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THE BROAD AX THEODORE W. JONES CONTINUES TO LAY ONT REV. E. J. FISHER OF OLIVET BAPTIST CHURCH Vol. VIII. UNMITIGATED LIAR. Editor Julius F. Taylor;—In my last article to The Broad Ax I neglected to mention that Olivet Baptist' Church of this city, had paid me $165.00 borrowed money, and also had returned the $20.00 which its pastor, E. J. Fisher, D. D., had obtained under the false pretense of laying the floor in a building which the church did not own. Since public notice was given through the columns of your paper that criminal proceedings were to be instituted, I take the same means of acknowledging that the church has paid me in full of all demands. Perhaps the public is entitled to a more comprehensive explanation of this matter with its attending circumstances. If so the truth will injure no good cause, neither will it detract from the character of any man, whether he be layman or preacher. While I cannot boast of being a member of the Olivet Church, yet I know something of the schemes resorted to by aspiring preachers who covet the pulpit of this particular church. Hence I enter into sympathy with none of these imposters and would-be leaders, but propose to expose their intrigues. As to the Rev. E. J. Fisher, I wish to say that his career in this city from the first, has been guided by policy, duplicity and personal ambition. He has hesitated at nothing which stood in the way of his inordinate ambition and greed. He has made foes of his friends that he might have an excuse to put them out of his way, and he has gone over and formed combinations with those who formerly opposed him. Eeven now this wily preacher is trying to throw dust in the peoples eyes by saying: "I came here to preach, and not to engage in newspaper controversy". At the same time the ink was scarcely dry upon the paper wherein he had assailed "A Baptist Preacher". through the columns of the conservator. If he came here to preach, why has he edited a newspaper? Why did he announce from the pulpit that he would not answer an article written by me? Because he is more anxious than any one else can be to have me keep still. I would keep silent if I could, but his brazen conduct does not merit silence. Let me say that when it appeared certain that an injunction would be used out against the former pastor of Olivet, this man Fisher, who was in communication with Deacon Knuckles, now deceased, wrote to the effect that his sympathies were with the church; that his services, if needed in Chicago, would be freely given without cost. When he arrived he found me an interested member of a Citizen's Committee which had allied itself on the side of the Church. To my surprise Fisher claimed that Olivet was wrong. He said that he was some kind of a "jack-leg" lawyer and knew whereof he spoke; that the church was irregular; that it would not be recognized by any Baptist Association; and that a Baptist minister of any prominence would not pastor it. But, behold! when the salary was raised to $160,00 per month, it at once overcame and outweighed all of the Doctor's objections. The church suddenly became all right, and with a little judicious advice from him, he said, would win out in court. He not only saw his way clear so recently denounced, but he also pledged the hearty support and cooperation of Dr. Harper, of the University of Chicago. He did more than this. He has steadily defended from his pulpit the position taken by Olivet. On February 12th, he appeared before the ministers and deacons Union of the North Wood River Baptist Association, which convened in this city, and defended the church with all the strength at his command; and on March 7, wrote a long-winded article in the conservator, espousing the same cause. Since I am not Dr. Fisher, a jack-leg" lawyer and a Baptist preacher, I do not pretend to be authority on the regular, or irregular, standing of a Baptist Church. But this one thing I do know, that if Olivet was wrong and irregular, when Fisher came it is wrong and irregular now. If it was alright and regular at the Association of February 12, then it was all right, when Fisher came, he lied when he told us that it was wrong, and he had a motive in lying. If the church was wrong, when Fisher came, he lied before the Association, when, in the presence of witnessing angels and men, he solemnly declared it to be right. Let Dr. Fisher take either horn of the dilemma and it will destroy him, by making it appear that he has told a notorious lie. But again, if in October last, Fisher honestly believed the church was unworthy of recognition by any Baptist Association, then Fisher stultified his conscience, if he has any, unless he had some good reason to change his mind, when on March 7, he defended Olivet in the public press and strove to show that is was worthy of recognition. If there was a good reason for this change, it has not been given to the public. If a Baptist minister of any importance could not be induced to fill her pulpit, then Fisher certainly is of every little importance or he would never have accepted the call. call. Is it any wonder that this man wishes to be let alone to draw $160.00 per month? Is it any wonder that he now slinks away from the light? Does any one blame him for being a little "leary" about answering my articles? Is it any wonder that he was in great haste to pay me $185.00 on demand? Will any one doubt that this man has an aversion for newspaper controversy? Surely the church has gained nothing in exchanging Thomas for Fisher, but has jumped out of the frying pan into the fire,—yes, awapped a witch for the devil himself. Fisher reminds of one of a certain Prince who commanded his soldiers never to tell the truth, except where no advantage could be gained by lying. To my mind, lying is a positive indication of intellectual and moral decline; the index to a diminished and sinful life; the symptom of a dead conscience and a wholly depraved character. If the donors of the $15,000.00 in prospect, wish to know something of the character, education and antecedents of the Rev. Dr. Fisher, let them read The Broad Ax from now on, and his record will be published from A to Z. We shall see if he had the authority to pledge, trade, barter and sell the support and influence of Dr. Harper of the University of Chicago. We shall find out something about his great achievements in the arts and sciences, how far he has delved into mathematics, and of his unsurpassed knowledge of Greek, Latin and Hebrew, of which he boasts. It should require no extended argument to show that the amplest test of all education and of all knowledge, whether of arts, mathematics or language, is found in the final effect it has on the conduct of daily life. Heretofore we have heard only the reports that Fisher has made upon Fisher; in other words, what he has said of himself, and behold this has been marvelous. What a man says of himself, however, is of little consequence to the world, the more important thing is, "what do others say of him?" If many of the children of Jarnel were not permitted to enter the Promised Land, Fisher should never be permitted to enter the promised church. If David was not permitted to build the house of the Lord, because his hands were stained with blood what shall be said of Fisher? If Annias CHICAGO, MARCH 28, 1903 [Name] Ernst Hummel Prince of the German-Americas of Cook County—The Next City Treasurer of Chicago. was struck dead for lying how miraculous has been Fisher's escape. Surely the Lord is gracious, and his ways past finding out. Now I verily believe, that a minister chosen of the Lord will be consecrated to His service; that the Spirit of God abideth in him; that he must have placed upon him the holy unction, but I do not believe the Holy One would place His divine unction on an unmitigated liar. Teodore W. Jones, 2209 Cottage Grove Av. Ernest Hummel Prince of the Germ Next City Treas In selecting Ernst Hummel as the standard bearer of Democracy for city Treasurer, the leaders of the Democratic party displayed much wisdom and good judgment, for no citizen within the gates of this city is better qualified to discharge the duties of that office than Ernst Hummel, who is known as the Prince of the German Americans of Cook county. He is extremely popular with all other classes of citizens for he is considered a good mixer in politics. Ernst Hummel came to this city from Germany in 1856 and from that time to the present he has been prominently indentified with its business interests, its growth and development. During his long business career he has become known far and near as being thoroughly honest and reliable in his dealings with his fellowmen. This act on the part of Ernst Hummel, is the principle cause or reason why the people have always had implicit confidence in his honesty, in order to partially reward him for his worth and merit the people have conferred political honors upon him in the past for he has served the people as deputy sheriff, North Town collector, two terms as Alderman, one as State Senator and as city treasurer of Chicago from 1897 to 1899, in all these positions Mr. Hummel has never betrayed the people. On the contrary he has proven himself worthy of the confidence which they have repeatedly reposed in him. When he ran for city treasurer in 1897 he led his ticket. He received the votes of many German-American Republicans and a large number of this same class of voters will again support him for the same position for they are aware of the fact that he was one of the very best city treasurers that Chicago has ever had. He, like an honest man, turned over the interest on the public funds to the city; only retaining a reasonable amount to run the office, and he conducted its affairs in a business like manner, which reflected credit upon himself and his party. As the next city treasurer Mr. Hummel will receive a fair salary. The interest on the public funds as before will be turned over by him to the city of Chicago. Our article on "Booker T. Washington and the Disfranchisement of the Negro in the South" will not appear until the next issue of The Broad Ax. Ex-Justice of the Peace Thomas Eddar James