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The Appeal., 1916-12-09
LUCKY COIN TO DAUGHTER.
Governor. Pennypaeker Carried Il |
Pockat For E;f$v.&.> v>..

Governor Pennypacker Carried Il In
Pocket For Fifty-fve Years.
Norristown, Pa.-The will Of former
Governor Samuel w. Pennypacker.
Just admitted to probate, distributes an
estate estimated at $4,000 to $4,000
among his widow and children.
One Of the odd features Of the viii
Is the clause which leaves to his
daughter, Josephine w. Pennypacker,
"the silver dollar given me by my
grandmother. which has been in my
pocket wherever have been and wher.
ever ! have gone during the last fifty
five years."
This coin. says the testator. ..is the
one concrete thing most closely asso-
ciated with me personally
The Appeal., 1916-12-09
SPORTSMEN PLAN TO WIPE
:. OUT TIE ENGLISH SPARROW
Will Ask Governor Of Every State
to Aid In Work.

New York.-The League of Ameri-
can Sportsmen. whose object is the
preservation of wild life. is consider
Ing the question OF. inaugurating ma
t1on wide campaign for the destruction
OF the English sparrow. Its officials
say this bird has made such headway
here that 1t is driving out the smaller
song and insectivorous birds and that
It has becomesa question Of whether
we will have only the English sparrow
to represent our bird life or, destroy it
and regain some 6fty species Of useful
and beautiful birds that used to in
habit farms and countryside all over
the land.
The league intends to issue procla-
nation declaring war on the English
sparrow and setting aside week. pos
.stbly in April or May of next year, to
be devoted especially to waging it.
The governor of every state will be
asked to aid the work. Printed in
structions as to the plan of the cam
paign will be sent to the mayors of all
incorporated cities and villages. to the
heads of the school systems In every
county, to college presidents. to princi-
pals Of preparatory schools, to the
heads Of the boy scouts in each state
and to other organizations which might
be expected to extend. sympathy and
aid.
-Four principal methods of action will
be employed: Tearing down the nests.
trapping the birds. shooting. them un-
der police supervision and under IT,
censes issued by the police authorities.
and. in cities where water pressure is
available. turning the hose on the
birds at night after they have gone to
rONst =
The Appeal., 1916-12-09
PASTOR RUSSELL NOT RICH.

There are very few reading people
in this country who have not noticed
Pastor Russell's Sermons" in the
daily papers or the other publications
in which they appeared.
People of the world, knowing the
selfish trend of man generally, nera
inclined to believe that Pastor Russel.
was not publishing his sermons solely
for the religious benefit Of his fellow
man, but for the filthy lucre there
seemed to be in them, however this
appears to not be the fact, for accord
The Appeal., 1916-12-09

ing to the Associated Press dispatches
an estate Of 5000 was all Pastor"
Charles T. Russell left, according to
his will, in the December issue of the
Watch Tower. The will stipulates five
men, appointed by him as the editorial
staff Of his magazine, are to receive
$40 each month for current expenses in
addition to board and lodging.
This ought to change the opinion
that many persons had Of the deceased.
The Appeal., 1916-12-09
BABEL OF TONGUES.
Alisn Residents TO Be Taught English
at Niuht Glasses, m

at Might Glasses. s.. s.%
Bayonne. N. J.-In an effort to Amer
tcanfze this city Preston Il. Smith. su-
pertntendent OF schools here. will In
stitute. this fall and winter night
classes for the instruction Of its popu-
latton In the English language. OF it's
10000 Inhabitants Bayonne has $4,000
who speak foreign tongues.
: II these can be induced to adopt the
language OF the republic Mr.. Smith be-
lieves that It will be better for busi-
ness. better for education and much,
better in case Of strikes. AS be point
ed out. when one side In a labor dis
pute does its arguing In speech In
COMPREHENSIVE to the other side there
ts not much chance of satisfactory
settlement.
The Appeal., 1916-12-09
Financier Som. Farmer Too.

