The Appeal

THE APPEAL KEEPS IN FRONT BECAUSE: 1-It aims to publish all the news possible. 2-It does so impartially, wasting no words. 3-Its correspondents are able and energetic. Early Co Against Abraham Lincoln very spirited one, belonging to Lamon, the marshal of the District of Columbia, was Mr. Lincoln's favorite saddle animal and when he was in the White House stables he always chose him. As horse and rider approached the gate I noticed that the president was barreheaded. After I had assisted him in checking his steed the president said to me: "He me pretty near getting away with me, didn't he? He took the bit in his teeth before I could draw the reins." I then asked him where his hat was and he replied that somebody had fired a gun off down at the foot of the hill, which scared his horse, and the lurch of the animal topped his hat off. I led the horse to the cottage where the president and his family was staying. There he dismounted and went in. Thinking the proceeding a little strange, a corporal and I started in the direction from which the report of the gun had been heard, to investigate. When we came to the place where the driveway meets the main road we found the president's hat—a plain silk hat—and on examining it found a bullet hole through the corner of the crown. The shot had been fired upward and it was evident that the person who had fired it had secreted himself close to the roadside. We listened and searched the locality thoroughly, but to no avail. The next day I gave Mr. Lincoln his hat and called his attention to the bullet hole. He unconcernedly remarked that it was put there by some foolish gunner and was not intended for him. He said, however, that he wanted the matter kept quiet and admonished us to say nothing about it. The next fall, after we had taken up our winter quarters at the White House, a conspiracy to kidnap the president was unknowingly frustrated by us. Had the truth of the affair leaked out at the time it doubtless would have created great excitement. Our quarters were immediately in front of the south porch of the Executive Mansion, a position which placed us at about equal distance from* the treasury building on the east and the war and navy building on the west. For reasons at the time unknown to us we were ordered to move our guard tent and place it at the west end of the gravel walk, directly in the rear of the war department. While we stayed there nothing occurred to arouse suspicion. Shortly afterward we learned, however, that on the very night after we had moved the tent the confederates had a plan laid to capture the president. The conspirators were to hide in the shrubbery and when the president came along --- VOL. 26. NO. 7. BOUT the middle of August, 1862, Company K of the One hundred and, fifth Pennsylvania volunteers, known as the "Bucktail" regiment, of which I was a private, was detailed as a bodyguard of Presl- BOUT the middle of August, 1862, Company K of the One hundred and fifth Pennsylvania volunteers, known as the "Bucktall" regiment, of which I was a private, was detailed as a bodyguard of President Lincoln and continued in that capacity until his assassination in the spring of 1865. During the three years of my stay in Washington, the most critical period of the nation's history, I saw and heard many things that have never found their way into the public prints. Some of the bodyguard were constantly with the president and his family, whether at fashionable levees, receptions to foreign legations or private interviews. At all such functions we were silent spectators of all that took place. We were always treated with the highest respect by the Lincoln family, who regarded us as a part of the household. Every private of the guard received the same attentions of courtesy as the most famous statesman or diplomat at the capital. We all formed a strong personal attachment for the president and when the grand old man laid down his life in behalf of the cause that had been his life work we felt as if we had lost the dearest friend we ever had. During the first two years of our term of service the most rigid discipline was enforced. Sometimes we would be ordered to use extraordinary vigilance and to let no one enter the grounds of the White House without the proper passes and to be very particular as to who approached the president. Often the order would come for the guards on duty to be doubled. It was seldom that he knew the direct cause of these extra precautions, but we supposed that the officers of the secret service were in possession of information of some