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The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1909-05-01
The Color Of Roses.

The average purchaser of green
house roses has little idea of the vast
number of varieties of this flower
there are; nor does he have any con-
ception of the range of color from pur-
pie crimson, through scarlet, salmon,
copper to yellow; or the hundred tints
of pink and white that delight the soul
of the fancier.
Some Of these colors are reproduced
in the. April number of County Life in
America. The plates We're specially
engraved in England by artists who
copied the colors directly from select
ed rose blooms. Some of the most
marvelously colored Of the hybrid teas
are reproduced in all their delicacy of
hue and tint. The accompanying arti-
Gle is by Leonard Barron, and deals
with the joys and mysteries Of rose
fancying.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1909-05-01
1.-THE Easiest Wav."

Prof Alferd e. Stearns, principal O,
the Phillips Andover Academy said at
the recent alumni dinner in New York
"The easiest way, in raising funds
as in other things, is the wrong way.
1 remembeS an Orange man and his
easy spelling rule.
In Orange, in my childhood, I once
complained of the difficulties of spell
ing. I said that 'ei' and fe,' in such
words as believe and receive always
stumped me.
'"Then this Orange man patted me on
the head, and smiled, and said:
"My boy, I will give you an infallible
rule for Ell and lea rule that in
forty-seven years has never failed me-
Il expressed my delight and waited.
The man resumed:
The rule is simply this: Write
your Il and 'e' exactly alike and put
your dot exactly between Them"
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1909-05-01

grounds and are expanding every
month on their requirement the enor-
nous sum of $1,000,000.
Last year Chicago, which deserves
every credit for being one of the fore
most in the national movement to
conserve the life of the young, used
$1S0,000 merely for the maintenance
of her Fairgrounds and opened five
new ones in addition.
On the very heels of her disaster,
while the needs for economy was
great, and while every dollar, of eX-
penditure was being carefully watch
ed, San Francisco appropriated ST.
100000 for establishing Fairgrounds,
determined that the rebuilt city
should have proper facilities for the
healthful life of childhood.
Cleveland had nine Fairgrounds last
summer, and thinks SO well of the
results attained that next year it will
have twenty-nine.
Detroit, always enterprising and
quick to grasp the advantages of a
modern movement, has fallen quickly
into line. There were nine play
grounds there last summer, but this
years advent of warm weather will
be marked by greater activity in the
interest of the little ones, for the
mayor has found between sixty and
seventy real estate owners who are
only too willing to turn over their
vacant lots for the pleasure of the
little ones.
Berkeley, CAL, has issued bonds for
$45O,0OO for Fairgrounds, and Port
land, Or. has employed one of the
most celebrated landscape architects
in the country to transform a great
tract of land into the most wonder
full of Fairgrounds and athletic fields.
Europe Also Takes 1t Up.
The same movement has already
been marked in Europe, and it will
in it's final development have the
effect Of doing away with the wretch
ed tenement life of the big cities that
stifed the health, the youthfulness,
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1909-05-01

| no opportunity for child life to ex-
| pand along happy lines.
| But the lesson of Froebel has had
it's effect, and, now the councilman
has become sort of fairy godfather
| to the young constituent, for he pro-
vides him the place to play
Scotland has a right to be everlast-
ingly proud of the fact that it was
| the first country of the world to take
up the matter of free school and mu-
nicipal Fairgrounds. Berlin and Ham
burg were next on the proud roll of
honor.
The United States was little
SLOW In fact, the issue did not arise
here as quickly for the congestion of
cities in the new world is really only
a comparatively late development.
But when the time came the &C.
ton was prompt and impressive, and
now the son of Uncle Sam has moth
ing to- be ashamed of in the way the
municipa Titles Of his country have.
cared for him. =
|, New Works. Big Work.
New York went to the remarkable
length of laying $1,8OO,OOO for one
park in it's crowded East Side Ghetto
and has set aside 100000 year, not
for maintenance, but to purchase new
parks, in addition to those already
owned, and said to have value in
excess Of $16,O0O,OOO
Philadelphia has an excellent sys-
tenn of public Fairgrounds, which is
| put into execution during the summer
| months.
The school yards of the city are
thrown open to the youngsters of the
| neighborhoods, swings, slides, games
and all sorts of entertainment is pro-
| vided for the little ones, and there
| are teachers and caretakers on hand
to See that the fun proceeds along
proper lines.
There is even some slight attempt
made at instruction, though nothing
onerous is imposed upon the little
brains. The teacher reads stories that
| divert and instruct at the same time
The system has been found to be of
such benefit that it will be extended
along large lines.
Wellington said of the great battle
of Waterloo, which changed the map
of Europe, and ended the domination
of Napoleon that it was won on the
cricket fields of Elton. The future
propriety and progress of the great
republic is now being assured on the
municipal Fairgrounds of the country.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1909-05-01
S2.4O PER YEAR.
CURIOUS HEADACHE REMEDY,
Not Generally Available, However-A
French Legend.