Financi0r Some Farmer Too.
Winsted. Connecticut farmers must
take on their hats to George B. Case
OF Wall street. New York. who has
grown on his estate in Norfolk one Of
the best-crOps Of corn ever raised in
the state Here Is what the crop cost
him: Cost Of Flowing three and half
acres. $25: cost Of phosphate. $40: cost
OF planting. s.: cost of cultivation. $50:
cost Of lime. $3.50: total. $112.50. Esti-
mated yield Of. corn. 600 bushels. worth
$3OO.
The Appeal., 1916-12-09

He says, there Is more to life than
just making money. Life calls for
leisure not machine-made days of
money-mad activities. "You hurry so
you forget that life at it's best is just
simplicity, taking time to get the
things that money can never buy.
Like a popcorn wagon are your
modern ideas Of life. Everything is
popping and bursting in different d.
rections, no peace, no poise any,
where" --..@@E .,.. 49,
The Appeal., 1916-12-09
DEAF MAN IN BATTLE
4 HERO UNDER FIRE
Unable to Hear Orders, He Faces:
Silent Death Rescuing
Wounded.

London Some day the stretcher
bearers who are working steadily
throughout the big attack ought to
have a monument all to themselves.
They have already earned it by their
magnificent courage under terrific fire.
One officer Of Manchester Pals
regiment which fought at Mametz and
elsewhere is now in London hospital,
his life saved by the courage Of the
men who dashed through curtain of
fire to his rescue when he fell help.
lessly wounded.
He says that all the time the stretch.
er bearers were doing things which
deserved the distinguished conduct
medal, and he told of at least one man
who he thinks has won it. This is q
man so deaf that he was unfit for work
In the trenches. He was a cheerful
sort, and the men liked the queer
things that happened when he failed
to hear an order.
Every one but the deaf man stood to.
He took no notice.
OuTluB tne DIG Dattle he was ordered
to the clearing station just behind the
lines, but he spent the whole day un.
der the murderous fire Of the machine
guns and the artillery between the
first line trenches and shorter trench
far advanced in the most exposed part
OF the ground. picking up the wounded,
twisting them On to his broad back
and staggering back with them under
fire until he reached place of CON-
parative safety.
Then he went back into the thick of
1t again. He was the one man in that
toiling. devoted company who did not
hear the awful clamor of the shells.
but calmly faced a silent death. The
Pals whom he has so often amused
are now hoping that he will get the
medal he deserves.
The Appeal., 1916-12-09
THE SIN or SILENCE

To sin by silence when we should
protest makes towards out Of men.
The human race has climbed on pro-
test. Had no voice besn raised against
Injustice, ignorance and lust, tho in
QUESTION yet would serve the law, and
guilIotines decide our least disputes.
The few who dare must speak and
speak again to right the wrongs Of
many.-EIIa Wheeler Wilcox.
The Appeal., 1916-12-09
Oldest Active Min;.tar.

Pasadena, CALI Rev. David Jordan
Higgins, former Geneva NJ. e. church.
pastor. was ninety-nine on Sept. Il.
he Is believed to be the oldest minis
ter In the United States who IL sein
active as preacher and writer.
The Appeal., 1916-12-09
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Only enc cent ana two cent stamps
silver should never be sent through the
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else 1t may be stolen. Persons Who
sent silver 20 us in letters do 20 at their
sWn risk.
Marriage and death notices 10 lines or less
u. Each additional line 10 cents. Pay
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cate Of the missing number. -..
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state. Business letters Of all kinds mus
~ written on separate sheets from tet'
t>ra e0ntaining news or matter for pub
Juns :. 1855 at the poatofiies st ct. Paul ]
,sia '' ~
The Appeal., 1916-12-09
GOD GIVE Us MEN.

God give us men! time like this demands
Strong minds great hearts, true faith and ready hands
Men whom the lust Of Office does not kill;
Men whom the spoils Of Office cannot buy;
Men who possess opinions and will;
Men who have honor-men who will not lie;
Men who can stand before demagogue
And damn bis treacherous batteries without winkng!
Tall men, sun crowned, who live above the fog
IN public duty and in private thinking
II e. Holland
The Appeal., 1916-12-09
TIE MAN WHO DARES

