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THE BROAD AX HEW TO THE LINE. THOMAS JEFFERSON One hundred and fifty-eight years ago today, that great evangelist of Democracy, the author of the Declaration of Independence, the advance guard of the abolition movement in this country, Thomas Jefferson, first saw the light of day, and every schoolboy and girl throughout this republic are equally familiar with the day upon which he ceased to breathe the breath of life. We know of no other character in American history, who is worthier of our serious thought or highest consideration than the Sage of Monticello; it is true no prodigious phenomenons occurred to disturb the elements on the day of his birth, for he was born the same as any ordinary child, but no other person, at least in this republic, has ever, or can ever, attain to that same degree of greatness which attended his eventful career. Some may think that Thomas Jefferson was endowed from on high with all the knowledge which he possessed, without exerting any effort on his part to acquire it. But that it not true, for we learn in studying his life that from his earliest boyhood days down to the very last hour of his existence, he was a constant and persistent seeker after truth and knowledge. In the dead hours of the night, when all nature seemed to be at rest, Mr. Jefferson could be found pouring over his books in an earnest effort to acquire all the information he could, pertaining to the best method of governing his fellow-men, and at last, after much meditation he evolved the idea that no form of government could surpass or excel the plain democratic form of government; therefore, the present democratic form of government, which is the best that can be devised, will stand until time shall be no more, as the brain-work of the third President of the United States. Mr. Jefferson was thoroughly familiar with all that the name of democracy implies, for his intrpretation of demacrocy means the rule of the common people and not the rule of the bankers, the great trusts and monopolies which have no other object in view but to suck and squeeze every drop of life blood out of all the people who are compelled to pay tribute to them. There are many today who profess to be Democrats and followers of Thomas Jefferson, but they are entirely unfamiliar with the fundamental principles of democracy, for they do not believe that the majority should rule. On the contrary they believe that the favored few should be permitted to trample upon the rights of the great majority, that a few exclusive persons who delight in designating themselves as the classes should without questioning be permitted to rule the masses. If the great expounder of Democracy happened to be living today, he could not refrain from knitting his brows together and frowning down upon those who have departed from the true faith. For Democracy knows no man by the color of his skin, nor by the texture of his hair, for she was born out among the plain people in an age when all men were brothers, and we are forced to believe that if Mr. Jefferson could behold all the crimes which have been committed in the name of Democracy since his departure from the face of the earth, his heart would be wrung with sadness and anguish. If he could behold justice clutched by the throat and crushed out by red-handed assassians, if he could behold robbers and despollers of everything which appertains to the best welfare of the people, thrust into honorable positions. If he could only behold the pitiful condition of the great mass of the common people whom he had implicit faith in being systematically reduced to abject poverty and want, we believe that he could not resist from exclaiming, "Farewell, O, farewell, great and glorious America, thy sons and thy daughters are not now of the noblest blood and they have lost the art of adhering to those beautiful sentiments which were uppermost in the minds of the founders of this grand commonwealth." position more so than ever to wander away from the axiom of government as propounded and advocated by Thomas Jefferson, and while celebrating the 158th anniversary of his birth while still standing on the threshold of the twentieth century—let all who are courageous enough, who firmly believe in the teachings of the father of the Democratic party, highly resolve to renew their efforts, buckle on their armour and go forth to battle for the rights of all the people who dwell under the canopy of the Stars and Stripes. CONGRESSMAN WILLIAM SULZER. During the last sessions of Congress no member of that body arraigned President McKinley and his administration as severely as Congressman William Sulzer, of New York City, who sustained his reputation throughout the sessions as one of the best debaters and most logical and convincing orators in this broad land. Lately we received a number of Congressman Sulzer's orations and they are brimful of solid chunks of Americanism, in referring to President McKinley's policy in the Philippine Islands, Congressman Sulzer says in one of his speeches, that "there is no analogy between the acquisition of the Philippine Islands and the Louisiana purchase, nor no comparison regarding the temporary form of government set up in Louisiana by President Jefferson and the form of government established in the Philippines by President McKinley, that they are as far apart as the poles. "And I say now, that if the Republicans are sincere in their present contention they will permit the Democrats to offer as an amendment for the provision under discussion affecting the Philippines, a substitute similar to the enactment of 1803, relating to Louisiana. I challenge the majority to allow us to do it. Your refusal is an evidence of the insincerity and hypocrisy of your pretentions, and another demonstration of the imperialistic policy of force of the Republican party." In concluding his speech, Congressman Sulzer exclaimed: "Let me, sir, say again, what I have said frequently before, on the floor of this House, that I am now, always have been, and always will be, opposed to the cruel, the inhuman, the ruthless, the un-American, and the un-Christian conduct of this administration to the struggling Filipinos, whose only crime is the love of liberty, their hope for freedom, and their aspiration for independence. If we had been true to ourselves, and to the great ideals of American manhood, patriotism and statesmanship, not a drop of American blood would have been shed in the Philippine Archipelago. Sordid greed has cost us hundreds and hundreds of millions of dollars, and cruel lust for power thousands and thousands of precious lives; and the end is not yet." It is always refreshing to drink in such sentiments as the above and they show that Congressman Sulzer cannot be induced to depart from the teachings of Thomas Jefferson and the fathers of true Democracy. Congressman "Jim" Rain-in-the-Face Mann, made quite a few speeches in favor of Judge E. P. Hanecy, for Mayor of Chicago, and while this modern nonentity in the halls of Congress was speaking before a number of colored people on the South Side, he declared "that all colored men who voted the Democratic ticket ought to be drummed out of the community." Congressman "Jim" Mann's frothing at the mouth is a fair sample of the kind of rot that the spell-binders of his party deal in, in order to rouse up the passions and prejudices of the Negroes for the purpose of enslaving their minds and blot out their reason, so that the lily-white leaders of the party which is dishonored by such a congressman, can continue to bind all the Negroes hand and foot to the G. O. Lily-White Party, whose high priests are in favor of shooting black men, women and children to death in the Philippine Islands simply because they love liberty and independence. [Image of a man with a mustache and a suit, facing forward.] The faithful and honest servant of the people who has in many ways proven his friendship for the Afro-American race. (Philadelphia Record.) It is urged by those who oppose the disfranchisement of illiterate voters that disfranchisement is no cure for illiteracy. Education, they declare, is the thing needed. The answer to this argument is not hard to find. Disfranchisement is not final. The illiterates may enfranchise themselves by learning to read. Disfranchisement on the other hand, is a remedy for ALDERMAN CH The faithful and honest servant of the his friendship for the the various evils arising from the debauchery of suffrage, which must continue while ignorance shall be arme with a potent weapon that can only be properly wielded by intelligence. NOTICE. Hon. Hilary A. Herbert, who was a member of President Cleveland's cabinet, contributed an article to The Atlantic Monthly for February entitled, "The Conditions of the Reconstruction Problem." This article deals with that critical period in the history of this country so completely, that we have decided to reproduce it in full through the columns of The Broad Ax, beginning with the next issue. About a column and a half will appear each week until the entire article is run through, and those who are interested in it should preserve The Broad