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BROAD AX The Great Victory of "The Terrible Irish" Recently the newspapers of this country were fairly ablaze with the news of the startling and thrilling defeat of the government or conservative party in the English House of Commons. This defeat of the "government" was admitted to be a "smashing blow." It was exceedingly difficult of accomplishment. Many believe it at least foreshodows if it will not cause the downfall of the ministry, the defeat of the conservative party. The credit for this admittedly remarkable "coup" is everywhere given to Mr. John Redmond, leader of the Irish party in Parliament. He did it by means of a combination with the liberal party. The success of the move was due to the perfect discipline of the Irish party. As a result of the defeat of the "Tories," the Irish members of Parliament would be in a position to enforce their great desire, Home Rule for Ireland, since they would have the balance of power. Are there not lessons for our race in America in the tactics pursued by these Irish members of Parliament? We think so. It was not two weeks ago that the Boston Herald commented on the absolute devotion of these Irish members to Ireland's cause. In fact the Herald called it their selfishness. They are notorious for "playing politics," to get into a position to compel a party in power to do something for them, to make common cause with some other party to defeat the party in power because they oppose their desires for Ireland. For some time the Irish have waged this patriotic but selfish policy, seeking only success in Parliament for their cause, following the lines of success and diplomacy in unsentimental, cold-blooded, ungrateful and illiberal, if you please, manner. It is by this method of using this voting power to secure something from the majority party, or by joining with opposition parties that the Irish cause has made such great progress, that the future now looks so bright. Likewise, if the Negroes will form themselves into one voting body, subordinating all personal and selfish aims to the cause of the whole race, acting as a unit in state or at least in national politics and 'playing politics" scientifically, shrewdly, with the one aim of success in securing right for their race, not diverted or influenced by any sentimental considerations whatever, opposing majority parties and going into combination with minority parties when the former will do nothing for the race and when by combination with the latter, the former can be defeated and thus we can hold the balance of power, then, especially acting under competent leadership, there is some hope for us in this country, where we are being discriminated against more and more as time goes on. To accomplish anything we must first agree that the suffrage, that politics is of the greatest importance. We must relegate to "inocuous desuetude" all Negroes who hold that in the "present educational and economic condition the black masses of the South other considerations must underlie and precede political prominence." We must agree that, though we submit to reasonable tests applicable to others, politics is of first importance. Secondly we must agree to "play the game" of politics selfishly and according to its actual requirements. One of these undoubtedly is mobility of our vote. Until we agree that we must demand service before give ing our vote to a majority party and that it is proper to trade with other parties to force concessions from majority parties, we are not emulating the Irish. Until gratitude and all sentiment is "cut out" and we "play the game for all it's worth" and in accord with cold facts and political principles we cannot win like the Irish. Yes, and we must be united, that is for political action. Possibly we must have a political leader and follow him. This is not impossible if, the Negroes choose their own leader and do not have one forced upon them by the leaders of the majority party backed by the coercion of another race in the country. The Irish would not save Ireland under a leader, would not follow a leader, would not follow a leader, chosen by the English. That is just what they refused to do. They never followed a leader until they fought the matter out among themselves and decided upon one. The Negroes will never unite under or follow in politics a leader chosen by the Republican party, or by any white party, or by the white people. They know he cannot serve them and they would not take a leader forced upon them if he could. The better race men and women they are, the less will they follow such a leader. Only the self-seekers and poltroms will follow such a leader and furthermore the best element of our race will not even stop keeping up a contest against such forced leadership. Now when a leader in politics is chosen by his own people, he is not a boss, not a czar, not a tyrant, but he is a representative with delegated powers that can be taken from him by his own race. That race accepts certain men as local representatives and groups of these accept certain men