plot that broomed harm to the president. Up to 1864, owing to our vigilance and the protecting hand of Providence, our beloved chief had escaped the hand of violence. The back of the confederacy was broken, a good feeling pervaded all Washington and consequently the strict watchfulness that had prevailed grew into laxity. This was the fatal period, for it was at this time that conspiracies were hatched and confederates overran the city, comparatively unmolested. The president and family spent the summer at the soldier's home, situated about three miles north of the city, and thither the bodyguard always accompanied them. It was in the summer of 1884, while we were up at the home, that an incident happened that came very near culminating in just such an awful tragedy as followed only a few months later at Ford's theater. It was the custom of the president to remain late at the war department when anything of great importance was happening in the army, consulting with the secretary of war and transmitting and receiving dispatches, and after his work was finished he would ride out to the soldiers' home. That summer he had persistently refused an escort, imagining himself perfectly secure. One night about the middle of August I was doing sentry duty at the large gate through which entrance was had into the grounds at the home. The place is situated about a quarter of a mile off the Bladensburg road and is reached by a devious driveway. About one o'clock I heard a rifle shot in the direction of the city and shortly afterward could hear approaching hoofbeats. In two or three minutes the horse came near enough so that in the dim moonlight I recognized the rider as the belated president. The horse a THE APPEAL. ST. PAUL AND MINNEAPOLIS, MINN., SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1910. Mrs. Lincoln the walk they were to seize, gag and carry him across the river into Virginia. Thence he was to be taken to Richmond or some other confederate stronghold, where he was to be held as a hostage. The members of the bodyguard always supposed that the conspirators were frightened away when they saw our guard tent and abandoned the plan of kidnapping. Not long after the attempted kidnapping another episode took place, which afterward was found to have been planned by a band of assassins who made their headquarters in the city. Bourke, the veteran coachman, who had served at the White House through Pierce's and Buchan's administrations and thus far into Lincoln's, was taken sick and compelled to be off duty. Immediately a stranger, who represented himself as an experienced coachman from Baltimore, applied at the White House and was employed as coachman. From the first he was domineering and after a few weeks became so important that he was discharged and Bourke reinstated. One night shortly afterward, just about dusk, the discharged coachman was seen sneaking around the stables by some of the guard. The stables had been locked for the night and it was not supposed that he could do any damage and consequently the men who saw him did not go to the stables. Presently the whole interior of the barns was found to be on fire. The guard was called out and by dint of great exertion we saved the president's coach and team, but Tad Lincoln's ponies and Col. Hay's carriage team perished in the flames. The plan was to have this man fire the stables and thus to distract our attention. During the excitement some of the conspirators were ready to rush into the White House and murder the president, but instead of remaining in the house Mr. Lincoln ran out among us and thus in all probability frustrated another attempt at assassination. What makes this appear more likely now is the fact that, after the incendiary was arrested he produced several witnesses, who later found employment at Ford's theater, to testify that he was down in the city during the whole of the evening. These were the persons who doubtless planned the great conspiracy that brought the great benefactor to the grave. THE AMERICAN Housefurnishing Company's FIRE SALE Monday, Feb. 14th AT 9:00 A.M. $100,000 Worth of Furniture, Rugs, Stoves, Carpets, Linoleums and General Household Goods at Stock up your home for the next five years to come. Sale begins Monday, February 14th, at 9 a.m. The American House furnishing Company 434 and 436 WABASHA ST. Champion of All Spellers Permanent Value of Newspapers Missouri Man Claims to Be Supreme in Field of Endeavor That He Has Chosen. Up in the northern part of Missouri is a scholarly gentleman who is something of an idealist when it comes