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The Appeal., 1906-12-22
The Evening Star remarks: A gre


The Evening Star remarks: A great
demand for Lecturers" has been work
ed up throughout the country after the
fashion Of showmen. Everything
"goes." All sorts of celebrities are
travelling up and down the land talk
ing in all sorts of fashions about all
sorts of things.
p And it may be remarked, in addi-
tion that the more uncouth, bizarre
and vulgar the lecturer is, the more
popular he becomes y It makes no
difference if he attacks the most sa-
cred traditions, customs and opinions
of all the rest of mankind, as the
Star says: ut goes" The lecturer
may stir, up strife and advocate as
sassination, but it goes. What does
it matter what he says or what harm
he does. if he attracts the rabble and
compensates the management?
The Appeal., 1906-12-22

Mr.. John T. Hamilton is a newly
appointed member of the Board of
Control of the Iowa state institutions
and thereby hangs a tale.
Get your fingers in the, dough. You
have to get into the kitchen to know
how to cook" is the command with
which Mr. Hamilton Startled Miss
Bertha Bohn, who came from Boston
to teach domestic economy to the girls
in the College for the Blind, in Council
Bluffs.
The teacher was at first chagrined,
then angry, and produced her contract
for a year.
''All right said Mr.. Hamilton.
Well keep you. This requires that
you teach the girls how to cook. Roll
up your sleeves and take, the girls into
the kitchen"
The Appeal., 1906-12-22

Organized labor is acting with great
impartiality in respect to the import
alton of foreign laborers, by alike op,
posing the importation Of brown Jap
anese to California and white Bel
glans to North Carolina. This, we
are glad to say, makes it an uncon-
scious friend of the Afro-American
and a strong opponent of the South
ern immigratiunists. This renders it
perfectly safe to predict that the poll.
ticians of the North who have been
f1unkeying to the South will disap.
pear like snowflake in a river and
leave the South to its own devices in
the matter.
The Appeal., 1906-12-22
The Fashion Tailoring Co.

The above is the title Of a new firm
which has just opened a place Of b,lsi-
ness at $50 Jackson street, st. Paul.
Mr.. w. Martin is manager, Mr.. O. B.
Rivers formerly Of Des Moines, Iowa.
where he was engaged in. the same
business, has charge of the tailoring
department. They are prepared to do
first class work in all lines of tailor
ing, renoyating, pressing and repair
ing of mems clothes. They have a
monthly contract system for those who
desire it. They make a speciality Of
ladies' tailoring. Work called for and
delivered. Patronage of the public
solicited. Lowest prices for good
work. Phone N. W. Main 1881.
The Appeal., 1906-12-22
THE GREAT CUNNING.
The Next Attraction at the Star
5aS Theatre 5I

The Next Attraction at the Star
Cunning, the Jail breaker, the man
who laughs at prison cells and hand
cuffs fs Of every kind, will be an added
attraction at the Star Theatre for the
week, commencing Sunday matinee,
December %. Cunning. is the one
man man that no prison cell however
strong can hold. He has been lock-
ed IN every penitentiary in the Unit
ed States with the exception OF the
one at Saltwater and has succeeded
IN freeing himself in less than one
half hour. During This engagement
here at every performance after being
securely hahdcuffeds and shackIed he
will be placed in a large portable iron
cage and inside of five minutes will
step out a free man. He will also
free himself from a straight jacket
in full view of the audience. Aside
from these feats during the week he
mas arranged for many sensational
public features. Sunday afternoon at
l:l5 O'clock he will jump into the
water Of the Mississippi River from:
the railroad bridge foot Of jackson.
St, after being handcuffed and shack
led and securely chained up. He will
plunge in the ice cold water and be-
fore coming to- the surface will free
himself from the irons. This is one of
the feats that has made him famous
and in some places it is necessary to-
cut a hole in the ice to reach the wa
ter. He invites any of the spectators
to examine his. handouts and chains
before making the leap. Cunning invites
any business house to nail him up in
packing box or tie him in a large
paper bag and he agrees to. free him
self without injuring or breaking
either article. In conjunction with
Cunning the Star Show Girls, offer
three act farce comedy with plenty
OF vaudeville features. This show is
owned by the proprietors of the Star
& Theatre and is without doubt the
best on the road as regards pretty
women and clever comedians.
The Appeal., 1906-12-22
I 90 eic i A FlE:il. /. =.
I-asinguisher Only Designed Tor Earth