J. Townsend, the banker, and many other influential Democrats, have refused to further support Mayor Carter H. Harrison and are working for the election of Graeme Stewart. Rev Archibald James Carey, of Quinn Chapel, is one of the leading Republican political preachers in town. He would rather shoot off his wind bag on what he does not know about politics or the science of government, than to bring souls unto his Jesus. American Americans of Cook County—The Treasurer of Chicago. NOTES FROM NORMAL, ALA., The summer school at Normal promises to be a very interesting feature this year. It is to be regretted that Pres. Councill is unable to accept the numerous invitations which are sent him daily. His health, together with his many duties forbid his doing so. The commencement exercises this year are expected to excell all preceding years. Normal now has an electric plant. All the buildings are now lightened throughout. Otto Hulsman, who succeeded his father, Otto Hulsman, late county commissioner, in the coffee roasting business, 65 Dearborn Ave., is very popular with the politicians of the 28th ward, and next spring they and his friends may persuade him to become a candidate for Alderman. --- It is said that at one time one of the very large colored A. M. E. preachers of this city was sent to jail while he was preaching at Jackson, Mich. It seems that this big preacher is and was at that time married but he was or is ashamed of his good wife, and he made love to a lovely young lady of Jackson, who had him arrested and confined in jail after he had refused to marry her, but just as soon as she learned that he was a married preacher and had mistreated his wife she quit him cold. He was released from jail, lit out from Jackson, and he was finally transferred to one of the A. M. E. churches of this city. Last Saturday the Afro-American Democrats assembled at 107 Dearborn street and we have been informed to the effect that while Col. John J. Coughlin was engaged in addressing them he went on to say "that a few days prior to that time Rev. Abraham Lincoln Murray called on him in the City Hall and requested to be introduced to Mayor Carter H. Harrison, and when the Rev. gentleman was ushered into the presence of his honor he assured him that he proposed to work for his election, that he would hold a Democratic meeting in Bethel Church in order to boost the political game of Mayor Harrison." That bit of valuable information on the part of Col. Coughlin caused the colored Democrats to shout long and loud and holler "hurrah for Rev. Abraham Lincoln Murray." --- REV. D. R. WILKINS WRITES THREATENING LETTER TO JULIUS F. TAYLOR The Conservator Office, D. R. Wilkins, Manager, 3028 State Street. Chicago, Ill., March 16, 1903. Julius F., Taylor, editor of "The Broad Ax." Chicago: Sir-I have noticed that within the past few months your paper each week has contained serious personal reflections on my private character. These unfounded unprovoked assaults on my good name I have up to this time passed by in silence with the hope that your better judgment, a sense of decency and justice would soon prevail, to stop your cowardly onslaughts on me and that a more serious trouble might be averted. But it seems you have no sense of honor or justice, and very foolishly construe my silence as either a sign that I am too cowardly to defend myself against your merciless assaults or as license to keep up these assault at will. I write this to tell you that you have gone far enough with these assaults and that you must here and now stop it or do worse. I value my good name equal to my life and will as readily die in the defense of the one as the other; and unless it is your intention to persist in these assaults with a view of provoking serious personal encounter with me you had better leave my name out of your dirty little sheet in any compromising connection whatever. You have pursued me with filthy, dirty inuenio insinuation and cowardly implication as long as I propose to stand it. Mark my words and watch my course. I mean all I say and more. No man, white or black, shall make a constant effort to take my life—rob me of the means of an honest living and of my social standing and I stand idly by and permit it. I ought not to give you this warning. I do not owe it to you. But I am a manly man and thank God a fearless man before such contemptable cowards as you are and such men in my old state never do the sneak act. Henry T. Elby said to me that you carried "a great big six shooter," I presume to shoot preachers into submission of your defaming abuse of them. Well, all I have to say is that unless you cease your assaults on my moral standing and cease at once too, I shall certainly allow you a fair chance or opportunity to try your skill with your big colts on a Negro preacher if you see fit to dignify me with that appelation. I mean what I say and if you persist in an effort at destroying or taking away from me my reputation, the most valuable adjunct of my life, you shall, if you prove equal to the occasion, take my life also. I don't want one without the other and the man that seeks the one shall try for the other or keep out of my sight. Don't you get it into your conceited head that I belong to that class of good men like Revs. Murray, Carey, Thomas et al., who by their silence have given you an overestimate of your ability to defame preacehrs; or to that class of men like Ed. H. Morris, Robert Motts, Sam. Snowden, et al, who by their silence have fooled you into the notion that you are a brave, daring man of whom or linary men are afraid. "There are others" and by the eternal gods if you assault me any more in your hellish little dirty sheet you have got to show me and show me the first time I meet you, on the street or in the court house, anywhere. If you don't stop you or I, one will go out of business, When you say a lawyer in the Real Estate Board building told you I consulted him about indicting you either you wilfully and maliciously lied or the lawyer did. I am willing to meet you any day you may designate down in town face to face, with that lawyer and make him or you eat the lying words on the spot or drive me from the conference. I am tired of your lying on me and you shall stop it. D. R. Wilkins. No.22. It is always a great pleasure to receive such loving letters as the above for they more firmly impress the idea upon our mind that after all life is worth living and that in many cases there is not much difference between a man of God and a gambler or a highwayman. Not being a jack-leg preacher, a red handed murderer, a prize fighter, a bull-dozer, a train robber, a crap shooter, a hanger on around bawdy houses, or other tough resorts like some jack-leg preachers whom we have the dishonor of knowing, we wish to assure Rev. D. R. Wflkins, of the Old Church Organ, that from the day that we came into this grand old world down to the present time or hour never have we owned or carried a six-shooter or any other kind of deadly weapon. Six-shooters, black-jacks, brass knuckles, dirk knives, and their like are only used or carried by immoral or jackleg preachers, horse theives and cowardly midnight assassins. But first-class newspaper editors, and cultured gentlemen never have any use for fire-arms. As a general rule the men and women who are constantly harping on or about their social standing have no social standing, and if any one would go to the trouble to familiarize themselves with the movements or the history of such weak-minded creatures, they generally turn out to be wifebeaters, liars, swindlers, scoundrels, libertines, and low-bred bare-faced hypocrites of the deepest or the lowest dye. If any one is interested in the par Rev. D. R. Wilkins was ready or willing to play or the advice he imparted to an Afro-American lawyer while in company with another preacher on Saturday morning, Dec. 6, 1902, as to the advisability of causing a warrant to be issued for our arrest that day, so that Rev D. R. Wilkins immoral preacher friend could stand up in his pulpit the next day (Sunday, Dec. 7.), and announce to his ignorant flock that "Julius F. Taylor, editor of The Broad Ax, was over in the Cook County Jail," we respectfully refer them to W. L. M. Real Estate Board Building. Mr. Robert J. Roulston, who is one of the most prominent Democrats in the 31st ward, is working hard for the election of his friend Graeme Stewart as Mayor of Chicago, and Mr. Roulston says that "there is nothing to it, that the business men are with Stewart, and that he is a sure enough winner." Thursday evening a grand Republican rally was held at Quinn Chapel. It was addressed by Graeme Stewart, Revs. Archibald James Carey, R. C. Ransom, Col. Francis R. Riddle, Col. Charles S. Deneen, who was of the opinion last summer that "the writer ought to have been indicted and sent to jail for presuming to criticise the immoral actions of his colored Republican political preachers.' Rev. Abraham Lincoln Murray and the monkey-headed Col. from 63rd and Halsted street. The meeting was not largely attended but it was lively from beginning to end. A nice little Afro-American lady who resides on Dearborn street, near 33rd street, who has always stood well with the gentlemen, has the picture of one of the leading Afro-American A. M. E. preachers setting on her dresser in her bed-room, and whenever the big preacher falls to spend two or three hours each week at the house of his little lady friend who is single, and the preacher is married, she will snatch his picture from her dresser, press it to her bosom, hug and kiss it, and exclaim, "Oh! my sweet darling preacher, some day you will desert your wife for good and be my true lover for evermore!" Will promulgate and at all times uphold the true principles of Democracy, but Cetholion, Protestantia, Priestia, Individua, Farmura, Single Taxes, Republica, Keights of Labor, or any one else can have their say, so long as their language is proper and responsibility is fixed. The Broad Ax is a newspaper whose platform is broad enough for all, ever claiming the editorial right to speak its own mind. Local communications will receive attention. Write only on one side of the paper. Subscriptions must be paid in advance. One Year..... $2.00 Six Months..... 