The Broad Ax

THE BROAD AX HEW TO THE LINE. TOO MANY NEGRO CHURCHES IN CHICAGO-LATELY OLD OLIVET BAPTIST CHURCH PASSED INTO THE HANDS OF ITS WHITE CREDIT ORS It is estimated that at the present time there are between sixty and seventy Negro Churches and Missions in Chicago. They are scattered all over the city and embrace almost all denominations excepting the Free Thinkers, the Universalists, and the Unitarians. The Colored Baptists have 12 churches and missions, mostly missions, the A. M. E's. have about the same number, and are made up of all other denominations, which would indicate that the majority of Negroes are perfectly willing to take many chances in order to land in their imaginary heaven where they can feast on milk and honey, wear silver slippers, a snow-white crown, and play golden harps, but the average Negro is foolish enough to believe that he will be forever damned if he permits himself to vote any other ticket but the old Republican ticket. Thus the Negro without knowing it puts or places Republican politics away above or beyond his so-called religion. Many of these churches or missions are located in old tumble-down shaks, buildings or stores which are devoid of the proper ventilation and the sanitary condition of some of them is something horrible. It is in many of these the Negro spends so much of his time figuring on going to heaven, contracts many of the contagious diseases which increases the death rate among the Negroes, and sweeps the Negro into an untimely grave. At this point it may not be improper to state that according to the latest United States census reports the colored population of Chicago is 30,150, and of this number it is not unreasonable to say that not over 50 per cent of the thirty thousand colored people of this city are normal church members, and of this latter number less than half of them feel like giving up their last dollar to the churches and missions. What does this prove? Does it not prove that something like seven thousand Afro-Americans are endeavoring to stand up under the enormous indebtedness of the Negro Shurches of Chicago? Some of these churches and missions have less than twenty members. Some of them have no trustees nor other church officers, and the ignorant greasy looking preachers of these churches or misions account to no one for the money which they collect from the gullible or weak-minded people. These ranting and snorting blind leaders of the blind hold forth in their churches or missions all day and most of the night on Sunday, and the rest of the time they put in faking money from the public. They are constantly tramping from office building to office building in the business district, and they have become such an intolerable nuisance that white business men who have always in the past been friendly to the Negro race hate to see them or any other Negro enter their places of business. Many of these inside preachers are more interested in collecting money, drinking whisky, and making souls, than they are in saving souls. They give the people nothing in return for the money which they extort from them. They fail to impress upon the minds of those who are so unfortunate to attend their churches the necessity of being honest in their dealings with men. They do not urge them to lead moral and upright lives. On the contrary these old time Bible beaters who are a positive stumbling block in the pathway of the Negro. They lead him to believe that he can murder his wife and sweet little children, render his hands in the blood of his fellowmen, violate all the laws of morality and decency, gamble, lie and steal, but if he is willing to believe that one drop of the Lord's blood is sufficient to wash away all their sins or past misdeeds, and pay their money to these anti-diluvian preachers, they will send them on to heaven on flowery beds of ease. This damnable doctrine which emanates from the Negro pulpit is the cause of the Negro not manifesting any regard for the moral laws nor for the true and the beautiful. How much better it would be for the Negroes not only of Chicago, but for those of the country, if their preachers would only teach them this one fundamental truth namely, "that each and every man is wholly responsible or answerable for his own acts, it makes no difference whether they are good or bad, that Jesus or no other power in any part of the boundless universe can ever blot out his sins or mis-deeds whenever the preachers become sufficiently enlightened to voice these sentiments from their pulpits, then the Negro will give up the idea that he can shoot craps, play policy, run gambling dens, do everything that is absolutely wrong and still be a leading member of the church, a good Christian and a worthy candidate to occupy the front seat in heaven. Contracting church debts on the part of the Negro preachers of Chicago seems to be a craze or a mania, and that act on their part gives them such a strong "graft" that they are always draining the people out of their money. It would be impossible for anyone who falls to put in the most of his time from Monday night to the next Sunday night to enumerate the various calls or demands for money and the two hundred and fifty to three hundred thousand dollars collected by the Negro preachers of this city each year is not expended to improve the condition of the race, but the greater part of it is squandered by the preachers and officers of the many churches in high living, does not benefit the wash-women and the other church members who send their daughters into tough saloons, bawdy-houses, policy shops, and gambling hells, in order to beg this vast sum of money? We think not. Does it make them better Christians to lie about paying their nonest debts in order to turn their hard earned money over to an idle or an ignorant priesthood to enable them to buy long-tailed coats, slick plug hats and fare sumptuously every day? Is there one honest mother who loves her children that is willing to come forward and answer these questions? We pause for a reply. There is at the present time in this city some three or four new Negro churches under construction and when they are completed the debts of all of the churches of this city belonging to the Negroes will amount to two hundred thousand dollars, and it costs over five thousand dollars a year to maintain Rev. Andy Carey, and Quinn Chapel, Abe Murray and Bethel Church, and where does all this money come from? Why, out of the pockets of the poor laboring people. Lately Old Olivet Baptist church, which was established in this great city in 1858, passed into the hands of its white creditors, and the members of that church have been turned out in the street. Rev. Jasper F. Thomas, who has "coned" his deluded followers for many years, made them believe that its white creditors could not sell the church but at last they have bound out that The Broad Ax knew what it was talking about when it stated that Olivet would be sold. Its white creditors through their attorney, James H. Hooper, did not only sell the church but they also gobbled on to the piano, 400 chairs, 150 Sunday School books, and the Bible, but out of compassion for the members of Olivet Attorney Hooper gave them the Communion Set. But if they want the other things or if they want to again worship in Olivet they will have to pay him for the benefit of its white creditors near onto the $14,000 without saying anything about the other creditors. From these proceedings it would appear that Rev. Jasper F. Thomas has been filling the people full of "hot air," that much of CHICAGO, SEPTEMBER 13, 1902. M. Mr. Joseph E. Flanagan, one of The Faithful Commisioners of Cook County, who will be re- lected as a member of the County Board in November. the money which has been wrung from the pockets of the people has not found its way into the money-box belonging to Old Olivet. When, O when, will the Negro ever learn that his church and all his religion can never improve the social or the moral condition of man but that is the true mission of science. Mr. Joseph E. Flanagan, one of The County, who will be re- lected as a m vember. FRIENDLY ADVICE FREE. From on and after this date all Afro-Americans, who are confined in the Cook County jail, and the other penal institutions of this county, who have been tricked or defrauded out of their money by scheming and unscrupulous white and black lawyers or alleged lawyers under the pretense of signing their bonds or securing their release or freedom are requested to communicate with Julius F. Taylor, editor of The Broad Ax, 5040 Armour av. City. Rev. Andy Carey lately lost his father-in-law Madison Davis, who resided at Athens, Ga., and it is claimed by many colored people who at one time lived in that section of the South, that at the time Mr. Davis was appointed Postmaster at Athens, a mighty howl went up from the whites and in order to quiet them down Mr. Davis, so they say, made an affidavit to the effect that he had no colored or Negro blood in his veins, and we do know that Rev. Andy lives over on Forest avenue among the rich white folks, and many of them think he is a white man, for neither he nor Mrs. Carey ever break their necks while rushing to let their real black sisters and brothers into their richly furnished Forest avenue home. On Wednesday, Sept. 3rd, 1902, Mrs. Kittle Scott and Mrs. Katie Buford were discriminated against' at the Alhambra theatre. They were sold two seats and when they went in to occupy them their coupons were forcibly taken from them and two burly policemen ejected them from the theatre on account of color. Lawyer J. G. Thurman, 128 La Salle street, will fight this civil right case for these two women, and Attorney Thurman has not fully made up his mind as to the nature of the suit which he will bring against the management of the Alhambra theatre but he will not lay down without a hard