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The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1903-04-18
Saldiers' Addresses Wanted.


Henry N. Copp, attorney.at-law
Washington, D. c., waits the addresses
of below named Afro-American sol
diers, who served in the Civil War; II
dead, their heirs. Information will be
paid for.
John w. Dent 3rd Cavalry; Jerry
Smith, 3rd Artillery; Daniel Banks, Al
bert Bates, Peter Broddy, Patton Giles,
Anderson Hoffman, George Nally,
Geonse Nichols, William Robbins.
Joseph Roney, Rowan Samuels, and
Willis Stone, 5th Cavalry; George
Bibb. Charles Cantwell, Jesse Oar
nell, Louis Darbney, John Gault, Frank
Mcfarland, John Price, Dennis Rob
berts, and Washington Smith, 18th
Artillery: Charles Browne, George w.
Harmon and Simon Smith, 18th In
fantry; Huston Bailess, William Brod'
we'll, Henry Clay, and Elias Smith,
9th Infantry; Edward washington,
and John G. Louis, 2Sth Infantry; Will
liam A. Bates, George Cooper, Henry
Crouch, Henry Harrison, Patrick Hen
nv. and George Sizemore, 43rd Infant
nv: Granville Elliott, Matthew Felts,
David Hunt, Albert Jackson. William
King, Peter Tardy, and William VIM,
59th Infantry; Roger Edwards. 10th
Infantry; Moses Able, Moses Ballard,
Harrison Butler Robert Burdette, John
A. Cecil, Simon Cook, David Wilmot,
Moses Etherton, Squire Garrison Hen
ry Hamilton, John W. Hopkins, Jerry
Morris, Grandson Smith, Beverly ray
lor and George Washington, 123rd In
fantry; Timothy Filan and Patrick Nc
Cormick, 135th Infantry. - ~
Ministers of the gospel and secreta-
ries of lodges, and others interested,
may help worthy families by giving
public announcement of the above list
and posting it in conspicuous places.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1903-04-18
MINI NJ ! Ills ] | / 5;
DOINCS ~ AND ABOUT THB
~ GREAT.FLOUR CITY"
Matters Social, Religious and GeneraA
Which Have Happened and are to Hspps7
Among the People Of the City on the
Falls. S's$ 49,. -. .r..-.. .. 49,.
New Minneapolis Manager.


Mr.. Harvey B. Burk has assumed
the management of THE APPEAL IN
Minneapolis, vice Henry Roberts re-
signed. Any business pertaining to
the paper may be transacted through
him. Mail may be addressed to 6OS
Nicollet Block.
St. Peters church is preparing for
grand rally in June.
Miss May Williams has accepted
a permanent position in the Register
of Deeds Office.
The choir of St. Thomas mission
met Thursday evening and effected a
permanent organization.
The delightful dances given by the
Autumn Leaf dancing school Will be
continued through the month OF May.
The Christian End meets every
Sunday $3.50 p. m. at Bethesda Bap-
list church. You are most cordially
invited.
Miss M. Jackson, min1ner and mo-
diste, ladies' tailoring. French clean
ing and curling feathers a speciality.
No. 1409 South Fifth street.
DR.. R. S. Brown is back again in his
office after a. ten days absence In
Stanton, Va, having been called there
by the death of his mother.
The April party was surprise to
all those who attended. The Mime
apolis young ladies never looked bet
ter than they looked at the party.
The Appeal Is mailed to most CT
Cities, and II you wish matters to reach
these homes you must publish them In
the Appeal.
Mrs. J. V. Kemp entertained small
party of ladies at her home on Fourth
Ave., last Tuesday evening. After
luncheon a number of recent articles
appearing in the Literary Digest were
discussed.
Miss Tarquina Harper is consid-
ering a flattering offer from Booker
Washington to become teacher at
Tuskegee Normal and Industrial In
stitute. Miss Harper is slowly re-
covering from her illness.
Rev. T. Timothy Reeves of St. Pet
er's church, will address the mems
Sunday Club in St. Paul Sunday at
4 p. M on the subject 1.-THE Evolution
of Logic" DR.. Reeves has not before
spoken to a St. Paul audience.
Mrs. Celestine Brown has opened
the "Creole Kitchen" clearinghouse
st1v1IIc, at 405-407 Fifth ave. S. Regular
meals, Is cents. Short orders served.
First-class furnished rooms in connec-
ton. N. w. Tel. 3434-L2, Minneapolis,
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1903-04-18
THE" W<sRLD'SlFA Air cITY''VlEW-
3D. Y THE APPEAL MAN.