Ax. It is estimated that Mayor Carter H. Harrison addressed one hundred thousand people from the time that he was re-nominated until his re-election, and it is fair to assume that none of the other speakers who took part in his campaign talked to more than forty or fifty thousand people; but from the time the convention was held at the North Side Turner Hall to the close of the contest we spoke to over fifty thousand people through the columns of The Broad Ax, outside of addressing the Old Hickory Club of the 31st ward; the Central Democratic Club of the 30th ward, the colored Democratic meeting, 47th street and Armour avenue, and the 17th Precinct Club of the 30th Ward which held its meeting on State street, near 47th. Notwithstanding all these facts some shallow-minded people have no better sense than to believe that one person like Captain H. O. Carter, who spends most of his time in getting on the outside of Old Kentucky Red-Eye, can exert more influence than a newspaper. But all who entertain such ideas do not know any more than Captain Carter, and that is very little. Rev. J. W. Robinson, will remain in charge of St. Mark's M. E. Church, for another year, and last Friday night the officers of his church and many of his friends tendered him a home-welcome. The affair was held at the cosy home of Mr. and Mrs. S. B. Emmick, 4713 Dearborn street. H. D. Smith delivered the address of welcome; Mrs. E. J. Harris, Miss E. Webster and H. C. Bomire, furnished the vocal and instrumental music; H. H. Pelky read a very fine paper. On the whole it was a very enjoyable social and all who attended spent an interesting evening. ```markdown ``` CHIPS. Some women, who imagine they look aristocratic and stylish, really look lik the devil wearing glasses. A steamboat law of the "Jim Crow" variety has been enacted by the legislature of Virginia.—Ex. If a woman doesn't want to show that the wears a bustle as a pad, she should never stoop over when she runs.—Ex. ARLES J. BOYD. people who has in many ways proven Afro-American race. W. W. Taylor, editor of the The Plain Dealer, Salt Lake City, Utah, was invited to address the members of the Utah Legislature recently. Justice Brewer, Booker Washington, President Canfield of Columbia, Rev. Dwight Hillis of New York and James Whitcomb Riley have been invited to aaddress the next meeting of the Kansas State Teachers' Association.—Ex. Major Ruben R. Mins, of Mobile, Ala., colored, for seventeen years a member of the state militia, and held in high esteem by both white and colored people, died in that city on the 9th inst.—Ex. Charles W. Chestnutt, the colored author, is writing a series of articles for the Boston Transcript entitled, "The Future American." It is an ethnic study, but as handled by Mr. Chestnutt it makes mighty interesting reading. Otto W. Mueller, who for some years has been one of the leaders of the Democratic party of the Town of Lake has removed his Real Estate office to 910 West 63rd street, near Halsted. Mr. Mueller worked very hard for the success of the Democratic ticket and is well pleased over the result. The jury system will not be in vogue in the Philippine Islands and the natives of those islands will have to rely on the mercies of the judges for justice. If that is not despotism and absolutism then we are unacquainted with the full meaning of those two terms. Dominick Lettiere the Democratic leader among the Italians of the 30th Ward, put in many good licks for the Democratic ticket on election day and it can be said without fear that no other leader of Democracy can handle the Italian voter as well as Dominick Lettiere. Our fight against Capt. H. C. Carter has extended to Warren county, Miss., where he lived during the carpet bagrule in the South and the newspaper which we received from there last week in commenting on our fight against the Capt. does not speak of him in the highest terms. "Speaking of blind justice, here's a Kansas sample: A white fiend raped a little colored girl over in North Topeka. We understand that he got two years in the penitentiary. A Negro was recused of raping a white woman in Leavenworth, and is burned at the stake. From this kind of justice, Good Lord, deliver us!"—Ex. James T. Bransfield says "that the main thing that defeated Alderman James J. McCormick of the 5th Ward was father Tom. Kelly, who wanted ```markdown ``` to ride into power on Alderman McCormick's back, and in order to prevent uncle Tom from doing so the great majority of the Dmocratic voters of that ward were forced to. vote against Alderman McCormick. Last week The Broad Ax, unintentionally refrred to Mr. John J. Harkins as Supt. of the Shut off Dept. of the city water office. What we ment to say is that Mr. Harkins is city water assessor, and Mr. T. A. Ryan is the efficient Supt.of the Shut-off Dept. Mr. Ryan resides in the 18th Ward, and he is one of the leading lights of the Democratic party. Ex-Alderman James J. McCormick takes his defeat good naturedly, and he is of the opinion that if a German had been put on the South Town ticket that not only himself but W. J. O'Brien would have been returned to the City Council, for it was W. J. O'Brien, who fought against placing a German on the ticket, and on the roundup the Germans let O'Brien have it right in the neck. So long as every trivial offense that is committed by a Negro is magnified into an unpardonable crime for which no punishment is too severe as a retribution, just so long will the "race problem" in this country be an unsolvable one. Treat the black criminal with the same consideration as the white criminal, and much of the race troubles now to be found all over this country will completely disappear from the surface.—Ex. Alderman Nicholas R. Finn is one of the best city ladies. He is unlike the majority of men who dabble in politics, for most of those who do so will not condescend to notice those whom they consider beneath, them except near the day of election; but Alderman Finn mingles with the rank and file of his party 365 days in the year, and he is ever ready to extend the glad hand of welcome to all citizens. George A. Johnson, who is with the 5th U. S. Infantry, Company M, which is stationed in the Philippine Islands, sent his subscription to The Broad Ax, and ordered his name placed upon its mailing list. From where Mr. Johnson resides in those far-away islands, a letter is on the road for two months before it reaches Chicago. This shows that even though The Broad Ax is small, it has been heard of and is read on the other side of the globe. Col. B. F. Moseley: "I hate to think about it, but I may be compelled to stop The Broad Ax from coming to our house for Mrs. Moseley always reads every line in it and she firmly believes that The Broad Ax is the best newspaper in Chicago or Illinois, published in the interest of our race, and I am almost afraid that if my wife continues to read and praise it she may turn out to be a blooming Democrat." The subject under discussion last Sunday afternoon before The South side Men's Sunday Club which meets at St. Mark's M. E. Church, 47th and State Sts., was, "Resolved that race prejudice against the Negro is increasing." Julius F. Taylor took the side of the affirmative, and Rev. J. W. Robinson the negative. At times the battle between the sinner and the saint was pretty lively and many of the members of the club took part in the animated discussion which followed it. Capt. H. C. Carter will you please stand up and answer these questions: Did you not vote for Major McKinley and make speeches for the G. O. P., God and Plunder, in 1896? and were you not horseing to go down in Indiana where you had lived for many years so you would be better able to deliver more effective speeches for President McKinley and the G. O. P. of greed and robbery? If you will stand up Capt. Carter and cross your heart and say that you never talked to us about going down into Indiana last fall to make speeches for President McKinley and Rough Rider Roosevelt then we are willing to fall down upon our knees and worship you as the new Moses of the Republican and Democratic party. NO. 25. HIAWATHA'S WEDDING FEAST. BY COLERIDGE-TAYLOR. Monday evening, April 15, the Apollo Musical Club, of this city, opens its twenty-ninth season and one hundred and fifty-second concert at the Auditorium, at which time this great musical club, whose reputation for singing classical music, extends to all parts of the world, will render Hiawatha's Wedding Feast, by Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, the famous Negro violinist and ```markdown ``` S. COLERIDGE-TAYLOR. The Great Violinist and Composer. ccmposer, of London, England. The rendering of Hiawatha's Wedding Feast by the Apollo Musical Club, which will be assisted by the Chicago Orchestra, of more than one hundred pieces, will be the greatest musical event in the history of Chicago. Over seven hundred men and boys will participate in the chorus of the Te Deum and in Hiawatha's Wedding Feast. M. Charles Gauthier, the great French dramatic tenor, who has shown himself to be an artist of the highest rank will journey to Chicago especially to sing the beautiful solo, "Onaway, Awake, Beloved," in