fight in the courts. A cadaverous looking cheap white lawyer by the name of L. J. Haigler, who works in connection with Dukenhaven, the bond shark, among the Afro-American prisoners in the Cook County jail, does not like The Broad Ax for referring to him in its columns respecting his connection with the mistrial of Georgetown Lewis. We do not blame Haigler for wanting to hush up the Lewis affair, for it seems that Dukenhaven Haigler & Co. came very near skinning him alive. Nevertheless these same fellows are always hanging around the Cook County jail looking for new victims. ```markdown ``` CARD OF THANKS Mr. Henry T. Pelkey, 4727 Dearborn street, desires through the columns of The Broad Ax, to express his gratefulness to the many friends who rendered assistance to him at the time the hand of death entered his home and bore away his wife. Faithful Commisisoners of Cook member of one county Board in No- CHIPS. CHIPS Mrs. J. K. Weeks, of Tampa, Fla. is the only colored woman jeweler and watchmaker in the United States. A colored woman employed as stenographer and critic in the office of the New York World receives a salary of $1,400 a year. Vote for Doctor Nicholas R. Engels for he will make a first-class County Cimmissioner and he is bound to be elected. Col. and Mrs. R. A. Ware, 2232 Dearborn St., have returned home after spending three weeks in visiting friends at Atlanta, Ga., and State Senator Barney J. Maguire is more than happy. Mrs. B. A. Lewis, 3120 Indiana Ave. recently departed on a long visit with her mother and friends at Atlanta, Ga., and other points in the South. Mrs. Lewis, will not return to the city until December. The Iowa A. M. E. Conference would do a mighty good thing if it would send Rev. Abe Murray and Andy Carey to some part of the back woods where they could not come in contact with wine, women and whisky. Mayor Carter H. Harrison and his Advisory Committee have succeeded in unhorseing Boss Robert E. Burke, but notwithstanding that fact the mayor and his committee are mighty slow in opening up the fall campaign. Rev. W. S. Brooks, of St. Stephen's A. M. E. Church this city feels that inasmuch as he worked hard the past year and has succeeded in getting his church out of debt that Conference will return him to his charge for another year. Rev. D. W. Jones who runs Allen Chapel at Avendale is one of the handsomest and one of the cleanest A. M. E. preachers in Chicago and Rev. D. W. can head the delegation to the Iowa conference in his new eighty dollar suit and the conference will make a mistake if it fails to return him to Avendale. The Guardian of Boston, Mass., is one of the best edited papers in the United States; the editorials which it contains from time to time against the policy persued by Prof. Booker T. Washington, Old Tom Fortune, cheapwhisky Ed Cooper, "Jim Crow," Col. George L. Knox and Co., respecting the manhood rights of the Negro are unanswerable. Brother Trotter, you are a forcible and a logical writer and The Broad Ax is with you in your fight against the false leaders of the Negro race. ```markdown ``` DEATH OF MRS. H. T. PELKEY. Friday evening, Sept. 5th, after a very short illness Mrs H. T. Pelkey, 4727 Dearborn St., passed away from among her hosts of warm friends. Her sudden death was a great shock to the people of Chicago for she was well known in all parts of the city. Funeral services were held over her remains at Bethel Church Monday afternoon and her body was laid to rest in Oakwood Cemetery. The pastor of Bethel, Rev. John W. Robinson, of St. Mark's, Rev. Bundy of St. Mary's Rev. Slater of Hyde Park and Mr. Griffin in behalf of the Christian Endeavors, all spoke very glowingly of her many virtues. J. B. Hart, president of the Sunday Club of St. Mary's, read a set of resolutions drawn up by the club in honor of her memory. The floral offerings presented by Mrs. J. W. Steward, Mrs. L. C. Woodard, Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Howard, Miss Addie M. Willis, Mrs. Mary Taylor, Mrs. Geo. Hemstead, St. Mark's church, Bethel Christian Endeavor Society, St. Mary's Sunday Club, and other friends were very beautiful. Mrs. Pelkey was born in Georgetown, Ky., in 1874, and was united in marriage to Mr. Henry T. Pelkey, Dec. 12, 1895: Two lovely daughters still survive her, Eligabeth, who is in her sixth year and little Dorothy who is not quite five year old, a kind and devoted husband, many relatives and troops of loving friends to mourn her death. Mrs. Pelkey was in every sense of the word a help-mate to her husband, a true mother steadfast in her friendship for all humanity and was ever ready to assist in bettering the condition of the unfortunates who dwelt in her midst. She was a strong character and in these degenerate times when so many seemingly respectable women are wearing the cloak of hypocracy it was always refreshing to come in contact with Mrs. Pelkey, for she was the very highest and the truest type of American womanhood. Owing to her unbounded faith in humanity, her broad religious views, her constant devotion to the right and justice and her firm determination to lead an exemplary life from the cradle to the grave, she was enabled to walk with steady tread to the river of the dead, conscious of a work well done, conscious of a victory won. To whose imperishable memory which is entwined in the hearts of those who knew her best. No stain will ever cling. DEATH OF MRS. NANIE GASH. Mrs. Nannie Gash beloved wife of Col. A. D. Gash, died at her residence, 756 South Kedzie avenue, on Tuesday, August 26. Funeral services were held on Thursday, August 28, Rev. Frederick C. Priest, D. D. officiating. The deceased leaves a daughter and a son who, with Col. Gash, and many dear friends mourn the loss of a true wife, a devoted mother a sincere friend and a rare type of Christian womanhood. Col. and Mrs. Gash united with the Church of the Redeemer on Easter Sunday April 15, 1900. They had long been staunch believers of the Universalist faith, but having resided in places remote from Universalist churches, had never before enjoyed the opportunity of professing at the altar of a Universalist church the faith they cherished. When this opportunity at last came to them they eagerly embraced it, and with the happiest anticipations of worship and service in the Church of the Redeemer, Unfortunately, and to their great disappointment, these anticipations were not fulfilled, as Mrs. Gash's health steadily declined and debarred her from church attendance and work. Every possible means of help was resorted to in the hope that she might be saved from the terrible malady which fastened her in its grasp. Notwithstanding all, she succumbed to its ravages, exhibiting, however through her long illness, sublime patience and strong, abiding Christian hope and faith. In this time of great bereavement Col. Gash and his household members have the sincere and full sympathy of the people of the Church of the Redeemer.—The Church Tidings, Chicago. It was our pleasure to meet Mrs. Gash while she resided in Utah and she was a broad-minded, noble woman, one whose love and sympathy always went out to all mankind and we, in common with the many other friends of Col. Gash, sympathize with him over the great loss of his esteemable wife and lovable companion. CHIPS Rev. Jasper F. Thomas last Monroy moved his picture and other traps out of Olivet Baptist Church, and we presume he has given up the ghost in Old Olivet. One year ago the A. M. E. Conference, which was held in St. Stephen's Church on the West side tryed Rev. Abe Murray for swapping spit with one of the female members of his church, for feeling her fat legs, and for attempting to assault another good looking warm sister of his flock, and we wonder it the Iowa conference this year will get after big Rev. Abe. for monkeying with Mrs. Patsy Dean. Rev. H. H. Thompson, presiding elder over the St. Paul A. M. E. district, seems to be a hard worker for his Lord, and it is claimed by his many friends that he has made a better showing in his district the past year than was made by any of his predecessors in two or three year. Rev. Thompson, has the reputation of being an honest man and it stands him in hand to endeavor to urge his fellow preachers to be likewise. Ed Cooper, of Washington, D. C., who is one of the dead-beats belonging to Prof. Booker T. Washington's Business League, who defrauded the writer out of eight dollar and thirty-five cents, attempted to read The Broad Ax a lesson on morals last week, if whisky swilling Ed. Cooper will pay the eight dollars and thirty-five cents which he owes us then we will cease to look upon him as a black livered liar and a low contemptable scoundrel. Theo. W. Jones attended the meeting of The Negro National Business League at Richmond, Va., and Mr. Jones took along with him ten copies of The Broad Ax containing his last article on Rev. Jasper Thomas and all the preachers and many other citizens of that city wanted to read it. He states that it would have been no trouble in disposing of five hundred or a thousand copies of the paper during the sessions of the league and since his return to the city he has ordered one hundred copies of The Broad Ax sent to Richmond, Va. Monday night Rev. Abe Murray held a political meeting in Bethel Church in the interest of Martin B. Maden, and Young Dixon and Rev. Abe came very near preaching himself out of his unclean shirt and his breeches. The Negro race is the only race in the wide world to have their churches turned into political halls for the benefit of the faking preachers and the small headed base white Republican politicians who contend that they can buy any "Darkey preacher and a whole church full of Niggers for ten dollars." The leaders of the Republican Party of North Carolina, also of South Carolina, met in state conventions last week and it was decided by the leaders of the G. O. Lily-White