1.00 Advertising rates made known on application. Address all communications to THE BROAD AX 6040 Armour Avenue, Chicago. JULIUS F. TAYLOR, Editor and Publisher. Entered at the Post Office at Chicago, Ill., as Second-class Matter. Where It Does Good. "What I can't understand," remarked the Wise Guy, "is the wastefulness of nature. Now, what's the use of giving us a vermiform appendix? Scientists tell us it does no one any good." "Well, I don't agree with them," replied the physician; "it frequently does us doctors a good deal of good—especially if we get well paid for removing it!"—Cincinnati Commercial Tribune. As It Sometimes Happens. Tom (who has been away)—Did you and that girl you were engaged to last summer get married? Jack—Yes; but we are not living together. Tom—Why? What's the trouble? Jack—Oh, no trouble at all. She married another man and I married another girl.—Cincinnati Enquirer. "A satirist, my dear," said Miss Caynene to the girl who is beginning to take an interest in literature, "is a writer who applies himself to exposing shams." "But why should he know so much more than other people about shams?" "Because he is usually one himself." —Washington Star. "I don't think they ought to prosecute that farmer found making counterfeit dollars." "Why not?" "Why, undoubtedly he was merely getting ready to go to the city and buy some gold bricks. Just a case of fair exchange."—Cincinnati Commercial Tribune. Widow Smith—Yes, poor John's gone after living with me for 30 years, but he died happy and with a smile on his face! Deacon Jones—Ah, yes, of course, just so. I feel assured he died in the confident hope of a better life.—N. Y. Herald. A mistress told her maid, Betsy, that she must not always do things on her own responsibility, but first ask permission. The next day Betsy walked into the parlor and said, politely: "Please, madam, the cat is busy eating up the duck in the pantry; must I drive her away or not?"—Tit-Bits. Good Medicine. Doctor—Did those pink pills I left for little Willie seem to do him any good? Mrs. B.—Yes, indeed, doctor. He's been a-sittin' up in bed all day a-playin' marbles with them.—Chicago American. Mr. Hopeford—The date you have set for our wedding comes on Friday. Friday is supposed to be an unlucky day. Mrs. Lakeside (from the west)—So I've heard, but it can't be any more unlucky than the other days. I've tried all the rest.—N. Y. Weekly. The Great Exception. "Some people, I believe, still main- tain that oil and water won't mix." "Well, that's true." "Nonsense! Rockefeller is a member of the Baptist church."—Philadelphia Press. Almost an Apology. Old Crusteigh—How did you dare, sir, to kiss my daughter last night on the dark piazza? Young Gayboy—My dear sir, now that I've seen her by daylight, I wonder myself.—Tit-Bits. "Those shoe soles," sald the old cobbler, "Will never wear out, crank or break; They are—let me whisper the secret— Made from a restaurant buckwheat cake." VIRTUAL CRUDE, INDEED. He—Don't you know you're the first girl I ever loved? She—So I judge, from the way you go at it.—Detroit Free Press. PERSONAL MENTION J. Pierpont Morgan has one of his country homes situated in wilds so remote that deer from the adjoining forest nibble the honeysuckle decorating its veranda. Dr. J. F. Snyder, of Virginia, Ill., has been elected president of the Illinois State Historical society. He owns one of the finest private museums devoted to natural history in the state. Dr. L. Forbes Winslow, founder of the British hospital for mental disorders and one of the greatest living authorities on lunacy, is 59. He is a lineal descendant of Edward Winslow, first governor of New Plymouth, who left England in the Mayflower in 1620. Among the post offices of this great republic there are seven Pierces, 15 Roosevelts, 17 McKinleys, 20 to 29 Adamses and as many Jeffersons, Madisons, Jacksons, Johnsons, Grants and Garfields, 30 Washingtons, 30 Monroes, 31 Lincolnns and 32 Cleveland. Herreshoff, the yacht builder, was walking near his shops in Bristol, R.I., a few days ago when a camera fiend (one of his pet aversions) took a shot at him. Hereshoff started after the offender and soon caught him. The man resorted to diplomatic talk, but the yacht builder would not listen. Wresting the camera from the owner's grasp, he extracted the offending plate and ground it to bits with his heel. The first Australian lady duly qualified physician, Dr. Emma Constance Stone, recently died in Melbourne at the age of 46. She was the daughter of a London contractor of scientific tastes who settled in Tasmania. She studied first at the Woman's Medical college, Philadelphia, afterward in London and finally in Melbourne, where she started practice and encouraged a number of young ladies to follow in her footsteps. Dr. Stone was a strong advocate of female suffrage. Col. Wamsley, of Randolph county, Virginia, was excused from jury duty to which he had been drawn, on an original and unique excuse. The colonel keeps a ground hog and is testing its reliability as a weather prophet and coming to court in Elkins would greatly interefere with his study of the natural history of the ground hog. Col. Wamsley claimed that science would probably lose more by breaking into his course of study than justice would gain by his jury service and he was accordingly excused from serving on the jury. GOSSIP OF ROYALTY. Emperor Francis Joseph of Austria has conferred the Cross of Officer of the Francis Joseph Order on George Hitchecock, the American artist. At the last court ball at Berlin the kaiser took a pair of scissors from his pocket and, giving them to an officer, requested him to assist a young lady whose train had become torn. The work on ancient and modern coins which the king of Italy is about to have published at his own expense will, it is said, cost the king $140,000. The coins in the valuable collection owned by the king number 60,000 pieces. King Edward has been restricted by his physicians to five cigars a day. He has been an inveterate smoker almost since his boyhood. Some 30 years ago he was dining with the late Lord Derby, who regarded the use of tobacco as a vulgar and unpleasant habit. After dinner the prince suggested a cigar, whereupon his lordship expressed regret that his house did not contain a smoking-room, adding that he could only suggest the stables as a suitable place for burning tobacco. Much to his surprise the prince adjourned to the region indicated and enjoyed his postprandial cigar. THIS, THAT AND THE OTHER. Thirty tons of cauliflowers from Italy are now being landed daily at Folkestone for the London market. Italians are to celebrate the six hundredth anniversary of the birth of Petrarch, July 20, 1904, as a great national festival. In a nunnery in Rome a picture of great value has just been discovered. It is the work of Corregio, and represents Sainte Catherina. A systematic effort will be made this year to mine gold on the east shore of Lake Victoria, which belongs to German East Africa. The imports into Cape Colony for the last year amounted to £34,190,500, as against £23,992,031 for the previous year. The exports were £17,436,131, as against £10,873,273. "Esau," a chimpanzee performing in London, having duly passed medical examination, has just had his life insured for several thousand pounds, a portion of the risk being taken by members of the Lloyds. TOLD IN NUMBERS. About 30,000 automobiles are in use in the United States. The lowest priced vehicle at the New York automobile show was $500; the highest $1,800. American tourists annually spend abroad an average of $75,000,000 and foreign tourists leave about $20,900,000 here. Americans bought in Paris last year $25,000 worth of gooseliver pie, $28,000 worth of human hair, and $120,000 worth of mushrooms. The highest point to which a man has ever climbed is 23,080 feet to the summit of the Andean peak, Aconcagua. The feat was accomplished by two men sent out by the Royal Geographical society. Alderman James C. Patterson, President of the Lincoln Club, Who Will be Re-Elected to the City Council April 7. The Only Difficulty. Mrs. Newlywed—I discharged the cook this afternoon. Mr. Newlywed—Have any difficulty about it? Mrs. Newlywed—Not a bit—except that she wouldn't go.—Judge. The Obvious Answer. "And the mayor asked why they don't put two conductors on a car." "What a silly question! Doesn't the mayor know that two conductors cost more than one?"—Brooklyn Life. Alderman James C. Patterson, Presi- be Re-Elected to the Cit Very few men are more favorably known in the business circles of Chicago than Alderman James C. Patterson, of the 20th ward, for over twenty years he has been connected with the wholesale grocery firm of Deane Bros. & Lincoln, and for almost the same period of time Alderman Patterson, who will be re-elected to the city council for the third or fourth term, has resided with his wife and their two bright and interesting daughters, in their present home, 43 Campbell Park. Ald. Patterson is a useful member of the city council. He is a member of the Judiciary committee and many other important committees. As a member of that body he originated and had passed the "Seventy-five Cent Gas Ordinance," which has been upheld by the courts. It was Aderman Patterson who also formulated measures which prevents the issuance of licenses to saioons on the boulevards. He has been the father of various other city ordinances MORE LIGHT SHED ON SOCIALISM By L. A. Mitchell. Editor Broad Ax. I have been asked to explain just what socialism stands for and how they expect to get what they want. Those are important questions which I would like to answer through your valuable paper. Socialism stands for the abolition of the profit system which includes rent for the use of land or anything upon the land. Interest on money or any other commodities or means of production. The taking profit or commission for the sale or exchange of goods and also the wage system or the buying and selling of labor and products of labor for money. Socialism would abolish all of these things and institute in their place a system of free exchange of labor and the products of labor. And by giving everyone the right to do their share of the labor would give everyone a full share of the world's stock of goods, most probably using the hour as the unit to measure labor performed, so it is plain that our issue is not "free baths" or "free soup." but free men and free labor and the free exchange of labors products. This can and will be done when we undo the wrongs that stand out so prominently in our present system of government. Today we are called on to honor a country that will not protect us in the right to life and liberty and pursuit of happiness." even to the extent of guaranteeing to us the right to earn a livelihood unless we can first find some one that can make a profit off our labor and this we are not all able to do, while the means of life are privately owned because the machine of production is great and the owners are few and they are not able to sell and waste all that the machine produces. The localist therefore makes its Simkins—Bilkins is a man who always sticks to the truth. Timkins—Yes, I've noticed that he never lets any of it escape him.