The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1904-07-09

CdUS o. Inc NdpItaI OF MS 0FedI
and Glorious Nation for Our Many
f2eaders.
Washington, July Tn speaking of
the aborigines OF the Philippines, Gen.
J. P. Sanger, under whose direction
the census of the Philippine Islands
was taken, says: 1.-The aborigines OF
the Philippines are believed to be the
Negritos, and of these $4,000 still re-
| main. They are found in many, al
| though not all, CT the provinces, living
| in a primitive state. They are very
short, the males averaging about four
feet 10 inches in height, while the
females are shorter. Their color is
black, their hair is woolly and bushy
| their toes are remarkably prehensile
and they can use them almost as well
as their fingers.
The origin of the Negritos is net
| known. All of the wild tribes, except
the Negritos, are of Malay extraction
etc."
The. fact that the aborigines or ma.
fetiyes of the Philippine Islands are
believed to be the ,Negritos who SO
closely resemble the native African,
should inspire some of our students of
ethnOlogy to establish the fact that
the Filipinos are of African descent.
But if this is found to be true there
are reasons to believe that the torch
of American civilization, which now
Eliminates the dark spots of those
islands, will be quickly extinguished
TIC the average white American the
possessor of one drop of African blood
is to be avoided if possible or crushed,
but regardless of this feeling it would
be, even in this our own country, a
difficult matter in many instances, and
in all grades CT society, to separate
those who have from those who have
not mixture of African NEGRO, .
"ColOred'' or Afro American blood
in their veins.
Although not generally known, it is
an interesting fact, highly incredible
though it may seem to those whose in
tense race hatred precludes such pos
sibilities, that there are men and
women high up in the financial, social.
political and educational circles of
this country. through whose veins
course the blood of the despised race
not enough. perhaps, to show, but
enough, If known, to cast. shadow of
gloom over many a proud soul that
believes itself "untainted" or who has
never included among their intimate
friends or acquaintance person OF
"Negro' descent, for in this country
one drop of such blood, strange as it
may seem, determines ones race or
nationality. One-eighth African is
stronger than seven-eiEhths Caucasian,
which, to say the least, is a very puz-
cling mathematical proposition.
Yet regardless of all the precaution
taken. especially by the Southerners,
who insist that they can distinguish
by the hair, the nose, the eyes, finger
nails, feet, etc., a person with enc
drop of the STRONGER BLOOD, we
have frequent illustrations, right here
where the crime of mixing is the
greatest, of associations of love and
friendship.
The case of William H. Ellis, the
Duke of America" who is we'll known
in Texas, Illinois and elsewhere as an
AfrO-American, has created consterna-
ton and chagrin in the nations cap
ital. because OF the discovery that re
is an Afro-American instead of a Gu
ban, Spaniard or Hawaiian. Mr.. Ellis
is man with energy and a peculiar
ambition who found his interests best
subserved by an intimate association
with Caucasian men of affairs. His
wealth, his general appearance and
business sagacity brought him within
the "Enchanted circle" and he used
his opportunities we'll, and, in the Ian
guage of the street. '"he got his On
the 10th CT July Mr.. Ellis will present
to King Menelik of Abyssinia, to
whose throne he aspires, the new trea-
>ty of the United States government.
Another instance is the daughter OF
a well known Afro-American family of
this city, who not a great while ago
graduated from one Of the public
white High Schools and won
scholarship to a. leading university
Another WmEnOapm is a teacher in a
white school of this city. But why
continue? Such instances are COM
mon in most large communities and
will ever be. 1t was only recently
that white man in Milwaukee was
found trying to pass for an Afro
American. Strange things indeed
happen these. days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cnas E. Hall have
been spending several weeks in the
mountains of West Virginia at Berk-
eley Springs.
Miss D. Joyce of Columbus. Ohio, is
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Bundy.
Mr.. Fred Freeman has gone to Mar
ragansett Pier, r. l., for the summer
Mr. J. Cubert Campbell is visiting
in Harper's Ferry
Miss Eula Ross will visit Chicago
next month as the guest Of Col. and
Mrs. John r. Marshall.
Mr.. Henry Y. Arnett of Wilberforce
Ohio, was a visitor in our city few
days last week.
Mr.. Albertus Brown. secretary to
Mr.. Elmer Dover of the National Re-
publican Committee, has returned
from Chicago.
Mrs. Maude Mckinley of Texas, for
merly OF Chicago, is visiting relatives
and friends
1T is rumored that Mr.. Thomas w.
Allen will soon leave for Chicago to
take, an active part in the campaign.
Mrs. John Cook has returned from
New York City. 49,.
Mr.. j. Harry Harris has resumed his