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= SATURDAY, APRIL II, 1903.

That the Southerners intend to close
the door of hope for the Afro-Ameri-
can, if let alone, becomes more patent
every day A few days since Thomas
Rankin. an Afro-American, who had
shown his superior fitness by standing
at the head of the eligible list for ap-
pointment. was appointed as clerk in
the postoffice at Alexandria, La. There
was trouble over the appointment. The
postoffice authorities ordered Postmas-
ter Hunter to appoint Rankin at once
to the clerkship and to discharge the
white man temporarily filling it, re-
fusing to admit 2w ti,ev -w,,ttvc
fusing to audit his accounts until he
did So After various changes of posi-
ton, Rankin resigned the clerkship to
which he had been appointed under
pressure of the postal authorities.
They accordingly withdrew their or
der to Postmaster Hunter, and white
man now fills the place.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1903-04-11
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
ness interests of our people have been
stimulated and increased throughout
the country many per cent, and all
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.
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The Newspaper Deadhead.

Why should people ask for free news
papers, asks the Toronto Evening Tel
egram, any more than they look for
free cigars, free umbrellas, free walk
ing sticks, free collars, free cuffs OF
free beefsteaks? Every copy OF a
newspaper is product which costs
money. The tailor, the tobacconist
the gents furnisher or the grocer is
not called upon to supply free copies
Of the products which they handle
The people who are aggrieved if they
cannot get a free copy of newspaper
would not think of struggling for a
place on the free list of grocery store
dry goods store, or butchers shop.
1t is the principle more than the
cost of the free newspaper idea which
is repugnant to all sound business no
tions.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1903-04-11
British Veteran in Poorhouse.

Alexander Park, an inmate of the
Onondaga county, New York, aims
house, is survivor of the great Indian
mutiny of nearly fifty years ago. The
British government has learned of this
and has Informed State Charity Com
missioner Mccarthy that the English
authorities will pay for the transporta-
ton of Park to England, where he
will be cared for at the Hospital for
English Veterans. Park was mem
Der of the Bombay fusileers and went
through, the awful scenes of Lucknow
and Cawnpore. He will be sent home
a. once. &C.. - ~ '-." p
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ed to prevent Afro-Americans from be-
ing armed, and white men were never
molested under it. The case has been,
continued until next July. s.. + T.
One NJ. Nabarrot, French merchant

One NJ Nabarrot, French merchant
of Paris, has asked the civil court to
arnul his marriage with his wife, who
is an Afro-American. He claims he
married her in Louisiana, and, in view
of the fact that marriages between
and whites in that
state are illegal, he wishes to take adj
vantage of that law to have his mar
rage annuiled. But it's hardly proba,
BILE the French court would take adj
vantage of such an unprincipled law.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1903-04-11
SUCCESSFUL ADVERTISING.

Successful Advertising, How to Accom-
plish it. By J. Angus Macdonald, Cloth.
Pr: 400 s2 Philadelphia: Lincoln Pub
In "Successful Advertising, How to Ac-
complish It, one of the most experienced
advertisers Of this country, within it's four
sons on about every advertising subject.
These are in the shape of talks on vari-
Gus advertising methods. advertising
schemes, specimens of advertisements,
type effects, ETC., as we'll as the princi-
pies underlying advertising. Scores of adj
vertsing schemes of proven worth are
given in the book. The questions Of pre-
pairing advertisements, selecting mediums,
! methods of conducting sales and other
features are carefully and fully gone in
to, and throughout the book is embel-
lished with many object lessons in the
shape of advertisements and typograph-
ical displays.
For over ten years the author of this
work. Mr.. J. Angus MACDONALD, has been
associated in an advertising capacity with
some of Americas best-known and great
est businesses; therefore the plans given
in this book are eminently practical. The
difference between theory and practice be-
comes a very highly interesting differ
ence when brought into spending money
for business purposes.
To those ION the inside" of advertising
matters the name of Mr. Macdonald IS
well known, and when the fact became
known that a book on advertising was
to come from his pen the number of ad-
vance orders for the volume was so great
as to surprise the publishers, The Lincoln
Publishing Company. Provident Building,
Philadelphia The facility yet concise
ness of Mr.. MacDonald's style is admi-
rable. Advertising would seem rather
dry and technical subject, but here every
page is interesting. The scope of the
work is indicated by the table of contents,
which is ~--:
From bookmaker's point Of view the
book is all that could be desired. 1t is
handsomely printed OF special made an
tique paper and bound in cloth with an
artistic cover design. The exhaustive in
dex is a feature that the busy man will
appreciate. ;,,-.-. {. ...--. -.
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MUST SAVE, HIMSELF.
ooker r. Washington Discusses Race
~ Tnan$@n