Party to eliminate the Negro leaders and voters from the ranks of the party, and the result was that ex-Congressman George H. White, and all other prominent Negroes were prevented from entering the conventions. The chairman of the convention in North Carolina "congratulated the party on the exclusion of the Negro, saying that the party was at last released from the body of death." This same spirit is weeping over the G. O. P. of murder and robbery all over the South as well as the North, but the vast majority of the Negroes are still sleeping and they are too stupid to realize their true political condition. a ea a a ie ei een és Re hae ae Io cs can avs choir say. ne ee og. © ser ie Hes = —T atansien, cae ee irertiviag shoe edhe beowrn on saeiiantien: Bekrew oll commensent ons Carew BROAD «aX, ‘$08 Anmoun AvErUE Curssce Entered kt the Post Office at Chi- cage; Wii, Se SéebKd-ctnse Matter, Avg wat 48, 1902. RAPID FLIGHT OF DREAMS. Matracr@inary Capacity of the Brain fer Grasping Figmente in . Slumber. AB eminent public man of Engiand whose menta! faculties had been sub- jected to too great a strain and who suffered greatly from mental! depres- sion that amounted almost to the dis- ease of melancholia, was told by his physician that he must rest his brain. He was a very busy man and scoffed at his doctor's prescription of a nap im the middle of the day, relates a Lendon paper. Finally, after much persuasion, he agreed to this experiment: He would sit in his easy chair every afternoon with his hands on his knees, holding a dinnerbeli in his hands. If he lost con- sciousness and went to sleep he would be willing to sleep for the period that it took for the dinner bell to fall to the floor and wake him. mental relaxation Series if of going to eakg Mora Sou scoala, toed Galles to save him. He invited his patient to stady the activity of the brain by no- ticing how many things he could dream while the dinner bell was fail- ing to the floor. Every day for many months the man sat down after luncheon with the din- mer bell in his hands. Every day be went to sleep, slept for half a second, while the bell fell to the floor, and his Fardy becnuse of the rent which he because of the rest which his got through losing consciousness for @ second and partly because of his interest in the extraordinary dreams which passed through his brain while the bell was falling. es ee es) )h=EOlchhr CC Governmental B@orts to lmprove an Animal That Has Been Abused fer Centuries. Qur enterprising and diligent de- partment of agriculture hes set itself %o an important task. It is going to improve the pig. At least, it will see whether the pig has any ambition to improve, comments the Brooklyn Eagle. It will raise a litter of suck- lings in a yard floored with clean sand; it will bathe the animals; it will feed them delicately, and for whole year will keep them in a con- dition of respectability. Then it will open the way to the usual pig pen ‘snd will stand by to see if the crea- tures forsake their manners and elect mudand the trough. Probably the pigs will elect to stay in the. clean and wholesome yard. The obloquy thet these beasts have fallen under is not of their seeking. Men have abused them by confining them in iil-kept places and feeding them on refuse. The pig in its nat- ural state is not unclean. It is dirty when it is kept im = pen, because it cannot be otherwise. If afflicted with flies or vermin it has no re- source but to lie in the mud. and as ‘to its food, if it has nothing but the fermenting refuse of the house it must eat that or starve. When left st large swine do not usually seck filth and slime. When free to roam the woods they sre no more unclean than cattle. It needs little experi- menting to convince of that fact. MUSIC TO HEAL WOUNDS. The Violin Has Been Employed as am S64 to Surgery in , Paris, ” The attention of medical men has been called to two eéxtraordinary cases reported from « hospital in Paris. A man had beem-éeriously cut by eveident and the ‘wound refused Sonn bea aes, espe tient went J se piestine sa: habe puoer oe the of a violin player and eo i rte a — eed to suppurite in spite ‘that could be done. The violin was again arnt med bear ie n nee, suppars ‘com- plete cure waa effects “Swe Sia - ogee ee | r — see ah he = See tintin come to teem er ‘that came to this the | P of the San | | tos fine album pre- department of the library not | : of Freneh bo > who aly oF xympe- saa bor Seco sitcom: nies con des hia collection was formed by a' Parisien amateur inter- ‘ested in Americana, and demonstrated the enthusiasm which was evinced for American liberty by different classes of French society. Spe cpr here me Boomer one is bya graphical note ig manuscript, giving the reasons for its presence in the al- bum. Many of the portraits are con- temporary engravings, some are litho- graphs. Special attention sbould be made of the allegories on the declara- tion of war and the defeat of the Eng- lish; the portraits of Louis XVI. Suf- fren, Menou and Necker printed in col- ors; & proof before letters of Chof- fard’s portrait of Admiral Rossel; s first state of Vangelisti's “Du Coved- ic,” with Reims instead of Rennes, and some very rare physionotrace por- traits. ~The table of contents shows a remarkable list of names of French- men connected with our war for inde- pendence. and while, az indicated, re- cent occurrences call special attention to this gift, its historical and national value and interest must obviously be ermanent. COMPOSITION OF METEORS. Show to Us of What Materials the Other Worlds Are Con- stiteted. ‘The meteors that flash across the sky at certain yearly periods usually burn out in the upper air, but occasionally 8 meteoric mass lasts long enough to reach the earth. On fell on May 15, 1900, at Felix, Ala. Meteors were seen on the occasion referred to and sundry explosions were heard, while later on & mass of meteoric substances weigh- ing ‘seven pounds was discovered im- bedded in soft soil. This meteorite was enalyzed and found to be built up of such minerals as olivine, augite, trio- lite, nickel-iron and graphite carbon. The dark color of the Felix stone is stated to be due to the presence in fair amount of the last-named substance. The interest attaching to meteorites, of course, centers around the fact that they enable us to obtain glimpses of the composition of other worlds than ours. Astronomy is well agreed on the unity of chemical composition which marks the orbs, and even the sim- ple fact that it is hydrogen gas which ‘Dlazes in the sun and gives us our light sn@ heat is 9 testimony to this fact. Meteoric iron and carbon similarty dis- piay links between these erratic bodies end our own earth. GIVES AWAY NICKELS. Bevel Methed of a Hew York Store- meeper te Attract the Botice ef Castemers. A shopkeeper is this year calling the attention of customers and those he desires as such to his wares by a novel method, says the New York Sun. The person to whom it ig addressed re ceives by mail a well-filied envelope, with no external markings to indicate its contents, but up in the left-hand serner of the envelope are printed the words: “The five cents is inside.” The appearance of the envelope, to- gether with the notice, is calenlated to induce curiosity at once. The state- ment that the five eshte is inside is true, for on opening the letter s bright new nickel of 1902 date is found tucked away between the middle pages of @ pamphiet. The explanstion given in the pam- phiet is that the sender is not a stealer of other people's time, and that as it was calculated that the recipient would use up five cents’ worth af his own time in reading the shopkeep- er’e story, the latter had decided to be honest and pay for the time used or “purchased,” aa be pute it, and he therefore inclosed a nickel in pzyment. ‘Whether the method pays the shop- keeper is not yet e cettied question. “an egg in the process of hatching,” says an expert, “is remarkably sensi- ‘five to vibration. Half the failures ‘that smsteurs encounter in hatching out ehicks ‘by the incubator method are due to lack of precaution in pro- viding against the ¢ffect of vibration op the eggs. The rumble of a train or the passage of & wagon along the street will spoil a whole incubator ful! of eggs if the faintest vibratory wave reaches the spperatus. Even such 's ete ee Se See he fete in some other part « house will Setrery, the Stanens of out 8 brood where care has not taker ‘to place the incubator beyoid the reech of dueh disturbences. A thun- Ger storm. always gives breeders 2 acare, a3 thousends of eggs may bi fe : _ thun somatic rke rows result.” ise ching oo 2 on peepee Por ‘to be cottoneced oll. Tie test at Vien 5 Se Soyesr could beodht welkly wicket Sty whirling of the and the ms Deedes Fa Pape ey Jphors tories >reries and other | = Ban Ae pate om om tee ame: wualting Os = ae ad ae PB ren get ee ee a ckenals | ae iter a ck” which. te 1833 was “Ald out a * bo be- @ greet ‘colony crowa. cS St Tts three streets of the reign of William and Mary are its only thor- oughfares and two “back” streets, hardly more than . lanes at Woday. Dike of Gloucester shred, broad and genially hospitable, stretches leisurely from the founds- tions of the aucient capitol building om the east (of whose walls not one brick is left nor one white pillar of ite porticos) to the iron turnstile gates of William and Mary college zrounds st the western éxtremity of the town. On the right, as one enters the college gate, is a ebarming mansion, he residence of the president of William and Mary, and upon the left, veross the campus, stands the old Grafferton building, the earliest school for the education of Indians “rected on American soil, In the time of Gov. Spotswood, says Coun- try Life in America, it was necedsary to resort to strenuous efforts to in- sure attendance, for the students were mainly hostages, the sons of ~hiefs of neutral or friendly tribes Juring Indian warfare. FIRST MONT PELEE DRAMA. A Play with the Martinique Voleane : im it Proguced t= Paris i 1860, Tt is searcely to be expected that the dramatists ever seeking some new field for the scene of their efforts will long sllow the volcanic explosions at St. Pierre to escape them. But even the earliest to utilize any scenes of the re- -ent eruptions will bot be « pioneer n drawing inspiration from Mont Pelee, says the New York Sun. Tt has been recalled by a Frenchman with a Jong memory that Adolphe Y’Ennery, author of “The Two Or- pbans.” “A Celebrated Case,” and ibout a hundred other mélodramas, syeceeded in getting before the public frst with a, play based on the volcano at Martinique. It was called “The Earthquake at Martinique,” and was seted im 1840 at the Theatre de la Jalete in Paris. The old play in spite of its horrors ig said to have been very effective on the stage. In it the villain who mur- ered an old man led his wife and laughter into a crater of the voleano 100 feet under the surface of the earth. ‘There was a sudden earthquake and the villain fell into s cavity and was killed, while the woman and her ebild were rescued. 