The Broad Ax

VOL. V. SIX MONTHS IN CHICAGO. Six months ago we began re-publishing The Broad Ax here in this city, and in our salutory we stated that "if the great reading public would take the time to peruse its columns it would enable it to glide over the rough and uncertain sea of journalism and to reach a harbor of safety." Th reading public have stopped and read our little journal and the result is that it has found its way into the homes of hundreds of the best families of both races. Yea, more than that, it has found lodgement in its brief space of time in the homes of those residing in many parts of this state and as far east as New York, Washington and South Alabama and North Carolina. At the time we began its re-publication, many contended that as the politicians would not stand for it, it would not run over two or three weeks. The politicians have not stood for it and it has ran six months and right here, we desire to state in the plainest language, that there is not a politician or would-be politician, or would-be statesman, black or white, who has any strings on us, or who can snap their fingers and compel us to write to suit them, or dance to their music. While it is true that hundreds of politicians and many office holders are subscribers to The Broad Ax, as well as hundreds of others who are not politicians. But none of them, and in fact, no one is interested financially or otherwise in its success to any greater extent than their subscriptions and as The Broad Ax continues to grow in influence and increase in circulation we shall improve it from time to time, for we are here to stay and if we live and retain our health and strength we shall have one of the best and brightest Afro-American publications in the United States. ONE HOUR WITH THE WIZARD OF TUSKEGEE. Sunday, Jan. 21, we had the extreme pleasure of spending one hour with Prof. Booker T. Washington, at the Palmer House, upon entering his compartment we found the great educator and expounder of industrialism devested of his coat and diligently at work, and he seemed to be perfectly unconscious of the fact that he had a hard days work before him. After chatting with him pleasantly for a few moments he suggested if we would permit him to finish his work and peruse the morning papers while he was doing so, he would reward our patience by inviting us to dine with him. We very graciously accepted the invitation, and while descending the stairway we met the Hon. Chas. K. Ladd, of Kewanee. The able barrister and brilliant orator expressed a desire to be presented to Mr. Washington. We did so and Mr. Ladd warmly grasped him by the hand and assured the professor that "he considered it a great honor to form his acquaintance, and that he entertained the highest admiration for him and the work he was performing in behalf of the colored race." Mr. Washington very modestly thanked Mr. Ladd for his noble and kind expressions and when he withdrew from our presence, Mr. Ladd, that galant Jeffersonian Democrat, raised his hat. While eating lunch the bell-boy continued to bring card after card from those who were anxious to interview the principal of Tuskegee. Among the many who were permitted to interrupt Mr. Washington, were representatives of The Tribune, Record, and other leading papers. The Tribune representative implored and begged him to write two or three hundred words for his paper that afternoon. But he informed him that as he had to speak twice on that day and as he had fifteen or twenty letters laying before him unopened it would be impossible to do so. When we had finished lunch and returned to his room Mr. Washington carefully read our comment on the address he delivered at Bethel church, and he was so well pleased with it that he than and there ordered two hundred copies of The Broad Ax, and before leaving the city for the west he wrote out his check in payment for the same. Prof. Washington is unlike many other so-called leaders of the race, who are unappreciative and who delight in seeing their names scattered all over the newspaper and think they are performing an act of charity by presenting you with a plugged nickle, for one copy of the paper. BOOKER T. WASHINGTON AT THE MEN'S SUNDAY CLUB. Sunday Jan. 21 was Washingtonian day at the Men's Sunday Club. Quinn Chapel, which was filled to overflowing, was beautifully and artistically draped and decorated with the American flag and the national colors for the occasion. The choir was at its best and the music furnished by Boormn's K. of P. orchestra, was classical and inspiring. When Prof. Washington entered the church he was cheered and cheered by the vast assemblage, which was composed of many of the most distinguished men and women of both races. In introducing the man from Tuskegee, who has become famous throughout the world. President A. H. Roberts paid him a high compliment and during his introductory remarks which were couched in elegant language, the audience applauded him to the echo for showering or throwing so many well earned boquets at the feet of the clubs honored guest. Without any further ado Mr. Washington, arose to proceed with his lecture but more enthusiasm was displayed, and he had to wait several minutes before he could proceed, and being honored with a seat on the platform, we heard several exclaim, "Long Live Booker T. Washington." Mr. Washington said in part that "it was not his intention to deliver a flowery address or lecture on any one subject, but with the permission of the magnificent gathering which he had the honor of standing before he would touch upon several subjects or phases of the evils and difficulties confronting and effecting the race at large." "The first we have to contend with," he said, "is against unequal opportunities in all the avenues of renumerative employment and more especially in the North." And he urged upon his hearers to create opportunities and openings for themselves to engage in every line of business even if we only have a small amount of capital to invest and to stick to it through thick and thin, early and late, and we must not expect to get rich in one day. One of the great troubles with the Negro, he maintained, was, that "he would persist in imitating the white man at his weakest point. In other words, if the white man believes in drinking cheap whiskey, shooting craps, smoking cigars and trying to hold four aces and five jacks in a poker game the Negro must not do the same. He must not say that it is no worse for him to do it than the white man, but he must consider himself better than the white man and refrain from indulging in these evil, pernicious and demoralizing practices." The professor informed his hearers that "in many parts of the country the members of our race are losing ground and are being displaced by white help, because of their unreliability and inattention to their duties." Many hotels even in this city, he went on to say, "have dismissed colored waiters and substituted white help, for no other reason than that the colored men failed to keep themselves neat, clean and tidy and were not up-to-date, the same as the white waiters, and he begged them The audience enjoyed a hearty laugh when he intimated that "nine out of every ten Negroes you come in contact with on a Monday morning will inform you, if you are engaged in conversation with them, that they are preparing to die and that nine out of every ten white men you ask, what they are going to do, will promptly inform you that they are figuring on how to get rich, to increase and improve their business, and he urged the Negro to imitate the white man in this respect. In referring to the relations of the two races in the South, Mr. Washington incidently remarked, that "the white men of the North and the South have grasped each other by the hand and have forever blotted from their memories the ill and bitter feelings which were engendered by the civil war and that whenever white men from the North migrate or visit the South the very first thing they do is to cultivate the closest friendship of the white men of the South regardless of their politics, and if the Negro is so HEW TO THE LINE. stupid or blind and fails to do the same thing, he will be crushed out between the upper and the lower millstone." CHIPS. Friday was "Open Day" at the Woman's Conference, which meets every week at Bethel church. Dr. P. A. Hubert has returned from New York, and has again resumed wo k on the Institutional church. It is estimated that half of the colored voting population of Boston went democratic on the last election.—Ex. Mrs. Anderson, 4609 Vincenes avenue, gave a delightful social Wednesday night to her wide circle of friends. Master Arthur Stewart, a nephew of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Davis, will arrive in the city Saturday, from Peoria, on a visit to his delatives. The Douglass League will celebrate Douglass Day Feb. 19, by giving a "Smoker" to their friends at their club rooms. 5058 Dearborn street. The Progressive Circle of King's Daughters gave a most enjoyable "Bean Social" at the residence of Rev. and [Name] BOOKER T. WASHINGTON. Mrs. Ransom, Tuesday evening. The Catholics at Leavensworth, Kas., have given the Colored Orphans a farm worth $8,000. While others are trying to help by wordy solutions of the problem, the Catholics are acting.—Ex. M. F. Dunlap, of Dunlap, Russell & Co., bankers, Jacksonville, Ill.: "Your paper is all right, and it affords me unboundede pleasure to peruse it. I hope that you will continue to meet with success." Chas. A. Walsh, secretary of the Democratic National Committee has come to Chicago to assume his duties in connection with that office, and will remain until after Colonel Bryan is elected president. The ball given by the Colored Knight Templars at Medina Temple Monday night last, was the swellest affair of the season. It was very large attended and the costumes of the ladies and gentlemen were superb. All ladies who desire to assist in reorganizing the Afro-American Mothers' Council are earnestly requested to be present at the residence of Mrs. J. B. Hart, 4741 Armour avenue next Monday afternoon, Jan. 29, at 2 p. m. The colored people of the South should ever keep in remembrance the fact that the best and most thoughtful white people of the South sympathize with them in their struggle and desire to help them in their upbuilding in every possible way.—Ex. Little Willie, the 4-your-old son of Mrs. Beulah Mack (nee Coates) a mem- ber of the Phyllis Wheatley Club, passed away last Monday, after several weeks of intense suffering. The members extend their warmest expressions of sympathy to the bereaved family. Ex-Judge Wm. Prentiss has gone up to Minneapolis, Minn., where he will appear as one of the leading speakers at an immense mass meeting which will be held Sunday night in the interest of the Boers. The judge will be the only speaker present from Chicago. Hon. Robert Redfield, who stood on the side of the people while he was a member of the State Legislature is being urged and persuaded to become a candidate for States Attorney, and he is amply able and prepared to discharge all the duties of that most important office. Thomas Bryne, Esq. returned a few days ago from the South and will remain home several weeks to wind up some business in connection with the drainage canal, he will then return south to be absent several weeks, but will return in time to take part in the spring election. Let it be distinctly understood that . this is Kentucky, the "Dark and Bloody Ground," noted for fast horses, good whiskey, fair women, cowardly men, dishonest elections, coffee and pistols, and the burning of Negroes at the stake. 