Hiawatha's Wedding Feast. The music lovers of Chicago have not had an opportunity, heretofore, to witness this grand and magnificent production, for it has only been rendered three times in America, once in Milwaukee, Boston and Cincinnati, but in those three cities it was only brought forth on a small scale and not one half as elaborate as it will be produced here, in this great metropolitan city. The following facts about Samuel Coleridge-Taylor may be of interest to the readers of The Broad Ax: he was born in the city of London, twenty-seven years ago. His father was a full-blooded African doctor of medicine, and he was a native of Sierra Leone, his mother was an Englishwoman; at the age of six he began the study of the violin; at ten he became one of the choristers in St. George's Church, London; he possesses a rich tenor voice, which explains why he is an adapt in writing so well for the tenor. Samuel Coleridge-Taylor entered the Royal Academy of Music in 1890, and studied night and day for three years. The next four years he studied the art of composition under the direction of Prof. C. Villiers Stanford; so far he has written almost forty works, mostly for the orchestra. At the present time Mr. Coleridge-Taylor resides in Corydon, England, where he teaches the violin in the Academy of Music; his portarit, which we take pleasure in presenting to our many friends is a reproduction from one of his pictures which he sent to the president of the Apollo Musical Club; we also had the honor of reading a letter from this great musical genius to Mr. Edward H. Taylor, expressing his inability to be at the Auditorium Monday night; he also desired from the innermost recesses of his heart to thank the leaders of the Apollo Musical Club for rendering Hiawatha's Wedding Feast. It is without doubt a great honor to Mr. Coleridge-Taylor to have the very best people in Chicago pay homage to him and it simply shows that if any one is in the possession of anything the people want or need, the great majority of them will not stop to figure on the color of such person's skin. P. S.—So far The Broad Ax is the first and only newspaper published in the interest of the colored race to receive complimentary tickets to attend any of the concerts given by the Apollo Musical Club. Small close fitting jackets are heavily lined, and one can keep warm in a natty bolero with fur collar just as well as in a big coat. Pan-American Music. One of the numerous bands engaged to give concerts at the Pan-American exposition next summer is the famous 12th Regiment band, of Hamilton, Canada. In order that the organization may be properly equipped the officers of the regiment have decided to present the musicians with about $1,000 worth of new instruments. The Executive Committee of the Rice Association of America, at a meeting held at Lake Charles, Louisiana, decided to raise at least $10,000 to maintain a rice kitchen at the Pan-American Exposition, at which rice will be served in various forms, showing the value of rice as a staple article of food. If You Have Dyspepsis Send no money, but write Dr. Shoop, Racine, WI. Box 145, for six bottles of Dr. Shoop's Restorative; express paid. If cured, pay $5.50—if not, it is free. Berlin has refused a legacy of $120,000 for an orphan asylum to be conducted strictly on the vegetarian plan. Rheumatism, neuralgia, soreness, pain, sore throat and all bodily suffering relieved at once by Wizard Oil. Internally and externally. Town Topics: She—"Did he meet his wife by accident?" He—"Oh ,no, he knew she had money." Each package of PUTNAM FADELESS DYES colors either Silk, Wool or Cotton perfectly. A new law in Montana provides that the judge's charge shall precede the arguments of counsel. TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY. Take LAXATIVE BUOMO QUININE TABLETS. All druggists, refund the money if it fails to cure. E. W. Grove's signature is on the box. 250. Parents first teach a child to talk, then try to teach it to hold its tongue. BATT'S CAPS FOR COLDS. Fafest, surest, quickest cure for colds. Druggists know the ingredients. 25 cents. Dried eggs are exported to Alaska and South Africa in large quantities. The man who sows seeds of kindness has a perpetual harvest. Piso's Cure for Consumption is an infallible medicine for coughs and colds.—N. W. SAMUEL, Ocean Grove, N. J., Feb. 17, 1900. Worth makes the man; the want of it makes him worthless. is dear at any price. If you want a good article buy Maple City Self Washing Soap. A fountain works when it plays and plays when it works. Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup. For children teething, softens the gums, reduces inflammation, allays pain, cures wind colic. 25c a bottle. Alaska has only .11 of an inhabitant to the square mile. Coe's Cough Balsam In the oldest and best. It will break up a cold quicker than anything else. It is always reliable. Try it. When language fails a woman she resorts to tears. When cycling take a bar of White's Yucatan. You can ride further and easier. A soft answer sometimes turns away talk. Beware of Them There are two afflictions which perhaps give the most pain and trouble, viz: Sciatica and Lumbago Both disable and cripple, but St. Jacobs Oil is their best cure. HOLLYHOCK POULTRY FARM 55-page Illustrated Poultry Catalogue. The secrets of successful poultry raising told in plain language; all about incubators, brooders, poultry houses, how to hatch and raise every chick, what, when and how to feed, forcing hens to lay and hundreds of valuable subjects contained in no other catalogue. Tells of 35 varieties popular thoroughbred owls and quotes extremely low prices. Send 4c in stamps for postage. Hollyhock Poultry Farm, Box 1457, Des Moines, Ia. DO YOU COUGH DON'T DELAY TAKE KEMP'S BALSAM THE BEST COUGH CURE It Cures Cold, Coughs, Sore Throat, Croup, Influenza, Whoooping Cough, Bronchitis and Asthma. A certain cure for Consumption in First stages, and a cure relief in advanced stages. Use at once. You will see the excellent effect, after taking the Rest does. Sold by Gostera everywhere. Large bottles 20 cents and 60 cents. PISO'S CURE FOR WHO WORKS AT THE FIELD Best Cough Syrup. Sensitive Good. Time in time. Sold by Gostera everywhere. CONSUMPTION ANCIENTS LIVED IN LUXURY. Discovery in Orca Show a Remote Citilization of a High Order. In an article the North American Review Mr. Charles Waldstein Slade, professor of the fine arts in King's College, Cambridge, endeavors to interpret the significance of the results of the excavations recently made in the island of Crete by Messrs. Evans and Hogarth, Nothing, Prof. Waldstein thinks, of so striking a nature has been found since the days of Schliemann. The material unearthed in Crete belongs to a period as remote as the fifteenth century before Christ, and it gives the impression of a civilization of a very high order: "People lived in a developed social organization, in ease and comfort, nay, in luxury. The various handicrafts and arts were practiced with great variety and proficiency; wood, ivory and metals were carved, turned, beaten, soldered and combined in the most skillful manner; architecture and paintings and architectural sculpture reached a comparatively very high state of perfection, a stage higher than we have evidence of for several centuries succeeding this era. And now, through the most brilliant discovery of Mr. Evans, we learn that they even possessed the art of writing. For he has found written documents in the Hellenic lands at least seven centuries earlier than the first known monuments of historic Greek writing." A WOMAN'S HEART. Mrs. Samuel G. Dyer Tells a Harrowing Tale of Suffering. M'Carron, Mich., April 8.—(Special.) —Mrs. Samuel G. Dyer of this place has given the following interesting letter for publication: "For years I suffered intense pain in the region of the heart. I doctored with the best physicians. Some of them would relieve me for a short time, but the pain always returned. My heart was so bad that I would have to sit up in bed for hours, to get relief. I would lie awake almost all night. I am 62 years of age, and no one can understand how much I suffered with this Heart Trouble. "About a year ago I heard of Dodd's Kidney Pills, and commenced to use them. From the first my condition improved. The pain in my heart gradually grew less, and my general health much better, and now I can say positively that I am entirely cured. I can sleep all night, and enjoy almost perfect health. I thank God for the cure that has come to me through the use of Dodd's Kidney Pills. "I have thought long over the matter of giving this letter for publication, and am doing so now without any solicitation whatever, and simply because I feel it to be my duty to express the profound gratitude I feel for my recovery, and to let others who may be suffering as I was know how they may find a cure. I know that nothing else but Dodd's Kidney Pills cured me, because I have taken no other medicine for over a year. I feel better now than I have for many years, and it is all due to the use of Dodd's Kidney Pills." Mrs. Dyer's case and its cure has attracted a great deal of attention, and her letter is a splendid tribute to the curative properties of Dodd's Kidney Pills. Chicago's Vast Expanse The capture of an eagle in Chicago recalls attention to that city's vast expanse. It is rumored that several large herds of bison are still at large in the northern wards, while traces of living mammoths and remains of a comparatively recent dodo's nest have been reported from the jungles of the far south. The coming spring will probably see the setting out of several hunting parties after "big game," while a scientific exploring expedition in search of the traditional mountains of the moon is contemplated.