Not Generally Available, However-A
French Legend.
They have an odd way of curing
headaches near Billiers. in France.
The sufferer pricks his or her fore
head with a needle until blood flows,
then with the same needle he or she
pricks certain cross that was erect.
ed in 1874 near the village. By this
means it is believed that the head
ache is made to center the WOOD
where it will remain for at least a
fortnight.
This cure, says the Wide World
Magazine, is attributed to the inter-
vention of the Virgin of Mary, who is
said to have appeared in the above
mentioned year where the cross is
erected with promise that she
would perform miracles" to prove her
descent at that SPOT
Adjoining the cross for curing head
aches is another that is reputed to be
OF great service in the cure of dis
eases of the scalp All that the suf-
ferers need do is to come and pray
there, leaving their bonnets or caps
behind them, attached to forl1ed
branch stuck in the earth.
The inhabitants of Billiers have
other superstitions. They put large
cross in whitewash over the doors Of
their cottages SO as to protect them
against lightning; they stretch cords
over their huge iron stew pots and sit
watching them for hours to see if they
are vibrated by some unseen power,
vibration being sure sign that those
who take part in the experiment are
to be happy for the remainder of the
year; and on the fishwomen receiv
ing the first proceeds of a sale they
fall down on their knees to make the
sign of the cross, which will insure
profitable days work.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1909-05-01
Mine Rescue.

To make possible rescue work in
mine disasters and reduce the fatali-
ties of such recurring horrors. the
United States government has estab-
lished an experimental rescue corps
which is demonstrating for the in
struction of mine workers themselves
how it is possible to penetrate into
mines where explosions have occurred,
despite the deadly gases liberated by
the explosion, and to bring forth the
men who have been entombed within.
The experimental station at which
rescuers are being trained is located
at Pittsburg, under the charge of the
technologic bureau Of the United
States geological survey.
There a large room has been fitted
up so as to represent the difficult pas
sages in a mine after an explosion All
sorts of narrow holes are provided
through which the rescuers have ia
wriggle and passages choked with
loose coal over which the corps MEM
bers work their way. Dummies weigh
ing 200 pounds each are strewn about
and are brought forth as rapidly as
efficiency in the rescue work will per-
nit.
The room in which these expert
N nts are made is air tight and is
filed with deadly gases similar to
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1909-05-01

greatness, stand the marble likenesses
Of Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Cady
Stanton and Lucretia Mott. These are
the central three, but surrounding them
are many lesser luminaries, all of
whom have been done in marble &C
cording to Mrs. Johnson's theory of
her art-"The Interpretation of the
character through the features"
It is Mrs. Johnson's belief, however,
that the suffrage face is changing, and
that soon her marble portraits will be
the only surviving record of the pio-
neers. e -
The face of the suffragist of today
presents new type, according to Mrs.
Johnson, and in discussing the old or
der and the new in her studio she
took as examples Of the type that is
disappearing, three busts she had made
Of Susan B. Anthony, DR.. Helen H.
Gardener and Miss NJ. A, r. Tuker. an
English woman, while Mrs. Caroline
Chapman Gait, Mrs. Nora Stanton
Batch De Forest and Mrs. Clarence
Mackey were considered as Of the new
Suffragists.
as An Expression Of Purpose.
s 'The one thing that distinguishes
the suffrage face of today and Of yes
terday from all others" said Mrs.
Johnson, lis it's expression of conscious
purpose.
mot one person in a million has a
conscious purpose. The majority drift
along in the currents of destiny. Only
the few strong men and women live ac-
cording to a set plan OF purpose, and
the suffragists are among them.
"rhe suffrage face is very womanly
and tender" Mrs Johnson continued.
There was never a more feminine
woman born than Susan B. Anthony.
She was strong and w6manly at the
same time. For feminihity does not,
as it would seem according to the pop
ular belief, mean weakness.
'The Venus of Milo has suffrage
face She is strong and beautiful and
serene, and if she were alive today she
would be championI of votes for
women The Venus Of Medici, on the
contrary, would be an anti She is
weak, indolent, pleasure-loving- type
of a certain class of American women
today whom it seems impossible to
rouse from their Indifference
'.But is not the suffrage face of to-
day more beautiful than that of the
pioneers?" interrupted.
''Superfcially, perhaps, yes" con-
ceded Mrs. Johnson, with visible re-
luctance. ITO me there could not be
a more beautiful face than that of SUI
san B. Anthony. Yet a woman, the
least beautiful sitter have ever had.
once asked me airly: Mrs. Johnson,
why don't you model more really beau
tiful women?' Of course. she counted
herself as one Of them. She had the
popular conception of beauty. Beauty
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1909-05-01