8LK TEETH AS INVESTMERT. @ne of the Chief Assets of a Men- tame Mes Who Ha: e Big Fertene. “Elk teeth by the bushel are one of the chief assets which John Losekamp, of Billings, Mont., enumerates among ais big fortune,” said E. M. Hoskins, a Butte man, reports the Denver Post. “Losekamp keeps s general store at Billings and for many years it was his vustom to trade supplies of one kind or another for elk teeth, which, by the way, were used for charms snd amulets ong before the Elks took them up is the emblems of their order. “The action of the Colorado lodges mn agreeing to wear no more elk teeth gecause the demami for the teeth caused a wholesale slaughter of elk, und @ marked effect in reducing the orice. Other lodges respected the mo- sive, and quite a boycott on elk teeth was on for & year or more, It seems, however, they are indemand again. “Losekamp has been selling his at two dollars’ apiece for ordinary teeth und getting fancy prices for the very vest. His stock is sufficient to supply the demand for years, but he makes no effort to sell them, as he wants to leave them as a part of his estate, be- lieving they will increase in value fast- er than any other kind of property.” LOATHE SIGHT OF GOLD. That ls the Effect of Constant Gen- tact with the Metal Upen - Mint Bmployes. “I have visited the mints of three countries,” remarked a traveler, 4 med- cal man, according to the Chicago Tribune, “and I have fowsd alli the of- ficial guides in them broken down in perve and victims of insomnia, Every one of these officials is required to give bonds, not only for his own hon- esty, but tocover theft by visitors whem fie conducts over the place. Jt is cus- tomary to hand money about among thy vltors to ahow che coe St ee party be s numerous one Shae the Hotal ae ia Deenel 40 caasmaettece a of ecined gold ahd silver wais te him, and that be had conie to look Rp everyone who visited the mine tis ‘ttle that 32 years of Fazi me a ek es ahah abe ae ee aaa a unions they p oduieiar Giiteaeke Lao RTA PW, - _ roger — ne. a - Rher y ter in 2 a oS ES ; on ‘ant in the calculations of the British Se ee 8 has shit Great ea, ae Pena en Wadhind = ¥ over " et of salaries a +2 Stan ambassadot at Paris receives £9,000; at Berlin, Constantinople and Vienna, £8,000; st St. Petersburg, £7,800; at Rome, £7,000; st Wasb- ington, £6,500. Apart from other considerations, it is, therefore ob- vious that Paris is regarded by our diplomatists.as the prize of the ser- vice, while Washington is a low rung in the ambassadorial ladder. But the United States send their best men to represent them in London, and London is the appointment which those men most value. It = time for us to remove from our minds the lingering impression that America is a rebellious British col- ony—s vulgar Anglo-Saxon suburb. The United States is now s great country, the most important foreign element that Great Britain has to deal with. Washington, must, there- fore, be made the principal post in our diplomatic service, and to do that the salary most be considerably raised, even if at the expense of the other first-class appointments. It would be « pitiful blunder to appoint a new ambasssador to succeed Lord Pauncefote on the old lines, to wit, as & representative to the last im- portant embassy but Madrid! THE LOTTERY INIQUITY. Servives im Spite of All Ba@orts of Otvil Authorities te Hamp tt Out. The Louisiana lottery, the biggest of the lot, was driven out of New Orleans and out of the United States after years of attack by the posta! authori- ties and the press. But the lottery evil is still with us, says the Atlanta Jour- nal. Sevannsh is the lottery center of Georgia. It is said that several men have made fortunes by dealing in lot- tery tickets. There is hardly a city of considerable size in the United States where lottery tickets may not be pur- chased. Mexico has s large number and va- tiety of lotteries which are liberally patronized in this country, Canada also supplies lottery tickets in great numbers to dealers ia the United States and to individual purchasers. France, Germany and several other European countries help to satisfy the craving of our citizens who consider the lottery a quick and sure way to fortune. All classes of people supply the patrons who enrich the lotteries. Many persons of wealth buy lottery tickets regularly. The wage earners of the United States squander a large per cent. of their earnings in this form of gambling. Lotteries antedate civili- zation. Some of the earliest human records indicate the antiquity of lot- teries. They thrive on the love of gam- dling. which is one of the most univer- sal passions of men. _ LOOKING FOR A WIFE. Se Was “Muskier” ané “Horre” Bu: Couldn't Beast of Much Béucation. A Mississippi man sent the following letter in answer to s matrimonial ad vertisement: “I inclose my photogra! with My Full Descriptions. It show: the features as nachel as can bee only it js to Dark; I am very lite Com. plexion, Gray eyes, Orbon hair, 6-fooi high, waight 190 Lbs, inclined to be hump shouldered; A Muskler Man and a widower 28 years old, with A Com- mon School Equations, but hav Got Anof to Atten to Enny Business. I ax Strictly Morrsl. Don't use Tobscec Nor Whiskey.” He is anxious to have her understand that her “Age, Com plecktions, wait dnd All Suits me tc atee, Kind Loving Girl! I hav Only one Thing to Offer, And it is Neither Lands Nar Gold. But a Strong Arm and True Hart, and will Lay Down My Life for the Rite Girl and Be happy, for i am Tired of living Alone. That Girl that Steels my Hart and takes my Name for the Remainder o! My Lift i will make Happy. for f am Hunting « Girl that i can idicise and Make a Angel of.” Tree That Turas to Stene. There is a tree that grows be Mexico called the “chijol,” or store tree. It is of enormous proportions, both in eireumference and height. It has a cain ri out widel, ede. 4 ves ‘ellow- ish A color. aoe le cotrene ty due Ant Wally Worked e's procs state. It is not given to either warping or splitting. The most remarkable ee oe aceite ran ke the gets gradually harder, end in eee ee te ee petrified, whether open pean eras From this tes eae See ‘Deeees Déekiiis Wr Uchbnsds Tnciéentel to the thander season, the Sth atte ‘1886 to Yi pirante taukés ttn 188, OBio Wes ikéxt With Tis, ake att, Zotiba and Bee York wore fl MD OF DKIKD CATiu«s. decane coe 3 oletade Devers 38 “Ta crossing desert im Arizona a frightful monv- } to the of & man Gibupnt: that ne coals ve that be cE Pid aon the. Peat Sey of the gigantic Sever connery ‘thou mating 3 eountry it any po . It wae 30 years ~~ extensive cattleman, who not familia? with the great des- ert af the southwest, thought it would, be no barrier to his pian of taking cattle acrods it from the west into the grazing country. When the cattle reached The Pools, which ‘are small lakes of foul alkali water, they were sp crazed by thirst that they killed each other in their attempt to get at the water. The air in that country is so dry and the sun so hot that carcasses dry up instead of decomposing. As one approaches that great herd of dead animals the carcasses look as though they were poorly fed cattle. The haif has not fallen from the carcasses, and they have maintained their original shape so well that a man who is not fa- miliar with the desert country might easily mistake them for beaste until be made close examination.” THE ORNAMENT WAS LOADED. & Hornet's Nest Comes to Life Under the In@uecnce of Warmth io the Bouse, ‘The residence of Hiram Fulton, of Hartranft, Montgomery county, pre- sented a scene of consternation and dis- kt eeu aee, of hornets took possession of en- tire house unexpectedly, reports the Philadelphia Telegraph. Last fall Mr. Fulton found an excel- Jent apecies of hornet;s nest, and find- it and intact, he thought it Rpeattaie da npotemeneeen his home. Acting on the impulse, he took the nest home and hung it in the parlor. That portion of the house was used very little during the winter, and several days ago, when his wife was preparing the house for visitors, a fire was started in the parlor. The room soon became warm, and their atten- tion was shortly attracted by a loud buzzing, and the next instant the room was filled with hornets that came from the ornamental nest. The heat caused them to come out, and resulted in s rush to escape from the room. Several of the family suffered from coming in contact with the business end of the imsects, and over an hour’s time was consumed driving them from the house. ALWAYS SOMETHING TOLEARN & Man Whe Lived to the Age of £0 Besece He Learned to Biow rs Bile Bees. President Eliot was arguing in favor of education, one night recently, says