—New York Tribune. There is more Catarrh in this section of the country than all other diseases put together, and until the last few years was supposed to be incurable. For a great many years doctors pronounced it a local disease, and prescribed local remedies, and by constantly falling to cure with local treatment, pronounced it incurable. Science has proven catarrh to be a constitutional disease, and therefore requires constitutional treatment. Hall's Catarrh Cure, manufactured by F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio, is the only constitutional cure on the market. It is taken internally in doses from 10 drops to a teaspoonful. It acts directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. They offer one hundred dollars for any case it fails to cure. Send for circulars and testimonials. Address F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, Ohio. Sold by Druggists, 75c. Hall's Family Pills are the best. Tillman's Offer to Lecture. Senator Tillman has received a flattering offer to go on the lecture platform, with full privilege to select his own topic and discuss it in his own way. The southerner is a capital story teller and has a keen sense of humor, both of which qualifications would stand him in good stead as a lecturer. Imitation thunderstorms, with the electricity generated by Niagara Falls, will be one of the features of the Buffalo exhibition. The thunder is produced by means of large glass condensers, and, while realistic, is warranted to be harmless. To the man of humanity, the world is generally disposed to ascribe every other good quality; of its influence all, in some degree, partake, and therefore all love it—Blair. Garfield Tea purifies the blood, regulates the digestive organs and promotes good health. It is the herb medicine that has been used successfully for many years. With money you can move the gods; without it you can't move a man. Will promulgate and at all times uphold the true principles of Democracy, but Farmers, Battalion, Protestants, Knights of Labor, Indians, Mosomona, Republicans, Priests, or any one can have their say, so long as their language is proper and responsibility is fixed. The Broad Ax is a newspaper whose platform is broad enough for all, ever claiming the editorial right to speak its own mind. Local communication will have attention; its only on one side of the paper. One Year..... 88.00 Months..... 1.00 Overlining rates made known on application offers all communications to JULIUS P. TAYLOR, Editor and Publisher. The twenty Mexican banks reported in the government reports show a combined capital of $70,000,000. The tonnage of the mercantile navy of Great Britain is almost equal to the tonnage of the combined mercantile navies of all the six other largest powers. It is quite likely that the most interesting political contest in the coming November will be that over the mayoralty of New York. The city has a population of half a million more than that of the thirteen colonies which fought for independence in 1776; and the character of its government is a matter of concern to all Americans. Bulldogs and terriers have doubled in price since the Madison Square show ended. Like any other society fad the fashion in dogs varies, and as society has decreed this year that bull pups and terriers are in style, therefore those breeds are the only ones to be considered by any member of the 400 or those who would like to be. The brilliant young novelists, with their astounding records of 100,000 or 250,000 copies sold, need not be too confident that they have outstripped their elders even commercially. That stanch old favorite, "East Lynne," has just passed the 500,000 mark for copyright sales, not to speak of pirated editions, and no fewer than four stage versions are extant and popular. There is a hint to Carrie Nation and her followers in the action of the W. C. T. U. women of Fulton, Mich. Charles Sherman established a pool room there and the temperance people purchased his outfit, he signing a contract not to go into the same business there. Everything in the place was destroyed and it has been given out that if another "joint" is started in Fulton it will be smashed and not purchased. The defeat of a bill appropriating $50,000,000, by a single senator, exercising his right of unlimited debate, was a striking incident of the closing hours of the session of congress. It is not even without a certain amusing aspect. He will be a wise statesman who can find a way to establish a mean between the system which permits, to one member, such power of obstruction, and the unlimited power of a majority to prohibit all debate under the operation of the "previous question." Several weeks ago an abscess developed in the stomach of William Thorpe, a resident of Quantico, Md. The growth so weakened him that physicians feared to use the knife and the patient was slowly dying. A few days ago he saw a Philadelphia paper in which there was a certain cartoon making fun of Senator Quay of Pennsylvania. Thorpe laughed and immediately a stream of blood gushed from his mouth. The doctor happened to call just then, and after examining Thorpe declared that the abscess had broken and that the patient would now get well. All of which goes to show what Philadelphia cartoons are good for. A paragraph in an American paper the other day estimated the number of British troops in South Africa at 290,000. A London newspaper just at hand furnishes material to correct these figures, for, making a careful summary of all available forces, it finds that, with the re-enforcements sent out a month ago and the new Australian contingent, the total British armed strength in South Africa is 400,000. The forces under Generals De Wet and Botha being estimated at from 2,000 to 4,000 men, it appears that the British are able to surround each fighting burgher with from 100 to 200 men, a disparity of strength probably without precedent in the history of warfare. The end of the war continues to be in sight—in London. Hay lozenges are the popular confectionery among army horses in the Philippines and South Africa. The food, or rather the form of it, is a Yankee invention called into existence by the circumstances of war in a country lacking good roads. Hay put up in the ordinary bale cannot be transported on horseback because of its weight and bulk. It is therefore compressed by powerful machinery into diameter and two inches thick. The disks are packed in rolls like the lozenges the train-boys sell, and hung in slings from the horse's back, one on each side. A single lozenge, when broken up and opened out, makes a meal for a horse or mule, and will cure him of that hungry feeling as quickly as a mangerful of fresh hay. The compactness of the new bale also means a great saving in freight. PERU-NA CURES SPRING CATARRH Easter Greeting To the afflicted. IF every one in the world were healthy and happy what a glad day Easter would be. But the sun rises every Easter morning on a multitude of sick and afflicted. The Easter lilies gladden the hearts of the sick and well alike. But to the sick something more than the Easter lily is necessary to bring that hope and cheer which every one expects on Easter day. The well need no physician, but the sick need a remedy. Nearly one-half the people in the United States are suffering from some form or phase of catarrhal ailment. These ailments take different forms at different seasons of the year. In the springtime catarrh assumes a systemic form, producing nervousness, lassitude and general languor. Systemic catarrh deranges the digestion and through deranged digestion it impoverishes or contaminates the blood. Thus we have blood diseases and nervous derangements through systemic catarrh. Peruna is a specific for these cases. No other remedy yet devised by the medical profession is able to successfully meet so many phases of spring ailments as Peruna. Men and women everywhere are praising Peruna as follows: A First Class Tonic. Wm. A. Collier, Assistant Paymaster U. S. N., writes: "I have taken Peruna and recommend it to those needing a first-class tonic." A Spring Tonic. Mrs. D. W. Timberlake, Lynchburg, Va., says: "There is no better spring tonic than Peruna, and I have used about all of them." The Best of Tonics. Hon. W. C. Chambers, Chief Justice of Samoa, says: "I have tried one bottle of Peruna and I can truthfully say it is one of the best tonics I ever used." A Great Tonic. Hon. M. C. Butler, Ex-U. S. Senator and Ex-Governor of South Carolina, writes from Edgefield, S. C.: "I have been using Peruna for a short period and I feel