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THEODORE W. JONES PRESENTS MORE NUTS FOR REV. E. J. FISHER TO CRACK Vol. VIII. A WIND-BAG IN THE PULPIT OF OLIVET CHURCH. In an honest effort to substantiate a report which has gained currency in this city that Dr. Harper, of the University of Chicago, had highly recommended Rev. Fisher to the Deacons of Olivet Baptist Church, and had authorized Rev. Fisher to pledge the hearty support and cooperation of Dr. Harper to the interests of Olivet, a call was made at the University. Unfortunately Dr. Harper was out of the city, but one of the Professors unhesitatingly branded the story as false. He said, "Deceit is as rampant in the church and among clergymen as it is among men of the world, and if this man Fisher hasn't a diploma from the University of Chicago, and doesn't bear letters of the very highest recommendation attested and endorsed by Dr. Harper, put him down as a wind-bag." When shown the last issue of The Broad Ax, another Professor said: "Instead of Dr. Harper recommending so utterly incompetent and unworthy a man as this paper charges the minister with being, Dr. Harper would have warned your Deacons against just such frauds, fakirs and charlatans, who infest your churches, and fill too many of your pulpits." "Of course, I cannot say anything about this particular individual, or this specific matter of alleged indorsement, neither can I talk of things which may have occurred before I came here to teach," said another Professor, "but I know that it has not been the rule of this Institution, or of Dr. Harper, its President, to endorse, or recommend strangers who spend but a few short months in study here." Inquiry among other Professors, as well as students, and even employes failed to find any one who would admit the truthfulness of any of the claims made by E. J. Fisher, D. D. It might, however, be added that not one of the persons above mentioned had ever met the Rev. Dr. Fisher, except a janitor. He said, "I have a vague recollection of meeting a one-legged Colored man on the campus, but the nearest approach I had to an introduction, was to give him the time of day." Probably, if the truth were known, this is about as near as Dr. Fisher has ever approached Dr. Harper, and the janitor's recollection of Fisher is about all that would impress itself upon the mind of Dr. Harper—a rather weak indorsement and lame recommendation. Perhaps without further investigation we may safely frame this fish story of Fisher's and hang it up along side of that other unpardonable lie which this Doctor of Divinity told about obtaining valuable papers belonging to the church from Mr. Morris, when he had never met that gentleman in his life, and when on the very date that Fisher said he received the papers, Hon. E. H. Morris was in the Legislature at Springfield, Illinois, and Fisher was in Chicago. Thus while a most eminent lawmaker is busy with the affairs of state and concerned with the science of government; and while learned professors and men of noble worth at the University of Chicago are exploring all the ways of nature and of science for truths, this socalled Doctor of Divinity is devising new lies and planning new deceptions. I believe it to be generally conceded that any man who is an habitual liar, will steal. Lying and thieving go hand in hand. The sins of some of the most depraved of earth's abandoned children may be described in a word, but you must tax all nature and the lowest forms of life for symbols vile enough in which to portray the character of a lying preacher, yes, you must explore the regions of the damned for demons black enough with which to liken his unwashed soul. The Rev. Dr. Fisher advertises quite extensively to the effect, that he did not come to Chicago to make a reputation, that he had one the world wide, before he came here. Notwithstanding the fact that the reverend gentleman is little known in this city and state, to say nothing of the world, I wish to submit that, for a minister to build up a worthy reputation, even in a small community, requires more than mere talk and cheap advertisements from his own pulpit, and it stands to reason that if a preacher possesses a meritorious reputation the world wide for ability, truthfulness and veracity he would not want to sell it; and, if he did sell it he would not sell out so cheap, and on the installment plan—$80.00 every fifteen days. Permit me to digress a little by saying that there are not two men in this community held in higher esteem socially, morally and religiously than Richard T. Berry and Henry T. Elby. Mr. Elby has been treasurer of Olivet Church for nearly ten years and the books of that church will show no record more honorable than his record as treasurer. As superintendent of the Sabbath School he is extremely efficient and popular, and no officer of the church has ever raised the amount of money that this man has. Is it any wonder a sensation was created when in speaking of the glowing prospects of the church Dr. Fisher said: "The credit for the victories achieved does not belong to Mr. Elby, Mr. Berry, or Mr. Any-body-else, but to the Lord." Dr. Fisher was at liberty to commend the untiring devotion which these two men have displayed in the interest of the church of which he is nominal head. But he chose to throw cold water on their zealous efforts. He might have spoken better things, and since he could find no kindly words of encouragement to offer, he should have kept a selfish silence. Now, I haven't the least inclination to take away any credit to which the Lord may be fairly entitled. I have been taught to believe that the Lord is a just God, and robs no man. I wish to say upon the best authority, that the $15,000 donation, without which Olivet can never succeed in paying its debts was conditionally withdrawn under J. F. Thomas, and would be canceled no doubt, under E. J. Fisher, were it not for the abiding faith, and unshaken confidence the donors have in Henry T. Elby. This gentleman is the one man who commands the entire situation, and Dr. Fisher has read his Bible in vain if he has not learned to "Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's and to God the things that are God's." While it is not my purpose to draw invidious comparisons, yet I wish to recall the time when Dr. Fisher triumphed over Rev. Thomas at the North Wood River Baptist Association and had Olivet Church recognized by that body. Dr. Fisher appropriated all the glory and credit for the victory to himself and grew very great in his own estimation. In this instance the Lord was entirely overlooked—Fisher was the whole thing. SPECIAL NOTICE. In order not to lose so much time in informing the many thousand readers of The Broad Ax, as to the true status of Rev. Abraham Lincoln Murray's libel suit against Julius F. Taylor, we wish to say, that the case is still pending in the Criminal court of Cook County, that we have not apologized to Rev. Abraham Lincoln Murray for anything which has appeared in the columns of this paper in reference to him, that we have not agreed to refrain from mentioning his name in The Broad Ax and no one else have been empowered to enter into such a compact, that we are ready to show our hand whenever Rev. Abraham Lincoln Murray, Little Whisk Bill Ward and company open up their big show on the North side. HEW TO THE LINE. CHICAGO, APRIL 4, 1903 With Bailey Waggoner, a democrat, championing the anti-lynch law in Kansas, the city democrats against the Jim Crow bill in Missouri, an Illinois preacher advocating intermarriages, a Mississippi judge trying to prosecute white men living with Negro women, and Booker T. Washington teaching education and industrial training, the Negro problem ought to be in a fair way of settlement.