the Boston Journal. He said that he was learning something every day by being “shown how.” He illustrated his point by describing the training of medical students and concluded by telling of an old friend of his who had suddenly become deaf in one ear. “How did this happen?” I asked him. “Well, I was blowing my nose the other day, when I felt something snap in my ear, followéd by an Sching and dullness. “When the doctor came hertaid the On af tae ae ee “‘I only blew my nose,’ I the doctor. “*Well, bad you opened your mouth when you blew your nose you would not Row have a damaged ear drum,’ was the medico’s reply. “You see, my friend had lived 70 year and had never been shown how to blow Sos mines semcarerectien oes wes appreciated and greeted with « great burst of laughter. A= Barly Love Affair. Pinto the king will marry cousin, Prin- cess Medina-Coeli. This may be true or it may not, but it is certain that the two children played together from babyhood, and regarded themselves as betrothed to each other, says Mod- EE you nasty e the tiny prin- cams Sth bidetidlots pout, GA ddinese: Ane ae ene cients her highness. very well!” coolly re- ttiarked the somewhat ungallant pro- spective bridegroom; “please your- self, by all means. I am sure I nevér asked you to be my wife. I should P to marry the pastry ¢ook’s then I could eat all the nicest cakes in the shop without hay- fig to pay for them.” ‘A relic trust hes been organized by See ete ee ee Tetote. : Brasping mo- sorely b Gress Phnndes'c Wrskces whose Specialty is making bows and ieee aint ate eee and John A. Logan, manufacturer of Eee cours - a cnn ey aes STOPPING A STONE Wat. Am Miastrative Instance of the 11.~_ 5 meee ef Compress im Getting Imte Action, of all measures é Bo < Personor oY » is responsit,j- tor ¥ acne or undone. Th. So why this item Sppropriation ii), " @eonomy has been practiced, or ie the reason for some bit ot extravagéiiee, writes H. L. Nelson, in Century. Sometimes the committee demonstrates that even it might be en. lightened by discussion and criticism, and re the letting in of light would w that advantage might fo)- low if congress and its committe. should leave to the discretion of ex. ecutive and administrative officers some of the details of expenditure. | have been told of a “breast-high stone wall” at West Point, for exampic Years waked and waned while superi: tendents pleaded for $20,000 for ihe construction of a “breast-high store wall” on the road leading from th- wharf to the plane, the road running along the edge of a precipice. At ias: zongress moved, and the $20,000 wa’! was built. Having moved, it was now impossible for it to stop, so it went om year after year appropriating $= 000 each year for a “breast-high store wall,” until “breast-high stone walls became a drug at the military aca: emy. They ran around the post. and threatened to choke it up. Superi: tendents begged congress to shut them off, and finally succeeded. THE M’KINLEY DEATH COT. Disappearance of the Bed Upo: Which the Assassinated Presi- dent Breathed His Last. Although various people in New York, Boston, Chicago and other citie: say they have the cot on which Presi jent McKinley died, they are all alik: in error, states the New York Sun. According to Francis Almy, of th Pan-American exposition, two cots ex actly alike were in the Milburn hom: for the use of the wounded president After Mr. McKinley died one of then was sent to Dr. Matthew D. Mann, on of the physicians in attendance. Th: other was replaced among the cot owned by the exposition company Both were originally taken from th: hospital at the exposition. “There has been some talk,” say: Mr. Almy, “as to whether the secon sot should be sent to the Buffalo His torical society. It seemed to be th: feeling that it should not be preserve: as the cot upon which the presiden died, but should lose its identity an be put with the other hospital cots anc s6ld with them, regardless of its us during the president’s illness. “That was done. The cot was place« with the others. Its identity was lost No one knows who has it now. Th: sets were sold to persons and institu tions in different parts of the country “TI cannot tell whether Mr. McKinley Zied on the cot which went to Dr Mann or on the other one.” Im THE GOOD OLD TIMES. Many Things Were Lacking That Ar: How Considered Necessary fer Comfort. People who talk of the good old timer should read these facts compiled by Popular Mechanics. In the good olc times: ‘There was not s publie library in the United States. Almost all the furniture was import ed from England. An old copper mine in Connecticut ‘was used as a prison. There was only one hat factory, and that made cocked hats. Virginia contained a fifth of the _whole population of the country. A man who jeered at the preacher or criticised the sermon was fined. Two stage coaches bore all the travel between New York and Boston. A Gay laborer considered himself well paid with two sbillings a day. The whipping post and pillory were still standing in New York and Bos- ton. ‘Trousdrs were fastened with pegs or laces. o The church collection was taken ins bag at the end of s pole, with a bei! attached to arouse the sleepy contrib- ntors ‘Tures Them to Stone. Haman bodies buried in limestone countries are often turned to solid stone by the limewater which pene- trates the graves. In other soils there are elements which sometimes so em- balm the buried dead as to preserve form and features unchanged. Many such @akés are op record. Robert Burns’ body was disinterred in 1815 to ‘be removed to a new tomb,. To the sur- Es all his friends the features found to be as perfect as at burial. When the body of John Hamp- den, the famous English patriot and leader, was disinterred by Lord Nugent 200 years after berial the form and features were as unchanged as if the corpse hed been recently laid in the One of the clever little tricks of the @ay is the convérdion of a cireular Into & personal éotamunicdtion. The very bay device is Lene pd eireular, in usual facsimile of typewriter typ. sas parson pee . The eff or nae ta ne ‘blurs the thk ever ‘and leaves the & trifle uneven of —— see poly fee i i tight Niet ean aor F -—. 2s 2 HOUSAS z ‘ PS ee er ; i Be 4 ee-$-3 es x. 3 é S nankers of Elisabeth and strects are filliig their show we wiih cree AE sttract trade onvinee the a . In the mow of a ts0.000 was on € 1 one tly, says the New York Sur carelessly 'y ge ‘ental? i % ain't pney,” re- one WomsR; “thems tiita- » replied s man im €he érowa, the genuine long green We a! for.” a) Vought dére was dat inuch =e in de world,” nuts 3 boy. : ee a << laboreré @6t fito an ak as to the amount of cash in peen at least $1,000,000. wnt toate Ong ae stopped their vénding of the place. They Bad coine the East Side of town. ? Tirty tousand im dot Ot a is it,” replied the. » “It uch ve a hea eee eat took at der interest vhieb losing every minute. Vbat o ! Interest! Lost inter- a year.” [SAP-YEAR BIRTHDAYS. Seciety tm Berlin Which Is te Hold » Big Celebration in 1906, ae rt ong is over 70 years Pedetrate his lghteeseh berth: February 29, 1904.. He ig pres- eS rae @ildren, the nization jis kind in the world. The mem. have had no birthday celebra- for eight years, the extra Feb- dsy having been omitfed in wording to the rales of the calendar. Therefore . the i penning Sane eee o@ February 29, A com- of arrangements is slready and something extraordin- may be expected, as on account society's curious origin many persons have interested in the mater. motth of February in 1886, by “ay, Was even thét which will by ‘Riigue Berlin tt no Tall mooh, and in: tht was Bost remarkable in world's for never before 2 occurred. Senate ee Sin roeeeee Ge but February none. extraordinary this event wes be judged from thé fact that to the computation of s it will not occur again 2500,000 years. 4RT AND ATHLETICS: © é ae a’ Aévanee the Twe nae - tiversally increasing stten- hap oer agen or ‘ports and to physical culture sien of the best omen. No class here s greater solicitu@e for the of this movement than artiste, for cannot create ‘acm cae having forms around them from tien ede /The art tation is but the mirror-of, that 's ideals, and faithfully reflects new conception of the value of ng, makiage is ¢ ieonoe toe Manling, making it a eec- ‘© none in the development of ‘tivilization. It will be @ mighty mace in the laminae 'perior type of : women are sone “more and to reals thie tp Githamaed hy ate sil conten keene If she will combine i Ktelligent effort after _ well-bal- and harmonious development She ose nee eee extreme, for ways female body io quicker than tke te respond to training. yVRING 4 BALEY HORSE. — soe ef the Whip. _ Bing rr utates that the wies of "tg in horses is almost riabl by improper breaking . “2g of the animal while young: sul bigh-strung and d-emperes that balk; and th care handled More succebe by ng *e than by severe. measures, " geterally make mai sate res almost imposaji e.to folk ease of this. ork Wil rill eae i ow cat eee a em paeut—“horse sense" A very g¢od reatment to i would bs ee ee, ae hoe,” Beet 2d loosen or etend to change Aarness in some take and tap the sige nae Stew rt : a ae a a a will torget tte oe aa: 2, oes b w= a oe . This will alwa ys pre te ‘eults than s ere men : oi a4 “Of all the soldiers the king has he ak tof IebNery in the’ iece more than himself, and death, unarmed and without ® comrade,” Diviy, ie Coes: Wey, “For now that the whole dramatie, Pitifal story is out, Engiand learns ot dee ee ee ee guawing when ca ee nee te view. a tegithest, to drive 1ni London #ith wh natured aint cheartel countenance. It is not plealant to think of the torture of those days, of the mental-anxiety as well as the bodily torment, when the king kept om his feet against the protests of his physicians, when his endurance was tested by hours of unceasing pain—pain so great that it is not