane writers of the times. In
fact, very little has been known about
the Christians of that period until
within the last few years when some
discoveries were made in the sands
Of Egypt.
1t had been known that just as
Joseph and Mary fed with the infant
Jesus into the land of Egypt to escape
the persecution of Herod so did the
followers of Jesus naturally flee to
this, the nearest land in which they
The Savannah morning news., 1903-04-12
UNCLE MING0 ON MIRACLES.
By Vim. T. Williams.

by WIN. Il. WllHalnS.
Uncle" inquired the waiter, docs
you b'lieve cen merable?''
Uncle Mingo gave his questioner a
scandalized look.
Wot make you ak me any SIGH TOOL
question: like dat?' he said. you
knows very we'll 1 amt none O. dem
here doubtful onbelievers, but dat is
deacon cen de church. 1 b'lieves
ebble ting cen de Good Book; 1 swal-
lers it whole from kibber to kibber,
Ike de Teller say"
I nebber mean dat away" eN-
planned the waiter; "cose I know wer-
ry well dey use to had meracles cen
dc ole times. But 1 mean does you
D ieve dey ebber has any now cen desc
days?"
OATS anudder ting" said Uncle
Mlngo; some say dey has, an some
say dey hasn't. Fur as 1 is concern, L
uon't see wy not. Edible now an den
Very strange ting happen; dis Teller
say OATS meracle!' dat one say
.SShucks! 1t amt nothin but jis lit
tIe unusual 'currence. l don't see wy
uey can't hab a natural meracle Jls as
wen as unnatural one.
a teller gifts pump all full o holes,
or else he gifts all cut to pieces wild
[dzor, an gifts took to de hospital. De
uoctor come an canine de case.
Doctor you ak him, 'wot chance
"ds ne got to git ober it?'
None tall he say, none tall. He
Is all cut up he say, AN here amt no
hopes Dere amt nothin kin sabe
Hlfn' he say 'cep' a meracle.'
week or two after, you see de
doctor again.
yet?' says -
Dead? No. say de doctor; de fell
ct rs out O. danger now an gittia'
him?' ~"
g. Wot save him?' say de doctor, puff
al, III himself up; I can't ten no lie, it
wa, vas me. I done it, he say; I done it
VIZ my little patch-it.'
Il NOW" continued Uncle Mingo, dat
mn mn o ting happen mos edible day,
on Wot l wants to know is, wot be-
NU me o de meracle?'
lell you wot want" said the wait
~ want to see a meracle once wild
tay own eyes, an den would know
DE debbil you would" said Uncle
The Savannah morning news., 1903-04-12
Colonel Monroe Defines
His Position on the
Meat Question.
By FREDERICK UPHAM ADAMS.
Copyright, 1903, by Frederick Upham
AdamS).

Copyright, 1903. by Frederick Upham
Adams).
"Twenty-eight cents a pound for
that steak" said Col. Monroe, tender
ly laying a package on top of a mail
sack. "a year ago it cost fifteen
cents. Twelve cents gallon for kerr
osene oil! A month ago we could buy
it for seven. Sixteen dollars ton for
coal! A year ago it cost us five. Lin
colnville is right up-to-date, and on the
crest of the wave of advancing civili-
cation. How are you, judge? Fine
winter weather we are having"
81 am very we'll, thank you, colonel"
responded Judge Sawyer. Your pre-
diction that the meat combine would
speedily exact tribute from Lincoln
willie has been verified. Their prices
are outrageous. 1 am curious to hear
you remedy. You intimated last week
that you had one. Let us hear it,
my meat bill was six dollars more
this week than it was last" inter-
rupted the indignant Postmaster Jen-
kins. IT'S awful! Three hundred
dollars a year to those robbers!"
Its their meat, you know, Jen-
kins," said the smiling colonel. Don't
declailn against property rights--as
you have warned me many times.
There's no law compelling you to buy
or eat their meat. One half the people
of the world never had a morsel of
flesh in their mouths. Cultivate the
habits and patience of the vegetarian
Hindoos and laugh at the meat trust.
There's a fine chance for revenge,
jenkins. BY the way, judge. here's a
letter 1 received this evening from a
brother in Cape Nome, Alaska. The
government has conveyed and guarded
it for more than 1000 miles, and to-day
jenkins hands ii to me. And 1t cost
only two-cent stamp. Is it not won
derful?''
1T is, but you are wandering from
the subject l wished to hear you dis
cuss," demonstrated Judge Sawyer.
Let us return to our muttons."
II am trying to make flank move
The Savannah morning news., 1903-04-12

to expect that within some OF the col
fins might be found papyri ahteua'lns
any known Christian manuscripts
these researches disclosed the fact
that a thriving colony had been plant
ed there and that these Christians
were so devoted to their faith that
they preserved a mass of religious
writings as we'll as articles made py
them for religious ceremonies Inc
latter show the Greek influence wnlch
was powerful in Egypt then.
An Ancient Carving.
One of the notable discoveries was
that of a wood-carving which TO
Judge from the holes in it, at one time
hung over the altar of some Chris
The Savannah morning news., 1903-04-12
escape their foes.