as group leaders and these group leaders decide upon a man to direct matters with their advice and consent, each of them looking to those who accepted them as representatives, and they to the voters. Such a leadership represents organization and civilization in a race, not individual repression and primitive state. And such is the kind of leadership the Irish have and until we have such a leader we cannot hope for the measure of success they have attained. And lastly the Irish leader is always manly, fearless and aggressive, never fawning, cowardly and compromising. Only such a man can lead to success, only such a man will the honest men of the race follow. And since to become united under any other sort of a man would be to seal our own doom, that sort of a man who strives and plots by the aid of another race to secure and retain the power and place of leadership thereby proves himself the worst enemy of our race. Hear ye! Hear ye!-The Guardian, Boston, Mass. Mr. and Mrs. M. H. Watts who have many friends in Chicago, will regret to learn that in the future they will make their home in the City of New York. They left for that city the latter part of last week, where Mr. Watts will have charge of the Eastern headquarters of the Empire Book Company of Chicago. He will have a number of men in his employ and being full of vim and push, he is the right man in the right place. The Broad Ax joins with the rest of their friends and wishes them success. 12 Whose consistent and honorable record for the past two years in the City Council, insures his re-election to that body next Tuesday, April 5th. Whose consistent and honorable record for the past two years in the City Council, insures his re-election to that body next Tuesday, April 5th. The Afro-American voters residing in the Thirtieth Ward should not fail to rally to the support of Alderman John J. Bradley, next Tuesday, April 5th, for long before he ever sought a political office of any kind he was friendly to the colored people; it is still fresh in the minds of many the great assistance he rendered those members of the race who were brought here from Birmingham, Ala., a few years ago through misrepresentation, to work in the steel mills. When those colored men found out that they were to take the places of men who were about to go on a strike they refused to work. Then the part- Dearborn Street Public Scandal. The people on Dearborn street in the 47th street block are in an uproar over a certain house on that street better known as the "house of blazes" or "Mahogany Hollow." This house is frequented by young girls ranging in age from 12 to 17 years. They have all forms of dancing, some of the most vulgar known, plenty of beer, cigarette smoking and games of craps. This house is a 1 1-2 story house, sits on the east side of the street, with a west front, it is located right in the neighborhood of Rev. Jesse Woods' residence. The people are all sick and tired of it and want it broke up. Last Thursday evening young girls and boys all drunk, were running in and out of it. Rev. W. S. Braddan of the Berean Baptist Church, saw these young girls on the streets drunk, and announced it to his congregation. The Broad Ax man made an investigation and observed many young girls in that house drinking beer, with the blue smoke curling from their ill smelling cigarettes, and language beyond all modesty coming from their lips. Boys from 14 to 18 also frequent this place and indulge in the orgies there in held. The beer man calls there every day, leaves 7 cases and takes 7 empty ones away. First floor is used as dance place, the upper floor for furnished rooms, basement for crap games and hop joint. Many of these girls whose parents think they are in school are in this house of ill-repute. The neighbors are anxious to have this place broke-up, and it is likely to be raided at any time. They slip money from home to hay beer and play craps. Some of their mothers who labor over the washtub to send them to school ies who induced them to come here left them stranded in the cars on the railway tracks near La Grange under the hot rays of the August sun. While they were in that deplorable'condition Alderman Bradley, then at the head of the Chicago Junction Railway, took up the cause, had food provided for them and sent them back to their homes. Such kind or humane acts on the part of John J. Bradley will not be forgotten by his Afro-American constituents, and they will see to it that a large majority is rolled up this coming Tuesday in favor of his re-election to the city council. Learn that they are in this "house of blazes" or "Mahogany Hollow," as it is better known. CALLS HELL CREED DISGRACE Preacher Asserts Ministers Ought Not to Preach About It. At the Universalist Church of the Redecemer, Warren avenue and Robey street, Rev. Frederick C. Priest preached last Sunday morning on "Hell, Here and Hereafter." "Tell men of hell,' said a noted revivalist to a large gathering of Christian ministers and workers recently held in this city," he said. "Very well, I will tell men of hell. Hell, figuratively