de- Cent to distlése it. “Nor te it pleas- ant to remember that laét drive through the park to Buckingham pal- ‘ace, when the people for some reason tailed to cheer him heartily, while 4 the time he sat erect, pale and with set teeth, holding himself up- right only by his will, and thet they might be gratified.” ae ll Knéy Betty Btigh, Baroness of CUS tem, Three Years 014, Has a Coronation Rede, The youngest peeress of Grest Britain who has the right to attend the coronation of King Edward is Lady “Betty” Bligh, now Baroness Clifton, daughter of the late seventh earl of Darnley and Jemima, countess of Darnley. Although the baby coun- tess cah be barely thres years old, baving been born in 1900, the same year in which her father died, she is having a coronation robe made for ber on the lines of those of the other peeresses, and, owing to her extreme youth, she will without doubt be an object of much interest and sttrae- tion tn the coronation show at West- minster. The father of Lady “Betty” was the tixteenth Baron Clifton and seventh earl of Darnley. He married Miss Jemima Blackwood, daughter of the lste Francis J. L. Blackwood, aiéce Of the present Baronet of the hatte, and a relitive of the duke of Manchester. The countess ia of i ete Shee sevacteonth it wowctsion from ‘ry Gf tie family the right of sue cession hes fallen to the women of (He howss Mout us many times as to themen... BELGIANS HONOR MAY DAY. Beate the Arrival of the Menth ot Flewess Back Year. The month of May is the most highly honored of the whole year by the Belgians. It is known as the vir- gin’s month and consecrated to the Virgin Mary. In the province of ne hoe Sania way predicting their love affairs this month. A group of girls arrange to meet at sunrise and start to walk through the. fields until they come te s hedge, quite unobserved from choose a honeysuckle bush benes' the protecting branches of which to perform their mystic operations. Each maiden selects three blades of dew-laden grass, the of whieh cue als be Sota Josie. aba to each of which she attaches a colored silken thread. Black represents s becholer, red an unknewn lover and green the secret desires of the maid- ‘en's heart. Ten days afterward they return to the same spot where they Jett the biedes growing, and that Blade of the three chosen which has the others in bt re ts bave. BOW TO KEEP YOUNG, A Peobtom in Which the Gentler Sex Bave Leag Been Inter- - estea, The problem of how to keep young or how fo keep from looking old, has engaged the thoughts of both men and ‘women ever since the world began. Women especially have shown a deep interest in the vexatious mstter, for their influence with men has always depended much on physical freshness and beatty. Numerous writers have contributed their views as to defying the riddle of the ravages of time. The latest well-known writer to discuss on the familiar~ theme is Max O’Rell. Without & recipe festa eer jaseful hints aé to the causes lead ereeen othe the the aid of a sense of humor and good temper a women can be and eowieal wnt, After tohecen oer ten Vell ter etomeebiliste, soe ney yy wore oy pmol mea re ermey ane Seka ee fe eae OBER. - pees 5 Ways of Government and Legis. | lative Asie ave 2 Be wildering eae ; geliery = ome day re sently wien tha enor whe re terest, pointed out the desks of Sene- wors Hoar and Lodge, says the Wash- nagton Star. aan A “The deaks, you- see,” said the im- Promptu guide, “are next to ssch “Oh,” -exelaimd one of the lééies, “I ‘now now what it means when it is ‘said that senators sre paired.” _ Stories of the mintakes wiich Wom- ‘™ make concerning public matters are ways current at the capitol The “other day an eastern congressman re- seived a letter from a lady in his dis- trict who asked bith to look after her aephew. “He fe a seerétary in the cab- met or something of the sort,” wrote she lady, and the congreseman finally found him acting as clerk to = very subordinate official in the treasury de- partment. The capitol guides tel] the ttory‘of the woman who, when told the tice president presided over the senate, seid that she always wanted to see TR ek tn not viee president,” vkpiained the guide. “I thought he waa,” replied the lady, “because he got almost as many votes 1s McKinley.” And there is still another story of the woman visitor to the capitol who asked thé name of the secretary of state. “Mr. Hay,” was the reply. “Mr. Hay?” queried the woman, in vurprise. “That can't be, because Mr. Gay is a member of the cabinet!” ‘(DEA OF THE CASH REGISTER. te Came t6 as Onis Man Whine ms Wes Watching the Machinery : of am Occan Steamer. - “& hotel keeper Watching the me- shinery of a big ocean steamer work- ing in midocean received a mental sug- gestion that resulted in the modern sash register,” said C.G. Eakin, of Day- ton, O. “The inventor of the first cash cegister was ‘Jake’ Rittie, a hotel keep- er, of Dayton, O., according to the Kan- sas City Times. He was on the way to Europe several years ago, when he was invited to look at the machinery that propelled the steamer that was con- veying him across the sea. The chief engineer showed the hotel man wet paratus that registered the number of revolutions of the propeller. ““Why wouldn't the same idea be a Poot thing to keep track of a cash ac- Ps ? the hotel man asked. ‘I am on my way to Europe, and some of my employes Pears me back in Dayton. Tavent & machine to keep b eabh Sictount I would make a fortune.’ The hotel harried hope sien Lees eer Seesepae an early steamer homeward bound. “The cash register ie the re- sult of ‘ne laos the Dayton hotel man caught while watching the ma- chinery of &m ocean oni ot course. improvements in registers are made every month, but the princi- ple of all of them fs the same.” ’ PAYS THE FARMERS WELL. ‘The Importance of Fruit aad Yoge- table Raising Is Inerea: ing ‘Bvery Year. Gardeners and fruit growers, espe- ‘cially those residing near the lerger cities of the country, have been enjoy- ing & profitable business of late years and the demand for their products is still on the increase, says the Chicagc Chronicle. The handling of these ar- ticles, too, bas developed and is a great Business enterprise, commanding mil- Repay os Already America is the greatest fruit- growing country in the world, prac- ticing the most scientific and progres- sive methods. The flower-growing in- terest is itself an important souree of national wealth. Where once we grew tomatoes in an amateurish way ass garden product, we now grow them in blocks of hundreds of acres. So great have become the horticultural inter- ests in this country that departments of horticulture have been established even in many small as well as the large schools. The generation tocome will see the different branches of hor- ticulture, each in iteelf « department of the institution. The extent to which these special industries are sin- eens <b cotecioees agriculture semeane Bees, English and Sport. through Terhea te weeks a few , saya the London Chronicle, “the. im I ia ees een acetaa The English commanding officer went out to exchange courtesies with Botha, end our infantry gave him « guard honor until he joined his own Pr this is as might be expected, but s btrange incident occurred. The Eng- Proceed Gens otans seria ay L to A oven emcee eri. rih our aytenant cad et Peo eee oe eet following totice appears 6h 2 ‘mer Port Clinton, Pa; A SARE eee, SeDpSTeY. interesting Pacts About the Great ‘Pransformation feene te Sanit Ste, Marie. ; , Pie a ry s A Few notion of the sccpanloae.tperabies tag os te ‘Sault Ste. Marie, the little Canadian om the shores of Lake Supe- Hoh where an indubtrial center of enormous magnitude is now being “Hareeatig Tak Bepesor™ W the ‘® the give iin temarhable story.” “Pie this story: “ Tar SF anes Bret Marte vem town Sault Ste. Marie numbered 2,600 inbabitants. Past its doors the peckreis es Lake Superior, mightiest Infand oceans, é¢mptied into Lake Huron. Untold millions of horse power energy lay latent in their idly flowing eddies, but only the slow-turning wheels of a few old flour mills stood to mark their com- mercial usefulness, while but an oc- casionial steamer or a paddle pro- pelied Gance disturbed the tranquil surface. Almost as‘in « night s metamorphosis has taken place. “Where once was 8 scattered group of village dwellings, grest stone buildings, with towers and shafts ‘and connecting passageways, now stand, and at their base deep-dug canals wind in and out, spanned by bridges of massive stone. Nine thou- sand workmen now earn their liv- ings in the shops at Sault Ste. Marie, beside the site where five years ago the total population was but a quar- ter of that number. It is a truly wonderful story, this story of the growth of the little frontier town into a great industrial centre; and its story is the history of the career of one man—Francis H. Clergue.” @00D FOR JEWELERS. Ping-Peng le Said to Be Gard os Watehes and the Repairer Wl Preat. “Ping-pong is a fine game,” said « jeweler, who does a lot of repairing, to s Sun man. “No outdoor or in- door sport has ever given us so much to do. It is surprising how many persons have broken their watches since the game became a fad, says the New York-Sun. “You see, people play the game without removing their coats or waistcoats. In the excitement they forget about their watches, and the first thing a man knows his time- Piece bounds out of his pocket. Sometimes it strikes the table, but wherever it does fall the wateh is damaged. “That is not all. A player may tie tis watch to his pocket, but still it out of gear. The constant jump- SS poioa tak the swinging of the arms disturbs the works so_the watch has to be brought to us to be regu- lated. “I have had as many women's Watehes as men’s to repair. The ‘women are even more careless than the men, Their watches dangle from their shirt waists, and as a resalt the watch jumps around