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Busi ness letters of all kinds must be written on separate sheets from letters containing newfj or matter for publication. Kntered as second class matter June 6, 1885 at the post offtce at St.. Paul. Minn., under act ol Con gross. Match A, 1870. EX-PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT. t?- Treat each man according his worth as a man. Distrus all who would have any one lass placed before any other. Other republics have fallen be 1 :-ause the unscrupulous have I substituted loyalty to class for loyalty to the people as a whole. i President Roosevelt's r^eecJj & at kittle Rock, Ark. SATURDAY, MARCH 20, 1909. NEGRO BLOOD AMONG THE EUR- OPEAN ARISTOCRACY A short time ago, THE APPEAL had occasion to mention the fact that among the Russian aristocracy there are several persons with an infusion of Negro blood derived from their ancestor, the celebrated poet, Push kin. In a recently article the Mar quise de Pontenoy reveals the fact that the same is true of the aristo cracy of Austria, as shown by the following facts, quoted from his arti cle: "In the library of the imperial palace, in Vienna, there was pre served to the year 1848, the body of a stuffed Negro, whose history was as follows: "The Austrian general, Prince Lob kowitz purchased at Messina a seven year-old Negro boy, whom he named Angelo Solomon. "On the death of the prince he passed into the employment of Prince Wenzel Lichtenstein, who took suffi cient interest in him to cause him to be educated, and raised him from the relatively mental position that he had until then occupied. While at Vienna, Angelo Solomon .saJ if r^''ij?V .^r- managed to win the hand of a young and wealthy widow, who married him, greatly to the anger of Prince Lichtenstein, who declined to have anything more to do\ with him. The marriage turned out quite happily, and resulted in the birth of a daughter of the name of Josephine, a wonder fully beautiful woman, who, on grow ing up, married Baron von Feuch tersleben, and became the mother of the well-known poet of that name. Angelo Solomon died in 1796 and his body was mumifled and kept in the library of the imperial palace, by order of Emperor Francis but was burned with part of the palace when the city was stormed by Field Mar shal, Prince Windisch-Graetz. The Marquise remarks that as Baron von Feuchtersleben happened to be not only-a court counselor, but one of the private secretaries of the soveriegn, he h?d the privilege of gazing upon the dusky form of his dusky father in-law several time a week. Readers of Victor Hugo's novels will remember his mention of "th black abbess," who was the offspring of the Queen of Spain by a black fa vorite, all of which indicates that the blood of Africa is diffused in some very high quarters.. And, really, the question: What is a white man? is not easy to answer. HON. WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT. Who Was Inaugurated President of the United States March 4th. EMMETT J. SCOTT. Booker T. Washington, having de clined a place on the Librarian Com mission, Mr. Bmmett J. Scott, his! private secretary, has been offered the position by President Taft and Mr.! Scott is considering the offer. It is a great honor and has been conferred on a worthy young man. I For about ten years Mr. Scott has been the confidential secretary of the great educator and he has demon-' strated remarkable ability in handling the varied interests of Mr. Washing-j ton. As it is necessary for Dr. Wash-' ington to spend the greater portion! of his time traveling and soliciting! money to support Tuskegee Mr. Scott is virtually the head of the great institution during two-thirds of the year and he has managed affairs with signal ability. HON. JAMES SCHOOLCRAFT SHERMAN. Who Was Inaugurated Vice Presiden of the United States March -U 'v "v -i &"' '1* J^t i* V,' Now well and favorably known in this country, as Commissioner to Liberia, Mr. Scott will win for himself an international reputation. ITHE APPEAL bids Mr. Scott God speed. SCHOOL TAX SEGREGATION. Every time a Southern legislature meets, that same old bill for the so called segregation of the school-tax is presented by some old grayback from the regions of wayback, generally on the flr.it day of the session. It seems to have been embalmed, or kept in cold storage for the special purpose of being immediately available. When the fact is considered that the expenditure of the school funds are at the absolute discretion of boards of Caucasian directors who in variably pay larger salaries to Cau casian than to Afro-American teachers, and spend ten times as much for teachers and houses for Caucasian pupils as,they do for those for Afro Americans, there would seem to be little use for such a law, but it al ways "bobs up serenely" or