to spelling. For better than 43 years he has been teaching district schools back in the country and during 37 of those busy years he has issued an annual challenge to the world to spell against him. This gladiator of the spelling book is known as "Prof. D. Jones, the boss speller." The latter clause is used by the warrant of the professor's own style in signing his correspondence. Not long since Prof. Jones was in Kirksville, Mo., the home of osteopathy and the normal school. The faculty of the latter institution invited him there to lecture on spelling and to show what he could do in other lines. On this occasion a friend induced Prof. Jones to pose for a photograph. After the camera Regarding that learned prejudice against employing newspapers as historical material, I wish to say that, like all other evidence, they must be used with care and skepticism, for one good authority is undoubtedly better than a dozen poor ones. An anecdote I heard years ago has been useful to me in weighing different historical evidence. A Pennsylvania-Dutch justice of the peace in one of the interior townships of Ohio had a THE APPEAL STEADILY GAINS BECAUSE: MINNESOTA 4-It is the organ of ALL Afro-Americans 5-It is not controlled by any ring or circus 6-It asks no support but the people's SOCIETY. of All Spellers man had taken him in several dignified positions, the professor entered the reception room of the studio and addressed the crowd there, all of whom were strangers to him. "Good people, my name is Jones—Professor D. Jones, the teacher. I am the greatest speller, nbt of Missouri, not of the United States, but of the whole world. Now, I confess that sounds a trifle egotistical, but, you you must remember, I don't claim to be an engineering expert, or a preacher or a doctor, but I can spell, and what's the harm of telling the truth? You see I've made it a specialty. Forty-three years ago I began teaching a district school in Wapello county, Ia., and we had spelling matches. I noticed that it was a good thing for the students to learn to spell; it made 'em quick and observant and they got along faster with their other studies. It became a sort of hobby with me, and finally, while teaching at Olathe, Kan., in 1870, I threw down the spell. man arraigned before him for steal- ing a pig. One witness swore that he distinctly saw' the theft- committed; eight swore that they never saw the accused steal a pig, and the verdict was worthy of Dogberry. "I discharge the accused," said the justice. "The testimony of eight men is certainly worth more than the testimony of one."—James Ford Rhodes in the Atlantic. $2.40 PER YEAR WAIT! CAN ompany's LE b. 14th 000 gs, Stoves, General s at ALE ST OR VALUE e years to come. 4th, at 9 a.m. n House- furnishing Company HA ST. ing gage to whomsoever cared to lift it. The dean of the university there, a man ripe in years and learning, took it up, and we two went at it." The district school teacher beat the dean of the university. After that nothing could stop him. Every succeeding fall he issued his challenge. Now and then it was accepted, but after one defeat followed another in the attempt to lift the championship from him they quit, the professor says. It is said that a young lady, a proofreader on a newspaper, once bested the professor in a famous spelling match—Spare Moments. Practical Grace. The family were waiting at the breakfast table for the father to come and say grace before beginning the meal, and the four-year-old, growing hungry and impatient, said: "Let me say the blessing," and putting her head flat down on the table, began: "Now I lay me down to breakfast, we are all hungry, O Lord, and you know father can't hurry!"—Los Angeles Times. Tough Luck. "Talk about drawing a blank prize in a lottery while de fellow next to you draws de capital," sighed the fat messenger boy, "I know how it feels now." "What yer been up against, pal?" asked his friend. "Why, totty-nine an' me was en gaged at de same time an' he got a message to carry out to one of de White Sox while de game was goin en an' I got a job to air a pug dog foat two hours."—Chicago News. Bes Gen Tue poem hf a Se Ps WN Ba eee . ZOE NFA gaan a A AVY aoe iN fs “ge Fae THE APPHan, 4 NATIONAL AFRO-AMERIGAN NEWSPAPES, ‘YAMS BROS. EDITORS AND PUBLISHERS “ges aih St 8 Pas, Pin ST. 