—Chicago Daily News. Penelope—Ferdy says Ethel is an angel. Jack—Well, he must be a harp, then. She's playing him for all she's worth. —Judge. President of the Lincoln Club, Who Will City Council April 7. which have been beneficial to all the people throughout the city. He has succeeded in having more miles of asphalt pavement laid in the 20th ward than any other ward in the city. In view of this fact and the further fact that he has been especially attentive to the needs or the wants of the people of his ward, maintaining an office in the ward and meeting the people each day in the week, in appreciation of his good work in their behalf, they, the people, named after him "Patterson Park," which is bounded by Leavitt, DeKalb and Boone streets. In every way Alderman Patterson is greatly interested in beautifying Chicago. He is a director of the industrial Art League, a prominent member of the Municipal Art League, President of the Lincoln Club, member of the Illinois and Monoken Clubs, actively connected with the "K. of P," Royal Arcanium, Royal League, National Union, and other secret societies and it goes without saying that he will succeed himself in the City Council after the 7th of April. appeal not to the owners, but direct to the workingclass to unite at the ballot box and take to themselves all the powers of government and use them to transform the present system of private ownership in the means of production and distribution to one of common property owned and controlled democratically by the entire people. A close study of socialism will reveal the fact that it has a program that will abolish want or the fear of want. The one thing that stands most in the way of accomplishing the aims of socialism is the fact tha so many poor voters are more concerned about the man who has robbed them through the wage system than they are about their wives and children. They want to know what we will give the capitalist for those great means or production and distribution. Let me say that they will receive more than they have given. The "capitalist" gave the laborer the right to work and receive a wage that amounted to one fifth of the product of his toil. The workers will then get the entire product of their toil and this right will be extended to the present owners, so you can see that they will get more than they gave. The fact is, all they have is that part of labors product that confiscated from the laborer by the wage system, hoping that this plain statement of facts will cause our people to think and study up the subject or the question of socialism. I am yours for the cooperative commonwealth. The M. E. Conference wound up the first of this week and it decided to permit Rev. John W. Robinson to remain at St. Marks Church for another year, which is very pleasing to his many friends who fully realize that he has accomplished much good since he became pastor of St. Marks. --- A THREATENING EVIL. The Seats of Too Many Senators Are Obtained by Corrupt Practices. It is the popular habit to attack the senate of the United States with general condemnation. This is misleading, says a writer in Century. An honest man, who knows the senate intimately in all its workings, the other day said of it that any such sweeping attack had the inexactness of caricature, the fact being that the senate contains a group of well-equipped and disinterested public men who have become "experts' in governmental questions, and who get through in the course of the year "an immense amount of useful public business." There is much truth in this. But the other thing is true also, that state after state, and some of our oldest states, are represented by men whom it is a loss of reputation to associate with intimately; who got their seats by "corrupt practices" of one kind or another; and whose presence in the senate is an advertisement of the low tone of the state "machines" and legislatures, through whose corrupt management, or virtual purchase, they obtained their "honorable" seats. And a low-toned senator or representative means, as a rule, a low class of federal appointments in the states or districts thus represented; for it is a part of the miserable situation that every means is taken to deceive the appointing powers as to the real character of those recommended by corruptionists to office. ZESTFUL FRANKNESS. An Irate Lawmaker Who Was One on the "Cowardly Nincompoops" Himself. Unexpected frankness now and then gives a special zest to the humor of a situation in congress. When "Gabe" Bouck was the representative from the Oshkosh\district of Wisconsin, a pension bill came before the house, to his great vexation of spirit; for, while his personal convictions were directly opposed to it, his political interests were strong enough to whip him into line. On the day the bill came up for final disposal a fellow member met Bouck in the space behind the last row of seats, walking back and forth and gesticulating excitedly, bringing his clenched right fist down into the hollow of his left hand, to the accompaniment of expletives which would hardly look well in print, writes Francis E. Leupp in "Some Humors of Congress." "What's the trouble, Gabe?" inquired his friend. "Why all this excitement?" "Trouble?" snorted the irate lawmaker. "Trouble enough! That pension bill is up, and all the cowardly nincompoops in the house are going to vote for it. It's sure to pass—sure to pass." "But why don't you get the floor and speak against it—try to stop it?" suggested the other. "Try to stop it?" echoed Bouck. "Try to stop it? Why, I'm one of the cowardly nincompoops myself!" DOMESTICATED LEOPARDS. South African Region Where the Natives Tame the Animals and Make Use of Them. Upogoro, in German East Africa, says The Sphere, has only recently come into prominence. The whole country is mountainous in character, and several peaks attain an altitude of 4,500 feet. One of the drawbacks of the country is the presence in large numbers of wild animals, chief among which is the leopard. Although sparing the Europeans, yet he does not fear to burst into the native huts and seize any human being who may be within reach. Should he not succeed in effecting an entrance, he lies in wait until some unfortunate native ventures out. If there is a goat pen or a chicken roost, he satisfied himself there, but failing this fears not to attack the inhabitants. Once satisfied, he retires to his lair, and, being tracked, often falls a prey to the European rifle. Young leopards are often caught by the natives, and are bartered for money or articles of clothing. These are sometimes tamed, and though not so trustworthy as the dog, yet throw off their wild nature, and are utilized for practical purposes. They are used for drawing light carts, and it is by no means uncommon to see them harnessed to the mountain guns, which they pull along with the utmost facility. Our Sisable Apple Crop. The latest estimate places the total number of apple trees of bearing age in the United States at somewhat over 200,000,000. This is nearly three trees to every person. These trees yield more than 175,000,000 bushels. Not all of these apples are consumed at home, for in years of full crop more than 3,000,000 go abroad. Yet the apples kept at home are more than two bushels to every adult and child. Life of Leather The life of modern leather made by the use of sulphuric acid, is but 15 years. This makes it necessary for the British museum to spend $20,000 a year in renewing leather book bindings. Speakers of Irish. Irish is to-day the living tongue of almost as many people as speak Welsh, Greek, Servian, Bulgarian, Norwegian or Danish. In Galway alone are 17,838 persons who can speak nothing but Irish. BLUE JAYS HUNT SNAKES. The Birds Have a Very Strong Antipathy Toward All Venomous Reptiles. It is commonly supposed that all birds, at least those of the small species, fall easy victims to snakes. There are stories innumerable of the manner in which the reptiles charm the feathered creatures and end by swallowing them at a gulp. But there is one bird that is not susceptible to the fascination of his snakeship's eye, and that is the common blue jay, found in the woods all over the United States, says the Chicago Chronicle. A gentleman who has lived for many years in the country asserts positively that the blue jay can speak at lease one word as plainly as a human being and that word is "snake." "When a boy," he said recently, "I killed many snakes that would have escaped but for the sharp eyes of the blue jay. Some species of reptiles will climb small trees and bushes and trap their prey in that manner. They feed on small birds principally. But they never catch a jaybird. He is the snake detective for the whole bird family. As soon as a blue jay sees a snake he sounds the alarm. You can hear him squall a quarter of a mile, and he articulates the word 'snake' as plainly as I can. He will hop about on a limb and yell 'snake! snake!' in such a thrill, excited voice that pretty soon others of his tribe hasten to the scene, and all join in giving the alarm. All other birds, hearing this warning cry, fly away, but the blue