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The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1903-09-19
SHE WAS. NOT SENSITIVE.
Willing to Be Taken for Servant for
: .@t. Consideration. ; -.... r.l

a Consideration. ; ->.- ~
Employers in various lines of bust
ness who are out for tips are not
easily insulted by chance or premedi-
tated remarks of the people from
whom the tips necessarily come. One
woman who has had her pocketbook
drained and her soul tortured by the
insidious but persistent demands OF
such attendants had that fact I'M
pressed upon her early in the week.
She was visitor in an uptown man
icure parlor. She had been there sew
eral times before, and each time had
courageeusly gone away without pay
ing anything in excess of the regular
taxation. On the occasion OF her latest
visit the girl, who took charge of her
hands adroitly introduced tipping as
an appropriate subject for conversa-
ton. The woman availed herself OF
the opportunity to express her senti-
ments forcibly.
II think it strange" she said, that
selfrespecting people who have
good position should so demean them
selves as to accept contributions from
strangers in that way. If the people
for whom work should offer to tip
me every time I drew an extra breath
I should feel insulted. I should mag
inc that they considered me a mere
servant" :.~.
When the work was at last finished,
the girl braced back and looked at
the woman steadily.
I'm not so sensitive as some folks, y
she said. 81 don't mind if people do
consider me a servant"
And the woman, carried away by
sheer admiration for her audacity,
gave her a Quarter.-N York Times.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1903-09-19
What Constitutes Greatness

What constitutes q great steamship
MANAGER? asks Tip in the New York
Press. And then he proceeds with the
reply and with other questions and an
swers. An ability to sccur Europe
for grand round-ups Of human cattle
and import tie biggest part CT l,O00,-
900 scum a year. What makes the
great lawyer? Winning cases for his
clients regardless Of methods. What
makes a great banker? Making 100
per cent a year for the stockholders.
What makes the great railroad pres1-
dent? PiliDg IT,: tremendous surplus
for the directors to spend in better
ments" while the stockholders wait.
What makes the great politician? A
lack of craftsmanship. An honest pol
i1ician is the rarest work CT God.
What makes the great philosopher?
An assured income for life. What
makes the great admiral? The men
behind the guns. What makes the
Fl eat doctor? Our fear OF death.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1903-09-19
Movina a Paris Bridge.

i A clever engineering feat was ac-
complished in connection with the ex-
tension of the Paris, Tube" Between
6 O'Clock in the morning and 8 o'clock
in the afternoon a bridge 100 feet
long, which spans the Seine at .Passy,
was moved distance of nearly eighty
feet. The preparatory work for this
difficult operation took about ten
weeks, and when everything was
ready the huge mass was moved over
wooden rollers by windlass, worked
by hand for safety. The operation was
completely successful.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1903-09-19
SEA ISLAND QUEEN
CLEVER WOMAN HAS ONE HUN.
DRED THOUSAND SUBJECTS.
Through Her Own Efforts Mrs. Paul
Kobe Has Acquired an immense
Fortune and Civilized Fierce Tribes
Of Cannibals.

