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The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1908-07-25
NATIONAL BUSINESS LEAGUE.

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The. Ninth Annual meeting Of the
National Afro-American Bus in ess s.
League is ito be Aeld in the city OF
baltimore Maryland, Wednesday.
thursday and Friday, August 18th,
Goth and 21st, 1908.
Ihesday sessions of the League will
be held in the Sharp Street Metho-
dist Episcopal Church. All of the
night sessions are to be held in Rich
mond Market Hall, formerly used by
the Crack Fifth Regiment Of Balti-
more and recently by the General Con
ference of the Methodist Episcopal
Church. Richmond Market Hall is one
OF the most satisfactory assembly
rooms in the whole city OF Baltimore.
The League is indebted to the Balti-
more Business League, of which Mr..
Harry T. Pratt is President, for Sc
curing this splendid hall for the use
of the League. His Honor, Mayor J.
Barry MahOol, aided the Baltimore
League in having this hall secured for
the meetings.
Upon petition of Mr.. Pratt and 9TH
er members of the Local Business
League, the City Council OF Balti-
more has passed two resolutions of
- ~ " e1AC VI Sdu1Lol1O1, OuC plO-
viding for the electrical illumination
by the city Of Druid Hill Avenue dur
Ing the sessions Of the National Bust
ness League and the other, for the use
OF the largest steamer belonging to
the City Harbor Board during Conven-
tion week. Honorable Harry S.
Cummings, a member of the City
Council, has given the weight of his
influence toward having these two
resolutions passed by the CITY Coun-
Gil.
The citizens of Baltimore are well
organized in various committees and
are earnestly at work arran ging the
details Of entertainment, ETC., for the
delegates. Officers, Life Members and
Delegates, who are intending to .e
present, are urged to write DR.. Louis
H. Henderson, 1418 Druid Hill Avenue,
| Baltimore, advising him Of such in
tention, so that proper accommodate
lions may be provided.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1908-07-25

The far-reaching influence of tie
National Business League assures an
attendance at Baltimore second to
that of no former session Of the Or
ganization. Reduced rates will be Sc
cured from almost every section Of
the country. 1t is altogether possible,
however, for groups OF individuals
coming from such centers as Chicago,
indianapolis, Louisville, Atlanta, Birm-
ingham, st Louis, New Orleans, Little
Rock, Nashville, Chattanooga, Jackson,
Memphis, Kansas City, and other cit
les to secure sucn special excursion
rates as are being offered to Washing
ton, Baltimore, New York and Atlantic
City. By arranging for stop-over priv
ileges, delegates will be enabled to
make the trip to Baltimore at an ex-
pense lower than the usual one and
one-third rate, and at the same time
visit the National Capital.
Delegates are especially urged to
begin making arrangements at once
for special Pullman and Coach accom-
modations to Baltimore. If delega.
tons are organized in each of the
states they can arrange for special
Pullman and other accommodations,
occurring privacy, comfort and con
genial companionship en- route.
Local Business Leagues are urged
to begin electing their delegates at
once The names of all delegates thus
selected should be forwarded to the
Corresponding Secretary, Mr.. Emmett
]. Scott, Tuskegee Institute, Alabama.
Mr.. G.. F. Adams, 934 S Street, N.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1908-07-25
EQUAL RIGHTS LANks.

THE sRepubIican party has
been for more than fifty years
the consistent friend of the
Afro-American. 1t gave him
freedom and citizenship. It &
wrote into the organic law the
declarations that proclaim his
civil and political rights, and it 4
believes today that his note
worthy progress in intelligence,
industry and good citizenship
has earned the respect and en-
couragement Of the nation. We
demand equal justice for all
men, without regard to race or
color; we declare once more,
and without reservation, for the
enforcement in letter and spirit
OF the thirteenth, fourteenth and
fifteenth amendments to the
Constitution which were de-
signed for the protection and adj
vancemnt Of the Afro-American,
and we condemn all devices
have for their real aim his dis
REIMBURSEMENT for reasons Of
color alone, as unfair, IMAM
erican and repugnant to the
supreme law of the land"
Republican Platform, 1908.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1908-07-25

