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The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1908-04-18
ANARCHIST NEWSPAPERS.

La QUESTION: Sociale, an Italian
newspaper published at Paterson, N
J., has been denied the use of the
mails and THE APPEAL thinks the
authorities did exactly right.
La QUESTION: Sociale was a vii
famous production. 1t specifically
advocated the murder of enlisted
men Of the United States army, the
officers of the police force and the
burning Of the houses of private citi
zens of the United States.
1t pursued the same policy that the
Hoax Smith newspapers did in At
lanta, but it was not so successful il
producing riot and murder.
The Atlanta Journal, published BY
Hoax Smith, and the Georgian, pub
lished by John Temple Graves, in.
cited the riot of September %, 1906
when Fl innocent law-abiding Afro
Americans were massacred by {
bowling mob.
These papers are still published ii
Atlanta and pass through the mails
They ought to be barred. If an
archy is to be suppressed in the
United States the place to begin thu
work is Atlanta, Georgia.
The fact that Hoax Smith claim!
to be governor of Georgia should no
deter the authorities from acting
promptly.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1908-04-18
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT.
SATURDAY, APRIL 1S, 1908.
THE BEARERS OF GIFTS.

One of our wise editors thus re-
marks:
There is no reason why any man
in the United States should starve,
Or even why any man should be out
of employment, no matter what the
conditions of business.
I'm Louisiana, for example, there
are s7,000,0Oo acres of land, of which
only 100000 are cultivated. Plant
ers with large tracts stand ready to
aid every man who is willing to help
himself. They will sell him all the
land he needs On ten years credit, or
will allow him to farm on shares,
providing him with a house, a horse
and a mule, sufficient seed to plant
crops, and provide farming nipple
ments"
That reminds THE APPEAL OF
what the writer read in Latin book
IN the days of his youth u fear the
Greeks and the bearers of gifts. The
outrages upon Italians and other for
eigners who have gone South have
been so fragrant as to call for the in
reference of their Home govern
ments, and the representations of the
planters have proved to be most fla.
grant lies. Moreover, thousands OF
men have no knowledge of farming
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1908-04-18

ard book on big game, that the animal
was the second in size for the worlds
record and considerably the biggest
shot in Ceylon..
The elephant shot by Mr.. Hieland
was nine feet high, and the measure
ments taken at the Colombo museum
and certified there are as follows
Inches
Height OF skull j.
Breadth of skull. ..............f29
Breadth of trunk ). %
Circumference of foot. 551h
The measurement of the foot was
taken after drying and before being
stuffed. Mr. E1ieland claims that when
stuffed with sand it will be SO inches;
but taking it at 55 IL inches it comes
second in the list of Rowland Wards
records.
1t was. barely light, Mr.. Hieland
says, and owing to the comparative
darkness he had to go up close to the
animal before shooting, and as it was
he was not able to get good aim. The
first shot, however, was fatal, but not
simultaneously so and the elephant
charged. He stopped the brutes prog
ress with bullet on the knee and
then he rolled over dead.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1908-04-18
LESSON FOR THE GUARD.
But His Experience Probably Dds

But His Experience Probably Did:,'t
Cure Him of SlamDing Doors.
The subway guard off duty and on
his way home dashed madly down the
steps of the station, hurriedly pulled
out his card to show the gateman and
ended with a great burst Of speed on
the platform just as the door slammed
to. The subway guard on duty calmly
rang the bell and the train moved
out.
1t was a Lenox avenue train, just the
kind the off duty guard wanted, and,
as it was o'clock in the morning, the
chances were in favor of a wait Of
about fifteen minutes.
"Pshawv' said the guard, nov 1
won't get home for long time
And all the late travellers laughed
merrily TO see him hoist with his own
petard, as one might say.
It was safe bet, though, that the
next day he was slalnming gates in
the faces of late corners, quite as if
his own experience had been wiped
from his mind.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1908-04-18
IN AN ARCTIC COTTON FIELD.
The Lint Is Not Used Extensively.
but 1t Miuht Be.

The Lint Is Not Used Extensively,
but 1t Might Be.
In many parts of the Arctic regions
wild flowers grow profusely. One of
the most frequently met is the cotton
plant. The miners of the north of the
American continent have saying
that wherever cotton blooms ice is
not far below.
One may walk for miles, between
the months of June and August.
through fields of cotton plants in
flower, the white, silky tops swaying
in the Arctic breeze. At present lit.
tie use is made of it from an indus.
trial point of view, except where the
down is gathered for filling pillows.
Throughout the cotton fields flowers
bloom in luxuriance, as is only to be-
expected in country where the sun
shines continuously during the sum-
mer months. Among others the flow
er hunter may gather purple larkspur.
bluebells, monks hood, primroses.
asters, lilies-of-the-valley, and even a
kind of Arctic geranium, pink or
white in color.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1908-04-18
HOWARD UNIVERSITY.
POSTGRADUATE School and Polytechnic
for Medicine and Dentistry.
If action.