One of the richest women in the
world is Mrs. Paul Kobe, who is a
virtual queen over 100000 South Sea
islanders, who only score of years
ago were among the fercest cannibals
on earth. To her subjects she is
known as Queen Emma, and by her
own intelligent efforts she has accum-
ulated within twenty years the vast
sum of $20,00o,000.
. Twenty years ago Queen Emma,
upon the death of her first husband,
Edward E. Forsyth. an Englishman,
found herself not only poor but heav-
lily in debt, but even then her knoWl-
edge of trade conditions in the west
ern Pacific was quoted as authorita-
tive, and by making use of this knOWl-
edge and taking advantage of her op-
portunities she quickly paid off her
Indebtedness and laid the foundations
of her present large fortune.
At that time what have been known
Since they became dependency OF
Germany, in 1884, as the Bismarck
archipelago, a group of islands lying
northwest of New Guinea, were almost
unknown. The largest of these islands
were formerly known as New Britain,
New Ireland and the Duke of York
group, but now appear on the map as
New Pomerania, New Mecklenberg,
and New Lauenberg respectively.
Their area is about 1920 square miles
and the population is estimated at
$4,000.
Queen Emma was the first person to
recognize the fertility Of the group,
and for comparatively small sums
acquire title to many thousands OF
acres. She established plantations and
as her business increased put on a
line of vessels Of her own that now
ply between the islands and Austria
liza.
j.. At first her position on the islands
was not only uncomfortable, but eX
tremely dangerous. The capnibalistic
natives were hostile and suspicious,
but she gradually acquired such intlu-
ence over them that of nearly the
entire population she is now the viz
| tual ruler. She gives them their laws,
marries and divorces them, and is
looked upon as the final arbite1' in all
| matters OF dispute,
! j; She has gradually civilized many Of
hes, dependents during the years OF
her supremacy over them and it Is
now seldom that they appear in public
without at least a girdle around their
| loins. On one plantation alone Of
10000 acres in New Pomerania she
employs 1900 natives and fifty Eng
| lishmen and Germans as overscers.
| One of the smaller plantations is de-
| voted to the South Sea island cotton
| and comprises $4,000 acres Other
| products of her plantation are rice,
coffee. tea, bananas, copra, bread fruit
and betel nuts.
Although a Samoan princess the
United States have almost as much
claim to Queen Emma as the SOnth
seas. Her father was Jonas NJ. Coe,
for twenty-five years American CON
sui at Samoa, who married there q
princess of the reigning hou2c. She
was his eldest daughter and was eA,l
Gated in Australia and San Francisco
At the time Of her marriage to M.
Forsyth she was considered the most
beautiful woman in Samoa. Her pres
ent husband is Lieut.. Paul Kobe, for
merly of the German army.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1903-09-19
He Told the Truth.

A New England farmer sold pair
of oxen to a brother farmer. who in
quired before purchasing if they were
"breachy." They've never bothered
me-" answered the farmer. The pur-
chase was concluded, but in a few
days. the purchaser had suffered con-
siderable damage to his fences from
these same oxen. Indignant, he con-
fronted the man who sold them. Il
asked you if they we're 'breachy,' "
he exclaimed, "and you said they'd
never bothered you 'Well," an
swered the other man, Il never allow
that kind of thing to bother me-"
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1903-09-19
az a Different Breed.

President Me1Ien Of Northern Pa
sif;c was telling one OF his Wall Street
friends about the prospects in the Far
Northwest. .a sz.
81 never saw so many lambs and
sheen on the farms as there are this
year. he concluded
I'VE have more than the average
ourselves, said. the broker with q
sigh .but We are not boasting about
it, sss. ..s
.The breed / mean are worth S.
apiece replied the railroad man;
laughing q.
'And there's where you have us
beaten. sadly admitted the Wall
Street man lew York = Times.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1903-09-19
The WAY of Life.

When wayworn with the common round
:, Of daily tasks so burdensome,
And when the self-same way leads on,
/. Through all the days and years to come
!. Our hearts grow weary of the strife T.
~ Where gloom doth always shadow5
=. cheer, ~ 50 ~. r. - s,r@ -
And beat so slowly to the words:
t.srhe way of life-how long and drear!'
But when we watch the setting sun,
4 OR walk among the harvest sheaves,
or listen to the tolling bell,
What time passing spirit leaves,
The radiance of Gods great love,
& By which he claims us for his own,
Breaks over all the pathway drear-
..The way of life leads to His thorne."
s sl.5 #& .5s3 81 .6,s Mary B. Fowler. I
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1903-09-19
Angel Causes Dumb to Speak.

