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The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-03-13
ANCIENT AFRICAN CUSTOMS

In the fourteenth century when the
African historian Ibn Batuta made
his journey across the desert from
Morocco to the Niger he relates how
water was stored In trees by the
people;" this custom is still common
in Kordofan to this day. The tree is
the Banian OF Tebeldi tree (Adan.
sonia digitata); 1t is followed out
when necessary, and is in some cases
mended with bricks and cement. The
trees are filled up by the Arabs dur
ing the rains, and are a source of In
come TO their owners through the sale
of bees in hollow trees for the sake
of the honey. This is a common prac-
tice in the Soudan, where hollow
trunks, stopped with mud, are placed
in trees by the natives with a view
of attracting the bees for the sake OF
their honey.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-03-13
POISON OF FATIGUE

Sometimes, after a strenuous day
of work or worry. when the drawn
face, heavy eyes and listless attitude,
betoken weariness, a friend may in
quire as to the state of our health
and the answer. "Oh. all right, just
tired out" is usually given. Now, ex-
periments have showed that fatigue
causes chemical change in the blood,
resulting in the production of a poison
resembling the curare poison which
certain savage tribes use for arrows
Arrow poison, however, is of vege-
table origin.
When the blood of a tired animal is
injected into the arteries of a fresh
one, the latter exhibits all the symp-
toms OF fatigue. 1t is here that tired
natures sweet restorer and
rest, eliminates the poison of fatigue
and brings both body and mind back
to normal conditions.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-03-13
BIBLE FOUND ON WAR FIELD
Baltlmorean Holds the Fifty-Year-old
Relic Subject to Call of Relatives
of Its Owner.

Picked up more than 80 years ago
on the battlefield of James Mills by
his brother, w. T. Blakiston, who was
later killed in the battle of Gettys-
burg. a Bible which originally be-
longed to Capt. w. NJ. Halfway of
Company C, Anderson's Lancers, is
now in the possession of George
Blackiston, president Of the Hotel Bel
videre company of Baltimore.
1t is being held by Mr.. Blakiston in
the hope that he may some day be
able to fulfill request made by his
brother-a dying wish that has
never been carried out.
When the Rible was found by Mr..
Blakiston's brother the latter wrote
in it the request that whoever found
it should return it to relatives of Capt.
Halfway.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-03-13
HOUSE BUILT IN ONE DAY

The city of Hamilton, Ontario-one
of the most progressive in Canada
has been celebrating its centenary,
and to show what they can do the cit.
liens decided to build house in twen-
ty-four hours. And they succeeded not
only in building it, but in plastering
and decorating 1t and installing the
furniture within the stipulated time.
Between three hundred and four hun
dred men undertook the work, which
was carried on throughout the night
by the aid Of arc lamps. They started
with an empty piece of ground, put in
cement foundations with brick fac
ings, carried on the carpentering sim
ultaneousIy with the bricklaying-
using a special quick-drying plaster
painted the house with two coats OF
hard white enamel finish, and then in
stalled the furniture. carpets, curtains
and draperies, no detail being over
looked, even in the attic. The build
ing, which is "a by 33 feet outside
measurement, may properly be called
one OF four stories, having basement,
first and second story and finished at
tic. 1t contains in all nine rooms, and
conforms in every detail to the very
stringent building bylaws of the city,
so that there can be no suggestion OF
it being Jerry built" property. When
the house was finished small charge
was made for admission, each admls-
sion emitting the person to guess at
the pumber of beans in bottle In the
grounds. A young man who guessed
the correct number won the house.
which is worth about $4,000
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-03-13
SOUTH POLE OF THE MOON

Astronomers, by the aid of powerful
instrumental means, probe the very
heart of the south pole of the moon.
With ease and comfort we gaze down
upon all that is to be seen. Were
man to place himself there, he would
add but little to our present knoWl-
edge. Every mountain, hillock, crater
let, and even surface crack, has been
carefully recorded. Indeed, In
typographical sense, we know more
about the moon than we do not only
of the earth's Antarctic lands. but
even also Of central Africa. The fact
that there is an almost complete abb
sence Of air upon our satellite renders
the minutsst surface features clearly
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-03-13
prompt settlement Of a Claim.

Old Lady-Do Capting Bragg live
here, mister?
Col Brent-Yes, madame. Can do
anything for you?
Old Lady-Well, you see, mister, l
lives over whar the fitin' was, and
when Capting Bragg's company
skeered the Yankees they ran rite
peerst my house-rite peerst - an
then up comes Capting Forrest with
his crittur company and makes a
line Of fight rite through my yeard,
and oversets my ash hopper, and
treads-"
Gen Bragg (sitting in the TENT
Col. Brent, see that the lady's claim
is settled Immediately.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-03-13
Those Army Shoes.