very much relieved. It is indeed a wonderful medicine and besides a great tonic." Splendid for the Nerves Robert B. Mantell, the famous actor, writes from New York City: "Peruna is splendid and most invigorating—refreshing to the nerves and brain." For General Debility. Hon. Jno. V. Wright, of the Law Department, General Land Office of Tennessee, writes: "I wish everyone who is suffering with general debility or prostration could know of Peruna." THE BEST HE EVER SAW. A Missouri Pronounces on the Farm- Just at present considerable interest is being aroused in the fact that a few new districts (of limited acreage) are being opened out by the Canadian government in Saskatchewan and Assinibola (western Canada), and any information concerning this country is eagerly sought. Mr. W. R. Corser, of Higginsville, Lafayette Co., Mo., was a delegate there during last summer, and writing of his impressions he says: "I found surprising yields of grain of all descriptions. One farmer I visited threshed of 175 acres: "600 bushels of wheat from fifteen acres, 40 bushels to acre. "600 bushels of barley from ten acres, 60 bushels to acre. "15,000 bushels of oats from 150 acres, 100 bushels to acre. "The samples were all No. 1. "I also saw a considerable number of stock. Swine do well and there is no disease amongst them. They are a good source of income to the farmer. The cattle on the range beat anything I ever saw. Fat and ready for beef, fully matured and ripened on the nutritious grasses of the prairie. I am firmly convinced that this country offers better facilities for a poor man than any I have ever seen." Information concerning these lands can be had from any agent of the government whose advertisement appears elsewhere in this paper. The number of women engaged in the factories of Finland is 19,395. The Best Housekeepers use Maple City Self Washing Soap because it gives the best results. A man likes to feel that he is loved and a woman likes to be told. Mrs. D. W. Timberlake, Lynchburg, Va., says: "There is no better spring tonic than Peruna, and I have used about all of them." A Good Tonic. Captain Percy W. Moss, Second Arkansas Volunteers, writes from Paragould, Ark.: "I find Peruna a very good spring tonic, and will readily recommend it at any time." Builds Up the Entire System. Miss Jennie Johnson, 3118 Lake Park avenue, Chicago, Ill., is Vice President of Chicago Teachers' Federation. She writes: "Peruna restores the functions of nature, induces sleep and builds up the entire system." Makes Steady Nerves. D. L. Wallace, Charter Member International Barbers' Union, 15 Western avenue, Minneapolis, Minnesota, writes: "I now feel splendid. My head is clear, my nerves are steady, I enjoy my food and rest well." Features of a National Park. The Vicksburg national park will soon be complete as far as the acquisition of land is concerned. It will comprise in all 1,231 acres. It is proposed to restore all military features that marked it in the struggle of 1863. Are You Using Allen's Foot-Ease? It is the only cure for Swollen, Smarting, Burning, Sweating Feet, Corns and Bunions. Ask for Allen's Foot-Ease, a powder to be shaken into the shoes. At all Druggists and Shoe Stores, 25c. Sample sent FREE. Address, Allen S. Olmsted, LeRoy, N. Y. New Century Signals at Sea. The new century was celebrated by marines all over the world by the adoption of a revised and up-to-date edition of the international code of signals. 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. Thought grows mouldy. What was good and nourishing food for the spirits of one generation affords no sustenance to the next.—Hawthorne. The system cannot be in good condition wher the bowels are constipated. Take Garfield Tea, it cures constipation and effectually regulates the liver. The out door sporting tastes of the emperor of Japan range from lawn tennis to football. All Rosin-Filled Soaps are injurious. Better avoid them. Ask for Maple City Self Washing Soap. It's pure. All good grocers sell it. The child is wiser in his innocence than the philosopher in his wisdom. The Best of Tonics. Hon. W. C. Chambers, Chief Justice of Samoa, says: "I have tried one bottle of Peruna and I can truthfully say it is one of the best tonics I ever used." A Grand Tonic. Mrs. Gridley, mother of Captain Gridley, of the "Olympia," writes: "I used Peruna and can truthfully say it is a grand tonic." For Overwork. Mr. Teft Johnson, a prominent actor of Washington, D. C., writes from Fourteenth and "I" streets: "In the effort to improve a condition impaired by overwork, I have found nothing that has done as much good as Peruna." For a Worn-out System. Mrs. Catherine Toft, President "Valkyrlen Association," 5649 Cottage Grove avenue, Chicago, Ill., writes: "I often advise Peruna in cases of a worn-out system and a broken down constitution." Condor of the Andes. The great condor of the Andes is the largest kind that flies. To another bird, which is an American now, has been given the second prize. It is the fierce harpy eagle of the Philippines. Our own turkey comes very near the second place. Do Your Feet Ache and Burn? Shake into your shoes, Allen's Foot-Ease, a powder for the feet. It makes tight or New Shoes feel Easy. Cures Corns, Bunions, Swollen, Hot and Sweating Feet. At all Druggists and Shoe Stores, 25c. Sample sent FREE. Address Allen S. Olmsted, LeRoy, N.Y. Title That Roosevelt Prefers. Vice President Roosevelt prefers to be called by the title of "colonel" rather than by that belonging to the exalted civic position he now holds. "I earned my colonelcy," he says, "and the other thing came to me." A jar of RUBEFACIENT should be kept in every house. It is the most wonderful specifie 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. Do Good to All. "To tumble into 'grumble' ditch is easy, but it is not so easy to get out. One way out is by doing good to others. As we have opportunty, let us do good unto all men." Coughing Leads to Consumption. Kemp's Malsam will stop the cough at once. Go to your druggist today and get a sample bottle free. Sold in 25 and 60 cent bottles. Go at once delays are dangerous. The closer we get to our ideals the less their appearance seems to suit us. CHARLES F. GILMAN, MILLIONAIRE, ECCENTRIC. In Queen Delags in His Princely Home near Bridgeport, Connecticut—Num-uous Claimants for a Share in His Estate. (Special Letter.)) Bocentric was the life led by the man George F. Gilman, the millionaire merchant, who died recently at the luxurious home at Black Rock, near Bridgeport, Conn. He was a widower and childless and in life cor- tally detested the relatives who are now eager to share in the millions he accumulated, the situation being the more complicated as Mr. Gilman died estate. The Scramble Begins. Hardly had his body been laid in the grave before the scramble over his estate began. The heirs at law number nearly a score, including two half brothers and a half sister and various nephews, nieces, grand-nieces and a nephew. One other claimant to his estate and to the whole of that estate, is Mrs. Blakely Hall, who for three years has presided over his home. It is said now that a compromise has been effected, whereby the various claimants will equally divide the property among them, thereby saving the cost of a long-drawn-out litigation. They have as an object lesson in this A. GEORGE F. GILMAN. Hoard a contest over the will of Na- daniel Gilman, father of the de- posed, between the latter and his half others and other heirs which lasted from 1859 almost until the death of the merchant. Should a settlement not be effected among the claimants in consequent litigation will prove a ing and costly process and a fat one of lawyers. The estate is large, but the value is not definitely known. It estimated to be worth all the way from $2,500,000 to $20,000,000. In a Strange Mold. George Francis Gilman was cast in strange mold of nature. The elements of eccentricity entered too deep into his make-up to allow of an analysis of his character. He lived his life in his own way, indifferent to the world's opinion and with wealth in multifess quantity to gratify his every aim. Beginning life in New York as leather merchant, he soon entered on the tea business and at the time his death he owned 285 tea stores various cities in the United States. Many years ago owing to a quarrel with two half brothers in New York for his father's estate he shook the net of the metropolis from his feet and established his household goods in Black Rock. Ever afterward when he visited New York he was accompanied by an attendant for fear of mildly violence. Eccentric Life at Black Rock At Black Rock his will was law and by offending against it was promptly finished. The house itself was of his in designing, for wealthy as he was would not employ an architect. This is not due, however, to a sense of momy, for Gilman spent money with fish hand; but rather was due to the man's vanity. One feature of his home is a vast living room, with an enorous open fireplace on one side and in ``` MRS. BLAKELY HALL. in fireplace a fire burned both summer and winter. One thing that Mr. Gilman prided himself on was his patronage of art, and usually he had