Vice-President, Greenfield, Ohio; DR..
5: G. Ebert, Third Vice-President,
Wilmington, Del: Harry T. Pratt,
Fourth Vice-President, Baltimore, Nd. :;
}. A. Landlord, Fifth Vice-President,
Washington, D. c.; Emmett J. Scott,
Corresponding Secretary, Tuskegee
Institute, Alabama; Gilbert c. Harris,
Treasurer, Boston, Mass; S. Laing
Williams, Compiler, Chicago, ILL.,; f.
H. Gilbert, Registrar, Brooklyn. N. Y;
r. G.. Houston, Assistant Registrar,
Fort Worth, Texas; William H. Davis,
Official Stenographer, Washington, D..
g.; c. F. Adams, Transportation Ag-
ent, Washington, D. G.. -,
Executive Committee.
T: Thomas Fortune, Chairman, Red
Sank, N: j.; DR.. S. E. Courtney. Bos-
ION, Mass; j. G. Jackson, Lexington,
ny; J. G. Napier, Nashville, Tenn:
". L. Taylor, Richmond, Va; E. p.
Booze, Colorado Springs, Col; J. b.
Bush, Little Rock, Ark; J. B. Bell,
Houston. Texas; S. A. Furniss, In
dlanapolis, Ind; M. M. Lewey. Pensa-
cola, Fla; N. T. Velar, Brinton, Pa:
L. l.. Jones, Chicago, III.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1908-07-25

by the Prohibitionists of Tennessee
1t might hurt the feelings of some OF
the southern brethren, you know, and
thus to a greater or less extent i'm
pede the progress of the millennium.
The Times further remarks. ''This
misuse of marching Through Georg-:
ia" is ill-advised, but not nearly so
reprehensible as the general perform
ance Of that once stirring air at the
recent Chicago Convention"
The Appeal fails to see any reason
why the Times should worry over the
misuse" as it did not prevent the
Prohibitionists from polling a very
large vote.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1908-07-25
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The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1908-07-25

The appointment of Gen. Wright
has suggested to the Baltimore. Sun
the following conundrum: But if a
Democrat remains in the Republican
fold for IL years and holds office I'M
der two Republican administrations,
with the prospect of serving under
a third, all the while supporting the
policies of those administrations, can
The Appeal would remark that the
oath of office simply obligates Gen.
Wright to support the Constitution
of the United States and presumes
main a Democrat
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1908-07-25

:. Z . s i
~. Washington, D. c., will be pleased
to cooperate in any way possible with
city or state delegations in making
transportation arrangements.
Further information, if desired, may
be secured from any of the officers
whose addresses appear in the fore
part OF this announcement, or from:
Booker T. Washington, President,
Tuskeegee Institute, Alabama.
T. Thomas Fortune, Chairman, Exec
utive Committee, New York City.
Emmett j. Scott, Corresponding Sec
rotary, Tuskegee Institute, Alabama.
Officers FOR 1908.
Booker T. Washington, President,
Tuskegee Institute, Ala; Charles
Banks, First Vice-President, Mound
Bayou, Miss; F. D. Patterson, Second
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1908-07-25
CANNON THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY
ATLANTA. GEORGIA

AIMS AND METHODS.
The aim OF this school is to do p:ac-
tical work in helping men towards sue
cess in the ministry. Its course OF study
is broad and practical; it's ideas arc high;
it's work is thorough; its 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 sself-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. ID. d.
Pres. Cannon Theological Seminary.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1908-07-25
TUSkEGEE
Normal and Industrial IpStitnte

TUSKEGEE ALABAMA,
(1NcoRPoRArED)
Organized July 4, 1881, by the State Lep;s<
t2ture as The Tus1<egee State Nosma1 School
Axem pit from taxation.
BOOKER r. WASHINGTON. Principal.
WARREN LOGAN, Treasurer.
LOCATION
In the Black Belt of Alabama where tbs
blacks outnumb Der the whites three to one.
ENROLMENT AND FACULTY
Enrolment last year 1883; males. 49,;
females, Bill. Average attendance. 1,105.~,
Instructors, 88.
COURSE OF STUDY
English education com bined With industrial;
trailing; Is industries in constant operation.
VALUE OF PROPERTY
Property consisting of 2.267 acres of land.
50 buildings almost wholly built with student
labor, is valued at $35O,000, and no mortgage.
NEEDS
$50 annually for the education of each Stu
dent; $500 enables one to finish the course;
81 1000 creates permanent scholarship. Students
pay their own board in cash and 1abor.I
! -oney in any amount for current expenses
md building.
Besides the work done by graduates as class
room and industrial leaders, thousands 80
reached through the Tuskegee Negro Con fer
ence. -. r..
80 miles west of Atlanta on the Western Rail
roaA s. Alabama.
Tus1zegee is quiet, beautiful Old Southern
Gown, Ind is an ideal place for study. The eli.
rate is at all times mild and uniform, thus
waking the place an excellent winter resc-
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1908-07-25

How He Was Occupied.
Curate-I haven't seen your hus-
band at church recently, Mrs Bloggs.
What is he doing?
Mrs. Bloggs-'E be a doin' six
months, sir!
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1908-07-25

The results of statewide prohibit
ton, in those states that have given
it a trial, seem to have deferred those
states which were looking on.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1908-07-25
SAMUEL HUSTON COLLEGE.
A CHRISTIAN SCHOOL.
CoNCoRa, II. q

Able and Experienced Faculty.
progressive IT, all departments, best
Methods of Instruction, Health Of Stu
tents carefully looked after. sStuuents
taught to do manual labor as we'll as
thlnk or catalogue and other 11for-ra-
ton. write to the president.
r. s. LcVINGGoOD,
Austin. Texas.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1908-07-25
INSTITUTE
CHESTER, S. G.