NtSSi SdOSCS 1NHIN W oPOaNs
Crowds of pilgrims are floclzing tC
Kerhous, a village near Brest,
France, to see Marie Raguenes, a
farm servant, who has been cured of
dumbness in a miraculous manner.
The woman is forty years old. When
she was twelve she lost the power of
speech as the result of fright, and
none OF the specialists who attended
her was able to relieve her aff1iction.
Recently while eating, her dinner she
astonlshed her fellow servants by
saying clearly and distinctly:
81 can speak. Give me some bread"
Marie then explained that a few
days be1ore an angel appeared to her
and SAID:
I'm the name of God I announce to
you that at IL o'clock next Wednesday
you will recover your speech "
At the appointed time the woman
spoke after a silence Of nearly thirty
years. ~ Ess.E H..
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1903-09-19

This map illustrates the route OF
the new railroad proposed by the Do
5minion government, from Moncton to
Winnipeg. The route from Winnipeg
to the Pacific coast Is not yet deter
mined. The sketch shows the alter
native proposals via Edmonton to
Port Simpson and via Edmonton TO
Butte Inlet. S.
The contract provides that the gov
arnment shall construct the line from
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1903-09-19

Moncton to Winnipeg via Quebec and
lease It to the Grand Trunk Pacific
company for fifty years, on the condi-
tions that for the first i've years the
company pays no rental to the govern
ment; for the second five it pays the.
net surplus receipts over the working
expenses, and for the remaining forty
years it pays three per cent on the
cost Of construction. The govern
ment will guarantee the bonds for the
line from Winnipeg to Port Simpson
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1903-09-19
South Sea Islanders Prayer.

A South Sea islander, at the close
of a religious meeting, offered the
following prayer: 20 God, we are
about to go to our respective homes.
Let not the words we have heard be
like the fine clothes we wear, soon
to be taken off and folded up in a
box till another Sabbath comes
round. Rather let Thy truth be like
the tattoo on our bodies-ineffaceable
till death."-Carlton' Magazine.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1903-09-19
The Taste Of Robbins.

"A pompous individual, going up the
staircase Of q large Boston hotel. was
violently poked in the back with an
umbrella by q man who ran after
him. When he turned to ascertain
the cause OF the assault the other saw
his mistake and apologized, saying:
Excuse me str; thought you were
my old friend Bobbins.' i
I K Indeed said the old gentleman,
in measured tones, and does your old
friend Bobbins enjoy this sort g
thingf
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1903-09-19
! Not So Effe,ninats.

Chol1y- Yaas, I'm going in for cwtck-
ct and golf and all that sawt Of thing,
y'know; they're such manly sports,
y'know.
Miss Peppery- The idea! You're
becoming positively mannish, aren't
you Philadelphia Press.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1903-09-19
Stump Speaking and Poker.

After William Hepburn Russell had
made a political speech to a rather
undemonstrative audience he said to
q companion: a s-, =
Stump speaking is a great deal
like poker, after ALL" '.....
Flows that?" his companion re-
turned. ',.s~
"Oh, you know, one often feels the
need Of q good hand."--New York.
Times. f..
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1903-09-19
Had Excerience.

Law seems to make it's votaries
suspicious beyond average men. An
instance of this was noted at the
Democratic c!ub the other night. A
group Of men who were dining there
fell to discussing the advisability OF
husbands having no secrets from
their wives. What do you think?''
asked Michael Harris, turning to
ABE, Levy. Should husband tell
his wife everything?" 'Why should
he?" responded the lit lie lawyer, 1.-The
average wife probably wouldn't be-
lieve it.''--New York Evening World.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1903-09-19
American 5ecurities.

The foreign holdings of American
securities are now the smallest IN
many years. ..-
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1903-09-19

ran leather by x-Rays.
The first apple ation Of X-rays 10
industry Is IN tanning leath her.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1903-09-19
How He Explained It.

He was deferential, but he was a
deacon in the church, and he felt that
he had a right to criticise.
IT hope you'll pardon me-" he said,
sif I suggest that your sermons are
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1903-09-19

One From the Growler.
Burnley How did The Drunkard's
Dream strike you Z. ts# #
Freezer AS the work Of bad whisky
and q worse artist. # 3s
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1903-09-19

"Too prosy, I suppose" suggested
the minister. .
r. "Oh, no; not that, but too long"
But you mustn't blame me for
that" returned the minister pleasantly.
IF you knew little more wouldn't
have to tell you SO much"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-07
LIFE SAVED BY owAMP-RooT,
The Wonderful Kidney, Liver and Rlad-
 der Remedy.
SAMPLE BOTTLE SENT FREE BY
 MAIL.