Booker T. Washington Discusses Race
Question at Trenton N. J.
Trenton, N. j., April IA large au-
dience assembled last night Under the
auspices of the Contemporary club to
hear an address by Booker T. Wash
ington on the race problem and it's So
luton.
''The Afro-American," said Mr..
Washington, must work out his own
political and social salvation. The
Russian seeks freedom with dyna-
mite, the Irishman with his rebellion,
but the Afro-American has ever gained
his victories by his midnight prayers
and his faith in God"
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1903-04-11

The March number of the Gazetteer
and Guide Magazine, published month
ly in Buffalo, N. Y, by James A. Ross,
has just reached our sanctum and is
a very creditable issue. 1t is an un-
disputable testimonial of the push,
progress and ubiquity of it's wide
awake editor.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1903-04-11
The curtain has been rung upon tn

The curtain has been rung upon the
great farce which is about to be played
in Columbia, S. c. The grand jury on
last Tuesday returned a true bill
against James H. Tillman, charging
him with the murder of N. G. Con
zales last January. The indictment
also contains the charge of carrying
concealed weapons The law against
carrying concealed weapons was enact
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1903-04-11
About the Same Thing

do YOU think that our civilization
tends to lengthen mems lives?'
IT don't know about that an
sweredt the practical man; but, with
the increased facilities for travel and
Communication, man can come pretty
rear living twice as much in a given
space of time as he used to. Wash
ington Star. s .s5i n ISL ls@5 s4*5s.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1903-04-11
THE PHILOSOPHY OF DEs]


The Philosophy of Despair. BY David
Starr Jordan. 75c. San Francisco. Ed
er & Shepherd.
The PHILOSOPHY of Despair" by David
Starr Jordan is one of the very interest
ing and notable books of the year. In
reading it's pages one thinks of the grace
and flow of Ruskin not simply because of
the style but because it possesses all the
depth and lucidity Of Ruskin.
ITO the pessimistic philosopher the
progress of the race is a mere illusion.
There is no progress, only adaptation.
Every creature must fit itself to it's envi-
ronment or pass away. The beast; fits the
forest for the same reason that the river
fits it's bed. Life is only possible under
the rare conditions in which life is not
destroyed.
In this volume the learned author says
many novel things in manner SO entire
ly novel as to almost convince one that
there is something new under the SUM- -
1t is essentially a volume which appeals
to the masses The simplicity of style
and freedom from literary convention puts
the book within the reach of all under
standings.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1903-04-11
Congressman Have New Joke.

This is the latest jocular remark
among members of congress when
constituents press them for unohtain-
able positions: II guess I'll have % Ut
him job as lineman with the Marc0ni
company" .-.'t- .g.#E =.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1903-04-11
AGENTS WANTED.

THE APPEAL wants good reliable
agents to canvass for subscribers at
points not already covered. Write
Cor our extraordinary inducements.
Address,
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The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1903-04-11

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 a very uncommon manner. ''The
desire to tell Secrets writes the author,
Is one of the most contagious Of diseases.
and few Of us are immune. Some vigOr-
Gus moral constitutions never succumb,
but once an epidemic begins it is hard
work stopping it, and secret on the ram
page is well nigh irresistible. Tell your
secret, then, broadcast, and let it have it's
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: "F'lattery is, however, an edged
tool, and must be used with care. It is
not everyone who has the tact to decide at
a glance just how much his victim will
stand.''
The author treats of art, science and
literature with such delicate, ironical
criticism, and withal with so much of
masterful art as to render this book of
unusual interest
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1903-04-11
THE NIGHT SIDE OF LONDON.