—The Liberator. J. John E. Owens, the honest and energetic City Attorney of Chicago who is ever watchful of the interest of the tax payers of this marvelous city. In 1901 Andrew J. Ryan had the honor of being the first lawyer in this city to be re-elected City Attorney and when he resigned as such in September, 1901, John E. Owens, who was at that time first assistsant prosecuting Attorney of Chicago was selected to fill out the unexpired term of Mr. Ryan and from that time to the present John E. Owens has performed the exacting duties of that office. He has been untiring in his effort or labors so much so that he has personally tried more cases in the courts than all of the other city attorneys put together tried in person within the last ten years. This is evident that Mr. Owens does not shirk the duties of his office that he has had ample time to PROF. WM. M. SALTER ON THE NEGRO. Prof. Wm. M. Salter lectured Sunday morning before the Ethical Culture Society, Steinway hall, 26 Van Buren street, on "The Negro, or the Race Problem." He warmly espoused the cause of the Afro-American and declared "it was a great crime to disfranchise him and to treat him as an outcast and a criminal. That it is against the true spirit of Democracy to build up an aristocratic society in this country based on caste, the color of the skin of individuals, or race prejudice." Prof. Salter is a broad-guaged cultured American and he did not hesitate to urge his hearers to treat worthy Afro-Americans with the same consideration which they accord to men and women of other nationalities. That it is the duty, which all citizens owe to each other to aid or encourage the Afro-Americans in their honest efforts to become respectable and intelligent members of society. In other words, to give them an equal show or chance and not throw stumbling blocks in their way. He closed his lecture by repeating the following lines from Lowell: Is true freedom but to break fetters And with leather hearts, forget that we owe mankind a debt? No! true freedom is to share all the chains our brothers wear. And with heart and hand, to be earnest to make others free! They are slaves who fear to speak for the fallen and the weak; They are slaves who will not choose hatred, scoffling and abuse. Rather than in silence shrink from the truth they needs must think; They are slaves who dare not be in the right with two or three. Aldermen Michael Zimmer, 12th ward; James C. Patterson, 20th ward; Charles Werno, 23rd ward; William H. Ehemann, 24th ward; Michael McInerney, 30th ward; Wm. M. Butterworth, 31st ward; Frank L. Race, 35th ward, have in the past served all the people well in their respective wards, and each and every one of them will continue to hold down their old seats in the council chamber after next Tuesday. become familiar with all the machinery respecting the city attorney's office and it is no more than natural that for the next two years with his present experience that he can guide or conduct its affairs with a greater degree of success than would attend an untried or inexperienced lawyer who would attempt to butt into it. Since becoming City Attorney John E. Owens has won golden opinions from the great majority of the ablest lawyers in Cihcago—they are satisfied with the considerate treatment which they have received from his hands, and the bulk of the leading lawyers of the city are doing everything in their power to assist in swelling the majority for John E. Owens as the next City Attorney of Chicago. NOTES FROM NORMAL, ALA. NOTES FROM NORMAL, ALA. The summer school at Normal this approaching summer promises to be quite a success. An able corp of teachers has been selected, and every course of study will receive due attention. Besides the numerous literary courses given; our domestic mechanic arts, and agricultural departments will afford opportunities for information and instruction along industrial lines. Some of our ablest educators will lecture before the classe. Among those already secured, are Hon. I. W. Hill. Supt. of Education, Montgomery, Ala. Dr. J. A. Booker, President of the Ark. Baptist College, Little Rock, Ark.; Dr. A. R. Wright, President Georgie Industrial College, Ga., and Mrs. A. W. Hunton, Atlanta, Ga. Mrs. Hunton is one of the ablest instructors of the Colored youth. NO MORE POLITICAL MEETINGS IN BETHEL CHURCH. Last Sunday morning by an overwhelming raising vote, the members of Bethel Church against the best judgment of Rev. Abraham Lincoln Murray, decided not to permit any more Political meetings to be held in that Church. One sister, who dearly loves its Pastor, voted in favor of letting the politicians spit tobacco juice on its floor. Thus unconciously and against their will the members of Old Bethel, are being guided by The Broad Ax. Monday evening "A Tokio Tea" was held at the home of Mrs. Mae Blake, 4916 Armour avenue, for the benefit of the sewing school of the Phyllis Wheatley Woman's Club. The tea was well attended and a handsome sum was realized for the school. THE THIRD ARTICLE ON SOCIALISM Continuing my argument in reference to the so-called Negro problem touched upon in my article of the 14th ult. I want to point out a fact that does not come out in the case, except from the standpoint of the Socialist. That is, that in the days of chattel slavery the Negro was well cared for in infancy fed, clothed and housed and had as good medical attention in illness as the master class in the majority of instances. He may have been treated cruelly now and then, but one thing is certain, he was never burned at the stake. His children were not the prey of every evil influence and every degrading thing that capitalism has created. He grew up strong and cheerful. He was trusted even by his oppressors. What is the reason for the change? Our answer is, that he was worth $1,000 a head more or less in those days, while today as a wage slave he, like the white wage-working slave, is not worth a cent. He and they can only work when the boss wants them and may starve when their master no longer can use them to make profits. If the capitalist could sell him for a ten dollar note the burnings at the stake would cease tomorrow. Don't you read of the butchery of the white wage-slaves, who ask for enough of their product to decently provide for their wives and children? Only