The Broad Ax

THE BROAD AX HEW TO THE LINE. COSMOPOLITE VIEWS Reading how the young, raw daughter of a United States senator from our backwoods, airing her honors at Paris lately as one of this republics aristocracy, when politely invited by an Asiatic prince to honor him with a dance at a grand hall, returned the answer: "I am not accustomed to dance with Negroes at home and beg to be excused," all persons of liberal education must blush at such ill mannered, ignorant provincialism exhibited by these countrymen. As the celebrated Russian artist exclaimed: "I can not understand this disgusting prejudice against the Negro still prevailing among your people." But he might on a little reflection. For, as formerly, before navigation became so easy, people of islands were excluded from the world, and the English grew to believe themselves the only respectable folk in the universe and thus became the subject of wonder and ridicule to all continental people. So with us, especially those of the far West and South, cut off by distance and the high price of railroad travel we have become the most narrow and ignorant of all people, respecting the outer world. We are the reverse of cosmopolite and, like all such, we boast of what should shame us and will shame our descendants. But why should an intelligent Negro or other member of the vast colored races feel any anger at such pitiful displays of ignorance? He will find the same narrow views, the same contemptible prejudices among his own people. Knowing, as he must, that the more exalted among gentlemen and ladies everywhere have no such contemptible ideas and regard with secret scorn the ignorant prejudices of their fellow citizens, why should they care? Right where this is written the "colored voters" will not suffer one of their race to live unless he votes and hurrahs for the "straight Republican ticket." A half dozen would like to vote their own sentiments, but personal safety and life are at stake. Let intelligent Negroes of the on-coming generation bear these facts in mind. However, the supreme intellect has proceeded in the work of creating man it is sure he has preferred dark models through the whole period of evolution and all the facts prove conclusively that climate has demanded for the black races all the most desirable, lovely and luxurious parts of our globe. Perhaps a thousand years B. C., colonies of Jews settled in Abyssinia. They have never mixed with neighbors but remain Jews of Jews in all customs, religion, etc. yet those Jews of Abyssinia had become before the middle of the tenth century Anno Domini, as black as charcoal in all the low, hot valleys where they reside. So the red man of our forests have in some tribes, like Pawnees, become coal black through constant exposure to sun and wind. That Englishman who lately arrived at Cairo from South Africa journeyed right due north through Africa. In places he found the human race swarming by millions and tribes being destroyed to make food for stronger ones. In one region he found strange looking creatures leering, mouthing and grimacing at his party, from behind palm trees and under bushes. They had distorted human features. With great difficulty he prevailed on one man of them to come out and be interviewed by sending some of his black attendants to them. The man had little short legs, long body and arms that touched the ground as he stood up straight. His black people regarded these as human, with articulate speech. Here then is the very lowest of our race. There is no purer blooded race than the Arabs of Central Africa, in that it has kept to itself for ages. The color varies from ruddy in the uplands to light brown in the lowlands. Yet the Arabs of the desert are black as our Negroes in general. While our ancestors were running naked savages over Central and Northern Europe, the fathers of the Asiatic princes, one of whom our little puss of the West despises as a Negro, were ruling over millions of square miles and swaying the destinies of hundreds of millions of black and brown Hindoos and Persians, yellow Mongols, red and white Tibetians. Little Greece first and then Rome stood a thousand years as a solid wall against the incursion of Orientalism under such Asiatic princes, thus preserving us from the conditions of Turkey and Persia, and later by its influences against Mohammedanism. 'Twas a narrow escape. But what a strange thought it is that while Rome from her little seat ruled the world just as for a time little Athens did, and later little England swayed so far—then were the vast, most lovely regions of earth occupied by colored races only as they are today. Out of perhaps 14 hundred millions ten hundred are "niggers" as we politely term them. Well, we are preparing to mix, to fuse. Besides our native whites in Florida and Louisiana, pretty well darkened by climate, an- other century shall see us in one vast region descended of Filipino mothers while in the cotton belt mingling has never been arrested. Yet, our boast will not be of blood but money, hereafter. The lesson I would impress is of charity toward those whose minds are so pitifully narrowed. Do not think color is the abiding cause for this scorn held toward your race. What! Do we not know the most wonderful prejudices and customs have least ground for their presence. What is deeper than the caste prejudice of the Hindoo—where all are of one color. So deep is this prejudice that a man of higher caste dare not even occupy a chair once handled by a low caste man. And in Europe one of high aristocracy would sooner associate with a brute beast than with one of the common people of his own race. Never did any people hold to their own caste supremacy as did the old Roman aristocracy and yet they saw some of their proudest names were from the lowest ranks of common people. The most overbearing enemy of the peopel was the Claudian race, sprung from a Greek immigrant and usurer, probably a Jew, who took the name of Appius Claudius and the name had a representative for almost thirty generations, down to Nero. Always, everywhere save among the Hindoos, has wealth alone been the source and sustenance of aristocracy—a foundation as base and contemptible as the institution itself. Get money enough and your face will outpale that of the whitest Astor of the race. TWO GRAND FIZZLES Capt. H. C. Carter, Walter Hill, who is known as double-dirty, and several others who claim to belong to the Cook County Coloned Democracy attempted to give two grand(?) entertainments last Thursday and Friday nights for the purpose of proving to the white leaders of the Democratic Party, that they owned and controlled all the respectable colored people in Chicago, but both entertainments turned out to be gigantic failures. The one held at Central Hall,22nd street and Wabash avenue, Thursday night, which was gotten up under the direction of Captain Carter, Mrs. J. J. Manley, Mrs. A. Cooper and Mrs. Davis, was a flat failure, for no one was present outside of the committee of arrangements, and the money which the managers of Mayor Harrison's campaign expended for hall rent and so on was simply thrown away, and we understand that Captain Carter gave Mrs. Manley a letter of commendation as president of the Cook County Colored Democracy, to enable her to touch up the Democratic candidates, so she could make some money out of their scheme. It is further asserted that Mrs. Manley or Mrs. Cooper, or Mrs. Davis, or all three of them, endeavored to break into Mayor Harrison's inside office for the purpose of obtaining some money from him, but when they were prevented from doing so, then they vowed they would go to his house for the money. All this proves that Capt. Carter, who is always ready to blow hot and cold at the same time, is not fit to conduct any business for himself nor for any committee, that he has no long or strong suit outside of gab and rubbering up against the bar. Of all the fizzles and failures the much advertised Barbecue was the greatest fizzle of the age, somthing like two thousand people attended it and of that number abonut twelve hundred were colored and the remainder were whites. Tattersall's was unbeated and the motley crowd of unwashed tough levee characters came very near freezing to death. Captain Carter and his minions tried to control the howling mob who turned out or frequented Tattersall's for the express purpose of filling up on grub an beer, but they could not do it, and it required the services of forty or fifty policemen to hold the citizens of the tenderloin district in check. Not over fifty or sixty women were present and they were afraid to take any chances in mingling with the honored guests of the Cook County colored Democracy and as a result of having only a few women on tap the dancing and cake-walking feature was abandoned. All the men and women were loud in condemning the Barbecue as a fake pure and simple, for instead of whole sides of roasted beef, mutton and pork, the Barbecue simply consisted of ham sandwiches and stale beer. At the conclusion of the barbecue and speech-making