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The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1903-04-25

marked as being gifted with super
natural swiftness and endurance.
They could not be purchased at
any price, and persuasion and inf1u-
ence upon their owners have been Of
no avail. But the promise that their
native keeper, Abdullah ibn Achmad,
should be. retained with them was
the inducement that finally led to an
agreement that they might be shown
to the people of Anlss&ca who have
been deprived of seeing thorough
bred Arabian horse -.
The Floto shows, now touring
America, were selected as the best
means of exhibiting the horses. =.
1t was just such horses Gen. Lew
Wallace had in mind when he forever
idealized the chariot race in his
novel ben Hur." Therefore, they
have been called the, "Ben Hur"
troupe of royal Arabian horses.
. Hoping to obtain colts with the
royal mark the lessees 5of the ''Ben
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THE PRAYER OF A MAN.
Backward, Turn Backward, Oh, Time,
,; in Thy Fliuht." .s. 49,.

Backward, Turn Backward, Oh, Time,
in Thy Flight, So. g..
Backward, turn backward, oh, Time,
in your flight; make me boy again,
just for tonight. Give me the bliss of
that rapturous time when L. would go
swimming, say, half of the time; give
me the blister that followed the bliss,
on the part of my back that the sun
didn't miss; give me the betting that
followed it then; make be a jubilant
urchin again. Backward, turn back
ward, oh, Time, in your flight; give me
one chance at the teacher tonight,
the teacher that larruped me five
times a day-Oh, give me one chance
at that teacher, say! And give me
the woodpile as big as a hill; let the
pleasure of splitting it cheer me and
thrill, while the boys gayly jeer me
from over the fence. Oh, give me that
bliss again-darn the expense! The
small reservation just over the hill,
where the thought of the hoeing would
give me a chill; the COW that caressed
me each eve with her tail as l tried
to draw milk for a twenty-quart pail !;
the hens that forever were wanting to
set; the pig with a stomach man never
filled yet; the measles that hit me;
the colicl4y pain-Oh, give me the
bliss of my boyhood again! If you'd
fill me with rapture and cheerful de-
light, backward, turn backward, oh,
Time, in your tlight.-Alfred j. Wat
erhouse in New York Times.
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Proving His Innocence.

Gov. James B. Frazier OF Tennessee
while in the city met another Southron
and among various things talked about
was the amusing propensity Of the
negro to use terms and words OF
great sound without knowing their
meaning.
"One darby of whom l had heard,''
said the Governor, was arrested
charged with stealing chicken. At
the preliminary hearing he was not
represented by counsel, and it was
suggested to him that he would better
let the court designate lawyer to
defend him, as the case would be
pushed.
"T doan' want no lawyer said Sam
DO, cause Use inherent OBJ dis yere
allergashun against me, an der amt
goin' to be no talk bout de ting t all.
Y see, yer Honnah,' addressing the
magistrate, Use all ready to prove a
haybis corpus. Hit wuzzent no chick
ing dat l done stole. Hit wuz all tub
key New York Times.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1903-04-25
HTalk About Wind"

Talk about the wind up north"
said Representative Southland of Ohio,
who has just returned from trip to
Texas and Mexico, 1T never started
compared with the wind in Texas.
Why, at Ell Paso it blows a gale all
the time, and the gale is full Of sand.
Enough sand is blown out Of Ell Paso
alone each day to fill the great lakes.
The court records of Ell Paso show
that when the city was building levees
along the Rio Grande, which is dry
most of the time, but terror in flood
time, one contractor dumped $4,000
cubic feet of dirt along the river.
Next morning the dirt was gone, abso-
lutely wiped up and blown away. The
contractor sued the city for his
money and proved he put the dirt
there The court held that the dirt
was not there then and refused to
allow him any thing. Talk about
wind!"-New York World.
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Extra Pious.

Little Janet has, besides a good ap-
petite, a. devout turn of mind, and in
her innocent zeal in this direction is
often an example to the rest of the
family Her observance of the silent
Quaker grace at the beginning OF
each meal is pretty thing to look
upon. with it's spirit of naive and
trustful Thanksgiving.
/ At supper the other evening Janet
had gone through, her usual grace;
then the viands were brought in, and
she Immediately bowed her little head
again in silence. RI. ="
why, Janet is saying two graces,'
said her elder sister. - II
,-.Yes," answered Janet; but when
/ said the first one | didn't know we
were going to have fried CHICKEN"
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NOT LIKELY TO BE. POPULAR
ScripturaI Method Of Carving Fowls
Has Disadvantages.