some competent artist about him in readiness to take picture when desired. And the demands for the artist were numerous, the Gilman entertained many pretty women—and no woman who was not pretty—and the pictures of these he had painted and hung on his walls. It was the duty of the artist to keep the house filled with new and attractive men. While Mr. Gifman enjoyed having portraits of others painted, he not only could not have his own made, but he also objected to seeing himself in a looking glass, and would have none about his residence. The only mirrors he had in his house were comparatively small and were kept in the rooms reserved for ladies whom he entertained. He had a similar aversion to clocks, and kept none in sight. Wanted His Mind Free From Care. Certain subjects were always forbidden in the presence of Mr. Gilman. Age, time, illness, death, accidents or calamities—all these were not to be in any way referred to. "Unpleasant things," that is the heading under which they were grouped. If, in spite of care, a guest should stumble into mention of anything "unpleasant," his fall from favor was instantaneous. "You better pack your trunk, the carriage will be ready," was Gilman's curt manner of dismissal and never again did that offender's name appear upon the list of the house's guests. The House at Black Rock. At times the beautiful house at Black Rock would shelter only a bevy of handsome women. Again, only a crowd of men would be in evidence. Rarely was there a mixed party. Never was there a plain woman to be seen. Beauty of feature, grace of form, these were essentials of every woman who found favor with the eccentric millionaire. Mr. Gilman's strange manner of living gave rise to much gossip and the busy tongue of rumor oft coupled his name with strange orgies at his home. But those who knew Mr. Gilman best deny vehemently any improprieties. He himself was strictly temperate and he enforced abstinence from intoxicants upon the young men who were his guests. Men of more mature years were at liberty to drink a reasonable amount at their meals and the old gentleman would urge the young women at his table to take several glasses of champagne. His own drink was mineral water. Traveled in Pomp. Wherever he went his eccentricities accompanied him. When he visited New York he lived in great pomp and usually occupied the bridal suite in his hotel. There he entertained like a prince, spending money with reckless prodigality. He gave dinners nightly and usually a theater party followed. beautiful women, was a feature of the His four-in-hand coach, laden with metropolis on such occasions. In summer he was a frequent visitor to Stockbridge and Great Barrington, where, surrounded by some of his devotees, he made merry. The trip to and from these places was usually made by coach, several relays of horses being taken and the entire distance being covered at a speed which startled the natives and made lovers of the horse sigh. Gilman's stables were among the best in the country and contained from 36 to 40 blooded horses. A few years ago at fabulous prices he imported 10 splendid English horses. In appearance Gilman was tall and spare with strong, clean cut features and snow white, silvery hair, which he kept cut close to his temples. He was smooth shaven, and his friends say his profile was like that of some old Roman emperor, with a magnificent nose and a square, determined chin. If there was anything unpleasant in his appearance it lay in his small, roving dark eyes, that rarely remained fixed on the face of a person talking to him but shifted in a crafty manner. A Keen-Eved Professor Of Professor Tait, who has resigned the chair of natural philosophy at Edinburg university, J. M. Barrie has drawn a graphic picture in his "Edinburgh Eleven." "I have his figure before me," he writes. "The small, twinkling eyes had a fascinating gleam in them; he could concentrate them until they held the object looked at; when they flashed around the room he seemed to have drawn a rapier. I have seen a man fall back in alarm under Tait's eyes, though there were a dozen benches between them." Professor Tait once demonstrated mathematically to his own satisfaction that a golf ball could only be driven a certain distance. The calculation held good until his own son drove a ball thirty yards farther. Fashion's Mandate Hard on Animals Some of the creatures which yield up their lives and their furs for fashion's sake are not killed—they are assassinated. They meet death at a spear's point while dormant within their little homes, built with infinite labor and skill. Some of these dwellers of the wilderness have already been harried to the very verge of extinction, The silver fox, a perfect creature of nature, bears about him a pelt worth $300. He rarely looks in the face of his kind. These foxes are so few and far between that when by any chance an Indian captures one he immediately goes on a spree of long duration. Chicago Times-Herald. War Helps San Francisco. The movement of troops has brought a large business to San Francisco. The government in the last three years has distributed upward of $70,000,000 in that city. From May, 1898, to and including December, 1900, there left San Francisco for the Orient 2,930 officers, 86,146 enlisted men and 7,487 horses, mules and cattle for their use; and during the same time there returned 807 officers and 16,008 enlisted men. The army has a model camp in the Presidio reservation and has erected extensive hospitals for the care of the sick and disabled men, unfortunately numerous, who come on every returning troopship—Saturday Evening Post. To protect your health and our reputation, we will gladly pay this big reward to any one who will furnish us information on which we can secure conviction of a dealer who tries to sell worthless fake imitations,when CASCARETS are called for. When you're offered something "just as good", it's because there is a little more money in the fake. Buy CASCARETS from the honest dealer. They are always put up in blue metal boxes with long-tailed trademarked C on the cover-every tablet stamped C.C.C., and they are never sold in bulk. Remember this and whenever fakes are offered when CASCARETS are called for, get all the details and write us on the subject at once. If a man purchases a homestead from the settler who has lived on the same for four years and then lives on the land for the remainder of the unexpired five years he cannot obtain a patent to the land. The patent vests only in the locator after a five years' residence upon the land, and in the case of his death before the expiration of the five years in his widow or children, or if there be neither widow nor children, in his legal heirs, providing each of the class named shall live upon the land, cultivate it and carry out the purpose of the original settler so far as complying with the homestead law is concerned. The fees for homestead entry vary in different states. San Francisco Call. It is astonishing how soon the whole conscience begins to unravel if a single stitch is dropped. One little sin indulged makes a hole you could put your head through. DO YOU FEEL LIKE THIS? Pen Picture for Women. "I am so nervous, there is not a well inch in my whole body. I am so weak at my stomach and have indigestion horribly, and palpitation of the heart, and I am losing flesh. This headache and backache nearly kills me, and yesterday I nearly had hysterics; there is a weight in the lower part of my bowels bearing down all the time, and pains in my groins and thighs; I cannot sleep, walk, or sit, and I believe I am diseased all over; no one ever suffered as I do." This is a description of thousands of cases which come to Mrs. Pinkham's attention daily. An inflamed and ulcerated condition of the neck of the womb can produce all of these symp A. MRS. JOHN WILLIAMS. toms, and no woman should allow herself to reach such a perfection of misery when there is absolutely no need of it. The subject of our portrait in this sketch, Mrs. Williams of Englishtown, N.J., has been entirely cured of such illness and misery by Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, and the guiding advice of Mrs. Pinkham of Lvnn. Mass. No other medicine has such a record for absolute cures, and no other medicine is "just as good." Women who want a cure should insist upon getting Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound when they ask for it at a store. Anyway, write a letter to Mrs. Pinkham at Lynn, Mass., and tell her all your troubles. Her advice is free. DON'T GET WET! THE ORIGINAL TOWER'S FISH BRAND SLICKER BLACK OR YELLOW Will Keep You Dry IN THE Wettest Weather. TAKE NO SUBSTITUTES. LOOK FOR ABOVE TRADE MARK. CATALOGUES FREE Showing Full Line of Garments and Hats A.J. TOWER GO., BOSTON, MASS. A Dentist's Opinion: "As an antiseptic and hygienic mouthwash, and for the care and preservation of the teeth and gums, I cordially recommend Sozodont. I consider it the ideal dentifrice for children's use." [Name of writer upon application.] HALL & RUGKEL, NEW YORK. The real worth of my $3.00 and $3.50 shoes compared with other makes is $4.00 to $5.00. My $4.00 Gilt Edge Line cannot be equalled