like s weath- ercotk in @ gale of wind. “Surprising as it may seem, my in- ome from repsiring watches has al- Most tripled since the craze of ping- gana hemes” . SAXONY’S ECCENTRIC KING. interesting Stories Are Tol@ of the Peculiar Habits uf the Former Ruler. The newspapers have lately been full of incident of the life of the de- ceased king of Saxony, but they are mostly connected with his public mil- itary career. Of his private life little is told except that in its extreme sim- =~ it resembled closely that of peror William I. It is reported that’'King Albert had & rooted objection to exchanging his old clothes for new‘ones. and it was only with great difficulty that his eee een bes to have a new coat tried on. One Gay when be had just undergone the torment of having clothes tried on, the king happened to pass through the famous hall of the knights. in the Dresden palace. Looking up at the fig- ures of the mafi-clad knights, he said, with a deep sigh: “What s good time the old knights bed in their iron armor; they Were troubled with no sniiee capil 3% aA e Saxony army. whom everybody knew as being under his .wife’s thumb, applied for permission to wear, his old uniform om special occasions.. The king wrote on the margid of the application: “I am quite willing, if his wife per- mite 1.” ~ : . pe 6h ee Some statistical losses are hailed with pleasure. NewYork city is glad to hear that it has only 65,086 horse and. 3,326 stables, compared with 73,- 146 horses and 4.669: stables in 1896. Electricity and automobiles are re sponsible for the cha and it fs ch topertdst dee fa the alteution OF seb ap breath ‘ oe pes Boe ae Berra eontortions of t am wus under theksife. SNe aT ‘ anceaib Wiomne F Gosnold, the smallest town in Matse- eb comptisé thoie iittle whieh, begh at seed at thes rey ill er arn, 2 ia —_ 10 AS & HOUSE SERVANT. indian Boys and Girls ot Late Sica Wehiay 1 wéaocobed ¥ ie the West. eit love etoile sarees te ee summer, and the students are being employed very rapidly by those who keep servants. The ten extellent cooks, while an giri, once trained, fs & fine maid of all work, & modith hairdresser and endowed with an inborh taste which becomes | sanagpees Base combined with & few touches. The system of training now bestowed upon the red | children at school-teaches them to be- come servile to their superior—the paleface, and the — generation in training bave so accus- tomed to serving their peleface teach- ers that they are more than willing to enter the household as servants. Herein may lie the sotution of the servant-girl question—for a time, at least, says a western exchange. Indian youths sre strong, agile, and. if brought up ¥ the right kind of methods, are pe ly Willing to work. They are healthy and quick of limb. This makes an excellent combination for a servant. Statistics of the Indian taken recently show that of the 45,000 workers among the various tribes, 3,000 of them are employed as helpers in the houses of palefaces. You never see the Indian servant at his or her best until you visit the home of an old Indian agent on one of the reserva- eama QUESTION OF CONSCIENCE. The View Taken of It by a Clerk to ‘Whom an Honest Customer Re- termed Twe Cents, “Some folks,” said a store clerk, according to the New York Sun, “are too honest. Now I've had somebody come in to me when the boss was standing by, somebody that had bought -omething of me-the day be- fore, and hand over two cents and say: “*You gave me two cents too much change yesterday, and I've brought it back.” “He couldn't rest, you see, that man, until he'd got that two cents off his conscience and returned it. But im getting rid of that load him- self he simply shifted it onto me. Here's the boss standing by when that two cents is returned; and the boss says to himself, with his eye on me: “Hm! If you make a mistake of two cents, you'd make one of two dollars,’ and so, you see, that super- honest man's return of that two cents may do me a let of harm. “The meaning of which is; if I can make myself clear, that eve don't want to be too blamed honest. A man can be too honest and worry himself over trifies that he ought not to bother over. « “I should say that if the honest man must bring two cents back Iet him turn it in some time when the boss wasn't ‘round.” BETRAYED BY GOLDEN LOCKS. The Sad Bxpertence of a Public O@- etal Who Sought the aa of Bair Dre. Se eee Seek Dee te show signs baldness, and then rather surprised his friends by ap- pearing with a sleek, well-groomed crop .f dark hair, relates the Phila- delphia Record. For some time no one suspected a wig. But a few days ago he appeared with the top of his head covered with the usual dark brown heir, but = sharp line frém the tips of the ears marked a strange contrast, for the hair below the line was of the bright golden hue which is the pride of the “chemical blondes.” It was found out that the man found his natural hair was turning gray and desired to make it match the wig, so he invested in a prepara- tion warranted to darken the hair, and in the secret of his own room spplied it. But, owing to. some ‘strange chemical combination, in- stead of making the silvered hair dark it made the dark hair golden, and so far the unfortunate man has found nothing that will counteract the striking contrast, so he is com- pelled to endure no small amount of chaffing from his friends. THE KAISER KEPT HIS WORD. Sends Troops to Crefeld Se That the Gtrts Might Dance with Seldlers. | Dating bis recent tour in the Rhen- ish induétrial district the keiser was extremely pleased at seeing 40 many _ signs of progress. Ha waka igh goed humor when at the close of the Crefeld visit be thanked the maids of honor for their attendance, says a Boston report. | He complimented them on their graceful figures, spoke of the charm- ing Crefeld faces, and asked if the liev- ‘tenants often danced with them. When the ladies replied that Crefeld pow sessed mo lieuténants the kaiser Maughed heartily and said: “Then 1 must send you some.” As he wiis leaving he added> “I will jeep my word.” Next day the chief Ho wo oc creas mane ae ‘fétlowing telegram from Lieut. Gen. ‘von Bigsing, comma: 7 zmyebeps: “By order of bi the and king, Crefeld is to ré- gtive « garrison. Kindly forward ene okt ee ee ser ieies* = : & Leve-Stek Indisa, - aul ek Indian, died in Belleve:, hoanital New York. recently. caNais fi THE NORTHWEST. The Great Development and Increase of Trafle Dering the Last vow Yeah. The first locks at St. -_—. falls Pl os 106,296. the tonnage was ‘The Balf-million mark was teached ia 1863, and the 1,000,000 mark was passed in 107%. In 1861, exactly coincident with the opening of a new and much larger lock, the northwest begam to gtow by leaps and bounds, and. the ton- nage of the canal rose from 2,000,000 tons in 1882 to 9,000,000 in 1890 and to 16,000,000 im 1896. During the past five years, two more enormous locks have been im operation, one of them on the. Canadian side of the river, and in this short time the tonnage of the canal has leaped up to nearly 28.500,000 tona. This colossal tonnage is simply a mant- festation of the development which has taken place in the northwest, along with which has come the building of thousands of miles of railroad, inelud- ing two lines from the head of Lake Superior to the Pacific coast, says the Engineering Magazine. If by somecat- aclysm of nature the great lakes should be dried up, the enormous traf- fie now carried on their waters would be divided among the railroads — it would simply cease to exist. The whole galaxy of cities from Buffalo to Chi- cago and Duluth would be over- whelmed in hopeless, irretrievable ruin and the railroads could in no wise 6e- cape the genera! disaster. GATHERING OPIUM. Cultivators Go Forth in the Evening with Lanees and in the Barly Morning with Pots. at It is a sort of garden cultivation, the poppy plant being grown in little squares or beds intersected by tiny water channels for irrigation wherever this is possible. The growth of the plants is carefully tended, and at length the time comes when th: burst out into tower, and the fide look like a sheet of silver as the 2 petals of the flowers glisten in the morning dew. These beautiful petals are the first produce of the crop, for the women and children of the cultivators’ fami- lies come forth and pick them off one by one and carefully dry them, so that they may serve afterward as the cov- ering of the manufactured cakes of opium. Then the poppies, with their bare capsule heads, remain standing in the open field until it is considered that they are ripe for lancing. The cultivators then come forth in the evening, and, with an implement not unlike the knives of 8 coupling instru- ment, they scarify the capsule on its sides with deep incisions, so that the juice may exude. In the early morn- ing the cultivators reappear with a scraping knife and their earthenware pots, and they scrape off the exuded juice and collect it in their pots. And this is crude opium. MUST HAVE THE SWORD. An Article That ly Necessary te the Completeness eof a Naval j Searrenéer. De Naval red tape is se stringent as that existing in the army, and some- ‘times the enforéement of the reguis- tions leads to ludicrous results. Some years ago, when the late Admiral Sker- Fett was a captain, an officer who had been charged with an offense and or- dered under arrest presented himself to be arrested. Th regulatipns pro- vide that on such occasion the officer shall be in full dreas and wear a sword. The officer wore his uniform, but had no sword. “I can't arrest you,” said Capt. Sker- rett, looking for the missing sword, “unless you come prepared to submit your sword to me.” The officer explained that he had not received his sword from home, although it had been expressed to him. “Well, you'll have to get one,” was the reply. So the officer skirmished about in the navy yard