,l-esIngu fisher onIy Designer for Earth
iy Use. s. 85as. 8a
,sY ears M ago. while Rev Mr.. Standa-
!!oupe !p was student at the seminary,
ne undertook one vacation season, to.
sell fire exiting nguishers.
f His pleasing address and affability
enabled him to make many sales.
However, he encounte the usual
rebuffs which are the experience Of all
.Rgents. 81
The theological student had gained
access into tie office Of a surly broker,
I and a. forthwith began expatiating on
the delugina powers Of his incom-
parable fire exiting guisher.
TO he'll with it = roared the broker,
fiendishly. 5s 81,
Oh, my dear man, = expostulated
sstandal loupe, this extinguisher does
not deserve the extreme virtue with
which you credit it, Harper's Week
ly. 55 81
The Appeal., 1906-12-22
Poethal.

In the old sunny fields of Indiana
we found the old farmer plowing.
They say this. is a great country
for poets" We ventured
1T be that" drawled the old man,
resting on the plow handles. Every
one OF my seven children carries a
pretty middle name. and writes po-
.etry."
Pretty good record"
s 'sAnd the old woman writes poetry
as soon as she is through in the
kitchen" ,a
I Great Homer!'
And the hired man writes poetry
in the barn.
wonderful! And do you write po-
-etry, too?"
s mo, I just recite dialect poems to
the mules when they balk, instead of
cussing. Works like charm, cause
Indiana mules are powerful poetical."
The Appeal., 1906-12-22

proximately correct, there is certainly
good reason for the abrupt change
in the tone of the newspapers. A war
with Japan, at a time when the at
titude of England is doubtful and that
OF Germany actually hostile, would be
apt to render the last Jime rowing ex-
pertinent somewhat expensive. But
some of the journals referred to sug-
gest and hope that the trouble may
be met by diplomacy That may be
very true; and then, again, it may
not
The Appeal., 1906-12-22
BIG Peanuts Thiss Wear,

Peanut lovers have noticed that the
nuts are generally very much larger
this year than usual, fact which
may be verified BY the most casual
glance at any stand where they are
sold. They are also said to be much
better in flavor, though there are
some como oisseurs who declare that
the small nut is the sweeter.
The increased size Of the peanut
now in the market, says a whole
sale dealer, "is due more to improved
methods Of cultivation. think, than
to the accident of favorable weather
conditions, though the current crop
lis unusually large in quantity. AS to
the relative merits OF the large and
small nut, I cannot speak, being a
seller and not an eater, Of them. I
do know, however, that with these big
fat looking fellows on sale there is
practically no market for the little
ones.' 81
The Appeal., 1906-12-22

Every step nation takes in toler-
-ating lawlessness is a step. towards
national suicide. Lawlessness may be
come ungovernable, and in many in
stances It is so in the United States.
Under all circumstances, it lis danger.
Gus to tamper with it.
When the French Revolution was
beginning to seethe and mutter the
hilarious tdl old1duke then said there was
nothing but little harmless growing
of the peasants. He also said that
Whit Of grape shot will settle
The Appeal., 1906-12-22
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The Appeal., 1906-12-22

We find the following remark in one
Of our southern exchanges: It is said
down south wherever a Negro is
educated the country has lost labor
err It is true according to my OBJ
servation of both white and black.
1t is not true, in the slightest degree,
OF either race, unless the word labor
er is used as synonymous with field
hand, and even then only partially so.
Ministers, teachers, physicians and
merchants are laborers in the strict
est sense of the word; and the coun-
try needs them as well as field-hands.
The Appeal., 1906-12-22
Irish Wit.

