The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1903-09-05

unique contribution to revolutionary his
tory. The Illustrations. are interesting
and instructive; especially noteworthy Is
g e sn n
AS death drew near, It ID said his mind |
and he was again In America, !
fighting his battles with Washington and
t ter he asked that his Continental uni
escaped to the ''Vuiture, : and which he
had ever T, g. cherished; might be brought at ana
knots which Washington had given him
as the bravest Of the brave.
:.Iet me die in my old American uni
I I fought e my S battles. God forgive me-,
he added, for ever putting on any
other" Es% E. =s5a.sl5 s5z&
THE STORY OF THE SLAVE.
Slavery and servitude in New Jersey.
BY Alfred M. fHeston. Member OF the
New Jersey Historical Society. Camden,
N. y: Sinnickson Chew & Sons Go.
and servitude as it existed in New Jer-
cry: existed in America long before 1913.
cargo Of human freight to jamestown.
The Aztecs in Mexico enslaved not. only
enemies taken in battle but those Of their
own nation who Were convicted of theft
introduced in New Jersey In 1880 at least
that is the earliest recorded instance Of
ownership OF African, slaves. "a any q
can Slave trade. There IS . record Of one
good old elder, whose ventures on the.
African coast always turned out well,
who returned thanks on the Sunday fol
harbor in these Words: IAN overruling
Providence has been pleased to bring to
this. land of freedom another cargo OF
benighted heathen to enjoy the blessings
Perth Amboy was New Jerseys chief
port of entry, and blacks were to be seen
there in goodly numbers, many of them
tribal marks. Adults sold from 5000 to
$780, The system of white. bondage,
known as, redemptive servitude, existed
the ana egh
was usually voluntary, and at the expfra-
ton Of the term the redemptioners were
merged into the mass of white. population
The importation into the colony Of Negro
slaves, who were found to be cheaper
than white servants, checked in a meas
ure the trade in redemptioners.
Many white cOnvicts were shipped to
New Jersey from the British Islands. and
were merged into the mass Of the pOpu
lation: An act providing for the gradual
ther act in 1890 and still later another
in 1886. did not bring about the complete
emancipation Of the slaves, although
Lincoln's proclamation was issued. In
1880, Hon. Garret A. Hobart, at that time
member of the state senate, introduced
from the statutes the last vestige Of slav-
cry in New Jersey. !~%.~
The little book contains much valuable
information. 49, -,.-
SALLY WIsTER'S JOURNAL:
Sally Wister's Journal. A true MARIA
tive, being a Quaker maiden's account
Of her experiences with officers Of the
Albert Cook Myers. With reproductions
Of portraits, manuscripts, relics anti
VIEWS i me- e. PIP: z24: Philadelphia:
sally Wis stSH: Journal is the record
kept by a Quaker girl of 16 during will
ter famous in the history Of this country
The greater part or the book has to do
Soldiers vstng or r"p al at the farm
house, to- their attentions to the writer
and her friend Lyddy and to her regret
when certain of them go upon missions
''hand shook like an aspen Leaf when
she first saw these soldiers, but she soon
{ vercomes the feeling thus expressed and
says to to her Phiiadelphia friend: my ad-
call fortitude to your aid. and don't suf-
fer your spirits to sink, my dear; there's
nothing! NJ hing like courage zig what ! stand
cred that soldiers arr 81 81 .1man. 'Thev
are; she says Sxery pea Ye sort ,, Of
One lis the most amiable of men; TAN
and genteel," whom the following lines
will most fully characterized
How skilled he is in each obliging
The mildest manners with the bravest
Another soldier. n second is mons
trous tall and brown, but has certain
very agreeable And then, Here comes
NOUS, etc, : He cannot be ex-
those of the mind he may Justly be cele-
brated; he is large in his person, manly,
and sansla an 2' engaging countenance= and ad-
TWO ON THEIR TRAVELS. =.
1.-TWO on Their Travels" by Ethel Col
gGuhoun' $3.50. New York, A. S. Barnes &
1.-Two on Their Trpvels,'' by Ethel Col
quhoun. with Photographic illustrations
o oy tn the writer is a very interesting book
The writer describes the out of-the-wa,
places which she visited with style en-
tirely natural, and yet which exhibits a
style OF treatment quite unique. In the
chapter called "A VOYAGE Of misery and
was bad the drink was worse The univer-
sal male demand for whlskey led to, the
production OF a bottle bearing wonder
Houses 81 ans 5he The Vssa in tnS
traveller tasted it. put down HIS glass and
stared thoughtfully at the label Then ad-
dressing the head boy hez said with his
SOY soy , Glasg9W ac &C. t., "Whaur.r did ye
IRONY was, fear entirely lost. It was the
same commercial traveller who, a few
days later, was invited by Andrew to
share g. rather less poisonous drink UNI
nor he replied. AVN thinkin awe
he'd as much as guild for-r me-" He then
related how, feeling thirsty in the mid
what he believed to be about half bot
tie of water. In the morning he discovered
the water bottle full and the whisky bot
tie empty! Il THOUGHT it was vary guild
Water-r!' he remarked. -. ~
The writer describes in very interest
ing manner scenes, people and places in
the Philippines, the straits settlement,
Japan, China, and other countries in the
East. 49, - IN s@-.;a5z p. 50 IS 3
The Illustrations are, many Of them in
colors and are very elaborate.
= ..-r -- THE NEGRO. @4 tsa.# HI
The Negro in Revelation, in History,
and in Citizenship. BY Rev. J. j. Pip
kim 81. st. Louis. N. D. Thompson
Publishing Co. l. :. <ss,<@ = r ). So /.
: This book is written along original lines
It is written in the Spirit. of the broadcast
humanity and patriotism. It lis well cali
culated to promote good-fee1ing and
mutual helpfulness between the races
between white and black. The fact IL
recognized that they are neighbors-that
they occupy the same country, and will
occupy it for generations to come that a
mutual understanding and mutual good
will will best serve the interests Of both.
IT will irnnreSs afha Afro America NJ man