it was perfectly apparent to all that Captain H. C. Carter, Double-Dirty Hill, Watkins & Co., have no standing or following among the best element of the colored race: that they cannot win honest and self-respecting colored men over to the Democratic Party by throwing a cheap glass of beer or whisky or a ham sandwich into their bellies. Contrast the barbecue with the entertainment given by The Thomas Jefferson League, which was largely attended by the very best white and col- ored people of Chicago, which required no policemen to maintain order and there is as much difference between the two affairs as there is between heaven and hell. Notwithstanding all these facts we have been informed that the leaders of the Democratic party of this city and county intend to expend two or three thousand dollars in fitting up headquarters or clubrooms for M. J. R. W. MAYOR CARTER H. HARRISON Who defeated Judge Hanecy and his gang of rascals and who was selected mayor of Chicago for the third time. THE BANNER OF DEMOCRACY tended; this is clearly evident, that STILL WAVES OVER CHICAGO. the day or the time has passed in Chi- Every man, woman and child throughout the reading world are by this time well aware of the fact that Mayor Carter H. Harrison and his running mates on the Democratic ticket were victorious at the polls Tuesday last, that Judge Hanecy, Bishop Perry A. Hull, Deacon Ed. Morris, Lorimer & Co., all fell on the outside of the breast-works; that for two years longer this fair and beautiful city will not be misgoverned by these so-called Republican statesmen. Mayor Harrison has every right to feel highly elated over his great victory and is shows that he continues to follow in the foot-steps of his father that the great citizenship of Chicago still have faith and confidence in his honesty and entegrity, for the returns indicate that he received a much larger vote Tuesday than he did in 1897 or 1899, although he failed to carry the second or third wards this time, but ANDREW The only person to be re-elected city ANDREW J. RYAN. re-elected city attorney of Chicago ```markdown ``` The only person to be re-elected city attorney of Chicago he did carry both of these wards two years ago. The Mayor's failure to swing those wards over to Democracy has been accounted for on the ground that his compaign among the colored people was not conducted properly; that most of the meetings for the colored voters were held in cheap saloons that such meetings were poorly at- --- Capt. H. C. Carter & Co., for no other purpose but to please Col. Mike McDonald. If the managers of the party do so they will not only insult the best element of Negro Democracy but they can also expect to have a long and bitter fight on their hands and all we have to say is: "Lay on MacDuff, and damned be to him who first cries, hold enough." B. G. B. tended; this is clearly evident, that the day or the time has passed in Chicago to reasonably expect decent colored men to lower themselves in the estimation of their families and friends by attending political meetings which are held in low dives and ratty saloons. In other sections of the city where a great many colored people reside no attempt whatever was made to hold meetings among them in the interest of Mayor Harrison, nor to induce them to vote the Democratic ticket, not one scrap of literature was mailed to the colored voters except the seven thousand extra copies of The Broad Ax which we distributed among the Afro-Americans for the benefit of the candidates whose cuts appeared in the last issue and for the success of Democracy whose principles are as eternal as the grand and lofty mountains which overshadow the beautiful valleys of the Nile. But in spite of all the mismanagement along this line thousands and J. RYAN. attorney of Chicago. thousands of colored people voted for Mayor Harrison, William Loeffler and Andrew J. Ryan, and they as well as ourself confidently believe that if these three city officials continue to discharge their duties without fear or favor that they will in the future as in the past still occupy a warm spot in the hearts of all the people of Chicago. Henry Rickney has been appointed as personal messenger to Vice-President Roosevelt. Three Negroes fired a turpine camp in Baldwin county, Ala. causing the death of 60 whites. Since the United States patent office was opened in 1790, 415 patents have been issued to colored inventors, 32 of them to one man and 28 to another. Wheeling, W. Va., March 18.—Prof. W. S. Sharks, a prominent Afro-American citizen of this State has been appointed State Librarian by Governor-elect White. As a token of appreciation of his services to the race Ex-Senator Chandler of New Hampshire has been presented with a cane by prominent Negro newspaper men. The Broad Ax very much regretted to see Alderman Patrick Morris of the 19th Ward fall by the wayside for the Alderman always stood ready to give his friends consideration. Catherine Grant, over 100, died at Columbus, Ga., March 18. She was born in Virginia and, belonging to the family that entertained Lafayette in 1826, claimed to have waited on the table at which he sat. We are more than glad to note that W. D. Koldfoot, E. Allen Frost & Co. will give up the gost as City Comptrollers very shortly if they will only do so, then it will not be so cold and icy in the city comptrollers office. John J. Harkins,Supt. of shut off Dept. of the city water office is a first class official and Mr. Harkins is a whole-souled and perfect gentleman, and he treats all citizens civilly who have any business to transact with him. P. J. Murphy, Alderman candidate in the 31st Ward could not overcome the big Republican majority in his ward but he made a splendid run and will still remain one of the leaders of his party in his section of the city. Alderman James J. McCormick went down to defeat last Tuesday much to the suprise to his friends, for everybody felt positively that the Alderman would pull through in good shape but he is not dead politically and he is still a power in his ward. For the sake of decency Mayor Harrison ought to fire old Joe. Kipley as Chief of Police and The Broad Ax favors Inspectors Nicholas Hunt or Luke Kalas, as the next Supt. of Police of Chicago for these two inspectors are in every way qualified to take charge of the police force of this city. We felt like standing on the top of our head when we learned that ex-Alderman W. J. O'Brien of the 4th ward was laid stiff and cold, for Mr. O'Brien is one of those large headed individuals who takes no stock in newspapers unless they are run for his benefit, but the papers cut him right and left and they done him up. The last item in The Broad Ax on Mr. W. H. Clark caused that gentleman to get hot in the colar, and while we happened to be standing in front of the Democratic headquarters one day last week Mr. Clark walked up to us and shook his fist in our face, and called us a "yellow hyena and a bastard". Such high compliments always makes us feel that after all life is worth living, and we are positive that Mr. W. H. Clark is a perfect gentleman. No one hustled any harder to carry the 28th Precinct of the 30th Ward than Lawrence A. Newby who was out ealry and late bringing in voters for the Democratic ticket. The 28th Precinct last fall went Republican by 100 majority, but by hard work last Tuesday it was carried for Mayor Harrison, and Alderman McInerney by 38 majority. Right here we might say that last Saturday afternoon we with our own hands placed a copy of The Broad Ax containing our article on Mayor Harrison and The Colored people into the homes of every colored family on 51st St., State St., 47th, Dearborn and Armour ave., and we are constrained to believe that The Broad Ax also assisted in turning the 28th precinct from the Republican column over to the Democratic column. The population of London has increased from 958,788 in 1801 to 4,600,-000 in 1901. The biggest and most costly hotel in Boston is to go up this season. It is to be in elegance a rival of New York's Waldorf-Astoria. Imitations of American products are being sold in Sweden in large quantities. One wholesale hardware dealer has disposed of a big lot of forks, which are represented as of American manufacture, and which are sold at a very low price. NO. 24. NEW HOUSEHOLD IDEAS. The new cretonnes and art tickings, the first importations of which are being shown, are full of midsummer suggestions. Iluminum ware may be cleaned by boiling five minutes in a quart of water, to which a teaspoonful of washing soda has been added. The outside of a nickel chafing dish should never be put into water. Simply wipe it off and give a final polish with a piece of chamois. A small novelty in table furnishing is the cold-meat platter, which is perfectly flat, like a dressing table tray, but with a slighter, upright rim. To remove smoke from mica soak it in vinegar. When the black does not come off readily, let the mica remain in the vinegar bath for some time. For stuffer prunes, take a pound of fine, large ones, wash carefully and soak