The Broad Ax

THE BROAD AX VOL. V. ADLAI E. STEVENSON OF ILLINOIS. THE POLITICAL PARTIES AND THE NEGRO. RECONSTRUCTION AND NEGRO SUFFRAGE. Only three days before the death of President Lincoln and in his last public utterances he declared his intention of adhering to the plan of reconstruction announced by him in Dec. 1863, which was as follows, that the work of reconstructing the Southern states should be left entirely in the hands of those who were qualified to vote under the constitution and laws of those states as they existed prior to the rebellion. It is generally agreed by the politicians of that time that President Lincoln did not want the Negroes of the South to have a voice in framing the institutions under which they were to live, and the question of Negro suffrage would thus have been settled by Mr. Lincoln, if he had lived and been able to maintain his policy, and to the very last he insisted and it was his honest opinion that the Southern states were never legally out of the Union, therefore, they should be recognized at once as being in their proper places in the family of states. Andrew Johnson, of Tennessee, succeeded Abraham Lincoln as President and upon doing so Mr. Johnson was besought by the radicals and the conservatives. The radicals were in favor of hanging and severely punishing the leaders of the Rebellion, while the conservatives were opposed to such a course and believed in adopting the plan and policy as proposed by President Lincoln. Gov. Oliver P. Morton of Indiana, who was one of the great leaders of the Republican party, belonged to the conservatives and on the twenty-first of April, 1865, he called on President Johnson and read a very lengthy address on "The Whole Duty of Man," respecting the question of reconstruction. He informed the President that a state could "neither secede nor by any possible means be taken out of the Union. The governor further declared there was "No power in the Federal government to punish the people of a state collectively, by reducing it to a territorial condition, since the crime of treason is individual, and can only be treated individually?" He also impressed this fact upon President Johnson that "If the people should be dealt with as conquered rebels and enemies and should we deal with the revolted districts as mere territories, or as conquered provinces, the nation would be obliged to pay the debts contracted by them prior to the war." Amidst all the contentions and crossfiring between the radicals and conservaties, Negro suffrage continued_to force itself to the front; but the leading Republicans were everywhere divided on the question, while the current of opinion was strongly against the introduction of the issue as premature, and in accordance with these ideas Gov. Morton opposed the policy of Negro suffrage with inexpressible bitterness, declaring with an oath, that "Negro suffrage must be put down," and he and other Republicans made every possible effort to array the soldiers against it. On September 28, 1865, Gov. Morton was urged to make his elaborate speech at Richmond, Ind. and he denounced the whole theory of Republican reconstruction as subsequently carried out and opposed the policy of Negro suffrage. He painted a dismal picture of the ignorance and degradation of the plantation Negroes of the South, and scouted the policy of arming them with political power. The governor referred to the Constitution and Laws of Indiana, denying the ballot to her intelligent Negroes, and subjecting them to prosecution and fine for coming into the state and with a majestic wave of his long right arm he asked with what face her people could insist upon conferring suffrage upon the Negroes of the Southern states? He exclaimed that the policy of Negro suffrage would give the lie to all the arguments that had ever been employed against slavery as degrading and brutalizing to its victims. But on the contrary he said, "We would be paying the highest compliment to the institution of slavery and stultify ourselves." The true policy he insisted was to give the Southern Negroes a probation of fifteen or twenty years to prepare for the ballot. He would give them time to acquire a little education; time to learn something about the simplest forms of business and to prepare themselves for the exercise of political power. Not one of them in five hundred he said could read or write or was worth five dollars in property of any kind, owning nothing but their bodies and living on the plantations of white men upon whom they were dependent for employment and subsistence. He was very earnest and eloquent in his condemnation of Charles Sumner for proposing to give the ballot to the Negroes and disfranchise the Southern white men or Rebels (which was finally done or accomplished). He argued that the right to vote carried with it the right to hold office, and Negro suffrage would lead to the election of Negro governors, Negro judges, Negro members of Congress, a Negro balance of power in politics, and a war of races. He went on to say that he had no faith at all in the measures which had been proposed to guard the black race from outrage and wrong, and he thought "the Negroes scattered throughout the South would never be able or prepared to successfully cope with their exmasters in political affairs." September 26, 1885, the Republican League met in the city of Philadelphia to deliberate upon the state of the country and Gov. Morton attended the meeting and he urged and pleaded with all the delegates to vote against and oppose Negro suffrage. He was very much displeased to observe Fredrick Douglass, mingling with the deelgates and the governor very abruptly informed Mr. Douglass that in order not to split the Republican party in two over the Negro suffrage question "he had better take the first train for his home." Notwithstanding Gov. Morton's hostile attitude towards the Negro he has been commonized by the Negro press and pulpit as one of the greatest Republican saints. (To be continued.) THE BRYAN AND STEVENSON RECEPTION. Tuesday as we intimated was a great day in Chicago. Monday night's train from Springfield brought Gen. Stevenson, the Vice Presidential candidate to the city and he was warmly received at the depot and Palmer House by hosts of admiring friends and Democrats. Early Tuesday morning Colonel and Mrs. Bryan and their children and Governor and Mrs. Chas. S. Thomas of Colorado, were met at the depot by Mayor Carter H. Harrison, Robert E. Burke, Frank Winters, and others members of the reception committee. who escorted the Bryan party in carriages to the Sherman House, where a reception was tendered Col. Bryan and his distinguished friends by the German-American Democrats of Chicago. The reception was informal and all classes and conditions of humanity had the opportunity of shaking hands with Colonel Bryan, the next President of the United States, Hon. Adial E. Stevenson, the next Vice President, Samuel Alschuler, the next Democratic Governor of Illinois, and Mayot Carter H. Harrison. Frank Wenters, President of the German-American Democratic Club and candidate for drainage trustees, stood close to Colonel Bryan and presented every one to him as they advanced and when our turn came to be introduced before. Mr. Wenters could get our name out of his mouth Colonel Bryan grasped us by the hand and bade us a hearty weicome, and General Stevenson Mr. Alschuler and Meyer Harrison did likewise. Deputy Commissioner of Public Works F. W. Blocki deserves the greater partion of the credit in arranging and planing the reception to Col. Bryan on behalf of the German-Americans and Mr. Blocki seemed to be in clover while rushing around the corridors of the hotel to see that no one failed to greet the Presidential party. In the afternoon escorted by the Cook County Democratic Marching HEW TO THE LINE. Club, the party continued their journey on to Indianapolis, where on Wednesday in the presence of many thousand people the two candidates for the highest positions within the gifts of the American people, were officially notified of their nomination. The speeches of both Colonel Bryan and General Stevenson are very profound and weighty and deal with all questions in ringing tones, which effect our national welfare. THE ELECTION OF NORTH CAROLINA. Much has been said by the press, the politicians and the people in general over the result of the North Carolina election. The oily Reupublican politician and demagogue has sought to arouse all the passions and prejudice lodged within the breasts of the unthinking, unreasoning and unreading Negroes by making them believe that the Democratic party of North Carolina had already disfranchised all the Negroes residing within that state. Such statements and assertions seem plausible enough to those who persist in closing their eyes to the real facts which are that none of the colored voters of North Carolina were deprived of exercising their elective franchise at the late election and the world has been informed by the associated press that within six or ten per cent of the entire registered vote of the state was cast on the day of the election and that many Negroes in all parts of the state freely and without the slightest intimidation or bulldozing recorded their votes in favor of the new constitutional amendments which will go into effect in 1908. One clause of that amendment provides that all persons of African decent must be able to read and write and interpret the Constitution, before they will be permitted to cast their ballots, but it does not impose the same exactions upon the uneducated and illiterate whites. This portion of the Constitution seems to be the great thorn in the side of the Negro and those who claim or pretend to be interested in his greatest success as an enlightened American citizen. But admitting that it does seemingly give the unlettered whites a little advantage over the uneducated Negroes as far as voting is concerned, still that does not signify anything in the long run, and if the Negro persists in declaring to the world that he is not the inferior of the white man, then he certainly can easily acquire the art of reading and writing. It will not do in this progressive age for the Negro to stand around and complain of the conditions which surrounded his former ancestors in Africa and in this country during the existence of