POSTGRADUATE School and Polytechnic
for Medicine and Dentistry.
The Medical Faculty desires to in
form the Alumni of the Medical and
Dental Colleges of Howard University,
and the profession throughout the
country and the British West Indies,
that the second session of the Howard
University Post Gradute School and
Polytechnic will begin May 18th, 1908,
and continue six weeks for the Medi-
cal Course and four weeks for the
Dental Course.
Requirements for Admission.
This School of Instruction is exclus-
lively for members of the Medical and
Dental professions whose credentials
are satisfactory.
instruction.
The instruction will be personal,
thorough and exact. Every general
practitioner who desires to be abreast
with the great advance in Medicine,
Dentistry and Surgery should spend
few weeks each year in such a
school. The opportunity for clinical
instruction is unsurpassed as the
material will be obtained from the
wards of the new Freedmen's Hospi-
tai, which adjoins the Medical Col
lege, and the outdoor clinics.
For additional information apply to
F. J. SHADD, m. D., Secretary, 9O1
R Street, N. w.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1908-04-18
Education and Matrimony.

A teacher in one of the Cleveland
schools was speaking to the mother of
one of her girl pupils not long ago
about Elsie's frequent absences from
school.
''You know she won't be promoted"
pointed out the teacher, unless she is
more regular in her attendance"
EYES," put in the mother, "and
don't want her to be promoted. want
her to stop school and then when she
gets older she'll get married, as every
girl ought to. My two daughters that
stayed in school aren't married yet
and the one that didn't finish up at
school could have married about four
times, and when she did marry she
was only nineteen. Pm going to take
this one out Of school and bring her up
right
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1908-04-18
SAVE THE VISIBLE SIGNS"

"And that is why sites and scenes
are pointed out, and why old build
ings worthless from any material
viewpoint are preserved as. precious
relics. Of the faith that made the
Republican party and inspired its
deeds and of the faith that made and
preserved the nation they are visible
signs"
And the Inter-Ocean, from which
the above is quoted, might have add
ed this: Since many of the men who
now claim to be Republicans are sc
busy in showing that Charles Sum.
ner and Joshua R. Giddins and Thad
deus Stevens and Ben Wade anc
Abraham Lincoln did not know what
they were doing and committed {
wonderful array of blunders, it is
more important to preserve these ma
ter1al sights and scenes.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1908-04-18
TANNER COMPLETES PICTURE
Afro-American Adds to His Fam
Amonu the Artists of Paris.

Afro-American Adds to His Fame
Among the Artists Of Paris.
Paris, April ESQ. Tanner, o.
New York, th9 painter of Biblical
scenes, has just finished the large
picture which she is to send to the
Salon des Artistes Francois, and
which measures no less than five me-
tiers wide.
1t represents the parable of the
Bible, "The wise and the foolish vir-
gins" and its composition, while very
simple in it's arrangement ana execu.
ton, does honor to the. artist.
The general harmony of this paint;
ing is most delicate in color and
light, and the movement of the figures
is true to life; the whole work is
carried out in a scale of mauve, blue,
and gold.
A large picture by Mr.. Tanner, "The
Resurrection of Lazarus, is already
to be seen at the Luxembourg.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1908-04-18
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The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1908-04-18
THE APPEAL is glad to mott

THE APPEAL is glad to notice
the fact that some of the Southern
newspapers are not jubilant over the
grand stand display of gallantry and
bravery which Bombastes Hehin set
off in the streets of Washington
For instance, the Richmond News
and Leader says:
can anti-nigger, anti-lquor, Jim
Crow and pistol-toting platform may
be powerful one, but the South just
now has need of some other things
and issues, and can afford to dispense
with statesmen Of the ,Hefin kind"
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1908-04-18
RECORD ELEPHANT SHOT.

Big Rogue That Was Killed by Ger
man Hunter in Ceylon.
q. Hieland, the German big game
hunter who came into prominence at
the recent elephant kraal, has return
ed to Colombo after a months shoot
iEg Ia the Hambantota district, says
tie Singapore Times. TIe secured a
capital bag, including two elephants,
two buffaloes, two crocodiles, one
leopard, one boar and some snakes.
One Of the elephants was rogue
and tremendous brute, the measure
m me of its fore-feet going to show,
according to Rowland Wards stand
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1908-04-18
THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY.