speaking, exists in this world in many places, in many lives, under many conditions. In a similar sense hell probably exists in the immortal world. "But hell, literally understood, understood as it is commonly understood through popular preaching, we have no good reason to believe exists or can exist in the immortal world. A place or state of endless misery and torture could accomplish no conceivable good. It could do God no good. It could do the angels in heaven no good. It could do the saints in glory no good. It could do the sinner only infinite harm. "Such a doctrine destroys all rational ground upon which a spiritual worshiper can stand. Under its blighting power the foundations of Christian morality crumble away. "The doctrine of hell is the shame, disgrace and curse of the Christian church. Would to God that preachers wearing the name Christian had the intelligence, honesty and courage to renounce this frightful lie forever!" To these noble and sensible utterances we can heartily excliam amen! amen! From the Philippine Islands. The following letter speaks for its self. Manila, Philippine Islands, Fed. 19, 1904. Julius F. Taylor, Editor The Broad Ax. Chicago, Ill. My Dear Mr. Taylor, enclosed find money order for $2.00 in payment for my subscription to The Broad Ax for another year I hope it and its editor are prosperous. Sincerely yours, ALBERT H. PUTNEY. For several years Mr. Putney was Dean of the Illinois College of Law and his many friends in this city are glad to learn that he is getting along nicely in the Philippine Islands. CHIPS. The national civic Liberal party will hold a convention in St. Louis, Mo., July 6th and nominate a colored man for President of the United States. Mrs. Lindsay, Peoria, Ill., mother of Mrs. L. A. Davis, 5012 5th avenue, arrived in the city last Saturday morning and she will spend two months in visiting with daughter and friends. John P. Hopkins, chairman of the Democratic state committee of Illinois, returned home Thursday morning from a political mission to New York City. Prof. Booker T. Washington, it is claimed, will be ordained a minister of the gospel by the general A. M. E. Conference, which convenes in Quinn Chapel, May 2. Jackson Gordon has been elected Sergeant-at-Arms of the 6th Ward Republican Club. He defeated two or three white gentlemen who were aspirants for the same position. Thomas Tobin, ex-Collector for the Town of Lake, says "that Alderman John J. Bradley, will win out in his fight for re-election to the city council with hands down." Alderman Bill Dever, has, so they say, conducted his campaign for reelection to the city council from the 17th ward on wind, water and stale beer. Clark and Hayes, 114 W. 51st street, between State and Dearborn streets, are selling fancy groceries and meats at rock bottom prices. Long and McDonald, Real Estate Agents, 410 Reaper block, have two 2-story houses on Dearborn street, near 53rd, which they are offering for sale dirt cheap. See their ad. in another column of this paper. If the Colored preachers would teach and preach to the race honesty and manhood instead of so much praying, we would become a more united people.—ex. Wednesday was "Reciprocity Day" at the Hull House, and the Phyllis Wheatly Woman's Club was represented by Mrs. L. A. Davis and Mrs. Dunmoore. Attorney Edwrad G. Alexander, at one time had a fair reputation, but since he began to beat the newspapers out of their just dues he has become a degenerate and the result is that no one is willing to trust him to transact their law business for them. James P. Devine will have no trouble in knocking out Alderman Friestedt in the Thirteenth Ward, for all the live people in that ward are with Mr. Devine and he will be their next alderman. Mrs. Cora Turner, 364 27th street who is a constant supporter of this paper, claims that it is doing a great work for the race. That the articles which appear in it on the "Race Problem" are highly instructive and very interesting Mrs. Kmma L. Stevens, 4844 Dearborn street, who is a warm admirer of The Broad Ax, has been indisposed for the past two weeks, but she is regaining her health and expects to be able to wear her new Easter hat Sunday. Mrs. F. D. Berry, 5025 Armour avenue, returned home the latter part of last week from Grand Rapids, Mich., where she was summoned to the bed- No.28 side of her sick brother, who is at the present time improving. Jeremiah B. O'Connell of the law firm of Devine and O'Connell, Reaper Block, can have the support of The Broad Ax and the majority of the other newspapers in this city without cost, if he would consent to become a candidate for Judge of the Superior Court. Al F. Gorman, 1016 Garfield boulevard, ex-supervisor for the Town of Lake, who is in line for alderman from the 29th ward for state senator, is an old stand by of The Broad Ax and he states that "whenever he is too busy to read it closely Mrs. Gorman peruses its contents for him." Mae Belle Berry, and Blanche N. White, room 424 40 Dearborn street, are by far the leading general stenographers and court reporters belonging to the race in