jay splits his throat with cries until the enemy has disappeared. "A snake once caught a blue jay by charming him. The jay yelled 'Snake! snake!' at the top of his voice. Several hundred blue jays flew to his rescue and pecked the snake's eyes out, and literally picked him to pieces, thus saving the life of their companion. Ever since that time the blue jay, upon seeing a snake, gives the alarm and all blue jays within hearing will hasten to the scent and lend their voices to the warning. This may sound incredulous, but it's true." said the narrator in conclusion. "Not at all, but it's a good story to forget under the circumstances," added the nervous young man, who at once proposed the consideration of the relation of the jocund grape to the doctrine of metempsychosis. SPINSTERS HAVE A UNION. Bachelor Girls of Advanced Age Propose to Abolish the Male Collector The spinsters of Adams county, Pennsylvania, with headquarters at York, have recently been forming old maid societies to engage in various social diversions calculated to attract the bachelors, reports an eastern exchange. At Gardner's Station the Old Maids' union held a left-hand social recently, at which all the old maid societies of the county were represented. The social was held at the home of Rev. Mr. Rhoades and Miss Ida Rhoades was assisted in receiving by Miss Aggie Zeigler and Miss Rebecca Myers. The guests were required to receive the refreshments with the left hand, the right, hand of each guest being tied behind her. These resolutions were unanimously adopted: "Whereas, the need of a good husband has long been felt as a pressing necessity, and repeated efforts have been made to induce the legislature of Pennsylvania to enact a law that would compel all bachelors throughout the commonwealth to marry; therefore: "Resolved by the Old Maid society of Gardner's Station. That we do hereby most earnestly request (not our present representatives of Adams county to use their best efforts and cast their vote for the enactment of a law that will compel all bachelors to marry, but) all men between ages of 28 and 45, who are in hunt of good companions address the secretary, Old Maid Society, Gardner's Station, Pa." WHEN TRANSLATORS DISAGREE Three Different Versions of a Carthagean Incription Given by as Many Authors. "The translation of hieroglyphics, cuneiform inscriptions and other writings upon stone," said the antiquary, according to the Philadelphia Record, "is a difficult art, and an odd thing about it is the way different translators will get an altogether different meaning out of the same text. For instance, some time ago Carthaginian inscription was translated by a certain Duvivier: "Here reposes Hamilcar, father of Hannibal, as much loved by his country as he was formidable to his foes." "De Sauley studied the inscription and said that this was the proper translation: "The priestess of Isis has raised this monument in honor of Spring, the Graces and Roses, which charm and fertilize the earth.' "Duvivier and De Sauley wrangled and contended over the inscription and finally agreed to accept as final the judgment of an expert to be mutually agreed on. The expert was chosen and his translation was: "This altar has been dedicated to the god of the winds and storms, in the hope of appeasing his anger.'" Babies of 1903. The baby born in 1903 has three times a better chance of living through its first year and five times a better chance of living to be five years old than it would have had a dozen years ago. ppries AND STARS sights for Which Southers California Is Famous, : ; sills ot ae ee ee a tory. = when the seen season, t 3 calitoraia is at its best, it would be hard to select any one ote waee more jesuty than eny other, but it i thet nothing contributes more to e greater number of peo- Quen the fields of golden-hued which hold all the glories of wonderful California sunshine in their satin depth, The grandeur of the pitrple ins inspires awe and admira- as they slope down to the foot- covered with gray-green olive and rich, dark, myrtle-green and lemon orchards to the ‘of glowing poppies nestling be- but the latter add something and personal to one’s enjoy- it; they are something to be gath- tobe taken away, to become one’s jn a measure, so that all, from the who revel among them to the parents who select a few choice s, love these little flowers which decorate the earth with such ich generosity more than any other lof the thousands of varieties which, favored by this equable climate, find a home on the Pacific slope, So many people who visit the south- em portion of this state fail to take advantage of an opportunity which, once improved,may never be forgot, ten, and which, in all its attractions, furnishes the most interesting expe- rience of any trip which may be tak in California, viz., 2 visit to Lick ob. servatory. After reaching San Jose, et eee SIS ai PE: aes a ae a oh ie ees me. oe | Ee es nee 4 bs pha | eee ns $e: ee 57: aie Ve We ce | ewe ake PS ar 4 eo ae ee Po eee ae eae Fewer See sf Semen Me we te aA e. foe cae Sie aay eee lean Ess. Bs : iamaear~ = el oe —_— 3 ; iF : ES y : __ ts a ai F * Ser ° 3 ; THA GREAT DOME OF LICK OBSERVATORY. remainder of the journey of about miles is taken by carriage through lovely Santa Clara valley, then ever climbing a winding road- iy, until the summit of Mount Ham- is reached. At every turn new ies and wonders are visible un- standing near the great telescope, may command a view unexcelled America. In the distant north Shasta may be seem, to the stretch about 50,000 square of sun-bathed possibilities for homes, for when the snows and in streams are utilized un- of beauties nial agine up the foothills, valleys desert which every vatiety of climate may befound. In the east lie the “Hills of light,” the Sierra Nevadas, “beautiful a rainbow, yet firm as adamant.” lire rose color deepens into purple \ om ‘er. \ 2 Be 5 és e 4 a ee 7 en ‘ i ee i 4 mere the gorges open into further Rteries and beauties. The Merced ter flows through ome of these, di- mily cast of Mount Hamilton, from Mich one may gaze along its winding Sure into thé Yosemite, where El Mplian stands boldly out, and faint- ‘Tace the Half-Dome in the vanish- eo ae one sees ocean bear ~~ anid and ; pa Sm Francisco bay, below the Santa ie cloudy, 'vnion is Limited, hs even then 0 “ Unaccnstomed to mountain scen- Semen ley and lower a: = ith an Sonal peak rising; torn throw = ae in ii ee eee fr elope ee Soe for’ wn ; drouanl 7 ke pe m feet he seg ievel on & "Set into the solid earth, quite in- of the building surrounding it, as are all the telescopes st this ob- Mids seek uglaies, Sunaina = x coptional edvantages for obtaining in- formation. On every Saturday, until about 11 p. m., the instrumentsand hell ‘and brary are free for the imspec- tion of the public. Visitors in turn Gaze af the wonders of the heavens ‘through the great telescope which, el- ‘though having only a 3¢inch giass, oe ee telescope, in Chicago, is a better instrament, and from ite location is ‘used for more extended observations. From a position behind the long ‘tube the eye of man has probably ‘penetrated farther into spate than trom any other point on the earth's ‘surface. The dome in which it re- volves is 80 feet in diameter, and the central pier upon which it swings Tises 30 feet above the movable floor, and weighs 35 tons. This floor can by means of hydraulic pressure be raised or lowered 20 feet, and the telescope may be trained upon any portion of the visible sky from the zenith almost down to the horizon. + The clock gear at the top of the pier weighs seven tons, and, although the touch of a child's hand may swing it, the tube itself weighs two tons. It re- quired 700 days to complete the lens after it was cast, and it cost $50,000. If Niagera falls, or Brocklyn bridge were on the moon's surface, they could be easily seen through this telescope. Below the floor is the mechanism which moves it and the dome. Within the base of the pier, under the great telescope, lies the body of James Lick, the California millionaire, by means of whose bequest of $700,000 the sci- entific world enjoys the benefit of the discoveries made at the observatory, which constitutes a part of the Univer- sity of California. The Mount Hamil- ton reservation comprises 2,581 acres, and many students take post-graduate courses here. Former Director E. 8. Holden said: “Great instruments of this class require a serene and quiet eir, in order that they may. do their best work. On Mount Hamilton the sir is quiet and clear from May un- til November; the stars do not twinkle; the highest magnifying powers can be employed.” The clock mechanism which fur- nishes time to the whole Pacific slope, and without which nearly all astro- nomical calculations would be impos- sible, is worthy of careful examination. From Seattle to El Paso and aH the in- _ termediate stations, at one minute be- fore noon, each day, the time is flashed. One of the strangest facts brought to light by the transit telescopeis that the earth’s equator is not at ali a fixed Hne, but that it moves constantly, so ‘that in our own homes we are some- times nearer to and sometimes farther from it. If the north pole be ever discovered, it will be founé meandering in « circle, with a diam- eter of about 120 feet, to noonespotof which does it return oftener than once in each 400 days. This has accounted for slight errors in observations, hereto- fore unexplainable. It is estimated thst there are 100,000 stars within the range of the Lick telescope. One of these, calied by astronomers “Groom- bridge, No. 1,830,” or the “runsway star,” is traveling at e rate of about 200 miles per second, but will require nearly 100,000 years to cros# the half- circuit of the heavens. Our own sun (and its attendent planets) is moving at a much slower rate, and is said to be heading for proximity to the bright- est ster in the northern sky, Vega, which, in the summer months, may be seen, 8 beautiful blue radiance, near the zenith. In winter, Vega isnear the horizon, setting at about nine p. m. Vega has two faint attendants, and all are in the constellation Lyra. “Epsilon Igrae Four and Five” is one of the faint points of light. It is