could escape their foes.
Many of these early Christians set
tied in the region of Fayoum in mid
die Egypt about forty miles from
Cairo 1t was in this district that the
famous Logia Iesou were found by
the Egypt Exploration Fund-those
remarkable Sayings of Jesus" which
aroused so much discussion all the
world over.
The discovery of these few sayings,
although they added little to the say
ings of Jesus already recorded in the
New Testament, served as an 1nspi-
ration for further research. Christian
cemeteries were around Fayoum in
profusion and it was not unreasonable
The Savannah morning news., 1903-04-12

not be wanting an influential faction
to declare that while the meat BUSH
ness was by nature a function of gov
eminent, the distribution of the mails
should ever be safeguarded by private
enterprise"
THE government could not distribute
meat" objected Postmaster Jenkins.
1T would spol on its way to WASH
sngton.H
The Savannah morning news., 1903-04-12

colonel. However, 1t occurs to me
that the proper distribution of meat
is as essential to a country as the dis
tribution of magazines and newspapers.
And am also of the opinion that had
1t been decreed in its early history that
the nation assumed responsibility for
the production and distribution of
meats, and left to private enterprise
the handling Of the mails, there would
The colored American., 1903-05-16
THE SEVENTH WONDER OF THE
WORLD.

The advance sheets Of this somewhat
startling publication have reached this
office Its author. Mr.. B. y. Boyd- of
GreenYlIIe. North Carolina. who has
already acquired some reputation as a
landscape gardener in his own and ad-
Jacent states has ventured into Ttera.
ture with the determination to estab-
Ish his theory that the Negro was the
original man, that Adam was the color
or the soil, and that the white or COM
poSlte races are an evolution. Sacred
and prCfane history have both been
appealed 10 in support OF his conten-
ton, and with what result il requires
4 peruSal of the volume 10 determine
Mr. Boyd Is quite familiar with the
5eFmlnC1ogy of scientific works and less
surprising is his comprehension OF
biblical text and concordance. The
work Is unique and its readers will
doubtless experience various emotions.
We anticipate for il an immense sale.
The colored American., 1903-05-16
TALLADEGA.

What is the matter with Alabama q?
She is forging to the front with rapid
strides We have heard from Prof.
Council and his fine work at Normal: /:
all know the national character which
DR.. Washington and Tuskegee have
acquired. and now comes TalIadega
with distinguished laurels on her brow
Twice this year have her graduates
Won fame for themselves and honor
for Talladega College. another race in
Sutuuon- Mr. William Pickens. who
so brilliantly won the Ten Eyck prize
at Yale University. is an alumnus OF
Iailadega and as If TO accentuate the
qualifications of her sons another pro
duct OF this institution has just dis
unguished himself at the same univer-
slty by carrying of the honCrs in the
senior year of the Law Department
He is Mr.. George Williamson Craw-
ford Not only has he won this prize
during the present year but he has
achieved the same brilliant result in
each OF the TWO proceeding years
Whose is that master mind down al
IalladeSa College which is training
ana equInping young cOlored men 10
successfully compete with northern
white youths on their native heath?
The colored American., 1903-05-16
SATURDAY., MAY IS, 1908.
THE TENNESSEE EPISODE.

Mr.. John Wesley Gaines. of Tennes-
see, a member of the House of Repre-
sentativeS. whose only claim to fame
is that he has filled more columns of
the Congressional Record with rot and
hot air than any six of his colleagues
and whose friends even in the Demo
cratic party complain that he always
turns on his tongue and goes away and
leaves il. has been making another
Characteristic deliverance. This time
he butts in" on the outrage committed
upon the colored letter carrier, John
AHgOod. down in Sumner Cunty, Ten
nessee, and of course defends it His
point is obvious. He has further poll
teal aspirations and the lawless ele-
ment down in Tennessee so long as
they escape the clutches of the law
have votes.
We do not believe the sentiment of
the real. controlling. conscientious peo-
pie of the state or of the vicinage de-
fends the acts Of these outlaws. We
are sure they deplore them and that
in good time they will make their
sympathy with Allgood felt But not
to make too fine a point of it. Mr..
Gaines. he OF the flannel mouth. is
simply an odious vulgar liar when he
Says that the opposition TO Mr.. Allgood
is due TO the fear of Sumner County
farmers that in their absence from
home Mr. Algood may find his oppor-
tun.ty in delivering the mail TO rape
their wives. These white men are
afraid of no such thing. They know
and mouth almighty" knows that Ne
groeS who can pass a civil service eX-
animation similar to that by which
Mr.. AIlgood secured his place as car
rier do not rape women of any race
They know and Gaines knows that VICE
hath no prejudice. that she finds lCJig-
ment wherever she finds receptivity
Color has nothing 10 do with making
a man disreputable or vicious and If il
did. the Soical crimes of the southern
white men would surely he accounted
for
1t is q frequent criticism Of the white
cracker Of the South that the Negro
does not initiate him and thus elevate
himself and so forth ad nauseum
The colored American., 1903-05-16
THE COLORED AMERICAN.

Heaven Forbid If the representative
Of the Sixth Tennessee District in his
perambulations among his constituents
Will just keep an eye open on the
number OF mulatto children down there
he VIII find rich food for thought. One
burning question for him to attack will
be, who is responsible for these half
castes-the Negro ploughman, IabOrer,
letter carrier or Mr.. Highly Civilized
White Man with his twenty centuries
of culture enfolding him? The Ne
groes of the South do now and they
have always even IN slavery days set
a fine example as a race OF a morality
of the highest type. The whites may
prOfitably emulate it. That Mr.. Gaines
is an ass, has long been known, but
that he is a liar too is indeed a revela-
tion