CHESTER, S. C.
A normal and industrial! school with a
graded course of study. designed to give
q thorough, symmetrical and complete
English education and lay solid foun-
datlon for success and usefulness in every
vocation OF life. Board and boarding hall
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1908-07-25
MARCHING THROUGH GEORGIA.

The New York Times finds some
thing very reprehensible in the sing
ing of marching Through Georgia"
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1908-07-25

2 Treat each man according to :
= his worth as man. Distrust =
= all who would have any one !
2 class placed. before any other. 2
4 Other republics have fallen be, <
= cause the INSCRIPTIONS have !
Z substituted loyalty to class for 2
! loyalty to the people as whole. !
z President Roosevelt's speech Z
< at Little Rock, Ark. :
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-12-24
NECESSARY, ES-
PECIALLY DURING
THE WINTER.

During cold weather, when houses
must necessarily be kept closed most Of
the time, extra precautions should be
taken 70 keep the air pure
No matter how low the temperature,
the windows and doors on the first floor
should be opened for at least fifteen
minutes the first thing in the morning.
If the cook or maid be instructed TO do
this as soon as she arises, the house viii
be nicely warmed again by the time the
family IS down
After each meal there should be an
other thorough airing of the lower floor.
No matter how perfect the system Of
ventilation, it Is impossible TO prevent
cooking odors. This airing is doubly
necessary should there be smokers in
the family.
Each bedroom should have tie win
dows flung wide open until after break
fast. II this is not done for the sake
Of daintiness, It should never be for
gotten In the interest of health.
In a family sitting-room there should
be some arrangements made by which
there is a constant change Of air with
out draft. If il can be managed in no
other way. the window should be raised
a few inches and a screen placed in
front Of II.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-12-24
RECLINE At MEALS,
IS DOCTORS ADVICE
We Sit and Stand Too Much
and Do Not Get Enough
Rest and RepoSe.

Now comes a physician with the
grave assertion that to have perfect
health one must rot sit at the table in
the conventional way, but must revive
the Roman custom of reclining at meals.
Nor does he confine himself TO that ad-
vice, for he also counsels breakfasting
in bed.
His explanation is that in this age Of
rush there is far too little rest for the
muscles and organs. People tear madly
about and are on the strain all day.
They stand too much. and, even when
sitting. they are usually sitting up,
and the strain is almost as great in this
position as when standing.
The opportunity OF reclining should
ne taken 81 meals when possible" this
doctor goes on The Romans knew
I this we'll and used coaches. not chairs,
digestion rs going on the body should
be kept as quiet as possible. I should
not care 70 say that sitting at meals IS
actually harmful, but a trial might we'll
be given TO the other method. Il Is
only possible, OF course. 20 do this in
ones own home, but there Il should
certainly be experiment eli with
1T is a good thing, too. 10 breakfast
IN he'd occasionally. II means eating
leisurely. Most people bolt their break
IaSt. More reclining, too, should be
done. The introduction ~ sofas into
ofhceS might prove a stimulus TO work
eTs. Thy resting your legs and body on
a sofa fer ar hour OF two in the after
noon. after working all the morning. II
will mean a clearer brain and more
ability to concentrate on your work
afterWaro."
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-12-24
LINCOLN LOVED BY THREE
WOMEN, SAYS WRITER
IN MAGAZINE.

There was wild rose Slip of cir.
In q Slated blue sUnbonnet with whom
he walked the lanes Of his hornesnun
days. relates a writer in the Delineator.
There was a clever, cultured woman.
whose brilliant intellect lighted his as
cending way In the Illinois Legislature
And there was the belle Of the CAV
social set at Springfield. who futtered
across his pathway as IL led to Wash
ington. One he loved, one he tried To-
and one he married. These we're the
women he courted- They loved Lincoln.
To them the greatest American was far
nearer than lofty figure I'D a high
pedestal They heard his heart beatT
These were the women that loved LIN
coin One Of them today lies near the
banks OF the SangamOn. where ne loved
her
To the last there was with him rha
long, long sorrow Of her loss that cast
It's shadow across his heart in youth.
As late as 1864 he pushed aside state
papers in the EXCHANGE Mansion AZ
Washington 10 talk Of her late one
night 70 friend who had come from
back home.
One rests peacefully in a little ceme-
terry at Pleasant Ridge, III, The mother
Of i've children. her tombstone reads:
Mary Owens Vineyard" One lies at
his side in the great mausoleuua in
Springfield where the State keers her
bier and his heaped with fresh fragrant
flowers.
When the assassin's bullet took his
life, the American people mourned a
great President. She moUrned q erea
husband. He was the kindest man in
the world she SObbed
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-12-24
AVOID A NEEDLESS TUMBLE
OF COLORS ON YOUR
PLATE RAIL.