slavery, when it was considered a penitentiary crime to teach them how to read and write. But he must remember that almost forty years have passed away since those conditions prevailed and that fully ninety per cent of those who were subjected to it have moved on into eternity. And the second and third generations have come after them and with the new order of things and with the cheapness of all kinds of books, there is no valid excuse or reason why any Negro or any collective body of Negroes who are in the possession of the slightest ambition to become intelligent cannot learn to read and write, and we honestly believe that every Negro who desires to vote before the adoption of the new constitution of North Carolina can, if he desires quailify himself with a little time and energy to comply to the provisions of the new constitution. We must remember, that educational and property qualifications are being imposed upon the voters residing in the new possessions of this country, and the natives of Cuba and the other islands will forever be denied the right of suffrage unless they can comply to the requirements of the law. Let us not ignore the fact that these new measures eminated from the leaders of the Republican party and they mainly strike at the blacks of Cuba. But these same Republican leaders are greatly distressed and refuse to be comforted owing to the fact that the same measures are being adopted in this country. Heretofore it has been the policy of the Republican party in dealing with the Negro to hold out the hope to him that ignorance can rule intelligence. But brains have always ruled the world and will ever continue to do so and those who manifest a disposition not to burn midnight oil in order to come into the possession of knowledge and wisdom which is power will certainly fall by the wayside and be trampled under foot in the great "struggle for existence." Therefore, we admonish every Negro to refrain from expending his time and money foolishly, seek knowledge and wisdom Then he will be far superior to the great majority of those who profess to belong to the Anglo-Saxon race. Then he will be able to brush aside all the laws which can or which may be enacted to retard his progress. AN EXPLANATION. Since the publication of our article on Alex J. Jones, Esq. many people have asked us our reason for not speaking of Mr. Jones in the highest terms and in order not to do him an injustice and not to place ourselves in a false light before the public we will set forth our reason for writing about Mr. Jones as we did. The latter part of August 1899 we called on Mr. Jones to ascertain if he would not become a reader of The Broad Ax, after he had read our numerous letters of commendation, he informed us, that he would become a subscriber to it, providing we could secure a letter of endorsement from Fred E. Eldred, Secretary of the State committee or Doctor Walter Watson its chairman. In time we obtained a letter from Doctor Watson and again called on Mr. Jones presented the letter to him which he read, and then said: He had made up his mind not to encourage our effort in behalf of Democracy, by paying us a legitimate subscription to The Broad Ax. At that time we thought that Mr. Jones was under the impression that the Broad Ax would bust up before the expiration of his subscription and we did not call on him again until several weeks before he was renominated for Drainage Trustee. Then we informed Mr. Jones that ex-Mayor John P. Hopkins and many of his other friends and political associates had subscribed for The Broad Ax and we felt that he could afford to do the same thing. He told us that if he received the nomination to come and see him. We did so. Then he stated that he had decided not to become a reader or subscribe to The Broad Ax. We informed Mr. Jones that he did not need to. That The Broad would get along without his little $2. Inasmuch as Mr. Jones is unable to distinguish honest and respectable colored men from black legs and levee characters is proof positive that he is off in the head, and he would display the better part of wisdom by gracefully withdrawing from the ticket in favor of the Hon. Jesse Sherwood, who has sense enough to tell one man from the other, and by substituting the name of Jesse Sherwood in the place of Mr. Jones, hundreds and hundreds of our very best Afro-American citizens regardless of their past political affiliations would gladly record their votes in favor of Jesse Sherwood and he would be elected without a doubt. QEORGE CHIVIS. Recently George Chivis, who is one of the greatest sand baggers in the United States has stated through the public press, that he is one of the great leaders of the Negro race and that he practically controls many thousand Colored men, who will vote the Democratic ticket. But George Chivis is no leader of the race. He is a detriment to it and he does not control even his own vote. Such characters can receive more consideration from the hands of politicians who think themselves foxey then honest men. For example, John C. Schubert, City Smoke Inspector, will lose one hour in telling you how George Chivis beat or defrauded him out of $50. Yet Mr. Schubert would not pay out $2 to support a Democratic newspaper to save his life. The Negroes of the District of Columbia pay taxes on $12,000,000 worth of property.—Ex. The little town of Brookhaven, Miss., has twelve business houses run by Negroes.—Ex. Mrs. Fred Jackson, of Des Moines, Ia., is visiting Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Hart, 4841 Armour avenue. The Mobile, Ala., Shoe and Department Store is an enterprise owned and controlled by colored men.—Ex. The best and most reliable colored men of St. Louis are giving their favor and influence to the Democratic party.—The St. Louis Plaindealer. Miss Caroline H. Pemberton is the only white member of the Afro-American Council of Philadelphia, and is the author of "Stephen the Black."—Ex. Open the factories, machine shops and all other industries to the Negro. Give him constitutional protection and the white man will have few opportunities to say, "Bad nigger."—The St. Louis Plain Dealer. J. Milton Turner Esq. of St. Louis, Mo., arrived in the city last Saturday morning and will spend one week here in cultivating the acquaintance and friendship of the leading Afro-American Democrats of Chicago. Mrs. Annie Street Pelton, of Corinth, Miss., is a woman of enterprise and magnificent business qualifications. She is running a grocery and millinery establishment that is a credit both to her and the community in which she lives.—Ex. The Christian party of this State have nominated Rev. C. H. Thomas, a well known Afro-American Methodist divine for the Lieutenant Governorship, and he is the second Negro in the United States to be honored in such a manner. Thomas Tobin, dealer in choice wines, liquors and cigars, 4123 Wentworth avenue, corner of Root street, is one of the ladies of Democracy of the 29th ward. Mr. Tobin is up with the times and he never turns his back on his friends. Heaven's gates are still closed to the little-headed creature who says "There is nothing in a Negro newspaper," and yet borrows his neighbor's American as soon as he sees the carrier deliver it-Colored American. Right you are Brother Cooper. Dr. and Mrs. Geo. C. Hall, Lloyd G. Mrs. Wheeler and Miss Mable and the other members of the party, have returned from their two weeks outing on the St Joe Rivers. They all ing on the St. Joe River. They all return home, for, after all, there is no place like home. W. H. Clark, one of the able assistants in the Corporation Counsel's office, leaves Monday for Atlantic City and other eastern points, where he will spend his three weeks vacation, upon his return he will pull off his coat and work for the success of the Democratic ticket. The National Negro Business League which is fathered and is being promoted by Prof. Booker T. Washington, convenes in Boston, Mass., Thursday and Friday, Aug. 23d and 24th. Many prominent Afro-American business men from all sections of the country will attend its sessions. The following gentlemen have been elected officers of the Cook County Alschler Club: Maj. Lawrence M. Ennis, President; C. K. Chamberlain, Vice Wm. Meehan, Financial Secretary; F. P. Francis, Treasurer; M. P. Monahan, Marshal; Rudolph Van Hessen, Serg't. at Arms; Fred L. Wolff, Press Agent. Wednesday, Aug. 15, a National Liberty Congress will be held at Indianapolis Ind., representatives of all the Anti-Imperialistic Leagues in the country will be present, and many measures will come up before it for discussion. Ways and means will be devised to aid in electing Col. W. J. Bryan President of the United States. Col. James Beck, who served as Colonel of the 23d Regiment of Kansas, which was stationed in Cubs during the Spanish and American war, has been selected by the Democratic or the Fusionist as one of the Presidential electors of Kansas. The Colonel was for many years one of the leading Afro-American Republicans of the Sunflower State. NO. 42. James H. W. Howard, editor and publisher of Howard's American Magazine, Harrisburg, Pa., has spent the last two weeks in Chicago, and he will sojourn here a little longer after his return from St. Paul and Minneapolis. Editor Howard is a staunch Democrat and is a member of the executive committee of the Negro National Democratic League. The Hon. John G. Jones, who will assist in making laws for the people of Illinois in the next Legislature and his brother Theodore Jones and Doe Smith have joined Rev. R. C. Ransom's Institutional Church, and The Broad Ax hopes these gentlemen will not endeavor to mix their religion and politics while they are listening to Brother Randsome expounding his new gospel. We do not know anything as to the merits or demerits of the contest or squabble between Clayton E. Crafts and Attorney Wm. Ritchie, but we do know, that no better or more truthful gentlemen breathes than Mr. Ritchie. If he promises to write you out a check and mail it to you you can depend upon him doing it, and he does not treat an ordinary person as though they were nothing more than a common worm, which is only fit to be trampled under foot, but he will treat you like a man. The Enterprise, of Omaha, Neb., admits that Theodore Roosevelt, who has always shown his hatred to all Negroes did slander and reflect