honor the man who in the consci-
entio,as discharge of his duty dares to
stand alone; the world, with ignorant,
intolerant judgment, may condemn,
the countenances Of relatives may be
averted, and the hearts Of friends grow
cold. but the sense of duty done shall
be sweeter than the applause Of the
world, the counte11ances Of relatives or
the hearts Of friends Charles Summer.
The Denver star., 1916-08-19


at the Gold Coast bar. This book OF
Mr.. Cosey's is really worth while. 1t
IL q decidedly valuable contribution to
our racial literature and should have
4 wide reading. Every Negro attorney
throughout the country should possess
a copy of ''Cosey on Title Of Record
have known Mr.. Cosey for over twen-
ty years and have always believed that
he was one day going to do something
to make himself famous. He has done
the trick and deserves. and should
have, the commendation and the sub
stantial encouragement Of the mem
bers of his profession. for whom he
has performed a service which should
not be lightly regarded. for the man
who writes law book. with all its
dry. uninteresting detail. is worthy to
rank with Job for endurance and pa
tience.
The Denver star., 1916-08-19
HAMPTON SUMMER SCHOOL
ENDS SUCCESSFUL SESSION
Many Teachers Hear Series Of Lectures
by Or. George e. Haynes.

Hampton, Va.-The summer schoO.
at Hampton institute has closed one Of
its most successful sessions. The at
tendance was larger than it was in
1918. All the southern states had large
representations among the teachers.
and there was considerable numt<i
from other sections. North Carolina
had the largest number. there bein.
1873 teachers from that state.
Among the good things enjoyed by
the teachers was series of lectures
and discussions conducted by DIR.
of the National League on Urban Com
ditions Among Colored People ana.
professor of social science at Fisk un,
versity. These lectures q attracted muct
attention and favorable comment froIn
all sides. This course of lectures dis
cussed the causes of and methods TO
check migration of cOlored people frOu
the country to the city, occupations
and wages and how to organize Negro
occupations for improving efficiency
and wages.
The course included also discussions
Of tuberculosis. hook worm and typhoid
fever in their connection with low
wages. low grade Of Industrial intelli-
gence and low standards of living
among colored people.
Through the whole series Of lectures
DR.. Haynes made application Of the
Information to actual conditions in ru-
raj and city localities where teachers
are working. Many of the teachers
conferred with the lecturer from day
to day about problems in their own
communities So pleased were the
teachers that at the closing lecture
they rendered the speaker an enthusi-
astic vote Of thanks and appreciation
and pledged active cooperation In tho
community betterment movement he
y leading.
These lectures are q part Of q plan
for promoting community betterment
conducted by the national and the So
ctal science department OF Fisk uni
versity. Similar lectures have been
given the past two summers at the
Agricultural and Industrial State Nor.
NAL school, Nashville. Tenn; the Flor
ida State Agricultural and Mechanical
college. the Tuskegee (Ala.) institute,
Virginia Union university and at the
West Virginia Collegiate institute sum-
mer school.
The Denver star., 1916-08-19
VALUABLE WORK ON LAW.

EstimabIs Service Rendered by Alfred
D. Cosy to Lawyers and Lsymsn.
Attorney Alfred Bonito Cosey Of
Newark and the New Jersey bar has
compiled for the use Of the busy law
yer q compendium Of English and
American law on title Of record with
practice and procedure supported by
English and American decisions. In
the preface to his book the author
says:
The purpose Of this book is to pre-
sent In 4 condensed form the origin.
history. object, use. constitutionality
and construction Of the American and
English recording and registry laws
and record title and index thereof; the
distinction between them: when. how
instruments conveying real or personal
property or interest therein shall be
acknowledged. proved. witnessed. re-
corded. filed Or title registered. the
number Of Witnesses required: with
references to American and English
statutes aAd decisions. together with
the practice and procedure thereon.
and the duties Of the recording officer
or register"
The book contains 415 pages. is cloth
bound and looks exactly what it is-a
law book reference book packed
from cover to cover with a mass of
useful legal information which every
young beginner in the law should have
in his library and every old practition-
er within easy reach on busy days.
Mr.. Cosey has rendered a distinct
service to the members Of his profes-
sion in preparing for their use . vol
ume Of such incalculable service to
lawyers and laymen. To know what to
do and how to do 1t with exactness
and certainty h set out with great
minuteness Of detail in "Cosey on Title
Of Record"
1t u the most ambitious undertaking
BY q Negro disciple Of Blackstone in
the United States Of America. With
the exception OF . small work by the
late d. A. Straker OF Michigan this is
the drst legal work from the pen Of
q Negro lawyer In this country which
has come to my notice. says John +.
Bruce Crit
In Africa. Haiti and other West In
dia islands Negroes write law books
that stand the test OF critical examina-
ton. The late j.. Mensoh IArbah's
"Fanu Customary Laws" have been
adopted by the English courts on the
Gold Coast. Africa. as standard author
ity on native laws. Cosely Hayfords
Gold Coast Native Institutions" Is 4
learned legal definition on-interpretation
OF the tribal laws OF West Africa
which Englishmen are learning to re-
spect.
Mr.. Sarbah was in his lifetime nc.
knowledged as the ablest Of the many
able lawyers on the Gold Coast Cose.
ly Hayford now occupies that position
The Denver star., 1916-08-19
PYTHIANS RULD FORTH IN
CITY OF BROTHERLY LOVE
Grand Lodge Of Pennsylvania FsIiei-
tatss With New Jersey Knights.


