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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-09-17

For few more days only we will accept furs for
repairing and remodeling at reduced rates. You may
have your small furs or your fur coat remodeed in
accordance with any of the styles shown in the
fur department. third floor.
The Appeal., 1913-08-02
OATH FOR AFRO-AMERIcAN
YOUTH.

will never bring disgrace
upon my race by any unworthy
deed or dishonorable act. will
live a clean, decent, manly life;
and will ever respect and de.
fend the virtue and honor of
womanhood: will uphold and
obey the just.Iaws Of my coun-
try and of the community In
which live andawiII encourage
others to do likewise: l will
not allow prejudice, Injustice,
insult or outrage to cover my
spirit or humiliate my soul;
but will ever preserve the inner
freedom of heart and con-
science: will not allow N.Y.
self to be overcome Of evil;
but will strive to overcome evil
with good: will endeavor to
develop and exert the best pow.
ers within me for my own per-
sonaI Improvement; and will
strive increasingly to quicken
the sense Of racial duty and re-
sponsibiIity: will in all these
ways aim to uplift my race SO
that, to everyone bound to it by
ties Of blood; 1t shall become a
bond Of ennoblement, and not a
byWord of reproach.
The Appeal., 1913-08-02

to see old and new patrons.-Adver
tisement.
PROF. G.. S PATTY'S HERE
MEDICINES can be had only at the
corner of University avenue and Mac
kubin street Ii you are not feeling
well it will certainly be worth your
while to learn about these remedies
Tri-State Phone 5732.-Advertiseme
! Why not patronize the business
houses that invite you to trade with
them through their advertisements in
THE APPEAL? They are helping to
support your paper, show them that
you believe in helping those who help
you, or your enterprises. Trade with
the people who advertise in THE .AP.
PEAL.
SAFE DEPOSIT AND STORAGE
VAULTS.-We invite your inspection
1t costs little to place your papers
cash securities and valuables in abso.
lutte safety. Boxes in our vaults can
~ had for 81 per year. Store your
Soxes. trunks, etc, with US North.
vester, "r,,s' Co 1913 EndfcDtt Ar.
cade-Advertiseme
RELIABLE DENTISTRY at reason
able prices. DR.. H. I. Williams has
opened Offices in suite 202 Kendrick
Building, 27 e. Seventh street, and has
all the necessary equipment for doing
dental work painlessly. He will be
pleased to have old patients call or
any one who appreciates honest work
at honest prices es-Advertisement.
THE BUSY BEE CAFE, 317 Waba-
sha street Cup stairs) w. r. T. Chand-
Ter. proprietor. Everything new but
the name. First-class meals will be
served a la carte at all hours A
splendid regular dinner will be served
from 80 a. m. to $500 p. m, at 25
cents. Open day and night Tel N
ALBION W. HOLDEN-Fi. n e
house painting, hand oil finishing,
vanishing, staining, wall tinting,
ETC.. done on short notice. First
!, class, durable work guaranteed.
General repairing and jobbing of all
kinds. Send or leave orders at SGT
st. Anthony Ave-, or telephone Dale
2055. Estimates nished.-Advertise
ment.
WHEN YOU ARE HUNGRY, and
| want a quick meal, just go to the
LITTLE ST. PAUL CAFE, 13O e.
Eighth street, between Robert and
Jackson. James H. Thomas, proprie.
tor. There you may get first-class
meals to order at all hours, day and
night. Regular dinner. daily from
1880 to 2:3O for Is cents. Tel. Ce
dar Advertisement.
! THE VALET TAILORING CO., No
l54-l56 F. SIXTH street. The mos,
up-to-date establishment of its Ind in
the city. Clothing made ia order
snonged. pressed renovated and re-
paired. Goods called for and deIiv
cred. Four suits pressed for 81. .They
The Appeal., 1913-08-02
HOT TIME FOR DELINouENTs.