An Irishman, being arrested for
striking a fellow workman during an
alteration, said: "Shure, yer honor,
4 didn't know there was any harm in
it. had nothing in me hand but me
fist.''
Louis XIV, asked Count Mahoney if
he could speak Italian. Yes, please
yer majesty" answered the count, "if
it's spoken in English.
Here, you bogtrotter,' said a dandy
to an Irish laborer, come tell me the
biggest lie you ever told in your life,
and Ill stand the treat. 4
''Be me sowl, said Pat, ''yer hon
or's real gintleman."
The Appeal., 1906-12-22
searchIight Scared Footpads.

To'a searchlight used by local ad-
vertising electrical firm Charles Doug
las, an oil worker, ascribes his escape
from two highwaymen.
The searchlight, on the top of a
high building, sweeps every part Of
the city. While Douglas, alone, was
in the southern part Of town late at
night, he was confronted by two men,
who ordered him to shell out" Doug
las started to comply, when suddenly
the beams Of the searchlight fell full
upon the faces Of the two men, who,
terrified, took to their heels. Doug
las also ran and made good his es.
cape.
The Appeal., 1906-12-22

The Presidents message to con-
gress was a remarkable document in
every respect. AS Afro-Americans we
are, naturally, particularly interested
in his expressions directly concerning
us as a distinct class of the citizens
OF this country and we are pleased to
state that his sentiments meet with
our approval. He spoke with no un-
certain sound about lynching and 9TH
.er matters directly affecting us which
must meet with the endorsement of
all fair minded people. a
The Appeal., 1906-12-22
BEHIND, the Times.

You oughtn't to Nake love to me
and try to kiss me before we have
been acquainted ave minutes, pro-
tested the unsophistic Gated maiden, re-
adjusting her pompadour.
that's where you push the wrong
button. said the young man. when
this little affair Of onrs Is worked up
into a modern love story we shall
have done over a thousand words Of
scinttilating. rapturous courtship I'M
Side OF three minutes. Quit turning
your face away II
The Appeal., 1906-12-22
Cornpro-ise.

7 have little grand daughter, z sail
q senator. who is very fond of sni-.
mails, specially dogs. Her mother has
taught her to pronounce the worl usl
til It sounds like dahg. Her fats5n,,.
sticks to the good Old hionel d W. \.
so the child has compromised "a Z
now every canine is a dahg-daWg.'
The Appeal., 1906-12-22

Famed Out.

Didn't 70, guarantee dis yah lectric1
fan TO- two yeahs?" .ss
Yes sir; but not against accidents 4
Den yo' gotta gimme new FAM.
sab. All done busted dis obah Will
sWashin toms haid; an 'twan't no ac--
cident, nuthah. All done it a-puh..
pose 5i.. d
The Appeal., 1906-12-22
THE STATE SAVINGS BANK.

Interest Rate on Deposits Raised to
Three and one-Half Per Cent
Interest compounded semi-annually
January and July 1st. Deposits re-
ceiyed in sums of $1.OO to $1,000.
Open during usual banking hours and
on Monday evening from 6 to g.
The Appeal., 1906-12-22

The Jews of Chicago are so little
satisfied with the protection afforded
to TO them by the city officials that they
have hay formed a Hebrew Protective AS.
soc iation to be conducted upon the
vigilance committee plan.
The Appeal., 1906-12-22

Jarvis. the heeler and saver OF soles.
.354 Minnesota street, says in one of
his street car signs: can mend
shoes better than can write. and. if
the sign is fair specimen OF his work
as a writer, he's right, as ne can memo
shoes all right If he cannot write all
right.
The Appeal., 1906-12-22

Have Outgrown Their Present Quar-
ters.
ticians. were Obliged to open new
store at 387 Robert, near 9Th ST., on
account of increase in their business
their store at 100 E. 7th was not
F. 1T. Harm & Bro, jewelers. and op.
large enough. They will continue
their 7th St., store, but their head.
quarters will be on Robert st. They
will carry a fine line of gold filled
jewelry, diamonds, watches. clocks,
hand7painted china and optical goods.
=. H. and H. w. Harm are scientific
opticians, make glasses to order and
fill oculists'' prescriptions. s
The Appeal., 1906-12-22
Announcement.