Chicago. Their office is well fitted up and both ladies are up-to-date business women. Miss Blanche Wright, who performs on the organ Sunday in St. Thomas' church, and who is reported to be engaged to a handsome gentleman residing in Cleveland, Ohio, and a party of friends went to Rockford, Ill., Thursday evening to attend a swell dance, banquet and reception. The past Sunday Mrs. L. A. Davis who is the greatest worker for the upbuilding of women's clubs in America, spoke at Olivet Baptist Church "On the Mothers of Yesterday, To-day and To-morrow." Later in the afternoon of the same day she addressed the women of St. Mary's Church, 4928 Dearborn street, "On Mission Work in South Africa." Thursday evening, April 7th, the Triangle and Inner Circle Clubs will give their grand Easter charity ball at the First Regiment Armory, 16th street and Michigan avenue. Prof. N. Clark Smith, will furnish the music. By patronizing this ball you are assisting the Old Folks, and the Amanda Smith Homes. Dedication exercises and a military ball will be given by the 7th Infantry Illinois National Guards Friday evening April 8th, 8:30 o'clock, at their new armory, 16th and Dearborn sts. This will be one of the swellest functions of the season and our highly esteemed friend Col. Daniel Moriarty has favored us with a ticket. Should you happen to drop around to the south end of the Chicago Post Office, adn there see a great flabby bow-legged lantern-jawed fellow; reaching out his hand for a shake with every one who comes within halling distance; be sure and give him a clear right of way, for he is no good. James A. Quinn, City Sealer of Chicago, states "that the friends of George H. Sheahan, are putting up a strong fight for him all along the line, and that he is firmly of the opinion that Mr. Sheahan will be elected to the city council from the 21st ward." Robert T. Sims, who was, until a short time ago, one of the leaders of the Socialist party in the 30th ward, and the Town of Lake, is now residing in Minneapolis, Minn. He is engaged with R. L. Buttner in the painting, decorating and paper hanging business at 1721 4th avenue south and his many friends in this city are glad to learn that he is getting along nicely. The Booklovers' Magazine for April is a gem in every way. Among the many interesting articles it contains is a review of the Harrison and Blaine Controversy, the Minneapolis convention of 1892 and the Chicago convention of 1896. The article in question which is from the pen of Joseph M. Rogers is well worth one year's subscription to The Booklovers' Magazine, which is growing better and better each month. Dr. George C. Hall, 533 State street, who is one of the leading Afro-American physicians in the United States and Col. Noah D. Thompson, who is highly connected with the U. S. Express Company, both claim as well as many other substantial citizens, that our article on "The Wealthy Afro-Americans," which appeared in the last issue of The Broad Ax was timely, historical and one of the best that they have ever read on any subject." PUBLISHED WEEKLY. Will promulgate and at all times uphold the true principles of Democracy, but Casholim, Protestants, Priests, Indeliae, Farmers, Single Taxes, Republicans, Knights of Labor, or any one else can have their say, so long as their language is proper and responsibility is fixed. The Brond 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 8060 Armour Avenue, Chicago. JULIUS F. TAYLOR, Editor and Publisher. Entered at the Post Office at Chicago, Ill., as Second-class Matter. JAMES J. McCORMICK. Who will be re-elected to the City Council from the Fifth Ward in spite of the bitter opposition of his opponents. Ex-Alderman James J. McCormick is making the fight of his life to be reelected to the city council from the Fifth Ward, and if all signs do not fail he will on next Tuesday outdistance all of his rivals and win the Aldermanic prize. From his boyhood days he has resided in the Fifth Ward, and he is familiar with the wants and needs of its residents much better than an unexperienced man would be. His experience in the council in the past and in other public positions will redound to his advantage for it generally takes a new man several years to learn the ins and outs of the City Hall, while Alderman McCormick could accomplish many things for his ward without waiting so long. He is one of those open handed and free-hearted men who delights to see all the people in his ward prosper and the poor and needy of whatever race or color have never been turned away from him empty handed. These things are to his everlasting credit. The following letter has been issued to the voters of the Fifth Ward by him: "To the Voters of the Fifth Ward. "Having been urged by many of the voters of the Fifth Ward to permit the use of my name as a candidate for the City Council and with the assurance of the cordial support of a large portion of the citizens in the ward, I have Extraordinary In order to add several thousand list within the next thirty days "address in the United States each of Black Folk" by Prof. William B. "The