The grand lodge. Knights OF Pythias
Of Pennsylvania, begins its tenth an
nual meeting in Philadelphia on Mon
day, July "a Members of the order In
Philadelphia maintain several subor-
dinate lodges and two regiments OF the
uniform rank. They are sure to give
visitors Of the state lodges and their
fellow members Of the order from New
Jersey. under command of Brigadier
General Fitzgerald. q mighty good
time.
General Fitzgerald in turn Is play
ing host to the Keystone State knights
by giving them a royal side trip to
Atlantic City. The main session closes
Friday evening. July %. Many good
results to the credit Of the state or
ganization are expected.
The Denver star., 1916-08-19

Fighting Color Line In Public School.
The various local branches Of ~
National Association For the Advance
ment Of Colored People located in diff
ferent sections of the country act as
a national vigilance committee for the
main organization. The Portland (Ore,
branch is now fighting an attempt OF
the school board of Portland to dis
criminate against the colored pupils of
the public school in the use of the
swimming pool.
The Denver star., 1916-08-19
MONEY TO LOAN
Chatt0lS

ANYBODY go. &as sso s4o
FURNITURE,
MACHINES, RANGES, TEAMS, CATTLE cHATTEls FARM
PLEMENTs, STORE FIXTURES, IN COME LANDS, LOTS
VERY SECRET,
HOURS, A. NJ. p. N.
The Denver star., 1916-08-19
RURAL TRAINING
SCHOOLS SOUTH
Necessity For Better Prepared
Teachers Clearly Shown.
MANY AGENCIES At WORK.

Eight Southern States Are CO. -operat-
ing With the Gsnssai Education
eeard For the Improvement Of coun-
try School Faeilities-Attitudso Of Su.
psrvisors Is Friendly.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-06-07
in those four years?

Of preparedness in those four years?
No
want every hard-thinking Ameri-
can citizen to read this article and
then Judge for himself whether I am
right or wrong in my assertions. 1
will repeat, there never was a man
who had a better opportunity to pre-
pare this country for what seems
to be coming now than this same T.
R. His opportunity lasted about six,
and one-half years. Did he look six
months into the future? No.-John
N. HoeIen.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-06-07
CAIN AND ABEL

CAIN AND ABEL.-It may be of
interest to some of your readers to
know the original meaning of the
words, Cain and Abel.
The word Cain originally meant
possession. According to Josephus,
Cain was the first man who enclosed
the earth and invented weights and
measures. We might call Cain the
forerunner of commerciaIism and
land monopoly.
Abel signifed sorrow in the an
cient language of the Jewish scrip
tuTe.
It may be that the original idea
it was intended to convey by these
two types has been obscured by the
lapse of time, so that at present
when we think of Cain and Abel we
overlook the lesson which might be
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-06-07