a double star, and is directly in the path through which our sun is drawing us. “ee in reality, a quadruple star. ings, emerging ‘Sciraight tt or ona bien curve after curve, at one time on « at tre "he sess moment wit ce a a te deiidel Gananten Se eh a a eae eae anal eee sein hiseensations. Ani ae eer a ee ee ae a sianbercrlicgew Sper le byaand oe. ae eu eee ‘8 eee ‘ r reg CHARACTER IN THROAT. luteresting Deductions Made Recent- ly by a Student of Womankind £3 et tts Best. Some one has lately been making a study of various throats, and nas de- duced some rather interesting, if some- what obvious results bearing upon the character of women. The woman with the swan-like neck is said to be a crea- ture whose mentality, to use « rather modern invention in words, dominates her existence. Physically delicate, the long-necked woman is mentally very much alert, but sensitive to — treordinary She is timid Segoe pa ones her trust is be- trayed bears her woe in silence with- outa sign. % It is no news to learn that the throat that detiotes obstinacy is short and thick, and usually belongs to the girl with athletic shoulders and not very many inches in stature. Girls with anatomical traits of this sort are ex- tremely good natured, though they ob- tain their own way by persistence. This is the type of woman whose health is excellent, and whose outlook upon life is eminently sensible. In 99 eases out of 100 she is the ruling spirit of the home in which she abides, and is never a lacking quantity when advice and ready help are wend ene is also noted for her executive ability, snd on this account does not mind mounting platforms or organizing so- cietie¢ that will help her sex a step forward on the road to complete eman- cipation. All curves and white, satin-like soft- Bess is the throat of the born enchan- tress, upon which the head is set as ex- | quisitely as was that of Helen of Troy. Consciously or unconsciously the co- quette invariably makes good use of her beautiful and supple neck. Some- times she will hold it on one side, at other times her head will droop like a flower. Poets and artists speak not without reason of the perfect neck of such a woman with enthusiasm; they say it resembles a round, white column, and no other words describe its beauty more correctly. The neck of the conversationalist, the woman of wit and also of amiabil- ity, may be short or rather long, but is almost always in harmony with the shoulders and head.—Brooklyn Eagle. NEW CABINET WOMAN. Mrs. George B. Cortelyon, Wife ef Secretary of Commerce, Al- ready « Favorite. Mrs. George B. Cortelyou, wife of the latest addition to the cabinet, the secretary of commerce, is nostranger to Washington society, having resided here since her husband's first employ- ment in the public service. During the past five yearsshe has comein con- tact with the rest of the notables mak- ing up official society. In manner quiet and reserved, she is also a good talker on subjects that appeal to her and has all the domestic traits in her love of home and family that the Amer- ican people most admire and foster. Mrs. Cortelyou’s maiden name was (be te ies real : a p %. a 2 . a5 Ae . rs ; aed MRS. GEORGE B. CORTELTOU. lily M. Hinds, and she is a daughter of Dr. John Hinds, president of the Hempstead (N. Y.) institute. Her two sisters are at present her guests. Mrs. Cortelyou is the mother of four chil- dren, three boys and a baby girl, and an outbreak of measles, from which they have just recovered, cut her off from any participation in sotial Mfe this winter, after the first few weeks of the season. She shares with her Dochand ¢ great tate and love for music. Secretary and Mrs. Cortelyou ‘have a pleasant home on Capitol Hill, 238 Maryland avenue northeast, a cor- ger house that faces south and has a ‘cozy interior. This house was leased about ¢wo years ago, and the family has been very happy and contented in it, and where hundreds have made Mra. Certelyou’s acquaintance at her Mon- day receptions. In appearance, the new cabinet woman is most pleasing, and her smile reveals dimples that are immensely becoming. Her favorite gowns are white dnd she wore during the early winter several unusually pretty ones. - Easential Womanly Virtues. What sre the virtues most essential toa women? A Paris newspaper has been asking that question of its read ers, of whom 8,278 answered “faithful- ness,” with “economy” a good second and “goodness” « bad third. Orderii- ness and modesty follow each other closely, while lower down on the list come devotion, charity and gentleness. Between 2,000 and 3,000 specify pe- tence, maternal affection and indus- taal virtues, while 3,50¢—the a majori a pike: mane tane—dodiate Chatclose, lines is a peculiarly attractive quality in women. . for a Gist, “peszoctared cil: mohalr. in popdlar for party dresses for young girls. The gowns sre trimmed with ruches of » oF taffets silk strap white silk buttons; ._ | BRIGHT INDIAN GIRL. a ‘One of the cleverest of the new gen- eration of Indian women is Miss Leura Miriam Cornelius, a full blooded Oneida, who lives on a remote Indian reserve in Wisconsin, and who, inspite of the obstacles of ill health, race pre- jadice and limited worldly goods has, &t the age of 23, completed a six years’ course of study in four years at Graf- ton Hall seminary; has collected and written the legends of her race, gatb- ered from the oral traditions handed down from generation to generation ‘among the Oneidas, and is now work- ing upon amlndian grammar—the firet attempt ever made to classify the In- dian tongue into a grammatical sys- tem. “You think it strange for a reserva- tion girl to have accomplished so much,” said Miss Cornelius to a New York Tribune representative at her father’s house in Seymour, Wisconsin. “Well, I will tell you about it from the beginning. I was born in Oneida, Wie., ‘Sim 1879. My parents are typical Onei- das. In their union were joined the two greatest chieftain lines of our tribe—the Corneliuses and that of LER te yy “} a >. > Be . ; > Pie. eA wee ott > Bese eee ee or a PEE Ya tae pe aaa Wt xd; i my LAURA MIRIAM CORNELIUS. Daniel Bread. Daniel Bread, my mother’s father, and a great uncle Cornelius of mine were two of the great Indian orators and the brainiest men the race has ever produced. “I was reared on a large farm with my parents in a perfectly civilized fashion. When I came of school age my father removed from the heart of the reserve to the backwoods on the outskirts, so that he might have white neighbors on one side and give usthe advantage of the white public school, not wishing to be further dependent on the government Indian schools. He believes that reserve life is most unconductive to a liberal development. “Because of my extreme fraity my school life was much interrupted. From Grafton Hal}, the Fond du Lac school, I was graduated at 1 after four years, of which at least one- quarter of the time I was obliged to be absent. They told me there that I could not finish in less than six years, but I said I would do the work in four, and I did, and took honors. As soon as my health will permit I shall enter one of the eastern colleges tocontinue some special lines of study. “Literature shall be my life work, and its aim shall be to benefit my people. This can be done in literature in a way not, I think, undertaken be- fore. The life struggles and motives of the Indian race must of necessity be written by an Indian, if they are to be correctly portrayed. White men and women have written cleverly of us, but from a white man’s point of view. I hope to give the Indian side of American life. “I do not know how or when I caught the idea of writing. Indeed, i must be longer ago than my mem- ory, for I know that when only a child, with the English language half on my tongue, I dreamed of writing books. Perhaps it seems strange to an out- sider, for I know the ideas that prevail in regard to Indian life, but to do something great when I grew up was impressed upon me from my cradle by my parents, and I have known no | other ambition. . “The ‘legends’ which I have complet- ed have cost me much hard work. I have traveled long distances and to the -remotest corners of the reserve to get ‘from the oldest residents these quaint fancies of our tribe. I go to many persons for the same story, in order to compare their versions. These I take down in the Indian vernacular, from which I make literal transle- tions, later do them over into good English. The novel which Lam at ee ee eee nner the race is beset in its stage of transition, and will contain some of ite historical movements and char acters. In one scene there is to be s Daniel Bread oration, which I shall quote directly. But I do not intend to write a sour piece of literatare. There is @ great deal of racial humor quite new ¢o Indian literature, because Bo one who cannot understand the v ¢ of these people has bie to « this flavor.” Proper Storage of Silver. To prevent silver from tarnishing, place a few lumps of camphor in the box or drawer containing the silver articles; this will neutralize to some extent the gases which turn silver dark. If silver is to be stored for some length of time, it should be cleaned thoroughly and placed in cotton fian- nel bags that can be closed tightly at the top. Then these bags should be wrapped in paraffine paper, or, still better, in beeswexpaper. To make the latter (it cannot be beught) take ordi- nary manilla paper and lay it on a (te Se She pape hg the wae lo _ .