over night; remove the stone by making an opening in each side of the prune and inserting finely-chopped English walnuts and almonds. Thrifty house keepers take advantage of the dull season now to slip in small pieces of work that tradesmen are glad to undertake at somewhat lower rates in order to keep their men occupied. Chocolate now comes powdered, ready for use, and it is a great convenience, being a little newer and less trouble than the chocolate paste, though either is less troublesome to prepare than the chocolate that comes in hard cakes. The shopkeepers unite with the artisans in promoting the same economy. The stores are filled with carpets made into rugs, short lengths of furniture covering, bargains, in fact, in all household belongings, as well as in winter millinery and dress goods. The desire of many hostesses is evidently to show by the shape of the sandwiches served at their entertainments that these delicacies are made at home, since every one knows that the caterer's taste is shown in the three-cornered variety or else in those which are rolled and tied with varicolored baby ribbon. POINTED PARAGRAPHS. Vanity sometimes spoils a multitude of real virtues. The widow's might may be the result of practical experience. Two sorts of men do not pause to reflect—the angry man and the coward. When a gossip tells you anything you can make money by betting it isn't so. The motorman has less to do with running street cars than the promoter man has. Youthful enthusiasm causes a boy to imagine that he knows more than his father. Marry a woman who will be of some assistance to you; or, in other words, get a piece of calico that will wash. A woman sometimes sues a man for breach of promise merely to let the world know that she is still in the market. A Cincinnati minister recently prayed for those of his congregation who were too proud to kneel and too lazy to stand. Whisky is evidently a nonconductor. It never conducted wealth into a man's pocket, happiness into his home or respectability to his character. Says an Irishman: "The best remedy for baldness is to rub whisky on your head until the hairs grow out, then take it inwardly to clinch the roots." The plaintiff and defendant in a law suit are like two boys ducking their heads in a tub of water—each daring the other to remain under the longest. Chicago News. REAL SURNAMES. Will W. Upp. Ima Little Lamb. Makin Loud Noyes. Will Waltz Wither. Nealon Pray Daily. Owen Taylor Money. Iva Winchester Rifle. Hurd Copp Cumming. Marian English Earle. Waring Green Cotes. Benton Killin Savage. Barber Cutting Mann. Rodenor Pullman Karr. Doody Spies Sourwine. Broker Husbands Hart. Sawyer Turner Somerset. Edna Broker Mothershead. Etta Lotta Hammond-Egges. Knott Worth Reading.—Life. THE BROAD AX Will propagate and of all times uphold the true principles of Democracy, but Parama- tica, Protestantism, Religion of Lahore, In- dia, Mammea, Republican, Priests, or any other can have their say, so long as their language is proper and responsibility is fixed. The Banned Ax is a newspaper where platform is broad enough for all, over claiming the liberal right to speak its own mind. Free Voice ..... 8.50 % Humble ..... 1.50 *Sourcing makes made known on application *Discuss all communications to Members of a church in Buffalo will take roomers and boarders during the Pan-American exposition and apply part of the proceeds to clearing up the church debt. A Tall Men's club has been organized in the University of Pennsylvania. It has twelve members, each of whom is 6 feet 2 inches tall or more. Six other men, termed "shorties," because they are only 6 feet 1 inch, are associate members. A landslide occurred recently in Switzerland. An inn and its garden and outbuildings slid down a hillside a distance of thirty-five feet, without being in the least injured. Two stately elm trees in the garden were also moved without injury. The French government has just appropriated funds for the erection of a bronze statue of June Nicot, who first introduced tobacco in Europe in 1550. It was from his name that the word "nicotine" was derived. This statue will be situated in front of the main government tobacco manufactory in Paris. The Irish member who recently began a speech in the House of Commons in his "native tongue" was out of order. He declared that Irish was the only language in which he could adequately set forth the wrongs of Ireland. Certainly good Irish is better than bad English—and not so painfully common. George W. Putnam, a descendant of the famous Revolutionary general, is said to be the oldest railway mail clerk in the country. He was appointed by Lincoln in 1861, and has been in the service ever since. His home is in Westfield, Ohio, but his "run" is between Ashtabula and Oil City, on a branch of the Lake Shore road. A terrible tragedy of revenge occurred in the court in Naples. A young man named Giacomo Simcolf was charged with the murder of another young man named Negrim, and on his being brought into court a brother of Negrim, a boy of 16, dashed between the guards and stabbed the accused in the stomach. Simcoli fell in a dying condition. A Russian clergyman whose church is located at Woods Run, Pa., has been making a census of his countrymen in the United States and finds that there are in all only about 600. These, not include many thousands who he explains, are real Russians, and do though speaking the Russian language and belonging to the Greek church, are merely of Slavic blood in partial degree. Beltrami county, in northern Minnesota, is bankrupt, and conditions verge on anarchy. Judge and jurors have struck for their pay, and the sheriff, who has been caring for the prisoners at his own expense, threatens to turn them loose and close the gaol. The trouble is caused by a decision of the court allowing the various logging companies doing business in Beltrami county to avoid paying their back taxes, upon which the county depends for its revenues. Arabi Pasha was the man who headed the revolt against foreign control in Egypt in 1882. He was taken prisoner by the English and banished to Ceylon. In the eighteen years of his captivity his name has been almost forgotten. It is said that he will soon be liberated, and that he will return to his native country. Conditions political and other, have undergone great changes for the better in Egypt since 1882, and the British government runs no risk now in setting him free. He has given no trouble while in exile, and will return, an old man, to a happier and more prosperous Egypt than he has ever known, or than the success of his political enterprise could have known. Speaking of youthful offenders, a Kansas City justice says: "I have had nine boys publicly whipped with a rawhide by their lawful guardians. Not one of them has ever been back in court for an offense, and every one of the nine is now leading an exemplary life. On the other hand, boys whom I sent to jail six years ago for petit larceny are now men serving terms in the penitentiary for serious crimes." The justice concludes that a jail sentence transforms a hoodlum into a hero,—to other hoodlums, of course—and in jail he acquires new knowledge of vice, so that he is better prepared and more determined, when he comes out, to follow criminal courses. But the boy who is whipped is ridiculed and disowned by his "gang," and there is nothing for him to do but to be good and go to work. D. B. ALDERMAN M. MEINERNEY. Who was stabbed in the back by some of his supposed friends last Tuesday but he got there just the same. Eighteenth-Century Railroads. There were primitive railroads in the Eighteenth century, but it was after 1802 when Richard Trevithick took out in England the first patent for a high-pressure engine adapted for motion on roads, and in 1629 the "Rocket," which was built by Robert Stephenson, drew forty-four tons at the rate of over twenty miles an hour. WM. LOE Re-elected City Clerk of Chicago by Has Eaten 200,000 Hot Biscuits. Emporia, Kan., is proud of one of its citizens, Jesse Powell, because he worked on the farm owned by President McKinley's father and, labored many days with the president cutting weeds, pitching hay, plowing corn and chopping wood. Mr. Powell is 70 and is in the best of health. He attributes this to hot biscuits, which he has eaten once a day all his life. He sat in a grocery store in Emporia the other day and figured out that he had devoured 200,000 hot biscuits in his life. He insists that doctors who inveigh against hot biscuits don't know what they are talking about.