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tj"'' PAUL. A w ? L K ? RECORD* IN M I K N E 3 0 -

«h« Saintly City and Saintly City Folk*— Mmwaj Iteaoo of Social, RaUffloaa an* ««nexal Matters Among tka Paopla, Ba*« •4 Down.

Blind

Boone, the Wonder, will be at

Pilgrim Baptist Church

Next Wednesday evening, March 4.

Mr J. Alex Ross of Buffalo, N. Y , is in the city.

Mr. M. C Dudley of Chicago was in the city this week.

Mrs Elizabeth Banister is progress­ing mcel> at the hospital «

Mr. J F. Coquire of Grand Forks is m the city visiting friends

Mr J H. Vincent, who has been sick for some time, is improving.

•*I haven't paid $5.00 for a hat since I began wearing the Gordon and I buy the best."

Dr J. E. Porter has moved h i s res­idence irom Carroll street to 569 Igle-hart street.

Furnished room to rent at 165 E. Seventh street. Apply at room 12, second floor.

\ p n l 15th is the date ot the swell part> to be given at Litt s Hall by the

Social F n e " Sunday services at i-i lgnm Church,

usual hours. Rev M. W Withers' of .Minneapolis will officiate

Mis. Howard Williams of 728 Wells street, last week presented her hus­band a brand new baby boy

The members of the Blind Boone Company are stopping at Mrs Parker't,, corner Fairing ler

Lent began Wednesday and those who obseive it have 37 moie days of penance, before they proceed to make up foi lost t ime

The Men's Sunday Club will meet at Pilgrim Baptist Church to-morrow

.i. A „<„1^1 TI m Pnhli,"

F. D. and Ful-

attevnoon at 4 o'clock p. m. coidially invited.

work of a n y Those wishing hair kind done at reasonable rates should call on Mrs. E. J. Allen, room 12, No. lfaj E 7th street

The Blind Boon Concert Company will shortly appear in concert at Pil-onm Baptist Church Look out for iurther announcement

The owl car ordinance has been passed by the council and we will shortly ha\e an houih service alter 1 00 o'clock until 6 00 a m

Mi^s Mary L. Harwell has associated with Miss B. M. Foley, in hair-dressing, manicuring and facial treatments, in the Chamber of Commerce building.

Deposits made on or before March 3d at the State Savings Bank corner ot Fourth and Minnesota streets, will be entitled to four months' interest July 1

The most popular place for people who take their meals down town to John Godfrey's, No. 552 Wabasha street. Everything neat, clean and well cooked.

Is your hair straight? If not, send 50 cents to Ozonized Ox Marrow Co., 76 Wabash avenue, Chicago, 111., for a bot^e of Ozonized Ox Marrow and you car -asi ly straighten it.

ttentlemen wishing nice furnished rooms, with all conveniences, by tne v«fck or month, at reasonable rates, should apply at the Benton House, 228 vv"<3t Third street, up stairs.

FURNISHED ROOMS.—Nicely fur-tMshed rooms for rent by the day. week iv month, at No. 50 West Ninth street, retween St. Peter and Exchange <4T»ets. Transients accommodated.

A little three and a half year old boy named Creon Wilson died suddenly at -ij West Tenth street last Friday night. Coioner Miller held an inquest Satur-da; and declaied that death was due to pneumonia

II \ou wisn a goocr shave, nalr cut or shampoo call at Richard Cousby's neat shop, No. 374% Minnesota street. First-class workmen only. Satisfac­tion guaranteed. Music for all occa­sions furnished on short notice.

Delia Brown was before Judge Hine Tuesday in the Municipal Court and w?s held to the grand jury She was charged with holding up one J. C. An-deison at Eighth and Robert streets one night last week and lobbing him or SIT

For good home cooking go to the Metropolitan restaurant, No. 378 Min­nesota street. First-class meals at all hours. Regular meals 20 cents. Meals to order at moderate prices. Mrs. Lou McLaughlan proprietor.

