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mwinmiini i, i 4" flnfi^fP*? *3rTWRk%* ^"9$*|Hgpgfl THE APPEAL. A NATIONAL AFRO-AMERICAN NEWSPAPER ISSUED SIMULTANCOU8LY IN S PAUL, MINNEAPOLIS, CHICAGO, LOUISVILLE, ST LOUIS. ST. PAUL OFFICE, No. No. 7 6 EAST FIFTH STREET J. Q. ADAMS, Cd:tor. MINNEAPOLIS OFFICE, 509 FOURTH STREET South Rev. J. W. DUNJcE. Manager. CHICAGO OFFICE, 325 Dearborn St., Suite 13-14-15 C. F. ADAMS, Manager. LOUISVILLE OFFICE, S1 2 West Jefferson Street, Room 3 H. C. WEEDEN, Manager. ST. LOUIS OFFICE, No. 1002 FRANKLIN AVENUE J. H. HARRISON, Manager. T:E:R:M:S= Single copy, per year. $2.0C Sfau Taonths. 1.10 'J? months 60 Subscriptions to be paid in advance. When Subscriptions are by any means allowed to "WIT. tthout prepayment theteims will be 60 isenio xor each Id wee^s and 5 cents for each dd vreeK .Marriage and doath notices, fifty cents. KiyBU it strictly in advam e. Marriages and deaths to be announced at HI must co in season to be news. 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Among the utterances upon the sub ject of free and fair elections none are more forcible than the fol lowing from the message of Governor Eagle of Arkansas: "The liberties of the people and the perpetuity of good government can only be secured and perpetuate by free and fair elections. The right of every citizen to cast his bal lot untrammeled, and to have it honestly counted, is one of the highest and most sacred rights enjoyed by an American citizen. To corrupt the ballot box would be to corrupt and finally destroy the government itself. I can conceive of no greater calamity that could befall the State, than to have the ballot box lose its purity and its sacrednees. As we would preserve our libeities and the generations to come, let us preserve free and fair elections." An important bill has passed the house of the Georgia legislature. It is the Georgia law regarding labor agents, re quiring them to pay an annual license tax befoie they can conduct that busi ness. This was so altered that the li cense will cost $1,00 for each county in which the agents operate. The above shows how very anxious the North Car olina people are to get rid of their Col ored population Their representatives in Congress are stultifying themselves in a most extravagant manner when they pretend that their state could do with out the laboi of the Colored man, with out that labor, the whole South would be a howling wilderness. The New York Nation sajs: "Hill is the only Governor of New York who, besides being bad, was not ashamed of his badness, and who openly and per sistently allied himself with the worst elements of his party to make plunder of the public fortune." We are not sorry to learn there is something to re strain the extravagance of the Nation's delight over the late defeat of the Re publican party. Grant, Hill, "Paddy" Diver and Demorest, area pretty strong dose, but if the decent white people in JNew York don't value their suffrage, it has to be swallowed. What was predicted in THE APPEAL a few days ago, that the Democrats had the squeeze on certain so-called Repub lican congressmen an I could make them dance to any music that might be played has been verified by later developments. Without doubt, there were many partici pants in the pool, but all managed to conceal their tracks, except Cameron. Cameron was the booby of the pool, as he has long been of the Senate. The Democrats first bought, then used, then betrayed him. The proceedings of the Southern legis latures may be summarized as follows: I. An act to disfranchise Afro-Amer icans. II. An act to do something else to Afro-Americans. III. An act to pension Confederate soldiers IV. An investigation of how much the treasmy has left in the treasury. V. An act to boycott emigrant agents. From South Carolina comes the sor owful tidings that the brigadiers are cotting Tillman. The city authorities S gM^MMsihZah^ of Columbia, the capital city, had a cen tennial celebration and took special pains to leave him out. That is a little worse than they treated the Colored governor Gleaves, when they had him. But, then Gleaves was not an upstart. The report of the Commissioner of Indian affairs shows that during the years 1886 to 1890 inclusive