We clip the following from one Of
our exchanges to warn our delinquent
subscribers what a hot time they will
have if they fail to pay their news
paper bills. The same fate awaits
our slow-paying advertisers:
An editor who died of starvation
was being escorted to Heaven by an
nigel sent for that purpose. May l
just glance in at the other place be-
fore we ascend to eternal happiness?''
So they went below and skirmishing
around, taking in the sights It SO
happened that the angel lost track of
the editor and went around Hades
hunting him. He found him sitting
by an enormous furnace, tanning him
self and gazing with rapture upon
crowd of lost souls in the fire. Over
the furnace was a sign bearing the
! words, Delinquent subscribers. !"
Come, said the angel, we must be
going now You go on said the
The Appeal., 1913-08-02
ANationa| Afro-American Newspaper
PUBLISHED WEEKLY BIZ
J. Q ADAMS, EDITOR AND PUBLISHER
ST. PAUL OFFICE
No. 236 Union Block, 49 E. 18th St.
j. @. ADAMS, Manager.
MINNEAPOLIS OFFICE
Metropolitan Bldg. Room 1920.
JASPER GIBBS. Manager.
TERMS STRICTLY IN ADVANCE

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Only one cent and two cent stamps
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The Appeal., 1913-08-02

LOCATION.
In the Black Belt of Alabama where the
blacks outnumber the whites three to one.
ENROLMENT AND FACULTY..
Over 1.500 students, more than 100 in
structorS @.-s
COURSE OF STUDY.
English education combined with in
dustrial training; % industries in constant
operation.
VALUE OF PROPERTY.
Property consisting of 1880 acres of
land 103 buildings almost wholly built
with student labor. is valued at 81, $50, 600.
and no mortgage
NEEDS.
$50 annually for the education of each
student; (S200 enables one to finish the
course; $1,000 creates permanent schola-.
snip. Students pay their own board I'm
cash and labOr.) Money in any, amount
for current expenses and building.
Besides the work done by graduates al
class room and industrial leaders,
thousands are reached through the Tus-
Kegee Negro Conference.
Tuskegee is 40 miles east of Mont
gonlelY and 1876 miles west of Atlanta, on
the Western Railroad of Alabama.
Tusl1egee is quiet. beautiful old
Southern town. and is an ideal place for
STUDY, The climate is at all times mild
excellent winter resort.
The Appeal., 1913-08-02

The fools are not all dead yet, but
one of them died on the 18th inst.
near Tucson, Ariz. 1t was an unlucky
day for him. Alexandra Ramirez, a
miner, was amusing himself by trying
to step on the fingers of fellow
miner who was preceding him going
down on a ladder in the shaft of the
Twin mine. Ramirez lost his footing
and fell soc feet to his death. Some
folks trif1e with death once too often.
The Appeal., 1913-08-02

Great credit is due to Hon. James c..
Napier, of Nashville, Tenn, for the
manly stand he took in resigning his
Office of Register of the Treasury
when he found that he could not get
an order rescinded which segregated
partment. The different races and
colors have gotten along peaceably
and amicably together for scores of
years. Where is the need for segre-
cation now? It is absolutely wrong
uncalled for and unnecessary.
The Appeal., 1913-08-02
SATURDAY AUGUST 2, 1913.

The st. Louis City Council mas
passed an ordinance to end tipping.
The bill provides for a fine of from
$40 to $50 for each offense and both
the Upper and tippee are liable. An
informer of an infraction of the or
dinance will receive half IF the fine.
Amt it awful, Mabel! In Calcutta,
India, recently the natives attacked a
wedding procession and beat to death
the bridegroom because he failed to
distribute the customary tips of bak-
sheesh. And it is probably that this
caused the st. Louis city fathers to
get busy. ID.
The Appeal., 1913-08-02
6ha111 MntuprHttu

Dissatisfaction Of learning, established in 1865,
has industrial departments for both young men
and young women as we'll as college, normal and
preparatory departments There are also Schools
Of Il Law. Medicine, Pharmacy and Theology.
Other improvements are being planned that will
be completed within the next two years
Applications should be made several months or
Z year in advance, for it has become impossible
during the last few years receive all who apply
The present enrolment is over 500.
The academic year begins on the Thursday
nearest the first day of October and continues for
thirty.two consecutive weeks. The charges are
moderate. Catalogues furnished upon application.
Address THE PRESIDENT
Shaw University. Raleigh, N. C.
The Appeal., 1913-08-02
editor. "Im not going. This is heaven
enough for me,
GRAND FORKS, N. D. ].