dishonor upon the Negro troops who were engaged in the conflicts at San Juan Hill and El Caney. Nevertheless, The Enterprise is willing to forgive Massa Roosevelt for all the insults which he has heaped upon the race and it is our opinion that The Enterprise would be unable to find any fault with old Roosevelt even if he should stab or shoot The Enterprise's mother, sister or wife. James K. Jones, chairman of the Democratic National Committee, has announced the names of those who are to assist him in conducting the campaign. John G. Johnson will have active charge of all of its affairs, and as vice chairman of the executive committee he has displayed marked executive ability in the past and he will continue to do so in the future. John R. McLean of Ohio, who believes in encouraging Negro Democracy, was re-elected as chairman of the ways and means committee. Chas. A. Walsh, secretary of the National Committee will act, in the same capacity for all the committees. The Hon. Thomas Gahan, is a member of the executive committee from Illinois and it is now up to that gentleman to make a play in assisting to secure half of the Negro vote of Illinois for the National and State ticket. BITS OF INFORMATION. It has been found that smallpox patients are least marked when kept in rooms darkened with red curtains. "Cycliste" and "cyclisme" have been accepted as dictionary words by the French Academy, after a hard struggle. A Concord, N. H., judge has decided that soda water is one of the necessaries of life, and may be sold on Sunday. Graduates of a Concordia (Kas. school chose as a class motto: "Beyond this lie the washtub and the sawbuck." A cotton milling company, to be owned and controlled entirely by North Carolina farmers, has been organized. There are only 21 vessels over 1,000 tons in all the Siamese navy. The largest is the cruiser Maha Chakskri, of 2,000 tons. Joseph Flory, the Republican candidate for governor of Missouri, was a conductor on the Wabash railroad for twenty years. The greatest height ever reached in a balloon was 26,160 feet. Two of the three aeronauts who made this ascent were suffocated. Mansour, the horse that ran third in the Grand Prix of Paris in 1894, is now pulling a public cab in the streets of that gay capital. Among royal women, Queen Amelia of Portugal and the Crown Princess of Denmark are the tallest, their height being nearly six feet. --- | ear Greens euseckipTions (advance): : : So e ——— JULIUS F. TAYLOR, Baitor and Publishes. - The most costly collection of care lease tora sold fa England, by Mr. Castle, the ‘rioe-president of the London Philatel- fe. Bdciety. The collection brought $150,000. 4 - Phe -war against municipal disfig- ‘uration and untidiness is fruitful in expressive sayings. A recent remark fm worth recording: “There may be such a titing as aesthetic disorder, but there is no such thing as artistic dirt” A bolt of lightning entered the house of John Ethbridge, near Charlotte, N. C., and killed two of his daughters, as they were sleeping in each other's arms. It also set fire to the house, causing its destruction. Only a short time previous one of the girls dreamed that the house was destroyed by light- aing, and two of the family were et . Germany's official catalogue for the Paris Exposition is printed in a new type, the inventor of which is said to be the Kaiser himself. The letters are the ordinary Roman letters with ‘Gothic decorations. The intention to substitute the new alphabet for ths present German type, and to accom- ‘pMsh this object fonts of the new type will be offered to German print- ing establishments at very low prices. A lady of Cincinnati has been poi- ‘soned by the ink used on typewriter ‘ribbon. Her fingers were stained by it, and im trying te break a ‘small ‘blister on her lip she placed the ‘stained finger on it, and very soon felt a slight pain in her face. This was ‘followe@ im a short time by violent swelling. The pain became almost ‘unbearable, and ber Tip swelled and ‘turned black. In spite of the best medical skill she grew rapidly worse, and died in great agony. An important agreement has been concludeé between the seven principal French raitway companies and the Belt railway of Paris, by which the condi- tions have been fixed for accepting ve- hicles of all kinds as ordinary baggage. The text of the agreement is as fol- tows: The following will be accepted as baggage of al! kinds, especially that their dimensions are such that they may be easily put into the baggage car namely, motocyclea, automobile tricy- eles and automobile carriages; when unpacked their weight is not to ex- coed $30 pounds; when packed in boxes the weight is limited to 220 pounds. ‘The South American countries used to be dismissed with a few lines in the old geographies, but now they keep the statisticians very busy. A train- ing-thip, carrying forty boys who will one day be officers in Zhe navy of the Argentine Republic, visited this coun- try last month. Within the memory ‘of living men, the Argentine Republic had no navy—indeed, there was no Argentine Republic. It is not right to gauge the worth of @ nation by the ‘taumber of ite war-ships, but let us re- Joice that our sisters at the south are setting up navies, The action indi- cates that they have something at stake. ‘A body of scientists recently dis- cussed the age at which a child is most interesting. The general opin- fon finally fixed on two years as the ‘time when the unfolding from baby- hoof to childhood exhibits the most eonstant and pleasant surprises. In connection with this scientific opin- fon, it is notable that photographers regard two years as.the worst age to ‘take a “time-crposure” picture. A younger child will, to an extent, “stay put,” and eo can be photographed; a ehild above that age respects such di- wections as, “Keep still for just a minute.” The little 2-year-old has all the alertness and activity ef youth ‘without being able to see the wis- @om- of listening to the artist's re- quests. : The ynfortunates who suffer from bay fevir are now dragging out « ‘wretched existence at their homes or ying .to places where they can find fmumunity from this annoying ailment. All such will find a gieam of hope in the announcement made by Dr. H. H Curtis in the Medical News. Dr..Cur- tis found that two girls employed in & ‘@rug store, handling ipecac, were ren- Gered immune from “ipecac cold” by taking doses of the tincture. This led him to try the effect of hypodermic in- of the etract of roses upon & ho could not even pass a florist's : ae ee ‘the | of effecting & premanent eure, He then experimented in « simi- from ragwetd, golden rod, and lily of ) valley, with 1 aoe Tals eee rte! oo rare 1s simple é z Ss Kas ACROGAT®S’ TRICKS. Many of Them Became Praficient tn _ Sawmills of the Northwest. r “Where do all the acrobats and tumb- lers come from? Where do they learn their trade? There ig no school, as such, forthe training of men who im- peril their lives for a living. An old acrobat solved these questions when he told where he had learned to leap ‘and turn springs in the air and fall ‘on the back of Jris neck without i:f- Jaring himself. Most of the circus ac- ee eh eo ee ee comedians of the stage, who have graduated from the ring, were reared and learned the rudiments of their “business fn the lumber towns of the northwest. In the “business” these are known as “sawdust towns,” on account of the sawmills, which are their chief industry. There are many of these in Wisconsin and Michigan and several in Iowa that have turned out the bulk of the acrobats and tumb- Ters In the business. In the “sawdust towns” the small boys have exceptional faculties for learning to turn handsprings in the great beds of sawdust that surround the mills: Soon they begin to try the more difficult feats they see done im the shows that visit the towns. Af- ter school hours they tumble until it ts time to go home and do the “chores.” From out of them all there generally rise two or three boys who get the knack of the acrobatic feats and these work in constant rivalry, each ‘trying to excel the other. One day along comes a circus and the best boy tumbler applies for a job and shows what he can do. Perhaps he is given a chance as a “top mounter,” or the top man in a pyra- mid act, because he is light and ac- tive. When he ge‘s oder, heavier and stronger he may become an “un- derstander,” or one of the men who help to hold a mountain of men on their shoulders. And thus he gets into the show business. If he works hard and studies he may become a good acrobat in time. But he got his start on a sawdust pile—New York Herald. Beod for Drapeptics. Dyspepsia is the most common com- Plaint of all, and Sel aeeenet ne ing is a very insistent . The dyspeptic may take thin soup of beef, mutton or oysters, but must avoid rich soups and chowders. The fish list ‘of what to eat includes raw oysters, shad, cod, petch, bass and fresh mackerel. ‘There is a liberal choicé in meats, beef, mutton, chicken, lamb, tripe, tongue, calf's head, broiled chopped meat, sweetbread, game and tender steak, making up the list. Eggs may be eat- en boiled, poached or raw. Farinaceous foods good for the dyspeptic are: Cracked wheat, hominy, rolled oats, rice, sage, tapioca, crackers, dry toast, stale bread, corn bread, whole wheat bread, graham bread, rice cakes. Spin- ach seems to be a much approved vege- table;.it leads the list of those allowed in this course of dieting and is follow- ea by sweet corn, string beans, green peas, lettuce, cresses, celery, chicory, asparagus. For the rest, the mam er the woman who has fallen a victim to dyspepsia must confine the taste for desserts to rice, tapioca, or farina pud- ding, junket, custards, baked apples, apple snow, apple tapioca, ripe fruits— Taw or stewed, and for drinks to the one cup of weak tea, coffee, cocoa,milk and hot water im equal parts, or one glass of cool water sipped after eating. —New York Evening Sun. Pekia’s Military Collerce. Under the conservative administra- tion of the Empress dowager, the for- eign drillmasters were discharged from the imperial service, and their Places filled with graduates of the Manchurian Military College at Pek- in. This school’s chief text-book upon military science is a literary classic more than 1,000 years old. It abounds in such recommendations as these: “A wise general plays sweet