the govern ment appiopriated to the support ot sectarian schools among the Indians $2,- 621,500. Is it not about time that this outrageous abuse should cease, and these barnacles be shaken off from the treasury. At a maes meeting in Topeka, Kansas, Col. Livingston, President of the New Xork State Farmer's Alliance denounced the Kansas Alliance as being dominated by the Southern branch of the organiza tion, which he said, hoped to gain con trol of the National Government and re peal all past pension legislation. Senator Ingalls was defeated in the senatorial election, as he richly deserved to be. His pair with Sanders was noth ing less than than a cowardly surrender of his principles, if he has any, or a proof of his utter lack of any such in convenient personal property. The Indianapolis Journal explains why Mills cavorted so tne other day. The speaker's ruling cut him off from making a speech, and the Journal re marks: "When a Texas steer wants to bellow and can't, it feels bad." The Colored Anti-Prohibitionists \i ill shortly start a paper at Dubuque, Iowa. As there are only ten Colored families in Dubuque, we presume the funds to lun the affair will be furnished by the whites. A member of the Colorado legislature who was present during the late muck running in the House, was so vividly re minded of home, and was made "so durn lonesome" that he wept. Senator Cameron is a minus sign in Congress not even counting one to make a quorum. He has, however, two big things about him, a name and a fortune both inherited. Whether the recent Indian war amounted to much or not it is estimated in the war department that the cost of the same will be in the neighborhood of $2,000,000. The President has received several vials of Kock's lymph. He ought to try it on Mills. That gentleman seems to have a desperate attack of jimjams. Senator Stewart claims that the Lodge Bill is worse than secession, but does not say how it Gompares, morally, with silver pooling. Congressman Spinola compliments the Colored men highly when he says that "no Colored man is on the rolls of Tammany." The National Baptist calls the Silver Bill "a bill to unsettles all value and to facilitate swindling." And that is just what it is. The President has issued a message ratifying the Brussels act of last July for the suppression of the African slave trade, It is reported that Robert Lincoln now Minister to the Court of St. James is to be tendered the Treasurv Portfolio. The Messiah craze reached Congress. 'Twas Immaterial to Her. MB III AT EASEWhat month would yon prefer to be married in" Miss W^NTS TJ GET MAKBIEDOb, any month you wish Which shall it be* seems to have Men Who Advertise. And need anew idea BOW and then, or who have not always the time or in clination to prepare their advertise ments, will find a valuable assistant in the^novel book of "Ideas for Advertis- ers," just published by D. T. Mallett, New Haven, Conn., and sent on receipt of 1 00, postpaid. He also publishes a tasty pajnphlet called "When," (price 25c.) a treasury of good advice to busi- *JK. & ness men. Descriptive circulars of both these new books can be obtained upon request to the pub isher. Thss column contains matter of especial in terest to women and we solicit itemsol inter est from them Send us shoit sketches and photographs of prominent women. THE A P PE'tis prepaied to furnish light but profit able emploj ment to intelligent women. No woman is pure at heart who lacks charity. Flattery will win a woman's love when love will fail, Man sometimes forgets a wrong a wo man never does. The sweet st picture in the world is a pretty mother with her first babe. A woman can only be a friend to a wo man when her interests are not con cerned. ^ome women make a practice of test ing everything concocted for the preser vation of beauty. Many men make their servants a pres ent of their old clothes. Most women sell theirs to struggling, ragged maid ser vants. Finger nails are not worn as long nor so pointed as they were a little time ago. Manipulation is said to be the best thing for improving the hands. Few mothers are well enough acquain ted with their daughters to have their confidence, a condition to which the downfall of many a girl can be attributed. There is