Shoes mended while you wait at Jarvis', S3 East Fourth street. Half soles . 50 and 75 cents. Prices reason­able for all kinds of repairing. Re­member if they can he mended, Jarvis can do it on short notice Jarvis, 83 E. 4th st

If you continue to spend all you make, you'll be poor all your life. Everv one should have a savings ac­count. Accounts opened of $1 and up­ward at the State Savings Bank, Ger-mania Life Building, Fourth and Min­nesota streets.

The Elks Show at the Metropolitan Opera House next Thursday. Friday and Saturday nights will be the best they ever gave. There will be 125 performers and the specialties on vhis occasion will surpass anything ever seen in the city.

FOR SALE.—Half interest in the Elk Express Co. may be purchased by the proper person. Parties who may desire to get an interest in a good paying business will call at the of­fice. No. 63 East Sixth street, G. D. Charleston, Prop.

ifilfe Express, G. D. Charleston, prop., packing and shipping; hauling of all Kinds; coal and wood in large or »imall quantities. When you wish anything in his line give him a call. Telephone! Main 1920—J 1. Office 65 Bast Sixth street.

Those of our patrons who desire to have matter published must get the same in this office not later than Thursday afternoon, otherwise it may be crowded out. No notice will be taken of any communication that is not signed by the author.

Mrs. William Matthews, of .623 East Minnehaha, will leave tomorrow even­ing for Chicago for the purpose of v is iting her husband and mother, Mrs Laura Myers. She will be gone about

HATS 1903-Spring Styles-1903

At $3—Plymouth registered and Standish Hats, new wide . brim effects in Soft Hats. Derbies in new and nobby shapes, including copies of the Knos blocks.

At $2—Pilgrim Hats, both Derby and Soft Hats—all the new popular shapes—the best hats ever offered at this popular price. Wide or medium brims, hig-h or low 'crowns. You will be more than satisfied with the style and quality of these hats.

7th & Robert Sts.

a month She will also visit Des Moines before her return.

Dr. John E. Porter, physician and surgeon, office suite 410 Bradley build­ing, Fifth street, opposite court house. Office hours: 10:00 a. m. to 12:00 m., 9-no to 4:00 p. m. Telephone, Main: 1738-J1. Residence, 569 Iglehart street. Telephone, Dale: '589-J2.

Mr J S. Mills, who formerly had a lunch wagon at the corner of Sixth and Jackson, has opened a "Sandwich Room" at 444 Robert street, between Seventh and Eighth, opposite the Gold­en Rule. When you wish a nice lunch give him a call Open day and night.

SAFE DEPOSIT AND STORAGE faults .—We invite your inspection, it. costs little to place your papers, cash securities and valuables in abso­lute safety. Boxes in our vaults can be had for $4.00 per year. Store your boxes, trunks, etc , with us. St. Paul Trust Co., 138 Endicott Arcade.

The reason why you should buy your Coal, Wood, Flour, Feed, Hay, etc., from C. W. STAEHLE, Rice and Carrol streets, is because you can get prompt delivery, best goods, full meas­ure Fuel of all kinds, and saw^d and split wood in large or small quanti­ties Everything at the right price. Both telephones 1446.

Visitors to the city, and residents also, who wish to get first class meais should call at John Godfrey's, No. 552 Wabasha street, between Tenth street *nd College avenue. Board and rooms by the day, week or month at reason­able rates. Best meals in • the city. Regular meals 25 cents. Sunday din­ners from 1-00 to 5:00 n. m. a speci­al/ jr.

FINED ANYWAY —Irma Moore was before Judge Hine in the police court Thursday on a charge of taking $100 from A. B. Snow in a house on Hill street. Snow missed the money and accused the girl, but he found the money in his pockets when he reached the central police station. Miss Moore was fined $25 and ordered to loave the city.

Among the petitioners that appeared before the board of abatement Satur­day was Samuel Rumple who fiad a tax of $12.40 assessed against him He was asked what was his griev­ance 9 He opened a bundle as he said: "I want to ask you whether you think this property is worth $400 and if any of it looks like a piano." As he spoke he exposed a pair of patent leather pumps, a razor, a shaving mug, a suit of underwear, an old coat and a hat Rumple stated to the board that the things which he exhibited and those he wore were all he had to his name, excepting a few pictures in his room. He said that he had never owned a piano His tax was abated.