other wise. It butted into the Arkansas legislature but we are glad to say it was butted out. The is not often that THE APPEAL has the opportunity to commend the doings of a Southern legislature but it certainly does so in this instance. A visitor to Washington relates the following interesting incident respect ing citizen Roosevelt. At the con vention which nominated Blaine, Sen ator Sabine, chairman of the national committee declared Gen Powell Clay ton elected temporary chairman. "Mr. Roosevelt was quickly on his feet and vigorously denounced the ac tion of Chairman Sabine, saying that the iniit rule has been forever abro gated in Republican conventions. thereupon placed in nomination John R. Lynch, of Mississippi. George William Curtis came to the support of Mr. Roosevelt and they won their point and John R. Lynch presided. Jack Johnson has called Corbett's bluff and stands ready to fight "Gen. tleman Jim when the proper arrange ments are made. 4th. &Z A^tiMt ,'r romena BY NIXOLA-GREELEY SMITH. There were 20 per cent fewer mar riages in New York last year than in 1907. This is the official statem of the board of healthT According to Commissi oner Darlington's report there were 51,097 marriages in the city last year, a decrease of 13,596, or more than 20 per cent. Now, according to the claims of the Woman's Suffrage party, the cause of votes for women gained at least as many adherents as the little god Hy men lost. Could there be, L, asked myself, any immediate relation between the falling off in the marriage rate of 1908 and the growth of the suffragette movement? Next I asked, Dr. Darlington, author of the marriage report, feeling that he could transmute what to me was mere theory into fact. An Embarrassing Question. "That's a very embarrassing ques- tion," replied the health commissioner. "I'll tell you frankly some of my best friends are women suffragists. If you'll take the responsibility of the idea, I'll say what I think about it. "In my opinion, there is no reason why an ideal ^ife shouldn't be an ad vocate of vote for women. But other men- may be less tolerant in their con ception of woman's sphere. It may be that some few timid souls have been scared away from matrimony bv the woman suffrage movement. "But I really think it's more likely that the women have become more fas tidious, more difficult to please. "Formerly a woman in selecting a husband had merely a veto power. But a suffragist would be more apt to nom inate a particular candidate to be her Helligenei. one time summer home of Dr. Lud,wig Wuellner, the famous German lieder singer, who will give i his second St.' Paul recital Thursday night in the People's church. This home was completely destroyed by the I s. Va'nderbilt turned tne ball room of her house, at No. 4 West Fifty-eighth street, New York, into a temporary theater and delightfully entertained society with her amateur theatricals. Two comedies in French were played. One was "La Chambre 820," written by Mrs. Gordon Knox Bell, who is well known in society and A Change of Tune. "Mamma, I'm tired of going to school." "What's the matter, Willie?" "Th' teacher" "Now don't you say a word against j-our teacher, Willie. I've no doubt you annoy her dreadfully, and she seems like a very nice sort of person." "Well, she said this mornin' that she didn't think I had much of a bringin* up at home, an'" "Wait! Did she say that? Well, of all i:he coarse impudence! You shan't go back there another day!" Exit Willie, grinning."Cleveland Plain Dealer. Coffee and Cgiarettes. The man behind the gun is the man Vho wins life's battles. A mint julep isn't really so cool, but it looks shady. The modern heaven is not reached in a single bound, but by a moving stair case. The other place by chute. Given the duke, any girl will fur nish the kind heart that is more than coronets. Don't do it today. It may be the wrong thing to do at any time. All the old cats" were kittens once. "How's it goings Fred?" "Rotten! Only a few 'apence, and they've pinched the decoy bob I put in the olate."The^Tatler. .5 {ikd!0M, LGfiLB!18 Air Haffdcir to Ple&ie A Fasdmatimiff Reteeaft Owiaed Iby Limdwig Wunelmieif Helligenei, a victim of Sicily's earthquaker.