According to Mr.. Bryan, the Dem
ocratic party stands ready to carry
out the reforms demanded by the
people, Our recollection is that
when in power the Democratic party
made its record carrying out every
thing not nailed down, not mention
ing few, bond issues and other
minor matters. When it comes to
carrying OUT its reform platform,
nothing of a movable nature is over
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1908-04-18
| looked.

looked. ..., &c.,.
Just at present, however, the pa
triotic fervor of the Democratic party
to carry out is somewhat under re-
straint. Before it can proceed tc
carry out it must somehow contrive
to break in, and that is now the para
mount question:"
We quote the above as an admira-
bic summary of the principles of the
so-called Democratic party. Years
ago Horace Greeley stated the prin-
ciples of the same party to be: To
love whiskey and to hate 'niggers.' y
Combining the two statements, we
have most admirable description.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1908-04-18
Eyesiqht Of Arabs,

The best eyesight is possessed by
those people whose lands are vast and
barren, and where obstacles tending to
shorten the sight are few. Eskimos
will detect white fox in the snow at
great distance. The Arabs of the
deserts of africa have such extreme
powers of vision that on the vast
plains of the desert they will pick out
objects invisible to the ordinary eye
at ranges of from one to ten miles.
Among civilized peoples the Norwe-
gians have the best eyesight.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1908-04-18
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT.
Issues His Letter to Attorney Gener;
Bonaparte on Jim Crow, Cars.

s - T
Washington, April 8. President
Roosevelt today made public his let
ter Of April 2 to the attorney general
directing proceedings by injunction to
compel certain railroads Of the South
to furnish equal accommo dations to
White and negro passengers. The
text Of the presidents letter'is as fol-
lows:
To the Department of Justice: |
forward herewith the report of the. in
terstate commerce commission, con
tanning its order of June %, 1907, and
the report of the failure of the rail
road company to obey this order, I'M
der date of March 26, 1908, together
with a letter of the commission of
April !, 1908. 1t appears that the
Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis
Railway company has not complied
with the order of the commission to
furnish the same facilities to colored
passengers paying first class fare that
are furnished to white passengers
paving first class fare. From time to
time various complaints have been
made to me by. reputable colored peo-
pie to the effect that the accommod a-
tons. furnished to colored persons on
certain railways are filthy and made
quate compared to the same accom-
modations furnished to white passen-
gers paying the same fare.
Give Equal Service.
The commission has taken what is
unquestionably the right ground:
That where separate acconm odations
are provided for white and co1ored
passengers the accommodations for
colored passengers shall be as good
as those furnished to white passen-
gers for the same money. In other
words. while there is nothing in the
law which forbids separate accommo-
dations, these accommodations must
be equal.
This principle Of equality of accom-
modations is set out explicitly in vari-
Gus state laws. For instance, the
code of the State of Alabama pro-
vides that there shall be '.equal, but
separate, accommodations for the
white and colored races by providing
two or more passenger cars for each
passenger train, or by dividing the
passenger cars by partitions" The
action of the commission has simply
been to insist that the accommodate
tons be equal in convenience and
comfort, for the same money, where
ever the separation is made. In this
particular case where the railway has
neglected to comply with the order of
the commission it is important that
compliance with this order be imme-
diately obtained
Suggests Court Proceedings.
I suggest that you proceed to en-
force the order by injunction pro-
ceedings, unless in your Judgment
some other course is preferable.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT. .
The matter has been intrusted to
Solicitor General Hoyt, who expects
to decide In q few DAVIS 11nnr, y n1n -
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1908-04-18
No Fossils in Granite.

