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The independent., 1903-08-27
A COLORADO VIEW
One Of tho Old Guard Expresses His idea
Of What tho Immediate Future
Has in Store

Has In store
Editor Independent: Your card to
the "Old Guard" is received. In an
swer would say / would gladly see the
peoples party as well organized as in
1894. / am one of the Old Guard, hav-
Ing been in the movement since 1872.
The enclosed clippings from my pa
per, the Monte Vista Journal, however,
express my opinions as to the imme-
date future.
After the next campaign we, the
people, will make history fast, but
little can be done until then.
G. S. CONANT.
Monte Vista, Colo.
About forty old line populists from
various parts of the country met in
Denver Monday and passed resolu-
tons supporting the Omaha platform,
and in favor of no fusion with either
old party in national or local affairs.
An effort will be made to reorganize
the peoples party. Our opinion is
that the effort will prove futile, not
that there are less than 100000 pop
ulists in the United States, but once
having lost the confidence of it's lead
ers and having practically disbanded
|. will be impossible to revive the or
ganization. There will be no great
Roadway made in the development of
a new party until after the presiden-
tial election next year.
Mr.. Cleveland is not pushing his
candidacy for the presidency; he is
too sharp for that. Neither will he
allow his name to be used before the
next national convention without the
assurance that he is to be nominated
and elected.
Or course Cleveland cares nothing
for the west and middle states. A SOL
ID south with New York and few
states that circle around Wall street
are enough to elect the next president.
It is good politics for the money
power to hold up the democratic party.
especially ii that party will get onto
a republican platform, as it now
seems likely to do. AS ridiculous as it
may sound to Coloradian we make
the prediction that if Cleveland is
nominated he will be elected.
something must be done for the
democratic party next year or it will
dislntegrate and tie result be a new
party will spring up and elect a presi-
dent in 1908. The men of brains in
both old parties realize this fact and
those who are satisfied with present
ocndltlons are planning to nominate a
Cleveland Or a German on a republi
can platform and then try to elect him,
Already President Roosevelt has taken
the alarm and is anxious about New
YORK and the states that circle about
Wall street.
The Commoner says the populists
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1903-05-09

One Of the peculiar things about the
reports of lynchings is that the vic,
tins are usually reported as having
made confessions. Of course, dead
men can't contradict such statements
though few sane people believe them
to be true. But it is not surprising
that people who allow their prejudlc
against color to make murderers OF
them should try to find some excuse
for their crimes in lies.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1903-05-09
SATURDAY, MAY 9, 1903.

The Afro-Americans who have gone
upon the theory, ''Take all the world,
but give me Jesus" will be shocked
doubtless to know that Andrew Car
negie does not pray. When making
the 100000 gift to Tuskegee the other
day he said to DR.. Washington: "Prov-
idence has been kind to me of late,
because piece Of realty bought has
risen in value, and when I come to
think of it, l can assign no reason
for this generosity, except that l have
not bothered Providence with my Pc
titions for about forty years. OF
course, we agree that all of Carnegies
millions would not compensate for the
loss Of his soul. However, in view Of
the excellent use to which he is put
ting SO many of his millions we hope
he will petition Providence and have
his petition heard before he is called
upon to cross the dark river
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1903-05-09
What the Newspaper Does.

Your great man shines before the
populace in vain-without the news
paper. He spread-eagles the Consti
tuition in vain-without the newspa.
per. His clarion voice wages up the
universe in vain-without the news.
paper. His most astounding financial
enterprises serve him in vain-with-
out the newspaper. His scientific re-
searches and achievements are in vain
without the newspaper. His wire
less telegraph would be an accomplish
ment of small merit-without the
newspaper. His successes in every
walk of life are in vain-without the
newspaper. The newspaper is the
fame-maker of the age. OF course,
some of the fame is cheap, but it sat
isles the living wearer of the cloak.
even though posterity change it.-New
York Press:
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National Business League.


Editor, The Appeal:-I take the lib
erty of asking the use of the columns
of your valued newspaper to remind
our people of the fourth annual meet
ing of the National Negro Business
League to be held in Nashville, Tenn,
during the coming summer. The peo-
pie Of Nashville have already begun
making thorough and elaborate prep
arations for the meeting of the
League, and from every point of view
the next gathering promises to be the
largest and most important in the
history of the organization. I espe-
cially desire to request that local Ne
gro Business Leagues be organized
and sustained in every community
where there are no such Leagues at
the present time; and in this cOnnec-
ton, to express the wish that new life
and vigor be put into the work of the
local Leagues already organized.
It SENS to be the universal verdict
of our people. that since the organiza-
ton of the National Negro Business
League at Boston in 1900, the bust
stimulated and increased throughout
the country many per ceuC-, anu dill
agree that the National Negro Bust
ness League has more than justified
it's existence. It is important that To-
cal organizations begin at once to pre-
pare to send delegates to the national
meeting to be held in Nashville.
In this connection, I wish to call
attention to the fact that the report
of the proceedings of the third an
nual session of the League, held at
Richmond, has been published, and
that copies of the report may be Sc
cured by writing Mr.. S. Laing Will
liams, compiler. 113 Adams street,
Chicago, Illinois.
BOOKER T. WASHINGTON,
President
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1903-05-09

1t seems that there is to be an at
tempt made to knock out Lily White
ism in Alabama. Last Tuesday both
black and white Republicans met IN
conference in Montgomery and decided
to endeavor to correct the wrong1oing
of the Birmingham convention. Rec
ommend that only one delegation be
sent to the national convention, and
that one to be for Roosevelt. Maybe
things will improve in Alabama. We
hope so.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1903-05-09
our impending disasters more dread
full than they were "befo, de wah."