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BANS 3 saunrely “ons that plank ue tne $ finctors, Sha 'beticbe tha eat $ Tantiee"o ait Bien "and the" Tale$ act inipaetint eatorsemet at lene uiiemaments ute ia Keepin $ wie ihe rout Xotica apie ae $ Tate! piss Hon: tne ah eee shceck'“necepthig ™ Republtention 3 Romluation for’ Presidency. : 3 COOOOOOOOODOOSOOSOSOOOCOSS SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 12, = LAMENT 1 AMERICA During the graduating exercises in the Paron de Hirseh school in New York, where fifty immigrant children had learned the English language sut- ficiently well to cuter the public schools: when the American flag was borne past the children, one little girl puiled up the folds and reverently kissed that which symbolized to her freedom and safety for the refugee, an end to oppression and the right to life, Woerty and the purenit of happi- ness. In the United States are 10,000,000 Afro-Americans who are alleged to be citizens. AN were born in this coun- try. ‘Thousands now liivng have fought to, defend the fiag;, thousands ‘Who are dend gave up their lives in deefns: of the flag. The race gave 250 voars of unrequitted toll and add- ed billions of dollars to the wealth of Bo Nes Ba ee . a ds es de e Bis at a i i (dae aes aa ‘i : ee, ae Cece he Baer: a t : re. eS a Sr a i eA ‘ fs | peed Eo fh : oe Bao 4 ‘ a ey es : Copyright 1909, by Harris & Ewing. HON. FRANKLIN MACVEAGH Secretary of the Treasury, Who in His Annual Report Promises Reform of Customs Service, Urges Federal Economy and Ad- vocates Civil Pensions. Retrenchment is the keynote in the cluding the naval building program, estimates of expenditures for the ex- are 3(84,132.197,” the report says ecutive departments of the govern- “Fxcluding the increase on the Pan ment tor the fiscal year 1911, embod- ama canal estimates the total esti ied i nthe annual report of Franklin mates for 1911 show a decrense of MacVeagh as secretary of the teas- $57,244.494 under the appropriations ury, made public today. This is in of 1910. Including the increase in Ine with President Taft's declared the canal estimates, the total esti Policy of greater economy in admin- mates for 1911 show a decrease o} istering the affairs of the government, $42,818,968 under the. appropriations “The total estimates for 1911, in- for 1910.” the country and since the civil wa have added other billions to the na tional wealth. The majority of these people arc foyal, peaceable, law-abiding men and women, yet they are wronged and op pressed in the land of their pirth. In twelve states of the Union, ir which the government is a travesty on democracy, Afro-Americans ar subject to discriminating laws, thei civil and political ‘rights are disre garded and their tives are never sate from the fury of the mob. The little Jewish girl ought to be grateful that she has left Russia where her race is oppressed, to live fr America, where foreigners have thei rights protected. ‘The Jew, despised and maltreated in Russia, ean com to America and send his children tc the genera! public schools, while the Afro-American in many parts of the conntry must have his children enter jimerow schools or grow up in ignor ance. ‘The most ignorant and degraded foreigner who comes to this country has a decided advantage over Afro American citizens. SPLENDID SUNDAY SCHCOL com MENTARY. Among the recent outputs of the National Baptist Publishing Board in the way of Sunday school helps is the National Baptist Sunday School Les- son Commentary, This book i sin its 7th volume and is published annuany a - /,; a en co cs HON. FRANK H. HITCHCOCK, Snutinaatars Gurerat ag ene UAiGd Brakes, With a postal deficit of nearly $17,500,000, the largest in the history of the Postoffice Department, as its leading features. Postmaster Gen- eral Hitchcock's first annual réport is given to the public. A cursory review of previous periods traces the financial condition of the department from a. self-supporting basis between the years 1789 to 1810, except fora sin- gle year, to the colossal shortage for the fiscal year eading June 30, 1909. Second-claes mail privileges and the rural free delivery service are blamed for the bie deficit, the former to the extent of a los: in its operations of $64,000,000 and the latter of $28,000,000. To give some idea as to the size of the postal service and the magni- tude of its operations, the report states that the service now has about 525,000 employes. ‘These employes handled during the last fiseal year near- Jy 14,000,000,000 pieces of mail. The number of pestoffices in operation is 60,144. ‘There are 26,652 domestic transportation routes, aggregating 448, 618 miles. A delivery service by carrier is provided on 40.628 rural routes, and in 1,440 cities and towns. Ordinarily postage stamps to the number of 8,712,907,031 were sold during the