'CITY FATHER" TERM THAT
is TAKING ON NEW MEANING
Part of Duty of Aldermen and Counclmen to Provide
Fairgrounds for Children

City Father is term that is taking
on a new meaning since the council
men and aldermen of various cities
are now charged with the RESPONSE
blllty of taking care of the pleasure
OF the children.
A progressing world, often called
cruel, is in reality getting kinder
The municipal body no longer con-
tents itself with the dull routine that
once marked it's work 1t is more
with .ap eye to the humanitarian side
that it looks to things now. The fu-'
ture Of the city is in the hands of it's
children. To educate them is not
enough. Healthy minds are only Of
value when housed in healthy bodies.
How to get these?
The answer is not far to seek.
American municipalities are giving
their answer:
Fairgrounds.
Providing places for the youngsters
to play and develop their young lungs
by exercise is really becoming one Of
the big items in the budget of a
city. Chicago, for instance, has spent
$H1 100000 on a system of play
grounds and recreation centers, con-
tanning outdoor and indoor gymnasi-
ums, swimming pools, wading pools,
shower baths, swings, slides, ball
fields and rooms for lectures and So
cial meetings. New standards have
been set up in neighborhoods that
knew them not, and the benefit is &C
counted so great that the cost of 50
per $1,000 assessed valuation Of the
property benefited is regarded as an
ideal Investment of the city's income.
But Chicago has no monopoly of
this worthy tendency.
Chicago the Foremost.
An examination of the records
shows that ITO cities of more than
5000 inhabitants have organized play
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1909-05-01
SSsu&frage&t@I Face'' Shows New Charac-
t@risSies Says Woman Scqalpto
Mrs. Harriett Johnston Wood Compares Susan B. Anthony
And Her Associates with Present Day Leaders.

to her was some perky, fippant, frivo-
lous cast of the head. To me beauty
is one of an inseparable trinity-the
good, the true and the beautiful-one
of which cannot exist without the
other.
The suffrage face has always what
are termed strong features And the
suffrage type that is disappearing was
stronger face than that of the new
suffragist.
1.-THE pioneers battered down the
wall, and today we are romping all
over the free fields to which they Sc
cured our entrance. And, of course,
few of us have any idea Of the opposi-
ton they had to face. Yet in compar-
ing the faces of Miss Anthony and
Mrs. Caroline Chapman Gait there are
many points of resemblance. The suf-
frage face is at present in what might
be termed period Of adolescence.
In the Next Generation.
eve will see the results of the work
of the last generation in the next
generation, rather than in our own.
For this reason, the face of Mrs Nora
0~~SAA DO l. VI GU IL PAL I1Su1dIly III
teresting. AS the granddaughter of
Elizabeth Cady Stanton, she illustrates
the third generation of woman suf-
frage."
"And Mrs. Mackay?" I suggested.
rs not hers the newest face Of all?"
II prefer not to discuss Mrs Mackay
at present." Mrs. Johnson replied, sig
nificantly. II am making a study Of
her. was present at the three meet
ings Of the Equal Franchise league in
her home. Her type is very signifi-
cant, and I may seek to preserve it in
marble as the new suffragist Of
course, I don't mean as a commission.
All my busts Of suffragists have been
labors of love, thuogh I have done a
great deal of other portrait work for
bread and butter
But marble means immortality. One
has to stand before it a long time
before committing any, face to it's i'm
memorial record. One has to be sure"
Summing up Mrs. Johnson said:
''The new face is a, softer face than
the old, because, though it is still a
fighting face, it is no longer against
such odds. But it has the same
strength Of feat ure and the same con-
scious purpose that the faces of so
many men and women lack"
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1909-05-01
A SUFFRAGE DANCE,
Frivolous Function Given in Aid of tho
Cause,