A young recruit who enlisted with
Capt. Sinclair was trying on his first
army shoes. They were very broad
and much too large for him. He got
them on, rose from his seat, and,
looking at them, very soberly said:
'Boys, If I get shot l want some OF
you to push me over l can never
fall down with these shoes on"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-03-13
OUTOFThEORpTNARI. .

known only by the tremor It produced,
As far as the eye could reach, the en-
tire landscape would resemble some
awful nightmare OF desolation and
lltelessness. a vision Of world where
life has failed 10 dawn, and OF planet
deemed unworthy to become the abode
of intelligent beings
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-03-13
The ManderInn Bows.

"This is old-home week In Punk
vile, but / don't think the district at
torney is entering into the spirit of the
thing"
What makes you think that?"
81 just found him overhauling his
old indictments"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-03-13

Irish Boatman Surveying the soli-
tary result of the day)-Its a foine
fish for the size av ut. Them'n run
about three to the pound.
Angler-Hardly that I should say.
Boatman-Well. maybe the other
two'd be a bit bigger.-London Punch.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-03-13

Ethel--Jack said last night he'd kiss
me or die in the attempt.
Kitty-Good gracious And did he
kiss you?
Ethel--Well, you haven't heard Of
his death, have you?
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-03-13
cnmnaratlva Manners.

Mrs, Jones-So you got seats at
Blanks theater! How did you find
their new box Office man?
Jones-He was so rude that he made
me feel like Chesterfeld.-Judg
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-03-13
Comment of a RarbarIan.

docs your daughter play the plano
by ear?"
mo" replied Mr.. Cumrox. "She
uses both hands and both feet But
don't think she has learned to use her
eaxS."
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-03-13
Operative Farm
Products Marketing
H., T. T. No., :; I7,.o.o ,r5 Af,,, Ro Done
How IT Is Done in Europe and May Be Done
in America 10 the Profit of Both
Farmer and Consumer

BY MATTHEW S. DuDoEoN.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-03-13
WHEN FARMERS ARE BANKERS.

'sSp5rsHr ~ %'s'SSS EcNsSopSS Cn.oa''
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1914-04-11
ALWAYS RIGHT TO PROTEST.

ALWAYS RIGHT TO PROTEST.
A number Of colored newspapermen
met recently in Nashville, Tenn, and
among other things. decided not, to
protest against segregation lowing to
the changing attitude of the Southern
whites" s<
The attitude is undoubtedly chang
ing but it is for the worse. There
were more lynchings in 1913 than in
1912; the unjust franchise laws are
still in force; segregation in the gov
eminent service is matter of fact;
ghettos are being established in many
Southern cities; the jimcrow car is
still running; discriminating laws are
being enacted by 'our good friends"
in the Southern legislatures. Thou
sands of wrongs are being done every
day. -.-s
THE APPEAL believes that the
newspapermen have made a very SER
ious mistake in this the greatest crisis
since the civil war. We should al
ways protest against wrong. It is not
necessary to use violent or abusive
language; protest may be couched
in courteous terms.
The principal mission of the colored
press is to aid in righting the wrongs
Of the race. If it fails to do this
there is really no excuse for it's ex-
istence % .....
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1914-04-11
FAVORABLE TO TERRELL.

The Senate Judiciary Committee
has favorably reported the nomination
of Robert H. Terrell to be Judge of
the Municipal Court of the District
of Columbia, This was done only
after a long and heated discussion of
the matter. The opposition to Judge
Terrell was made entirely on the
ground of race, for the members of
the committee admitted that seldom
had an appointee received better
recommendations than had Judge
Terrell. The subcommittee to which
the Terrell nomination had been re-
ferred. consisted of. Senators Shields
of Tennessee, Fletcher of Florida and
Root Of New York. Senators Shields
and Fletcher opposed Judge Terrell's
confirmation and Senator Root favored
it. The matter was finally decided in
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1914-04-11
SPREAD OF MOHAMMEDANlsM.

Every true Christian should be glad
to learn Of the remarkable growth of
Mohammedanism. Among the colored
peoples of the world it is outstripping
Christianity.
This may seem a queer statement
but it is true. Christianity is so de-
cadent in America today that there
are few real Christians except Afro
Americans.
The souls of American Caucasians
have been so warped by the Infamous
color prejudice rampant in this coun-
try that in the majority of cases they
are not true followers of the Nazarene.
Before the awful color line American
Christianity stands paralyzed and
dumb.
There are today 100000 more Mos
lens than Christians in the British
empire. One-seventh of the whole
human race is Mohammedan and the
proportion is not at standstill; it is
more natives are becoming Moham-
medans every year than are turning to
Christianity. Today nearly all of the
sacred places named in the Bible are
under Mohammedan rule.
There is a reason why the colored
races cling to the religion of Moham-
med. It is a religion in which there
is no color line. The brotherhood of
man is not mere figure of speech as
it is in Christianity, but a living real
ity. The orientals are too shrewd to
be caught in any large numbers by a
jimcrow religion, for that is what it
means when Caucasian Christianity
gets them into it's clutches.
The conquest of Colored America for
Mohammedanism has not yet begun,
but it is coming some day, THE AP-
PEAL believes and predicts and the
brotherhood religion will spread like
wildfre. .r -.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1914-04-11