music before going into battle in order to lull his enemies into a deep sleep.” “A good commander should insist upon his men practicing with the bow to shoot backwards as they ride on their horses, and should at times lead in the exercise himself.” “No general should go to war without taking with him an extra red umbrella ané an ex- tra. umbrella-bearer.” These gradu- ates are supposed to have mastered horsemanship, bow and arrow, the spear, the sword and martial music, these being even to-day the chief fea- tures of the Manchurian curriculum. Brer Rabbit's Advice. Just follow the advice of Brer Rab- bit in these days and “lay low” if you don’t want to have the heat do you up. Follow that conservative line in eating and drinking, especially if you would come through this “spell” in- tact. Forget to season your salads very highly, take your lemonade sans sticks and almost sans ice, and you will not be so extremely sensitive to this upward tendency of the mercury as will your neighbor who prides him- self on taking his “three square meals” every day, no matter what the weather is. “Good health is intelligence,” ev- ery time, and there's no better oppor- tunity to display one’s possession of that quality than when even the ice jug seems to radiate heat—Boston Transcript. ig ee ais ‘With the return to horseback rid- img as the most fashionable form of exercise, riding leggings and boots are eee ae ee ete nc he approved riding leggings are of tan pigskin fastening with « spiral strap instead of buttons : HE WASA NOBLESOUL | ! ; THE LATE HENRY BARNARD, ! EDITOR-EDUCATOR 7 _ & noted editor and educator passed &way in the person of Henry Barnard, LL. D., whose death occurred recent- ly at his home in Hartford, Conn., in his 90th year. Dr. Barnard was widely known im this country as the pioneer missionary of education and he was al- 80 tansidered one of the two most fa- mous educators of modern times. Pos- sessed of remarkable oratorical pow- ers, he took to the platform in the ‘In- terests of education at an early age, and in ten years lectured in every state of the union except Texas. He realized the decadence of the school system in Connecticut and in other states, and sdught td bring about a change. His native state early estab- lished a fixed sum for school purposes, which &t first was sufficient but, as school children increased, the annual amount for each child decreased until schools were in session, but three months of the year. To reform the school system was the task to which f iz : E : d ee * a : t u 2 oy Bie Ce _ : ¢ | ; - Be 4“ : hE, 3 2 ; ‘ ry Pas Piece. v Fo =z ~——\ ¥ PPI 558 ereraaer /° ? 74g 3 mw OS Raa Rei eres). A0tN, Ween » i. | Fs ee N ee “oi ba: 5 e S ) é. Ns Be, Parmrcs ti y x , ( eh Nm CY ae | Bes cts ee yy " | Bera | RL NG Rete tg Ps FR all Cex if.) { \ i “s i, £ 3 : : : = VAS ys - f a : . Soy ea nn ee peeptitin = po Sa BA eae x PROF. BARNARD. he gave himself, He was elected to the legislature in 1838 and succeeded in having passed unanimously a bill which placed free education on a solid basis. His reform movement included provision for better education of teachers and their training in the art of teaching. The Connecticut legisla- ture refused to make an appropriation for a normal school and, in 1839, Dr. Barnard at his own expense opened a school and engaged the best tutors in the country. Forty young men at- tended for seven weeks. In the spring, PPP PPP PPP LL LLL AAA A “ DIANA OF A IVVYYYYTEVEVETTVEVeTeT TY rvvvrT ey wrrYrr rT eT “DIANA OF ADIRONDACKS” By a display of splendid pluck and a supurb aim in an adventure with a large bear, which she shot and killed in the Adirondacks, recently, Miss May Leon Stanton, a Boston girl, has been proclaimed “Diana of the Adiron- dacks” for the year 1900 by the con- vention of Adirondack guides. The Dianaship of the Adirondacks is an honor that is bestowed annually upon the most successful hunter and fisher a F ra =< = fm the woods each season. Only ya- married women are eligible for the distinction. The custom was inangu- rated in 1896 by Miss Edith Rockefel- ler, now Mrs. McCormick, of Chicago. The adventure to which Miss Stanton ‘owes her honors occurred while the party with whom she was hunting was encamped at Long Pond. This place is im one of the deepest recesses of the forests. Miss Stanton was awakened early one morning by the unmistak- able growls of a bear and hastily don- an Pate : ‘i another school was opened for young women and this the normal school system of the country begaa. Normal schools all over the United States owe their existence to Dr. Barnard’s Initial efforts in 1839. Dr. Barnard was long recognized as the most progressive editor of educa- tion the world has ever seen. His works constitute the most complete encyclozedia cver issued. One of his publications contains over 10,009 treatises. He issued over 800 tracts on educational topics wiich were dis- ceminated to all parts of the globe, and carried great influence, Dr. Barnard graduated from Yale college in 1820, studied I: w cad was ad- mitted to the Connecticut bar. Since his school dzys he had taken a keen interest in that which became his life work and he gave up law cnd went to teaching. In 1853 he was made presi- dent of the University of Wisconsin and later transferred his interests to St. John’s college at Acrapolis. In 1867 he became the first Uaited States commissioner of education. Dr. Barn- ard visited Europe seven times and in- terviewed such men as Wordsworth, Lockhart, De Quincy and Carlyle. H: returned to this country with the most advanced ideas. Dr. Barnard lived a single, unpre- tentious life and while at home passed most of his time in his library. All his life he was a very early riser. He was born in Hartford in the same house in which he passed his last ' hours. eee DIRONDACKS” . and ran out of her tent. Bruin stood fair in the moonlight and taking a steady aim she sent a bullet crushing through his shoulder; then running up to the struggling animal she put a bullet threugh his brain. Miss Stan- ton is the object of many congratula- tions for her plucky deed and even the old guides marveled at her courage and nerve. The young Diana is an orphan and lives with her uncle, J. Estes Weed, of Brookline, Mass. She has been a redoubtable hunter and fisher from early girlhood, but it is only during the past three years that she hag invaded New York state. —____. Berlia’s People’s Theater. The Contemporary Review gives an account of the Schiller People’s theater which was established in Berlin to give the people good plays at a reason- able price. The idea was suggested nine years ago by a young working- man. The basis of the scheme was that seats should be sold for 12 cents, and hence it was thought that it could not be profitable . Nevertheless he succeeded in inducing several hundred people to invest an aggregate of $25,- 000, which was enough to start the plan. After renting the theater he found that it would cost $3,000 a year to run it, and it seemed impossible to secure such an amount. However a theater union was formed, each mem- ber of which pledged himself to buy a ticket once a fortnight, and then thé theater began. At first It was unable to pay any actor more than $40 « week, and at such a price could not get the first-rate“artists. The first per- formance was given in 1894, and every one expected a failure. On the con- trary, the scheme has been a success Secctmcn on eoen ae now rank of Mn playhouses. PPR SFFSFKRFKORARAFAFRRRFRA es ’ y ogge ° ’ i Millionaire's Seiden Dijury | s . Sheriff Is Alre. j : Luck... eo Fire Cheel — i ‘i f Much Wild Honey. | Auwtin Special Chicago Record: The ‘wild soney crop iz. Texas this year will exceed all previous yields in the ‘memory of those wo are interes‘ed in ‘that Jadustry. The bountiful spring ‘rains caused the brc.d prairies of west ‘and southwest Texzs to become car- ‘peted with fragrant wild flowers, and ‘the bees reveled in their honeyed ‘sweetn-ss for a protracted period. There are a large number of profes- ‘sional “bee hunters* in this part of Texas, and they are looking forward to a season of unusual prosperity from ‘the sale of wild honey. There are ‘scores of rivers and smal) streams in ‘the country west of here. Small caves and dark recesses formed by shelving ‘rocks abound along these waterways. They are the natural hives of the wild bees and take the place of the hollow- tree trunks of the forest regions of ‘Vhe northern country. These caverns are used year after year by bees, and in many instances they have been found to be literally filled with honey. Captain L. P. Seiker of Austin, quar- termaster of the Texas Rangers, spent many years roaming over west Texas as an Officer of the ranger company. He is one of the most expert bee hunters in the state. “There are many bee caves along the Pecos and Devil's rivers,” he said. “My ranger company was never with- out honey. We were on scouting ex- peditions almost constantly, but were never too busy to rob a bee cave of its honey... It is wonderful how much honey these bees will store in some of these caves. I have taken out as much &s seven barrels of pure honey from one cave. It is a comparatively easy matter to discover a bee cave. My usual method is to’go to a spring or water hole which is frequented by bees and place a small quantity of sugar or molasses in a pan. This sweetness soon attracts the visiting bees, and after they have loaded up they rise straight into the air to a height of New York Sun: Henry Wolff ot 180 St. Nicholas avenue, was sued in the Eleventh District Municipal Court by Bird Robinson, the receiver of the Baltimore Building and Loan Associa- tion, which owns the Hartley apart ment house at One Iundred and Ninth street and Central Park West, for $75, a month's rent of a flat in the house, tn lieu of notice, Robinson produced a lease signed by Mr. Wolff for apart- ments on the second ficor of the house “I certainly did move out of the house,” said Mr. Wolff, “and I admit that the lease fs all right. But I found that my flat was untenable on account of rats, and I certainly do not intend to pay for apartments that I could not use. Judge, you never saw anything Itke those rats. They were big, fierce fellows and they owned the house. One night we gave a card party. My wife had allowed the servant to take a night off and supper was left ready on