The Star theater will next week pre­sent to its patrons the acknowledged leaders of the burlesque world, Rice and Barton and their Big Gaiety Spec­tacular Extravaganza Co., the funniest show on earth. Those will lnnnrnnn never laughed before and laughter it­self will hold its sides and roar. The greatest success ever known. "Brown Among the Daisies" or "Raid­ing the Tenderloin." majestic in mag­nificence, mighty in magnitude match­less in merit. The Gaiety Girls are an attraction in themselves, they give full satisfaction. The comedian^ are a budget of fun and the whole is an aggregation of style, beauty, talent, merit, etc.: that cannot be equaled Don't miss it.

Soldiers' Addresses Wanted. Henry N. Copy,-" *attorney-at-l*w,

Washington, D. C , wants the addresses of below named Afro-American sol­diers, who served in the Civil War; if dead, their heirs. Information will be paid for.

John W. Dent, 3rd Cavalry; Jerry Smith, 3rd Artillery; Daniel Banks, Al­bert Bates, Peter Broddy, i 'aton Giles, Aniderson Hoffman, George Nally, Geo*ee N k k o l s , William Robbins. Joseph Roney, Rowan Samuels, and Willis Stone, 5th, Cavalry; George Bibb, Charles Cantwell, Jesse Dar­nell, Louis Darbney, John Gault, Frank McFarland, John Price, Dennis Rob-berts, and Washington Smith, 13th Artillery; Charles Browne, George W. Harmon and Simon Smith, 11th In­fantry; Huston Bailess, William Brod-well, Henry Clay, and Elias Smith, 27th Infantry; Edward Washington, and John C. Louis, 28th Infantry; Wil­liam A. Bates , George Cooper, Henry Crouch, Henry Harrison, Patrick Hen- | ry, and George Sizemore, 43rd Infant­ry'; Granville Elliott, Matthew Felts , David Hunt, Albert Jackson, Will iam King, Peter Tardy, and William Winn, 59th Infantry; Roger Edwards, 107th Infantry; Moses Able, Moses Ballard,

.Oxygen Is Life's Necessity. Without Oxygen man dies, but when

the blood is well fed with oxygen man l ives in the full enjoyment of health".

Life should be a constant physical revolution. Oxygen is a feeder of liv ing tissues. —

Disease and sickness arise from lack of vitality, which is due to lack of oxygen in the blood. OXYDONOR an­imates and thus reverses this degen­eration, opens the way for the whole organism t6 drink freely of oxygen, through the pores of the skin and membranes, and sets in operation an energizing, irresistible, vital force, which speedily overcomes disease. One OXYDONOR will serve the fam­ily. It cures while you rest, and its results are 'equally efficacious for the intant and grandsire

The following testimonial, one of many hundreds, testifies as to the effi­ciency of the Oxydonor-

St. Paul, Minn., Jan. 28, 1903. Dr C. S. Wilson-I take great pleasure in notifying

you that I have given the .Oxydonor a thorough test lately, when my wife was sick with La Grippe, Bronchitis, and a touch of Pneumonia. It was a severe attack, accompanied by high fever, and I must confess that I had some doubts about the outcome. But to my surprise the Oxydonor worked like magic; I had to use it in ice-for 35 hours, but it conquered the dis­ease Applying the Oxydonor two more nights perfected the cure

Yourfe very gratefully, JOSEPH SIEP,

925 E. 6th St. Anyone wishing to investigate fur­

ther in regard to the Oxydonor should call on or communicate with Dr. C. S. Wilson, 611 N Y Life Bldg., St. Paul, Minn.

A. Cecil, Simon Cook, David Wilmot, Moses Etherton, Squire Garrison, Hen­ry Hamilton, John W. Hopkins, Jerry

lor and George Washington, 123rd In­fantry; Timothy Filan and Patrick Mc Cormick, 135th Infantry.