A Comp,lat.sa of a Number OF Happenings
socia, aid Otherwise, Among the Afro
Ana Leans q the Second City OF This
Glorious UnSa0.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1903-04-18
DEATH OF MRS. MOODY.

That death loves shining mark,
was exemplifed last week in the death
after long illness of Mrs. Agnes
Moody one of Chicago's oldest and
most highly respected citizens.
Mrs Moody was known as the TAM
Gus Aunt Agnes of the American corn
kitchen at the Paris Exposition OF 1900.
Mrs. Moody was born on the Eastern
shore of Maryland and came TO Chi
cago forty years ago and has since re-
sided here. Mrs. Moody was we'll
known in secret society circles and for
charitable work. The funeral took
place at Quinn Chapel, Sunday, Rev.
A. ]. Carey officiating. Interment at
OakwOOdS.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1903-04-18
What He anfe6.

"Your HONOR said the prisoner, who
had been brought in for a preliminary
hearing, after six weeks in the county
Jail, II want a change Of menu"
"You mean," said the judge, kindly,
that you want a change of venue.
Now, the proper course"
mo, I don't mean that. I want
change of menu. That sheriff seems
to have tried to corner the corned beer
supply of the world. '-Baltimore
American.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1903-04-18
CHICAGO.

EAlICAGO.
THE"wxsRLb'slF AIR cITY''vIEW-
I'D BY THE APPEAL MAN.
comp,lat.ea of a Number Of Happenings
soc,a, aid otherwise, Among the Afro
AMI Leans q the Second City of This
GLORIOUS Unsao.
If you wish everybody to see it put
it in THE APPEAL.
The Appeal is on sale at Faulkners
Afro-American news stand, 3l04 STATE
street.
THE APPEAL is without question
the best advertising medium through
which to reach the Afro-Amer1cans OF
Chicago.
Subscribers for THE APPEAL who
wish to discontinue the paper must
send written notice to the Office, prop
erly dated and signed.
THE APPEAL has fixed advertis-
Ing, and will not cut them to secure
Advertising However, if you wish to
. reach the people you must use THE
APPEAL.
C. J. Chambers & Co., manufacture
ers and wholesale and retail dealers
in fine cigars, are doing a rushing bust
ness at 1858 State St. Pluck and
push will tell.
Easter services at the various
churches last Sunday were very i'm
pressive and were we'll attended not
withstanding the decidedly March
weather that prevailed during the day.
If you wish a loan on household fur
niture, horse, wagoL, diamonds. jew
elry or real estate and are holding
salaried position, call on John y.
Grant & Co., Room 81, No sc South
Clark street.
A great chance to make money.
Every Afro-American who reads this
should write at once to N. D. Thomp-
son Publishing Co., st. Louis, Mo-,
and say: Il saw notice in The Ap
peal of Chicago"
Parties having money to invest Oh
chattels, diamonds, etc., call on John
O. Grant & Co., Suite 311, No. sc South
cent per month on al! moneys lett
with them to be loaned on above Sc.
curities.
The annual Easter services Of the
knights Tenplars were held last Sun
day afternoon, Rev. A. l.. Murray
preaching the sermon. The Command
cries represented were: Corinthian,
Godfrey and St. George. The parade
was a fine spectacle and attracted
great deal of attention.
Information is wanted of Miss or
Mrs. Kate White, who left Omaha q
few years ago and is supposed to be in
Chicago She is bright mulatto,
weighing about 125 pounds. Miss
Whites parents live at Atchison, Kan.
Any information will be gladly TO
ceived by DR.. P. C. Kebble, P1ttsDurg
Texas.
Mr.. E. H. Faulkner and Mr.. P. H.
Hixon, proprietors of the Afro-Ameri-
can news office and shoe shining par
Tor at 3104 State street, deserve much
credit for the energetic manner in
which they have conducted their busi-
ness All the AfrO-American papers
are on sale there besides cigars, can
dies, bOOtblack supplies, an artlstlc
shine and good treatment from pro-
prietors and employees.
e. G. M Hol1ey, M. D., Of Hinton, w.
Va, graduate of Slower College,
Harper's Ferry, w. Va, of the medical
department of Howard University, and
Past Graduate of the Philadelphia
Polytechnic and college for graduates in
medicine. is now taking special
course in operative surgery at the P.
G. Medical School and Hospital of Chi
cago. While here the Doctor is the
guest of his friend, DR.. w. E. Macl1ey,
1850 State St.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1903-04-18

