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The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1909-08-21

Ex-gov. Hoax Smith says: Expert.
ence shows that Negroes improve most
rapidly where there are fewest of
them in proportion to the number
of whites, but leaves it to THE APP
PEAL to explain the cause of the
phenomenon, which the latter at
tempts to do. Compare, for instance,
Kansas and Georgia In the former
every Afro-American child has excel
lent schools; in Georgia, he has mis-
cradle excuse of a school, taught by
a half-starved teacher, for two or three
months in the year.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1909-08-21

The articles of agreement for a
match for the heavyweight champion
ship Of the world were signed by Jack
Johnson and Sam Berger, represent
ing J. J. Jeffries, at Chicago on last
Wednesday, but that is no sign there
will ever be a fight, Jack Johnson
agreed to every demand made by Ber-
ger except the size of the side bet.
If Johnson proves to be as easy in
the ring as he is outside of it, Jeffries
has nothing to fear. We are inclined
to think that Jack Johnson ought to
have guardian appointed to take
charge of him.
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Virgins.

AS it happened, however, the five
foolish virgins were observed in their
perplexity by five wise men.
Permit mel" Quoth seach of these,
and stepped up and filled virgins
lamp for her, adding: Now, you just
about need somebody to look out for
you, don't you, chi"
And upon the five foolish virgins
blushing violently and looking shyly
down the five wise men lost no time
in procuring licenses, and they all
lived happily ever after.
AS for the wise virgins. they shifted
some when they heard the news, an.
imadverted with considerable acerbity
on the ancient mystery of the way Of
q man with maid, and let it go at
that.-Puck
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1909-08-21

Senator Bacon makes two state
ments which to THE APPEAL seem
contradictory. First he says that the
Afro-Americans of Georgia have ac-
cumulated s27,0OO,OOO of taxable prop
erty; and next he states that the ex-
pense of the schools for their chill
dren is borne almost exclusively by
the whites. Does he mean to assert
that that $27,000,OOO of taxable prop
erty pays no tax? THE APPEAL
conjectures that it pays pretty much
as the other property Of the state
does?
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1909-08-21

bone was a good two lengths in the
lead. So.
AS Whalebone's jockey pulled up
Jack Braddon threw himself from his
horse and grasped the winner by the
bride. A few moments later he as.
sisted the exhausted rider to the
weighing tent to weigh out. Then they
left the weighing tent together, accom-.
panied by John Fogarty. ~.
Jack Braddon was deathly pale. He
had suffered untold agony from his in.
juries and, besides, he had other rea.
sons for being pale. Once away from
the weighing tent he turned upon John
Fogarty in rage.
"You can leave me to-day. Do you
hear?" he cried. you're not fit to be
trusted. You shall have your months
wages and CO."
HE shall do nothing of the sort"
said the jockey. 1T was my fault, and
- but the sentence was not fin.
lshed. Somehow they had reached the
clubhouse, and as they did so Jack
tainted dead away from pain. The
jockey gave a little cry, and then, as
number of people rushed to Jacks as.
sistance, disappeared up the stairs of
the clubhouse.
A few minutes later Peggy Strange.
ways came demurely down the steps
and fastened into the little sitting
room where Jack lay on a couch. Only
the doctor was with him, the former
having cleared the room to keep Jack
as quiet as possible until he could be
removed to his own home. When
Peggy entered the room the doctor,
who knew thing or two beyond the
mere practice of medicine, discreetly
retired.
what on earth made you do such
thing, Peggy" asked Jack.
"Oh, don't know-mischief, sup
pose."
will you promise me never to do
a think like that again." continued
Jack.
why should I promise you?''
Peggy, you are not to be trusted
alone. You ought to have husband
to look after you. Come, Peggy, say
the word?''
And she said it-or, rather, she
didn't say it-which amounts to the
same thing, as we all know.
And she said tor, rather, she
didn't say (which amounts to tho
same thing. as we all know.
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4 hATI0hAL AFR0-AMERICAM NEWSPAPER
PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY
DAMS BROS. EDITORS AND PUBL LISTERS
40 e. 4th St., St. Paul, linn.
THE APPEAL.

ST. PAUL OFFICE
No. 1856 Union Block, 9TH & Cedar.
j. G. ADAMS. Manager
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Room for Improvement.