'Rah for ole Kaintuck!—The Standard. Lexington, Ky. Something should be done to break up the so-called "Negro quarter" in our towns. The disgusting spectacle of ill-clad people forever sitting on the front door after door, just as though their existence depended upon their stupidity is an abomination calculated to make the angels weep.—Ex. An addition has been made to the law firm of Flanagan, O'Keeffe and Hunt, Mr. Edward R. Litzinger having become associated with the firm, which has moved to larger and more commodious quarters, Suite 1111-1112 Ashland Block. This strong legal firm are now amply prepared to handle their rapidly increasing business. Hon. Thos. J. Calloway, special agent on Negro Education and Exhibit at the Paris Exposition, arrived in the city Friday morning and will remain here two weeks. During that time he will endeavor to work up an interest among the 43,000 Afro-Americans in Chicago, to make an exhibit at the Exposition. Thomas A. Smyth of the Drainage Board, has made an enviable record since he has been connected with it and we believe he will be renominated and elected. Mr. Smyth does not walk up in the air and he wears the same size hat and pantaloons that he did prior to being elevated to his present honorable position. Fred E. Eldred, secretary of the Democratic State Central Committee is chuck full of mirthfullness, and his countenance is always radiant with smiles. He is ever ready to extend the glad hand to all frequenters of headquarters. Mr. Eldred is a hard worker for the party and very diplomatic and is as smooth and as keen as a razor. The Boys Open Window Club gave an entertainment at the Phyllis Wheatly Club rooms, the first of the week. The boys who participated in the various debates deported themselves like learned men. Delicious refreshments were served after the literary exercises. It is said that the Chattanooga Plow Company employs 700 or 800 hands and that a large percentage of these are colored men and boys. Eighty men are employed in the foundry and in this case they are all Negroes. This fact goes to show that there are openings in the South for colored men equipped with an industrial education. John A. Barnes, master in chancery and attorney for the State Medical Board, came to this city from the lower borders of Egypt several years ago and some of the high hat and silk stocking lawyers were disposed to look down upon him as a country jay. But Mr. Barnes has set the pace for them and it is hard for them to keep step with him. Daniel McKee Jackson, undertaker, 2806 State street, who is one of the most highly educated Afro-Americans in Chicago, boldly states that "the believes that the race must split and divide their votes the same as other nationalities, and unless they do so they cannot expect to command the respect of the leaders of either of the political parties." Mr. Jackson is a peruser of The Broad Ax, and he may secure the nomination for County Commissioner. The Congressional farce over the seating of Brigham H. Roberts of Utah, has come to a close at last, 268 white-winged angels or members of Congress voted to expel him without permitting him to take the oath of office and only 50 voted in his favor. Now that they have gotten rid of Mr. Roberts, we hope that every Congressman will become moral and shining lights, and prove to the world that they are not sanctimonious hypocrites. The first mothers meeting of the Afro-American women of Chicago met at the residence of Mrs. Liza Harris, 4764 Armour avenue, last Monday afternoon and judging from the large attendance its future is stamped with success. Mrs. L. A. Davis stated the aims and objects of the organization, and extended remarks were made by Mrs. Webster, Mrs. Randall and Rev. Duncan of Bethesda church. A general discussion followed, which was participated in by all the ladies. The Broad Ax contains another picture of William J. Bryan and announces that he is the next President of the United States, we would like to know where The Broad Ax got its information.—The Free State, Brandon, Miss. Brother Johnson! We have held our ears close to the ground lately, and every breeze and every sigh which ascends up to the heavens tell us and assure us that Col. Wm. J. Bryan will ride the presidential horse on March 4, 1901. Sunday morning Jan. 28, at 11:15. Dr. John L. Elliott of New York will lecture before the Society of Ethical Culture, Steinway Hall, 17 East Van Buren street, on "Ethecial Work in Tenement House Districts." Dr. Elliott, who stands out prominently in the east as one of the most eloquent champions of the ethical culture movement, should be greeted by a large audience, for there is no doubt in our mind, but what his discourse will be highly interesting. A number of stall-fed ministers and pulpit ranters and pounders of Cleveland, Ohio, have banded themselves together for the purpose of fighting mormons and mormonism, and they propose to send out two thousand missionaries and much literature to counteract the efforts of mormon missionaries. If these pulpit shouters were as anxious to suppress mob and lynch law and other forms of lawlessness as they are to do up the mormons, we would take more stock in their divine scheme of salvation. The Wednesday afternoon meeting of the Phyllis Wheatley Club was extraordinarily well attended. Mrs. Dunmore read a well prepared paper on "Afro-American Literature," which was extensively discussed by those present. B. F. Nash, executed several fine selections on the piano. In the absence of the president, Mrs. Jesse Johnson, served in her stead and Mrs. Julius F. Taylor was appointed secretary protem. The Home section will have charge of the program next Wednesday and a rich literary treat will be in store for all who attend. Refreshments will be served at the close of the program. At the meeting of the Iroquois Club recently some of its members scored the policy of President McKinley in the Philippine Islands, or rather his lack of policy. Ex-Judge Prentiss in referring to the President said, that "Originally there were two Republican parties in the United States. One of them became the party of Thomas Jefferson-or, in other words, the Democratic faction, and in later years the other became the Republican party of Abraham Lincoln. The basic principles which underlay both was that equal rights should be extended to all citizens of the republic and special privileges to none." Others spoke in a similar strain and it shows that Judge Prentiss is opposed to drifting away from the true principles of Democracy. The following were elected as officers for the ensuing year: President, Judge Edward F. Dunne; Vice Presidents, Judge M. F. Tuley, A. J. Ryan, Wm. Prentiss, J. P. McGoorty, E. Mandel, G. E. Dawson, Col. J. S. Cooper, W. O. Coleman, and Capt. W. P. Black; Recording Secretary, H. L. Smith; Corresponding Secretary, F. H. McCulloch; Treasurer, Rivers McNeill. We will not resume our review of "The Political Parties and the Negro," until the next issue of The Broad Ax. LETTERS OF COMMENDATION. Chicago, Sept. 16, 1899. Mr. Jullus F. Taylor, Editor Broad Ax. Dear Sir-I am glad to learn of the work that is being done by your paper in behalf of Chicago platform principles. That platform stands for such a government as Jefferson and Lincoln favored, namely, a government of the people, for the people and by the people, and I believe that such a government will prove a blessing to the great majority of the people. July 15th. 1899. Julius F. Taylor, who comes to this city well recommended, has begun the publication of "The Broad Ax," which, I am informed, will disseminate Democratic principles and contend for the higher intellectual development of the Afro-American race and mankind in general. While he is thus engaged I bespeak for him the hearty support of all loyal and true friends of Democracy. Respectfully, Carter H. Harrison. Headquarters of Democratic State Central Committee of Illinois, Sherman House, Chicago, Oct. 5th, 1899. To whom it may concern: This is to certify that Mr. Julius F. Taylor, editor of The Broad Ax—a publication of this city devoted to the interests of the democratic party, and an able exponent of democratic principles—comes to us highly recommended, and I therefore take pleasure in commending him to the favorable consideration of democrats with whom he may come in business contact. Chairman Democratic State Central Committee of Illinois. DEFINITIONS. Faithfulness—Born of love, not of fear. Reformer, as he is—One who points rather than leads. Religion-What is born in every man's heart and never entirely crowded out either by overdoing or underdoing. “Take Time by The Forelock.” ° Don’t wait anti sickness overtakes you. When that tired feeling, the first rhew- " matic pain, the fast warnings of impure Blood are manifest, take Hood s Sarsapa- villa and you will rescue your health and probably save 4 serious sickness. Be sare to get Hood s, because dood sci sinter ——_—Xs_= ‘Seamed Tarantelan That Does Stunts Mr. Goodin of Texas owns a pet tarantula which he calls Joe. The tarantula responds to his rame and gives many tokens of intelligence and affection. He lies perfectly quiet on his back, lets bis fangs be exhibited, and makes no attempt to use them to any one’s harm. At his master’s command he shakes hands with one of his long legs, and he loves to be fondled and petted. He has been in captivity more than two years, and apparently has no longing for freedom. He is large, cleanly in his habits and will not allow any refuse in his cage. He ‘eats only once in three or four weeks and throws away his old clothes and puts on new ones once a year. His fooa consists mainly of large crickets and grasshoppers. Goodin is fond of animals of all sorts, and has a great control over them. Wild birds often follow him for long distances and other umtamed creatures show a similar in- clination. ee Of Texas, Mexico, Arizona and Cali- fornia are quickly and comfortably reached via the Southern Pacific com- pany’s Sunset Route. Daily through service from New Orleans to San Francisco via Houston, San Antonio, El Paso, and Los Angeles. Special semi-weekly service, Sunset Limited from New Orleans Mondays and ‘Thursdays, composed of Buffet Smok- ing Car, containing Bath Room and Barber Shop, Drawing Room Compart- ment Car, regular Pullman Sleepers, and Dining Car (meals a la carte), all of the latest design and most luxuri- ously appointed. Direct connections made at New Orleans from all points North and East. Detailed informa- tion cheerfully furnished by W. G. Neimyer, G. W. A., So. Pac. Co., 238 Clark