Dedication Ceremonies, Worlds Fair.
On account of the dedication cere-
monies louisiana Purchase Exposition,
St. Louis, Mo-, the Wabash Railroad
will sell round trip tickets to this
point for one fare. Tickets sold April
29 to May 1, good to return not later
than May 4, 1908. For further infor-
nation, write,
F. A. PALMER, A. G. P. A.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1903-04-18

Bird Without Wings.
The New Zealand apteryx is the
only existing bird which is without
wings.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1903-04-18

Eyec of Beasts of Prey.
Cats and other beasts o. prey reflect
fifty times as much light from their
eyes as human beings.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1903-06-17
sixteenth Century London.


y is a mistake to imagine that the
streets of London in the sixteenth
century presented 4 much more lively
appearance than they do at present
Fhe everyday dress of the people, even
or the highest rank, was almost invari
ablY made Of broadcloth of n sobav COL
or, occasionally enlivened with velvet
eni smart Whbons. 1t was only on
state occasi0ns or festivities. parties.
balls ana public entertainments that
the say silks AMI VolvetS and the cloth
OF gold were exhibited. and IL must he
remembered that so costly were the
materials which could then Toe en-
Roycd Ia male or female dress that
oot -h'r'tGent,y raEentS LEFT their best
teT'No@ Us XII e tneir favorite chill.
pfep as 3 uH.A valued I'gacy.
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To Land Buyers.
Is after usy that after have introduced
~ the contract througl ha mmiinn
PARTIAL LIST OF FARMS.

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Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1903-06-17

George Frederick Handel. the son or
Saxon barber and valet was only
five years old whom his fingers woocd
divine melodies from the spinct.
which a good naturcd aunt had SNUG
glcd FOR him into an attic So that no
sound II il might reach the ears OF his
father. At eight his playing So aston
iShcd the elector OF SaNony that his
father was compelled 10 withdraw his
opposition and allow the genius Of the
boy 10 have fair play. And before he
had reached his twelfth birthday
young Handel was known throughout
Germany rs brilliant composer and
virtuoso At the court OF the emperor.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1903-06-17
Easter In Russia.

Easter IN Russia Is tie greatest festi-
val OF the year. Russian Christmas
presents are rs nothing compared to
those given ut Easter. Eggs are OF
course the principal feature. and not
till one has seen the Easter bazaar in
the Gostino; Door and the shops on the
Nevsky Prospect is 1t easy TO imagine
Me beauty and daihtiness 81 Haster
predictions. "''EotTuHeS In "trtnkets,
laces and Jewels are spent on the con:
tents OF the eggs. - =
very pretty egg is made OF pink
veined marble trimmed with gold.
Small ivory eggs filed with silver ro-
sary beads make : lovely Offering fof
lhe devont church woman. and for the
practical housewife little rush pas-
kket full Of fresh eggs is wonderfully
attractive,
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Wlat Nncd th. c1nrI

Mrs BonSon'S clock. after having
kept excellent time for several years.
suddenly stopped. After trying for
sonc time 20 make 50 20 she removed
it from its shelf and sent it to a clock
repaire
Madam" he said after inspecting.
us this clock kept i'm damp room:"
'No." she replied. we keep il in
the dricSt room in the house"
"l.aS it ever had fall into tub OF
water or anything Of that sort:"
Newer"
We'll. can't understand II. Its
wor.,S are as rusty us II IL had been
left unused In cellar FOR year"
u can't see how that can be" said
Mr.. henson. we are So careful Of
tia; clock that we always keep our
viais Of muriatic and sulphuric acid
inside OF IL. where we know they will
never bc touched"
Then the jewcler understood
Youths Companion
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1903-06-17
LAURA KEENG'S DREAM.
= Vision TR sIumber That Was Tura-
cd Into IA Reality.