81 see" said DeBorum, who was
making q prolonged call, that an Ohio
genius has invented telephone at
tachment that will enable one to see
q person miles away"
That may be all right as far as It
goes" rejoined Miss Wearyun. 'but
It doesn't go quite far enough. An
attachment that would keep some peo-
pie miles away would be more prac.
teal. 3.
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CANNON THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY
ATLANTA, GEORGIA
AIMS AND METHODS


AIMS AND METHODS.
The aim Of this school is to do prac-
t1cal work in helping men towards sue
cess in the ministry. It's course of study
is is broad and practical: its. ideas are. high;
fresh, systematic. clear and simple.
COURSE OF STUDY.
me regular course Of study occupies
three years, and covers the lines of work
IN IN the several Departments, of theological
Ing theological seminaries Of The countrv
EXPENSES AND AID.
III luton I and room rent are free. The
apartments for students are plainly fur
91shed. Good board can be had for seven
steam. Aie"eeo Wy
e,f Ald + from ON loans without interest. and
gIts or friends, are granted to deserve
ing students who do their utmost in the
e 81 fh Sits: and energy. need be deprived
IN add fhls Seminary. For further particularly
REV. j. w. e. BOWEN, ID. d.
Pres. Cannon Theological Seminary
3:sass'at asHfss Es~ II tts.t1 *i9 IA, tfa i
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A Washington city paper says:
There is tendency among the
colored people to crowd into the cit
les, where there is no employment for
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1909-08-21
TlLLOTS0N COLLEGE

= AUSTIN. TEXAS. -"
The Oldest and Best School in Texas
for Colored Students. Faculty mostly
graduates of we'll known colleges in the
north. Reputation unsurpassed. Manua.
training part Of the regular course
Music special feature Of the school.
Special advantages for earnest students
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The Republican platform.
} adopted mt Chicago, explicitly de-
} mands justice for all men with
, out regard to race or color, and
} Just as explicitly declares tor the ,
} enforcement, and without reser-
walton. in letter and spirit Of
the thirteenth, fourteenth and
hfteenth amendments to the Con.
} stitution. is needless to state
that stand with my party ;
squarely ON that plank In the ;
platform, and believe that equal :
Justice to all men and the fair ;
and impartial enforcement OF ,
these amendments are in keeping ;
with the real American spirit Of ;
fair play.-HOn. VIM. HI. Taft,s ;
speech accepting Republication Z
nomination for Presidency. ;
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He Bit,

Ex-Police Commissioner Bingham OF
New York said of graft at a recent
dinner:
"The CRATER isn't so easily caught;
he isn't quite so naive as an old fellow
they used to tell about in Andover.
This old fellow was suspected OF
tampering with the church collections
A couple of clumsy traps that were
set for him failed to work. Then one
day young deacon walked past his
house leading new horse.
"That's fine horse. deacon, the
old fellow shouted Did you buy him
at the fair?'
Eyes said the deacon. Then, as
the other came nearer. he added:
"I bought him with my pickings
out of the collection plate
1.-THE old man looked Mortified.
"Good gracious! he said. I've
often taken enough myself to buy a
hat or pair of trousers; but, deacon,
in takin' enough to buy horse amt
ye committin' positive SIM"
The new era., 1909-10-21

The convention of the New Mexico
Firemen's Association and the annual
meeting Of the Pecos Valley Press As
sociation at Carlsbad closed on the TIN
inst Twelve cities were represented
by delegates at the firemen's meet
The next convention will be held at
Clovis. The new officers elected are:
P. D. McElroy, Las Vegas, president: :
A NJ. Dettelbach, Santa Fe, secretary.
and f. p. Mackel, Las Vegas. treas
urer The firemen's tournament wan
the most exciting event of the week
The next meeting Of the press asso'
citation will also be at Clovis. the new
officers being: j. NJ Wood OF Lake
wood. president, and A. q. Curren ot
Clovis, secretary.
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And There Are Others.