* GIRLS ATE BIRD FOOD. ‘The Ledirrous Mistake Made by Twe Prim English Young Women te Paris. ‘Two English girls had ventured into one of the bonbongeries, or bakeries, which in Paris are so attractive that they are frequented in preference to a cafe by persons in search of a light luncheon. ‘The French soda-water fountain, with its bewildering assortment of strange sirups, caught their fancy, but as they had very few French words im their vocabulary they contended themselves with ordering milk, relates 8 Paris paper. On the counters were all kinds of the most delicious-looking cookies, but the girls were quite at a loss as to what they were called, and it looked as if they would have to go hungry, when one of them thought of the ex- pedient of helping herself. After s careful inspection, she picked out « generous supply of what appeared to be the lightest-looking bread imegin- able. The attendant offered to wrap it up, for the stuff selected was a bird food, and was greatly surprised when the two ladies waved her aside and started in to make « luncheon of it. However unpalatable it must have been, the frugal British maids seemed to think it a sin to waste it, for they bravely ate it and went out firmly convinced that French cooking was a delusion and a snare, while the little waitress merely shrugged her pretty shoulders and exclaimed: “Oh, but those English are eccen- trie!” FOG SIGNALS AT SEA. How Ship Captains Are Guided by the Sirens, or Horns, Through the Channels. A large proportion of the disasters at sea are due tofog, andany method by which the whereabouts of a vessel can be ascertained in thick weather must be regarded as a great boon. A system is now under trial at Fame Point, on the Gulf of St. Lawrence, a place where fogs occur frequently, says Chambers’ Journal. To under- stand the nature of the new fog-signal, let us suppose that at a certain place there are four powerful fog-horns, spread out fanwise, so thateach points in a different direction. Each has its distinctive speech, so many blasts, long or short, sounding every minute or so. These sirens can be heard, un- der favorable conditions, at a distance of from 15to20 miles. Anapproaching ship, when it comes into the zone of sound, will hear all the sirens; but one will be much plainer than the other three, for the vessel will be within its particular are of sound. In a short time, as the ship moves onward, it will come within the influence of the next siren, and soon. As the captain of the ship possesses the key to each set of signals, he soon notes which is the siren whose sound-waves are most distinctly audible; and, as he knows the exact direction in which it points, he can get a very good ides of the po- gition of his ship. AVARICE IS HEALTHY. . Keeps One Cool, Encourages Inéus- try, Abstemiousness and Steadiness. “The passions’ effect on the health is not sufficiently regarded,” says a physician in the Philadelphia Record. “The passion which is best for the bealth is avarice. It keeps one cool, encourages regular and industrious habits, leads to abstemiousness and makes against all excess. And hence the avaricious, the misers, live to a great age. The misers of history were all noted for their longevity. Rage is very bad for one. The passion causes an irregular, intermittent beating of the heart, and the intermittency in time may become chronic. Hatred creates fever. If we hate we grow lean. This hot passion eats us like a flame. Fear is bad for the nerves, the heart and the brain, and, therefore, we should never permit ourselves to be afraid. But the strangest effects of all have been caused by the passion of grief. The medical books record cases where, coming suddenly, in a violent shock, it has caused a loss of blood from the lungs in one person— paralysis of the tongue in another, and a failure of sight, or temporary blind- ness in a third.” - Pair of Notable Mules. Missouri has lately advanced two more claims to preeminence, and they both concern her most notable prod- uct, the mule. Mike Murray, of Here- ford, in that state, has a mule he is going to send to the exposition. It is @ mare, eight years old, 18 hands high (six feet) at the shoulder, weighs 1,706 pounds and is still growing. Theother mule resides in Joplin, but it is 32 years old and is so gentle that it is « playmate for its owner’s children. > ese. Whest” A new grain, known as corn-wheat, is being grown in eastern Washington. It has the nature of both corm and wheat, possessing the fattening quali- ties of corm and fhe corn flavor. In appearance it resembles wheat. Its grains are twice as large a4 those of ordinary wheat. It yields 60 to 100 bushels an acre, and seems to solve the problem of fattening hogs in the Pacific northwest, as corn is not suc- cessfully raised in thet country. Engine Walks Upstairs. The Automotor Journal, London, de- prayer Beet big. certs ee. of an elephant, and hauls loads traction anom 8 8 3} EVERYBODY GOT A PRIZE. ‘Bevel Huchre Party, Which Ended . Satistactorily to Drerybedy ‘Whe Gad Piayeé. The Long Island society, Daughters of the Revolution, enjoys the distine- tion of having conducted @ pragres- sive euchre contest at which every one present received a prize and everybody was satisfied, says the Brooklyn Eagle. The company was mainly confined to members of the society, and in the cards issued for the occasion the re- quest was made that each one desir- ing to participate would contribute ® prize not to exceed in value 25 cents. Although the price limitation was not strictly adhered to, the souvenirs were for the most part of articles of femine use or for orna- ment. The players, according to the number of games they had scored, made their selection et haphazard from a collection of paper enveloped articles. The fun came when the voluminous wrappings were removed and a hat pin, a bondon dish, coffee spoon, tray, photo frame, book, bit of china, top or trinket was disclosed. Considerable igenuity was displayed in wrapping up the prizes, so that no hint was given of the contents of the package. The cleverest bit of deception in this way was the inclosing bonbon dish in a cracker box bearing the name of s popular brand and looking as if the original contents had never been disturbed. CENSUS COMPARISONS. Cost of Securing Information Some- thing Over a Century Ago and at Present Time. The differences between the cost of securing the returns from the six sim- ple questions asked in 1790, and that of the extended inquiry made « cen- tury later, is illustrated by the per capita cost, which in 1790 was 1.13 cents, and in 1900 15.5 centa, says Di- rector W. R. Merriam, in “The Evolu- tion of Census-Taking” in Century. In 1790 Virginia was the most poput lous state in the union, having 747,610 inhabitants. ee ee ury department show that at the census the cost of making the enu- meration in that state was $7,553.90. Moreover, at that enumeration the underpaid ascistant marshals supplied their own blanks, an item which was of considerable importance in the days when all paper was made laboriously by hand. In 1900 the population of Maine — about 700,000-—most nearly approximated that of Virginia in 1790. At the twelfth census the cost of ac- tua} enumeration in Maine, including the pay of supervisors, was $34,560.90, or more than three-fourths of the amount expended for the enumeretion of the entire United States in 1790, though the pay of an enumerator in 1900 did not exceed the wages of an intelligent day laborer. SPARROWS ARE SMART BIRDS. How Some of Them Took Their Corn te « Novel Mill te Be Ground. “The sparrow is certainly a know- ing bird,” said a man who is em- ployed at the Girard Point grain ele- vators, according to the Philadelphia Record. “He can figure out @ thing for himself in a way that is aston- ishing. Down around the elevators there are thousands of them who feed on the grains of wheat that fall to the ground, but recently we haven't been getting any wheat. In fact, for some time past we haven't been handling anything but corn. “Now, a kernel of corn is rather too large for @ sparrow to swallow, but just the same I watched a lot of them picking up the kernels the other day atid what do you suppose they did with them? You will hardly believe me when I tell you, but it’s gospel truth. Each sparrow flew over to the railroad and carefully deposited his kernel of corn on the rail. Then they all hopped around and chattered until a shifting engine came along. After it had passed the corn was ground into meal and the sparrows ate it. Don’t tell me s sparrow hasn't any brains.” z GOVERNMENT IRRIGATION. the Anld Lands of the West. The far-reaching plans for irriga- tion of the arid west through the assistance of the powerful national government are slowly turning into facts, says the Minneapolis Journal. Recently a contract was let for « dam across the Snake river in Idaho that, with two large main ditches, will reclaim 340,000 acres of fertile land. It is well known that a 40- acre irrigated farm is equivalent in production to « 160-acre nonirrigated farm. On that basis the Snake river reclamation will provide 8,500 farms, or, probably, homes for about 50,000 people, and the villages and cities will have from 25,000 to 50,000 more. And all this will come from the wa- tering of only 340,000 acres! And before Uncle Sam is through with his big job he will turn water onto 100,- 000,000 acres. una femieta: Ge: i Twenty-six German titles are worn by American girls who have married abroad and 20 English peerages. There are three French duchesses and five French countesses of American birth. Seventeen Itelian noblemen and six “Russians of title” have laid their cor- onets at the feet of American brides. Golland has two baronesses, Ameri- aa Doe ee tee ee Oe Oe ee, ie es e ~ American Brick Co. - , President.and Treasurer, THOMAS CAREY. Vice-President, JOHN SHELHAMER, Secretary, WILLIAM SULLIVAN. ° MANUFACTURERS OF 5 e Gommor an Sewer Brick et Office and Yards: ; x 45th and Robey Sts. Qutput of Winter YER: csensse ween ee teeseces sthney MQQOD pee | Telephone Yarde 126. CHiPs. . Joseph Po Sank &: sentio a : sAnisipess teenie ili ae Attorney. P; A. Hines, 1115 Chamber of Commerce Biig., ‘would: make ex Meal can@ifiate for one of the ‘new - Juliges*of Cook County. Rev. James N. Townsend, ex-paster of Quinn Chapel, whois now located _at_ Indianapolis, ‘Ind, wii preach at Quinn, this. coming Sunday morning and evening. ‘Every Tucsday evening from now on the Afro-American Socialists will ineet at 3521 State street, and free discussions will.be held for ang against Sooialism. Almost-every night for the past two weeks Judge Stephen A. Dougias bas ‘speechs for Mayor Carter H. Harrison and tae entire Democratic ticket. Denny J. Rierdan and city boiler in- spector James C. Blaney, are both plugging -hard for Alierman Mclner- ney, and they are firmly of the opinion that “he will have no trouble in being r=elected to the city council. John E. Owens, the honest and hard working City Attorney of Chicago, has opened up his own headquarters on the second ficer.of the. Briggs House. and ais campsign will be conducted by Thomas P..Fiyan, who is one of the best politica! managers in Chi- cago. Alderman. Mcinerney is seeking re- election to the city council.from the 30th ward:on the following platform: “I insist that street car companies shall pave,-clean, light and repair the streets they occupy.” This platform is all right and it will make many, votes for Alderman Mcinemey. How i this, Mr: Titman? Ar ex- change says: “Memphis is now blessed with separate street cars. Truly we:live in-a jim crow age: We wait to see & law passed and executed looking to separate beds for colored Women and white men. It would be a good ending for all this jim crow business.”