- husband and then. turn to and elect him by a plurality of one. "I'm a strong believer in marriage," continued the commissioner more seri ously. "I think it gives the only genu ine and lasting happiness, and that there is no task so worthy of the best efforts of men and women alike as rearing and educating a child or chil dren. It's the individual woman that makes the happiness of the home, and whether or not she is a suffragist makes little difference. A good wife, you know, has often to be a politician. Maybe a good politician might make just as good a wife." What Suffragettes Think. Thus encouraged by our witty health commissioner, I sought the camp of the suffragettes to ask them what they thought of the idea that the new yel low perilthat is, the yellow button /of suffragehad done things to the mar riage rate. Many of the suffragettes were in Al bany, but Mrs. Sofia Loebinger, one of the most prominent members of the more militant section, was inclined to be very much amused when I put the matter to her. "Nearly all of the leaders in the suf frage movement are married women," she declared, "and live very happily with their husbands, too. "One thing is certain," she continued. "If the suffrage movement has affected the marriage rate, it is because women are more particular in the choice of a husband than they used to be. "There is very little marrying for a home these days. Every girl realizes that she can earn a decent living for herself, and she does not accept the first man that asks her for fear of be ing* a burden to her parents or a charge on the county. "In that way, perhaps, the marriage rate is affectedor, at least, it will be. But certainly the men have very little to say about it, for the sort of man that objects to a woman's standing up for her own rights and those of her I sex wouldn't get to know a real suf fragist well enough to consider marry ing her." 1 STJ25 GQRDOItf JZATOX &ELL. Wuellner with tna recents earthquake. HelligenePancrazi her i was lo cated in the easternS of Sicily, and ua iparto & S com anion companion, _. D'Allura. have spent 'the months of July and August for the past ten v( ars. jf Bell m-Amafteiuur Theatricals' who acted in her own play. The other was Messrs. Bilhaud and Hennequin's "Lo Gant." which had a run three years ago in Paris. A well equipped stage was erected at the north end of the room. The pros cenium arch was covered with hands of red tapestry velours and wiui a background of fawn color the same shade as the drop curtains. Consideration. "See here, I wrote and asked von when you were going to pay that "old account, and inclosed stamp, but you never answered." "My dear sir, wouldn't it have been a mean trick to use your own stamp to disappoint, you?"Phil adejphia Ledger. No Further Question a x^ vi settles once and for AccordingT to a witer in the Sphere, thr roadhog is rapidly becoming a hi all the question whether pigs have wings.Punch. A Safe Kind. "You invented an airship?" "Yes." "What advantage has it?" "Well, for one thing, it is absolutely safe. I cannot even persuade it to take a. chance by leaving the earth."Wash ington Star. A Hint. "Halloa, old chap, where are you off to?" said one man to another. "I'm going over to the postofflce to make afr complaint about the dilatory delivery." "What's the trouble?" "Why, that check you promised to send me ten .days ago hasn't reached me yet."Tit-Bits. ^Sc^S^^th^^tSS^ TILLOTSON COLL AUSTIN. TEXAS. The Oldest and t?est School in Toxa? for Colored Students. Faculty nto^fh srrjidnates of -veil known oollr-sres in tn north. Reputation vnsurpassed. Manua tmining a part of the regular course Wii^io a snecial feature of Ihp sc^nm Rr.poinl advantages for earnest students Re-f.Uing to help themselves. Snd foT catalogue and circular to REV. MARSHALL R. GAINES, A. M., President. AUSTIN, TEXAS. AVERY COLLEGE. TRADES SCHOOL ALLEGHENY. PA. A Practical, Literary and Industrla' Trades School for Afro-American Boyp end Girls. Unusual advantages for L'CrJp und a separate building. Address Joseph D. Mahoney, Principal. Allegheny, Pa. NewEnglamJ CONSERVATORY r- OF MUSIC BOSTON,Mass. All the advantages of the fineet nd moat completely equipped Conservatory building in the world, the at mosphere of a recognized center of Art end "Music and association with the masters In the Profession are offered studenti at, the Now England Conservatory of Music. Thorough work in all departments of music. Courses can be arranged in Elocution and Oratory. GEORGE W. CHADWICK. Musical Director. AllparHeu!a-1 and year book mil be lent on application COLLEGES ENB EGHDDLR KaftWlM Building. Boys* HalL Stone HalL Qlrby H". Moaei Sots* ATLANTA UNIVERSITY, Atlanta. Oa. An unseotarlan Christian Institution, devoted especially to aOvanoed eduea* Jan. College, Norma*., College Preparatory and English Hijrh School oouwe*.with Mistrial Training. Superior advantaged Cfand frlS boys. Physical culture for rirls. Home lifel and training. Aid give'n to needySanKt deserving students. Term begins the first Wednesday in October. For catalogue" and information, address President HORACE UM8TEAD, O. D. HOWARD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE. REV. W. P. TH1RKIELD, L.L. D., 1867 1908 Robert Reyburn, M. D., W. C. McNeill, M. D. Dean Secretary The Forty-first Annual Session will Degin October 1, 1908, and continue eight months. FOUR YEARS' GRADED GOUR3C IN MEDICINE THREE YEARS' GRADED COURSE IN DENTAL