The cook had been called away to a
sick sister, and so the newly wed mis-
tress of the house undertook, with the
aid of the maid, to get the Sunday
luncheon. The little maid, who had
been struggling in the kitchen with a
coffee mill that would not work, con
fessed that she had forgotten to wash
the lettuce.
well, never mind. Pearl. Go on
with the coffee and I'll do it," said the
considerate mistress. Where do they
keep the soap?"
The new era., 1909-10-21
1Z5ETN1I1) GZ4cZ<R 0Y71E NZSET R2THR

ing prolonged in Its straight shoot across the PENN
suIa This line has been accepted as the 14lst me
ridian and consequently the boundary. 1t has oeen
run into the mountains fr1nging the racine coas'
Topography triangulation. ine-cutting, and monu.
menting are now being carried along the located
line
For the present the line will not run to Mount St
Elias 1t would be possible, but not practical. 10
run 1t across the intervening 80 miles of snow and
ice and towering mountain ranges To complete
this part of the boundary the of an airship Is
contemplated.
In the interior the difficulties of the work are
changed. Long wooded stretches, interrupted by
ridges, take the place of glaciers and crag-
gy mountains In place Of snow fields there are
heartbreaking "nigger-head" swamps to be crossed,
where the packhorse becomes mired and exhaust
ed and the temper of man is tried to the breaking
point Supplies have to be ferried across the riv-
ers on log rafts while the horses swim.
There is no longer the guiding line of the coast
to follow, and the surveyor must rely on his In
snct for topography and on woodcraft to pilot him
through unbroken wilderness.
The Inconvenience of transportation have to be
overcome, and year by year they are becoming
worse as the work carries each year farther
from the Yukon with its steamers. For the season
of 1909 the American party Of 80 men will have to
walk 800 miles before they can even start work
Then the topographer with his theodoite tries to
make up for lost time. Regular hours for work
ignored. days work is reckoned ten
hours. If the work be done in that time if not
well, in midsummer the days "a hours long
Holidays and Sundays the same old routine
even the Fourth of July.
Usually bases of supply established at
tain known points before the opening of the
son. These called caches Mistakes in the
locating of a cache are sometimes made, and last
season surveyor in consequence of such mis-
take without food for two days, finally reach
ing another camp in rather disheveed condition 1t
happened that this other party was moving
south toward the same cache and was short
tions; nothing remained to do but beat a hur-
ried retreat 60 miles northward, arriving at an
other base with belts pulled in to the last hotcn
The new era., 1909-10-21

spection at some later date These parties re-
port yearly to the commissioner of their respec-
tive governments. The commissioners meet
sometimes In Washington and sometimes IN Otta-
wa, and either accept reject the work done by
the field parties. Their decision is final.
The magnitude of the task is little understood
except by those closely connected with the work.
There 600 miles of boundary from Portland
canal up the coast to Mount ST. Elias, where it
hooks around on to the 141st meridian and shoots
for another 600 miles straight north to the Arctic
All the land lying along the boundary must be
mapped accurate scale, and strip of top
ography four miles wide must be run the entire
length of the 141st meridian peaks which can
not be climbed, rather those which would take
too long and would be too expensive to scale.
must be determined geodetically; vistas 20 feet
in width must be cut through the timbered val
leys, and monuments must be set up on the
routes of travel and wherever possible need for
them may occur.
The field season is short lasting only from
June to the latter part of September, and along
the coast operations constantly hindered by
rain. snow. and fog. Rivers abounding In rapids
and QucksandS have to be crossed or ascend
ed A man who has never had the loop of a track
ing line around his shoulders little knows the
dead monotony of lining boat up swift Alas
kan river with nothing to think of but the dull
ache in his tired muscles and the sharp digging
of the rope into his chafed shoulders.
Vast glaciers are to be crossed, with their dan
ger of hidden crevasses. More than one surveyor
has had the snow sink suddenly beneath his feet.
and has been saved only by the rope tying him
to his comrades. Several have been saved by
throwing their alpine stocks crosswise of the gap
and one, while crossing the Yakutat glacier with
a pack on his back caug nt only on his extended
arms High mountains must be climbed; If they
are not the boundary peaks themselves, they must
be high enough to the boundary peaks over
the Intervening submits.
And these climbs not the organized expedi-
tions of an Alpine club, with but mountain to
conquer but daily routine. Heavy theodolites and
topogra phic cameras must be carried, and instead
The new era., 1909-10-21
FOOD QUESTION
Settled with Perfect Satisfaction BY
Dyspeptic.