nothing half way about the sleeves of the present day. They must either consist of a paltry ribbon bow just across the shoulder, or else be of such proportions as to skillfully conceal every inch of the arm from tip to knuck les. A clever foreigner has said that in France, women are the inferiors of men, in England their equals and in America their superiors. An Amer.can of the gentler sex,.not too modestly, says "wo- men are men's equals anywhere on earth." Every woman who is obliged to go out in bad weather should have a dress faced with rubber of the lightest quality, which she should keep in reserve for these occasions. Possessed of such a gown a women is saved much trouble and vexation of spirit. It Was Magnificent We congratulate Bro. Adams on the Holiday Number of THE APPEAL. It was magnificent.San Francisco Sentinel. #f THE APPEAL: A NATIONAL AFRO-AMERICAN NEWSPAPER. BEAUTY CONTEST. Who is the Most Beautiful Afro-Amer ican Woman? The Question to be Decided-by the Read ers of Th AppealBeautiful antl Costly Prize to be Awarded to the Winner. THB APPEAL has determined to have its thousands of readers from the Atlan tic to the Pacific and from the Great Lakes to the Gulf, decide who shall wear the crown as the most beautiful Afro-A mencan women. The cantest will not be confined to any particular locality but every respectable Colored women in America will be allowed to compete for the prize. Two prizes will be awarded: One to the most beautiful married woman, the other to the most beautiful single wo man. The details have not as yet been ar ranged but we print a ballot and our readers may begin to save ballots to cast for their favorite beauty. RULES OF VOTING. Any Afro-American woman of good re pute, not younger than "4Weet sixteen," in the United States, may1 ^'lllllu-l^ 'be voted for. Any person ca.il"vote who^omplies with the following%8nditions:e Get a copy of THE APPEAL, cut out the ballot you will find there write on it the FULL name of the woman and her full address and aend it by mail, or bring it to THE APPEAL office 325 Dearborn street Chicago. You can vote for the same woman as often as you please. Every time you get a ballot you can send in a vote. The only qualification for voting is to cut out the ballot in THH. APPEAL and fill it out as directed above. But one wo man can be voted for on each ballot. Ballots containing the name of more than one woman, will be thrown out. See that your friends all get THE AP PEAL, and if they do not wish to use the ballot, ask them to save it for you. Remember that every copy of THE AP PEAL contains one ballot, and that every ballot means another vote. C. DUKE, Editor of The Echo. Slaot and dangerously -wounded at Pine Bluff, Ark., by one Carroll, on account of certa in statements in The Echo, reflecting on the character of Mrs. Carroll. Place your ballots in an envelope and address it as follows: THE APPEAL, CHICAGO.ILL. rf^Al- City State. r-""" SJT *^J _j aaa* jf lit j,ii(i 'f No Street Fill the Blanks, Cut out and send to THE APPEAL, Chicago III The beauty contest has been started. It is early in the fight so as yet very few votes have come in as follows: Miss Lillian L. Morris, Louisville, Ky. Miss Pelagie Thomas, Alton. 111. Miss Lilhe Miller, Schenectady. N. Y. Mies Viola Berrv, St. Paul, Minn. Miss Melanie Macklin, St. Louis, Mo. Miss Minnie Moore, New Orleans, La. Miss Jennie Claven, Marquette, Mich. Miss Virginia Mordecai, St. Louis. Miss Birdie Miller, St. Paul, Minn. Miss Mary M. Anderson, Chicago. Miss Addie Kinley, Chicago. Miss Hattie B. Hudlun, Chicago. Miss Daisy Grubbs, Louisville. Miss Marv Godette, Kipton, Ohio. Miss Bachael Davis, Louisville, Ky. Mrs. S. W. Newton, St. Louis. Mre. Ophelia Bell, Cincinnati, Ohio. Mrs. Eleanora Franklin, Chicago. Mrs. W. H. Steward, Louisville, Ky. R~U Pleasantry in the Garrison Guard's Band Mrs. Lillie Henderson, Cincinnati, O. Mrs. Jasper Gibbs, Minneapolis, Minn. Mrs. Dora Newman, Portland, Ore. When asking questions to which answers are looked foi in this column, coirespondents should bear in mind that matters likely to be of geneial inteie&t always have the prefer ence. Write upon one side ot the paper caly E. B. S., LaramieSeptember 25th, 1873 was Thursday. DRUM MAJOR COONLEY