ginning to look at things from a moral
standpoint instead of a material one
America is the big brother of other
nations" .. .....
prominent men are handing out to the
people.
BUT IS 1T TRUE?
Take for instance, the growth Of
"idealism'' in Louisville, the home of
DR.. Lyons. There is no question about
the increase of race prejudice since the
editor lived there thirty years ago.
Even ten years ago who would have
dreamed that in 1914 there would be
g agitation for the formation of a
ghetto for Afro-American, but it is
a fact. r.
If there has been any growth Of
idealism in this country the Afro
American has been left out of the
equation. The ''idealism" of the great
mass Of the Caucasians seems to be:
What can be done to retard the real
progress of my brother of darker hue?
How can we humiliate and degrade
the race by discriminating laws? How
can we prevent him from exercising
the rights of a free man? How can
we use the Christian religion to de-
grade the race? -
True idealism, true morality would
abolish Kentucky's Infamous color line
laws, jimcrow cars and ghettos.
If the Caucasian Christians of Ken
lucky are doing anything to abolish
the color line we have not heard of it.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1914-04-11
EASTER CELEBRATIONS.

How tho Holy Day 10 Observed In Va
rious Parts of tho Earth.
The greatest Easter celebration is at
Jerusalem. ~H
Jerusalem at Easter is crowded with
pilgrims. H..
The historic Church of the Holy
Sepulcher is the center. "
According to tradition, this church
contains Christ's tomb.
Great as it is. it is too small for the
Easter crowds. r. -.
Nowhere in all the world is there so
cosmopolitan an Easter gathering.
Nowhere else is Easter celebrated
with such impressive pomp and cere-
monial. II us
Jerusalem is the historic city in
which Christ's spiritual embassy be-
gan. @.,...
All the churches of Jerusalem are
crowded at Easter. the browning glory
of the religious year.
In Roumania. Christian women dis
tribute cakes marked with the symbol
Of the cross in the prisons.
Silver clarions herald the dawn of
Easter in Berlin, blown by trumpet
ers in the imperial palace tower.
Full dress uniform is the order of
the day, and the German emperor and
empress attend public services.
At the courts Of Italy, Austria, Spain
and Portugal Easter day is the occa-
sion of state banquet and a military
display
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1914-04-11
JEFF DAVIS IN THE CAPITOL

A statue of jeff Davis, the arch
traitor who tried to disrupt the Union
in order that human slavery should
be preserved and extended, is soon to
be added to the collection in Statuary
Hall In the Capitol at Washington.
The statue will be contribution to
the Nation from the state of Missis.
sippi.
The more or less grand old Common
wealth of Mississippi has contributed
the arch demagogue Vardaman who
represents the state in the United
States Senate, because it's Afro-Amer-
lean citizens have been robbed of
their votes. 4. -.
Mississippi has also contributed to
the world the greatest number of
lynchings which have taken place in
any state in the Union. The unlaw-
ful and unjustif1able slaughter of Afro
Americans has made Mississippi a
veritable shambles.- -
Whittier are we drifting? What 10
to be the end of Nation which per-
mits its citizens to be murdered by
mobs; accepts as Senators men who
openly boast in the Senate Chamber
of the murder of their fellows; Ma.
ton which attempts to degrade some
of it's citizenry by discriminatory laws
and allows the segregation as lepers of
men and women who have won their
places after severe tests and in spite
of the prejudice against them?
A statue of jeff Davis in the Capitol
at Washington! 49,.
God preserve our Nation!
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1914-04-11
EASTER BUNNY IS OLD.