five weeks ago three white miners were shot down on the hillsides of West Virginia. Meanwhile we read of the beautiful palaces that are being built by these same workers for housing the horses, dogs and even cats of the idlers—the so-called rich. Why is this? Because the motto of the rulers is: "Divide and conquer." There is no race problem, says the Socialist. The only question is the bread and butter question. Make work free to all and imposed upon all and you make free bread and free men. Who controls my bread and the machines which produce it controls my thoughts my acts, my life, my destiny. Socialism says: "Workers of the world unite; you have nothing to lose but your chains, you have a world to gain." White and black, brown and yellow, we the workers of the world in every land where capitalism exploits, robs and crushes us are rallying under the red banner of Socialism for the final struggle for the emancipation of our class and in the end of all mankind. The meaning of our red standard is that the same kind of blood flows through all our veins and is the only bond of brotherhood. Study our principles and program. The end will be that we will hail each other as comrades. Then vote for yourself and your class—vote the Socialist party ticket. JOSEPH P. JUNK, CANDIDATE FOR ALDERMAN 29TH WARD. It is almost useles to enlarge upon the candidacy of Joseph P. Junk for alderman of the 29th ward. For it is very doubtful whether there is any person in the old 30th ward or the Town of Lake more favorably known than Mr. Junk. He grew up to manhood in it and has been an active participant in all of the activities pertaining to the improvements of the town the old 30th ward and the new 29th ward. Mr. Junk is a heavy property holder and tax payer. A thorough business man. For some years he has been manager of Junk's Brewery, 37th and Halsted street, which was established years ago by his father. As a good citizen he has always took an active interest in politics. In 1899 he received a handsome vote in the Democratic City convention for city treasurer. In 1900 many of his friends urged him to become a candidate for state treasurer, but Mr. Junk declined to do so. At the urgent solicitation of his numerous friends he became a candidate for alderman of the 29th ward, and being keen and aggressive he will not only be elected next Tuesday, April 7th, but he will also make a valuable member of the new City Council. No.23. ALLEN CHAPEL AVONDALE Chicago, March 31, 1903. To the Editor of The Broad Ax: One of the most distinguished gatherings of Colored preachers and delegates assembled at The District Conference, at Allen Chapel, March 25th and 26th inst. The session was called to order by Rev. H. H. Thompson, P. E. Representatives from the various churches submitted their reports, showing an increase both along spiritual and financial lines, throughout the district. The several papers read by the several ministers. present showed that they had dived deep in search of matter pertaining to their various subjects, especially so in the discussions of Revs. Brooks, Jamieson and D. W. Jones The maner in which the Stewardesses of Allen Chapel and other citizens of Avondale and vicinity entertained was pronounced by all present, to be the most complete in the history of their missionary work; particularly so in the case of Mrs. Eliza Brown, who tendered a reception and banquet to the members of the conference Thursday night. Major F. A. Denison, exSenator T. T. Allain, and others together with the ministers from several states pronounced this feature most unique. This is, however, characteristic of Mrs. Eliza Brown and her entire family; also Mrs. Lowry at whose house the ministers were entertained for dinner, the entire committee, and the residents of Avondale, generally. Respectfully. MISS LAURA M. LOWRY, Reporter. CHIPS. Philadelphia, Pa., has 120 Negro policemen. Ernst Hummel, candidate for City Treasurer, has an easy fight on his hands and there is no question as to his election. Jimmy Scott, a Negro bootblack of Carthage, Mo., has composed a two-step, called a Summer Zephyr. It is high-class music and a leading music house of Philadelphia is ordering copies by the thousand. Joseph P. Junk will have no trouble in laying out all the other aldermanic aspirants in the 29th ward for Mr. Junk is well known to all the voters of the ward and that gives him a great advantage over his competitors. Recently several persons residing in Nashville, Tenn., have ordered copies of The Broad Ax sent to them as they are anxious to read about Rev. E. J. Fisher of Olivet Baptist church, who came from Nashville to Chicago. Miss Nellie Benson, wife of a Colored druggist of Richmond, Va., who passed the Virginia state board of pharmacy examination last week, is the first Negro woman to receive a certificate from the board and the third one to make the attempt.—Ex. Rev. E. J. Fisher, of Olivet Baptist church is reported to have declared from his pulpit last Sunday night "that some church deacons had two wives, instead of one wife." Not being a deacon of any church we are unable to dispute with Rev. Fisher on that proposition. If any senseable person will re-read the Old Church Organ of less than two years ago on "Rev. Abraham Lincoln Murray" and glance at the last issue of it on the same reverend gentleman, they will surely feel like spewing all over it, or the person who wrote the two articles. Mr. and Mrs. S. Laing Williams, Lloyd G. Wheeler, Dr., Geo. C. Hall. Mr. and Mrs. F. L. Barnett, and T. W. Jones were some of the prominent Afro-Americans observed scattered among the cultured audience in Steinway hall last Sunday morning and they greatly enjoyed Prof. Wm. M. Salter's lecture on "The Negro." Attorney Andrew Jackson Hirschl, of the big law firm of Rosenthal, Kurz & Hirschl, 914 to 930 Unity Building, possesses a well trained legal mind and the leaders of the Republican party would make no mistake in nominating Mr. Hirschl, for one of the judgeships of Cook County, for he would be an hoonr to the bench of this city and county. THE BROAD AX. 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"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 As If Sometimes Hers 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. An Explanation. "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! Descon Jones—Ah, yes, of course, just so. I feel assured he died in the confident hope of a better life.—N. Y. Herald. Waiting for Instructions 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. Experience Vs. Superstition. 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. "Some people, I believe, still maintain 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," said the old cobbler, "Will never wear out, crack or break; They are—let me whisper the secret— Made from a restaurant buckwheat cake." ```markdown ``` 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. Pierpent 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 50. 