Ministers of the gospel and secreta­ries of lodges, and others interested, may help worthy families by giving public announcement of the above list and posting it in conspicuous places

Resolutions Received. The resolutions relative to the ap­

pointment and confirmation of Dr. Crum as collector of customs in Charleston, S. C , which were present­ed by J. Q Adams and unanimously passed at the Douglass meeting last week were properly prepared and cop­ies were forwarded to the President and Senators Nelson and Clapp, an'd the following replies have been re­ceived:

WHITE HOUSE. Washington, Feb 24, 1903

My Dear Sir I beg to acknowledge the receipt of

your letter ot the 21st instant, with enclosure, and to say that it will be brought to the attention ot the Presi­dent

Very trulj yours, WM. LOEB, JR .

Secretary to the President Mr J. Q. Adams,

St. Paul, Minn UNITED STATES SENATE.

Washington, D. C , Feb. 23, 1903. Mr J Q. Adams,

St Paul, Minn. Dear Sir Your favor cf the 21st, enclosing

resolutions adopted by the Afro-Amer­ican cit izens of Minnesota relative to Dr Crum, is at hand

The subject matter of the resolu­tions will have my careful considera­tion and attention

Yours truly, • KNUTEy NELSON

CARD OF THANKS. We hereby wi h to extend our heart­

felt thanks for.' the sympathy and friendship shown to us at the loss of our mother and also for the many ficral tributes.

J. H. GILES AND FAMILY

EyesffuriYflu? Ukatr jroa need Clasps— it eoau nothing 10 find out

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RELIABLE OPTICIANS • 109 E. 7th St.

ST. PAUL.

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"YON YONSON."

At Grand Opera House, St. Paul.

"Yon Yonson," which will be seen own way tries to make a l iving in this at t h e Grand Opera House next week, country without offending or injuring is a play -which is one of the most fa- the next man. It is said that t h e ac-miliar and one of the best liked of all tor who has been cast for the role of comedy dramas. "Yon Yonson" is now Yon this year, Mr. Nelse Erickson, suc-

Harrison Butler, Robert Burdette, John j i n i t g e i e v e n t n year of uninterrupted ceeds in giving a faithful and clear cut ... n -,. ,-v- ™^ _i. g u c c e s g T n e p j a y possesses in itself, impersonation of a S w e d i s h ' immi-

a very strong dramatic interest, as it grant, possess ing these qualifications, is filled with situations which are both In the company which wil l be seen to

Morris, Grandison Smith, Beverly Tay- humorous and sentimental. The char- gether with Mr. Erickson are such acter of Yon Yon3on itself represents well known people as Harry Bond, in a faithful manner a quiet simple Harry B. Roche, Florence Gear, Patti minded inoffensive Swede, who in his Rosa and Belle Dolan.

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MRS. LOUIS NASH. 'Bonnie Lottie," Who Will Appear at

the Elks' Show Next Week.

BLIND BOONE.

The Greatest Living Phenomenon at Pilgrim Baptist Church, Weornes-

day, March 4. The wonderful pianist and his com­

pany will appear at Pilgrim Baptist Church next Wednesday evening iu a grand concert. He will be assisted by Miss Emma Smith, soprano; Miss Marguerite Ward, contralto; Miss Josephine Lange-Haggai d, accompan­ist The company has been giving a series of concerts in Minneapolis from Feb. 16 to 25 and has been giving con­certs in St. Paul since Feb. 26 and will continue until and including tfie concert at Pilgrim Church next Wed­nesday evening The Evening N e w s has the following to say of th" con­cert last Thursday evening.

"A large audience attended txie con-

Blind Boone, cert given by Blind Boone last evening at Park Congregational Church. The Ladies* Aid society of the church was the beneficiary and as a result of the entertainment will have nearly $200 to add to the church debt fund.

"The program consisted largely of Boone's own compositions which be executed with much skill His imita-

j tions on the piano of the fife and drum, » banjo, music box, Scottish bagpipe, the J country fiddler and the incoming train j were much enjoyed by the younger ' members of the audience. Another en­

joyable number was the Marshfield Tornado, a descriptive selection com­posed by Boone just after the tornado at Marshfield, Mont., where he resided^ Mr Boone was'assisted by Miss Emma Smith, soprano, and Miss Marguerite Ward, contralto."