street, Chicago; W. H. Connor, Com’! Agt, Chamber Commerce bidg., C'ncinnati; O. W. J. Berg, Trav. Pass. ———, Ellicott Square, Buffalo, a stories, West indies ane Veatra: Amerce™ The facilities of the Louisville & Nashville Railroad for handling tour- ists and travelers destined for all points in Florida, Cuba, Porto Rico, Central America, or for Nassau, are un- surpassed. Double daily lines of sleep- ing cars are run from Cincinnati, Louisville, Chicago and St. Louis through Jacksonville to interior Flor- ida points, and to Miami, Tampa and New Orleans, the ports of embarkation for the countries mentioned. For fold- ers, etc., write J. K. Ridgely, N. W. P. A., Chtteago, Ill. ‘The Land of Bread and Batter. is the title of & new illustrated pamph- let just issued by the Chicago, Mil- waukee @ St. Paul Railway, relating more-especially to the land along the new line it is now building through Bon Homme and Charles Mix counties in South Dakota. It will be found very interesting reading. A copy will be mailed free on receipt of 2-cent stamp for postage. Address Geo. H. Heafford, General Passenger Agent, Chicago, IIL Wisconsin Central Railway. Trains now leave Chicago from Cen- tral Station, Park row and Twelfth street, lake front, for St. Paul, Min- neapolis, Ashland, Duluth and the northwest. Nearest ticket agent can give you further information. James C. Pond, G. P. A., Milwaukee, Wis. The cheeky individual usually gets there, but it is generally at the ex- pense of some one’s good opinions. pore SED A Go to your grocer to-day _ and get a 15c. package of <a © 7 : ? Grain=0 hs It takes the place of cof- fee at } the cost. Made from pure grains it is nourishing and health- ful. Feats tint rome emcee gives yen GRAIE-O. - DO YOU COUGH Ey Whang Ch Sak jn nas eee FREE FROM PANICS. REPUBLIC OF MEXICO CON- TINUES PROSPEROUS. Free Silver Colaage and Staple Govern- ment Currency Serve to Ma:mtala Us- equaled Activity in Ali Ficids of Pre- d@uction— Bondholders Are Scarce A New York banker has just re- furned from Mexico and was inter- viewed by the New York Tribune, but the Arizona Gazette insists that the Whitelaw Reid organ was afraid to publish the truth about Mexican pros- perity. The returned banker did say through the Tribune that the republic is prosperous, paying of its national debt and furnishing hundreds of thou- sands of new laborers with employ- ment every year. “There is more money coming into Mexico than ever before,” quoth the banker; “banks are being organized all over the country and everything is in a cheerful condi- tion. The Americans and English are putting up great sugar mills and open- ing up the tropical be to the markets of the world. Here the Arizona paper takes up the interview and explains why the Tribune cut it short. “There are no panic scares there. The monetary standard is stable. The supply of money is sufficient for the de- mands of trade. In fact, it is the abundance of money that starts trade and keeps it up. Every Mexican pro- ducer is making money and is happy. While other nations are hoarding their currency, that of Mexico is in circu- lation, performing the functions for which it was created. “Mexican statesmen and financiers attribute the prosperity enjoyed by their people and the republic to the unlimited use of silver as a medium of exchange. “They have currency which is not eonstantly appreciating in value to the detriment of all other forms of wealth; a currency which cannot be cornered, manipulated or controlled by a few to the injury of the many. A currency which foreign financiers can- not limit or lock up at pleasure. A currency which enables the producing classes of Mexico to realize from their products more than the bare cost of production—in short, a currency which is satisfactory to and sufficient for the tradesmen and producers and to every- body except the usurers and the money changers, who have been scourged fram the temple of Mexican progress.” EDITORIAL ETCHINGS. While it would be a very beautiful thing to give everything to God, still there are some things which may belong to Caesar without offense to the Cre- ator. Indeed, it was Christ himself who said: “Render, therefore, to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and unto God the things that are God's.” Senator Beveridge, in his re- markable conversion of the Ameri- can republic into an apostolic propa- ganda, does not seem able to draw the line in his anxiety to curry favor with his masters, the trusts, banks and the Republican administration. | Is ft not a suspicious circumstance that all of the trusts, banks, money lenders, etc., are demanding McKin- ley’s re-election, and are contributing heavily to the Republican campaign fund? Some say we cannot get along without the banks and great moneyed institutions, and therefore feel it obligatory to stand in with them. That is true enough when one wants to bor- row money, but the difficulty is, the great majority want to earn it, but cannot because of the hoarding of the money for speculation. We have gone so deep into the World's politics that a great standing army is said to be necessary to save the nation. If we had not gone in so deep we would not have required so much army, would we? Gov. Roosevelt wants to know: “Has any individual been injured by the ac- quisition of wealth by any man?” Cer- tainly, the man who has been robbed. If the governor had used the word “wronged,” the United States treas- ‘ary might have been indicated. | aS | There is altogether too much argu- ‘Ment among our grammarians about the proper number of the verb “to be” “used in connection with the United States. Ought it to be “the United States Is,” or “the United States are?” By and by tt will be “the United States ain't.” Gen. Alger is abeut to publish a ‘ook defending his administration of the war department and embalmed beef. Secretary Gage and a few others might also write books of explanation under the title, “How I Did It.” Owing to the impressive, not to say fierce, demands made by Ambassador Choate, the British government has re- leased the American flour seized by it im Delagoa bay. Thus war has been averted by the firmness of President McKinley. POLITICAL BROTHERS. It must be an immense satisfaction to the American citizen, worrying over his financial condition, that William McKinley and Grover Cleveland are in full accord as to the “proper” remedy. ‘Time was when William boldly and anarchistically, not to say treasonabiy, d@enounced Grover in no measured language for depositing public money ih “pet banks.” It is a suspicious sign, however, to now have two sucb master minds and prominent figures in the public eye engaged in smacking their lips-over the public purse. It is said that “when rogues fall out honest men get their due,” but bere we have the unsust -epectacie of two honest men clinging together like Siamese twins, staying the attacks of a dis- honest people. We are all rogues, and we haye dejarted from the principles established by the immortal Jackson. Grover says so, and William nods as- sent. What is the ligature which holds these incompatible, inconsistent ele- ments together in such close relations? Is there a possibility amounting to a possibility that the next ticket to sweep the country in the interests of the foreign bond holder, the trusts, syndicates, money brokers, banks and other instruments of American pros- perity, shall be McKinley and Cleve- land, or Cleveland and McKinley? It matters little which way the ticket reads, so far as effects go. True, Grover did inconsiderately twist the British lion’s tail in the Venezuela matter, but William has been gracious- ly apologizing ever since, even to the surrender of the whole country to our British brethren. England would hail such a ticket with its approval, and put up money to secure its election. What difference, therefore, to the American people? The men who own and con- trol the people’s money also own and centrol the people themselves. CONTRACTING THE CIRCULAT- ING MEDIUM. There shcald be added to the follow- ing resame of the Republican financial bill the fact that we are $300,000,000 short on gold coin in circulation. Says the National Watchman: “At a time when the trade of the United States is rapidly expanding, when we are annexing distant islands for the purpose of creating more mar- kets, and when domestic industry is assuming a new activity, the Republic- an majority in congress is pressing a bill which will reduce the volume of ultimate money by $475,000,000 or thereabouts. The coined silver of this country is now, under the law, ultimate money, the same as gold. When the pending currency bill becomes a law, silver will cease to have that function and gold alone will be ultimate money. It is not currency that tine world is reaching out for, but ultimate money. It is easy enough to create currency for circulating purposes, but to obtain the coin with which to cover it is quite a different thing. Just now we have an abundance of gold, but how was it in 1893, and how will it be six years hence? The degradation of $475,000,- 000 of silver will merely tend to in- crease the strain on gold. and this in the face of an expanding commerce and growing markets, which create an in- creasing demand for ultimate money. “All other considerations aside, and there are very many which should de- feat this dangerous measure, the un- dérlying principle of the bill is a con- traction of the money of ultimate re- demption, and this means the certain destruction of commercial and indus- trial prosperity. In any measure, par- ticularly a financial bill, there is a vast difference between certain unfavorable conditions which it might create or the eee disregard of an underlying rinciple of political economy. This bill does both: While it would estab- lish many vicious conditions, it would be possible for the business of the country to finally adapt itself to them; but when a vital principle is set aside the result is certain to bring disaster. In this bill it is being sought to trans- act a larger volume of domestic and foreign business on a reduced volume of ultimate money, and this to the ex- tent of nearly $500,000,000. It is need- less to predict the result. That will not be as much a matter of surprise as is the fatality with which the Republican leaders are pressing the bill. They have apparently become color blind as to coin, and can see nothing but the yel- low metal.” WHAT IS—WHAT OUCHT TO BE. Upon the subject of what constitutes civil society, Mr. Bryan in his address before the anti-trust conference in Chi- cago gave expression to the following thoughts: “I believe that, in a civilized society, the question is not what is, but what ought to be, and that every proposition must be arraigned at the bar of reason. If you can prove that a thing is good, let it stay; but if you cannot prove that it is good, you cannot hide behind the assertion that it is here and you can- mot get rid of it. I believe that the American people can get rid of any- thiag that they do not want—and that they ought to get rid of everything that is not good. I believe that it is the duty of every citizen to give to his