Scripturai Method of Carving Fowls
Has Disadvantages.
A scriptural method Of carving
fowls when in secular company was
claimed by witty monk who, having
been asked to carve one day, said:
'Inasmuch as you demand it, l will
carve the fowl according to bibllca!
principles" EYES," exclaimed the
hostess, ''act according to the scrip
lures" The theologian therefore be
gan the carving. The baron was ten
dered the head Of the fowl, the baron
ess the neck, the two daughters
wing apiece, and the two sons flrs]
Joint, the monk retaining the re-
mainder. According to what inter
probation do you make such a diVls'
ion?" inquired the host of his con
fessor, as he regarded the monks
heaping plate, and the scant portions
doled out to the family. From an
Interpretation Of my bWn, replied
the monk. LAS the master OF youl
house the head belongs to you by
right; the baroness, being most neal
to you, should receive the neck
which is nearest the head; in the
wings the young girls will recognize
a symbol of their mobile thoughts
that fly from one desire to another;
as to the young barons, the drum
stricks they have received will re
mind them that they are responsible
for supporting your house, as the legs
of the capon support the bird ITSELF
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WHY HE LOST HIS JOB.
Defornnity Objected to by People He
Served.

Defornity Objected to by People He
Served.
He was bright young fellow and
had given such a good account of him
self while on trial as conductor that
the superintendent would have liked
to keep him.
But. can't do it, Johnson" he said
with real regret.
why not?" said Johnson,
The superintendent hesitated, but de-
cided it was better to out with the
whole truth 1T is because two OF
your right hand fingers are gone" he
said
But what difference does that
make?' argued Johnson. Il can han
die the change all right
Il know you cam was the reply,
'but there have been many complaints
from passengers on account OF the
MANNED condition of your hand. Most
people are sensitive in regard to a de.
fornity OF that kind, and although
they do not wish to be unkind they
object to being thrown in contact with
it. Il have been obliged to turn down
other estimable young fellows who
We're thus handicapped. Occasionally
person minus digit or two does
find employment as conductor on
certain street car lines. but he always
does so at the risk of arousing storm
of protest that will necessitate his
ultimate retirement
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Dewev, a Doq, and a Boy.

Passing tle home Of Admiral Dewey
recently found the hero of Manila
out in front attending to the crushed
foot of a dog that had been struck b.
a street car The poor little creature
looked up gratefully into the great
Admiral's face as he bound the wound
The bandage was fastened with a safe
ty pin from--no matter where, tho
Admiral is equal to emergencies.
A little later a young man from w
in New England, who had dreamed
long of entering the navy, came up
He told his mission in a manly way
He wanted to meet his ideal and the
greatest living naval hero. There was
a. hearty handgrasp, with hearty
word of inspiring encouragement. The
boy, six feet tall and over, scarcely Is
lowered above the Admiral.
"Splendid! splendid" he said, as he
gazed upon the form of a lad who was
determined to pace the bridge some
day. A great, tender-hearted man is
Americas own Admiral Dewey.--Joe
Mitchell Chappie in National Maya,
:ine
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inappropriate.

Alfred Henry Lewis tells of Texan
who objected to the presence OF TO-
cal exhorter who wished to offer pray
er when the vigilantes were preparing
to hang g horse thief.
"Ycur prayer may be all right mere
ly as a supplication,' said the critical
one. Il have no fault to find with the
prayer as a prayer. But it is plumb
inconsistent to pray at this time and
place.
Why so?" inquired the preacher.
This. man is about to go into eter-
nifty. and he should be comforted and
his soul saved if possib]e.'
Saved nothing" said the other.
"You want to send up a petition to
get this felon into heaven when we
are hanging him because he isn't lit
to live in Texas! New York Times.
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Oriqin of a Word.