Jimmy Britt, the pugilist, has prov
en- himself to be a man, as well ASA
demonstration of the manly art of
self-defense. He has refused to draw
the color line, as so many of the
T .pugs' do, and will challenge Joe
Cans and endsavor to wrest from him
the lightweight championship of the
world Cans does not wish to hold
the championship on account of preju-
dice He stands ready to defend it
and will give Britt "a run for his
money"
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The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1903-05-09

It has been generally supposed that
the Indians were dying out, but &C.
cording to the last census there has
been an increase in the last decade of
1918. Now, as the Indian problem
has not been effectually settled, race
problems will continue to worry the
people of this country if Indians and
Afro-Americans do not really begin to
die out.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1903-05-09

The board of superintendent of the
schools of New York have dropped
Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stoves novel,
Uncle Toms Cabin from the cata-
logue Of the class Libraries of the
schools, giving as their reason that
the book has served its purpose and
now only tends to revive sectional feel
ing. AS things now seem to be going.
we will soon need another Harriet
Beecher Stowe, another John Brown,
and another Lincoln to get. US out Of
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1903-05-09

What has become of the Indianola
postoffice affair? We have not heard
of it for some time, but as Mrs. Cox
has several months yet before the
term for which she was appointed ex-
pires, we suppose she is drawing her
salary regularly, saving wood and
saying nothing.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1903-05-09

Afro-Americans in Chicago are be-
coming somewhat anarchistic, as the
attempt to dynamite the Institutional
Church and its pastor, Rev. r. c..
Ransom, last Saturday night, shows.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1903-05-09
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THE APPEAL,
IRRATIONAL AFRO AMERICAN NEWSPAPER
PUBLISHED WEEKLY By
ADAMS BROS. EDITORS AND PUBLISHERS
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p, PICTURES OF SWEDISH LIFE e.,
Pictures sC,s,s Of sVVdish Life; or sves ana an!
Pr; e sag S. ~e-Holmbers Pub
IT,. Is y, lab
OIdtF'T I: Lissssx
1 MiSniFbt np su, 4 ,... ~. Us
especially fine and tu, Fl: .e1A ~'e.rle.y o.
Swedish life. The author writes a q
length on the simplicity of living which
characterizes all classes Of Sweden's pop
ulation and tells us that. the strength Lo1
this people lies therein. '"The sons OF the
nobility. when, further advanced in life
are accustomed to habits of life most sim
pie and unpretending:,y In a chapter en- n
titled whats in a Nance" the author
shows still further the rule Of simplicity
of these people and says, with regard tc
surnames in Sweden. extremes meet: The
highest and lowest have none. OSCAR II
is simply Oscar H. dropping the Berna-
dotte. The humblest farm laborer is but
Anders or Axel, while his wire is simply
Brita. Anna or Maria. When a man IT.
humble life has attained distinction ever
in ordinary callings he may have title
which identifies him as Tailor Larsen
OF Carpenter Erickson The book i:
quite an excellent addition to the liter.
allure of travel.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1903-05-09
THE SPOILSMEN

THE SPOILSMEN.
The Spoilsmen. A story of Ward poll
tics. BY Elliott Flower. Author Of Po-
b liceman Flynn. II. mo. PIP. 1924. $3.50.
Boston: L. c.. Page & Co.
A story of municipal politics depicting
a condition of affairs common to prac-
tically all large cities. !:
While no attempt has been made to
show exact conditions existing in any
particular locality, the political methods
employed have been. taken from the act
ual experiences of men who have served
the public in some capacity or other, and
the stories told of some of the characters
are literally true
The love interest centres around a So
ciety girl of high ideals who inspires
wealthy young man to enter. the local
campaign. She thus becomes involved in
the thread of the story which relates to
the troubles and complications which fol-
low an effort to be both upright and sue
cessful in municipal politics.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1903-05-09

CHICAGO OFFICE,
1885 Dearborn St., Suite 80,
c. F. ADAMS, Manager.
LOUISVILLE OFFICE,
No. 312 w. Jefferson St. Room 3
w. v. PENN, Manager.
ST. LOUIS OFFICE,
No, 1902 Franklin Avenue:
]. II. HARRISON, Manager.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1903-05-09
2 .ANDREwS's BOTANY

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By e. F. Andrews, High School, Wash
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This book is admirably adapted fol
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this respect meets the popular. demand
The pupil is led to make accurate obser-
vations. and from them to deduce safe
conclusions. He is first taught to OBJ
serve the conditions of plant life then
the essential organs of the plant are
taken up, and finally the author treats
Of plants as they relate to their sur
rate and sufficiently full and complete to
meet the needs of secondary schools.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1903-05-09
SUCCESSFUL ADVERTISING.