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 Lincolnus and 32 Cleveland. Herreshoff, the yacht builder, was walking near his shops in Bristol, R. I., a few days ago when a camera flend (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 Hitchcock, 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. American tourists annually speak abroad an average of $75,000,000 an foreign tourists leave about $20 000,000 here. Americans bought in Paris last year $25,000 worth of gooseliver pl $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. 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. M. B. Alderman Michael McInerney, who w elected to the City Council from the Alderman Michael McInerney, who will experience no difficulty in being re-elected to the City Council from the 30th ward. Alderman Michael McInerney, who will experience no difficulty in being re-elected to the City Council from the 30th ward. Two years ago Michael McInerney was nominated for alderman of the 30th ward. At that time the Municipal Voters' League, all the newspapers in the city, except The Broad Ax made a bitter attack or fight on him. But this paper had faith in his honesty and stood by him and he won out in spite of all the strong opposition and from that time to the present Alderman McInerney has not committed any rash act in the City Council to cause us to lose faith in him. No member of that body is sounder on the traction or franchise question than Alderman McInerney. He does not approve of long grants to the various companies. He is in favor of compelling the street railway companies to pave, clean, light and repair all the streets they occupy both winter and summer. He is of the opinion that property owners, tax payers, One or two Sundays after the Old Church Organ stopped showing up the immoral acts of Rev. Abraham Lincoln Murray, those who entered Bethel church noticed its manager or editor, Rev. D. R. Wilkins, sitting up in the pulpit, and when many of the people protested to Rev. Abraham Lincoln Murray against permitting the man who had endeavored to ruin his moral standing and disgrace their church, occupying such a lofty position within its sacred walls, Rev. Abraham Lincoln Murray admonished those who did not like it, not to say 'one word that he had caught his handsome sidewhiskered brother where the hair is short, that from thence forth he could not say one word against Bethel church nor its present pastor,' or words of the same effect. At the same time Rev. D. R. Wilkins claimed that he had a "brass ring in Rev. Abraham Lincoln Murray's large nose that he could or can force him to do his bidding." SPECIAL NOTICE. 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. 7 [Name not provided in the image]. Ernst Hummel Princess of the German-Americans of Cook County—The Next City Treasurer of Chicago. An Others See Us. 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. How It Looked. 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. business men and the ordinary citizens have some rights which the street car companies and other corporations doing business in the city of Chicago must respect. His position on these questions have endeared him to the middle classes, or in fact all classes of voters in the 30th ward, whom he has always been willing to serve either night or day. It was the Afro-American voters residing in the 27th and the 28th precincts, who turned the tide in favor of Alderman McInerney two years ago and since that time they have had no occasion to find any fault with him. For in every way within his power, he has proven his friendship to them, and next Tuesday hundreds and hundreds of these same Afro-American voters will see to it that Alderman McInerney is again returned to the City Council. --- THE WORLD OF SCIENCE. When completed the Liverpool museum will. Sir W. B. Forwood says, be second only to the British museum. The most delicate scale is made by fixing one end of a fine thread of glass. The atom to be weighed is placed at the free end and the degree of the bending of the thread under it is noted. This has to be done under a glass which magnifies 100 times. Treatment by chemical rays has not yet made so great progress in the United States as in some of the European countries. The therapeutic effects of the violet and ultraviolet rays have been shown to be remarkable, and in France, perhaps, this form of treatment has reached the highest stage of development at present attained. The mapping of the world will be mostly an achievement of the twentieth century. The great map of the United States, begun 20 years ago, will require about a hundred years for its completion, and the chief of the hydrographic office reports that the 1,250 chart plates in his possession represent only about one-third of what are necessary before the seas of the world will be sufficiently chartered for safe navigation. [Image content missing] 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 of the "Cowardly Nimcompoops" 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 Sizable 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. 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 least 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 Cellibates. 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 Inscription 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." "Duvlvier 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." 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. Flaming Fields of Glowing Flower Astonish Tourists-A Visit to the Great Lick Observa [Special Los Angeles (Cal.) Letter.] T this season, when the scenery of California is at its best, it would be hard to select any one feature of the landscape as that which, par excellence, added more to the general beauty than any other, but it is certain that nothing contributes more pleasure to a greater number of people than the fields of golden-hued poppies which hold all the glories of the wonderful California sunshine condensed in their satin depths. The snow-topped grandeur of the purple mountains inspires awe and admiration as they slope down to the foothills covered with gray-green olive groves and rich, dark, myrtle-green orange and lemon orchards to the miles of glowing poppies nestling below, but the latter add something warm and personal to one's enjoyment; they are something to be gathered, to be taken away, to become one's own, in a measure, so that all, from the children who revel among them to the grandparents who select a few choice blossoms, love these little flowers which decorate the earth with such lavish generosity more than any other of the thousands of varieties which, favored by this equable climate, find a home on the Pacific slope. So many people who visit the southern portion of this state fail to take advantage of an opportunity which, once improved, may never be forgotten, and which, in all its attractions, furnishes the most interesting experience of any trip which may be taken in California, viz., a visit to Lick observatory. After reaching San Jose, THE OBSERVATORY M. W. H. THA GREAT DOME OF LICK