Mr.. McCarroll of Crookston. Mimi.
was in town visiting friends last Sun.
day.
Mr.. G. A. Jarrett of Minot, N. D.,
who has been on the sick list is able
to be at work again.
Mrs. Fannie Joiner has returned
from a three weeks visit to her son
in Chicago and friends in St. Paul.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Green and
family came down from Niagara, N.
D., to attend the State Fair and are
stopping with Mrs. Ed. McCray and
family.
The Young Mems Improvement Club
were to have held a lown fete Monday
evening, but on account of the rain
it had to be held in the church; it was
quite we'll attended.
The Appeal., 1913-08-02
CANNON THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY
ATLANTA. GEORGIA.

AIMS AND METHODS.
The aim of this school is to do prac-
tlcal work in helping men towards sl'"-
cess in the ministry Its course of study
is broad and practical; it's ideas are high:
it's work is thorough; it's 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 the country.
EXPENSES AND AIn.
Tuition and room rent are Tree. The
apartments for students are plainly fur
nished Good board can be had for sever
dollars per mouth Buildings heated by
Stea nl ..-
A from loans without Interest, and
gifts of friends, are granted to deserving
students who do their utmost in the line
Of self-help. No young man with grace.
gifts. and energy, need be deprived OF
the advantages now opened to him in
this Seminary. For further particulars
address
THE PRESIDENT,
ti;llnmon Theological Seminary
Atlanta. Georgia.
The Appeal., 1913-08-02

P. G. Wolo, a full-blooded African
chief has passed his entrance ex-
animation at Harvard and will enler.
the university in September. Being
a chief in Africa won't help him mucn
in this country @
The Appeal., 1913-08-02


"A nt Atmos
Noted for
Co1epe Norm,1
amman and Indus
reasonable. Selfhelp 7r~
Opens
FF~AoADEsNl T. W. MeGRANAHAN. Knoxville. Tenn.
The Appeal., 1913-08-02

To escape a prison sentence, C. H.
Holt, white man of Kansas City,
claims to be an Afro-American. Then
he went to Memphis and held up an
Afro-American for $500, and was
caught and identified.
The Appeal., 1913-08-02
Etttrnln 5natitntp
JEFFERSON CITY, MISSOURI

Founded by the Soldiers Of the 62d and 65th
Regiments Of tho q. s. Colored Infantry.
Supported by the State of Missouri. Has
Normal, Collegiate, Agricultural, Mechanical and
Industrial Courses Buildings and equipment
unsurpassed Thirty teachers representing the
best schools of the country Students from all
sections of the country. For catalogue and fur.
ther information address
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN ALLEN,
President.
The Appeal., 1913-08-02
"cHIckEN MEANS a GAL TO YOU"

a Rag Time Song and Chorus Com
posed.by Don. p. BirdsalI,
Chorus
Why honey I jessbeen around,
De chicken roost in dis yere town
You does me wrong when you gets
mad, sS 4 -
For honest, babe your man aint bad,
A bit of chickensnow and den
Aint gwine to hurt the best of men.
It's simply corker. If you play the
piano you'll want it. Price SOC per
copy. Our readers will receive copy
of the above postpaid by sending 15c
in postage stamps to the Globe Music
Co.. 1893 Broadway, New York.
The Appeal., 1913-08-02
AVERY COLLEGE
TRAINING SCHOOL

NORTH SIDE, PiTTseURGH. PA.
Practical Literary and Industrial,
Trades School for ro-American Bnys
hna ilrls Onusua! advantages for Girls
a:td separate building ADDRESS
Joseph Q. Mahoney, Principal.
RoX. !54 North Side. Pittsburgh. Pa
The Appeal., 1913-08-02