It's not an easy matter to satisfy all
the members Of the family at meal
time as every housewife knows.
And when the husband has dyspep-
sia and can't eat the simplest ordinary
food without causing trouble, the food
question becomes doubly annoying.
An Illinois woman writes:
my husbands health was poor, he
had no appetite for anything l could
get for him, 1t seemed.
He was hardly able to work, was
taking medicine continually, and as
soon as he would feel better would go
to work again only to give up in a
few weeks. He suffered severely with
stomach trouble.
Tired Of everything had been able
to get for him to eat, one day seeing
an advertisement about Grape-Nuts,
got some and tried it for breakfast the
next morning.
we all thought it was pretty good
although we had no idea of using it
regularly. But when my husband came
home at night he asked for Grape
Nuts.
TT was the same next day and
had to get it right along, because when
we would get to the table the question,
Have you any Grape-Nuts' was reg.
ular thing. So 1 began to buy 1t by
the dozen pkgs.
MY husbands health began to i'm.
prove right along. l sometimes felt
offended when I'd make something
thought he would like for a change
and still hear the same old question,
Have you any Grape-Nuts?
He got so we'll that for the last
cwo years he has hardly lost day
from his work, and we are still using
Grape-Nuts." Read the book, THE
Road to Wellville," in pkgs. There's
a reason"
Ever rend the above lctterf new
one appears from time to time They
are genuine, true, and full of human
Interest.
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Proper Love for Wife.

when man really loves his wife
he ought to combine all his incest
sentiments toward other women into
one big sentiment for her.
HE should show her the respect he
feels toward his mother, the polite
ness he shows other women and the
responsibility he feels toward his sis
ter.
ITO all of that he should add the
great love he should feel for a wife
The new era., 1909-10-21
~
49,
IN

vision of labor in ev-
cry party. There are
American parties and
Canadian parties, and
with each locating par
ty, or party which de-
cides on the line, go
representatives of the
other govern m e n t.
There are line-cutting
parties. leveling par
ties topographic parties.
triangulation parties.
and monumenting par
ties, which work separ-
ately, their work being
such that joint repre-
sentation Is not always
necessary, as the line
will he subject to in
The new era., 1909-10-21
Happy fhoupht.

Mrs. Newed-How does the sreah-
fast suit you, darling!
Newed--1t's Just right. sweetheart
It may be rather plebeian. but just the
same I'm awfully fond Of calfs liver.
Mrs. Newed-So am i. dearest.
Don't you think 1t would pay us to
keep calf? Then we could have
calf's liver every morning for break
fast.
The new era., 1909-10-21
Inferred.

visitor-And do you find this pen
and-ink sketching profitable pur
suit? .r......
The Comic Artist-Oh, well. 1t just
keeps the pot boiling.
Visitur-So. Do you light the fire
with them, then?
The new era., 1909-10-21
Wa stcd.

Johnny. did you have n good vacs-
tion at that little lake resort?"
mo. sir. Nav wouldn't let nae go
swimmin', and she made me take
cold bath every mOrnin'. n'."-Chicagc
Tribune.
The new era., 1909-10-21

of being able to throw himself down
to rest and enjoy the glorious pam
Drama, there is immediate work to
be done, and few clouds lowering
over some distant mountain, instead
OF lending beauty to the view. may
send the poor surveyor behind some
sheltering rock to wait. shivering
with cold, until morning will allow
him to take up his stand by the
theodolite and complete his observa-
tions.
On the 141st meridian an astro-
nomic longitude was determined at
a point on the Yukon river. Ameri.
can and Canadian astronomers
worked together. bringing time over
the wires both from Seattle and
Vancouver. An azimuth was then
observed and this azimuth is be-
The new era., 1909-10-21

THE man you had playing Hanlets
ghost did not suggest the supsrnat
ural"
NO" answered Mr.. Stormington
Barnes, frankly. "He suggested the
natural super
The new era., 1909-10-21
HAD ONE GOOD POINT

Young Guest-lt seems to me that
you don't object to the mosquitoes
singing in your room.
Old Guest-You bet I don't. Why,
when the mosquitoes are singing l
can't hear the glee club practicing on
the piazza.
The new era., 1909-10-21
Jokinr on the Pole.