—New York Sun. Cigar Factory Literature Causes Strike. The cigarmakers in the factory of Lapaz & Parsons went out on a novel strike one afternoon recently at Tampa, Fla. Every factory has a "reader," whose duty it is to read to the workmen. The reader yesterday was instructed to read from a book to which the women objected on the ground of immorality. The men claimed the book was misjudged. The management was powerless, and as a result of the disagreement both sides followed their leaders to the streets-St. Louis Republic. ALDERMAN M. M. Who was stabbed in the back by some o but he got there just the same. Belgian Cows Wear Earrings. Cows in Belgium wear earrings. This is in accordance with the law, which decrees that every animal of the bovine species when it has attained the age of three months must have in its ear a ring to which is attached a metal tag bearing a number. The object is to preserve the exact record of the number of animals raised each year. ```markdown ``` An experiment farm is to be started 200 miles from Manila by the United States Philippine commission for the purpose of ascertaining what seeds and plants from this country can be successfully cultivated on the far eastern islands. The University of California will send from its experiment stations the required seeds and plants. DEFFLER. a handsome majority. New Masks in Paris. A new feature was seen this year in the Mardi Gras and Mi Careme fetes of Paris. A French artist conceived the idea of improving upon the ugly cambric masks universally used. He designed carefully finished paper masks accurately representing famous stage beauties and popular actors of Paris. The masks were of the ordinary size and shape, so that the full face was not shown, but enough of it was given to be easily recognizable, and the edge of the mask was finished with a conventionalized design. The work was cleverly done and the results were really artistic and beautiful, although the masks sold for a few sous.-New York Sun. A remarkable accident recently befell Charles Shivley, living near Madison, Boone county, Va. He was pruning a tree, using a sharp-bladed knife, and in severing a tough branch the knife slipped and struck him in the right eye, cutting the ball fairly in two. Excited with pain he quickly placed his hand over the blinded eye, and in so doing jabbed the point of the knife into the other eye, cutting the ball of it so that the sight was completely destroyed.—Baltimore Sun. MeINERNEY. of his supposed friends last Tuesday "The Web-Foot State." Oregon has been known as the "web-foot state." During the rainy season the precipitation is so constant and heavy that it is humorously said the climate of that state is best appreciated by animals having web feet. It is also called the "beaver state," from the former abundance of these animals along its water courses. ```markdown ``` According to a resident of Chinatown the statesmen of the flowery kingdom are now considering the advisability of altering the Chinese law which requires Mongolians to wear cues, says the Portland Telegram. The local informant is authority for the statement that the Chinese wore their hair American fashion some 300 years ago, at which time they likewise wore garments similar to those in use in this country today. With a new emperor came an alteration in the two fashions and ever since cues and blouses have been quite the proper thing. Now there it a great agitation for a change back to the old style. The Chinese are of a practical turn of mind and insist that too much time is required to dress their long braids. There is considerable objection to the style now in vogue, and so persistent for a change has become the demand that it is likely the law establishing the style of head dress will be altered. It is stated that the Chinese will not wear their hair long, but that their heads will be kept shaven. Only indefinite rumors of the proposed change have been received from the old country, but local Chinese express the belief that the present unpopular style will be abolished. INDIAN MISSIONARY'S STORY. Years of Tellsome Ministry Among the Choctaws Little York, Ind., April 1.—(Special). —Twenty-five years ago the Rev. C. H. Thompson left Indiana. For a time he preached in Arkansas, afterwards entering on the regular missionary work among the Choctaw Indians. For five years he lived and labored among the full bloods of the western prairies, until on April 5th, 1885, having lost his wife, he left the circuit on which he had preached so long, and commenced traveling missionary work among the Indians of the various tribes scattered in the west. This irregular work involved a great deal of travel over the prairies. The drinking of so much alkali water, brought on kidney troubles which terminated in Diabetes. Finally, while laboring among the Creek Indians at Wagoner, Indian Territory, this noble man was stricken down completely. A Chicago specialist was summoned, and after a careful examination declared that there was not the slightest chance of his recovery. Besides the prescriptions of the doctors he tried many other medicines, but all to no avail. He says: "I had concluded that my days were drawing to a close, when I picked up an almanac telling of the cures of Diabetes by the use of Dodd's Kidney Pills. I sent for two boxes. I gained strength and spirits from the time I commenced to use them, and so I sent for more. I am now completely cured, and have not the slightest symptom of my old trouble. "I am 68 years of age. I tell everybody of the wonders Dodd's Kidney Pills have done for me. I can certainly endorse them heartily, and vouch that they are all that is claimed for them. They have certainly been a God-send to me." Dodd's Kidney Pills are the only Remedy that has ever cured Bright's Disease, Diabetes or Dropsy and they never fall. Canadian Minerals. The best mineral exhibit ever made by Canada will be seen at the Pan-American Exposition. Mine owners and prospectors are giving the Bureau of Mines hearty co-operation in their collection of specimens for this display. What Do the Children Drink? Don't give them tea or coffee. Have you tried the new food drink called GRAIN-O? It is delicious and nourishing, and takes the piece of coffee. The more Grain-O you give the children the more health you distribute through their systems. Grain-O is made of pure grains, and when properly prepared tastes like the choice grades of coffee, but costs about 1/2 as much. All grocers sell it. 15c and 35c. When a woman knows that her children are troublesome to others there is hope that she may be able to learn other useful things.—Atchison Globe. Should Be in Every Household. A jar of RUBEFACIENT should be kept in every house. It is the most wonderful specific in all cases of internal inflammation and will speedily nip in the bud any case of Pneumonia, Diphtheria, La Grippe, etc. Write to the Rubefacient Co., Newton Upper Falls, Mass., for free booklet. Imitation Vaccination Scar One of the latest inventions is an imitation vaccination scar that you can paste on your arm and thus fool the health officer. The "scar" costs a dime. PAYS FIVE TIMES AS MUCH AS CORM. Buy Rice lands in S. E. Texas and S. W. La. at $10 to $15 per acre. Nets $20 per acre. Write N. L. Mills, Houston, Tex.; Cameron & Moore, Liberty, Tex.; Geo. J. McMannus, Beaumont, Tex.; E. P. Bowson, Jennings, La.; Hiram C. Wheeler, Galveston, Tex. So south via Santa Fe, Ill. Cen. & So. Pac. 35 rate. The Louisiana Commissioners to the Pan-American Exposition state that nothing will be left undone by them to have the Pelican State Exhibit equal to the best at the great show. All diseased conditions of the blood and skin are benefited by the well known remedy, Garfield Tea; it purifies the blood and clears the complexion. Most of the upper classes in China are of Tartar origin. Of course, then, it follows the very select are the cream of Tartar. NOTICE. On and after January 1, 1901, we will sell direct to contractors, consumers or any other parties desiring to buy lumber, lath shingles or any kind of building material, saving them a middle-man's profit. Send in your lists for estimates. Correspondence promptly answered. JOHN E. BURNS LUMBER Co., 40 W. Chicago Ave., Chicago, Ill. Long Distance Phones, Monroe 211, Monroe 290. The Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific railway, which made a phenomenal success of cheap excursion rates to Colorado last season, has again asked its competitors in the Western and Southwestern Passenger associations to agree upon a series of cheap excursions to and from Denver, Colorado Springs, and Pueblo, for the approaching season, on the following basis: Tickets to be sold from Chicago and all territory up to Missouri river, June 18, 25, July 16, 28 and 30, Aug. 6, 13, 20 and 27, at rate of one fare plus $2, or $31.50 for the round trip. On July 2 and 9 and Sept. 2 and 10 a rate of $35 is to be made from Chicago, and $15 from Missouri river points for the round trip. Intermediate territory will have proportionate rates. Tickets are to be sold from Missouri river points one day later than the dates given above in each case. Proportionate rates will be made to and from Glenwood Springs, Salt Lake City and Ogden. A series of east-bound excursions is also proposed, tickets to be sold from Colorado common points every Thursday, commencing with June 20 up to and including Sept. 12, at a rate of one fare plus $2 for the round trip. All tickets will be limited for return passage to Oct. 31. These rates will be tendered connecting lines for basing purposes, which will probably insure a very low basis of rates throughout the United States for these excursions. The Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific will unquestionably make these rates and arrangements effective, regardless of the action of its competitors, and will run special trains, only one night out to and from Colorado, on the dates named.