for someone who had a sword to lend. Finding one, the of- Tender returned to Capt. Skerrett and was promptly and regularly put under arrest sccording to regulations. DOGS REFUSE TO STARVE. ‘The Clever Little Joke of a Germas Professor Who Was Called t) Cotumbia University. Some little time ago Prof: Hirth, who was called from Muaich, Ger- many, to Columbia university as Chi- nese lecturer, lived im the same house with a rabid vivisectionist, then prac- ticing on half s dozen large dogs. Hirth’s colleague was trying to find out how long the dogs could stand being left without food before they would fall upon and devour each other. The dogs were fed on wind pee tee een ok ee ee happy. = mene couldn't walsh k, see ee fashington ‘The Kennel being dloted on il ir as asa ee ae one to fee a om, Re. aly. mL Eran ees fused to’ a ‘es apparent Théh tHe Viviket- tionist watched, and discovered thet late at night Prof. Hirth had lowered sabe G4 Behe Gy 00 0Ct—~—~—C—~* sheep wander grace is and the odor is such that cattle wit for weeks shez the range. The next issue of The Broad Ax will contain a warm article from Mr. Theodore W. Jones on Rev. Jasper F. Thomas. AT THE TOMB OF ELIHU YALE. A Little Welsh Town That Is the Scene of a Sort of American Pilgrimage. A bazar was lately held which excites great interest in north Wales, in aid of the restoration of Wrexham church, one of the finest in the principality. Wrexham contains a monument which has become a sort of shrine to Americans who have been educated at Yale college, inasmuch as it is that of Elihu Yale, and bears a quaint inscription which has become famous. Never was immortality so easily acquired as by Yale. It cost him some chattels, which he sent over to aid, by the request of friends, a struggling college at New Haven, Conn., and which fetched a few hundred pounds; but this in 1718 was such a boon that the college took his name, and is now famous as Yale university, says a London paper. Elihu Yale's daughter married Lord James Cavendish, son of the first duke of Devonshire, and had an only child, who married the son of Dr. Chandler, Bishop of Durham, whom she made take the name of Cavendish. She was a lady of masculine tendencies, and commonly known as "Jack" Cavendish. The Yale students have presented Wrexham church with a handsome visitors' book. NATION ADDING TO NAVY. According to Present Indications, Many Vessels Will Be Added to the Fleet. The United States is rapidly adding to its navy. In three years it will probably have the largest number of ships able to engage in active warfare of any country in the world. Battle-ships, cruisers and monitors are now in course of construction, and will be launched as soon as completed, says a Washington report. The next to take to the sea is the Pennsylvania, which will be launched from Cramp's shipyard next season and christened by Miss Quay, daughter of the Pennsylvania leader, who will break a bottle upon the bow and name the ship with appropriate ceremony. The starting of a ship of war upon its journey is such an important ceremony, and one attended with so many honors, that the greatest rivalry exists for the honor of breaking the bottle. Wires are pulled, plans are laid a year in advance, and often feelings are engendered that are quite the reverse of friendly or patriotic. The selection of Miss Quay has given universal satisfaction in Philadelphia and Washington, as she is a young woman, pretty and accomplished, and already identified in public affairs. DOOMS AN ADOBE THEORY. Field Museum Authority Finds That Sept Indian Children Purified the Experts. Dr. George Dorsey, of the Field Columbian museum, has made a discovery in his investigations among the Hopi Indians that overturns many of the old theories of anthropologists in regard to supposed inscriptions on the adobe houses of the tribe. He made the announcement of his discoveries in a lecture to the students of the University of Chicago the other afternoon on "Civilization Among the Hopi Indians." "These inscriptions that the anthropologists have been trying to decipher and read for years," said Dr. Dorney, "have been found to be nothing more than the scratches made by mischievous Hopi children in the mud of the adobe houses after they have been freshly built. They are not mysterious inscriptions at all. They are only the results of childish pranks. Of course this discovery makes the anthropologists feel rather vexed, but the markings have much resemblance to some kind of picture writing, and may well be taken for some kind of inscriptions." Criminals in Buenos Ayres. Buenos Ayres has issued its criminal statistics for 1901. They include 90 murders, 244 attempted assaults and over 3,000 thefts, burglaries and swindles. Rooms for Rent. Elegantly furnished rooms for rent with bath and gas at $232 Wabash avenue. HOUSE AND LOT WANTED. Anyone having a good house and lot for sale on easy payrents located between 59th and 69 Halsted and Ashland avenue, will find it to their advantage to address Julius F. Taylor, 6940 Armour avenue, Chicago. 226 Twenty-Fifth Street, SANITARY DISTRICT OF CHICAGO. TO CONTRACTORS. Sealed proposals addressed to the Board of Trustees of the Sanitary District of Chicago and endorsed: "Proposals for constructing certain works for the conservation of water power on the channel of the Sanitary District of Chicago and the Desplaines River, will be received by the Clerk of the Sanitary District at Room 1110 Security Building, Chicago, until 12 M. (Standard Time) of Wednesday, the 15th day of October, 1902, and will be publicly opened by said Board of Trustees at a meeting of the Board held that day. The work for which said tenders are invited covers two separate locations: First: In the vicinity of Lockport, Will County, Illinois, a hereinafter known as the Lockport development), the preparation of wall foundations, the building of concrete retaining walls, the excavation of a channel both above and below the site selected for the power development, the building of sluice ways, levees and other works auxiliary to the project of power development, such as raising the grade of highways and bridges appertaining thereto, all in accordance with the plans adopted therefor by the Sanitary District. Second: In the vicinity of Hickory Creek, near the southern limits of Joliet, Will county, Illinois (hereafter known as the Hickory Creek development), the excavation and preparation of foundations for a dam and constructions appertaining thereto, and a tall race; the building of a concrete masonry dam and constructions appertaining thereto, together with the building of coffer dams, levees and all auxiliary work necessary to the execution of the plans for the work. The work for which said tenders are invited includes supplying all materials, tools, appliances, labor and superintendence essential to the proper execution of the work within the time required by, and in accordance with, the plans, specifications and directions of the Sanitary District. Bidders will make separate proposals for the work to be done at each of the pieces of work designated herein. Each bid must be accompanied by a certified check or cash to the amount of three thousand ($3,000) dollars. All certified checks must be drawn on some responsible bank doing business in the City of Chicago and made payable to the order of the Clerk of the Sanitary District of Chicago. Said amounts of three thousand ($33,000) dollars deposited with bids will be held by the Sanitary District of Chicago until all of the respective bids for said structure have been canvassed and the contracts awarded and signed, and return of said check or cash being conditioned upon the appearance within ten (10) days after receiving notice of the award to him, of the contractor to whom the award shall have been made, with bondsmen, and the execution by him of a contract with the said Sanitary District for the work so awarded, and giving a bond satisfactory to the Board of Trustees for the sums hereinafter named, viz.: For the Lockport development in the sum of one hundred thousand ($100,-000) dollars: For the Hickory Creek development the sum of seventy-five thousand ($75,000) dollars. All bids must be made upon the blank forms furnished by the Sanitary District. No bid will be considered unless the party making it shall furnish evidence( satisfactory to the Board of Trustees of his experience in the class of work to be undertaken by him and of his financial ability successfully to prosecute said contract in case the same shall be awarded to him. Bidders are requested to state in their bids their individual names and places of residence in full. The said Board of Trustees reserves the right to reject any and all bids. THE SANITARY DISTRICT OF CHICAGO. By THOMAS A. SMYTH, President of its Board of Trustees. Attest: A. R. PORTER, Clerk. More Men Than Women. In all but 11 of the 52 states and territories the males outnumber the female population. These 11 states are along the Atlantic seaboard. California contains the greatest excess of men; the recorded number being 156, 109; Minnesota comes second, with 113, 186; Texas third, with 109,00 and Pennsylvania fourth, with 106,007. Now Emperor William's Turn. Queen Alexandra has bought a book written by President Roosevelt, and the Chicago Record-Herald remarks that Emperor William will have to hurry up now and do something else to keep up the friendly relations. Short-Sighted Insect. A caterpillar cannot see more than a centimeter ahead; that is to say, less than two-fifths of an inch. The hairs on the body are said to be of as much use as his eyes in letting it know what is going on around. The Telephone in Corsica. Ajaccio, in Corsica, the birthplace of Napoleon, has a new telephone service. At present its subscribers are three in number. Now Emperor William's Turn. 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