1.-THE Night Side Of London By Rob
ert Ma adtI 90 II w. Deco
'The Night Side of London by Rob-
ert Machray, is an unusually interesting
book The illustrations by Tom Brown
terest one takes in it.. The pen of the
author and pencil of the artist are both
Infinite variety Of human characters and
types whose contrasts are more striking
in London than even in Paris or else
where in the great and populous centers
of human vice and virtues. So vivid is
the author description Of the human
flotsam and jetsam, coming and going
with the nights, in Picadilly, like unto
the ebb and flow Of the eternal tides
terpreted the authors ideas and illusions
that we fancy ourselves promenading
and paradng up ana nd down the lllum 1tl;ao.
the lounges and cafes, which stand
with inviting appearance along the
streets, and participating in the gay and
pag5santry OF i+ the &c erowds
and physical cripples whose names are
! legion there.
| TT is a scene that stirs the fancy and
atres and music halls of London empty
| themselves into the streets, the Circus is
full of the flashing and twinklings of the
multitudinous lights of hurrying han
| ward to supper of streams OF people
! men and women, mostly in evening dress
walking along, smiling and testing, and
| talking of what they have been to see.
| You catch charming glmpses in the soft
ening electric light of slyph-like forms,
pink flushed, happy faces, snowy sho u1l.
Of silk and satin. Diamonds, sparkle in
my lady's hair; her light laughter ripples
oyer to you, and you smile responsive;
a faint fragrance perfumes the wander
S~So
on outside your radius. And there are
many such visions, each with it's own
| story, it's own revelation-but with these
we have nothing to do, further than tc
of the night"
And of the London half-world the au-
| thor says: ION this lovely summer night
they flaunt themselves in all their BRAY
cry; the majority of them indeed are not
| badly. dressed, nor are all painted. Some
of them are foreigners, but most of them
unstadeny bd English ISL T%nS hay9
soberSevery one. But what a number
of them! And all sorts and sizes, SO te
say; "a al! ,, fond of kiss and fond of a
The night side of London high life
is on the surface extremely Kaleidoscope
| but beneath the surface and IN all es,
sentials it differs little from the night
high life began. Its main feature is, as
| it has always been, and always will be
| Mr.. H. G.. Wells anticipations to the con-
| trary Notwithstanding, the pursuit OIL
pleasure in an everlasting Vanity Fair
| 1t is a merry -go-round, whose merriness
| quickly or slowly, according to the tough
ness of ones physical and moral diges.
! ton, passes into mOnOtOny.
Sketches Of club life among the work.
ing people and their amusements; sketch
es of the. social Outcasts and their strug'
| gle for existence in the dens Of human
| vice-are drawn with skill and without
| comment. the author is simply painting
| in vivid word coloring what he sees, anc
| endeavors to teach no lesson in morals.
The book ought to have large sale.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1903-04-11
WOLFsoN's ESSENTIALS IN AN
-. CIENT HISTORY

*
By Arthur Mayer Wolfson, PHI. D., AS
sistant in History, De Witt Clinton High
School. New York. Half leather, $40,
SIS pages. Price, $3.50: American Book
cago.
This is the first to appear of a four
volume series, prepared on the plan rec
commended by the Committee of Seven,
under the general editorship of Professor
Albert Bushnell Hart Of Harvard. 1t is
a concise book, with a definite purpose;
including only the essentials, presented
in a way both comprehensive and inter-
esting to boys and girls. It contains , work
for one school year. each chapter being n5
deals only with influential men and i'm
portant places so that the Pupil VIII WI gam all
reers of the great men of antiquity. and
the location and imRGrtanGce Of ia all bd 5he
10 an important addition to the volumes
available for college preparatory work in
history.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1903-04-11
HOW TO LIVE.