Swamp Root. discovered by the eminent kidney and bladder specialist promptly cures kidney, liver. bladder and uric acid troubles.
 Some of the early symptoms of weak kidneys are pain or dull ache In the back, rheumatism, dizziness, headache, nervousness catarrh of the bladder, gravel or ealeuli, bloating. sallow com plexion, puffy or dark circles under the eyes, suppression of urine, or compelled to pass water often day and night
 The mild and extraordinary effect or the world famous kidney remedy, Dr. Kilmers Swamp-Root is soon realized. It stands the highest for it's wonderful cures of the most distressing cases. II you need medicine you should have the best
 Swamp-Root is not recommended for everything, but if you have kidney, liver, bladder or uric acid trouble you will ind it just the remedy you need.
 Sold by druggists in fifty-cent and one dollar sizes You may have sample bottle of Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root and 8 pamphlet that tells all about it. including many of the thousands of letters received from sufferers cured, both sent free by mail. Write Dr. Kilmer & Co, Bing- hamton, N. Y and please be sure to mention that you read this generous offer in the Birmingham Sunday Age-Herald. Don't make any mistake, but remember the name. Swamp-Root, Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root, and the address, Bingham ton. N. Y. on every bottle.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-07
BAY ANNETTE TO
 BE INCORPORATED
AT A MEETING OF CITIZENS IT. WAS DECIDED TO MAKE EFFORT TO THIS END-WlLL INCLUDE DoLlVE.

Bay Minette, June 6.-(special1--At 4 meeting of the citizens of Bay Minette last night. under a call of the county su- perintendent of education, it was unani- mously decided that this is the largest town in the state which is not incorpo- rated, and that an effort would be inn mediately made to secure the same. The general idea was to make the town limits extend practically one mile in every way from the depot, except that it should in- clude the town of Dolive. which is one fourth of a mile from the limit. The object of including this saw mill town is that 1t is in the Bay Minette school district
 When the town is incorporated the de- cision was to levy a tax of 50 cents on each s1O0 for the purpose of providing d fund to purchase the public school build ing. and a tax of about 25 cents to sup plement the public funds to pay the sal aries of teachers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-07
FOUND HANGING ID
 BARS OF HIS CELL
Noah Bates, Convicted Mur-
 derer, Commits Suicide
C0ULOHAVE SAVED HIMSELF
Negro Was Convicted in Remarkable Trial for Killing Brothers Wife. Was Thought to Have
 Been Insane.

Selma, June 6.-(SpeeiaL)-Whe Jailer Babcock on his morning rounds called Noah Bates this morning at the bars of his cell in the county jail he got no re- sponse An investigation revealed the negro hanging by his neck from the grated top of the cell cold in death.
 Some time during the night exactly when will never be known, the negro took a small rope about the size of lead pencil that was used to hold his bunk in place and, doubling 1t. placed it around his neck. He then stood upon the water closet in the cell, which threw his head well up against the grating. He wrapped the doubled rope seven or eight times around one of the bars and stepped off,
 The negros feet just swung clear of the floor. When found his hands hung nat urally by his side and his eyes were closed and his mouth fixed as if he had just fallen asleep There was no visible sign of a struggle.
 The remarkable part of the suicide was that at any time the negro could have, without effort, reached up and saved himself by catching with his hands on the bars only a foot above his head. A negro helper who slept in the hall with out the cell of the negro says he heard no sounds out of the ordinary during the night and he was surprised when told Of the death of Bates
 Noah Bates few months ago killed his brothers alleged wife. Mary Lee Bates. She had been Noah Bates mistress. but took up with Bill Bates. Noah went to her house one night and on the refusal of the woman to again take up her abode with him, he shot ner TOUT times When captured he stated that he had shot four times and he hoped every shot counted.
 On March 27 he was tried by what was perhaps the most intelligent jury ever impaneled in Dallas county. The remark ably high standing of those on the jury was the subject of universal comment ai the time. Another feature of the case was that the jury was impaneled, the evi- dence taken the argument heard and a verdict rendered in the snort space of three hours. the jury being out but twen- ty minutes
 The negro, upon being convicted, was sentenced to be hanged on May P, but the sentence was suspended pending an ap- peal to the Supreme court. Up to about three weeks ago, when he was removed from a cell with three other negroes awaiting the result of a similar appeal to the Supreme court, he acted as one in- sane. He would talk about his children crying for him and on one occasion said that Jailer Babcock certainly loved him, as he had taken his place on the gall lows and been hanged in his stead. At the request of his cell mates he was put in a room by himself, which happened to be the lower cell of the jail in which is To- cateds the gallows
 That he would have been hanged soon- CT or later is a practical certainty, and his death by his own hand during last night simply cheated the gallows of It's victim.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-07
SOME STRAY TALES
 HEARD IN PASSING
BY PAUL COOK.