Frivolous Function Given in Aid Of tho
Cause.
It is a mistake to think that the
suffragists ignore totally the lighter
side Of life, says the Ladies' Pictorial
of London. A very gay and successful
private subscription ball in aid of
woman suffrage took place at 90 Lam
caster gate, by permission Of Mrs.
Hughes, on recent evening.
; There were an excellent band and
floor and great numbers of dancing
men. The rooms and staircases were
appropriately adorned with purple.
white and green and with banners and
pictorial emblems of the suffrage.
Lady Marjorie Binnie, Lady Harber-
ton, Lady Constance Lytton and 9TH
ers contributed to the success of a
every animated dance
! Among those present were Miss
Christabel Pankhurst, who looked very
charming in a soft white gown, and
Miss Golden Sanderson, while among
the pretty young girls dancing were
the Misses Beatrice and Nora Craik
and Miss Little.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1909-05-01
ST. PAUL AND MINNEAPOLIS MINI. SATURDAY MAY l. 1909
known as the kindergarten system of
FroeheI's Idea Growing.

known as the kindergarten system Of
education. .-s
-. FroebeI's Idea Growing.
Full and harmonious training of
children, taking them young, learning
their native mental and physical
strength and weakness, supporting
them where needed, and through it
all with gentleness and patience for
those who developed slowly, this was
the idea of the German, and it is a
growing influence.
Cities have long provided the
schools, now they are taking care of
the Fairgrounds also, recognizing that
the two elements, play and work,
must be properly proportioned to get
the right start for a child. -.
Until Froebel sounded his note the
very. life of children meant nothing
to the authorities. Cities were, con-
gested, there was no place for play,
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1909-05-01
Slight Variation.

De Ancient and Honorable Order
Of Hoboes is a sad order, num- said
Gritty George, as he munched the
mince pie.
Il suppose So" sneered the indus
trious housewife. Il suppose you have
as your motto Dante's famous express
sion, He who enters here leaves hone
behind.'''
oh, no, num- Our motto is on dat
order, but somewhat different
Indeed! And what is it,"
why, He who enters here leaves
SOAP behind"
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1909-05-01

special line of work, but it gave him
a chance to think, and he had still
more opportunities for reflection when
he enlisted and spent long hours do
ing sentry duty against Napoleon.
Then he reflected and worked out
his plan, of education. 1t was the
DRY that gained him little credit then,
but this neglect has been undone by
his followers, and the German who
died in 1852 is now acclaimed as one
Of the great benefactors of all time
for having given the world what is
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1909-05-01

them old before they reached their
teens, cramped their lungs and killed
their future hopes. -
If Friedrich Wilhelm August F'roe-
bel could come back now, and see the
new care that is given to children bv
men who are following the system
that he first presented to the world
the great German would feel that he
had not lived in vain.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1909-05-01
A Modification,

I'm terror, l be-" announced the
new arrival in Frozen Dog to one Of
the men behind the bar.
BE ye?" ~
Takes three men to handle me.
once get started" he went on.
ooh, well,'' he remarked as he arose
painfully and busted off his clothes.
"of course if ye're short handed, 1 sup
pose two kin do it on a pinch"
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1909-05-01

the lsstingui h e d
sculltDr, and an
alyz%|yby her. Mrs.
Johnbon is essen
TALLY the sculptor
of tie new woman,
for in her studio at
NoI5 East Thirty
SIKH street, New
York, are portrait
busts Of all the
great pioneers of
the woman move
nent' There, in a
chOS11v galaxy of
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1909-05-01

Froebel, who was the first to see
that the system of educating children
was faulty in that it lacked proper
consideration for the production of
healthy body, was a peasant, the hum
bic pastor of Thuringian church.
He wanted to be a teacher, but he
was made an apprentice to a forester.
He never made a sensation in his
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1909-05-01
Kitchen Diplomacy.