countrymen the benefit of his con- science and his judgment, and cast his influence, be it small or great, upon the right side of every question that arises. In the determination of questions we should find out what will make our people great and good and strong rath- er than what will make them rich. ‘A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches.” Shall we decide the ethies of larceny by discussing how much the man fs going to steal or the chances of his getting caught? No, my friends. we must decide questions upon’ a higher ground, and if you were to’ prove to me that a monopoly would re- | duce the price of the articles that we have to purchase, I would still be op- posed to it for a reason which, to my mind, overshadows all pecuniary argu- ments. The reason is this: Put the industrial system of this nation in the bands of a few men, and let them de- termine the price of raw material, the price of the finished product, and the ‘wages paid to labor, and you will have ee ee cat cs eet = landed aristocracy would be an cent thing.” Every citizen ought to be independ- ent, and there can be no independence when the individual independence of the citizen is destroyed. Mr. Bryan expresses the idea as follows: e “I believe society is interested im the independence of every citizen. I wish we might have a condition where every adult who died might die leaving to his widow and children enough prop- erty for the education of his children and the support of his widow, Society is interested in this because if a man dies and leaves no provision for his wife and children, the burdens fall upon society. But while I wish to see every person secure for himself in a competency. I don’t want him to des- troy more than he is worth while be is ¢oing that. And I believe the principle of monopoly finds its inspiration in the desire of men to secure by monopo- ly what they cannot secure in the open field of competition. In other words, if I were going to try to find the root of the monopoly evil, 1 would do as I have often had occasion to do—go back to the Bible for an explanation— and I would find it in the declaration that the love of money is the root of all evil.” ABBOTT ON HARVEY'S BOOK. After four years, during which pe- Tiod he has at all times been laboring with voice and pen and organizing ability to fulfill the mission of ‘96, sir. Harvey, author of Coin’s Financial School, comes before the people on the eve of the new presidential cam- Daign with a new book—in the familiar styie of his former one, but treating of tne later, though not more import- ant, issues which have sprung up since the time that Mr. Bryan was defrauded of his election. “Coin on Money, Trusts and Imperialism” treats of at least one issue—imperi2lism—which had not raised its threatening head in 96. During that struggle, too, the trusts, though already offering a cer- tain menace to the well-being of the people, had not developed into such startling proportions as they now pre- sent. To these issues Coin, in his new series of lectures, devotes much of his attention, but the old issue—the issue that will arise perennially until out of the hands of a favored class shall be taken the priceless privilege of issuing and controlling the money of the peo- a his attention in the open- ing chapters of the book. I do not think that Mr. Harvey has ever done anything 80 well as his dissection of the privileges enjoyed and the further ones demanded by the national bank- ers. In a clear and simple style, using as heretofore the dialogue form, he discusses the demand of the banking | class that it shall be permitted to con- trol the money of the people, and shows conclusively by figures, the au- thenticity of which cannot be disputed, how enormous are the profits they now derive and hope to continue to draw from their monopoly. The profit of the dealer in money is the “unearned increment” no less certainly than is _ the profit of the speculator in land who has contributed nothing to the produc- tive forces of the nation. Mr. Harvey demonstrates this, though he does not use this particular comparison, and I believe that his logic will prove as ir- refutable as his language is simple and direct. In my opinion, this new book of Mr. Harvey’s—notably better than “Coin’s Financial School”—by its thoroughly human treatment of the questions ct the campaign, deserves and will attain @ popularity and a circulation quite | commensurate with his earlier one. It is, like that one, cleverly illustrated by drawings which enforce the teach- ings of the text, and is given a certain up-to-date and living interest by the /employment of the names of well- Gown men in the course of the dis- on which it recounts. It is a book that will be read by the millions, and will be a most potent weapon in the hands of the people for their de- fense against privileged classes. WILLIS J. ABBOT, Chief of the Press Bureau of the Demo- | cratic National Committee. Jacksoa and Errac. Here is something for those who think Jackson would favor McKinley- ism, were he alive, to consider: “He was the first American to em- Phasize the Demoeratic doctrine that under the constitution congress alone had power to coin and issue money; and in his veto of the bill to recharter the United States bank he declared that this power was a governmental function, could be exercised by con- gress alone, and should not be dele- gated to corporations or individuals. He denounced the bank and denied the constitutionality of its creation. Against the advice of Webster and Clay, against the decision of the Su- Preme court, in the face of friends and foes alike, he took his stand and fought the fight to g finish against the mest gigantic monopoly which Ameri- ca at that time had ever known.” The Republican organs have been eulogizing the memory of Andrew Jackson with fulsome praise. They seem to be afraid of him even in the spirit. But he comes out of his grave on occasions and speaks to the Ameri- can people in such clear language that nO man can be deceived. Monopolies to the Front. “Those who studied the trust ques- tion in 1896 foresaw that an aaminis- tration placed im power by the aid of great monopolies could not be relied upon to destroy the trusts, but many who could not be convinced by argu- ment are now being convinced by the rapid growth and increased audacity of private monopolies.”—W. J. Bryan, at Omaha, Jan. 8, 1900. Teo Bad From Judge.—She—I am in such dis- tress! I made a flaw in that diamond you gave me. He—Why, how did you come to do that? She—I tried to cut some glass with it ——— Most~-things come to those wag bustle while they wait, WOMEN OF THE UNITED STATES Regard Peruna as Their Shield Against Catarrh, Coughs, Colds, Grip and Catarrhal Diseases. ra Cerda D PRS sd bree ke) z eee ee Oe se > Lizz? Sa — a x tt <M. 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The returned banker did say through the Tribune that the republic is prosperous, paying off its national debt and furnishing hundreds of thousands of new laborers with employment every year. "There is more money coming into Mexico than ever before," quoth the banker; "banks are being organized all over the country and everything is in a cheerful condition. The Americans and English are putting up great sugar mills and opening up the tropical belt to the markets of the world. Here the Arizona paper takes up the interview and explains why the Tribune cut it short. "There are no panic scares there. The monetary standard is stable. The supply of money is sufficient for the demands of trade. In fact, it is the abundance of money that starts trade and keeps it up. Every Mexican producer is making money and is happy. While other nations are hoarding their currency, that of Mexico is in circulation, performing the functions for which it was created. "Mexican statesmen and financiers attribute the prosperity enjoyed by their people and the republic to the unlimited use of silver as a medium of exchange. "They have currency which is not constantly appreciating in value to the detriment of all other forms of wealth; a currency which cannot be cornered, manipulated or controlled by a few to the injury of the many. A currency which foreign financiers cannot limit or lock up at pleasure. A currency which enables the producing classes of Mexico to realize from their products more than the bare cost of production—in short, a currency which is satisfactory to and sufficient for the tradesmen and producers and to everybody except the usurers and the money changers, who have been scourged from the temple of Mexican progress." EDITORIAL ETCHINGS. While it would be a very beautiful thing to give everything to God, still there are some things which may belong to Caesar without offense to the Creator. Indeed, it was Christ himself who said: "Render, therefore, to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and unto God the things that are God's." Senator Beveridge, in his remarkable conversion of the American republic into an apostolic propaganda, does not seem able to draw the line in his anxiety to curry favor with his masters, the trusts, banks and the Republican administration. Is it not a suspicious circumstance that all of the trusts, banks, money lenders, etc., are demanding McKinley's re-election, and are contributing heavily to the Republican campaign fund? Some say we cannot get along without the banks and great moneyed institutions, and therefore feel it obligatory to stand in with them. That is true enough when one wants to borrow money, but the difficulty is, the great majority want to earn it, but cannot because of the hoarding of the money for speculation. We have gone so deep into the world's politics that a great standing army is said to be necessary to save the nation. If we had not gone in so deep we would not have required so much army, would we? Gov. Roosevelt wants to know: "H&s any individual been injured by the acquisition of wealth by any man?" Certainly, the man who has been robbed. If the governor had used the word "wronged," the United States treasury might have been indicated. There is altogether too much argument among our grammarians about the proper number of the verb "to be" used in connection with the United States. Ought it to be "the United States is," or "the United States are?" By and by it will be "the United States ain't." Gen. Alger is about to publish a book defending his administration of the war department and embalmed beef. Secretary Gage and a few others might also write books of explanation under the title, "How I Did It." Owing to the impressive, not to say fierce, demands made by Ambassador Choate, the British government has released the American flour seized by it in Delagoa bay. Thus war has been averted by the firmness of President McKinley. POLITICAL BROTHERS. It must be an immense satisfaction to the American citizen, worrying over his financial condition, that William McKinley and Grover Cleveland are in full accord as to the "proper" remedy. Time was when William boldly and anarchistically, not to say treasonably, denounced Grover in no measured language for depositing public