year, and domestic money orders to the value of $401,074,844 wete issued. The total receipts for the fiscal year of 1909 were $208,562,383.07, an increase of.6.31 per cent over the receipts of the previous year. The total expenditures amounted to $221,004,102.80, an increase of 6.07 per cent. Oe ie ENA RPG Me ae by this concern, being edited by R. H. Boyd, D. D. LID, Secretary Na icant Baptist Publishing Board with Rev. W. S. Ellington, B. A., D. D, Associate Editor. : The hook for 1919 embraces the usual far-secing helps for the Sunday “school workers. Both editor and as [sociate editor have made it what ean not be claimed for other ccmmenta tistie, ‘The splendid feature is tha ench lesson has both the authorized [ana revised texts, It is suggestive ‘illustrative and fully comprehensive The commentary contains the les sons and motto texts for 1911, which ‘really puts the bock twelve moaths in advance, All of the work done on ‘this periodical is by Afro-Americans who are now past mastars in thetr peo ee THE UNITED STATES NOT SU. BERIOR: All true patriotic Americans are, ot course, impressed with the idea that things of all kinds are so vastly su perior to those of the same kind which exist in other parts of the world that they will be surprised to leara that an intelligent citizen of Boston who just returned from a tour of Enrope found that in some respects the idea ix by no means correct. The gentle man in question visted an European city about the size of Boston and had the curiosity to wish to see the slums of the city. He relates ag follows: ‘There were no streets swarming, as in large American cities, with children who had no other place to stay. The streets on which these homes were located were as élean as in the most prosperous parts of the city, and that means cleaner than any part of Bos ton. The same was true of the back. yards end alleyways and places that here would be dirt holes. In the United States, every city, without exception, is cursed with slums and the slums run the city. Cer tain parts of the city are given over to filth and vice. The red light dis. tricts of Chicago are known through: out the civilized world. Americans have not yet learned the art of run ning heir cities on the European Sen. get Oe ee ee Mrs. Agnes: Carver Brent, ca Afro: American woman, has been awarded a verdiet for 3750 damages against the Great Falls & Ola Dominion Railway Company for alleged false arrest, by a jury in the Cirenit Court of the Dis wict of Columbia. ‘The plaintitt was a passenger in August, 1906, on a ear from George town to Livingstoh Heights, in Vir ginia; she was seated in the third seat from the rear of the car, and when Virginia wes reached the conductor aeting under the jim erow car law of Virginia, directed her to move to the second seat from the rear. When she declined he eaused another em: ploe of the road, known as a specta officer for Fairfax county, but not, fo: Alexandria county, to’ place her unde1 arrest. She was taken to Great alls, ‘it was testified, then to Rosslyn, anc to the Alexandria county jail, trom which place she was released abou midnight. ' It was a great outrage and Mrs Brent ought to have gotten tho $26, 0¢o she sued for. It is, however. re markable that she was awarded $756 as the usual award in jim crow cases in the District is one cent and costs | IN GOOD () OLD GEORGIA. There is great excitement in Georgia. In many places white men and boys are in mobs on the streets and whenever they see an Afro-Ameri: cari man or woman wearing the badge of any secret order, they walk up and pull it oft. Even members of the Grand, Army of the Republic are not allowed tc wear a brass button of their order. We we ae 7 LN “L Le. » 5) \, Gog. \es. i Yj = AY Su. A 7 ss, AN = Yo ap ANS S SA SSE SRS ee SSS HON. FRANK O. LOWDEN. = Representative Lowden Will Set Up Black Hawk War Mounments to Mark Lincoin’s Path. Representative Frank’ 0. Lowden, of Mlinois, is planning a project to set up permanent markers to outline the march of Abraham Lincoln dur. ing the Black Hawk wer. Mr. Lowden has donated considerable money to the plan and others have become interested. His object is permanently to fix the march and the places where the followers of the martyr President camped. The march started from Beardstown, continued to Oquawka, and thence to the mouth of Rock River. The markers are to be of stone with suitable inscriptions. It is Mr. Lowden’s plan to have maps of the ter ritory, copies of which will be kept in public records of the State of Illinois. If they do they are sent to the chain “DIXIE” : gang for