evening and was beginning to get dark. As soon as the conductor moved off I made a dive for the cellar and crawled in.
 Tt was pretty dark in there and when I had pushed up the sliding door 1t was worse. If you have ever noticed the lit- tie box beneath a caboose called a cellar you can imagine that 1t is not very pleasant place to spend the night in, not counting the jolts of freight train.
 Soon the freight pulled out and as the speed increased the disagreeable fea- lures of my berth began 10 develop. The cellar was well stored with greasy chains. oil cans, crowbars. battered lan- terms and similar plunder and when the car made lureh the whole business piled on top of me. In addition my cranium came in contact with the floor of the caboose with painful regularity. The lurching of the train kept the lan- terms and oil cans constantly banging about and at the end of about the first mile I was heartily sick of the under taking and cursed myself for ever trying it. My courage dropped to a low ebb when l thought of the 150 miles still be- fore me before reaching Indianapolis.
 Well, that was the worst night l ever spent in my life. Seven long hours in that internal box, half smothered and bruised in @ dozen plaeesl Once or twice when the train made stops l was strong ly tempted to give it up and crawl out, but l gritted my teeth and determined to go on to Indianapolis.
 Along about o'clock I judged we were somewhere near thescity. Peeping out I saw that we were just pulling into the railroad yards. At the first stop I crawled out of my prison more dead than alive and made my way into town. was certainly a tough looking object If someone had come along and padlocked the door there is no telling when I would have escaped from that cellar"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-07
TEACHERS ARE ELECTED.
City Council of Huntsville Names In-
 structors for Next Year.

Huntsville, June 6.-lspecial) l)-Princi- pals and teachers for the city schools were elected last night at a special meet ing of the city council. one member was added to the faculty of the white school. The election resulted as follows: White schools. R. Butler principal; ". J. Humphrey assistant; Miss Mary Dill, Miss Mary 1rby Mastin, Mrs. Fannie Tal- ioferro, Mrs. Sallie Dickson. Miss Annie Morts, Miss Alice Rowe, Miss Florence Hardie, Miss Hattie Halsey, Miss Matte Thurston, Miss Cornelia Simpson and Miss Mary Slaughter teachers. Colored school-H. e. Binford, principal; Mrs. S. D. Scruggs. Misses Hattie Chapman, Clara Fackler, Sue Rankin. Bessie Mar tin and Mary L. Fearn, teachers.
 The council has decided to make a de- mand upon the Southern railroad for pay ment of privilege taxes for several years past. The railroad heretofore has re- sisted payment
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-07
LABOR DAY INVITATION.
Trades Council Committee Asks All
 Organized Labor to Participate.

The labor day committee of the Trades Council has issued the following:
 Birmingham, Ala. May 25 To Organized Labor, Greeting: The labor unions composing the Birm- ingham Trades Council are to celebrate Labor Day in Birmingham on September '. We extend to you a cordial invitation to take part with us in the exercises, and request that you appoint a committee of one delegate to confer with our con- mittee and make the necessary arrange ments for your union to participate in the parade and other exercises. We hope and expect to make 1t great day for organized labor fin the Birming- ham district and desire to have as large attendance as possible
 Thanking you in advance for your hearty cooperation, we are yours fra ternally,
 ED K. SMITH. Chairman.
 L. T. COLEMAN, Secretary.
 HARRY MARKEY,
 D. T.. WILLIAMS,
 T. J. HALL,
 Committee. Address all communications to L. T. Coleman, 7311z North Twenty fourth street, Birmingham, Ala.