OBSERVATORY. the remainder of the journey of about 28 miles is taken by carriage through the lovely Santa Clara valley, then upward, ever climbing a winding roadway, until the summit of Mount Hamilton is reached. At every turn new beauties and wonders are visible until, standing near the great telescope, one may command a view unexcelled in America. In the distant north Mount Shasta may be seen, to the southward stretch about 50,000 square miles of sun-bathed possibilities for lovely homes, for when the snows and mountain streams are utilized undreamed-of beauties will spring up over the foothills, valleys and desert in which every variety of climate may be found. In the east lie the "Hills of Light," the Sierra Nevadas, "beautiful as a rainbow, yet firm as adamant." Here rose color deepens into purple ```markdown ``` A BUNCH OF POPPIES. where the gorges open into further mysteries and beauties. The Merced river flows through one of these, directly east of Mount Hamilton, from which one may gaze along its winding course into the Yosemite, where El Capitan stands boldly out, and faintly trace the Half-Dome in the vanishing distance. Westward from the observatory one sees the ocean near Monterey shining through and beyond the mountains. Nearer are the waters of San Francisco bay, below the Santa Clara valley with its wealth of verdure. If the day be cloudy, the range of vision is limited, but even then to one unaccustomed to mountain scenery, the view while gazing down upon the clouds which entirely cover the valley and lower mountains, with an occasional peak rising, torn through their misty whiteness, is fixed uneradicably upon the memory. This visit in itself is a liberal education. The great telescope, the white dome covering which may be seen from every direction for miles around, is erected 4,200 feet above the sea level on a ```markdown ``` pier set into the solid earth, quite independent of the building surrounding it, as are all the telescopes at this observatory. We were specially fortunate in our visit, one of the astronomers being an old schoolmate, and enjoyed exceptional advantages for obtaining information. On every Saturday, until about 11 p.m., the instruments and hall and library are free for the inspection of the public. Visitors in turn gaze at the wonders of the heavens through the great telescope which, although having only a 36-inch glass, against the 40-inch lens in the Yerkes' telescope, in Chicago, is a far better instrument, and from its location is used for more extended observations. From a position behind the long tube the eye of man has probably penetrated farther into space than from any other point on the earth's surface. The dome in which it revolves is 90 feet in diameter, and the central pier upon which it swings rises 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 required 700 days to complete the lens after it was cast, and it cost $50,000. If Niagara falls, or Brooklyn 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 request of $700,000 the scientific world enjoys the benefit of the discoveries made at the observatory, which constitutes a part of the University of California. The Mount Hamilton reservation comprises 2,581 acres, and many students take post-graduate courses here. Former Director E. S. M. W. H. Holden said: "Great instruments of this class require a serene and quiet air, in order that they may do their best work. On Mount Hamilton the air is quiet and clear from May until November; the stars do not twinkle; the highest magnifying powers can be employed." The clock mechanism which furnishes time to the whole Pacific slope, and without which nearly all astronomical calculations would be impossible, is worthy of careful examination. From Seattle to El Paso and all the intermediate stations, at one minute before noon, each day, the time is flashed. One of the strangest facts brought to light by the transit telescope is that the earth's equator is not at all a fixed line, but that it moves constantly, so that in our own homes we are sometimes nearer to and sometimes farther from it. If the north pole be ever discovered, it will be found meandering in a circle, with a diameter of about 120 feet, to no one spot of which does it return oftener than once in each 400 days. This has accounted for slight errors in observations, heretofore unexplainable. It is estimated that there are 100,000 stars within the range of the Lick telescope. One of these, called by astronomers "Groombridge, No. 1,830," or the "runaway star," is traveling at a rate of about 200 miles per second, but will require nearly 100,000 years to cross the half-circuit of the heavens. Our own sun (and its attendant planets) is moving at a much slower rate, and is said to be heading for proximity to the brightest star in the northern sky, Vega, which, in the summer months, may be seen, a beautiful blue radiance, near the zenith. In winter, Vega is near the horizon, setting at about nine p. m. Vega has two faint attendants, and all are in the constellation Lyra. "Epsilon Lyrae 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. Vega is, in reality, a quadruple star. When one's eye leaves the telescope and takes in his rather grewsome night surroundings, emerging into the chill night air and taking his place behind impatient horses which seem to rush recklessly along through the darkness, around curve after curve, at one time on a ledge hundreds of feet above the nearest tree tops, the next moment with the high walls of a canyon on either side, he finds that a decided change has taken place in his sensations. A night's sleep contributes even more to restoration to the facts of every-day existence and one gladly takes the train which bears him back again, past the desert wastes, to the fields where the eye is gladdened not so much by the glories of countless stars by night as by the golden glow of myriads of poppies, stars terrestrial. ```markdown ``` EDWARD JULIAN. CHARACTER IN THROAT. Interesting Deductions Made Recently by a Student of Womankind at Its Best. Some one has lately been making a study of various throats, and has deduced some rather interesting, if somewhat obvious results bearing upon the character of women. The woman with the swan-like neck is said to be a creature whose mentality, to use a rather modern invention in words, dominates her existence. Physically delicate, the long-necked woman is mentally very much alert, but sensitive to an extraordinary degree. She is timid and suspicious, yet when her trust is betrayed bears her woe in silence without a sign. It is no news to learn that the throat that denotes 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 extremely good natured, though they obtain 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 cases out of 100 she is the ruling spirit of the home in which she abides, and is never a lacking quantity when sound advice and ready help are needed. She is also noted for her executive ability, and on this account does not mind mounting platforms or organizing societies that will help her sex a step forward on the road to complete emancipation. All curves and white, satin-like softness is the throat of the born enchantress, upon which the head is set as exquisitely as was that of Helen of Troy. Consciously or unconsciously the coquette invariably makes good use of her beautiful and supple neck. Sometimes 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 amiability, 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. Cortelyou, Wife of Secretary of Commerce, Already a Favorite. Mrs. George B. Cortelyou, wife of the latest addition to the cabinet, the secretary of commerce, is no stranger to Washington society, having resided here since her husband's first employment in the public service. During the past five years she has come in contact with the rest of the notables making 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 American people most admire and foster. Mrs. Cortelyou's maiden name was [Picture of a woman with a high collar and a wavy hairstyle]. MRS. GEORGE B. CORTELYOU. 