money in "pet banks." It is a suspicious sign, however, to now have two such master minds and prominent figures in the public eye engaged in smacking their lips over the public purse. It is said that "when rogues fall out honest men get their due," but here we have the unusual spectacle of two honest men clinging together like Siamese twins, staying the attacks of a dishonest people. We are all rogues, and we have departed from the principles established by the immortal Jackson. Grover says so, and William nods assent. What is the ligature which holds these incompatible, inconsistent elements together in such close relations? Is there a possibility amounting to a possibility that the next ticket to sweep the country in the interests of the foreign bond holder, the trusts, syndicates, money brokers, banks and other instruments of American prosperity, shall be McKinley and Cleveland, or Cleveland and McKinley? It matters little which way the ticket reads, so far as effects go. True, Grover did inconsiderately twist the British lion's tail in the Venezuela matter, but William has been graciously apologizing ever since, even to the surrender of the whole country to our British brethren. England would hail such a ticket with its approval, and put up money to secure its election. What difference, therefore, to the American people? The men who own and control the people's money also own and control the people themselves. CONTRACTING THE CIRCULATING MEDIUM. There should be added to the following resume of the Republican financial bill the fact that we are $300,000,000 short on gold coin in circulation. Says the National Watchman: "At a time when the trade of the United States is rapidly expanding, when we are annexing distant islands for the purpose of creating more markets, and when domestic industry is assuming a new activity, the Republican majority in congress is pressing a bill which will reduce the volume of ultimate money by $475,000,000 or thereabouts. The coined silver of this country is now, under the law, ultimate money, the same as gold. When the pending currency bill becomes a law, silver will cease to have that function and gold alone will be ultimate money. It is not currency that the world is reaching out for, but ultimate money. It is easy enough to create currency for circulating purposes, but to obtain the coin with which to cover it is quite a different thing. Just now we have an abundance of gold, but how was it in 1893, and how will it be six years hence? The degradation of $475,000,-000 of silver will merely tend to increase the strain on gold, and this in the face of an expanding commerce and growing markets, which create an increasing demand for ultimate money. "All other considerations aside, and there are very many which should defeat this dangerous measure, the underlying principle of the bill is a contraction of the money of ultimate redemption, and this means the certain destruction of commercial and industrial prosperity. In any measure, particularly a financial bill, there is a vast difference between certain unfavorable conditions which it might create or the deliberate disregard of an underlying principle of political economy. This bill does both. While it would establish many vicious conditions, it would be possible for the business of the country to finally adapt itself to them; but when a vital principle is set aside the result is certain to bring disaster. In this bill it is being sought to transact a larger volume of domestic and foreign business on a reduced volume of ultimate money, and this to the extent of nearly $500,000,000. It is needless to predict the result. That will not be as much a matter of surprise as is the fatality with which the Republican leaders are pressing the bill. They have apparently become color blind as to coin, and can see nothing but the yellow metal." WHAT IS—WHAT OUGHT TO BE. Upon the subject of what constitutes civil society, Mr. Bryan in his address before the anti-trust conference in Chicago gave expression to the following thoughts: "I believe that, in a civilized society, the question is not what is, but what ought to be, and that every proposition must be arraigned at the bar of reason. If you can prove that a thing is good, let it stay; but if you cannot prove that it is good, you cannot hide behind the assertion that it is here and you cannot get rid of it. I believe that the American people can get rid of anything that they do not want—and that they ought to get rid of everything that is not good. I believe that it is the duty of every citizen to give to his countrymen the benefit of his conscience and his judgment, and cast his influence, be it small or great, upon the right side of every question that arises. In the determination of questions we should find out what will make our people great and good and strong rather than what will make them rich. 'A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches.' Shall we decide the ethics of larceny by discussing how much the man is going to steal or the chances of his getting caught? No, my friends, we must decide questions upon a higher ground, and if you were to prove to me that a monopoly would reduce the price of the articles that we have to purchase, I would still be opposed to it for a reason which, to my mind, overshadows all pecuniary arguments. The reason is this: Put the industrial system of this nation in the hands of a few men, and let them determine the price of raw material, the price of the finished product, and the wages paid to labor, and you will have an industrial aristocracy beside which landed aristocracy would be an innocent thing." Every citizen ought to be independent, and there can be no independence when the individual independence of the citizen is destroyed. Mr. Bryan expresses the idea as follows: "I believe society is interested in the independence of every citizen. I wish we might have a condition where every adult who died might die leaving to his widow and children enough property for the education of his children and the support of his widow. Society is interested in this because if a man dies and leaves no provision for his wife and children, the burdens fall upon society. But while I wish to see every person secure for himself in a competency. I don't want him to destroy more than he is worth while he is doing that. And I believe the principle of monopoly finds its inspiration in the desire of men to secure by monopoly what they cannot secure in the open field of competition. In other words, if I were going to try to find the root of the monopoly evil, I would do as I have often had occasion to do—go back to the Bible for an explanation—and I would find it in the declaration that the love of money is the root of all evil." ABBOTT ON HARVEY'S BOOK. After four years, during which period he has at all times been laboring with voice and pen and organizing ability to fulfill the mission of '96, Mr. Harvey, author of Coin's Financial School, comes before the people on the eve of the new presidential campaign with a new book—in the familiar style of his former one, but treating of the later, though not more important, issues which have sprung up since the time that Mr. Bryan was defrauded of his election. "Coin on Money, Trusts and Imperialism" treats of at least one issue—imperialism—which had not raised its threatening head in '96. During that struggle, too, the trusts, though already offering a certain menace to the well-being of the people, had not developed into such startling proportions as they now present. To these issues Coin, in his new series of lectures, devotes much of his attention, but the old issue—the issue that will arise perennially until out of the hands of a favored class shall be taken the priceless privilege of issuing and controlling the money of the people—engages his attention in the opening chapters of the book. I do not think that Mr. Harvey has ever done anything so well as his dissection of the privileges enjoyed and the further ones demanded by the national bankers. In a clear and simple style, using as heretofore the dialogue form, he discusses the demand of the banking class that it shall be permitted to control the money of the people, and shows conclusively by figures, the authenticity of which cannot be disputed, how enormous are the profits they now derive and hope to continue to draw from their monopoly. The profit of the dealer in money is the "unearned increment" no less certainly than is the profit of the speculator in land who has contributed nothing to the productive forces of the nation. Mr. Harvey demonstrates this, though he does not use this particular comparison, and I believe that his logic will prove as irrefutable as his language is simple and direct. In my opinion, this new book of Mr. Harvey's—notably better than "Coin's Financial School"—by its thoroughly human treatment of the questions of the campaign, deserves and will attain a popularity and a circulation quite commensurate with his earlier one. It is, like that one, cleverly illustrated by drawings which enforce the teachings of the text, and is given a certain up-to-date and living interest by the employment of the names of well-known men in the course of the discussions which it recounts. It is a book that will be read by the millions, and will be a most potent weapon in the hands of the people for their defense against privileged classes. Chief of the Press Bureau of the Democratic National Committee. Jackson and Bryan. Here is something for those who think Jackson would favor McKinleyism, were he alive, to consider: "He was the first American to emphasize the Democratic doctrine that under the constitution congress alone had power to coin and issue money; and in his veto of the bill to recharter the United States bank he declared that this power was a governmental function, could be exercised by congress alone, and should not be delegated to corporations or individuals. He denounced the bank and denied the constitutionality of its creation. Against the advice of Webster and Clay, against the decision of the Supreme court, in the face of friends and foes alike, he took his stand and fought the fight to a finish against the most gigantic monopoly which America at that time had ever known." The Republican organs have been eulogizing the memory of Andrew Jackson with fulsome praise. They seem to be afraid of him even in the spirit. But he comes out of his grave on occasions and speaks to the American people in such clear language that no man can be deceived. Monopolies to the Front. "Those who studied the trust question in 1896 foresaw that an administration placed in power by the aid of great monopolies could not be relied upon to destroy the trusts, but many who could not be convinced by argument are now being convinced by the rapid growth and increased audacity of private monopolies."—W. J. Bryan, at Omaha, Jan. 8, 1900. Too Bad. From Judge.