the kitchen table. My wife went out there to get it at 11 o’clock at night and found that every scrap of that supper had been eaten up oy the rats. They'd not only eaten it. They'd broken sev- eral plates. This was too much and I complained. Several men came and tried to get the rats away. They used ferrets and other things, but did no good. The rats were as bad as ever. Last February there was a big fire New York Journal: Caief Mayhew Bronson, of the Millionaire Volunteer Vire Department of Larchmont, was eworn in a8 a deputy sheriff by Sherif ‘‘olloy of Westchester. Mr. Bronson ays he took the position in order to © \ase dudes out of the fire lines. ~ Mr. Bronson is the fourth wealthy resident to become a ‘deputy. Percy Lewis, Bank President MeClenahan, and Frederic Remington, the artist, are club carriers, too, and other yachis- men and millionaires say they will soon join. Mr. Bronson is the owner of 2 steam yacht and a large stable of well-bred horses. But no one would suspect such to be the case when he runs to a fire Ne fireman in the country knows as much about extinguishing burning hay Ticks as he does, and his ladder work would put a second story man to the blush. “You're just the sort of man we're looking for,” said the sheriff when he swore in the new deputy. “I suppose you] turn to with a club if we have anafher strike at the Cornell Dam?” CROP IN TEXAS LIKELY TO EXCEED ALL PREVIOUS YIELDS probably ten feet and then make a bes line for their hive, On a bright, clear day the black form of the bee can be followed for quite a distance. I then take up the pan of sweetness and fo). low the direction taken by the bee until I reach a point where I desir: to make another test. I then set the pan down again, and in a short time it is visited by the industrious little insect, When it again takes its flight I follow its course, and Keep this up until 1 ‘track’ the bees into their hive It ise comparatively easy thing to tod a bee cave. The honey-commands a good price in the markets of the country and immense quantities of it are sold annually.” : ShcGiadll Gtenatien One Of the noticeable features of g fashionable wedding at Tuxedo last week was the presence of a number of young men who were dressed in dark gray or biue sack coats and straw hats instead of the gonventional frock coat and high hat. Nearly ail the guests had come from New York for the wed- ding, and many of the men who wore frocks regretted that they had not been courageous enough to wear short coats. The men who did appear in the latter did it from ehoice and not from necessity, and it was suggested that with a few more object lessons of the same sort the frock coat might be tabooed at similar weddings two years ago, and as the bridegroom was a man who has been photographed in almost as many changes of clothing as a comic opera star his short coat in- novation was looked upon merely as one of the eccentricities of genius, Nothing more uncomfortab’e for a rail- road journey than a frock coat an@ high hat has yet been devised, and if the light sack coat and straw hat can be substituted for them at countr> weddings in the summer more mei would be willing to accept invitations. Neatness is an acquired virtue. in the house. The rats were not so bad for a week, but they soon return ed worse than ever.” “Have you ever tried tying bells te their tails?” asked Justice Fallon gravely. “What!” cried Mr, Wolff. “What de you mean, Judge?” “Well,” said the justice, “I once stopped in a hotel that was infested with rats and they caught three or four big fe!lows and put bells on their taila Then they turned them loose. The bells scared the other rats and the scheme worked well.” “I never heard of such a thing,” sal@ Mr. Wolff. Mrs. Wolff and Nellie Quinn, the Wolff's servant, corroborated Mr. Wolff's testimony. John Fox, the jan- itor, was called as a witness and he admitted that there had been many complaints of rats. Justice Fallon re- served decision. A Viking Corpse. What is believed to be a Viking corpse has been dug up in a peat bog at Damendorf, in Schleswig, and Placed in the Kiel Museum. It was well preserved, and had red hair. It was clothed in coarse woolen mate- rial, with sandals on the feet. Kiel experts think it was buried 1,500 years ago. PPP PLP PLP PPP S Sworn In as a Deputy = Mm Sheriff Is m a Fire aaron m a “Oh, certainly,” Mr. Bronson an- Swered, “that would be sport for me.” The sheriff says that Chief Bronson will use his steam yacht to chase pir- ates, and that the thoroughbreds in the Bronson stable will come in handy to Dursue horse thieves. This will be the first time on record in Westchester country that a million- dollar sheriff will be employed to chase @ three-Gollar horse thief, and the county is looking forward to the sport. There is no rivalry, however, to be the horse thief, as Mr. Bronson is a recog- nized athlete. The way he handles a hose and an ax at a fire has given peo- Die @ fine idea of his prowess. With One blow he has been known to stick an ax clear through the front door of a blazing house. 5 ‘The great trouble at fires in Larch- mont has been the interference of peo- ple in dinner coats who stood around giving advice when the fremen were risking their Hves and uniforms. Chief Bronson says now that if they don’t ge away when they are chased outside the lines he will ruu them ig. A which grasps one without warning, the mucous membrane which lines the entire body suddenly becomes weakened in some spot and disease is established. It may be of the lungs, the head, throat, stomach, bowels, or any other organ. Wherever it is, and whatever it seems, it all springs from the same cause- CATARRH or inflammation of this delicate pink membrane. The system is weakened in winter. The delicate lining is more susceptible to irritation or inflammation, and thus we have pneumonia, grip, colds, coughs, fevers, etc., all catarrhal conditions which may easily be checked by one catarrh cure—Pe-ru-na. That's the only way out of it. You may dose forever-you will not be well until you try the true cure and that is Pe-ru-na. You may think your trouble is some other disease and not catarrh. Call it what you will, one thing is sure, your system is affected and must be treated, and Pe-ru-na is the only remedy which reaches the right place and does cure. Diar Comments on Himself When General Diaz learned of his re-election as President of Mexico, he said "I must repeat what I said some months ago, that neither my age nor my capabilities qualify me to continue ruling the country. I am seventy years old, of which forty-three have been devoted to the active service of the fatherland. As to my capabilities, I reaffirm my previous opinion, and I can only add that I will not withhold from my fatherland my closing years, if she requires them of me, any more than I have begrudged to her the unstinted services of my whole life." Best for the Bowels. No matter what ails you, headache to a cancer, you will never get well until your bowels are put right CASCARETS help nature, cure you without a gripe or pain, produce easy natural movements, cost you just 10 cents to start getting your health back. CASCARETS Candy Cathartic, the genuine, put up in metal boxes, every tablet has C. C. C. stamped on it. Beware of imitations. New Design in Spools A new spool designed to take the place of the more expensive wood spools is composed of a strip of stiff paper coiled to form a tubular core and extending in opposite directions to form a flattened body portion having retaining ears at the outer ends. Ladies Can Wear Shoes. One size smaller after using Allen's Foot-Ease, a powder. It makes tight or new shoes easy. Cures swollen, hot, sweating, aching feet, ingrowing nails, corns and bunions. All druggists and shoe stores, $5c. Trial package FREE by mail. Address Allen S. Olmsted. Le Roy, N.Y. There is no time for hair-splitting when the lives of American citizens are being unlawfully taken. Two bars of Maple City Soap will do as much washing as three of any rosin-filled soap and do it better and easier. All grocers. But few things that are worth having are to be had for the asking. TOWER'S FISH BRAND SLICKER WILL KEEP YOU DRY. Don't be fooled with a mackintosh or rubber coat. If you want a coat that will keep you dry in the hardest storm buy the Fish Brand Slicker. If not for sale in your town, write for catalogue to A. J. TOWER, Boston, Mass. BATTLE or MANILA Wabash Ave., S. of Auditorium, Chicago. A wonderful reproduction of the greatest naval Victory in history. Dewey's voyage from Hong Kong across the Chinese sea. A tropical sunset. The Chinese typhoon at night with new and startling electrical effects. The American fleet engaging the Spanish batteries at the entrance of Manilla Bay. The Bay of Manila by moonlight. The wonderful lighting effects in Old Manila and Cavite at night. Tropical surprise. The discovery and complete destruction of the Spanish fleet off Cavite. Open from 9 A.M. to 10 P.M. LADIES! When doctors and other fall to relieve you, try K. P. M. N.; if never falls, box free. Mrs. R. L. Hewn, Elwashen, W. PISO'S CURE FOR GUNS WHERE ALL HIDE FALLS. Best Cough Syrup. Tastes Good. Use in time. Sold by druggists. CONSUMPTION A LEADER OF WOMEN. THE WIFE OF SENATOR FAIRBANKS OF INDIANA. Her Recent Elevation to Directorship a Compliment to a Learned and Reqined Woman—Was Calm in the Recent St rm. One of the new officers of the General Federation of Women's clubs is Mrs Charles W Fairbanks, wife of the United States senator from Indiana. She was elected director at the recent Milwaukee biennial. In her own city—Indianapolis—Mrs Fairbanks is accounted an all-around club woman. She is the founder of the Fortnightly Literary Club, an organization of several hundred women. As the vicepresident general of the Daughters of the American Revolution in Indiana she is conspicuous among the patriotic women of the country. As a member of the Contemporary Club, the leading mixed club in Indianapolis, and a worker in the Art Association, she is also well known in her state. When in Washington with her husband she affiliated with the women's clubs in the national capital. In appearance Mrs. Fairbanks is unusually prepossessing, having that indefinable stamp of a gracious and refined woman. As one of the few women who sat through the stormy sessions of the club woman's convention M Y