sixty days. Sinee one of the government inusi¢ This is said to be done by way of men has raised a terrible storm by reprisa', heeause of the objections pronouncing “Dixie” the most popu made by certain Northern Grand lar national song, it seems meet for Army men to admitting the statue of ‘THE APPEAL to say its say abou Robert H, Lee to the Hull of Fame. the matter; and that say is that in its Now just why the Afro-American’ opinion “Divie” is of unmistakable should“ he held responsible for the, Negro origin, and was probably writ action ef some pecple in the North’ ten and arranged by Dan Emmett is a little hard to see. It is the opin: from what he had heard the Negroe: joa of THE APPEAL that General! of his company sing. Lee would regard such petty mean-! Indeed, old Dan, in his account of ness with abhorrence. | ‘the way die came to write the anus The British government has grant ed a comparatively liberal degree of self-government in India as the result of the demand for an amelioration of the eenaition of the native population Throughout the Rast there is an awak- ening and conditions are changing for the better. In Christian (?) America the Afro-American is being systemat- ically and continnally robbed of his stents aa subjected to humiliating conditions of life. | At a medical powwow in Atlanta, ‘Dr. Stiles said? “The hookworm was undonbtedly brought here by the Ne- groes.” Which leads THE APPEAL to remark that both the Negroes and the hookworm were undoubtedly brought here by the white men. William E. Curtis attributes the un- rest in India, which is giving the Brit- ish government so much trouble, largely to the class of natives partial- Si sah is ie ae cis o— ly educated by the government; and he is probably right. He quotes from Pope the line, “A little learning is a dangerous thing,” but does not quote ‘the next line, “Drink deep or taste not the Pierian spring.” Nor does he sug- gest that a little liberty is also a dan: gerous thing is being learned by every white race which is exploiting a dark- skinned race for political and commer- cia! purposes Humanum est errare, It anything would justify a mob, it is the action of the cold storage com- panies in corralling vast quentities of food for speculative or stealage pur- poses. Much of the high price is due to these practices, and no one need be surprised if their plants ave, sooner or ater, demstished by hungry men and | women, }_ Jimmy Vardaman, the Mississippt ctocyon-mergatus, is trying to get to the United States Senate in order to swipe the Fifteenth Amendment, He probably has the hookworm already: but we warn him if he tackles the ald Fifteenth, he probably will have the pexonip before he gets through with lit. Dut—rush in, ete. The Maryland Democrats have evolved another scheme for the dis- franchisement of the Atvo-American, ‘that is, by refusing him registration, ‘The proposed end is, of course, to [make the stste as solidly Demoeratie inex =_ | Since Georgia has been sending Afro-Americans to the chain gang for wearing Grand Army emblems, we next expect to hear of Afro-Americans chainganged for calling themselves Methodists and Baptists, =— The birthday anniversaries of sour great men occur this month, viz.: George Washington, Bishop Richard Allen, Abraham Lincoin and Frederick Douglass. They are all dead, but their memories are still alive. If nothing else will suffice the ven- dors of meat to lower the price, the fact that Mrs. Hettie Green is suffer: ing heeause she cannot afford to cat it, ought to do so. How can a man afford to spend ‘More money to secur an office than ‘tho entire salary of the office? The question is worth studying. Since one of the government music men has raised a terrible storm by pronouncing “Dixie” the most popu lar national song, it seems meet fot HE APPEAL to say its suy about the matter; and that say is that in its opinion “Dixie is of unmistakable Negre origin, and was probably writ ten and arranged by Dan Emmett from what he had heard the Negroes of his company sing. Indeed, old Dan, in his account ot the way he came to write the song almost admits the fact; for he says: “When caught in inclement weather the Negroes with the cireus were wont te wish ther were back in Dix icland.” This undeniable proof of the Negro origia of the song which old Dan Emmett caught and wrote off. Another, once very popular song— “Listen to the Mocking Bird"—orig inated in the same way, and the mu sician who wrote it off made no se cret cf the matter, but admitted tna’ he caught it from “Whistling Dick,’ who was accustomed to sing and per