—Chicago Inter Ocean. Home Neckery' Excavations On the first and third Tuesdays of each month the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway will sell round-trip excursion tickets from Chicago, Milwaukee and other points on its line to a great many points in South Dakota, North Dakota and other Western and Northwestern States at about one fare. Take a trip west and see the wonderful crops and what an amount of good land can be purchased for a little money. Further information as to rates, routes, prices of farm lands, etc., may be obtained by addressing F. A. Miller, General Passenger Agent, Chicago, Ill. Meat Diet in Warm Climates. It has been generally supposed that much meat in warm climates is not a good thing, but one of the ablest army surgeons now declares that under the hot suns the carbon in a white man's blood is speedily oxidized and burned up by the sun, and a great deal of meat must be eaten to supply the waste. Try Grain-01 Try Grain-01 Ask your Grocer to-day to show you a package of GRAIN-O, the new food drink that takes the place of coffee. The children may drink it without injury as well as the adult. All who try it, like it. GRAIN-O has that rich seal brown of Mocha or Java, but it is made from pure grains, and the most delicate stomach receives it without distress. 1/4 the price of coffee. 15c and 25 cts per package. Sold by all grocers. Work on Longfellow Memorial. The fund for a statue of Longfellow for Longfellow park, in Cambridge, has reached $816.44, and work will be begun on the memorial early in the spring. Lane's Family Medicine Moves the bowels each day. In order to be healthy this is necessary. Acts gently on the liver and kidneys. Cures sick headache. Price 25 and 50c. Loudoa's Army of Maid-Servants There are 320,000 maid-servants in London that is to say, they are nearly equal in number to the whole population of Sheffield. Newspaper men in great numbers will be at the Pan-American Exposition next summer. Many state Editorial Associations and numerous press clubs have arranged for trips to Buffalo. Dean W. A. Henry of the Agricultural College of the University of Wisconsin, is arranging for an exhibit, the results of the work of that college, at the Pan-American Exposition. "What, with all your debts you have bought a motor car?" "That's precisely why I bought it. I had to have some way of escaping my creditors." Garfield Tea is an excellent medicine to take in the Spring; it produces a healthy action of the liver; it cleanses the system and purifies the blood. It took 500,000 pounds of candy to satisfy the Christmas demand in St. Louis. Doubtless 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, 78c. Hall's Family Pills are the best. Walter Scott's Old Home. "Abbottsford," Walter Scott's beautiful house, is to be let, with its 1,300 acres of shooting. The novelist's family have always found the place an expensive one to maintain. It is now owned by his great-granddaughter, Mrs. Maxwell Scott. Coaching Leads to Consumption Kemp's Balsam will stop the cough at once. Go to your druggist today and get a sample bottle free. Sold in 25 and 50 cent bottles. Go at once; delays are dangerous. A cut being synonymous with an insult first forces itself on a boy's attention when he has been subjected to a home-made hair clip. Throw Away the Washboard and use Maple City Self Washing Soap. It saves time, saves your back and saves the clothes. All grocers sell it. Women lawyers of New York must take off their hats when practicing their profession in the criminal courts. "I am the page that's always red," remarked the auburn-haired messenger. ABSOLUTE SECURITY. Genuine Carter's Little Liver Pills. Must Bear Signature of Grant Good See Pac-Simile Wrapper Below. Very small and as easy to take as sugar. CARTER'S LITTLE LIVER PILLS. FOR HEADACHE. FOR DIZZINESS. FOR BILIOUSNESS. FOR TORPID LIVER. FOR CONSTIPATION. FOR SALLOW SKIN. FOR THE COMPLEXION GENUINE MUST MARK SIGNATURE. Price 25 Cents Purely Vegetable CURE SICK HEADACHE. DON'T GET WET! THE ORIGINAL TOWER'S FISH BRAND OILED CLOTHING MADE IN BLACK OR YELLOW IS SURE PROTECTION IN WET WEATHER. ON SALE EVERYWHERE. CATALOGUES FREE SHOWING FULL LINE OF GARMENTS AND HATS. A.J.TOWER CO., BOSTON, MASS. INVALUABLE TO HORSE OWNERS Send 10c for Illustrated Treatise on Horse- shoeing Without Nails. Every owner of a Horse should have THIS BOOK. AMERICAN NAILELESS HORSESHOE CO. 604 Lippincott Building, PHILADELPHIA. CONGRESSMAN BOTKIN The eases to Somat ot tenn of Catarrh AFTER TWENTY-FIVE YEARS’ SUFFERING. More Evidence of Interest to the Millions of Catarrh = = Se Ss : eS EES Tons ssn none BZ aos conan nnoO ONE ¢ ZW Sena ; Z Se Y Ze. 2 es ) G Yn 3 = = , ( Z- iw) S Vi ~ me $3 : } na Uj Se y} = Wawep ; NSSEAS Yj Biotec _— ; | EWN? FT 3 = = 4 EEE ; : f Lies ES , Shi — SS " SY 3 Say, eS ae ey ; \ =a | 3 ae p) S\N ans E a. VF SN SAND | : a - Sar ” me} a) Ned ee ae SLA.) NOP SOF Dae ae Si YRS . NRT, Se Sx SS ra 7 ~ j .- SSG MS ) SS as? eS aS : S Pm Oe eC OS'S OR : SSeS : & : c yg rue) EN A SY, 4 > es yy > AC rea. ‘ 4 ee ere SS ets . . Cosco SS Ss Spe VB == PEE re Se Oe SS . OR k m Oe > Ss ; Das te > Basse eA a SPO. ; SS ~~’ WY = EES ee ) SOV a NS sweeter BOR. J. D. BOTKIN, CONGRESSMAN-AT-LARGE FROM KANSAS. 2) In a recent letter 90 Dr. Hartman, Congressman Botkin, of Winfield, Kan, whose fame is a national one, says of Peruna: Dear Doctor:—“«It gives me pleasure to certity to the excellent curative quailtios of poor medicines Peruns and Manalia. have been afflicted more or leas for a quarter of 2 contary with catarrh of the Slomech £0 Stes of yout A residence | Washington has increased these troubles. A few bottles of your medicine Rave gives me alcnont complete reliel, and | am sore, ‘Wet 4 otal rean- tion of them effect a permanent cure. Peruna is surely 2 wonderful rea- “edw for catarrhal affections.”’—J. D. Botkin, Congressman-at-Large. ONGRESSMAN BOTKIN is one of the most influential and best known men in the State of Kan- sas, Whatever he may say on any subject will be accepted by the people as the truth. So famous a remedy as Peruna could not have well escaped the attention of so famous a man. He not only has heard of the remedy, but he has used it and was relieved of an af- fiction of twenty-five years” standing. Peruna is the one internal remedy that cures chronic catarrh. a. whérever located. This is a fact the people are rapidly finding out, but there are still a large multitade who need to know it. ‘Mr. Frank Richter, of Winona, Minn. says in a letter to The Peruns Medicine Company: “as a remedy for catarrh I take pleasure in recommending Peruna for catarrh of the stomach. I know what it is to be afflicted with this awful dis- exse and consider it my duty to Sey a word in behalf of the which gave me such relief. Peruna cured me, and I know ft will cure muy one else who suffers from this disease. It gives me great pleasure to testify to the er ative effects of this Peruna is @ well tested and frequently used remedy, and for catarrh of the stom- ech it is unsurpessed. “My catarrh was principally located in my head and stomach. I tried many remedies without success. I tried sev- eral doctors but they were unable to cure me. I read of Peruza in the pa- pers and five bottles cured “ me."— a to by. the mae Sollicles of the stomach. Whet this juice is normal it digests (dis- so2ves) the food without producing any disturbance wasters Taal, digestion causes many symptoms. (ee RAPE sas hii ee Reh ae rae FF veneer BEE gy Otten Dollar Grace ee By P Sec thie eae enn we p Jon SALTER SEED Ch ese ee rae ee Sse ce mabe naa ir beater. Por pestiosnee Tnews, ind TEXAS fi0iussas sony mn sie Bo eee ase iat ee KR ge oe Peruna Will cure tus. Mrs. Selina Tanner, Athens, O., ‘writes: “I cannot find words to express my thanks for your kind advice. I never once a“ thought I had ca- i = tarrh of the sto- mach. I com- menced taking 4 Peruna @8 you directed. My sto- mach continued , to burt me for about two weeks ™ after I began the 2 = medicine and a then it stopped. I <0 now have a good |] ars. Selina Tanner. appetite while | before I was nearly starved.” —Mrs. Selina Tanner. Mr. L. O. Marble, of Geneva, Neb., ‘writes: “I do believe that my catarrh is en- tirely cured. I have not had any trouble with my stomach for a long time. I am as well as one of my age could expect (seventy years). I have had the ca- tarrh-ever since I was & young man, ‘and have doctored for it for years and got very little better, but thanks to you and your Peruana and Manalin I believe teem ok 3 Lee ad Perea 8 and 1 tomtng 1 bave ever found that will cure the catarrb. I believe it is the only cure for catarrh, and I hope every one troubled with catarrh will try Pe- runa and be cured.”