Stuart Robson used TO tell a strange
story of Laura Kecne. with whom 10
played in the sixties Ina the last centu.
~. "The SIGHT OF bottle OF red ink
was enough Ia upset her for a week.
be said. "On one occasion we were
playing farce called The Lady and
the Devil An Important scene Of il
was when she was sitting at table
preparatory To writing letter. /. rs
her servant. stood al the back OF a
chair. Take your right hand on that
chair she whispered. The stage dia-
logue proceeded. You are sure yOu
can find -Don Rafael at his lodgingsT
Yes. madam: his servant tells me his
wounds viii conrrc him TO his bed for
week Is this the only paper that
we haveJ Where is the ink. Here.
madam And ! bent forward 70 place
the ink within hcr reach. when. I'm my
confusion ut her rcproor. the vessel
was upset and Its contents trickled
on TO the mp OF her satin dress. The
ink was blood red. shall never for
get the CHASTITY look that overspread
her face. and was SO frightened that
never knew how the scene ended.
The next morning at rehearsal she
told me | was doomed 10 i'll luck for the
remainder of my days. She called the
company together and gave them a de
tailed description OF the awful seen
the night before occaSioned by the
young man who would never make an
actor. she told OF terrible dream she
had had in which some great person
had been foully murdered before her
eyes; how she had attempted rescue
without avail; Apw NE had fallen dead
at her feet. aud how his blood slowly
oozed into her lap. II was two yea
after this that Miss Keene was play
ing at Ford's theater Washington. on
the occasian when Abraham Lincoln
was shot. Miss Keene was the only
person who seemed ta realize the sit
uation. She ran TO the box. and i'm n
moment the head OF the dying man
was In her lap. while the scene OF her
dream was being pitifully enacted
Argonaut
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THE TOO EARLY sIRo.
a Social Nuisance nor whom There
L. No Excuse.

L. No Excuse.
The too early bird are u source OF
trouble anu Inconvenience to the entire
neighhoyhood
Invite the too early birds % a dinner.
and they arrive an hour before the
time.
Your last little touchc, have 60 he
delegated TO the HrSt amiahle soul who
appreciates tie misery OF entertaining
the too early birds. You had Intended
TO replace vase OF carnations with
one OF roses or possibly you had at the
last moment intended 20 shift the plate
cards. having suddenly remembered
that Miss Jones had n quiet fancy for
Mr.. Smith; that Mr.. Smith recipro-
Gated.
NIr. Smith will have to wonder. and
Miss tones will have 10 summon up her
presence OF mind and conceal her dis
appointment. The toe carly birds must
pc greeted as though You were glad Ia
see them aud appreciated their appar-
ent impotence To have the fun begin.
You really would like 10 give your
hair another touch. but not so. Your
guests await you.
The too early birds haunt the railway
stations hours before the train leaves
and start or on the journey jaded and
out OF sorts.
II the too early birds are ever anna
pie 1t is at such a previous hour that
the rest OF mankind is elsewhere, and
the fact Is not generally appreciated
Y ihere Is one glass Of humanity
more exasperatipg than the too early
birds have yet TO meet them. The
pan who is too late may entail ipcon-
yenlence. but at least you have the sat.
isfaction Of noting bis discomhtpre as
pissiHg ihs tEeat through mis- own act.
The toe early birds are an inhiction.
and they carry With them no compen-
sating reflection -Pittshurg
chrpnicle.Telegraph,
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1903-06-17

Each man haas Lis onl Vocation The
talent is the CALL There Is ouc dircc-
ton in which au space is open 90 him.
He has faculties silently invitiu- him
thither 10 endless cN r,ion. lie i- like
q ship in river IL runs against OBJ
strucuons on every side but ONE. ON
that side all obstruction is taken away.
and he sweeps sercnciy over Gods
depths into az infinite sea. This tai
ent and this call depend on his organ.
ization or the mode iu which the gen
eral soul incarnates itself in him.-Em-
erSon
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1903-06-17
OYSTER CULTURE.
na~sives Are Planted. CuItfvnted
and Harvested Like Other crop..

ha~stves Are Planted. Cultivated
ana Harvested Like Other Crops
The average citizen may not know
that oysters are planted. cultivated and
harvested like any other crop. n per-
son who engages In this industry be-
ing known as an oyster planter. Thou
sands OF acres OF oysters are under
cultivation I'm Hampton Roads. which
during the har yesting season is often
literally alive with the reaping ma
chimes OF the oyster men.
When the oysters are from one and
a half TO two years old they are usu-
ally large enough TO be sold. and as n
rule part OF them are sold at this age
and the balance in the third or fourth
year. after which time the ground is
allowed TO rest year before being
planted again. Great care must he ex-
ercised In the selection of bottoms for
oyster planting IL the planter wouid
be financially successful
The largest packer in Hampton opens
from 100000 TO 100000 bushels of oys
tiers i'm year. In this house as the
men open the oysters they drop the
shells ON an inclined plane. from which
they slide into a trough and are carried
along by Scrapers attached to an end
less chain. called ''shelI conveyor."
which takes them without further Ia
Dor to the shell pile In the yard. When
n shucker has filed his gallon measure
lac carries IL 20 the strainer. where the
oysters are strained and measured.
They are then emptied into large casks
kent full OF fresh water by means OF
which amy loose shell or grit is washed
out From these casks the oysters are
dipped into Il second strainer and when
separated from the water are again
measured and packed.
Tho shells are sold for from 1 To Z
cents bushei and are used extensive
~ by oyster planters for the propaga-
ton OF oysters They are placed in
small piles on grounds found suitable
FOR the purpose. where the spat or
small oyster will attach itself 10 the
shells. They are also used for making
shell lime and for building the excel
lent shell roads found I'm some parts OF
the Virginia PHILADELPHIA
North American.
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Unnecessary Worry.