Souls of Black Folk" covers pages printed on fine Aberdeen books sells for $1.50. It is a book that person, white or black, who are "Race Problem" in America. The regular subscription price is $1.00, so you are getting "Thailers price and The Broad Ax the The articles which appear in on the "Race Problem" cannot be for purity in the home, and the he is uncompromisingly opposed to not the people out of their hard earned to improve their moral and social o The old subscribers of The B offer by paying up their back indvance, which will entitle them to the Souls of Black Folk." Remember this offer only last accompany each and every order. States Postal Orders, Registered l No commissions allowed to a Address all orders to Extraordinary Announcement. In order to add several thousand new names to our subscription list within the next thirty days The Broad Ax will be sent to any address in the United States each week for six months and "The Souls of Black Folk" by Prof. William E. Burghardt DuBois, for $1.50. "The Souls of Black Folk" consists of two hundred and sixty-five pages printed on fine Aberdeen book paper in large type and it now sells for $1.50. It is a book that should be read and studied by every person, white or black, who are interested in the settlement of the "Race Problem" in America. The regular subscription price of The Broad Ax for six months is $1.00, so you are getting "The Souls of Black Folk" at the publishers price and The Broad Ax thrown in free for six months. The articles which appear in The Broad Ax from time to time on the "Race Problem" cannot be surpassed. It stands at all times for purity in the home, and the highest ideals in human society. It is uncompromisingly opposed to notoriously immoral preachers robbing the people out of their hard earned money which they should expend to improve their moral and social condition. The old subscribers of The Broad Ax can take advantage of this offer by paying up their back indebtedness and paying $1.50 in advance, which will entitle them to the paper for six months and "The Souls of Black Folk." Remember this offer only lasts for thirty days. The cash must accompany each and every order. The money can be sent by United States Postal Orders, Registered letters or Express money orders. No commissions allowed to agents on this proposition. Address all orders to JULIUS F. TAYLOR. 5040 ARMOUR AVE., consented to do so. "As a resident of the ward for a lifetime, I feel able to speak of its many present needs, and as its Alderman for a term, I also feel that I have an acquaintance with the methods by which needed legislation may be secured for the ward. And, therefore, my appeal to you for your individual interests, interests that you can help by being represented in the City Council. "The Fifth Ward is badly in need of better street-car service, which has been altogether too long neglected. Its citizens are entitled to better kept streets; the children of the ward are entitled to better equipped school houses, and its citizens should be afforded better protection by elevating the many dangerous tracks in the ward. The promise to do so has remained unfulfilled too long for the safety of life and limb, and the first duty to ourselves demands that these death traps be abolished. "Should I receive your support and the support of your friends, I can assure you and every one of my constituents that my best efforts will be devoted to their interests and that the residents of the ward will always find me ready to advance their welfare by every means in my power. "Hoping for your support, which I will at all times try to merit, I am the public's faithful servant." This letter proves that he is the proper person to represent the people of the Fifth Ward in the City Council, and that he will be able to accomplish more for them than any other person they could elect. Turns Sep Into Steam Lightning, when it strikes a tree, sometimes converts the sap into steam with such energy that it explodes, scattering the wood in every direction. Varnished Walls. Varnished walls in the bathroom and halls are easily washed off, and it costs little in either money, time or trouble to varnish them. Many a man who marries an heiress lives to regret monkeying with a getrich-quick game.—Chicago Daily News. Sources of Content A full stomach and a clear conscience are alike in inducing a feeling of unutterable content.—N. O. Times-Democrat. Both Are Bad. A spoiled child is almost as bad as one that is too fresh.—Chicago Daily News. Japan is so mountainous that but one sixth of its area can be cultivated. Point of View. Everything depends upon the point of view.—Washington (Ia.) Democrat. Good Habit to Form. Can you listen while somebody else talks?