—L. 0. Marble. If you do not derive prompt and sat- isfattory results from the use of Pe- runa, write at once to Dr. Hartman, giving c full statement of your case and he will be pleased to give you his = Dr. Hartman, president of a iarpes Dr. cnitarium, Columbus, 0. a IN 3 OR 4 YEARS c If gou take up Pree ee CAAA Si as tntormation as to reduced yy rates can be had on w Sy aN ‘orto. 1253 Modnsdnock Block, or mB fioimes, Boom, & “Bis Sons owes Manan Apel. Cioibe Fans cate Get cur prices and ‘wessiss Sai! and co oe OUTNNESITR See sinmespsem nae” el ae Piers a a = en FROM AW- | FUL FORESTS. + htum@ © the French Const That %, Ome of the Mest Deadly Traps: tor | Shige m All the Woerld—Traveter’s Evyperteeces. Far out in the Atlantic ocean, off the morthern French coast, almost due ‘West from Brest, lies a great rocky island that is one of the most deadly traps for ships in all the world, It is the island of Quessant, the notorious {le de I'Epouvante, the island of ter- ror, Bare, without a tree to break its monotony, it lies In the path of the ships seeking the English Channel. If they steer too far north the hundred shoals and reefs of the British coast open their jaws for them. If they sail too far south Quessant reaches for their bones. Bleak and far away from any other land as the island of terror fa, it still has its population. What mysterious thing it is which attracts that population and makes it cling? The infrequent visitor sees funny flocks of litle sheep, scarcely twice as large as hares. He sees small herds of rough-coated ponies, almost as tiny as the sheep. These are the only signs of productive industry to be seen. There is fishing, of course; but fishing can be prosecuted better from the mainland, with less risk and s more convenient market. What is the mysterious attraction, then? So asked Alexander Shuette, the traveler, re- cently when he made his way from the coast of Brittany to Quessant, The answer came, at least in part, one evening when a great storm swept in from the Atlantic and beat at the shores with unexampled fury. He says: “The daughter of my hostess led me up the narrow staircase to my room. As I ascended I noticed without remarking the oddity of it at the time, that the staircase was of shining oak I was ushered into my room, a large, low chamber, completely paneled from top to bottom. Putting the lamp on & huge oak table that shone like a mir- ror, she said: “If you should need more firewood, monsieur, you will find it in the next room. Do not spare it. It is bitter cold, and there will be more than enough firewood in Quessant in two or three days. Goodnight” I sat down before the blazing fire and prepared for a cozy evening. The storm raged in the narrow streets of the little village. The surges thundered against the granite breast of the coast like endless artillery fire, and sometimes I imagin- ed that the very island trembled under the onslaught of the hundreds of mil- lions of tons of water. As I sat lis- tening I gazed into the flames. The wood struck me as strange, And then wondered. On the entire island there is not a single tree. And yet I had been told not to spare firewood. “There will be more than enough in two or three days.’ I arose and open- ed the door into the next room. That room was possibly twenty feet high and was filled almost to the top with timber. First with wonder, then with growing awe, I gazed at the piles of wood. Truly, she was right, the little maid, when she said that one need not be economical with firewood on the island of Quessant. There were tim- bers of every shape—splintered masts and spars, planks from decks and sides, remnants of a steering wheel, benches from the forecastle, yellow, black, brown, white and red woods; even two figureheads; some bright, as if they were new; some crusted with shella and hung with seaweeds. In the entire room there was not a piece of wood that did not come from some wrecked ship. The heavy carved chairs, the polished oaken table, even the bed in which I was to sleep, all came from shipwrecks. Now { under- stood the meaning of the word ‘strand rights.’ In favor of this island, far away from the world, and murderous for the ships that tie the world to- gether, Aeolus with his Bride of the ‘Winds is more fruitful than is Ceres to the mainlands with her harvest moon and her Blessings of Fruit. The Blessings of Quessant come from the gale. The forests of Quessant! Are there such others in the entire world, so unique, so terrible? This forest, instead of trees, has the mighty masts of ships. In that tremendous forest are the oaks and pines of Canada and Maine, the cypress of Florida, the bao- babs of Africa, the teak of Hindustan, the ebony and sandal woods of South America. The awful forests of Ques- sant form the visible apex of a-vast cemetery that stretches from New York to Cape La Hague.”—New York ‘Mast Employ the Kelatives Every Chinese manager of any in- stitution employing labor must pro- vide employment for his father, unele, grandfather, innumerable ¢eeu- sins and entire clan relationship. These people Go not work, are not ex- pected to work, but are pensioners; and their great number makes a bur- den so heavy that the enterprises be- come unprofitable. This bas been the cause of many inst%utions of a for- eign character under exclusive Chi- ese management, being failures. and is largely accountable for the extra cost of products of al] factories, arsen- als, ete., operated by the Chinese au- thorities. The other cbaracteristic is lack of organizing and directing pow- er of the Chinese mind applied to in- dustry. There is the most complete Mberty and democracy of management pr A cracgeerd people ad Aes the no The emigration of Irishmen. eneseti.t shed neon inerensing for the last three years. @ -+—® EDUCATE YOUR BOWELS Don’ lect the slight ign of irregularity A see that you have at ee aad, easy — os t : a day. ae, eae sad Mack Sel oe Se “ because they strain and weaken bowels. ‘ you want is a mild but sure tonic laxative, that tones and strengthens the bowels and stimulates their movements, Such a laxative is CASCARETS, and when you try them, you will find that it is the easiest thing in ’ ny. s a Sina sd —— % | PREVENTED BY ; > LIVER TONIC | em EST ro —E BO NEVER ALL DRUGGSTS. FORTH SOLD IN BULK. WRE SED RENEE | GUARANTEED RASC pains after eating. able, sallow complex: = gale A poasiace ied dizziness. When your bowels don't mor Ene oes eee Rare ete ae =e pe S| Steet cee eee eae ai Ton, tare taking CASCARE. : wn parebcsed Sey and oct pour joocez bark foe Sece SSS eae Ss | Se eee . ‘Miarare Power. In the power development st Niagara ‘Falls there are-represented the. very latest type of apparatus and methods ‘of development, transmission and us>. The Pan-American Exposition will portray how successfully the electric ‘current can be utilized even after be- ‘Ing conducted over copper and alum!- num cables for 20 miles or more. It will be a wonderful demonstration of the force that is creeping into the homes and business places to brighten the lives and lighten the burdens of mankind. ss A Month's Test Free, ve, express paid. Send no money. Pay $5.50 if cured. A woman who has no mind of her own to speak of is the first to give others a piece of it. Bees Lame Your Back Blar"Washing Soap: it ‘makes washing day a pleasure. ‘Ail grocers. “For my part,” remarked the Chi- cago woman, “I would be satisfied with & divorce.” TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY. ee eee SW. GroWssienature ison tne tox Sa Lot’s wife probably turned around to gurgle at the sinful baby that lived next door. PUTNAM FADELESS DYES do not spot, streak or give your goods an un- evenly dyed appearance. Every man is all right In his way, but a lot of them are right in the way of others. Why experiment with untried rem- @dies for pain? Use Wizard Oil at once and be happy. Your druggist has it. Dogs can’t talk, but you always know what they mean. Some folk are different. Send for FREE ©2.00 trial bottle and treative De. R. H. Kime, Lid., 951 arch St, Philadelphia, Pa The man who imagines that great wealth guarantees great happiness is a fool. ‘WANTED—Men with rig to advertise and introduce ‘Monarch Poultry Mixture. Straight ag A 5.00 ‘end expenses. Address with stamp, Monarch Manulecvuring Co. Box 439. epringtiesd. Lismaus- The best way to teach a virtue is to live it—Paul Revere Frothingham. Iam sure Piso's Cure for Consumption saved my life three years ago. —Mrs. Taos. RoBBixs. Maple Street, Norwich,.N. ¥.. Feb. 17, 1900. The electrical works in Germany rep- resent an investment of $300,000,000. Will stop that tosecing and care the cure pope ere poms i The best way of avenging thyself is not to become like the wrong doer. Carter's Ink Best for school, home ani offlce. It costs no more than poor ink. Always ask for Carter's. * Be pitiful, for every man is fight- ing a hard battle-—Ian Maclaren. Some articles must be described. White's Yucatan needs no description ; it’s the real thing. ge bee England has captured the major part of the trade of Ecuador. probe, softens the