form on the streets of Philadelphia. THE APPEAL is of the opinion that “Dixie” is about as fit as “Yan Kee Doodle” for our national song Both are buffoonry, pure and simple utterly unworthy of any national rec ogniticn. and hopes that in proces: of time some American genius will arise to compose for us a song that will rank with “La Marseillaise, “Die Wacht Am Rhein” and the Rus sian National Hymn. ‘We need something solemn, digni fied and impressive. “DIXIE.” COLLEGES AND BOCHO OLA ee ee es rs BR [re lenis “ io e ade oe ge merce = eee oe Pin aiid me eae Fit eaten ng fie Be AE Ds ged ere en eas: Kaewine Bulting Boy? Halk Stone Hal. Glile Hall Modal Mone ATLANTA UNIVERSITY, Atlanta, Ga. ‘An uracctarlan Chileon Insitotlon, devoted aapecaliy to advanced ete agente, Christin Paatetts, Tench anne egal scanty Rane ae tees aise yer Paril eure 2 quit emis dod Unite’ AUYRGs GUY ook aeiiet” enestae fee Baglna Uae are Wsaneaeae ny Sa, Eve™ Se nent oa | tnd information, address President HORACE BUMSTEAD, oS. Ch. Virginia Normal allege first Mee ont acter Institute, fvcca ol Se PETERSBURG, VA iii eet DR AVL, Doparimoass Novns) vad Colte SNe ae RET TIERED cinta: Special actontion te Voce) Fe ae a pc PRR SN oa ibctrimental uate Zueorotieal Vaca aed apaall Perl emeee thy “Cecntitas Gesead by pecan eee OS a ee See | eae Dy eet a tobresident Virginia Normal, Colle: SCHOOL OF MEDICINE. REV. W. P. THIRKIELD, LiL. D, 7 1867 1908 Robert Reyburn, fi. D. W. ©, McNeill, M. D. Dean Secretary {The Forty-frs Annual Session will vegin October 1, 1008, and continse cignt FOUR YEARS’ GRADED COURSE 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 gorps of instructors Well equipped laboratories. The New Freedmen's Hospital, which adjoins the Medical College, just completed at a cost of $600,000, ‘offers unexcelled clinical facilities. ‘The ‘Third ‘Session of the Post-Graduate School and Polyclinic will begin May 2% 1909, and continue six weeks for Medical Course and four weeks for Dental Course. For further information or catalogue, write ‘W. C. McNEILL, M D., Secretary 69 Florida Avenue, Washington, D.C Mormal and. Industrial Easing TUSKEGEE ALABAMA. tgesesscerey seuss 3s a ts 97 als ik s2eeatet 2a $b sar Sixempt from taxation. a |e ataR LoGaN reser LOCATION dete Binh Beto Alaa ener ENROLLMENT AND FACULTY Enroliment last year 1,253; males, 88% ecae nat Sea SS, mate ame Fe COURSE OF STUDY VALUE OF PROPERTY NEEDS fay Ca oe ae coe Soe eer ore Tat oRdlag” Sow fo cere ae ‘Palekegee is 40 mites east of Montgomery a: ‘omiles west of Atiantaron the Western ¢ “EL Sichaale tte, beautiful of2 << ~ “ug the place an escchva3 TILLOTSON COLLECE AVERY COLLEGE. TRADES SCHOOL Cc New Fngland 5 BOSTON, Mass. Fre elpitin elipcinttiptee tern rerrd ophereofarecozicd emerof Actanaaincend Sirs men ee pa ce Cours can bearranged in Elcstou amd Greeny. Have You Heard of Mrs. Cora E. Best? who is doing such wonderful work in restoring HEALTH to suffering women. If you have, you know of the love and esteem in which she is held. by the women. If you don’t know of Mrs. Best, you had better enquire of your neigh- bors or friends about her and the Best Com- bined Treatment. Thousands of womon each year are getting acquainted with her, why not you? THE BEST COMBINED TREATMENT, as originated and manufactured by Mrs. Cora E. Best is saving thousands of forlorn and helpless women from constant suffering,’ in- sane asylums or untimely graves. If any dis- ease peculiar to your sex has fastened itself upon you, write at once to your friend, Mrs. Best and she will gladly give you advice. Do not delay, until it is too late, but ad- dress, ‘ MRS. CORA E. BEST, : Minneapolis, Minn. Peor/ine ATLANTA, GEORGIA AIMS AND Me@THODS. The aim of this school 1s to do pruc- tieal“work in helping men towards sue cess in the ministry.” Tts course of study Ig broad and practical; its fdeas are Big? He (wrords as Mhorocaghis ita. mathnds are fresh, systematio, clear and ‘simple. COURSE OF sTYDY. ‘The regular course of study’ octuples reg Sars, and covers the lines ot wan In the soveral ‘departments of theeluftai Instruction usually ‘pursued tn ‘the Texd- tng theological seminaries of the county. EXPENSES AND AID, sivation and oom, ent are free, ane apartments for ‘students are plaints furs ished. Good board can be had tir seven dollars’ per ‘month. Buildings eatea by ‘steam. Aid “from loans without interest. and Rifts of friends, ‘are granted ta desert ing students ‘who do their utmost in the Brace, gifts. and energy. need be deptived Of the advantages “now "opened thine in this Seminary. For further