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 children, three boys and a baby girl, and an outbreak of measles, from which they have just recovered, cut her off from any participation in social life this winter, after the first few weeks of the season. She shares with her hushand a great taste and love for music. Secretary and Mrs. Cortelyou have a pleasant home on Capitol Hill, 238 Maryland avenue northeast, a corner house that faces south and has a cozy interior. This house was leased about two years ago, and the family has been very happy and contented in it, and where hundreds have made Mrs. Cortelyou's acquaintance at her Monday receptions. In appearance, the new cabinet woman is most pleasing, and her smile reveals dimples that are immensely becoming. Her favorite gowns are white and she wore during the early winter several unusually pretty ones. Essential Womanly Virtues. What are the virtues most essential to a woman? A Paris newspaper has been asking that question of its readers, of whom 8,278 answered "faithfulness," with "economy" a good second and "goodness" a bad third. Orderliness and modesty follow each other closely, while lower down on the list come devotion, charity and gentleness. Between 2,000 and 3,000 specify patience, maternal affection and industriousness as among a woman's cardinal virtues, while 3,594—the majority of votes were men—declare that cleanliness is a peculiarly attractive quality in woman. Frock for a Young Girl. Rose-colored silk mohair is popular for party dresses for young girls. The gowns are trimmed with ruches of rose silk, ruby velvet ribbon, Teneriffe embroideries, or taffeta silk strappings and tiny white silk buttons. BRIGHT INDIAN GIRL. Miss Laura Miriam Cornelius Has Literary Plans for the Uplifting of Her Race. One of the cleverest of the new generation of Indian women is Miss Laura Miriam Cornelius, a full blooded Oneida, who lives on a remote Indian reserve in Wisconsin, and who, in spite of the obstacles of ill health, race prejudice and limited worldly goods has, at the age of 23, completed a six years' course of study in four years at Grafton Hall seminary; has collected and written the legends of her race, gathered from the oral traditions handed down from generation to generation among the Oneidas, and is now working upon an Indian grammar—the first attempt ever made to classify the Indian tongue into a grammatical system. "You think it strange for a reservation 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, Wis., in 1879. My parents are typical Oneidas. In their union were joined the two greatest chiefsain, lines of our tribe—the Corneliuses and that of [Image of a woman with dark hair styled in a bun, wearing a light-colored dress with a high collar and a decorative flower on her head.] 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 us the 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 frailty my school life was much interrupted. From Grafton Hall, the Fond du Lac school, I was graduated at 19 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 to continue 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 before. 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, it must be longer ago than my memory, 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 outsider, 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 completed 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 translations, later do them over into good English. The novel which I am at work on will show the difficulties with which the race is beset in its stage of transition, and will contain some of its historical movements and characters. In one scene there is to be a Daniel Bread oration, which I shall quote directly. But I do not intend to write a sour piece of literature. There is a great deal of racial humor quite new to Indian literature, because no one who cannot understand the every day communion of these people has been able to catch 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 flannel bags that can be closed tightly at the top. Then these bags should be wrapped in paraffine paper, or, still better, in beeswax paper. To make the latter (it cannot be bought) take ordinary manilla paper and lay it on a smooth surface covered by a white cloth. Shave the beeswax thickly over the paper and then pass a hot iron over the paper, when the wax will be made right into the paper. GIRLS ATE BIRD FOOD. The Ladicrons Mistake Made by Two Prim English Young Women in 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 in their vocabulary they contended themselves with ordering milk, relates a 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 expedient of helping herself.' After a careful inspection, she picked out a generous supply of what appeared to be the lightest-looking bread imaginable. 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 a 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 eccentric!" 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 to fog, and any 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 understand 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 that each 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, under favorable conditions, at a distance of from 15 to 20 miles. An approaching 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 arc of sound. In a short time, as the ship moves onward, it will come within the influence of the next siren, and so on. 