How to Live. BY Edward Everett Hale.
81. Boston. Little, Brown & Company.
How to Live, p" by Edward Everett
Hale. is one of the most entertaining vol
umes on practical ethics which we have
yet seen. zlIs. NJ - 49, 5.s.5 - z5z.-s4f f:
and practical sense of the distinguished
Unitarian minister was never more lu-
minously manifested than in this volume.
{ One may form some idea of the scompre-
hensive scope of the work by the reference
to the subjects treated Of: How to
Sleep How to Exercise How. to
Dress How to Regulate Expense
Brothers Burden, are some of the chap
tiers. which constitute this charmingly
written and entertaining narrative.
In chapter Ill, How to Sleep" the au-
thor says, ITO sleep well is one Of your
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1903-04-11

ISSUED SIMULTANEOUSLY IN
Saint Paul, Minneapolis, Chicago.
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KUTNER's COMMERCIAL GERMAN.

Kutner's Commercial German: BY Ar
mold Kutner, High School OF Commerce.
New York City: Cloth, 12m9, 4g pages.
New York, Cincinnati and Chicago.
This book is adapted for use in com
mercial schools and in. commercial courses
of high schools, and"is the first TO m
troduce American students to foreign
language by means Of it's commercial Vo-
cabulary. Part I contains the elements
of commercial German. Each OF the SIX
teen lessons includes a readlng !essoi.'
special vocabulary, exercises on grammar
and questions Following these are thlr
ty-one brief grammatical tables OF the
principal parts of speech, with references
to the reading lessons Wh1 re- ;da,, ne
commercial vocabulary by means OF reao
ing selections dealing with German ousl.
ness customs and institutions. 1t IS also
devoted to the study OF .com11 1eaa ~
articles, and ADVERTISEMENTS
49, ELECTRA.
Galdos Electra. Edited by OTIS isoe 6:
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Price, 70 cents.
This drama, which was first presented
deep impression on the Spanish people.
authors ambition for his country and
his cOuntrymen, ana 70 urge IheM ~ ~
cial and political renovation. 1t IS es-
pecially timely, and interesting to Amer
lean readers, as showing. the contempt
raneous trend Of opinion in Spain, which
t1,e water. In its present form, the first
school edition published in this country,
the book contains the necessary notes.
as well as a complete vocabulary. .-
The exceptional character of the Purity
Books in the Self and Sex Series has IS, SO
international Committee of the Young Mems
Christian Association that they have re
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which accompany vice. for free Distribution
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THE APPEAL a NATIONAL ARR. AMERICAN NEWSPAPER
81 1EES -

duties Do not cultivate, do not permit
any Of the sentimental nonsense which
speaks as if sleep We're a matter of
must sleep we'll, if you mean to do the
rest we'll. You must have body and mind
in good working order; and they will not
readily, steadily and enough Then fol-
lows a physiological analysis of the brain
and body, and the effect produced upon
both by unrest and sleeplessness. How
the author shows his easy familiarity
with the whole range Of physical culture.
both ancient and modern, and gives many
who are addicted to the drug habit -
and whose maladies are easily traceable
to the lack Of the proper physical exer-
else. How to Think and How tc
Study are chapters of unusual bril-
liancy. told in the simplest possible way
and yet you feel the genius Of the author
in every line
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1903-04-11
MINNEAPOLIS OFFICE,
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CHICAGO OFFICE
1895 Dearborn St., Suite 80,
c, F. ADAMS, Manager.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1903-04-11
THE ART OF THE VATICAN,

LIE AN Or LIE VAlIOtAN
The Art Of the Vatican. By Mary
knight Potter, author Of Love in Art,
etc. Large II mo. cloth decorative, pro-
fuse1y illustrated with full page plates in
photogravure and half tone. 81 net. Bos-
ton: L. c. Page & Company.
The author says in her preface:
much consideration as possible to the
most noted of the works rather than to
speak more briefly of many. In this way
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,
and for the amateur who has not sufficient
time or desire to.,consult the many orig
inal works necessary for thorough art
training" p"
1t would be impossible to overestimate
the Vatican, wherein Michael Angelo
performed his mightiest works, the ter
rife Last Judgment. the monumental
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, the
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 will
be received with pleasure by those inter-
ested in the art of the world.
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THE APPEAL,
4 NATIONAL AFRO-AMERICAN NEWSPAPER

PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY
ADAMS BROS. EDITORS AND PUBLISHERS
40 e, lth St., St. Paul, linn.