—Washington (Ia.) Democrat. Sudden Death Among Women. There is only one sudden death among women to eight among men. and new names to our subscription The Broad Ax will be sent to any week for six months and "The Souls E. Burghardt DuBois, for $1.50. consists of two hundred and sixty-five book paper in large type and it now should be read and studied by every interested in the settlement of the price of The Broad Ax for six months "The Souls of Black Folk" at the pub- shrown in free for six months. The Broad Ax from time to time is surpassed. It stands at all times highest ideals in human society. It tortoriously immoral preachers robbing and money which they should expend condition. Broad Ax can take advantage of this debtedness and paying $1.50 in ad- the paper for six months and "The sts for thirty days. The cash must The money can be sent by United letters or Express money orders. Agents on this proposition. ```markdown ``` CHICAGO. [Name] JOHN H Who will surely be re-elected to the for the third time. For Alderman Jo right side of every question effectl Chicago. JOHN H. JONES. Who will surely be re-elected to the City Council from the Eighth Ward for the third time. For Alderman Jones always redords his vote on the right side of every question effecting the interests of all the people of Chicago. Alderman John H. Jones, who has served all the people living in the Eighth Ward for two terms in the city council, and with the close of the campaign there is every indication that he will be triumphantly re-elected to the council, for on all sides his strength is apparent, and in every part of his ward he is being indorsed by its, voters, which simply means that he will have smooth sailing on election day. Very few members of the city council in the past four years have worked as hard as Alderman Jones to advance the interests of all the people of this great city. He is a member of five or six of the most important committees of that body, aside from serving on special committees the past year. He is chuck full of sound business ideas and being able to give expression to them in an intelligent manner his views and ideas always receive con- British officers are having the scars of face wounds removed by the use of light rays. The London Mall says: "The custom is rapidly growing of surgeons sending their patients to have the scars left by operations removed." The cash-on-delivery parcel post system has worked successfully in Germany for 40 years. France, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, Holland, and, in fact, practically every country on the continent, has adopted it, as also has the United States. Wallpaper, if a patch is needed, should be torn off in an irregular line at the place where it meets the old paper. If this is done, and it matches accurately, the joint will scarcely show. Newspapers soaked in cold water, squeezed, and rolled tightly into balls can be used to bank up the back of a fire that is wanted to burn a long time. Put a good layer of small coal on top. Vinegar should not be kept in a stone jar, as the acid may affect the glazing, and the vinegar be rendered unwholesome. Glass jars are the best vinegar receptacles. Values are in the mind alone. If a trinket please you, then you are wise in exchanging for it a world which annoys you.—N. O. Times-Democrat. In China a mile is anything from a quarter of a mile to a mile and three-quarters, according to the province in which it may happen to be. The three-volume novel has passed. It takes longer to read a three-volume novel than any novel can possibly remain popular.—Puck. Cremation establishments, under the control of the government, are to be found in the chief cities of Japan. The skin of the whale is from two inches to two feet thick, that of a large specimen often weighing 30 tons. Bargains in Real Estate. Two two-story houses near the boulevard, 5311 Dearborn street and 5250 Dearborn street. For sale at real bargains. These are two snaps. For further particulars call on Long and McDonald, Room 410, Reaper Black, Tel. Central 858. Nicely furnished rooms to rent for gentlemen. Reasonable rates. 2222 Indiana avenue. First class furnished rooms, for rent to gentleman and ladies, with bath and gas. 2628 Wabash avenue. Funeral designs of every description, latest and most stylish decorations, for churches and weddings. Palms to rent for all social functions, 3119 State St., Chicago. Light Rays for Scars. Cash-on-Delivery. To Patch Wallpaper. To Bank the Fire. Vinegar. Values. Chinese Miles. Long Novels. Skin of the Whale. MRS. A. WILSON. Mrs. J. J. Manley. H. JONES. City Council from the Eighth Ward Jones always redords his vote on the ing the interests of all the people of sideration from his associates in the council and in the committee rooms. council and in the committee rooms. There is one other thing that can be said to the credit of Alderman Jones, and that is he has never been known to make promises in the past unless he felt reasonably sure that he would be able to fulfill them. These noble and honest qualities on his part have made him very popular with all the people, and there are hundreds of Democrats who are loyally supporting him, for they know that his record in the council is above reproach and they are not in favor of making a change at the present time. The Afro-American voters in the Eighth Ward are solid for Alderman Jones, and are doing everything in their power to further his election. It is fitting that they should do so, for in many ways Alderman Jones has proved himself worthy of their support. 