—She—I am in such distress! I made a flaw in that diamond you gave me. He—Why, how did you come to do that? She—I tried to cut some glass with it. Most things come to those wao hustle while they wait. WOMEN OF THE UNITED STATES Regard Peruna as Their Shield Against Catarrh, Coughs, Colds, Grip and Catarrhal Diseases. J. MRS. BELVA A. LOCKWOOD, LATE CANDIDATE FOR THE PRESIDENCY. Mrs. Belva Lockwood, the eminent barrister, of Washington, D. C., is the only woman who has ever been a candidate for the Presidency of the United States. She is the best known woman in America. As the pioneer of her sex in the legal profession she has gathered fame and fortune. In a letter to The Peruna Medicine Company, she says: "I have used your Peruna both for myself and my mother, Mrs. Hannah J. Bennett, now in her 88th year, and I find it an invaluable remedy for cold, catarrh, hay fever and kindred diseases; also a good tonic for feeble and old people, or those run down and with nerves unstrung." Yours truly. Belva A. Lockwood. Catarrh may attack any organ of the body. Women are especially liable to catarrh of the pelvic organs. There are one hundred cases of catarrh of the pelvic organs to one of catarrh of the head. Most people think, because they have no catarrh of the head, they have no catarrh at all. This is a great mistake, and is the cause of many cases of sickness and death. "Health and Beauty" sent free to women only, by The Peruna Medicine Co., Columbus, Ohio. READY REFERENCE GUIDE RUBBER-HEELED HORSESHOE has merit, and is a humane shoe. Gives safety to driver, confidence, comfort, and health to the horse. THE TRANSVAAL "The National Magazine" has made a new departure characteristic of American enterprise and push. Staff representatives are sent to different parts of the world to obtain material that will be of interest to American readers, and observations made from an American standpoint based upon the fundamental purpose of human interest. When the hostilities in South Africa began Mr. Arthur W. Tarbell, staff writer, was sent from Boston to South Africa, and articles from his pen will appear each month, giving details from personal observation and photographs taken expressly and exclusively for "The National Magazine." That the American people are quick to appreciate enterprise of this sort is evinced by a constantly increasing list of subscribers. Nickel-Steel for Bolliers The results of recent experiments by Mr. A. F. Yarrow go to show that nickel-steel, which has proved so valuable for the armor of warships, is also an excellent material for boilers. The resistance of nickel-steel to the action of fire, of hydrochloric acid and of superheated steam, is far greater than is that of the mild steel of which boilers are ordinarily constructed. Mr. Yarrow estimates that a boiler furnished with nickel-steel tubes would last two or three times as long as an ordinary boiler. There would also be a saving in weight, but the cost would be increased. Seaport of the South. It has long been evident that the rapidly increasing movement of grain and merchandise towards the southern seaboard would demand an increase of shipping facilities on the Mexican Gulf. The most promising seaport city is La Porte, at the head of Galveston Bay. Peculiar natural advantages surround LaPorte, notably its being the fartherest inland seaport on the Gulf, having high dry land with perfect drainage and the purest artesian water, a climate unsurpassed in the south and an attractive city site. The American Land Co., 188 Madison street, Chicago, is interested at LaPorte and announces the first general sale of property will be held Feby. 14-17, 1900. A Western "Peach." Mr. Stubb—"Maria, what was that tramp after that was preaching so loud out in the yard?" Mrs. Stubb—"He was after dinner." Mr. Stubb—"Hm! One of those after dinner speakers, I suppose."—Chicago News. If we may judge by the frequent conversations on the subject among women, there is today a marked revival of interest in embroidering—both in colors and in white; always a fascinating and beautiful employment. In recognition of this development, The Delineator—now in its 55th volume—introduces in the February number some dainty specimens of colored embroideries in an artistic plate, supplemented by designs and working instructions for the details. Lady readers will, no doubt, hail with great pleasure this initial installment of the new department, which would seem to cap the efforts of the publishers of The Delineator to make this charming magazine a delight to its patrons. The Grman empire had in 1898, 31, 639 postoffices. I Had a Bad Cough "I had a bad cough for six weeks and could not find any relief whatever. I read what a wonderful remedy Ayer's Cherry Pectoral was for coughs and I bought a bottle. Before I had taken a quarter of it my cough had entirely left me."—L. Hawn, Newington, Ont., May 3, 1899. Quickly Cures Colds Neglected colds always lead to something serious. They run into chronic bronchitis which pulls down your general health and deprives you of sleep; or they end in genuine consumption with all its uncertain results. Don't wait, but take Ayer's Cherry Pectoral just as soon as you begin to cough. A few doses will cure you then. But it cures old colds, too, only it takes a little more time. We refer to such diseases as bronchitis, asthma, whooping-cough, consumption, and hard winter coughs. If you've just taken cold a 25 cent bottle is all you'll need. For harder cases a 50 cent bottle is better. For chronic troubles, and to keep on hand, the $1.00 bottle is most economical. DROPSY NEW DISCOVERY; gives quick relief and cures worst cases. Book of testimonials and 30 DAYS' treatment PEEL. DR. H. H. GREEN'S SOUR. Box R. Atlanta, Ga. THE BROAD AX Will promulgate and at all times uphold the true principles of Democracy, but Farmers, Catholics, Protestants, Knights of Jabor, Infidels, Mormons, Republicans, Priests, or any one else can have their say, so long as their language is proper and responsibility is fixed. The Broad Ax is a newspaper whose platform is broad enough for all, ever claiming the editorial right to speak its own mind. Local communication will have attention; write only on one side of the paper. SUBSCRIPTIONS (advance): One Year..... $2.00 Six Months..... 1.00 Advertising rates made known on application. Address all communications io THE BROAD AX, 5040 ARMOUR AVENUE, CHICAGO. JULIUS F. TAYLOR, Editor and Publisher. ```markdown ``` The preliminay work of the census office in collecting data relative to the arid and sub-humid regions shows that during the past ten years vast areas have been reclaimed by irrigation, both by ditching from running streams and drilling for subterranean waters. Where only a few years ago the sage brush struggled for existence in the midst of a waste of alkali and sand, today are fields of waving grain and blossoming orange groves. Hundreds of miles of canals and ditches have been constructed; hundreds of wells have been sunk, and thousands of acres of land have been cultivated in zones where once the desolation of Sahara reigned. Moistened by fresh waters and fertilized by the rich silt of the swift mountain streams, once trackless wastes and desolate valleys in the arid southwest have become as fertile as the famous valley of the Nile, and send forth crops of endless variety and exceeding abundance. Irrigation is intensive farming. Where the water supply is ample, it is sure farming. There are no failures, and crops are enormous. The experienced irrigator is like the trained engineer with his hand on the lever. The movements of his hand regulate the amount of water supplied to his fields as those of the engineer control his engine. In most of the irrigable sections of the west, fertilizers have never been used, although the land has been constantly cultivated for over two centuries. In many sections fields may be seen which have yielded successive crops of wheat for forty years and show no diminution of productive strength. Wonderful progress is shown in the methods of constructing canals, dams, and pumping machinery, and in the manner of distributing water. Modern inventions in machinery have greatly lessened the time, labor and cost of construction and management and made possible many gigantic enterprises of land reclamation and water utilization. Mountains have been tunneled and whole rivers have been lifted from their beds and spread over the valleys precisely as wanted. High up in the ranges and the elevated plateaus immense storage reservoirs have been constructed to impound the flood-waters of the streams so that the thirsty land below shall not suffer during the long rainless summer. As the successful solution of the problem of conservation of flood waters means the reclamation of millions of acres of public land, the people naturally ask the government to promote measures having this end in view. To this demand the government responds. Lands containing excellent reservoir sites have been set aside and a thorough study of the sources and permanence of the water supply of arid regions has been made to enable congress to legislate with intelligence upon this important subject. In aid of this work the twelfth census will endeavor comprehensively to show the present condition and values of agriculture in the arid and sub-humid regions; the length, irrigable extent and cost of the various canals, wells and ditches; the character, volume and constancy of water supply; systems employed in distribution; amount paid for water, and the crops, acreage and yield of irrigated farms. This effort will be successful if those interested in irrigation shall heartily co-operate with the census office and its agents. Within a brief period the main schedules for taking the census of irrigation will be distributed, and Director Merriam requests that all recipients prepare properly to fill them out and to return them promptly. MAY RECOGNIZE BOERS. It is stated in an authoritative quarter that if Montague White is equipped with proper credentials from the Transvaal government he will be received as its representative by the administration. Gen. O'Beirne's rejection was ostensibly due to his American citizenship, but there is no doubt that the authorities would have preferred that the matter of the Transvaal representation be left undetermined. However, when Mr. White calls at the state department Secretary Hay will see him, and his status will then be determined. FORTIFYING THE CANAL FORTIFYING THE CANAL. It is reported that Great Britain will protest against fortification of the Nicaragua canal if that waterway is constructed by the American government. It is also reported that if the United States agrees to the non-fortification proposition or to the neutralization of the canal, Great Britain will consent to the abrogation of the Clayton-Bulwer treaty. A MINNESOTA FARMER Does Well in Western Canada Vinden, New York, N.Y. 10029 Hon. Clifford Sifton, Minister of the Interior, Ottawa, Canada—Sir: Thinking that my experience in Manitoba might be both useful and interesting to my fellow-countrymen in the United States who may be looking to Manitoba and the northwest with the intention of settling there, I have much pleasure in stating that through information received from Mr. W. F. McCreary, immigration commissioner