Washington Conservatory of
Music and School Of Expression
so2 T STREET. WASHINGTON. D. c.
LARGE AND COMPETENT FACULTY
DEPARTMENTS
Piano. Voice and Violin. Piano Tuning Theory Analy-
sis Harmony. Counterpart. Fugue Vocal Expression,
Wind Instruments. History Of Music. Methods
Scholarships Awarded Artists Recitals
HARRIET G1BBs.MARsHALL. President.
GEORGE WILLIAM COOK, Treasurer.
LEWIS 9. GREGORY, Financial Secretary.
ANNIE E. GRINAqE. =
The Appeal., 1913-08-02

are prepared to give best service at
lowest rates Tel. N. w Cedar. 1862.
Q. Howell. manager. -Advertisemen
THIS MEANS YOU. If there is a
one cent postage stamp on your pa
per, that means that you have not
paid your subscription for more than
year, and the Government compells
us to pay one cent each to send the
papers to delinquent subscribers. Now
If you are honorable and square. you
will come and 4>ay what you owe. 1t
certainly does not reflect any credit
on you to have us pay one cent on
each paper we send to you and for
which you have not paid. Is this
fair and square?
The Appeal., 1913-08-02
TUSkEGEE
Normal and Industrial Institute
TUSkEGEE, ALABAMA.

Uncorporated.)
Organized July 4, 1881, by the State
Legislature as The Tuskegee State Nor
NAL School. Exempt from taxation
BOOKER T.. WASHINGTON. Princina,
WARREN LOGAN, Treasurer.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-03-01
DAMAGE FROM STORM
WAS REPAIRED YESTERDAY

Telephone service in Americas,
which was considerably disarrange
Thursday and yesterday morning as
well by the severe storm Thursday
was restored yesterday afternoon AMI
the telephones that had been put out
of commission h lightning were re-
stored once more to service. There
were 1872 telephones temporarily out
of service, according to local Manager
Tullis.
1t was found, in locating the troubl4,
that large cable carrying many se~-
vice wires had been broken at a joint
thus permitting rain to enter When
the break had been located repairs
were speedily effected TIL telephones
put out of commission We're nearly all
west of Jackson street, taking in nea"-
ly half the business section of the city
the Central railway depot, the light
ing plants and several large manufac-
turing plants, many of these industries
being located on the northside and
westside.
The long distance lines out of town
were also put in commission again
yesterday. In the vicinity of Buena
Vista, where the effect of the storm
was most severe, about seyenty-five
poles were blown down.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-03-01
LOCAL HUNTERS we're
IN FIELDS YESTERDAY
Close Of Season Brought Out
Many

AS the finale of the shooting season
yesterday was an occasion of interest
for Americas sportsmen who, in great
er numbers than an ony previous day,
went forth to hunt. Every exponent
of the hunt who could take the day
off Joined one of the many parties that
went forth in this and neighborine
counties for the day. The largest par
ty going out from Americas consisting
of forty gunners, shot doves in a pea
field on the Whittle farm. The birds
have been very numerous there, AMI
several hundred were killed yestrda-
morning.
Yesterdays sport wound up the sen.
son for shooting doves and cartridges,
despite the fact that both species OF
birds are still very plentiful in Sumtc.
county and throughout this section of
the state. But the hunters are law
abiding, and guns will be put away
now until the season for SHOOTING
opens again in November. Despite tn
large number of hunters in the fell
yesterday, no casualties among theh1
occurred and the day was bloodlesS
one, except for the birds and rabbits
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-03-01
Notice Of First Meeting Of Creditor,

Notice of First Meeting of Creditors.
In the District Court of the United
States for the Western Division
of the Southern District of Geor-
gia, in Bankruptcy.
In the Matter of ]. w. Argo, Bankrupt,
In Bankruptcy
To the creditors of ]. w Argo, OF
Americas, in the county of Sumter,
and district aforesaid, a bankrupt.
Notice is hereby given that on the
9th day of February, A D. 1913, the
said ]. w. Argo was duly adjudicateo
bankrupt; and that the first meeting
of his creditors will be held at Ameri-
Gus, Sumter county, Georgia, on the
10th day of March a. D. 1918, at 10
o'clock in the forenoo at which time
the said creditors may attend, prove
their claims, appoint a trustee, exam
inc the bankrupt, and transact such
other business as may properly come
before said meeting. The bankrupt is
required to be present on that day for
examination.
This February 9th, 1918.
HOLLIS FORT,
Referee in Bankruptcy.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-03-01

clothes. One day my husband got the
neighbors in to see what the matter was
but they could not help me. My first
thought was for Lydia E. Pinkham' s
Vegetable Compound and | sent my hus-
band out for it and took it until was en-
tirely cured. / am woman of perfect
health and my health and happiness
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cine. You may rest assured that | do
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The success of Lydia E. Pinkham's
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hams Vegetable Compound is the stan"
dard remedy for female ills.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-03-01
HOW TO CULTIVATE
OBEDIENT HABITS
ChiId'S FdVOFitG Question,
"Why?