Mistress-For heavens sake, hurry
up the dinner, Mary. Mr.. Smith is so
hungry he will get angry.
Cook-Well, that's just why I'm slow
today. This chicken is SO tough that
if he isn't hungry and angry he won't
eat it. =
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1909-05-01
Dauahter Wins.

Mother treprovingly) Don't you
know that you should never let a. man
kiss you? 49,.
Daughter-Bu mamma, it seems al
forward for girl to do the kissing
Exchange. 81
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d
BY NLxOLA GREELEY SMITH.

There is the suffrage tsce the phys
1cal type of the new w'4aan, wrought
in marble by Mrs. Ado Tide Johnson.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1909-05-01

ttosc encountered in an exploded mine
The men remain in the room for pc
RODS Of two hours each and work
nard without experiencing any bad ef-
fects from the poisonous atmosphere
apout them.-Martin Anglers in Van
Norden's for March.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-04
MUCH WILL HAPPEN
TO GINGERY JONES
FarcicaI Masterpiece TO Have a
Big Week at the Valencia

Arthur Cunninghams last appear
ance this season at the Valencia the
alter VIII take place tonight after the
usual Sunday matinee performance.
"Arrah Ma Pogue" has developed into
an unqualified hit at the Valencia.
A summer season of comedy and
farce opens tomorrow night at the
popular playhouse in Valencia street
with What Happened TO Jones' as the
bill for a week. This farce is said 10
be Broadhurst's very best. and Stage
Director George Foster Plat promises
an excellent presentation.
What Happened to Jones" tells a
story about the trials and tribulations
OF Jones, who is an adept at selling
anything from bibles and prayer books
10 playing cards He is also an expert
on prize fights and is the victim of a
police raid one night while attending
fistic function, He makes a dash for
liberty and lands in the lap OF Eben-
ezer GOodly, who secretly loves a good
scrap, but keeps up a respectable ap-
pearance at home. Goodly, who was
also at the scrap. makes his escape
TOO, and the complications which arise
when Jones and Goodly are discovered
in the Goodly home supply an evening
OF the best fun that farce presents
Clad IN somber black the clipper
Jones is introduced by GoodIy as the
some time expected bishop. OF course
the real bishop arrives and that adds
10 the fun Of the story. Naturally
everything ends well and the entire
play is a scream from start TO finish
Paul McAllister. who made a hit as
The Man from Mexico" viii be in his
element as the gingery Jones; George
Cspourne, as the bishop; Charles Dow
Clarke, as an anatomical professor:
Robert Romans. Lillian Andrews Kerra
henwyn, Grace Travers, Peggy Monroe
and the rest Of the Valencia company
VIII be suitably enrolled in the cast of
funny characters.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-04
THEATER FIGHT STILL
IN MERRY PROGRESS
Pelton s Shutter Circuit Nam
ayers Defy the Trust

To forward their work in establish
ing the open door" principle in the
country's theatricals the Shuberts are
issuing from Chicago neat little
sheet styled the Open Door, which
is doing regular David service in the
contest with the Goliath of the drama
Pelton &c Shutter of Denver are
quoted in recent issue of the paper
as throwing the gauntlet to Klaw &
Erlanger. Pelton e. Shutter control
the intermountain circuit of theaters,
which the syndicate has been supply
ing with attractions. When PeltOn
& Shutter announced recently that
they proposed to book Independent at
fractions as we'll as the syndicate
shows a letter from tx. & e. ir1lme-
diately notified the rebels that no book
ings from the trust would be OBJ
tanned by them if Shubert sent them
productions. The reply to this was
long silence, which was only broken
last week by Pelton & Shutter, who
defed Klaw & Erlanger to go ahead
and boycott them if the plan seemed
feasible, for they-Pelton & shutter
proposed to play Shubert attractions
with or without the consent of KIaw
& Erlanger. Thus the fight goes on.
The American theater of this city will
get its line of productions from the
Shuberts beginning next September
and when the new theater is con-
Structed they will have an interest in
the extension of the Shubert's opera
tons here. The agreements have been
entered into and will be effective early
in September next