How do you pronounce v-a-u-d-e'
v-i-ll-e?" asked the project of the
purist. svowdvf1Ie,' was the instant
reply, followed by the question, How
do your" "Vawdeville, frankly con
fessed the project. But I suspected
I was wrong. That is the reason
asked you. I take it the word is
French?" Yes, and it comes from the
name vau-de-vue-a river in Norman
dy. In that town during the fifteenth
century lived Oliver Basselin,
French poet, who wrote a variety Of
matter in prose and verse. And now
after 600 years, every variety per
former calls his act a vaudeville turn
The study of the origin of words is in
teresting," concluded the purist.
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Wiz IN THE SENATE
JEsTs OF FAMOUS STATESMEN
r.. RECALLED.
Examples Of Jokes of Calhoun, Holmes,
Clay and Webster-Tirade Uttered
by John Randolph of Roanoke in the
Upper House.

John G.. Calhoun, when vice presl-
dent, did not believe that, as the pre-
siding officer of the senate, he had any
right to call Senators to order for
words spoken in debate. John Ran
dolph of Roanoke abused this license:
by making a speech with the words:
"Mr. Speaker mean. Mr.. President
of the Senate, and would-be President
of the United States-which God, in
His infinite mercy, avert" and then
launched into one of his characteristic
TRADES.
Calhoun's name recalls notification.
When this was at it's most rampant
stage the northern Senators depended
largely upon John Holmes OF Maine as
champion of their side OF the chamber,
on account of his ready wit, says
writer in the Century. John Tyler tried
to badger him one day by asking what
had become of that political firm once
mentioned by Randolph as James
Madison, Felix Grundy, John Holmes
and the devil
"The partnership" answered Mr..
Holmes, promptly, has been legally
dissolved The senior member is dead
the second has gone into retirement,
the third now addresses you and the
last has gone over to the nullifiers and
is electioneering among the honorable
senator's constituents"
Clay and Webster were not habitual
humorists, but both had the gift OF en-
o;rir wal
their audiences. Clay ran most to il
Illustrative anecdote. While he was in
the House a prominent politician de
serted the Wing party in the hope OF
starting general revolt. To his dis.
may he found himself quite alone and
then bent all his energies to getting
back into good standing. The Incl.
dent reminded Clay of a story. Said
he:
"A stage coach took aboard a pas.
senger who insisted upon riding with
the driver and who diligently drew
upon the contents of a bottle carried
in his great coat pocket. When his
rotations at last overcame him he ieil
off. The coach stopped long enough
lOI Cllu1 lIoUlC VI az SISl W t1liSoh'
and pull the, poor fellow out OF the.
mud.
"'Ha!' he exclaimed, as he looked
down at his tattered garments, we
had quite (hic) turnover, didn't
we?
"'Oh, no. answered one of his res
cuers. there was no turnover. You
only fell off
81 say, he persisted, there was
(hic) turnover. and leave it to tn;
company
Every one joined in assuring hn.
that the coach had not upset.
"'Well, he remarked ruefully, as rs
tried to CLIMB lack to his tc!:n"'
perch If Ia known that Chico wcuic
Mt have got Off
On a certain afternoon the Senate
clock got a fit Of striking in the midsi
of one of Webste"'s most cfc"iil'
speeches. After it had struck fourteen
or fifteen, Webster held up one tinGc:
mr. President" said he, the clCch
is out Of order. ! have the floor
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1903-04-25
To the Workers.

Shall you complain who feed the world
Who clothe the world:
Who house the world?
Shall you complain who are the world
OF what the world may DO!
AS from this hour
You use your power
The world must follow you.
The worlds life hangs on your right
hand.
See to it what you do!
Or dark or light,
Or wrong or right.
The world is made by you!
Then rise as you ne'er rose before,
Nor hoped before,
Nor dared before,
And show as ne'er was shown before,
The power that lies in you!
Stand all as one
Till right is done,
Believe and dare to do!
Charlotte Perkins Gilman.
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Aue Of Cats.

Herr Pohl, president of the German
Society for the Protection OF Cats, mas
lust published the results of his inves'
tigation in regard to the age, which IL
is possible for these animals to attain
Cats, he says, are like human beings
in one respect. The more peaceful
and better regulated their life is, the
longer they are likely to live. AS 8
proof, he points out that a favorits
cat in the Royal Castle of Nymphen
burg has lived to be forty-two years
old, and consequently may fairly claim
to be considered the dean of cats If
Germany.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1903-04-25