MRS. C. W. FAIRBANKS. in Milwaukee with a serene smile on her face she deserves "honorable mention." ONLY ONE WAY To Entertain Men from the City Visiting in the Country. Women make a great mistake when they try to "entertain" men who visit them for a Sunday, says the New York Tribune. Business men, when they go out to the country at this season of the year, simply love to do nothing at all—to be allowed to sit under green trees and talk, or not talk, as they feel inclined; or, if they wish exercise, to take it in the way that suits them best. To proposed drives, games, and other entertainments in which a guest feels bound to acquiesce out of courtesy is often a sheer cruelty to a tired man, who would so much enjoy a couple of days in the country if he were let alone by his overzealous hostess. "Did you enjoy your visit to the Z.'s?" was asked of a clubman who had just returned to town after a few days' outing. "Not at all," was the decided answer; "I had a beastly time. They kept me going every minute. I hate driving, and Mrs. Z. took me all over the country in her trap. Sunday evening I was taken to the M.'s for dinner and put betwen two young women at the table whom I did not know. Mr. Z., who is a golf fiend, insisted upon my playing the game, which I detest. If they had only let me alone I should have been happy, for they have a lovely place and particularly good food, and I like Mr. and Mrs. M. very much, but they used me up completely, and I wouldn't go again for a good deal." Holy-Water Sprinklers. This picture shows three natives of the Lao States, in Indo-China, on the day of their great annual fete. This fete is celebrated when the waters of the River Mekong begin to rise at the commencement of the rainy season. Prayers are offered up to Buddha to send sufficient rain to flood the rice A man and a boy in a forest. ABOUT TO BLESS HOUSES, fields, and so produce abundant crops. These prayers over, the natives arm themselves with the branches of a sacred tree, and having dipped them into the river they then proceed through the village, blessing each house as they go. One of these men, it will be seen, has donned a mask, thinking, perhaps, that this will render the business more effectual and possibly frighten away those nasty evil spirits which are always at hand to frustrate all that is mad. Being Made to the Indiana Mineral Springs (Indiana) Hotel Ten years ago the ground where the magnificent hotel property of the Indiana Mineral Springs Company is located at Indiana Mineral Springs. Indiana was wholly unimproved and almost a wilderness. Now, owing to the discovery of the valuable medicinal qualities of the springs and the healing virtue of the soil itself, together with the enterprise of Major H. L. Kramer, there is located there one of the finest sanitariums in the United States. The natural picturesque surroundings have been made more attractive and the hotel is a model of comfort and elegance. For the greater accommodation of guests who come in constantly increasing numbers from every section of the United States, arrangements have now been made for the enlargement of the hotel buildings. The contract was let yesterday by Major Kramer for additions that will cause an outlay of over $30,000. The improvements will consist of a new bath house and an addition to the hotel. The addition will be two stories in height and will occupy a ground space 80x160 feet. It provides forty additional guest chambers. The entire addition will be handsomely and elegantly furnished. The bath house, when completed, will be the finest in the United States. Besides the bath house and the guest chambers there will be on the first floor a dining hall, a music room, a billiard hall, physician's offices and a barber shop. In connection with the bath house there will be ladies and gentlemen's dressing rooms and cooling rooms. The dressing and cooling rooms will be elaborately decorated and the floors will be laid in white tile. In both cooling rooms will be built large ornamental fire places which will be used for heating purposes in addition to the regular steam heating. The work will be entirely completed in 90 days. The improvement and the entire arrangements of the hotel and grounds are made, keeping in view the artistic effect of the whole, and when the improvements arranged for are completed the hotel and surroundings will be much more attractive than before. Major Kramer states that a still further addition to the hotel is contemplated, and that plans are now being prepared for an additional structure to contain 150 rooms for guests. Already a quarter of a million dollars has been expended on the Indiana Mineral Springs enterprise and under the present management greater growth and development in the future is assured. Attica Daily Ledger. THE BOXERS OF CHINA are attempting to solve a gigantic problem, but they are going about it in the wrong way and will never succeed. Some people, in this country, seem to think that they have as great a puzzle on their hands in selecting a location for a home. They will certainly go about it in the wrong way unless they inspect the beautiful farming country on the line of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway in Marinette county, Wisconsin, where the crops are of the best, work plenty, fine markets, excellent climate, pure, soft water; land sold cheap and on long time. Why rent a farm when you can buy one for less than you pay for rent? Address C. E. Rollins, Land Agent, 161 La Salle St., Chicago, Ill. Marquette, on Lake Superior. is one of the most charming summer resorts reached via Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway. Its healthful location, beautiful scenery, good hotels and complete immunity from hay fever, make a summer outing at Marquette, Mich., very attractive from the standpoint of health, rest and comfort. For a copy of "The Lake Superior Country," containing a description of Marquette and the copper country, address, with four (4) cents in stamps to pay postage, Geo. H. Heafford, General Passenger Agent, Chicago, Ill. Homeschoolers' Excurals via Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroad. On the first and third Tuesdays of July and August the Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroad will place on sale Home-seeker's excursion tickets to various points in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia. Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas. One Fare (plus $2.00) for the round trip. Tickets are limited on going trip fifteen days from date of sale with stopover privileges in Homeseeker's territory. Returning tickets are limited twenty-one days from date of sale. Remember that we now have in service a new wide vestibulated train between Chicago and Waco and Fort Worth, Texas, leaving Chicago daily at 1:50 p. m. Through Pullman sleeping cars and free reclining chair cars. For further particulars call on or address any agent Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroad, or C. L. Stone, G. P. & T. A., Chicago. Centigrade Thermometers in Germany. Germany has given up the Reaumur thermometer, and after January 1, 1901, will use only the Centigrade. In the Reaumur the division between the freezing and the boiling point is into 80 degrees, in the Centigrade it is into 100 degrees. When one woman out of a hundred has nothing to say the other ninety-nine are asking what is the matter with her. THE BATTLE OF MANILA. Undoubtedly one of the chief attractions of Chicago is the great electrocyclorama, entitled the "Naval Battle of Manila," located at Wabash avenue and Hubbard court, opposite the "Battle of Gettysburg." President McKinley said: "It is a wonderfully impressive scene. Every American should see it." General Joseph Wheeler said: "In my judgment the war department of the United States could do nothing better than to acquire the naval battle of Manila for the instruction it will afford young naval officers." This unequaled reproduction of the battle that made Dewey an admiral and won a kingdom for his country, requires a building of about an acre in size in which to be given. Under the peculiar system of optics involved in the arrangement of the rays of light that fall on the cyclorama or circle picture, each object is magnified to its actual or natural size. The application of this secret of the art of exhibition has the effect of simulating nature, hence the great pleasure the attraction affords visitors. In addition to this particularly entrancing illusion, if it can be called such, one, while on the deck of the warship Olympia, the point of observation, sees the real smoke and hears the real thunder of battle. Besides this grim but sublime spectacle of war, visitors are treated to a thrilling and marvelous reproduction of a storm in which wind and water, clouds and rain, moon and stars appear and disappear in plain view in a manner so realistic that the spectators feel that they are sailing through the night over a storm-tossed sea. No imagination is required to enjoy the grand spectacle. The actual reality is before you. But the climax of the entertainment is reached in the soul-stirring scene in which the naval battle of Manila is fought to a finish in plain view. This stupendous living and moving picture of warfare at sea is the acme of realism. It is as if one were looking on the conflict itself. The above truthful description of the naval battle of Manila explains why it is that the citizens of Chicago look upon the attraction as one of the city's "Seven Wonders." The Dueber Watch Works, at Canton, O., form the finest and most complete watch plant in the world. The twin factories producing both watch movements and watch cases are devoted exclusively to the manufacture of high-grade watch movements and watch cases. Every resource and every effort is concentrated in the single direction of making watch movements and watch cases as nearly perfect as lies within human power. All common watches are pendant set, and consequently dangerous and unreliable. The Hampden 17 jewel watch is Lever Set and pronounced by all experts as the most reliable and accurate watch on the market. In buying a watch, get the very best you can afford. It will be the cheapest in the end and give the greatest satisfaction. Railroad men, in the nature of their employment, are necessarily good judges of a timekeeper. They will tell you that no watch made equals the "Special Railway 23 Jewel" manufactured by the Hampden Watch Co., Canton, Ohio. Thousands of these watches are the standard in train service, and their accuracy of movement and reliability under all conditions have earned for them the enviable reputation of surpassing all others in the world. The latest production of the Dueber-Hampden factories is the smallest ladies' watch made in America. The name of this unique production is "The Four Hundred." Any lady who is the proud possessor of one of these gems has a thing of utility and beauty not exceeded by anything that money can purchase. The mechanical equipment of the Dueber-Hampden Watch factories is of the finest quality, and its experienced workmen stand without peers in the watch industry. To-day the Dueber-Hampden watch is supreme; and the Dueber-Hampden Works the greatest watch plant in the world. All first-class jewelers keep these goods, demand the Dueber-Hampden watches and accept no substitute.