A wise little mother, whose gentle
requests are met with instant and
CHEEKY obedience on the part of her
boys and girls was congratulated tho
other day ON the sunny disposition of
her family. "I'll tell you the secret, 3"
laughed she, merily They are no
more nor less unselfish and tractable
than other growing boys and girls, but
l keep them obedient by constant prac-
tice. Every day 1 make a point of re-
questing some little service of every
one of them-it may be the posting CT
a letter; it may be the running up
stairs for my glasses; or coming from
an interesting book to hook my frock
at the back-but whatever it is insist
that the little service to mother shall
be rendered willingly and even as Il
matter of course. 1t takes a little
thought sometimes to ask something
each day of every one of the children
and not too much of any one-but il
pays"
1t is said that the average child's
favorite word is still why" which in
dicates that, in spite of all gloomy
views, the infantile craving for knowi-
edge has not degenerated. And the
mother still makes her answer which
calls for the least reflection; but this,
of course, is where the needs of wide
spread of maternal information is call
ed for. The modern child looks round
and sees things which it has always
remembered, but which have come to
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-03-01
HAD EMBROIDERY
FOR WOMEN'S HATS
Suggests Substitute for All Kinds of
Feathers and PIumes.
Referee in Bankruptcy.

Harrisburg, Pa, February Is
"Well, what sort of decorations for
the ladies' hats you'd you recommend
il laws are enacted prohibiting the
sale of all kinds of feathers and
plumes?" asked Senator ]. P. McNich-
oil of Philadelphia at hearing today
on a bill which would prohibit the
sale of aigrettes in Pennsylvania.
Hand Undergraduates do
not appear to realize the possibilities
of hand embroidery for hat decora-
tions. There is money in it."
The witness was DR.. William T.
Hornady, representing the New YORK.
Geological Society. He made plea
for the preservation of wild game. He
said that in North America eleven
species of birds have become extinct;
that twenty-one other species are
threatened with extinction, and that in
the whole world one hundred species
are also threatened with complete ex-
termination.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-03-01
noted SPEAKERS AT
Bible CONFERENCE
To Be Held in Atlanta March
ZIG

Atlanta, Feb. 2S.-The Atlanta Bible
Conference will convene in Atlanta,
Georgia, March 7th, and close March
10th. Six services a day will be hell
in the Baptist Tabernacle of that City.
The speakers who will be present
throughout the Conference, are DR.. G.
Campbell Morgan, London; DR.. Len G
Broughton, London; DIR. James R
Gray, Chicago; DR.. John r. Sampsey
Louisville; Dr. w. R. Wedderspoon
Washington, D, c.; DIR. James |
Vance, ashville, Tenn; DR.. Lacey Moi
felt, China; Dr. w. NJ. Morrison, Afri-
ca; Professor w, C. Pierce, Chicago.
The Conference Secretary, Rev. John
W. Ham, in speaking of the Confer
ence today said: indications point ID
the largest out OF town attendance that
has ever marked the history of the
Conference during fifteen years. We
are booking people from all parts of
the United States and from all demon
nation We have the strongest pro
gram ever offered. The railroads arr
cooperating with us in giving reduced
rates"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-03-01

Washington, D. c., Feb. 28.-De-
fance was hurled at Congressman
Oscar w Underwood of Alabama,
chairman of the ways and means COM
mittee and leader of the Democratic
forces in the house yesterday after
noon by Congressman Roddenbery OF
the Second Georgia District.
Congressman Roddenberry, whose re-
cent imprisoned orations in favor OF
the Webb anti-liquor shipment bill
and against turkey-trotting at the in
augural ball. have won for him the
title of Militant Democratic Insur-
gent" declared that he would TO
longer follow the leadership of I'm
derwood.
"A day or so ago when | undertook
to state my views in this house, ex~
claimed Roddenbery, the great lead
er Of this house showed impatience to
sweep me by with one great stroke. l
arise now to put him on notice, face
to face, that l do not fear to fight him
n will l hesitate to maintain my