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 idea of the position of his ship. AVARICE IS HEALTHY. Keeps One Cool, Encourages Industry, 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 health 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 blindness in a third." Pair of Notable Mules Missouri has lately advanced two more claims to preeminence, and they both concern her most notable product, the mule. Mike Murray, of Hereford, in that state, has a mule he is going to send to the exposition. It is a mare, eight years old, 18 hands high (six feet) at the shoulder, weighs 1,706 pounds and is still growing. The other mule resides in Joplin, but it is 32 years old and is so gentle that it is a playmate for its owner's children. "Corn-Wheat." A new grain, known as corn-wheat, is being grown in eastern Washington. It has the nature of both corn and wheat, possessing the fattening qualities of corn and the corn flavor. In appearance it resembles wheat. Its grains are twice as large as 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 successfully raised in that country. Engine Walks Upstairs. The Automotor Journal, London, describes a new traction engine called the "pedrail," which literally walks upstairs with the stride and surefootedness of an elephant, and hauls loads far in excess of those the wheeled traction engine can move. EVERYBODY GOT A PRIZE. Novel Euchro Party, Which Ended Satisfactorily to Everybody Who Had Played. The Long Island society, Daughters of the Revolution, enjoys the distinction of having conducted a progressive 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 request was made that each one desiring to participate would contribute a 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 femin use or for ornament. The players, according to the number of games they had scored, made their selection at 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 a popular brand and looking as if the original contents had never been disturbed. CENSUS COMPARISONS. Cost of Securing Information Something Over a Century Ago and at Present Time. The differences between the cost of securing the returns from the six simple questions asked in 1790, and that of the extended inquiry made a century later, is illustrated by the per capita cost, which in 1790 was 1.13 cents, and in 1900 15.5 cents, says Director W. R. Merriam, in "The Evolution of Census-Taking" in Century. In 1790 Virginia was the most populous state in the union, having 747,610 inhabitants. The records of the treasury department show that at the first census the cost of making the enumeration in that state was $7,553.90. Moreover, at that enumeration the underpaid assistant 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 actual enumeration in Maine, including the pay of supervisors, was $34,560.90, or more than three-fourths of the amount expended for the enumeration 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 to a Novel Mill to Be Ground. "The sparrow is certainly a knowing bird," said a man who is employed at the Girard Point grain elevators, according to the Philadelphia Record. "He can figure out a thing for himself in a way that is astonishing. 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 a sparrow to swallow, but just the same I watched a lot of them picking up the kernels the other day and 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 a sparrow hasn't any brains." GOVERNMENT IRRIGATION Thousands of Farms Reclaimed from the Arid Lands of the West. The far-reaching plans for irrigation 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 a 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 a 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 watering of only 340,000 acres! And before Uncle Sam is through with his big job he will turn water onto 100,000,000 acres. Titled American Girls. Twenty-six German titles are worn by American girls who have married abroad and 20 Engl'h peerages. There are three French chesses and five French countesses of American birth. Seventeen Italian noblemen and six "Russians of title" have laid their coronets at the feet of American brides. Holland has two baronesses, American born; Bavaria, one countess; and the sovereign princess of Monaco closes the list. American Brick Co. President and Treasurer, THOMAS CAREY. Vice-President, JOHN SHELHAMER. Secretary, WILLIAM SULLIVAN. 45th and Robey Sts. Yards running winter and summer, equipped with the latest improved Wolf Dryer. Output of Winter Yards ..... 140,000 per day Output of Summer Yards..... 300,000 per day Telephone Yards 128. Ex-United States Senator J. C. Pritchard, who was the head leader of the Lily White movement in North Carolina, will be chosen by Presiden' Roosevelt as a member of the District Court of Columbia. Senator Pritchard is a red-hot Republican and an avowed enemy of the Negro. But we suppose he was backed up by Prof. Booker T. Washington, and that settled it. Attorney J. Gray Lucas, Real Estate Board Building, spent last Thursday in the United States Court of Appeals, in the interest of Dr. E. R. Robinson's patent car wheel, which is being infringed upon by the Chicago City Railway Company and Attorney Lucas and Dr. Robinson feel confident that they will be able to compel all hands on the other side to lay down. Col. Edward H. Morris sounded the praises of Graeme Stewart at a meeting held in the interest of his candidacy for mayor of Chicago, at Arlington Hall, 31st and Indiana avenue, last Saturday night. One would infer from the remarks of Col. Morris, that he and Graeme Stewart were really brothers, for he maintained that "he was just the man to direct the affairs of this great city." The Broad Ax. Chicago, has so exposed the immoral habits of a few ministers until forty or fifty more mothers have united in one solid phalanx to prevent their daughters from visiting the churches of which such men are pastors. Any minister w is guilty of such habits is unfit to advance the race intellectually, morally, or in the supremest degrees of refinement.—The Intelligencer, Tampa, Fla. Easter Sunday from 12:30 to 2 p.m. a rare and highly instructive program will be rendered by the young people of Grace Presbyterian church Sunday school, it will consist of selections by an orchestra. Recitations, singing and Rock of Ages illustrated and sung as a solo accompanied by string music will be one of the interesting features of the occasion. S. D. Fowler, Supt. of its Sunday school, Mrs. C. E. Jones, "L. D. Marshall, and Mrs. Mamie R. Bowman, compose the committee which will have charge of the affair. Col. Samuel R. Snowden was granted an absolute divorce from his wife, Mrs. J. C. Snowden, last Saturday by Judge Hanecy, who had become disgusted with the actions of Mrs. Snowden's attorney, Little Billie Ward, the no account would-be lawyer, and after mature deliberation Judge Hanecy no doubt concluded that was the best way out of the fight between the Snowdens and their lawyers. Not so many moons ago Rev. D. R. Wilkins, of the Old Church Organ, bitterly denounced The Broad Ax and its editor for espousing the cause of Democracy, but the Old Church Organ is at the present time a milk and water Democratic unreliable sheet. For one week it contained a so-called editorial advocating the re-election of Carter H. Harrison, while at the same time its alleged owner was out making speeches for Graeme Stewart, and the entire Republican ticket. But, come to think about it, jack-leg preachers are capable of doing things that common pot-house politicians would never think of resorting to. Grand Republican rally under the auspices of the Afro-American League of Chicago at Bethel A. M. E. church. corner Dearborn and 30th streets, Saturday, April 4, 1903, 8 p. m. Everybody invited. Come early and secure good seats and hear discussed the live issues of the mayoralty campaign by Chicago product. Speakers, Hon. Graeme Stewart, candidate for Mayor; A. L. Murray, D. D., Hon. Charles S. Deneen, State's Attorney; Hon. Beauregard F. Moseley, S. B. Turner, Esq., R. C. Ransom, D. D., R. E. Moore, D. R. Wilkins A. J. Carey, D. D., and candidates. Good music. Ladies invited.