—Irish World. July 7th, 1900. Roumanian Hebrews for Canada. For a number of weeks past there has been a constantly increasing stream of Roumanian Hebrews passing through Vienna, in parties of from fifty to one hundred. It is said that the majority of these wretched folk are on their way to Canada, where they intend to settle as laborers. Thousands of them have been compelled to desert their homes by a steady persecution which made it absolutely impossible for them to earn a livelihood. Catarrh Cannot Be Cured with LOCAL APPLICATIONS, as they cannot reach the seat of the disease. Catarrh is a blood or constitutional disease, and in order to cure it you must take internal remedies. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally, and acts directly on the blood and mucous surfaces. 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An outward laugh sometimes conceals an inward groan. Do your clothes look yellow! If so, use Maple City Soap. It will make them white again. Sold by all grocers. Germany has nearly $3,000,000 invested in North Africa. Some articles must be described. White's Yucatan needs no description; it's the real thing. Congressional bills have given way to the mosquito bills. is so good and so cheap that no family can afford to be w.thout it. Is yours Carter's? Better throw stones at random rather than idle words. Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup. For children teething, softens the guma, reduces inflammation, allays pain, cures wind colic. So a bottle. The thorns remain long after the rose has faded. PUTNAM FADELESS DYES do not stain the hands or spot the kettle. Fortunate is the liar who loses his reputation. is the oldest and best. It will break up a cold quicker than anything else. It is always reliable. Try it. Singapore now has two rival golf clubs. 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Room to Rent, moderate charges to students over seventeen preparing for Collegiate Courses. A limited number of Candidates for the Ecole-instalial state will be received at special rates. St. Edward's Ha', for boy's under 18 years, is St. Edward's Hall, for boy's under 15 years, is unique in the completeness of its equipments. The 57th Year will open September 4th, 1900, Catalogues Free, Address REV. A. MORRISSEY, C. S C., President ST. MARY'S ACADEMY NOTRE DAME, INDIANA Conducted by the Sisters of the Holy Cross. Chartered 1855. Thorough English and Classical education. Regular Collegiate Degrees. In Preparatory Department students carefully prepared for Collegiate course. Physical and Chemical Laboratories well equipped. Conservatory of Music and School of Art. Gymnasium under direction of graduate of Boston Normal School of Gymnastics. Catalogue free. The 46th year opens Sept. 4, 1900. Address. DIRECTRESS OF THE ACADEMY, St. Mary's Academy, - Notre Dame, Indiana SACRED HEART COLLEGE, WATERTOWN, WISCONSIN. Branch of Notre Dame University, Indiana. Thorough Classical, English, Commercial and Preparatory Courses. Terms Moderate. Buildings heated by steam. Home comforts. For further information and catalogues, apply to REV. J. O'ROURKE, C.S.C. President. BOOKLETS FREE, SAMPLE BOTTLES BY MAN. 20 J. & C. MAGUIRE S. EXTRACT PCURES Colic, Cholera Morb Complaints: NEVER FAILS. A mended by leading Physicians. by all Drudgists J. & C. MAGU Vegetable Compound cures the ills peculiar to women. It tones up the general health, ease down overwrought nerves, cures those awful backaches and regulates menstruation. It does this because it acts directly on the female organism and makes it healthy, relieving and curing all inflammation and displacements. Nothing else is just as good and many things that may be suggested are dangerous. This great medicine has a constant record of cure. Thousands of women testify to it. Read their letters constantly appearing in this paper. ARTISTIC AND FASHIONABLE RUSTIC WORK of every description—Settees, Tables, Chairs, Vases, Summer Houses, Log Cabins, Etc. Rustic Hanging Baskets hung at windows or on verandas are very attractive looking and add greatly to the ornamentation of country houses. On receipt of $1.60 we will send a hanging basket similar to one shown in this advertisement, diameter 10 inches, to any address, express prepaid. Catalogue sent free. RUSTIC CONSTRUCTION CO. 19 Fulton St., New York City. NEBRASKA THE LAND OF PLENTY I wonder why it is that so many men spend their days working hard on rented farms, barely making enough to get along, with no great prospect ahead of owning their own homes, when within a few hours' journey is a land of plenty Nebraska—where all kinds of grain and fruit can be raised with the least amount of labor; where cattle and hogs fed on corn bring a handsome profit; where the climate is healthful and churches and schools abound; where land is cheap and can be bought on very easy terms. Think of this, and if you want information about the country send to me for "The Corn Belt," a beautifully illustrated monthly paper that tells all about Nebraska and also for "The West Nebraska Grazing Country," an interesting illustrated booklet containing a large sectional map of Nebraska. On the first and third Tuesdays of each month during the balance of this year cheap excursion tickets will be sold over our road to Nebraska, so that people may go and see for themselves. Ask your ticket agent about this. P. S. EUSTIG, Gov't Passer'r Act, G. B. & G. B., CHICAGO, IL. In amounts ranging from $300 to $10,000 on choice improved farms in the Western part of North Dakota. Write us if you have money to invest and we will be pleased to send you description of loans, rates of interest, etc. Personal examination of all loans. We have invested nearly One Million Dollars in farm loans in North Dakota since 1881 without the loss of a dollar. Refrigerating Machines in Mines. One of the unexpected uses of the refrigerating machine is found in mining. At great depths or at comparatively shallow depths in some mines work on valuable veins of metal or coal has been abandoned because of the heat. But engineers declare that with the use of modern refrigerating apparatus to cool the air it will be possible to go several thousand feet lower in case a, rich vein of precious metal or even coal warranted the additional expense. Bull in a China Shop A correspondent says he saw an ox in a china shop at Barrass Bridge, England, whose behavior was most exemplary. The animal escaped from a drove and made its way into the shop with as much effrontery and expedition as it might go into its own hammer. After going all about the place, to the admiration of a great crowd of people, it was conducted out by a policeman, without having broken so much as a handle of a teacup. Governor of Gibraltar. General Sir George Stewart White, the hero of the siege of Ladysmith; and the soldier who was not afraid to own up to it when he blundered, has just been installed in his new position as governor of Gibraltar. When the general arrived at the famous British fortress he was given a hearty reception by the soldiers. He made several addresses, which were well received, and assumed the duties of his post at once. Prophecy of Early Boomers. Manasseh Cutler of Massachusetts in a circular in 1787 "booming" the settlement which the New Englanders were about to plant on the Ohio at the mouth of the Muskingum,declared that "the current down the Ohio and the Mississippi" for produce and merchandise of all sorts would one day "be more crowded than any other streams on earth." Bulletins That Attract. It is noted sadly by a New York paper that while war reports from south Africa nor even news of the slaughter in Pekin attracted 500 persons to the newspaper bulletins there, yet several thousands patiently stood waiting for bulletins from the fight between McGovern and Erne, at which besides there was an attendance of 15,000. Bear Helped Himself. Fire in the Dismal swamp, Virginia, chased out wild animals, with which the swamp abounds. One big cinnamon bear, crazed by hunger and thirst, entered the yard of a farmer in Nansemond county, drove the dog away and after drinking half a barrel of water made a meal of several fowls and then went away. The Most Costly Structure. The most magnificent work of architecture is the Taj Mahal, in Agra, Hindustan. It is octagonal in form, of pure white marble, inlaid with every sort of precious stone. The work took 22,000 men twenty years to complete, and though there were numerous gifts and the labor was free the cost was $16,000,000. Bull Was Suffocated A valuable bull belonging to Frederick Slater of Blackwood, Pa., was smothered to death in a peculiar manner recently. The haymow was directly above the animal's stall and was well filled. In the night the flooring gave way and let the hay down on the beast, which was suffocated. Healthiest County in Unit Morton county, Kansas, claims to be the healthiest county in the United States. It has a population of 400, but for a year past has been without a physician. In that time, it is declared, there has not been a case of sickness so serious as to call for a doctor's assistance. Bed for Invalid. In a recently-patented bed for invalids, the mattress is formed of a series of separate compartments, which can be inflated separately or simultaneously to the desired hardness, thus permitting the raising or lowering of any section