—-Ex. Some time ago the rotten outfit run- ning the Old Church Organ claimed it had a gold brick wrapped up in white paper tied wita white ribbon, and that it was ready and willing to throw that brick at Rev. Archibald James Care7, if he refused to do bus- iness with the Old Church Organ. We have often wondered what has become of that gold brick which the OM Church Oragn held in reserve for Rev. =.chibaid James Carey? “Death months” are March and April for adults and July and Au- gust for children under five years of age, according to the statistician of the twelfth census. A freshly cut slice of pineapple Isid on a piece of beefsteak will in a comparatively short time cause soft- ening, swelling and partial digestion of the meat for a considerable depth from the surface. The government of the Punjab has undertaken to immunize 100,000 in- habitants against the plague The laboratery .of Bombay has been asked to provide daily 50,000 doses of anti-plagne serum to the physi- cians of the. Punjab. Tuberculosis was not known among cattle in Denmark until the impor- tation of Schleswig-Holsteins began. It then spread .so rapidly that a government commission which tested 144,000 head .with tuberculin found one in three affected. The deeths from preumonis . per 10,000 of: population in .1860 were 4.40; in 1870,.20.24; .im 1880, 12.58; in 1890, 18.84; im 1900, 19.78—an aggre- gate increase of 3496 per cent. of mia, as compared with an ag- . » Of 39.5 per cent. of ~ The so-called “defective classes of society"—the idiotic, feeble minded, improvident, habitually immoral, in- ebriate, criminal, insane, and other impaired -persons—ere as a rule vie- tims of arrested or otherwize im- perfect development of brain, st- tributable largely to malnutrition both before and‘after birth. | Glaciers are the largest bodies o crystalline structure known. | The largest armor-plate ever rolle: io snoe Gaescan ay cong oe oe _' Strophantidin is seid to be the mos: deadly poison on“earth. % is mud from ep African plant by ether and alcohol. ‘The largest negative ever taken of a sitter was 64 inches by 33 inches, or practically lifesize. It was the work of a Dublin firm. The largest estate sold last year in the United Kingdom was that of Gien- app, in Ayrshire. It is 8600 acres. But the most expensive wes Battle Abbey, in Sussex, for which was paid £200,000. His Preference. Philosopher—You say 13 is an un- lucky number; now, would you rather have $13 or $12? Flaneur—I'a rather have $14, dear boy.—Town Topics. re Petuts of View He—Did you ever notice how high ‘Miss Neurich carries ber bead? She—Yes, poor girl; she has e neck like a giraffe—Chicago Daily News. Twas ver Thus. Dix—Is your income sufficient te sup- ‘ply all your needs? Hix—Yes; -but it isn’t, sufficient to supply half of my wants—Philadel- phia Bulletin. ‘The Charitable Sex. He—Whst an exceptionally good ‘eomplexion Mrs. Fortyodd has! She—Yee; it’s too good to be true. —Cincinnati Enquirer. — FOR SALE OR RENT. Houses, flat buildings, and lots in eity and suburbs, on easy monthly in- Stallments. Fire Insurance and Fur- niture Leans at lowest rates. CEO. W. FAULKNER @ CO. Phone 2331 Brown. 2935 State St. AGENTS FOR THE BROAD AX. From on and after this date The ‘Broad Ax can be found on sale at th ‘following places: The Afro-American News Office, 2104 State Street. A. G. Marshall, news stand and book store, 3604 State street. A. F. Tervalon’s Cigar Store anc News Stand, 2826 State street. Edward Felix’s Cigar Store, 36% 30th street, N. E. Corner Armour Ave ‘T. B. Hall's Cigar Store and Laundry office, 281 29th St. Mrs. H. Hart, Cigar and Confection- ery Store, 417 E. 35th St. C. E. Hunter's News Stand and Ci- gar Store, 134 W. Sist St, near Dear- born. J. E. Webb’s Cigar Store, 280, 29th Street, Turner William's Cigar and News Stand, 2903 Armour Ave. J. F. Bradbury's News Depot, 2970 State Street. William Goetz, dealer in cigars and tobacco, 411 E. 36th street. M. H. Watts, dealer in cigars and to- bapeo, 3742 State atreet. J. C. Campbell, 145 W. 47th street., Cigars, Tobacco, Staple Groceries. ‘Wm. H. Monroe, cigar and news- stand, 486 State street. H.-N. Drake, 2246 State Street, Ci gar Store and News Stand. L. Levy, 506, 37th Street, dealer in Cigars and Tobacco. The Chicago Shoe Shining Parlor, $123 Cottage Grove Ave. Geo, Blaine, cigars. tobacco and news stand, 3420 Dearborn street. W .M. Cross, Cigar and News stand, 3530 State street. T. H. Smith, 419 36th street, Cigar store store, News stand and Bakery. Whiteley Bros, 2724 State street, cigars, and news stand. Mrs. Florence Granger, 2940 Dear born Street. Cigars, Laundry Office and News Stand. ; Mrs. Stephen Doll, cigars and news stand, 4944 State street. Harris & Haliock, cigars-and news stand, 2960%, State Street. | ‘News items and advertisements ieft a ca into the columna.of The Broad Ax 5 Devee ranma Be 3 DEVINE & @°CONMELL ATTORNEYS AT LAW | SUITE 3:8-320 REAPER BLOCK Ciark and Washingten S's. em Main 940, CHICAGO. | A. D. GASH | Attorney at Taw, _ ke 84-86 La Salle Street, Chicaco. Suite 615 619, Telephone Main 3077, 08H F. OWENS Attornsy at Lav, Ourre 62) Asmtamp Brock, SO &. Clark St.cmt, - - CHICAGO _ FREDERICK W. JOB ATTOREEY AT La a ‘TELEPrmOws MAIN 280g FEDERICO M. BARRIOS Attorney & Counsellor at Law Suite 501 Firmentch Bldg. oe ee Chicago. LAWRENCE A. NEWBY ATTORNEY AT LAW - Room 55, 155 Washington St. | OHICAGO Williams Howard Fitzgerald LAWYER Reem 402 Reaper Back, - GHAGQ ree wowverrrerer rere raones (gecnases as STEPHEN A. DOUGLAS LAWYER Suite 200, 123-125 L& Salle Street CHICAGO JOSEPH A. McINERNEY LAWYER Saale meel mas CHTOAGo WILLIAM RITCHIE ATTORNEY AND COUNSELOR. ‘Suite H9-G0 Oxford Building 4 LASALLE ST., . CHICAGO Talephene Main 1646 Robert M. Mitchell | Attorney at Law Suite 9, No, 77 South Clark St. ciicaco Joux F. Warzns. C. H. Jomywsow WATERS & JOHNSON Practice Limited to the Trial of Persoaal Injary Cases Suite 801 Kedzie Building 120 E. Randolph St. Tetephone Central 4293 CHICAGO ES Ditephone Tardy 97 Residence, 3 Gartleld Bd, _ JOHN FITZGERALD WUSTICE OF THE PEACE: 4787 & BALSTED STREBT, +e GEEOAGO J. GRAY LUCAS © ATTORNEY-AT-Law Suite 412 Real Estate Board Bidg 5® Dearborn St. Cor. Randolph CHICAGO, Phone Rasdoiph 55 : # J.E. JONES » LAWYER i ; 79 Clark Street Roce 9 Chicago 2° JAMES E. WHITE « LAWYER Residence 4282 Wabash Ave ~ Suite 411-59 Dearborn St. ‘ ILLINOIS BRICK CO. , WILLIAM C. KUESTER, SUPERINTENDENT. 1994 N. Western Ave., Chicago. Telephone Lake View 270. John J. Dunn - waeweare JJ} COALS bert WOOD Fifty-First St. and Armour Ave. Ran. Yaane:{ eRe or = Wan af CHICAGO Pheenix-Oil & Mineral Co. .- oF amizona $200,000 CAPITAL | Pays diviaends 1 per cent. monthly or i 12 per cent per annum. Stock now selling at 10c per share, fall paid and non-assessable. For further particulars a‘dress | THE DAVIES INVESTMENT COMPANY 614 First National Bank Bldg., Chicago HOHENADEL BROS. 211-218. ones Street “a UNIFORI CAPS "igecarirs, — Tomgrap eng, "Phone Central 3025, Face Massage, Shampooing, Scalp Treating Mrs, Warner Chiropodist and Manicuring Removes Corns Without Pain Medicated Poot Baths and Foot Massage 138 State St, 4th Floor, Chicago ree Tae A. HOFFMAN, CLEANER, DYER AND PRESSER. Suits Sponged and Pressed 35¢ 5125 State St. thet er JACOB FEINBERG Market and Grocery Telephone 565 South 81st and State Sts. CHICAGO Mrs. Florence Miller FASHIONABLE DRESSMAKER PERFECT FIT GUARANTEED PRICES REASONABLE 315! State Street CHICAGO. Tel. Yards 698 Nota’ y Pubi "John J. Bradley Real Estate, Insurance and Loans Property managed. Abstracts examined. Renting. Legal papers prepared cs South Halsted Sweet ~~ —- ; Chicago CHARLES L. WEBB COURT REPORTER 77 South Clark St, Room 9 CHICAGO. General Stenographer s TJ. BRONTE R Ladies’ and Gents’ Clothing Fashionable Dressmaking, aa ica and Trimmings Furnished JTACHETS AND CLOAZHS | Phone Calumet 7761 CASH OR FASY TERMS . Open from 8 a. m. till 9 p. m. 8285 State Street Chicago 1} 8 8 Mason and 7 JM. Higsinbothan oe , , Gontractor —————— 226 East 25th Street ~ - - CHICAGO | WONDERFUL: DISCOVERY | Curly Hair Made Straight By | ( % BEFORE AND AFTEN TREATMENT. ORIGINAL OZONIZED. OX MARROW guess tea pete ret memset ty Spi Rae sear en ie ge ge are Ree tien ats Sy Seeitaas ce See Messe OZONIZED OX MARROW CO., 76 Wabash Ave., Chicago, Illinois. F. W. BOYD —sfAtzrin_ | COAL, WOOD AND ICE MOVING AND EXPRESSING : All Orders Promptly Attended to Cash on Delivery wee 4656 Armour Avenue, CHICAGO. Telephone Yards 718 | k H M. JUNK, Propsisies J JOS. P. JUNE, Manager 3700-3710 South Halsted Street ‘ and 897 to 929 Thirtyseventh Street ees CHICAGO |AGENTS AND CORRESPONDENTS WANTED. The Broad Ax desires to engage agents and regular correspondents: in all the leading cities and towns in Il- ‘inois and throughout the other sec- dons of the country. The highest commissions paid to live hustlers Sample copies furnished. For further information address Julius F. Taylor 5040 Armour avenue, Chicago, DL Jas. J. McCormick, SAMPLE ROOM WINES, LIQUORS AND CIGARS eee ‘SALE AND EXCHANGE STABLE. Sno ee tea i | ROOMS FOR RENT. ‘Two comodious nicely furnished rooms for rent to gentlemen only. In- quire at 2623 Wabash avenue. MRS. AL WILSON. Nicely furnished rooms to rent for gentlemen. Reasonable rates, 225: Indiana aveune. . Rooms for Rent. Blegantly furnished. rooms for rent with bath and gas at 2232 Wabash avenue. a “Mire. Kittie Scott. sie eee ee ont