gums, redoces tr llaya pela. cures windcole. Soca bottle It is a difficult task to fathom the shallowest mind, the oldest snd best. It will break cold quicker SS. it iearways reliable. Try & _ Vermont exhibits twelve living ex- governors. DrBull's cOUGH SYRUP LI, SURE. INL TM Pl Advice and Now 1am Well.” ie | a eae a J Hy ai calle i | A | ‘Beeres i # | x | re a er | i ee | Ae . i ? rr 5 i pets a = \ aes we Sopp. Smee ig By Dye = ‘A woman is sick—some disease peculiar to her sex is fast — her system. She goes to her family physician and him a story, but not the whole story. She holds back something, loses her head, becomes tated, forgets what she wants to say, and finally a a ought to have told, and this completely mystifies joctor. Is it a wonder, therefore, that the doctor fails to cure the oni aah oene i imoen Sa aoe, to of symptoms of her su! even to her family physician. This is the reason why hundreds of thousands of women are now in corre- spondence with Mrs. Pinkham, at Lynn, Mass. To her they can give every symptom, so that wh. u she is ready to advise them she is in possession of more facts from her —— with the patient than the physician can possibly obtain through a personal interview. Following we publish a letter from a woman showing the result of a correspondence with Mrs. Pinkham. All such letters are considered Seno eonfidential by Mrs. Pinkham, and are never published in any way or manner without the consent in os the patient; but hundreds of womeu are so grateful for the health which Mrs. Pinkham and her medicine have been abie to restore to them that ae Poy only consent to publishing their letters, but write asking that this be done in order that other women who suffer may be benefited by their experience. Mrs. Elja Rice, Chelsea, Wis., writes: “Dear Mas. Prvxeam:—For two years I was troubled with falling and inflammation of the womb. I suffered very much with a pains, headache, backache, and was not able to do anything. hat 1 endured no one knows but those who have suffered as I did. I could hardly drag myself across the floor. I doctored with the physicians of this town for three months and grew worse instead of better. My husband and friends wished me to write to you, but I had no faith in patent medi- cnce. AS lant t — ee -—- ee your advice. I an answer at once \vising ‘egetable Compound at did so. Before I had taken two bottles I zit better, and after I had taken five bottles there was no ae woman on earth, for I was well — I know that your Vegetab: Compeed cateat ee I wish and vise every woman who suffers as I did to try Lydia E. ham’s Vege- table Compound. Baliave: a6 aleiatpe: Guatetel’ Soy: Sei reaieany <0 Sig health.”—Mas. Exta Rice, Chelsea, Wis. Owing to the fact that some skeptical we are prsushiee. we have deposited with the Xationsl Cy Bact. of Lymn, Masa. tem SEich wil be paid co ony perwle Wie Sihed bois. abtaiaang testimonial is mot genuine, or wa eerie wopecial permisnon—-Lyow E. Finnnam Mapicins Cov EY 322 in Montana fs SAF E and pays 25 per cont interest. Now is the time to INVESTED fuvest. Get in at bottom prices and be prepared for four more years of prosperity. Write for our annual report and particulars. Mestana Co-Operative Fanch Co.. (rest Fells, Mostana. ————S$—$—————— 7. AWEEK ri. F csc yearly contract. — Meckiy pay, for men with rig tocol Poultry Mixture in country We fur- nigh Dank ‘of onr reliability. MPC. CO.. Dept. 4. Bast &. Louis, DL ‘ WiTsSOUT FEB unless saccensful PATENTS#:==== MILO B. STEVENS & CO. Estab. 150 Div. 2, S17—14th Strect, WASHINGTON, D. C. Sranch offices: Chicgo. Cleveland and Detroit. W. N. U. CHICAGO, NO. 14, 1901. Whea Answering Advertisements Hisdly Mestion This Paper. [Name] COL. A. D. GASH, THE SILVERTONUED ORATOR OF CHICAGO. In the mayoralty contest, which has come to a glorious close by the re-election of Mayor Carter H. Harrison. No speaker or worker did more or worked any harder to accomplish that object than Col. A. D. Gash, who delivered many brilliant speeches in all sections of the cify for the entire Democratic ticket. Monday evening, April 1, or the last COL. A. D. The eloquent orator, able lawyer and toiling millions. night before the final contest, Col. Gash adressed a very large meeting at 133 North Clark street, and he spoke in part as follows: "Grand, beautiful, magnificent Chicago, where the power of nature has set her approving seal, and determined as the spot on which shall stand the coming metropolis of the world; where the rolling waves of a fresh water sea skirt her borders on the east; giving an outlet to the world, by craft, for her mighty commerce, and which supplies the liquid sufficient to turn the flow of her river through the great canal which conducts her waste on and on to the restless ocean's tide; where broad and fertile fields stretch, in wide expanse, in every other direction, threaded with many railroad lines, each with numerous trains, laden with the products and fruits of the mine and farm, coming in exchange for the wares of the factory and the forge; where charming parks and summer gardens, with placid lakes, forest trees, flowers of every hue and clime, birds of every note and plumage, beasts from every land, vergin lawns and statuary of the great and good who have gone to the better land—all blending to form resorts more enchanting to the eye and wooing to the heart than arose in Daphne of old. Enterprising, rushing, business Chicago! Where more than a million souls have taken their abode during the last decade; where the smoke of industry rises from a score of thousand flues to kiss the first rays of the morning's sun and bid him a last good-night as he sinks behind the western horizon; where wagons, carriages, automobiles and cars roll in mighty concourse through her streets, each bearing its burden of human or inter load; where mammoth building raise their towering forms, like cliffs in the far-away mountain range, within whose walls a rush for wealth and glory is made with bounding strides, unsurpassed in all the world; which, though destroyed by flames, arose again as if by magic and on the spot of its origin. Intelligent, educated, Christian Chicago! Where schools for our children stand by every way with armies of instructors patiently toiling that the rising generations may be qualified to carry forward the great work which awaits them; where church spires rise on every hand, whence chimes peal forth on Sunday morn calling all to walk in the way that leads to paradise. Honored, hallowed City of the Prairie! Beloved metropolis maiden of the Western soil; with the bloom of youth still lingering on her cheeks and coursing though her veins to lend grace and beauty to her form; yet she stands the fourth in size of all this grand old sphere; and her name is declared, by this would be mayor to be disgraceful and shameful. Why should not the party of the people condemn any and all such aspersions made against her? Why should we not continue to work for her advancement; and for the elevation of her citizens, by giving her an honest government in every department? Why should we not declare that in life and in death Chicago is good enough for any man? I believe this will be the verdict of the citizens of this great city on tomorrow by the triumphant election of the entire democratic ticket, from Carter H. Harrison to Honore Palmer." It is needless to state that no other advocate of Mayor Harrison's re-election answered or brushed aside the spurious arguments of Judge Haney, as completely as Col. Gnah, whom we have been intimately acquainted with since 1895. At that time the Colonel and the writer resided in far away Utah, and during the eight years that he lived within "The Treasury Walled Cities of The Gods" he became quite prominent in state affairs. He was for four years County Attornay of Utah county, being the first and only gentile or non-mormon to be honored with that office. He was connected with the military service, being a member of Governor West's staff, he was also a member of the Democratic State Committee of Utah; chairman of the Committee of GASH and the great champion of the rights of the Utah county and as a lawyer he stood well with the leading men of his profession of Utah and the entire west. During the great Rawlins and Thatcher senatorial contest of 1897, many of the leading newspapers of Utah including The Broad Ax, unsolicited, freely mentioned the name of Col. A. D. Gash in connection with the United States senatorship. But he remained true to the cause, and the principles, which were represented by the Hon. Moses Thatcher,who was defeated by secret methods, which in time will prove very dangerous to true Americanism. In the summer of 1898, the press of Utah again mentioned Col. Gash, for congressional honors, but several weeks prior to the convening of the Democratic State convention, which nominated B. H. Roberts, who was expelled from the halls of Congress. The Colonel disposed of his beautiful home in Provo, and with his family departed from the Land of Zion and came to this great city to reside and at the present