to fit the patient's body. Russian women in reduced circumstances have reason to bless the czarina, who has organized an association of such persons. They are almost constantly employed in making embroidery for court dresses of for ecclesiastical purposes. Admital as a Boy. An old instructor of the late Admiral Philip says that, although he was a conscientious boy at the Naval Academy, he was not a forward student, and generally barely managed to pass his examination. Colnage of Gold Pieces. The United States never coined gold pieces of a higher denomination than $20. Some years ago a jeweler at San Francisco struck gold pieces of the value of $50, but that was on private account. Exactly—"Do you think it possible to love two girls at the same time?" "Not if they know it." "Providence tempers the wind to the shorn lamb." That is why Christmas comes but once a year. Criticism—"What do you think of Paynter's landscapes?" "Well, nature can't accuse him of plagiarism." Peter holds that when a man does good by stealth it doesn't take a very smart detective to discover the motive. Doctor—"After this you ought to sleep like a baby." Patient (anxiously)—"I hope you don't mean like my baby, doctor." Some men, it is said, carry their sense of honor so far as to spend all their time in idleness because they object to take advantage of time! Learning is either good or bad, according to him that has it—an excellent weapon, if well used; otherwise, like a sharp razor in the hands of a child. Green—"Congratulations, old chap! I heard you married a lady with an independent fortune." Brown—"So I thought, but I find that I'm married to a fortune with an independent lady." Yeast—With so much shooting down in Kentucky, one would think there would be more men shot. Crimsonbeak—Well, there are a great many who get "half-shot," you know. Magistrate—"Do you mean to say such a physical wreck as he is gave you that black eye?" Complaining Wife—"Shure, yer worship, he wasn't a physical wreck till he gave me th' black eye." "Papa," said Willie, "why did you buy a golf coat?" "To play golf in, my son," said Mr. Willis. "Did you need it?" "Of course I did." "Then I need a topcoat to play tops in. I see 'em advertised." An old gentleman wanted to catch a certain train, but before he had got to the station the train had started. "Hi, hi! A party of sixty wants to come on this train," he called. The guard, not wanting to lose such a large number, stopped the train, and the gentleman stepped into one of the carriages. The guard going up, asked: "Where is that party of sixty?" The gentleman turning around replied: "I am the party of sixty. I was sixty last week." The guard promptly signalled for the train to proceed, amidst the laughter of the bystanders. STORYETTES. There is a neat anecdote—one of a thousand—in Walpole. A man who was marrying an heiress was asked how long his honeymoon would last. "Honeymoon?" he replied. "Don't call it honeymoon; why, man, it is my harvest moon." Who has not been troubled at some time by those obtuse people who do not seem capable of taking a hint and who almost require a slap in the face or a sound box on the ear before they will understand that their overtures are not wanted? They remind one of Penn, the Quaker, who, in his interview, with Charles II., kept on his hat in the true spirit of his sect. Charles, as a hint and rebuke to him, took off his own hat. Did the Quaker understand? Not a bit of it. "Friend Charles, why dost thou not keep on thy hat," "It is the custom of this place," replied the witty king, "for only one person to remain covered at a time." There are people who are so dense in receiving hints that if one pushed them bodily out of the house and slammed the door in their faces they would ring to inquire: "Dear friend, why did you do that?" In the lately issued memorials of Charles Henry Pearson, once one of Australia's chief men of affairs, an amusing story of his student life at Oxford, deals with a wayward genius whom he styles "L." "It was one of his troubles that he was afflicted with self-consciousness. One day he confided to a friend that he had determined to try getting drunk as a possible cure. The friend argued against the plan, but attached no particular importance and presently forgot all about it. Late that night, as he was at work, he was startled by a noise a of some one stumbling up stairs and falling against his door. He opened his cakand L.' staggered in and threw himself on a chair, frightfully intoxicated, and muttering: 'Self-conscious still; self-conscious still!' POOT NOTES. When only part of a family goes to a picnic, those who don't go get a good rest, too. Some people are like an alarm clock, always saying the right thing at the wrong time. When the average small boy loses a nickel he won't stop crying until somebody gives him a dime. An iconoclast is a person who refuses to hold in awe any of the rich people he happens to know. July 15th, 1899. To whom it may concern: Julina 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. Thomas F. Scully, Attorney at Law, 70 Clark Street, . . . CHICAGO. Room 14. JOHN E. OWENS Attorney at Law, SUITE 621 ASHLAND BLOCK. 80 S. Clark Street, . . CHICAGO TELEPHONE EXPRESS 472. JOSEPH A. McINERNEY LAWYER SUITE 706—708 CHICAGO OPERA HOUSE OHICAGO. ALBERT B. GEORGE LAWYER. 423 Ashland Block, Chicago. — Tel. M. 2625. — 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, TREATMENT PAINLESS. Promp Attention given to Calls at Your Residence or Place of Business. 5012 Fifth Avenue, Chicago Mrs. J. W. Ward, MUSICAL INSTRUCTOR Thorough lessons given upon the piano at Studio or privately. Terms reasonable. 3341 State St., Chicago. 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. MRS. LAURA FAILEY. FURNISHED ROOMS FOR STRANGERS & TRAVELERS THEATRICAL HEADQUARTERS. Cheap rates and good accommodations. 506 State St., 2d Floor, Chicago, Ill Room 22 HORSES. We pay the highest prices for horses for killing purposes. Will call. Telephone South 1005. McDONALD. 3234 Wentworth ave. P. L 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. 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. AGENTS WANTED. The Broad Ax desires to secure active agents and correspondents in all sections of the country. Liberal commissions will be paid. For terms and further particulars address The Broad Ax, 5040 Armour avenue, Chicago. ODDS AND ENDS. The Swedish mile is the longest mile in the world. The annual death rate of Geneva, Switzerland, is only 14.7 a thousand. The number of emigrants to Siberia in the last seven years has averaged 150,000 a year. 709 WEST 47TH STREET. HENRY STUCKART HARDWARE, STOVES and FURNITURE 2511-2519 ARCHER AVENUE, ONE BLOCK WEST OF HALSTED ST. JOBBING A SPECIALTY. ...TELEPHONE SOUTH 382..... NOTARY PUBLIC Telephone Wentworth 671 OTTO V. MUELLER Real Estate, Renting, Loans ...Insurance... 646 W. Sixty-Third Street, - Chicago. Telephone Yard 797 Residence, 119 Garfield Bd JOHN FITZGERALD JUSTICE OF THE PEACE 4787 S. HALSTED STREET, .....CHICAGO M. C. McINTOSH, COOK COUNTY JUSTICE... OFFICE, ROOM 616, ASHLAND BLOCK, Telephone Main 2711. J. P. Kenny, 5503 Green St. Tel. Yards 668 KENNY & CO., Undertakers and Livery, Open Day and Night. Lady Assistant . . . 5438 SCUTH HALSTED ST. LETTERS OF COMMENDATION. Chicago, Sept. 16, 1899. Mr. Julius F. Taylor, Editor Broad Az. Bear 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. 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 P. 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. THE BROAD AX. Published Weekly, will promulgate and at all times uphold the true principles of Democracy, but Catholics, Protestants, priests, infidels, farmers, single taxers, Republicans, Knights of Labor, or any one else can have their say, as 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 communications will receive attention. Write only on one side of the paper. Subscriptions must be paid in advance. One year .....$2.00 Six months .....1.00 Advertising rates made known on application. Address all communications to THE BROAD AX, 5040 Armour avenue. Chicago. Julius F. Taylor Editor and Publisher. Mrs. Julius F. Taylor, Assistant Editor. (Entered at the postoffice, Chicago, Ill., as second class matter.) ```markdown ``` Hon.W.J.Bryan's Book Hon.W.J.Bryan's Book ALL who are interested in furthering the sale of Hon. W. J. Bryan's new book should correspond immediately with the publishers. The work will contain An account of his campaign tour . . . His biography, written by his wife . . . His most important speeches . . . The results of the campaign of 1896. A review of the political situation . . Mr. Bryan has annou one-half of all royalties bimetallism. There are a mous sale. Address W. B. CONKEY CO 341-351 Deart BARNEY House and MOVER of HEAVY M Smoke Stacks, Cup Erected. Hoisting kinds of Beam architect Office, 31 South TELEPHONE AGENTS WANTED has announced his intention of devoting royalties to furthering the cause of there are already indications of an enor-address MONKEY COMPANY, Publishers, 441-351 Dearborn St....CHICAGO. NEY BENSON, and Fire Wrecker. MOVER of All Kinds of MACHINERY. S, Cupolas and Monuments Hoisting and Placing of all Beams and Girders for architectural work. South Canal St., Chicago. TELEPHONE MAIN 4928. Mutual Reserve and Life of New York... 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Only $1.40 Postal or Express Money Order for $8 bottles, express paid. Write your name and address plainly to OZONIZED OX MARROW CO. 26 Webster Ave. Chicago, Illinois 10 WILSON AVE., CHICAGO, IL. --- A. INSURE IN THE FALSE STAR. The agitation of the Mormon question has naturally aroused some interest in the minds of all classes of people throughout the United States, and much has been written lately, both pro and con, on Utah and the Mormona. The latest literary contribution in that di- THE FAUSE STAR By A. D. GASH rection is "The False Star," by A. D. Gash, which deals with Mormonism in all of its ramifications. We will send this wonderful book, which is printed by the W. B. Conkey Company, and sells for $1.25, and The Broad Ax for one year to any address in the United States, for $2.50. Agents wanted everywhere. Address all communications to Julius F. Taylor, Editor and Publisher of The Broad-Ax, 5040 Armour avenue, Chicago, Ill. 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.