The patrons of the Valet Tailoring
CO., 154-156 3 Sixth street and the,
public generally, are hereby informed
that Mr.. Addison Davis now has full.
charge of our Laundry Department and
the collection and delivery Of our work
Of all kinds. Both phones.
II, Owen Howell, Manager.
The Appeal., 1906-12-22

Among the deryishes, mountebanks
and harlequins the south is sending
3 to the United States Senate, Jen Davis
lis the smost amusingest old cuss
The Appeal., 1906-12-22
Facts in th. Case.

She had allekinds of money and he
had just as many kinds Of nerve.
But, !" she protested, "I don't sec
why you are in such a hurry about
Cur marriage. prefer a long engage,
'ment." As,.
SssOh, I'm in no hurry" he replied.
but my creditors are. See?''
The Appeal., 1906-12-22
Modern Methods.

IttN -7fT4 R WVUSTN 1TWClHOOS. "A va s.
I'VE have some fine sausage ven.
tured the waiter.
Keep it."
How about a taste Of ham?''
sCut it out. .. .s ,s
"corned beef, potted chicken
canned tongue? ?"
S Thunder and Mars! You must take
me for an Investigating committee. I
came here to get something to eat.
Bring me a glass of distilled water
and fumigated banana"
The Appeal., 1906-12-22

One Of the results Of Capt. Amund-
sens Northwest Passage was the ex-
act location Of the Magnetic North
Pole.
The Appeal., 1906-12-22

THE VALET TAILORING co. No.
l54-l56 p. Sixth street, Owen Howell,
proprietor. The most up-to- date place
OF it's kind in the city. Clothing made
to order. renovated, repaired, sponged
pressed etc. They have an elegant
new delivery wagon and will call for
and deliver goods. They will keep
your clothes in order for $1.O0 per
month. Gents furnishings of latest
style always on hand. They have also
established a laundry and are prepared
to do anything in that line, best service
at lowest rates. There is an elegant
smokers :il1' parlor attached and all the
best brands of cigars and tobacco and
smokers articles always on hand. Tel.
3560-L 2.
The Appeal., 1906-12-22

The colored folks have the biggest
battleship in the world. The Japan
ese battleship satsuma is bigger than
the British Dreadnought.
The Appeal., 1906-12-22

Mrs. B. Sears has resumed charge
of the Tea Rooms, 581 Wabasha St.,
where she is pleased to meet old as
we'll as new patrons. The Tea Rooms
will be open until late in the evening
to accommodate dinner or theater par
ties. Oysters served any style. Sum
day dinners speciality. Pies, cakes,
ETC., made to order at popular prices.
The Appeal., 1906-12-22

them" But his mistaken both state
ments was realized when it was too
late for his good.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-09-18
MILWAUKEE FINDS a PASS.
Railroad System VIII Cross Bitter
Roots on Saltesc Pass.

The Chicago. Milwaukee & St PAU
railway has decided to cross the Bit
ter Root mountains at Saltese on its
way to Seattle, says a dispatch from
Missoula, Mont. 1t has been found
possible to get a far better grade in
all the surveys that the road has made
of these mountains. When the parties
first moved to Saltese preliminary sur
veys we're begun ON a basis of two
per cent grade, but recently it has
been found possible to reduce this to
1.2 per cent grade. The curvature
will be less than 10 degrees.
In order to get this grade, the en-
gineers have decided to make a tun.
mel 5000 feet long through the summit
southwest of Saltese. The orthern
Pacific railway goes over the top OF
the summit, at an elevation of about
1900 feet but this necessitates steep
grade and a great deal of curvature.
The Milwaukee saves this by maxi
ing tunnel at an elevation of 1850
feet, and has managed to secure a
grade far better than was at first an
ticipatcd AS this will be the main
line of the Milwaukee, it could not af-
ford to have as steep grace as the
Northedn Pacific branch line with a
light freight traffic, and the Milwau-
kee expects to handle heavy freight
traffic TO and from the Pacific coas,
At Iron mountain the elevation of
the summit was nearly 5000 feet, and
the height of the proposed tunnel
there was between $500 and $500 feet
so by corning "a Saltese a reduction of
over 1000 ieyt has been made. II Is
assured that the route down the St
Joe will be adopted, as the parties
have been withdrawn from there anC
ave now surveying the route between
Saltese and Missoula, Mont. The
country AT Saltesc Is not nearly as
rough as at Iron mountain and it will
therefore cost less to clear. A fine
lumber country is also opened up her,
which would have been side tracked
by crossing the summit at Iron noun.
tain.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-09-18
ELECTION At ZION CITY.
Who Shall BE Trustee of Between
$4,000. 900 and S21 100000