Granite is the bedrock of the world.
1t is the lowest rock in the earth's
crust and shows no signs of animal
life. 1t is from two to ten times as
thick as all the other layers Of rock
combined No evidences of life, eth
er animal or vegetable, are apparent
in granite.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1908-04-18

anywhere, much less in the swamps
of Louisiana, from which even the
natives flee in summer time There
are mighty good reasons why those
21,00O,OOO acres of land are unculti-
Vated "-
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1908-04-18
CANNON THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY
ATLANTA, GE0RGIA

AIMS AND METHODS.
The aim of this school is to do prac-
teal work in helping men towards sue
cess in the ministry. It's course Of study
is broad and practical; it's ideas arc high;
it's work is thorough; it's methods are
fresh, systematic, clear and simple.
COURSE OF STUDY.
The regular course of study occupies
three years.. and covers the lines of work
in the several departments. of theological
instruction usually pursued in the lead
ing theological seminaries of the country.
EXPENSES AND AID.
Tuition and room rent are Free The
apartments for students are plainly fur
nished. Good board can be had for seven
dollars per month. Buildings heated by
steam.
aid from loans without interest. and
gifts of friends, are granted to deserv-
ing students who do their utmost in the
line Of .self-help. No young man with
grace, gifts. and energy. need be deprived
of the advantages now opened t. him
IN this Seminary. For further particulars
address
REV. j. w. E. BOWEN, d. d.
Pres. Cannon Theological Seminary.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1908-04-18
INSTITUTE

CHESTER, S. C.
A normal and industrial school with a
graded course of study. designed to give
a thorough, symmetrical and complete
English education. and lay a solid foun-
dation for success and usefulness in every
vocation of life Board and boarding hall
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1908-04-18
Very Low.

No, indeed, wasn't there said
SCholly. -only associate with
my equals, you know
.Really?" replied Miss Peppery.
afYou should aim higher than that"
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1908-04-18

MAYOR FRED A. BUSSE
Who Has
Good!"-Chcago S of
Street railway err new
Establishment of the
uneahd
soners Passage the wheel
Plans
Reorganization of the
Payment in ia wing
halls
the Commonwealth
phone the Calumet
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1908-04-18
Appropriate.

APPFopFIate. -
been to Washington?'
"Yep.''
What's the latest?''
We'll, they're abiding to Pennsyl-
vania avenue as the great whitewash-
ed way"
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1908-04-18
TuSKEGEE
Normal and Industrial Institute
TUSKEGEE ALABAMA.
(INcoRPoRATED)
Organized July 4, 1881, by the State Legis.
iature as The Tuslegee State Normal School
Exempt from taxation.
BOOKER T. WASHINGTON. Principal,
WARREN LOGAN, Treasurer.

LOCATION
In the Black Belt of Alabama where the
blacks ontnumber the whites three to one.
ENROLMENT AND FACULTY
Enrolment last year 1888; males. 49,:
females, 371: Average attendance. 1,105.--
Instructors, 88.
COURSE OF STUDY
English education com bined With industrial,
trairing; % industries in constant operations
VALUE OF PROPERTY
Property consisting of 2.267 acres of land.
80 buildings almost wholly built with student
labor, is valued at 1000. and no mortgage.
NEEDS
$50 annually for the education of each STU
dent; ($200 enables one to finish the course;
$1,000 creates permanent scholarship. Students
pay their own board in cash and labor
) -oney in any amount for current expenses
Ind building.
Besides the work done by graduates as class
room and industrial leaders, thousands .ce
reached through the Tuskegee Negro Confer
ence.
Tuskegee is 30 miles east of Montgomery anG
13o miles west of Atlanta, on the Western Rail
roa&A 81 Alabama.
Tuskegee is quiet, beautiful cd Southern
town, and is an ideal place for study. The eli
mate is at all times mild and uniform, thus
s'aking the place an excellent winter resc"'
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1908-04-18

THEODORE ROOSEVELT. .
The matter has been intrusted to
Solicitor General Hoyt, who expects
to decide in few days upon a plan
Of action.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1908-04-18
THE APPEAL.
ANATIONAL AFRO-AMERICAN NEWSPAPER
PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY
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ST. PAUL OFFICE
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-13
POLICE ON THE ALERT.
Search for the Assailant Of Miss
Amelia Schroff.

The police authorities of Virginia and
this city are leaving nothing undone in an
effort to catch the colored man who at
tackled Miss Amelia Schroff fifteen years
of age. last Thursday evening while she
was returning to her home at Rock Hill,
Va, from this city.
The Virginia authorities learned that
a colored man answering the description
given by Miss Schroff is in hiding in this
city, and he is being sought by the police.
Mr.. Crandal Mackey, whose young son
rescued Miss Schroff, stated today that
five persons who had seen the man in the
vicinity of the crime identified him from
the description given. He is said to have
carried pistol in his pocket. The man is
known among the colored people of Vir-
ginia and the police expect to have him
in custody within a short time.
Those who have seen the cOlored man
say he is about six feet tail He had a
smooth face and brown skin. and wore
short black coat. blue overalls, boots
and a soft hat He is also said to have
carried bottle of whisky in his pocket.