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SUCCESSFUL ADVERTISING.
Successful Advertising, How to Accom-
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In Successful Advertising, How to Ac-
complish IT, one of the most experienced
advertisers of this country, within it's four
hundred pages, has given practical les
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These are in the shape of talks on vari-
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shape. of advertisements and typograph-
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For over ten years the author of this
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some Of Americas best-knoWn and great
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| difference between theory and practice be-
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To those ION the inside Of advertising
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ter famous in the history. OF this country.
The greater part of the book has to do
s Wltn the SAYINGS ana d9ngs 81 american
house. to their attentions. to the writer
and her friend Lyddy and to her regret
when certain of them go upon missions |
Of peril Her teeth ratified and her
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call fortitude to- your aid ard don't suf-
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MINNEAPOLIS OFFICE,
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ROMANCE OF THE COMMONPLACE:
The Romance Of the Commonplace. By
Gelett Burgess. $3.50. San Francisco
Paul Elder and Morgan Shepard
This is volume of modern philosophy,
which ranks in that class of essays made
famous by Jerome K. Jerome: Mr.. Bur
CESS says many clever things in his book,
and one may glance at any chapter and
discover many commonplace things writ
ten in very uncommon manner. "The
desire to tell secrets: - writes the author,
| rs one of the most contagious of diseases.
and few OF us are immune. Some Vigor-
GUS mora. constitutions never succumb.
but once an epidemic begins it is hard
work stopping it, and a secret on the ram
page is well nigh irresistible. Tell your
secret, then broadcast, and let it have its
| way until it dies out. But above all never
confide it to her who asserts she never has
the slightest desire to tell, for there, like
a seed sown in fertile ground, it will ger
inmate and flower long after you have for
gotten it, aye: and bring forth fruit you
never planted"
Again. ."F1attery is, however, an edged
tool, and must be used with care. 1t 1s
!! not everyone who has the tact to decide at
glance just how much his victim Will
The, author treats Of art, science and
literature with such delicate, ironical
criticism land Withal, with go much OF
masterful art as to render this book OF
unusual interest =. M
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1903-05-09
ELECTRA,


u Galdos Electra Edited by Otis G.
Bunnell, M. S., Of the Flexner School,
Louisville, Ky. Cloth, 12mo, 1856 pages.
Price, 10 cents. a -. ~ r
This drama, which was first presented
at Madrid on January 80. 1901. made a
deep impression on the Spanish people.
1t was written to give expression to the
authors ambition for his country and
his countrymen, and to urge them to So
cial and political renovation. It is es-
pecially timely and interesting to Amer
lean readers, as showing the contempo-
is but little understood on this side Of
the water. In it's present form, the first
school edition published in this country,
the book contains the necessary notes,
The exceptional character Of the Purity
Books in the Self and Sex Series has so
commended itself to the judgment of the
International Committee Of the Young Men s
fSfi A In f<v, <HnAk 10
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are, she says, VERY peaceable sort OF
talk like them and nd behave With t eiegance. "
Ore us the. most amiable Of men; tall
and genteel,' whom the following lines
will most fully characterized ~
e How skilled he is in each obliging
The mildcst manners with the bravest
Another soldier. A second IS mons :
: trous tall and brown, but has a. certain
very agreeable And then. Here Here Comes comes
1n eus gof etc the major 6 6asha h 50 "a
toll'd for the graces of person, but for
those OF the mind he may justly be cele-
and an engaging countenance and adj
dress -, -. go, =
90, THE ART OF THE VATICAN.
The Art Of The Vatican. BY Mary
aest a RStg noth ec Of
f9sey illustrated with full page plates in
ton: l.. G: Page & Company:
The author says in her preface:
1T has been thought better to devote as
| much consideration as possible to the
most noted of the works rather than to
| it is hoped that the book may be valuable
both for travellers, who wish to have
| something more than mere guide-book in
formation of the great treasures of Rome,
| time or desire to consult the many orig
inal works necessary fo- thorough art
| training
| 1t would be impossible to overestimate
| the Importance of the subject of this book
the Vatican, wherein Michael Angelo
performed his mightiest works, the ter
Prophets and Sibyls of the Sistine Chapel;
and where Raphael painted his sublimest
compositions, the great frescoes of the
Stance, and the exquisite arabesques OF
! the Loggie.
| Miss Potter describes of all these and
| the Borgia apartment, the tapestries, tine
sculpture galleries and the pinacotec
Her book has pictures Of paintings and
statues, plans of the palace, historical
details, photography and an index OF
names
Miss Potter is already we'll known by
her interesting works upon art and this
her latest and most important book viii
be received with pleasure by those inter
ested in the art of the world.
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CnLLEGE6 AND E:R1nL9.
ATLANTA UNIVERSITY, Atlanta, Ga.

especially advanced
ndust
~ os'oDe'' 'o' ~@Ao@~ 49, President HORACE b