Not Frisky Young Animal, but Ono
with Very Ancient History.
Next to the Easter eggs the bunny
maintains its place as the star Easter
novelty. To find out Just how the bun
ny came to be associated with Easter
one looks away back to antiquity, for
the hare or rabbit has had unusual
significance to many peoples.
In ancient mythology the hare's con-
nection with the moon was we'll estab-
lished. Hindu tradition tells us that
while lndra was dying of hunger the
hare threw himself into the fire in Or
der that the god might be provided
with meal. .
For this sacrifice he was translated
to the moon by the grateful Indra.. In
Buddhist legend we again find him sac
riacing himself in order to provide food
for the hungry. Here again be was
translated to the moon. where the Hin
dus. Japanese and Chinese still affect
to see him in the well known spots on
the disk 49,
The Chinese still. at their great moon
festival Of the Yueping, exchange cakes
of various sizes with relatives and
friends upon which are stamped fig
ures of hares crouching among the
trees.
In Morse mythology we had bunny
figuring as the train bearer and light
bearer Of Freyja. the goddess of the
moon, and also identified with the Ro-
man goddess Venus, whose festival
was held at the beginning of April.
Freyja has also been identified with
the Anglican goddess Eostre or Ostara,
from whose name we derive our pres
ent term Of Easter.
Ancient records will show that In the
seventeenth century no Englishman
thought his feast complete unless on
Easter day he ate fine big hare killed
for the occasion.
The hare by reason of its connection
with the moon became in sense the
herald Of new life. the springtide.
From these several causes it has come
to be associated with the anniversary
Of Christ's resurrection. and thousands
Of children too young to appreciate the
blessed truths that lie at the base of
the faith will nevertheless rejoice over
novelties In Easter Dummies.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1914-04-11
SATURDAY, APRIL II, 1914.
WHEN IS MIXED BLOOD INDIAN?

Many perplexing questions have
propounded to government experts, but
they are all mere incidents to the
puzzle now before the Supreme Court
of the United States. 1t is: when is
a mixed-blood indiana"
It is the contention of the govern
ment that the term mixed-blood can
be applied only to those Indians who
possess a quantity of white blood
amounting to one-half or more.
This question arises over the term
"mixed-blood" Indians, as employed in
the Clapp amendment to the Indian
appropriation bill of 1906, removing
restrictions as to sale, incumbrance
and taxation of the allotments.
The circuit court of appeals for the
Eighth circuit held that every Indian
who had an admixture of other than
Indian blood, however small, is a
mixed-blood. In the three cases de-
cided it was stipulated that one of the
Indians had one-eighth white blood,
another one-sixteenth, and the other
one-thirty-second, so the courts2dis.
missed the cases. The Department OF
Justice then appealed the case to the
Supreme Court.
BY the way, the question: What is
Negro? has never been decided by
the Supreme Court and it would prob
ably be as interesting as the Indian
case. THE APPEAL has always con
tended that Negro is not a proper
racial designation for Americans O
African descent. To hear men wht
are not more than one-thirty-secont
Negro yelling themselves hoarse abou
being Negroes" presumably for tn,
purpose of making themselves popula
with black men has always SCENE,
very ludicrous. Afro-American will
cover all the various admixtures.
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The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1914-04-11

the full committee. Although the
committee has reported the nominal
ton of Judge Terrell favorably, the
fight against his confirmation has just
begun. Senator Vardaman of Mis-
sissippi, who has announced that he
will oppose with all his strength the
confirmation of any Afro-American to
high Office, will lead the opposition
to the confirmation and he will have
strong support from other Southern
Senators. It is possible that the
nomination may be held up for
months.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1914-04-11
"CHRlST Is RiSEN"-A JOY
Gus EASTER MESSAGE.

Easter is the queen of festi-
walls. 1t is the commemoration of
supreme historic fact, the rev.
elation of supreme religious
truth, the inspiration Of a su-
preme spiritual consolation, the
force Of a supreme moral mo-
tive. OF Christ's resurrection
the apostles. the early disciples,
were witnesses. His death upon
the cross had filed them with
anguish and despair. But when
the news on that first bright Eas-
ter morning spread from lip to
lip, THE Lord hath risen, in
deed, and appeared unto Peter"
then was their sorrow turned
into rapture of joy. The tu-
multuous notes of that great
Easter choraIe have rolled
through all after ages their un-
speakable giadness. That resur-
rection. that triumph over death,
has changed all the destinies
and frightened all the life of
mankind throughout the world
during the nineteen centuries
which since have passed.-Dean
Farrar. III
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1914-04-11
WORK FOR VARDAMAN AND
SMITH,

Investigation of the history and hab-
its of the parasites of the cotton boil
weevil in more comprehensive way
than ever is proposed by Secretary
Houston of the Department of Agri-
culture. He wants more funds appro-
priated with which to employ experts.
Here is an excellent opportunity
for Senators Vardaman and Hoax
Smith and Representatives Heflin of
Alabama and Clark of Florida to en-
ploy their talents. Instead Of spend
ing their time In vildfying Afro-Amer-
lean citizens over whose backs they
have Illegally climbed into power they
might make speeches in Congress in
favor Of an appropriation to eliminate
the boil weevil. This would really aid
tho South.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1914-04-11

Brown, barren 11elds and
leaden eky.
Mbere Lenten days drag
ged elowly by, ~.
Hnd death bad Knocked
at faith; r..
Now sun9low on the cast
ern bills,
New grass blades, lilies,
datfod(ls,
for Love bas conquered
Death. ..~-~>j ..'