p Whats the matter with you?" asked
the political boss
I'm worrying about what my con
sutuents will say 10 me about my
vote ON that bill you made me put
through last night"
SAY, when did YOU become response
bic 70 your constituents | want YOU
TO understand that I'm the one who is
expected To do the explaining when
there's any to be done-v-Chicago
Record Herald
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TOLD IN A DREAM.
The Message That n Dying Girl Co
vcyed 10 Her Rrofhcr

The Message That Dying Girl Con-
veyed 10 Her Brother.
Here * an interesting. III somewhat
creepy" story which reaches us from
correspondent upon whose .ood faith
we can rely: \ certain young lady.
whom we will call Mary A.. was re-
covering from illness The doctor had
declared Eer to be out OF danger. and
her friends and relatives were reioic-
ing I'm the fact. Nevertheless. Miss 4.
receiving visit one day from a sister.
gravcly assured her that she was going
TO die. The sister poohpoohed the idea
and treated il as an invalid's fancy.
MiSS y. however. with the utmost
calmneSs. repeated her statement. She
WAS certain That she would die that
night and begged her sister TO fetch her
parents AMI other relatives to say good
10y. Thinking To humor her. the sister
complied. one person was absent from
this strange family gathering broth
cr. who was at sea ana was expected
home i'm a week or two. "But il does
not matter" Miss A. quietly observed.
Il saw him last night in a dream and
said goodhy TO him I'm his cabin" Re
torc the sun rose again Miss AS pre-
diction had come true; she was dead.
That. however. * not the strangest
part of this weird story When in due
time the sailor brother reached port he
was met 10y his other sister who be-
Kan To tell him the sad news. All"
he interrupted. you need not tell me,
Mary Is dead. knew It. for she came
TO me one nie { in my dreams and told
me she was going 10 die and wanted 10
say goodhy." ON comparing dates Il
was found that 1.-THE dreams wero
dreamed on the selfsame nlght-Lon-
don \gv-S
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Life would become .uto.cranle 81 girls
could not be OF frank and uucoQuettish
terms with men OF their own a-e or
some years their seniors. The idea that
because two young peopl, may have i
great deal in common thcy must also be
in love is happily dying out No one is
hurt. 40 one is compromised. when a
friendship docs not lead To marriage
John Oliver Hobbies i'm Pail Mall Mag
aZinc
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1903-06-17
THE COURIER

The Coz TER, as Won are aware. is
the only newspaper in Clarke county.
There Is no need of another. because
this Journal covers the local field so
completely and promptly with uniyer.
sal satisfaction, that it has louS since
been recognized as u permanent IN
stitution.
We aFe endeAvoring to get the
CoURIER into every Clarke county
home, and our efforts are meeting
With great deal of success.
l. viii cost just ONE DOLLAR
20 na', the COURIER mailed 20 your
adorr>> ior " Whole Year. Nou viii
,ArD s-' a'| ~ rhc rcuu,, news.
N'.l go. , t,,, sample COPY.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1903-06-17

a century 1858. B, ....- a-, Wig wear
In was "t -s ..-ht. ",. u.,- boy.
iour or 1--WE years OF a-c su.-,itiod To-
hafn tlD1 heads shaved preparatory
10 rpnniu- icir f;.,sc hoaddrr~~eS. 4
L"N-cn ur, .rssor--iiivor~ ly name
shocked FAD caarclcs hy declaring that
Christian muSc necessarily wear 81
wiz CO.. hr o-e.naily lost ON tile Other
har-. ir. thicr> celebrated cath.
Ole. asSailcd 'lir wig wearing priests il
Z SOod sized volume.
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The Human Interrogation Pains,

Mamma" said the human interroca-
ton point. who knows the most
teacher or papaT
why. on general topics your father
is better Informed. Johnny"
We'll. does papa know more than the
minister"
"of things worldly. yes. Your father,
Johnny. Is very we'll informed man.
as hope YOU Will be some day"
docs papa know more than YOU.
mamma =
Johnny, when will you ever get over
the habit Of asking long string Of
foolish questions? Run away and have
your tea at once. New York Press.