A plate rail in the diEing-room should
be about seven feet from the floor. 1t
should match the woodwork and can be
wider or narrower, as it is intended for
holding plates or pitchers and tanKards.
n For plates. il is safer to have n groov-
ed ledge TO hold them more firmly in
case Of jaTring.
The fullest effect OF a plate rail in
the way Of decoration is made from a
careful selection in what it is TO hold
Avoid a tumble of cOlors and over
cTOwding.
Blue n rich deep colors is most effect
i've, but with tan or ecru wall, dark
reds and ivory-cOlOred pottery is lovely
With the brown paper, now so much in
vogue for dining-roonas, plenty of
orange and light-yelIow plates and
pitchers on the rail gave a needed touch
OF color.
If POSSIBLE. do not keep articles on the
rail that are in frequent use. They are
apt 70 be broken in taking them down
and have, moreover, become part of the
decoration and are missed wien re-
moved.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-12-24
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS

gress has seen tit 10 create speciaI bolj-
Gays. but these are not national in
character The Fifty-third Congress ia
us se~ond session passed an act making
LABOR Day public holiday IN the Dis
trict Of Columbia, and II has re,-ognized
certain days as holidays for Commercial
purposes, but with this one exception
there Is no general statute on the sub
ject.
II is not within the power Of the Presi-
cent TO create a national holiday. His
annual proclamation designating a Say
! for thanksgiving makes IL a legal hoIi-
day only In the District OF COLUMBIA and
the Territories Of the United States.
The governors OF the States issue proc
iamatiOns for the holiday supplements
/ ing that Of the Presi Ient.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-12-24
Feminine Gender.

Mack-Ihe English usage OF applying
the feminine gender TO ships is difficult
70 explain. IN other Germanic Ian
Su2Ses the word is of the neuter gen
DER while in the Romance tongues It Is
masculine The Greeks also feminIze6
SHIPS The British sailor. moreover.
speaks Of a ships waist. STAYS. tows.
Ties, ribbons, collars and many other
C4sGnCNy FEMININE attributes Mer-
camille parlance even knows. OF a ..sbio,s
husband" while a very man-of-war IS
treated as female and spoken Of as a
she II has been suggested that this
Is characteristic Of the sailors fOldneSs
for the fair sex. 1t has also been S,Ic--
SeSted that the feminine gender became
attached 10 ships from the fact that
the English version Of the New Tesla
ment, In accordance with the Greek
origin made -tior instance, II Acts,
xvii, 10 a ship feminine, but in me
Gospel Of St MARI Gv- 50 the transla-
tor applies the neuter gender
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-12-24
PERSIAN NEEOLEWORK
OF EXCELLENT KIND
Pleasing Effects of Figured Broad
cloth and Embroidery in
Gold and Silver.

Persia stiH produces excellent effects
In needlework- Embroidery In gold and
silver thread is very attractive, especial
~ when the designs upon velvet or silk
are delicate traceries Of roses and other
flowers, the characteristic palm leaf, or
Of trees with spreading branches IN
which are birds, or o. representations
OF hunting scenes.
Resht at present is especially renown-
ed for its silk embroideries. Upon broad
cloth small pieces depicting the human
figure, animals, flowers. or other suit
able designs are sewed with SILK threads.
The result IS very pleasing. There Is
similar work made Of velvet and silk
These embrOideries are suitable espe-
cially for wall hanEings and for covers
Tor dlvans and cushions More rarely
are 10 be found rugs Of silk or velvet
e&quisitely embroidered with threads OF
SILK, and even Of gold and siIver-Con-
sular Reports
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-12-24
Question Of Silver

Wonder-The Statement that silver Is
not a precious metal is correct There
are those who reckon its fall from that
pinnacle from the date Of its deI-0neJ-
izatiOn-.'the crime Of IS93''-buU us q
matter Of fact IL has not been -'eCE-
Oned a precious metal properly since
1870. Prior TO that date II w. so re-
garded
BY virtue Of an uuWT1Cten agreement
among the principal nations OF the
world, silver possessed 3, definite value
in terms OF gOld-S1-Z9 per fine ounce
up [, 1870. when the agreement was
terminated. II was never purchasable
at less than that figure. and generally
commanded a considerable premium
Silver IS now regarded as purely a
commodity, Ike all other metals except
gold While the demand for II has. OF
course increased enormously since 1870,
the production has nearly Quadrup led
Naturally, the price has fallen 70 less
than half what IL was under the inter
national agreement