Said She-Dd you notice how frigid
Miss Uppson and Miss De style were
toward each other at the reception to-
The new era., 1909-10-21

United states IN 1867, but until the
real value of the territory was known.
no one cared. The miners of the early
days managed very well with an ap-
proximate boundary. They held min
ers' meetings and any decision
reached by them constituted the law.
For the opening up Of Alaska we are
indebted to the panic OF of 1893.
Throughout the west the harder spir-
its preferred to brave the dangers of
that almost unknown region than to
accept the starvation wages then Of
fered They knew that grubstakes
The new era., 1909-10-21

Said He-Yes; one would imagin"
they were rival discoverers OF tho
North pole.
The new era., 1909-10-21

There's the devil to pay at IN,
house."
Better go to church, then"
well, there's the preacher to pay.
The new era., 1909-10-21

house. My back ached all the time and
I was utterly weak, unable at times to
walk without assistance. The kidney
secretions were very irregular. Doan's
Kidney Pills restored me to good
health. and I am able to do as much
work as the average woman, though
nearly eighty years old"
Remember the name-Doan's. Sold
by all dealers. so cents box. Foster
Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
The new era., 1909-10-21

UU uuRTHttIuI II I UIu
not tell what Doan's
Kidney Pills b ave
done for me. Fifteen
years kidney trouble
clung to me. my ex-
tstenco was one OF
misery and for two
whole years I was un.
able to 90 out of the
The new era., 1909-10-21

HERE had been some dispute
rs to what constituted the
boundary of the country
bought from Russia by the
The new era., 1909-10-21
FREED At LAST
From the Awful Torturss Of Kidney
Disease.

Mrs. Rachel Ivie, Henrietta. Texas,
aava. "I would he unRrateful II I did
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ment or to large lumber companies

ment or to large lumber companies
and the general public felt no per.
sonal interest in preventing it's de-
struction. Even today, when the
intelligent element in the commun-
ity realizes the fallacy Of consider
ing the destruction of-such nat
ural resource as timber, a purely
personal loss of the immediate
owner, there is still a-more or less
numerous element that regards
forest fires with indifference. The
laboring man, particularly, is often
heard to remark that he can see no
reason why he should try to pro-
tect the companies timber, and yet
it is on the laboring man that the
heaviest loss falls. A fire. burns
over a section of white pine on. the
Washington side of the Kaniksu
National Forest, let us say contain
ing 100000 feet of merchantable
timber. tits at present so far from
transportation that the fire killed
timber is total loss. Who. stands
this loss,the owner, government or
eompa}nX*ers the community in gen.
efal2 The short-sighted person
would answer, the ow ner, of course:
bet us sapposea=i tzsis .: government
section. The timber cost the gov:
eminent nothing, SO that there is
no loss OF purchase price,: But
'n-five years. We will say, this tim
Der could be Sold by the govern
ment for 81 a thousand feet. or
$4,000. Under the law Is per
cent of this, or $4,000, would 90
directly to Stevens county for road
and school purposes. Does it,:not
appear that every citizen interested
in good schools should be Interested
in preventing=fres in government
timber. But let us look deeper into
the question. OF the $4,000 oh
tanned for. this timber $50 600 goes
into the national treasury. where,
1t is available to help paw our
army aatlnavy. improve our rivers
and harbors, be distributed as pen
sions to our veterans and III
thousand other ways assist in
meeting the expenses of this gov
eminent ofAoars. Does this not
make the prevention Of forest fires
a duty OF every patriotic American
citizen? But the loss by this FIRE
comes still nearer home, especially
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inevitably happen if slash is al
lowed to accumulate much longer
at the present rate. Wherever
possible slashings should be burned
at a safe season, and every effort
should be made to make this burn
ing compulsory by suitable legisla-
ton. At the present time the State
of Idaho with its organized and
efficient system of fire patrol, its
cooperation with the federal gov
eminent. and its law requiring the
burning of slash. is undoubtedly
the foremost state in the Union in
the development of : sound forest
protective policy, and it would 4be
we'll for the state of Washington, to
take its neighbor as a model in this
respect. w. N. M1LLAR,
Acting Forest Supervisor, Kaniksu
;. National Forest.