—From the Old-Church Organ. Rev: Abraham Lincoln Murray, received over two thousand dollars last years as his rake off from Bethel church, aside from what he picked up on the side, notwithstanding this fact he is always hard up for money and he urged or wanted the wash-women and the other friends of Bethel to give him five hundred dollars for his foxy or trickey cheap lawyers, who had boasted that they would lard "the editor of The Broad Ax in jail, or the penitentiary at Jollet, before Feb. 6, 1903." It seems that the members of Bethel refused to be bled or skinned out of their money for that purpose, and Rev. Abraham Lincoln Murray failed to collect the five hundred dollars for his lawyers to fight his libel suit against us and we are still enjoying our liberty and are doing business at the same old stand. For Sale or Rent. Houses, flat buildings, and lots in city and suburbs, on easy monthly installments. Fire Insurance and Furniture Loans at lowest rates. CEO. W. FAULKNER & CO. Phone 2331 Brown. 2935 State St. From on and after this date The Broad Ax can be found on sale at the following places: The Afro-American News Office, 3104 State Street. SUITE 318-320 REAPER BLOCK Clark and Washington S. Telephone, Main 940. CHICAGO. A. D. GASH Attorney at Law, 84-86 La Salle Street, Chicago. Suite 615 to 619, Telephone Main 3077. JOHN E. OWENS Attorney at Law, OUTTE 621 ASHLAND BLOCK 50 S. Clark St. CHICAGO FREDERICK W. JOB ATJANEY ATTORNEY 832 MARQUETTE BUILDING Telephone 2310 Central CHICAGO TELEPHONE MAIN 2804 FEDERICO M. BARRIOS Attorney & Counsellor at Law Suite 501 Firmentch Bldg. N. E. Cor. Fifth Avenue and Washington Street Chicago. LAWRENCE A. NEWBY ATTORNEY AT LAW Room 55, 155 Washington St. CHICAGO William Howard Fitzgerald LAWYER Room, 402 Reaper Block, - CHICAGO PHONES { Office, Main 1157 Res. Brown 42 STEPHEN A. DOUGLAS LAWYER Suite 200, 128-125 Lil Salle Street CHICAGO JOSEPH A. 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Ry. 52nd St. and Armour Ave. CHJCAGO Phoenix Oil & Mineral Co. OF ARIZONA $200,000 CAPITAL Pays dividends 1 per cent. monthly or 12 per cent per annum. Stock now selling at 10c per share, full paid and non-assessable. For further particulars address THE DAVIES INVESTMENT COMPANY 614 First National Bank Bldg., Chicago 'Phone Central 3026, Face Massage, Shampooing, Scalp Treating Mrs. Warner Chiropodist and Manicuring Removes Corns Without Pain Medicated Foot Baths and Foot Massage 138 State St, 4th Floor, Chicago Telephone Blue 4632 Work Called for and Delivered... A. HOFFMAN, CLEANER, DYER AND PRESSER. Suits Sponged and Pressed 55c 5125 State St. Expert Workmanship Moderate Prices. Mrs. Florence Miller FASHIONABLE DRESSMAKER PERFECT FIT GUARANTEED PRICES REASONABLE 3151 State Street CHICAGO. CHARLES L. WEBB COURT REPORTER 77 South Clark St., Room 9 CHICAGO. General Stenographer WONDERFUL DISCOVERY Curly Hair Made Straight By TAKEN FROM LIFE: BEFORE AND AFTER TREATMENT. ORIGINAL OZONIZED OX MARROW This wonderful hair pomade is the only safe preparation in the world that makes kinky or curly hair straight as shown above. It nourishes the scalp, prevents the hair from falling out, breaks the skin and endures and makes the hair long and silky. Sold over forty years and used by thousands. Warranted harmless. It was the first preparation ever sold for straightening kinky hair. Beware of imitations. Get the Original Ozonized Ox Marrow as the genuine never fails to keep the hair straight, soft and beautiful, giving it that healthy, life-like appearance so gentlemen and children. Elegantly perfumed. Owing to its superior and lasting qualities it is the best and most economical. It is not possible for anybody to produce a preparation equal to it. Full directions with every bottle. Only 50 cents. Sold by druggists and dealers or send us 50 cents for one bottle, three bottles. We pay all express charges. Send a credit or money order. Please mention name of this paper when ordering. Write your name and address plainly to OZONIZED OX MARROW CO., 76 Wabash Ave., Chicago, Illinois. AGENTS AND CORRESPONDENTS WANTED. The Broad Ax desires to engage agents and regular correspondents in all the leading cities and towns in Illinois and throughout the other sections of the country. The highest commissions paid to live hustlers Sample copies furnished. For further information address Julius F. Taylor 5040 Armour avenue, Chicago, Ill. ROOMS FOR RENT. Two comodious nicely furnished rooms for rent to gentlemen only. Inquire at 2623 Wabash avenue. MRS. A. WILSON. Nicely furnished rooms to rent for gentlemen. Reasonable rates, 2252 Indiana aveune. Rooms for Rent. Elegantly furnished rooms for rent with bath and gas at 3232 Wabash avenue. Mrs. Kittle Scott. Choice furnished rooms to rent to ladies and gentlemen. 2807 Wabash Ave. ILLINOIS BRICK CO. WILLIAM C. KUESTER. SUPERINTENDENT. N. Western Ave., C Telephone Lake View 270 1994 N. Western Ave., Chicago. Telephone Lake View 270. HOHENADEL BROS. 211-213 Madison Street CHICAGO Telephone Main 2300 UNIFORM CAR FOR Firemen, Barriers, Stormmen, Manitors, Wagonmen, Street Car Employees Telegraph Messe Railroad Em Bellboys, W COB FEINBERG Market and Grocer Manufacturers of... UNIFORM CAPS Policemen, Firemen, Street Car Employes, Letter Carriers, Telegraph Messengers, Elevatormen, Railroad Employes, Janitors, Wagonmen, Bellboys, Watchmen, Eta JACOB FEINBERG Market and Grocery State Sts. CH 31st and State Sts. CHICAGO John J. Bradley Real Estate, Insurance and Loans Property managed. Abstracts examined. Renting. Legal papers prepared. 4709 South Halsted Street Chicago Ladies' and Gents' Clothing OF ALL KINDS Fashionable Dressmaking, Ladies' Tailoring, Dress Goods and Trimmings Furnished JACKETS AND CLOAKS Phone Calumet 7761 CASH OR FASY TERMS Open from 8 a. m. till 9 p. m. 3285 State Street Chicago 226 East 25th Street - - - CHICAGO F. W. BOYD DEALER IN COAL, WOOD AND ICE MOVING AND EXPRESSING All Orders Promptly Attended to Cash on Delivery Telephone Blue 28g 4656 Armour Avenue, CHICAGO. M. JUNK, Proprietor JOS. P. JUNK, Manager 3700-3710 South Halsted Street and 897 to 929 Thirtyseventh Street CHICAGO SAMPLE ROOM IMPORTED AND DOMESTIG WINES, LIQUORS AND CIGARS 8402 SOUTH HALSTED STREET. OHIOAGO. A JOSEPH JOSEPH STRAUS GREAT NORTHERN SALE AND EXCHANGE STABLE. Driving, Draft and General Business Horses Always on Hand 1197 Milwaukee Ave. Near Robey St. Telephone West, 1028. OHIOAGO, IL Telephone 565 South J.M.Higginbothan Mason and General Contractor