HOT WEATHER DRlNKS.-Hot
weather approaches and with it many
a beloved departs to the great be-
yond before their time from drinking
cold drinks. In hot weather it is not
a cold drink that is required, but a
warm or hot drink, with lemon juice
added. The animal must drink the
water from the top of the brook,
where it is warm. If cold it does not
gulp it down and cause a congestion
or freezing of the stomach nerves
and muscles, but sips it slowly. The
writer has known Of people becom-
ing suddenly i'll and dying because
of having taken a drink of ice-cold
lemonade, ice-cold water or ice-cold
beer.-P. NJ.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-06-07

UTAH. - If there was anything
lacking to prove my assertion that
the cause of labor is often injured by
absurd doings and saying of some
who claim to be its champions, Bro.
Stones recent brainstorm fully sup
piled it.
Some yell for free speech, but con-
denim all speech which does not con-
form with their ideas. Others want
liberty, but only for themselves.
During Hills funeral a poor ped
dler was hawking Hill buttons on
the street Promptly other souvenir
peddlers tried to drive him off be-
cause he was not paying a percen-
tage to their organization. He had
a city license and the police protect
ed him. Then, of course, the police
man was "a tool of capital" etc., see!
Because 1 prefer to abide by the
decision of twelve honest jUrymen,
some of them labOTeTs, rather than
the opinion of some one who was
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-06-07
derived from this legend did we know
the original meaning of the two
names.-J. Weller.
SUNDAY BARRIERS.

present time there is some talk of
passing a state law closing barber
shops on Sunday. If this is not done
I would like to make a proposition
to the BARRIERS of Chicago, and that
is that if the public wants Sunday
service it is no more than right that
it pay time and a half for Sunday
work.
Shoe shining stands that shine
shoes for a nickel during the week
charge a dime Saturday or Sunday,
and I think that shops that are get
ting Is cents for shaving and 25
cents for hair cutting should get 20
cents for shaving and 35 cents for
hair cutting on Sunday.
Now, BARRIERS, think this over and
talk it over with your fellow work
men and the boss, for, after work
ing Saturday until 10 o'clock, and
many times later, tits no joke to be
on the job again at 7 o'clock Sunday
morning.-M. D. Burrows.
The Detroit times., 1916-10-18

which mad, some ot .ou come h'''
toutabi what s. it'
"You know what a. s. Che hunger
of the human heart lor cod God
mI tlm hunger there, and it Us His
proof that tie VIII accent you ID you
come
What Jesus said centuries ago is
still true-it sti!l has power 10 save.
II o. ius' as much fOr us as II was
Tor The people OF fiia day.
In Egypt theg dug up from th.
long forgotten tomb mummy
that had been placed there $500
years ago. and when they unWrap
pod tuc clothes about tt7there fell
uut d few grains 0f wheat
"They planted these shrivelcd
grains in the fertile valley OF the
Nile, and they spruu'cd and grew,
and when they were rlpened they
saved the seed and today there are
thousands OF bushels of wheat from
that seed that had lain in the mum
mv- tomb during the centuries
These words of Jesus apply as
much today as when Jesus uttered
them They have power 10 make
Tie drunkard sober they have pow
or 90 save rEcrv sinner IN Detroit
"The religion OF Jesus Is some
thing more than a system or NOR
ala There is no Christianity where
Jesus is lcft 0ut can preach Mo
hammcdausu without Muhammei
/ can preach Buddhism without
Budiha can preach Zor0astoH-m
without Zoroastcr
In each 90 these three there Is q
line OF doctrine without any espc-
Cial need of IT'S founder, but without
Christ there can be no Christianity
II 's not only code ~ living n is
a personality. a living link between
man and tNo Father I cannot preach
Jesus uuless 7 accept Jesus Christ
Jesus says ~ YOU VIII open ih"
door viii como and prove NF
power through your life
You Go TO Church Devil Beats You
To H.
"A man say ro m" Well ! serve
God a-k blm uoa
81 70 ra church. ne SAYS
n .at 500 does the devil. and lc
beats Won to IT.. at that The church
b,u never ring that hc isn't ON
'he job.
EH' ,Uo man says 'Iurav' 'wH'1
Noern .'r. read rhu H..'"
Ht.u yuu DON'T feel good
Sou pra
Sons, ~ Won are like the m.u
who Na aired by farmer i' r
~ tho table md alto and 7fo and