Hur" stations wish to breed them,
free of charge, to suitable mares.
They offer the service free and will
contract to pay $100 for the foal if
it has the royal mark of the black
eagle feathers.
So rare are royal Arabian horses
in both Europe and America that the
gift to Gen. Grant by the sultan of a
pair of Arabs was an episode OF inter-
national interest. The arrival of the
horses, in 1882, after Gen. Grant had
returned from his grand tour of the
world, was the sensation of the day.
Great regret was felt that the
stallion, called by Gen. Grant Lin
den Tree" died before his royal blood
could mingle with that of the Ameri-
can thoroughbred to freshen the
original stock. The origin of the
American race horse is mainly the
English thoroughbred, and that, in
turn, dates back to the infusion of
Eastern blood.
It is an interesting fact that the
OCO1SrcCS Ol dill C11SllSA
breds are traced back to three great
Arabians, known in history as the
"Byerly Turk" the 'Dariey Arabian"
and the "Godolphin Arabian
The importation of these fathers of
the thoroughbred was one of the
most important events of the reign of
William III. While admittedly the
English or American racer can sprint
faster than the. Arabian, yet this
speed was originally derived from the
Oriental desert king. But the Arab
values endurance and intelligence
and courage in his charger as much
as speed.
There is no doubt of the superior
ity of the Arabian in these qualities
to this day. Valor is perhaps most
highly priced of all the qualities. In
the desert wars the Arabs rely upon
the courage of their horses as much
as upon their own. They breed for
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copyrighted, 1908, by the A. A. Coz
Probably the most remarkable
horses ever exhibited in America
were imported from Arabia through
the influence of the Sultan of Turkey
for exhibition at the New York horse
show, and through the enterprise of
a Chicago man were exhibited at the
horse show in Chicago last Novem-
Der.
asg Ehera aTse assr- Eve OF tn en-brothers.
Not only are these stations true
Arabians,. but they are rare in their
own breed.
That five similar white equine
princes of the black eagle feathers
should be foaled, as brothers, was
considered miraculous. American
horsemen confess that they never saw
anything like them.
All five Of the stations were train
ed for the amusement of the sultan's
court. The docility of the true
Arabian steed is a proverb.
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CAUSES OF DEATHS
CENSUS Department GIVES IN
TERESTING STATISTICS.
Fatal Diseases Most Prevalent in Ger
tain Geographical Divisions-oniy
Three of Every One Hundred Die Of
Old Age. -

The causes of death are to large
extent a matter of geography, declares
one of the latest reports of the Census
Bureau at Washington.
A map of the United States has
been prepared under the direction of
William R. Merriam, director of the
twelfth census, in which the country
is divided into twenty-one districts.
These districts have been marked to
show the diseases that are most fatal
in different parts of the country.
For instance, the most fatal diseases
in the district in which New York city
is situated are consumption, pneumo-
MIA, Bright's disease, apoplexy, bron-
chitis and diphtheria.
The most sensational deaths occur
in the Pacific coast district region, in
the State of Washington. This is the
only district in which gunshot wounds
are reported as prevalent cause OF
death Heart disease, suicide and
apoplexy show there the largest num-
Der of victims, and the record is held
for the greatest number of deaths
from alcoholism.
Lung troubles appear to be most
numerous along the Atlantic coast
from New York to Virginia and along
the Mississippi river from New Or
leans 10 the Ohio river.
Typhoid fever and malaria come
far down on the list in mountainous
districts. but appear at the top in
North Carolina, South Carolina, Geor-
eia, Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas,
and Indian Territory.
Although only three out of every
100 die Of old age, there are few for
tunate districts where old age rivals
consumption and malaria as the cause
of death. Among these favored spots
are the Catskills, Adirondacks, Green
:.lountains, parts Of Michigan and Wis
consin, and the region on either side OF
the Missouri river.
Childbirth, Group and whooping
cough appear TO be most dangerous in
the districts which, have the least pop
ulation and where presumably, medi-
cal aid is most difficult to obtain.
Cancer, heart disease and apoplexy
are more to be expected in mountain
GUS parts of the country than in the
level districts-- .-a; -~ss4s.< sss--r .~-.----
In eight of the twenty-one districts
rheumatism reaps a large harvest OF
death, noticeably in the thinly settled
states where the Inhabitants are most
exposed to the sudden changes of the
weather.
Generally speaking, it appears that
the majority of deaths in the country
are caused by climatic conditions
while those in the cities are caused
by social conditions.
The farmer on the Dakota prairie,
for example, needs to guard against
rheumatism, but not against malaria
or heart disease.-Hearst's Chicago
American.
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To prove their most human intelli-
gence they were taught to perform all
sorts of difficult tricks.
They do astonishing high leaps,
mounting pedestals, and they dance
quaint Oriental movements and do
queer trotting and pacing steps.
They dance the maZourka.
Their keeper, Abdullah ibn Ach-
mad, has consented to let them be
taught some American tricks, such
as cake walking.
The true Arabian horse is a noble
and is treated as such by the sons of
the desert. He is a gift of God and
therefore priceless.
The Koran prohibits the sale Of
Arabian horses to Christians. The
Koran says: THE horse shall be
cherished by all my servants, but he
shall be the despair of all those who
do not follow my laws, and none will
l place on his back save those who
know me and worship me-"
And so the Mussulman princes
have sternly refused to sell true
specimens of the greatest of all
breeds Of horses to Europe and
America This fact accounts for the
impossibility of buying these five
stations.
AS everyone knows, the usual Ara
bian horse is black or bay. But
among the rarest desert breeds, call
ID the BouGhoreb, white is the color
eserved for princes.
A tradition among the Arabs is
that the royal white chargers marked
18th black eagle feathers should be
reserved for the sultan.
Each horse weighs between HOO
and 1850 pounds, stands Is IL hands
high, is perfectly formed, kind and
gentle. They have pure white coats
and delicate pink skins and noses. On
their white coats appear marks as
il some barbaric spirit had dropped
upon them black eagle feathers.
The legend is that thus they are
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Witness in Hard Luck.