Umpah' D' low down Cullnd pusson whad putp cnssion caps dem cymballs an' flour in dat bass dram, don't p'rade wiv die org nization no more' J. B. T., Madison, asks. Who was Cain's fe? You know as much about Cain's wife as we do. S. D. M., Youngstown-Moistening the finger nails with tincture of aloes is a good remedy for biting ones nails. Mrs. D. B., ElizabethWe do not know of any remedy for that particular trouble. Time, good living and exercise will in a degree remove the difficulty. S. B. J., TroyThe cardinal points in geography are the East, West, North and South points of the compass the cardi nal numbers are one, two, three the cardinal virtues are prudence, justice, fortitude and temperence. G. W., Chicago, asks: "What has be come of the Afro-American League? Did it not adjourn to meet in Knoxville, Tenn., Jan., 1891? Write to T. Thomas Fortune, Esq., No. 4 Cedar street, New York City, for information. C. J. D., ChicagoA landlord can inDaily crease the rent whenever he pleases after the lease has expired. Of course if a tenant has a lease for a specified time the rent cannot be increased during the term. If a landlord raises the rent the tenant must pay or get out. Schoolgirl, SpringfieldChewing gum may be made as follows: Take of pre pared balsom of tulu, two ounces white sugar, one ounce oat meal, three oun ces. Soften the balsom by means of a hot water bath, mix in the oatmeal and sugar and then roll in finely powdered sugar and form into sticks. Jessica, CnicagoYou are too young by several years to marry. If the young man is honest in his love for you, andlis, wishes to make you his wife, he will will ingly wait until you are of a proper age, and in the meantime, by his upright course of conduct prove to your parents that he is worthy of their trust as well as yours. Constant Reader, TacomaThe wed ding anniversaries are as follows: First year, cotton Second, paper Third, Leather Fifth, wooden Seventh, wool en Tenth, tin Twelfth, 6ilk and fine linen Fifteenth, crystal Twentieth, china Twentyfifth, silver Thirtieth, pearls Fortieth, rubies Fiftieth, gold en Sevenly fifth, diamond. Inquirer, CincinnatiThe father of Alexandre Dumas, the French novelist, was General Alexandre Davy Dumas, who served with distinction under Na polian I. The general was the son of the Marquis de la Pailbeterie, his moth er being a Negro. He was bom atJeremie, Hayti. When quite young he was sent to France to be educated, and at the age of fourteen enlisted in a cavalrv regiment under his mother's name of Dumas. He died in 1806, when his son Alexandre was about three years of age. After his father's death, Alex andre was sent to school until his fif teenth year, when he was placed in the office of a notary. At eighteen he com menced to write plays, none of which, however, were produced, and at twenty went to Paris, where he succeeded in obtaining a small office in the house of Louis Philippe, Duke of Orleans. Short ly after this, his career as a dramatist, ana novelest commenced, and he con tinued writing to the time of his death which occurred at Dieppe, December, 5, 1870. NUPTIAL KNOTS Mr. Samuel Simpson of Philadelphia and Miss Mary Dupee of Camden, N. J., were mairied last week. Mr. C. E. Brooks and Miss Lucy Wil liams of New Orleans were joined in matrimony last Wednesday. Mr. Daniel Blackman and Miss Eva Wilson of Jackson, Mies., were married Thursday evening by Rev. E. B. Topp. Mr. R. Howard of Atlanta was mar ried to Mies P. Barnes at the bride's residence in Memphis, Tenn., by Rev. L. Williams. Rev. G. W. Halbert and Miss Ella Johnson were united in wedlock at Vicksburg, Miss., Wednesday night, by Rev. M. Lewis. Mr. W. J. Mclntyre of Verbena and Miss Lizzie Williams of Montgomery, Ala., were married Wednesday, Rev. A. N. McEwen officiating. IHB APPEAL i uie bo ileal most pro gressive and most enterprisirg news paper of its class THE PRESS (NEW YORK) FOB 1891. DAILY. SUNDAY. WEEKLY. 6 pages, lc 20 pages, 4c 8 cr 10 pagte, 2c The Aggressive Republican Jour nal of the Metropolis. A NEWSPAPER FOR THE MASSES. FOUNDED DECEMBER 1ST, 1887 Circulation over 100.000 copies Daily! THE PRESS IS the org.m of no faction, pulls no wire*, has no animosities to avenge. 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