at any price. Best in the world for men. I make and sell more men's fine shoes. Goodyear Welt (Hand-Sewed Process), than any other manufacturer in the world. I will pay $1,000 to any one who can prove that my statement is not true. (Signed) W. L. Douglas. Take no substitute! Insist on having W. L. Douglas shoes with name and price stamped on bottom. Your dealer should keep them; I give one dealer exclusive sale in each town. If he does not keep them and will not get them for you, order direct from factory, enclosing price and 2% extra for carriage. Over 1,000,000 satisfied wearers. New Spring Catalog free. Fast Color Eyelashes used exclusively. W. L. DOUGLAS, Brockton, Mass. W N E C H A O B F $200.00 CASH We will give the above award if you will correctly arrange the above letter important American Cities. What are they? Each letter may be the fortunate person to secure at least a postmaster should there be more than one set of correct answers provided. For instance, should five persons send in a $40.00; should ten persons send in correct answers, persons, $10.00 each. This offer is made to advertise that WE DO NOT WANT ONE CENT OF YOUR POST IS FREE. As soon as you have arranged your names, send them. A postal card will do, and you will mail. Those who have tried other contests and one. All can secure an award if they wish to try, HOME SUPPLY CO., Dept. W., DETROIT 00.00 CASH, FREE will give the above award to any person who tently arrange the above letters to spell the What are they? Each line represents to secure at least a portion, if not the one set of correct answers, the money should five persons send in correct answers, send in correct answers, each will receive offer is made to advertise and introduce our ONE CENT OF YOUR MONEY. As you have arranged what you suppose card will do, and you will hear from us tried other contests and failed to secure ward if they wish to try, without any ex- Dept. W., DETROIT, MICH. Notice. | Y | R | O | K | W | N | E | | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | | O | C | G | I | C | H | A | | L | A | F | U | O | B | F | We will give the above award to any person who will correctly arrange the above letters to spell the names of Three Important American Cities. What are they? Each line represents one city. You may be the fortunate person to secure at least a portion, if not the full amount. For should there be more than one set of correct answers, the money will be equally divided. For instance, should five persons send in correct answers, each will receive $40.00; should ten persons send in correct answers, each will receive $20.00; twenty persons, $10.00 each. This offer is made to advertise and introduce our firm quickly. WE DO NOT WANT ONE CENT OF YOUR MONEY. THIS CONTEST IS FREE. As soon as you have arranged what you suppose are the correct names, send them. A postal card will do, and you will hear from us promptly by return mail. Those who have tried other contests and failed to secure anything, try this one. All can secure an award if they wish to try, without any expense whatever. names of Three Important American Cities. What are the one city. You may be the fortunate person to secure at full amount. For should there be more than one set of coins will be equally divided. For instance, should five persons each will receive $40.00; should ten persons send in correct $20.00; twenty persons, $10.00 each. This offer is made to firm quickly. WE DO NOT WANT ONE CENT. THIS CONTEST IS FREE. As soon as you have the correct names, send them. A postal card will do promptly by return mail. Those who have tried other co- anything, try this one. All can secure an award if they w pense whatever. THE HOME SUPPLY CO., Dept. W., D Lumber No 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 middleman's profit. Send in your lists for estimates. For Women Common Sense and Scientific Knowledge Combined. Dr. Iman's Ladies' Restorative Tablets A Positive Remedy for the Cure of Woman's Ills. A Blood Maker, Purifier and Tonic. No More Pain For Full Month's Treatment Send Only ONE DOLLAR. Medical Advice Free and Strictly Confidential. Money Returned If Not Satisfactory. Put Up and Guaranteed by The DR. IMAN'S MEDICINE COMPANY, Grand Rapids, Michigan. Correspondence promptly answered. JOHN E. BURNS LUMBER Co., Long Distance 40 W. Chicago Av., Telephones, Monroe 211, Chicago, Ill. Monroe 290. promptly answered. INS LUMBER Co., 0 W. Chicago Av., 211, Chicago, Ill. HERRICK REFRIGERATORS Use a Herrick Sanitary Refrigerator. White spruce, enamel and glass linings. No poisonous zinc. Special features: one-quarter space for ice. one-half more room. Send for catalogue and prices. Address sales department. Herrick Refrigerator & Cold Storage Co., WATERLOO, IOWA. Are Pain Not Send Only ONE DOLLAR. And Strictly Confidential. Not Satisfactory. Guaranteed by The MICINE COMPANY, Michigan. Kansas For sale at a bargain; all finest Stock Ranch in the cattle; low interest, easy Corwin, Harpor Coun I CURE Kansas Ranch For sale at a bargain; all first-class improvements; finest Stock Ranch in the state; corn, wheat, grass, cattle; low interest, easy terms. JOS. A. KELLY, Corwin, Harpor County, Kansas. CURE FITS FREE MONEY in Sheep in Montana is SAFE and pays $25 per cent interest. Now is the time to invest. Get in at bottom prices and be prepared for four more years of prosperity. Write for our annual report and particulars. Montana Co-Operative Ranch Co., Great Falls, Montana. It afflicted with pore eyes, us 100.00 R th and our reputation, we will gladly pay this secure conviction of a dealer who tries to se .00 Re J. Why pay rent for a farm when you can obtain 160 acres of the choicest lands on the continent for grain growing, stock raising or mixed farming free, or purchase Government or railway lands near railway stations and towns at from $2.00 to $6.00 per acre on the ten-year installment plan. Manitoba is the nearest province in Western Canada to the Great Lakes and has a complete system of railways: four competing lines run to the East, consequently cheap freight rates which assures the farmer the full value for all he raises. 33,000 farmers exported 35,000,000 bushe's of wheat and 50,000 head of cattle and $500,000 worth of dairy produce in 1899. Good schools and municipal system. Low taxes. For full particulars write to or call on J.D. CILLIES, Agent Government of Manitoba, Canada, 167 East Third street, St Paul, Minn. Red Mike's saloon was raided last night and ten gallons of whisky and a caddy of Willow Twist tobacco was stolen. The fact that the Three Leaf Temperance club held a late session last night may furnish Mike a clue. Bill Feverdrops was released from the city jail this morning on the promise that he would behave himself and help his wife do the washing. Bill is a rattling good fellow when he is sober, but it is hard to catch him that way. The Carrie Nation society held its second meeting in the rear of Bill Axmalker's hardware store last night. The meeting was opened with prayer and closed sine die. This final action was taken owing to the high price of hatchets in Dry Creek. Joe Smith lost a valuable dog Monday. It was thought at first that someone had given the dog poison with malicious intent, but a post-mortem examination disclosed one of Mrs. Smith's breakfast biscuits in the dog's stomach. Joe has our sympathy. The Buzzard gives divine notice right here, once for all, that no more free church notices will be published in these columns unless a ticket to the whole performance accompanies the copy. We are down on begging societies and religious lotteries anyway, and we don't propose to be a willing accomplice to the game unless there is something in it for us. Sam Lander, of Coyote Gulch, was in town yesterday, the first time since he burled his mother. Sam hadn't been here two hours until he was fuller than a bath sponge and he insisted on shooting the ears off of a gentleman from Omaha. Sam was finally chased out of town by the marshal, and as we go to press some of the boys are trying to coax the man from Omaha to come out from under the meeting house. A box of dried up cake from the feasting boards of the Hodges-Blatz wedding reached this office two days after the charming Miss Blatz had thrown herself away by marrying Tom Hodges. If Tom thinks he can buy space in this paper and reinstate himself in our innocent affections by sending us a box of cullings from his table, he's m'staken. He was afraid to invite us to the wedding because he knew we used to be sweet on the girl he flim-flammed into marrying him. The bride has the sympathy of the entire community.