SURGERY. THREE YEARS' GRADED COURSE IN PHARMACY. AN OPTIONAL FIVE-YEAR COURSE IN MEDICINE IS OFFERED. Full corps of instructors. Well equipped laboratories. The New Freedmen's Hospital, which adjoins the Medical College, just completed at a cost, of $500,000, offers unexcelled clinical facilities. The Third Session of the Post-Graduate School and Polyclinic will begin May 9, 1909, and continue sSx weeks for Medical Course and four weeks for Dental Course. For further information or catalogue, write W. C. McNEILL, D., Secretary 539 Florida AVenue, Washington, C. 1 ^m^yer^kx^n^^hJ^^^^ ^^ic&\ TUSKEGEE ir nl actf Mistrial Institute TUSKEGEE ALABAMA. (INCORPORATED) 5rfiraniedJly4, 1881, by the State Legie ^atnre as The Tuskegee State Normal School, bxempt from taxation. BOOKER T. WASHINGTON, Principal. WARREN LOGANjrTreasurer. LOCATION In the Black Belt of Alabama where the Macks outnumber bewhites three to one. ENROLLMENT AN FACULTY Enrollment last year 1,253 males. 882 .emales, 371. Average attendance, 1,105. instructors, 88. COURSE OF STUDY English education combined with industrial -raining 28 industries in constant operation. VALUE O PROPERTY Property consisting of 2.261 acres of land. 0 buildings almost wholly built with student abor, is valued at $350,000, and no mortgage. NEEDS $50 annually for the education of each stu. dent ($200 enables one to finish the course $1,000creates permanent scholarship. Students pay their own board in cash and labor.} -oney in any amount for current expenses ind building. Besides the work done by graduates as nlass room and industrial leaders, thousands a reached through the Tuskegee Negro Confer ence. Tuskegee is 40 miles east of Montgomsrv and 136 miles west of Atlanta, on the Western"Rail- roJUi. 3TL Alabama. Tuskegee is a qniet, beautiful old Soutnero town, and is an ideal place for study. The cli mate is at all times mild and uniform, thu* ***akinef the place an excellent winter re&r**" School Children Should Drink HORUCK's Virginia Normal Collegia!* Institute. PETEESBUBG, YA Department?Normal and {toll* glate Special attention to VooS andlnstrumental Mneic, Theoretical Aienltare, Sewing and Cooking, Healthy Location heated by team, lighted by electricity rooro, board, tuition, light and heat, 960, ^S"?^. Mechanical. NormalDo"*"* and hools gifts of friends, are granted "to deserv ing students who, do their tit-most -in tl*e, lme of self-help. No young man with grace, gifts, and energy, need be deprived advantages now opened to him in this Seminary. For further particular? address REV. J. W. B. BOWEN, D. I Pres. Gammon Theological Seminary. BRAINERD INSTITUTE CHESTER, S. C A normal and industrial school with a graded course of study, designed to give a thorough, symmetrical and complete English education, and lav a solid foun dation for success and usefulness in ev^rv vocation of life. Board and boarding halL MorristownNorma!College FOUNDED IN 1M1. fourteen teachers. H/iegant and com moaious buildings. Climate unsurpassed Departments: College Preparatory Nor ma], PJnglish. Music, Shorthand. Te wiiting and Industrial Training. FIFTY DOLLARS IN ADVANCE will pay for board, room, light, fuel, tui tion and Incidentals for the entire vear. Beard $6.00 per month tuition $2.30 pei term. Thorough work done in each de partment. Send tor circular to the uresi jeiit, Rev. Judson S. Hill, D. O.. M^'ristown, Tenn. SCOTIA SEMINARY This well known gchool. established for the higher education .of girls will open for the next term October 1. EVery effort will be made to provide lor the comfort, health and thorough instruction of students. Expense for board, light, fuel, washing, $45. for term of eigiit months. Address. Rev. D. J. SATTERFIELD. D. D.. ConcorcL, N. C. SAMUEL HUSTON COLLEGE. A CHRISTIAN SCHOOL,. Able and Experienced Facility. Progressive in all departments, best Methods of Instruction, Health of Stu lents carsfuliy Iocaced alter, siuaeuu. taugnt to do manual labor as well as think. For catalogue and other Informa tion, write to the president. ft. 8. LCViNGGOOD. Austin. Texas. \m CommonYeaa Mi!y.flv 6AMM0N THE0L06ICAL SEMINARY TXJUCTA, GKOBOIA AIMS AND METHODS. The aim of this school is to do prac tical work in helping men towards suc cess in the ministry. Its course of study is broad and practical its ideas are high its work is thorough its methods are fresh, systematic, clear and simple. COURSE OF STUDY. The regular course of study occupies three years, and covers the lines of work In the several departments of theological instruction usually pursued in the lead ing theological seminaries of *he country. EXPENSES AND AID. Tuition and room. rent are free. Tln apartments for students are plainly fur nished. Good board can bethadheatesevendybdrfo dollars per Buildings steam. I!1*.months. "withou interest an Ioan i.H 4 rl