The price of admission to the con­cert at Pilgrim Church has been re­duced to 25 cents so as to give as many as possible an opportunity to hear this great wonder The church should be crowded.

The National Afro-American Council

great axiom, "To labor tor man be­cause he is man, is man's noblest work." In these noble words are com­prehended the purpose, aim and ob­ject of the Afro-American Council. The uplift and development of the Afro-American people is i t s central thought and its cherished hope. To do this it must have the cordial and cheerful support and encouragement of every manly Afro-American who has faith in the power and efficacy of numbers and intelligent organization, and who has pride in his race ana the courage "to do all that does become a man" to give it character, respecta­bility, influence and standing among the native and alien races in this country—who are combining their forces industrially and politically to the prejudice of all Afro-Americans who strive to rise superior t o their condition and to assert their rights as men and citizens. The battle of the race is to be fought with skill, cour­age and intelligence, and persistently waged until every man having equal rights, whether he be black or whether h.e be white, shall be an uncrowned king in a Republic of Sovereigna.

T. Thomas Fortune, editor of tb« N e w York Age, was the first to sug­gest the Afro-American League, an* or­ganization in the interest of the rac« This he advocated for several year i with the result that a number of local leagues were formed, In 1890 a na> tional convention was called and in re­sponse to this call represeatative men of the race from all parts of the com try m e t in Chicago in February of that year, and as the result of tbienr delib­erations t h e National Afro-American League was born. Mr. Fortune w a i elected temporary chairman,, and' in his opening address set forth the rea­sons which justified the organisation, as fo l lows:

(1) The universal snppreseioa of our ballot in the South, and conse-quent "taxation without representa­t ion/ ' s ince the cities, counties and States, where w e have undisputed pre­ponderating majorities of the voting population, w e have in the main no representation, and therefore no voice in making and enforcing the laws un­der which we live.,

(2) The universal and lamentable reign ot lynch and mob law, ot which we are made the victims, especially in the South, which i s al l the more ag­gravating because all the machinery of the law making and: law enforcing power is in the hands ot those who resort to such outrageous, heinous and murderous violations of the law.

(3) The unequal distribution of school funds collected"1 from all tax­payers alike, and to the equal and un­divided, benefits of which an are alik* entitled.

(4) The odious and demoralizing penitentiary systems of the South, with its chain-gangs, convict leases and indiscriminate mixing of males and females.

(•5) The almost tmwersal tyranny o f common carrier corporations in the South—railroad, steamboat and other* —In which the common rights of Afro-American men and women are out­raged and denied by the minions of these corporations, acting under ex­plicit orders, in most cases, as well a s by common passengers, w h o take t h e matter into the ir own hands as often as they please, and are in no instance pursued and punished by the lawful authorities.

(6) The discrimination practiced' by those who condirct places of public ac­commodation, and are granted a li­cense for this purpose, such as keep* ers of inns and hotels; and conetuc-tors of theatres and kindred places *f

amusement, where one man's money, all things being equal, should be as good as another's.

(7) The serious question of wages, caused in the main by the vicious in­dustrial system in the South, by the general contempt employers feel for employees and by the overcrowded na­ture of the labor market.

This was a terrible arraignment of the South, but it was true then, and it is true now—that is , the conditions are practically t h e same, although there has been a change in some respects for the worse. For instance, the com­mon carrier discriminations, which at that t ime were acts of the corporations without warrant of law, are now a part of the organic law of the South­ern States . The unlawful suppression of the ballots of Afro-Americans eleven years ago is now permitted by legal enactment. The unequal distri­bution of the school fund has been succeeded by attempts in several States to deprive the Afro-American of all educational facilities.