—Dry Creek Buzzard. STAGE WHISPERS. "Tsar Foris," a new play by Count Tolstoi, will soon be staged at Nijni Novgorod. Francis Wilson has in view a plan to revive all his old-time successes next season and this is being discussed now by his managers. Sybil Sanderson is giving a series of concerts at Budapest, after which she will sing at the Wintergarten, Berlin, and then return to Paris. It has been settled that R. D. McLean and Odett Tyler will be under the management of W. G. Smyth next season, and they intend to make at least two elaborate Shakespearean productions. Sadie Martinot will soon begin a starring tour in "Sapho," under Louis Nethersole's management, and supported by Olga Nethersole's company. Next season Miss Martinot will star in a new play by Clyde Fitch. James K. Hackett is going to play next season Victor Mapes' drama, "Don Caesar's Return," which Richard Mansfield put in rehearsal last autumn, but subsequently shelved because of his revival of "King Henry V." Mrs. H. C. De Mille and Harriet Ford have been at work during the winter on a new play for Richard Mansfield, founded on the life of Rembrandt. Last summer these authors went to Holland in order to study the history and atmosphere of their subject. HOUSEHOLD SUGGESTIONS. Colored tissue paper is better than white for wrapping up laces and ribbons to be laid away. White papers so used will cause white articles to turn yellow. The woman who wishes for something serviceable and good for a duster now buys flannel in place of cheese cloth, which, when used by a maid, is worn out almost before it is hemmed. Clothes sprinkling among the very up-to-date is done by means of a tin cup with a perforated lid. Water is shaken out upon the clothes just as easily as pepper would be put into the frying pan. If you will only have bare floors and rugs in your house there need never be a regular housecleaning period. The house will be cleaned from week to week, and carpet cleaning as an exceptional function will not be known Commending itself to the economical is a neat little soap saver. It looks like a small popcorn cooker. Small pieces of soap left over from washing may be put in this and swished around in the water for a number of times before they are used up. "Don't forget to Order from the Grocer" is a neat, wooden memorandum board, with a long list of grocery articles printed upon it, and a row of holes alongside. Put in a small brass peg beside the needed article, and your memory then may go sailing off on something else.—Milwaukee Wisconsin. The farms in the neighborhood of Pretoria have been proved rich in coal, copper, gold and diamonds The only reason that Col. Mike McDonald has for wanting to white-wash Captain H. C. Carter by making it appear that the captain is a Democrat is to land him in the city attorney's office so that Capt. Carter, whom it is said jumped out of Mississippi between the rising and the setting of the sun, can earn money enough to buy his own rot-gut or bourbon, for everybody knows that for years Colonel McDonald has put up his own money to enable Captain Carter to buy whiskey; but the colonel has got good and tired of his job and he wants to unload the captain onto the city, for the colonel belloves, so it is said, that the city is at least able to keep the captain in whiskey. Harvey A. Thompson who has always been the bosom friend of Capt. H. C. Carter, Mr. W. H. Clark and S. A. T. Watkins, and who for years posed as a big Democrat and Republican at the same time, and then at last he denounced its leaders after The Broad Ax had prevented Thompson from hoodwinking the managers of the Democratic party of this city any longer, who had always petted him by giving him good fat jobs and for doing so the Republican Party has rewarded Thompson by giving him a situation in the Government printing office at Washington. SCIENTIFIC JOTTINGS. The Chinese calligraphist uses two colors-black and red. A horse eats nine times its weight in food in a year; a sheep six times. A century ago the potato was a new and unpopular article of food in France. Poor window glass is responsible for eye strain, on account of the faulty refraction. Berlin has fourteen schools in which girls of thirteen and fourteen are taught to cook. Dr. Cook, the antarctic explorer, brought back 30,000 new words from Terra del Fuego. The average height and weight of a boy 17 years of age is five feet four inches, and about 116 pounds. In Paris the public authorities supply gratuitously sulphurous baths to all workers who manipulate lead. Eight teeth suffice the elephant for munching purposes. The giant animal has two below and two above on each side. One pattern of small arm will now be used by American fighting men ashore and afloat, and the army rifle is fast being placed aboard the warships. When a crew sets out for the north pole the cost is no small matter. The item of food supply for the Baldwin expedition will amount to $50,000 or $60,000. Astronomers figure out that the diameter of the earth at the equator varies 3,048 feet, so that our planet is not only flattened at the poles, but slightly squeezed in the middle. The Caspian sea is literally a great depression in the surface of the earth. It is eighty-four feet below the regular sea level. Besides this, its waters have very little salt in them, being almost fresh. A creamery company at Oswego, N. Y., runs its plant with liquid air. A ten-horse power engine runs as smoothly as if by steam, and the company is entirely satisfied with the experiment. It is stated by an Austrian medical paper that a physician named Jaz has discovered an antityphoid serum which has been applied successfully in fifty cases. The serum is not injected, but is drunk by the patient. SOCIAL PHILOSOPHY. The harbor buoy is a child of the sea. Fine feathers don't pay the landlord. Anger is a stone cast into a hornet's nest. Keeping out of debt is a first-class life policy. Laziness begins with cobwebs and ends in chains. Charity covers a multitude of sins and so does success. CURLY HAIR MADE STRAIGHT BY THE TAKEN FROM LIFE, BEFORE AND AFTER TREATMENT. WONDERFUL DISCOVERY ORIGINAL OZONIZED OX MARROW [COPRESSED.] Will straighten your hair, quickly and easily so that you can do it yourself at home no matter how kinky or curly 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. Nourishes the scalp, curves dandruff, prevents falling, and makes the hair grow. Sold over forty years. Wash washed. Testimonials free on request. It was the first invention ever sold for straightening kinky hair. Reasons of imitations. Get the Original Growned Ox Marrow as the genuine never fails to keep the hair pliable and beautiful. A toilet necessary for ladies and gentleman. Elegantly performed. Owing to its superior and lasting quality it is the most economical. It is not possible for anybody to produce a preparation at it. Full directions with every bottle. Only $0 coins. Sold each or we will ship you express paid one bottle for $3 or three for $1.40. Send postal or money order, as we do not send goods C. O. D. Write your name and address plainly to GEONIED OX MARROW CO., 78 Wabash Ave., Chicago, IL. 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-SMELL 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 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 Telephone Yards 792. Established 1877 JOHN J. DUNN, Wholesale and Retail Dealer In..... Coal - and - Wood, 51st Street and Armour Avenue... Residence, 5045 Michigan Boul., CHICAGO. NOTARY PUBLIC Telephone Wentworth 6:2 Real Estate, Renting, Loans ... Insurance ... 910 W. 63d st. (near Halsted) CHICAGO. DR. W. A. BUCKNER, Office Hours 2:30 to 4:30, and 7 to 9 p.m. 1 to 3 Sundays. Tel. 826 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 473. DR. WM. H. DAVIS, Chiropidist, TREATMENT PAINLESS. Promp Attention given to Calls at Your Residence or Place of Business. 5012 Fifth Avenue, Chicago WANTED. 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 uncalled 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. TRADEN REGISTER U.S.PATEN WASHING A. D. GASH, Attorney at Law. 84 and 86 La Salle 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. Soully, Attorney at Law, 79 Clark Street, . . . CHICAGO. Room 14. JOSEPH A. McINERNEY LAWYER SUITE 706-708 CHICAGO OPERA HOUSE CHICAGO. Tel. Wentworth 819. Office Hours: 8:30 a. m., to 8:30 p. m. Beauregard F Moseley LAWYER Suite 1 and 2 6256 Halsted Street, Cor. Halsted & 63, CHICAGO. Telephone Yards 707 Residence, 113 Garfield Bd, JOHN FITZGERALD JUSTICE OF THE PEACE 4787 S. HALSTED STREET, .....CHICAGO ALBERT B. GEORGE LAWYER. 423 Ashland Block, Chicago. — Tel. M. 2625. — Lawrence M. Ennis, Advocate and Counselor at Law, Suite 726 Opera House Block. B. W. Corner Clark and Washington Sts. TELEPHONE MAIN 1782. TELEPHONE 813 YARDS. 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. HEAVY MACHINERY. Smoke Stacks, Cupolas and Monument Erected. Hoisting and Placing of all kinds of Beams and Girders for architectural work. Office, 3! South Canal St.. Chicago TELEPHONE MAIN 4028 ...The Mutual Reserve Fund Life or New York... OVER $41,000,000 PAID IN LOSSES. Insurance for the Protection of the family at actual cost E. P. BARRY, M'g'r. JULIUS F. TAYLOR, Special Agt. 410 Roanoke Bldg., 145 La Salle St. 5040 Armor Ave. BUY DIRECT FROM THE FACTORY HONEST MACHINES AT HONEST PRICES Our machines are the best, our prices the lowest. All Machines Guaranteed for 10 Years WRITE FOR PRICES AND CATALOGUE CHICAGO SEWING MACHINE © CHICAGO, ILL. IMPORTED AND DOMESTIG WINES, LIQUORS AND CIGARS 3462 SOUTH HALSTED STREET, ..HARTONA. THE GRANDEST OF ALL arations for the The Original and Only Hartona. Matchless and Positively Unequaled for Straightening all Kinky, Knotty, Stubborn, Harsh, Curly Hair.