Zion City. ILL.,, Sept. 1S.-In accord
ance with an order issued by Judge
x. NJ. Lands, of the United States
district court an election is being
held here today for the selection of a
new overseer, who shall act as trustee
of the property of the church which
is variously estimated at between
$12.OOO,OOO and S21,O00.OO0. The
court has recently decided that neither
John Alexander Dowie nor Wilbur
Glenn Voliva, the present overseer
of the Christian Catholic Church in
Zion is the owner of the extensive
church property, but that they mere
ly held the property in trust and were
accountable to the members of the
church.
1t is accepted as foregone conclu-
sion that Dowie will not be the choice
of the members of the church. Vo-
Iva has many followers. but 1t is con-
sidered doubtful that he will be elect
ed for the position. There are several
candidates and It is believed that the
vote will be split up among the vari-
Gus candidates.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-09-18
NO FUNDS FOR JETTY.
Members of River and Harbor Com.
mittec Are Not Hopeful.

The Sunday Oregonian says con-
corning work on the Columbia jetty:
That the $4,000. 900 needed for COM
pletion of the Columbia bar jettya can
not be secured next year from con-
gress is the opinino of Congressman
Ransdell. of Louisiana, and Jones of
Washington, members of the rivers
and harbors committee, who yester-
day inspected the jetty, escorted by
members of the chambers of COM
merce of Portland and Astoria, MEM
bers of the Oregon delegation i'm con-
gress, Governor Chamberlain, Lieu.
tenant Colonel Roessler, who is Unit
ed states engineer of this district, and
others.
That II is inadvisable to resume
work on the jetty until this sum shall
be available. either as an appropria-
ton or under continuoing contract. II
tion or under continuing contract, II
| avoided. was the opinion of the two
committee members, who accorded
with the view of Colonel Roessler an
nounced before meeting of the
| Chamber of Commerce of Portland
Friday night Colonel Roessler advised
further that money should not be di-
verted from the bar project, by in
sistence on sums of. money for other
improvements on the river, larger
than are necessary for maintenance
of present work and slow construc-
ton.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-09-18

That oregon railroads will be re-
quired to file statements of financial
conditions and volume of business
with the secretary of state, according
from the Oregon Daily Journal. which
says:
gress at Boise Governor Chamberlain
promised that on his return he would
give his personal attention TO the mat
ter Of compiling the railway corpor-
ations doing business in oregon to
file the statements required by the
act of 1885. He has now kept that
promise.
Letters bearing the signature of
George Il. Chamberlain and carrying
. the authority of the governor of Ore
gon went out from Salem yesterday
to five railway corporations-th
Southern Pacific company. the oregon
Railway q Navigation company, the
Northern Pacific. the Oregon Water
Power & Railway company, the Asto-
ria & Columbia River and the Cor
wallis & Eastern.
Each of the companies was inform
ed that the governors attention had
been called to the fact that since 1897
II had failed to file any statement Of
the value of its property, the market
value of its stocks and bonds, its in
debtedness, the amount or business
transacted and its receipts and dis
bursements. IT was pointed out that
all this was required by that portion
of the law known as section 5122 of
Bellinger & Cotton's code. Further,
the companies were requested to take
notice OF section 5123 which provides
n penalty of from $4,000 to 10000 for
failure to make the statement COM
manded