particulars aadress REV. J. W. FE, BOWEN. D. n. Pres. Gammon ‘Theological Seminary. FRESE: PMT Re BRAINERD INSTITUTE CHESTER, 5. c. -A,hormial and Industrial schoo! with s Fred course ot study. deaiuned (0 give g thorough. symmetrical and. complete Engiialy eduicatlon, ‘and’ Tay solid Touee dation for success and usefulness in every vocation of life, Woard and boardins: halt | FOUNDED IN 1881, Fourteen cenchera. mlogant ani com- modious” buildings. “Climate unsure Passed. Departments: College Pree paratory | Normal,” Englien = atusie Shorthand, Typewriting "and Inaustrlal raining. yEIEEY DOLLARS IN ADVANCE. will pay for board, room, Maho fuel tuition and incidentals for ‘the ‘entire ¥SGr | Board "$6.00 per month: euition 2.00 per term." ‘THorough work dons in each departinent. Sed for ivctia? to the president. Rev. Judson $. Hi. B.D. Morristown, “ein, CONcorD, N. c. ‘This well known school,” established for the ‘higher education of ‘wiv will open “for “the next term. October t Every effort will be made to provide for the comrort, neatth ana’ “orowh instruction "of students, “Expense for Doard, ‘light’ fuel. washing $13, for term of eight months. Address. Rev. D. J. Saiterteld, b. D.. 7 Concord." Nc. SAMUEL HUSTON COLLEGE. A CHRISTIAN scH0o}.. Able and Experienced Pacalty, Progressive tn all departments. hest Methods of Instruction, Health ot Stud: ents carefully looked’ after. Students taught to do manual labor as well as think,” For catalogue and other in- formation, write to. the president R.'S. LOVINGGOOD, ‘Austin, ‘Pexas. MAGIC PATENT APPLIED FOR Agents wanted in every town, but do not wait, send for it today Magic Shampoo Drier, $1.00 Magic Alcohol Heater . 50c Eastern Agents. New York Hair Co., 738 Broadway, N. Y. MAGIC SHAMPOO DRIER CO., MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA. "You too?" Everyone smokes the strictly High Grade DUKE OF PARMA CIGARS HART & MURPHY, MNFRS. ST. PAUL, MINN. 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PAUL. MASONIO PAST GRAND MASTER'S COUNCIL No. 123, G. U. of O. F. meets the second month at Odd Fellows Hall, 121 W. F. corner Farrington. Entrance on Farrington. Wm. R. Morris, W. G. M.; Thos. R. Kraman, G. S., No. 422 St. Anthony avenue. ST. PAUL PATRIARCHY NO. 114 meets second Monday in each month; at Odd Fellows Hall, 221 W. University. corner Farrington. Entrance on Farrington. R. V. P.; W. R. Morris, M. V. P. 320, E. Lowe, W. P. R.; 178% Wabasha. Minneapolis. HOUSEHOLDERS MONTH NO. 776 G. U. of O. F. meets second and fourth Tuesday in each month at Labor Temple Hall, Cor. Fourth street and Elight G. U. of O. F. meets second and fourth G. N.; Mrs. Margaret Williams, W. R. UNITED BROTHERS OF MEMBERS UNITED BROTHERS OF FRIENDSHIP NORTH STAR LODGE No. 138. U. B. F. month at Tschida Hall, Cor. Arundel and Lafond. Brothers in good stand- ings welcome. O. Howell, W. M. J. O. Adams, W. Seyc, 49 E. Fourth street. John H. Hayes Lodge No. 6. K or J meets first and third Tuesdays in each month at hall, cor. of University and Far- mer Avenue. C. Clock K. Knights of Pythias in good standing always welcome. John H. Hayes, C. C. R. W. Gulik, K. of B. and R. PILGRIM BAPTIST CHURCH, Cor. 62th and Cedar. Sunday services: Preschool at 12:30 o'clock. Sunday services: General prayer meeting. Friday evening general prayer meeting. Friday evening general prayer meeting. Sunday services: School season. Funeral service reunion. Sunday services: Carter, Pastor, 683 St. Anthony avail. ST. JAMES A. M. E. M. CHURCH, Cor. cutler and Jay streets. Sunday services, 1:00 a.m.; 7:30 p.m. Wednesday prayer service, 1:00 a.m.; 7:30 p.m. Wednesday prayer service, 1:00 a.m.; 7:30 p.m. Sunday services: Supper soup, 1:00 a.m. Sunday services: Thursday. Weddings, funerals and the sick attended on notice. Rev. H. S. Graves, Pastor, Parsonage, Cor. Jay and Fuller. ST. PHILIP'S EPSICOPAL MISSION Arter Avenue and Machubin street. Holy Eucharist, 7:30 a.m. High celebration Holy Eucharist, first and third Sundays. Holy Eucharist, first and third Sundays. Brotherhood of St. Andrew, 6:30 a.m. Vespers, 7:30 p.m. Week services, 7:30 a.m. Matins, second and fourth Sundays. Brotherhood of St. Andrew, 6:30 a.m. Vespers, 7:30 p.m. Week services, 7:30 a.m. Matins, second and fourth Sundays. Holy Eucharist, 9:00 a.m. M. A. St. H. Lealtad, Rector, 544 Fuller St. There's A Delight In Knowing That It's Good Butter. Ordering Star Brand Always Gives This Assurance. Churned Fresh Every Day By The MILTON DAIRY CO. Both Telephones 9th and Wabasha DR. HURD 91 E. SEVENTH ST. Specialty — Painless extracting, Crown and Bridge Work.