at Winnipeg, I was induced to visit Manitoba in February, 1898. When I called upon Mr. McCreary he spared no pains to give me all the information, etc., in his possession, the result of which was that I came here with a letter of introduction from him to the secretary of the Virden Board of Trade. That gentleman provided me with a competent land guide, and, although there was considerable snow on the ground, I had no difficulty in selecting three homesteads for myself and sons. Having made the necessary homestead entries at the land office in Brandon, I returned to my home in Lyon county, Minnesota, and came back here in May following, accompanied by one of my boys, bringing with us two teams of horses, implements, etc. Our first work was to erect a temporary shanty and stable, after which we broke and leveled seventy-five acres and put up thirty tons of hay. I went back to Minnesota about July 20, leaving my son here. I returned in October, bringing my family with me. I found that the land we had acquired was of good quality, being a strong clay loam with clay subsoll. Last spring I sowed 100 acres in wheat and fifty acres in oats and barley. (Seventy-five acres of this grain was sowed on "go-back" plowed last spring.) My crop was thrashed in October, the result being over 2,700 bushels of grain in all. Wheat averaged fifteen bushels per acre and graded No. 1 hard, but that which was sown on land other than sod ("go-back") went twenty four and one-half bushels per acre. To say that I am well pleased with the result of my first year's farming operations in Manitoba does not adequately express my feelings, and I have no hesitation in advising those who are living in districts where land is high in price to come out here, if they are willing to do a fair amount of work. I am ten miles from Virden, which is a good market town, and nine miles from Hargrave, where there are two elevators. This summer I erected a dwelling house of native stone and bought a half-section of land adjoining our homesteads, for which I paid a very moderate price. There are still some homesteads in this district, and land of fine quality can be purchased from the Canadian Pacific Railway company at $3.50 per acre on liberal terms. Good water is generally found at a depth of from fifteen to twenty feet. I have 175 acres ready for crop next year. The cost of living here is about the same as in southern Minnesota. Some commodities are higher and others lower in price, but the average is about the same. I remain, your obedient servant. (Signed.) JACOB REICHERT. A Modest Request. From Puck.—Railway claims agent—So you claim $40 for that old bag of bones that was killed, eh? Farmer Slyone—That's what, b'gosh. Railway claims agent—That's the third horse of yours that has been killed on our road, isn't it? Farmer Slyone—Yes—an' two good cows besides. Railway claims agent—Well, the next time you want any stock slaughtered, you'll oblige us very much by letting us know a few days previously, so we can send around an experienced butcher, and thus run no risks of derailing our trains!" Deafness Cannot Be Cured by local applications as they cannot reach the diseased portion of the ear. There is only one way to cure deafness, and that is by constitutional remedies. Deafness is caused by an inflamed condition of the mucus lining of the Eustachian Tube. When this tube is inflamed you have a rumbling sound or imperfect hearing, and when it is entirely closed deafness is the result, and unless the inflammation can be taken out and this tube restored to its normal condition, hearing will be destroyed forever; nine cases out of ten are caused by catarrh, which is nothing but an inflamed condition of the mucus surfaces. We will give One Hundred Dollars for any case of Deafness (caused by catarrh) that cannot be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Send for circulars, free. F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, O. Sold by Druggists, 75c. Hall's Family Pills are the best. A Pending Question. Old man—Why don't you marry? Young one—Do you think a man could procure all the necessities of life on $1,800 a year? Old man—Of course, but not luxuries. Young one—Well, I haven't decided yet whether a wife is a necessity or a luxury.—Detroit Free Press. Do You Suffer from Worms Or other stomach troubles? SLOCUM'S ANTI-DYSPEPTIC WORM CAKES are sold under positive guarantee to cure or money refunded. At all druggists, 25c. Insist on getting the genuine. Resenting a Slarder. Guest—"Insomnia kept me awake all night last night." Landlord (indigently)—"I'll give you $5 to find one in the house."—Baltimore News. $18 PER WEEK. A salary of $18 per week and expenses will be paid to man with one or two horse rir to introduce our Poultry Compound and Lice Killer among farmers. Reference required. Address with stamp. ACME MFG. Co., Des Moines, Iowa. 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I immediately remarked that she looked different to what she was when I last saw her, and she said: "I sent for that medicine you recommended and I am well, cough all gone, appetite good and no appearance of consumption." And she gives all the praise to Zaegel's Swedish Essence of life. One of her children was complaining, and she now wants some for her. We recommend this medicine to all our friends, and would like you to send two packages to H. A. Herrick, Knoxville, Iowa, and one package to Carrie Herrick, Long Beach, California. CYRUS SANDERS. Two Weeks' Treatment Free. The great blood purifier Zaegel's Swedish Essence of Life, is to be given away free to readers of this paper. This medicine cures Rheumatism, Stomach, Liver and Bowel Complaints, by removing disease germs from the blood. Hundreds of letters like the above on file in our office are proving this every day. A reward of 500 Dollars in Gold will be given to any one who can prove that they are not genuine. A book telling all about its wonderful cures and a free sample. large enough to convince you of its merits will be mailed to all who write to M. R. ZAEGEL & CO., P. O. Box 831, Sheboygan, Wisconsin. A 2-cent stamp should be enclosed in your letter to pay the postage on this free sample. Write for it to-day. BOWEL BREATH! A --that means sweet breath, quick brain, swift moving feet. You can't feel well and act well with your bowels clogged, sending poison all through your system. Clean them out gently but thoroughly and keep them clean with CASCARETS Candy Cathartic. Be sure you get the genuine. CASCARETS are never sold in bulk. Look for the trade-mark, the long-tailed "C" on the box. You will find that all bowel ills and the nasty symptoms that go with them are quickly and permanently CURED BY Cascarets Get the genuine if you want results! Tablet is marked "CCC." Cascarets are never sold in bulk, but only and always in the light blue metal box with the long-tailed "C." Look for the trade-mark—the C with a long tail—on the lid! BEST FOR THE BOWELS 10c. 25c. 50c. ALL DRUGGISTS CCC This is the genuine tablet, never sold in bulk. To any needy mortal, who can't afford to buy, we will mail a box free. Address Sterling Remedy Company, Chicago or New York. Unkind language is sure to produce the fruit of unkindness—that is, suffering in the bosom of others.—Bentham. FITS Permanently Cured. No fits or nervousness after first day's use of Dr. Kline's Great Nerve Restorer. Send for FREE $2.00 trial bottle and treatise. Dr. R. H. Kline, Ltd., 331 Arch St., Philadelphia, Pa. Many a man who is not ashamed of his faults is ashamed to confess them. TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY, Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All druggists refund the money if it fails to cure. 25c. E. W. Grove's signature on each box. It doesn't matter how healthy a blind man may be, he never looks well. Two bottles of Piso's Cure for Consumption cured me of a bad lung trouble.—Mrs. J. 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Java furnishes two-thirds of the quinine used. ZAEGEL'S SWEDISH ESSENCE A LIFE PRESERVER REGISTERED TRADE MARK. ing her doom. I questioned her as to I would be the means of curing her. I to package of Zaegel's Swedish Essence of she would. I left and did not see here called on her again and found a great she looked different to what she was写 for that medicine you recommended as good and no appearance of consumption Zaegel's Swedish Essence of life. One she now wants some for her. We recommend like you to send two packages to package to Carrie Herrick, Long Beach The great blood Life, is to be given This medicine of Bowel Complain blood. Hundreds of office are proving this every day. A re-given to any one who can prove that the A book telling all about its wonder to convince you of its merits will be ma & CO., P. O. Box 831, Sheboygan, Wisconsin in your letter to pay the postage on this CARTER'S INK Just as cheap as poor ink. 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Every ailing woman is invited to write to Mrs. Pinkham and get her advice free of charge. Lydia E. Pinkham Med. Co., Lynn, Mass. TION. LAPORTE TEXAS Situated at the head of Galveston Par. is des- Nov. 23, 1898. KNOXVILLE, IOWA, Nov. 23, 1898. I, the undersigned, being benefited by the use of Zaegel's Swedish Essence of Life, invariably recommended it to my friends. Last spring I visited a cousin whom I had not seen for many years. When I last saw her the family consisted of mother and three daughters. She told me her mother and sisters were all dead, having died from consumption, and now she was in very poor health, the doctors telling her she would soon die, as she also had the same disease. She was very despondent know- AMERICAN LAND CO., 188 Madison St.. CHICAGO. her condition, and made up my mind I held her to quit all doctors and send for a Life and give it a fair trial. She said again for about seven months, when I change. 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Government is now spending a large amount of money in Harbor improvements. La Porte is the natural seaport for the products of the entire Middle, Northern and Western States and for Houston, the great railroad center of Texas. Excursions at reduced rates will be run twice a month. Write for FREE MAPS, DESCRIPTIVE LITERATURE and full particulars to WESTERN CANADA of acres of choice agricul- tural LANDS now opened for settlement in Western Canada. Here is grown the cele- brated NO. 1 HARD WHEAT, which brings the highest price in the markets of the world; thousands of cattle are fattened for market without being fed grain and without a day's shelter. Send for information and secure a free home in Western Canada. Write the Superintendent of Immigration, Ottawa, or address the und-r-signed, who will mail you atlases, pamph ets, etc., free of cost. C. J. Broughton, 123 Monad ock B'ock, Chicago, Ill., or Everett & Kantz, Fört Waye, Ind. OSTEOPATHY is a method of treating disease, without drugs, by manipulation, the result of which is to restore the normal condition of nerve control and blood supply to every organ of the body. Examination free. Write for Booklet Columbian Institute of Osteopathy, 84 Adams Street, Suite 73 Dexter Building, Chicago. ASTHMA CURED, Trial Bottle FREE. DR. TAFT CO., 103 E. 125th St., NEW YORK. SATURDAY, JANUARY 27, 1900. SHORT SERMONS. A man is God's son, that is why it pays God to save him.