time Col. Gash, his esteemable wife and their very bright boy. master Lowell E. occupy an elegant home on Kedzie avenue, near Douglas Bud. His law office are in the Oxford building, 86 La Salle street, suite 615 to 619, and he has built up a large and paying practice among the best people since locating in Chicago, therefore The Broad Ax hopes that Mayor Harrison can see his way clear to select Col. Gash as first assistant corporation counsel of Chicago or reward him in some other way for the invaluable services, which he has rendered in behalf of the Democratic party for the Colonel is a lawyer of great ability and is fully capable of discharging any trust or honor which may be bestowed upon him. Morally we don't approve of a great many things that we feel compelled to regard as business and financial necessities. You know that your friend rebukes you for your good; but you should accept an enemy's rebuke as of equal benefit. when in fact they are nothing more than candidates for the nomination. Indianapolis News. CURLY HAIR MADE STRAIGHT BY THE TAKEN FROM LIFE BEFORE AND AFTER TREATMENT. WONDERFUL DISCOVERY ORIGINAL OZONIZED OX MARROW [COPYRIGHTED.] Will straighten your hair, quickly and easily so that you can do it yourself at home no matter how kinky or evily it is. This wonderful hair pomade has been made and sold many years giving perfect satisfaction to everybody. It is the only safe preparation in the world that straightens kinky hair as shown above. Nor is it weakened or damaged during falling, and makes the hair grow. Sold over forty years. Warranted harmless. Testimonials free on request. It was the first preparation ever sold for straightening kinky hair. Beware of imitations. Get the Original Organized Ox Marrow as the genuine never fails to keep the hair pliable and beautiful. A toilet necessary for ladies and gentlemen. Elegantly performed. Of course, it is the most economical. It is not possible for anybody to produce a preparation equal to it. Full directions with every bottle. Only 80 cents. Sold by dealers or we will ship you express paid one bottle for $3 cents or three for $1.40. Send postal or express money order, as we do not send goods. C. O. D. Write your name and address plainly to OZONIZED OX MARROW CO., 90 WASHINGTON AVENUE, OXBORNE, NJ. ```markdown ``` TRADE MARK REGISTERED 1892. U.S.PATENT OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. BEFORE USING HARTONA AFTER USING HARTONA Hartona will make the hair grow long and soft, straight and beautiful. Makes the hair grow on bald and thin places. Restores GRAY HAIR to its original color. Hartona cures Dandruff, Baldness, falling out of the hair, itching, and all scalp diseases. Hartona does not have to be used all the time, as it straightens the hair and gives it fresh life and lustre, and the hair stays and grows naturally beautiful and straight after the use of Hartona. No hot irons necessary. No pasting the hair down with grease. Hartona is positively harmless—one box can be used by every one in the family. Benefits and improves children's hair just the same as adults. To meet the popular and ever-increasing demand for Hartona Hair-Grower and Straightener, we have placed it on sale in 25c. and 50c. sizes, in our special round, patent box. See that the word Hartona is on every box. Money positively refunded if you are not absolutely delighted with the Hartona remedies. Remember, we handle no fake goods, and you are positively protected by our $100.00 guarantee to any one proving otherwise. All our remedies are trade-marked, registered and copyrighted at United States Patent Office at Washington, D. C., in the years 1892 and 1900. We refer you, as to our responsibility, to the City Bank of Richmond, Va., Adams and Southern Express Companies, and to the editor of this paper. We want lady and gentlemen agents, white or colored, in every city and town in the United States. Write to us to-day, no matter if you are employed or not, and we will show you how to make a splendid living, with easy and pleasant work, and no risk of losing your good money. Write to us and we will send you a book of over one hundred genuine testimonials in your own State of people who have used and are using Hartona remedies. Is this not fair and honest enough? HARTONA FACE WASH. Hartona Face Wash will gradually turn the skin of a black person five or six shades lighter, and will turn the skin of a mulatto person perfectly white. The skin remains soft and bright without continual use of the face wash. One bottle does the work. Hartona Face Wash will remove wrinkles, dark spots, pimples, blackheads, freckles, and all blemishes of the skin. You can regulate the shade of skin on neck, face and hands to any shade you wish. Full directions with each bottle. Hartona Face Wash is perfectly harmless, and is sent to any part of the United States on receipt of price, 50c. per bottle; securely sealed from observation. It is your duty to look as beautiful as possible. Thousands of delighted patrons send us testimonials every year. Please remember that your money is positively refunded if you are not perfectly satisfied and delighted with the Hartona remedies. We want agents in every city in the United States. Write to us, no matter if you are employed or not, and we will show you how to make money without risking any of your own money. HARTONA NO-SMELI Hartona No-Smell will remove all smells and bad odors of the body; cures sore and aching feet, chafed limbs, etc. Hartona No-Smell is a God-send to all persons suffering from disagreeable odors caused by perspiration of the feet, arm-pits, etc. Sent anywhere on receipt of price, 10 cents and 25 cents a package. Address all orders to HARTONA REMEDY CO., 909 E. Main St., Richmond, Va. Send us One Dollar, and mention this paper, and we will send you three large boxes of Hartona Hair-Grower and Straightener, two large bottles of Hartona Face Wash, and one large box of Hartona No-Smell. Goods will be sent securely sealed from observation. Write your name and post-office and express-office address very plainly. Money can be sent by post-office money order, or enclosed in a registered letter, or by express. Address all Orders to HARTONA REMEDY CO., 909 E. Main St., Richmond, Va. 51st Street and Armour Avenue... Residence, 5045 Michigan Boul., CHICAGO. NOTARY PUBLIC Teelphone Wentworth 67 OTTO V. MUELLER Real Estate, Renting, Loans ... Insurance ... 910 W. 63d st. (near Halsted) CHICAGO. DR. W. A. BUCKNER, 29th and Armour Ave., Office Hours: 2:30 to 4:30, and 7 to 9 p.m. 1 to 3 Sundays. Tel. 526 South. DR. H. C. FAULKNER, Physician and Surgeon, OFFICE: 6258 HALSTED STREET, CHICAGO. Office Hours: Phone 818 Went. 10 to 12 a. m., 2 to 4 p. m 6 to 7:30 p. m. TELEPHONE EXPRESS 472. DR. WM. H. DAVIS, Chiropidist, TREATMENT PAINLESS. Promp Attention given to Calls at Your Residence or Place of Business. The Broad Ax desires to engage the services of one or two popular young women as collectors, subscription and advertising solicitors. Good salary paid to active workers. Call or address JULIUS F. TAYLOR, 5040 Armour avenue. NEWSPAPER LAW. Any person who takes the paper regularly from the postoffice, whether he is a subscriber or not, is responsible for the pay. The courts have decided that refusing to take newspapers and periodicals from the postoffice, or removing and leaving them unealled for is prima facie evidence of intentional fraud. If your nearest druggest does not have the Original Ozonized Ox-Marrow he can get it for you from any wholesale druggist in the city. It straightens kinky hair. Warranted harmless. Only 50 cents a bottle. The Ozonized Ox-Marrow Co., 76 Wabash Ave., Chicago, Ill. TRADE REGISTER U.S.PATENT WASHING A. D. GASH, Attorney-at-Law. 84 and 86 La Salte St., Suite 615 to 619. Telephone, Main 3077. Chicago. JOHN E. OWENS Attorney at Law, SUITE 621 ASHLAND BLOCK, 80 S. Clark Street, - - CHICAGO TEL. HARRISON 51. Thomas F. Scully, Attorney at Law, 70 Clark Street, - - - CHICAGO. Room 14. JOSEPH A. McINERNEY LAWYER SUITE 706-708 CHICAGO OPERA HOUSE CHICAGO. Tel. Wentworth 818. Office Hours: 8:30 a. m., to 8:30 p. m. Beauregard F Moseley LAWYER Suite 1 and 2 6:56 Halsted Street, Cor. Halsted & 63, CHICAGO. Telephone Yards 797 Residence, 113 Garfield Bd. JOHN FITZGERALD JUSTICE OF THE PEACE 4787 S. HALSTED STREET, ....CHICAGO ALBERT B. GEORGE LAWYER. 428 Ashland Block, Chicago. — Tel. M. 2625. — Hammond, 994 Turner Ave. Lawrence M. Ennis, Advocate and Counselor at Law, Suite 726 Opera House Block. 2. W. Corner Clark and Washington Sts. TELEPHNNE MAIN 1782. DR. JOSEPH JEFFREY, Physician and Surgeon, 4838 Dearborn Street. CHICAGO Hours: 8-10 a. m., 2-4, 6-8 p. m. 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. ARK ED 1892. TOFFICE TON, D.C. BARNEY BENSON, House and Fire Wrecking. Smoke Stacks, Cupolas and Monuments Erected. Hoisting and Placing of all kinds of Beams and Girders for architectural work. Office, 31 South Canal St., Chicago TELEPHONE MAIN 4028 ...The Mutual Reserve Fund Life of New York... 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