Mr. Fortune refused the presidency of the League, although it was ten­dered to Mm fry a. practically unani­mous vote. B y reason of the lack of interest among t h o s e who should have supported it, the League was a fail­ure. In 1896 and' 1897 there w a s a movement started for the purpose of reviving the League, which culminated in its reorganization under the name of the National Afro-American Coun­cil, at Rochester, N. Y., in August, 1898. Mr. Fortune was nominated for president, but declined, and Bishop Alexander Walters elected and Mr. Fortune was elected chairman of the Executive Committee, to which office sive terms.

RAMSEY COUNTY

Afro-Amei icanClub. SOCIAL

3 7 8 Cedar S t . , St, Paul, Minn . O F F I C E R S

J. W. W O O D F O R K , Pre*.

A. C O M B S , Supt.

J O H N MORGAN:, Aaa-t^ Snpt .

F . D. M C C R A C K E N , Sec .

E . P . W A D E , A s s t . Sec .

C . E l C H A R ^ E S T C W , Tir«ra».

Tel . Main i786-Jl.

Burlington!

PHILOSOPHICAL.

Frejudice is the stepfather of slan­der.

The best way not to obtain praise is to ask for it.

Wine makes the head dtizzy; power makes the heart dizzy.

No man is ever too bad to ladle out a little good advice.

What the average man needs is a censor for his conversation.

Probably men and women who flirt act like fools because they are fools.

A married man's idea'of home com­forts is a shirt that is not made at home.

Half the troubles we complain of are troubles only because we complain of them.

It behooves those high) in political power to provide themselves with par­achutes.

A stock market philosopher says marriage is just as good as a failure il the girl has money.

It may he all well enough to "know thyself," but if you are wise you will not boast of the acquaintance.

Weigh your friends in the scale of prosperity and they will be foundi wanting—to borrow your money.

No matter haw many cookbooks a bride owns, she keeps right on cook­ing things the wstr her mother taught hftB.

The wise man adroitly tries to con*-ceal his ignorance, while the fool awk­wardly attempts to- display his know­ledge.

No mattei how rheumatic an o l$ man may be be always tries to braca up to a matrimonial altar like a* tiW»o -year-oldL

St. Louis and the South Are conveniently and comfort&bly iteacfied by our two trains a dayy

T h e Limited, leaving Min­neapolis at 7:25, Sti Paul ».-o© p. m., daily, arrives in S t Louis the following afternoon. Combination Compartment and Standi ard: Sleepers and Reclining Chair Cars. T h e S c e n i c Express, l e a d ­ing Minneapolis at 7:30, St . Paul 8:05 a. m. , except.. Sunday, arrives In St . Louis early next morning. Sleeping cars from Rock* l&Imd south.

This is the r ^ t direct route Horn Minneapolis anu St. Paul 1 to Clinton, Davenport, Rock Island, and all Mississippi River cit ies. Passengers by either train make close connections with lines south, southeast and southwest in St . Louis Union Station.

A S K Y O U R HOME A G E N T F O R T I C K E T S V I A T H E B U R L I N G -TON R O U T E * * * * * * *

THE SUNDAY DINNER.

Wines, Lipors and Cieari. 40 East 3rd Street*

ST^ PAUL.

AL. G. FLOURNOY.

Director of the Great Elk.' Show at t h e M*£*0"?2>"arch< *>, 6> 7 ~ 1 2 5

Performers in the Best Show on Earth.

The Afro-American Council was called into being by the necessities; of the people, and its mission is- to amel­iorate in so far as it can intelligently, wisely and practically do so, the de­plorable political and industrial posi­tion of a large portion of our brethren, in the South 3specially, who are l iving in a shadow of a condition which they did not create and from which they would gladly emerge if encouraged by the Afro-Americans of the North, who enjoy larger civil and pdlitical rights than their brethren of the South.

It i s the aim and hope of t h e Afro-American Council, which i s neither circumscribed by religious, social or political tests a s a condition to the membership therein, to incorporate all exist ing social, religious, political and benevolent organizations into the body of i t s membership without interfer­ence with the constitutions, rules or by-laws of said organizations, except in so far a s they may b e wil l ing to be guided in their future course by the

dote 7—10—1902

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