—Rev. Frank Crane. The world was made that we might be born. We are born that we may know the Creator both of the world and of ourselves, viz: God.—Rev. J. J. Williams. The living Christ must go with us into the factory, the shop, the store, must sit with us in the office, the legislative hall, and the home.—Rev. Albert Hyde. The history of the Christian era is replete with demonstration that rebellion against the religious beliefs of the fathers is "the seed of the church." —William G. Ewings. The Bible is a book which never goes wrong about pride, lust, and vanity, about submission, reverence and love—its teachings shine bright, on these subjects.—Rev. H. R. Rose. A very considerable light has been thrown upon the elements of the problem of destiny by reason of a deeper conception of God and of his grace of life and of its meaning.—Rev. L. M. Clarke. A man may scoff at religion, but he loves his home. He may be indifferent as to the affairs of state, but his thoughts will be upon his home and those awaiting him there.—Rev. C. C. Rowlinson. As Christ is the source, so he is the active principle by which the world exists. The physical universe is bound to God as closely as body is bound to the soul and the bond that unites them is Jesus Christ.—Rev. C. M. Jacobs. Communism was not a law, but the love which prompted it was, and is as much needed in the stress of present conditions as in the emergency which afforded an opportunity for its exhibition in the early days of the church. Rev. J. H. O. Smith. RED-HEADED GIRLS. And there is no girl in the world prettier than a red-haired Italian or Spaniard, except it be a red-haired American. The Turks are a light-haired, blue-eyed race, and their children are everywhere scattered about Asia and northern Africa. The geographical distribution of red-headed girls is, fortunately, wide. They can be found in every habitable quarter of the world. In a similar manner the Norsemen, who invaded Sicily centuries ago and intermarried with the inhabitants, left descendants with gleaming brain thatches. Red-haired Italians are fairly numerous in Italy. They are most numerous in the northern provinces, where there is the greatest infusion of German blood. Where there aren't any red-haired girls by nature—as among the Moors and Arabs—the glowing locks are commonest of all. The women all dye their jetty tresses to a most lovely red with henna. In Ireland a red-haired girl is made miserable by being called a "Dane." This epithet is a legacy of a thousand years or more—from the time when the Danes actually did override the coasts of Britain. The so-called lark races are frequently glorified by glowing locks. The Spaniards are swarthy as a race, but the purest-blooded Castillians frequently show traces of their Visigothic blood by blue eyes and red hair. The Infanta Eulalie, who visited this country in 1893, is red-headed. CHURCH AND CLERGY. Scottish clergymen are complaining of alack of suitable candidates for the ministry. The Rev. B. Fay Mills is now acting as pastor of the First Unitarian church at Oakland, Cal. The Moravian church in Greenland has transferred its work to the Lutheran Danish church. The expenses of the Congregational International council held in Boston made a total of $7,434. London churches raised over $20,000 on "soldiers' Sunday" for the benefit of British soldiers' families. The recent discussion of the orthodoxy of Prof. G. H. Gilbert of Chicago seminary has increased the sale of his book fourfold. The Chicago City Missionary society (Congregational) will attempt to collect $20,000 next year for church expansion in Chicago. Protestants in Glasgow, led by the Glasgow Evangelistic association, have started a revival movement which they hope will sweep over Great Britain. John D. Rockefeller has offered to duplicate any amount which may be raised as an endowment for Rochester Theological seminary (Baptist) up to $150,000. Preparations are being made for celebrating the golden jubilee of Archbishop Hennessy's ordination to the priesthood in the diocese of Dubuque early next year. NOTICE. All friends and readers of The Broad Ax, who have relatives or friends visiting them, or if you give or attend social functions either at home or abroad. If you journey to other towns or cities on business or pleasure. If you know or hear of a marriage, birth or death. Or in short, if you know anything of interest pertaining to the doings or the movements of the people adduce such facts and figures as briefly as possible on postal cards or letters, and address them to The Broad Ax, and all such news items will find their way into its columns. But do not send us anything in reference to cake walks or Jim Crowism. If you give swell parties and receptions and desire that the same should receive mention, send invitations or tickets and a representative of The Broad Ax will endeavor to be on hand, otherwise no one should, marvel, if they fail to observe a notice in The Broad Ax. NOTICE.—TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN. Whereas, the storage charges upon certain lots of goods and chattels stored in the T. W. Jones Ware House at Nos. 428 and 430 Twenty-ninth St. having remained unpaid for the period of six months last passed, and the property having remained unclaimed during that time and the parties in whose names said goods and chattels were stored having failed or refused to pay said charges, we hereby give notice to the person or persons mentioned below that unless said storage charges are paid on or before Feb. 12, 1900, that we shall on Tuesday Feb. 13, 1900, at the hour of 10 o'clock a.m. at the storage warehouse Nos. 428 and 430 Twenty-ninth street, in Chicago, Cook County, State of Illinois, sell said goods and chattels at public auction to pay said storage charges: 712—Miss M. Blake: ice box. 735—Mrs. M. Granstaff: h. h. goods. 766—Miss A. Gleason: trunk and grip. 779—Mrs. Hursh: trunk. 794—Mrs. Anna Meurlin: h. h. goods. $800—J. C. Oakschetti: barrel, 2 trunks and 1 box. $822—J. G. Smith: 2 telescopes, 1 bag clothing. $818—Chas. Knox: h. h. goods and bundle pictures. 830—T. S. Hogan: h .h. goods. 861—Nellie Fargo: crate pictures. 856—Louise Howeston: h. h. goods. 866—Mrs. A. Robison: h. h. goods. 741—H. B. Goodrich: h. h. goods. 762—Mrs. Maria Mason: h. h. goods. 809—R. B. Anderson: h. h. goods. 863—Moses Galloway: h. h. goods. 883—R. C. Knight: h. h. goods. 884—Mr. Frank: h. ht goods. 882—Mrs. F. Conklin: h. h. goods. 908—Miss B. Callahan: h. h. goods. 899—Mrs. W. F. Haydon: 3 boxes and 737-815—Mrs. Pearl Knight: h. h. goods. 920—Wm. Blacklock: h. h. goods. 921—Mrs. S. M. Babcock: h. h. goods. 775—Wm. J. Hazleton: h. h. goods. 923—Mr. A. Weed: 1 bbl. and cls. 928—Geo. Henson: giass case. 829—Mrs. Geo. Alexander: h. h. goods. 935—B. Anderson: h. h. goods. 936—T. R. Freeman: trunk. 940—J. H. Robey: 4 packages. 944—Mrs. J. Johnson: h. h. goods. 954—Mrs. Annie Fields: h. h. goods. 955—Mrs. A. W. Hammond: h. h. goods. 961—Mr. Milan: h. h. goods. 963—Mr. Peter Brostrom: h. h. goods. 968—Mrs. Straus: h. h. goods. 969-985—Mrs. Mida: h. h. goods. 971—Mrs. W. I. Allen: h. h. goods. 974—Mr. Cranford: 2 trunks. 1000—Mr. W. Nickerbocker: trunk. 1007—Mr. Kid Tolson: h. h. goods. 1912—Mrs. L. J. Whitney: h. h. goods. 987—E. W. Simons: h. h. goods. 1021—Mrs. Rush-Osborne: h. h. goods. 1024—Miss Meta Page: h. h. goods. 1032—Mrs. S. Grant: square piano. 1037—Mr. Mural or Murray: 1 box, trunk and basket. 1036—Mr. B. F. Seabrooks: trunk. 1041—Mrs. N. DeNeahr: h. h. goods. 1045—Mr. Stickney: h. h. goods. 1124—Mrs. Bina Murphy: sewing machine and ice box. 895—Mrs. Eliza Hickman: h. h. goods. 1050—Mr. John J. Norton: h. h. goods. 1056—Mr. Frank O. L. Wilson: h. h. THE FEMININE OBSERVER. When a dog wags his tail he means it. The winter draperies of a house convert ugliness into beauty. It is generally the girl that one thinks will die an old maid who marries the best. A lazy woman will learn to play the banjo because she can practice in a rocking chair. Some of the new dress trimmings could easily be mistaken for Christmas tree decorations. If you haven't had the baby photographed for Christmas don't cry—get it done for papa's New Year's gift. The girl who wears shoes that look as though she had borrowed her brother's is the one considered most stylish these days. CANDY.... Try the inimitable fine and pure candies, the best in the city for 15c., 25c. and 40c. per pound. All put up in beautiful boxes, suitable for presents. GUNTHER'S CONFECTIONERY 212 STATE STREET. ALBERT B. GEORGE LAWYER. 423 Ashland Block, Chicago. Tel. M. 2025. W. W. JOHNSON. 125 Clark Street, - Chicago. .....Room 58.... Tel. Wentworth 516 Office Hours: 8.30 a. m. to 8.30 p. m BEAUREGARD F. MOSELY LAWYER BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDINGS A SPECIALTY. SUITE 1 AND 2 6256 HALSTED STREET CHICAGO COR. HALSTED & 63RD STS. MRS. LAURA DAILEY. FURNISHED ROOMS FOR STRANGERS & TRAVELERS THEATRICAL HEADQUARTERS. Cheap rates and good accommodations. 506 State St., 2d floor, Chicago, Ill Room 28. P.J.FLYNN Wholesale and Retail Dealer in HARD and SOFT COAL WOOD AND KINDLING YARDS, Cor. 47th and Wabash R. R. 67th and Eastern Ill. R.R. Branch Office, 5301 Wentworth av. TELEPHONE 813 YARDS. DR. JOSEPH JEFFREY, Physician and Surgeon, 4858 Dearborn Street, CHICAGO Hours: 8-10 a. m., 2-4, 6-8 p. m. DR. WM. H. DAVIS, Chiropidist, Promp Attention given to Calls at Your Residence or Place of Business. 5012 Fifth Avenue, Chicago FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE. Forty acre chicken farm, 27 miles from Chicago, 1/2 mile from railroad stations. Fine grove 15 acres surrounding buildings, which consist of 8-room hous, frame, 2 barns, chicken house and poultry yard. Fine hog house and other outbuildings. 25 acres in crop this year. Hay, corn, oats, potatoes and beans. Price clear of incumbrance $4,000. Buildings alone cost $2,500. Will exchange for clear property in Chicago. If you have anything to offer, call or address The Broad Ax, 5040 Armour avenue. 94 ACRE FARM FOR SALE. Three miles from Geneva Junction, six miles from Lake Geneva. 94 acres in Walworth county, lies all in cultivation, good house, barn and outbuildings. 20 head milch cows. 20 head hogs. 500 chickens, 100 turkeys, 50 ducks, 3 hear horses, all farming tools and this years crops. Price $75 per acre. Crops last year over $1,200 net. Crop this year over $1,500. Sell cream $5 per day now. If you desire to purchase this elegant farm so indicate by addressing The Broad Ax. FOR SALE. FOR SALE. A lovely six-room cottage, modern improvements, lot 25 by 125, located on Elizabeth street, near Sixty-Seventh Price, $1,200. $150 cash, balance to suit purchaser. This is a bargain. Any one desiring to secure a cosy little home should avail themselves of this opportunity. For further information address Julius F. Taylor, 5040 Armour avenue. 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