William B. Crandall, an actor who
happened to be witness to a MUIR
der in wisconsin nearly year ago,
has been detained in Milwaukee as a
witness ever since and as a conse-
quence lost not only the position he
held then, but has been prevented
from filing other engagements that
offered. He now finds himself desti-
tute of means and has appealed to
the court for money enough to meet
his pressing wants and the prosecut-
ing attorney has asked the court to
make him an allowance for witness
fees: The most extraordinary feature
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Lift Up Thine Eyes.

Comrade, that seek'st the clew
OF whence and whittier to,
Rather. in trust, let be
r. The shrouded mystery.
Brood not. but toward the skies
Lift up thine eyes!
If the sworn friendship fail,
And fleeing foes assail,
If Love. half deified,
Turn scorrfully aside,
If ogre Doubt arise,
Lift up thine eyes.
Grip faith, to thee mot fateo
in the good ultimate!
With this. from sun TO sun
Until thy race bc run,
And the last d:yEglt dies. ~4:.."
I.ir. up :t.:;i.et' cTes: . ~.
Chiffon ,Sto.iard, - Independent.
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Proud of His Norwegian Birth.

Edward Grieg, the Norwegian com
poser, dislikes the use of the WORD
scandinavian" as applied to him. Re
Gently there appeared in an English
monthly magazine an article entitled
"Grieg, the Scandinavian Composer"
Grieg, when he saw it, sent a tele
gram to a friend in London requesting
him to see the editor and explain that
he was not a Scandinavian but a Nor
wegian. It is an interesting circum
stance that but for the Jacoblte trou
bles he might have been Scotsman
His ancestors, the Greigs, emigrateo
from Scotland after the affair of l745
and settled in Norway.
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The Dearest Gift,

When all the dancing feet are still,
The roses bloom is shed and sped.
When she has waltzed her happy fill
With Will and Jack and Ted and Fred,
Tired of the whirl and jollity.
Her lovely eyes weighed down with
sleep,
Then. at the last she comes to me.
And she is all my own-to keep!
I find her gloves and tie her wrap.
We say our good nights left and right;
Now I'm the to-be- envied chap!
All, now, indeed it is good night!
OF lovers joy let wooers pirate;
What could a man ask more. in life,
Than this best, dearest gift OF fate
To have a sweetheart for wife?
Madeline Bridges in Smart Set.
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Coffee for the lnebriate.

A traveller has made the observation
that coffee-drinking people are very
seldom given to drunkenness. In
Brazil, for instance, where coffee is
grown extensively and all the inhabi
tants drink it many times a day, in
toxication is rarely seen. The effect
is not only noticeable among the ma
tives, but the foreigner who settles
there, though possessed of ever such a
passion for strong drink, gradually
loses his liking for alcohol as he &C.
quires the coffee-drinking habit Of the
Brazilian, S'~- =. .-a 49,. -.