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The expense of that educa- possible for you, if you have not made special prepar YOUR FUTURE NOT BE HAPPIER IF YOU CAN WITHOUT WORK, AN INCOME SUFFICIENT FOR ERS? There is a time coming when you cannot work, when old age will have come upon you and your earning power will cease. Are you preparing for that time? You, perhaps, have children growing up and you may be looking forward to sending them to college. You wish to give them a better preparation for life's work than you had.' The expense of that education will be impossible for you, if you have not made special preparation for it. WILL YOUR FUTURE NOT BE HAPPIER IF YOU CAN RECEIVE WITHOUT WORK, AN INCOME SUFFICIENT FOR YOUR NEEDS? You answer, "I want that income." Now then, note this well. ANY THE VIDE FOR AN INCOME OF NOT LEFT LARS A MONTH BY AN INVESTMENT AMERICAN MUTUAL PLANTATION Are you interested in knowing how the Editor of this paper, or to Rev. J. W. B note this well. ANY THRIFTY MAN CAN PROVEN AN INCOME OF NOT LESS THAN FORTY DOLLARS WITH BY AN INVESTMENT IN BONDS OF THE MUTUAL PLANTATION COMPANY. Interested in knowing how this can be done? Write this paper, or to Rev. J. W. Robinson, Now then, note this well. ANY THRIFTY MAN CAN PROVIDE FOR AN INCOME OF NOT LESS THAN FORTY DOLLARS A MONTH BY AN INVESTMENT IN BONDS OF THE AMERICAN MUTUAL PLANTATION COMPANY. Are you interested in knowing how this can be done? Write to the Editor of this paper, or to Rev. J. W. Robinson, 4752 Armour Ave. or to BARKER & TAYLOR, Suite 431, 5 Stock Exchange Bldg., Chicago. - American Br President and Treasurer, THOMAS Vice-President, JOHN S Secretary, W11 American Brick Co. and Treasurer, THOMAS CAREY. Vice-President, JOHN SHELHAMER, Secretary, WILLIAM SULLIVAN. President and Treasurer, THOMAS CAREY. Vice-President, JOHN SHELHAMER, Secretary, WILLIAM SULLIVAN. 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Monroe 1567—TELEPHONES—Monroe 1573. --- If your physician recommends the use of a stimulant, there is no whisky in which so many desirable qualities are contained as in Old Underoof Rye and it has the least reactive effect. Because it is made right and is aged right. CHAS. DENNEHY & CO. CHICACO WILLIAM LEGNER, Vice Pres. & Treas. WASHINGTON GOSSIP IN AND OUT OF CONGRESS AT THE NATIONAL CAPITOL. IMPEACHMENT PROCEDURE Precedents That Have Established Rules for Proceedings—No Work for Rules Committee of the House. Washington.—For the first time in 28 years a case of impeachment is to be tried by the United States senate sitting as a court of impeachment. The judiciary committee of the house has voted to recommend to the house the impeachment of Judge Charles Swayne, of the northern federal district of Florida, and there is little doubt that the Judge Charles Swayne. house will adopt the committee's report. If this happens the house will present the case to the senate and then will follow a trial which may occupy the senate for weeks. The last case of impeachment was that of Secretary Belknap in the Grant administration. The house of representatives in 1876 voted to impeach Belknap, but before the trial came to a conclusion in the senate, Belknap resigned from his position as secretary of war and that was the end of it, although a question arose as to whether the resignation of a government official could properly be accepted in such circumstances. The most famous impeachment case is that of Andrew Johnson in the Fortieth congress, the result of which everybody is supposed to know. Johnson was impeached by the house, but after a long trial the senate failed to convict him, the vote standing 35 ayes to 19 noes, one less than the two-thirds majority required by the constitution. The first impeachment case was that of William Blount, United States senator from Tennessee. He was impeached for violating the neutrality laws of the United States in instigating the Creeks and Cherokees to aid the British in conquering the Spanish territory of western Florida. He was found guilty and expelled on July 8, 1797, but during the trial he was elected to the state senate of Tennessee and chosen its president. All other impeachment cases have affected federal judges, as follows: John Pleckering, district judge of New Hampshire, 1803-04; Samuel Chase, associate justice of the supreme court of the United States, 1804-05; James Peck, United States district judge for Missouri, 1826-1831; West W. Humphreys, United States district judge for Missouri, 1861. In trying Judge Swayne the senate will have to go back a long way for a precedent, al though several members of that body are familiar with the procedure against Secretary Belknap through the fact that they were in one or the other branches of congress at the time. Teller of Colorado, Allison of Iowa, Cockrell of Missouri, and Mitchell of Oregon were even then Announcing an Impeachment. senators. Blackburn of Kentucky, Hale and Frye of Maine, Money of Mississippi, Hoar of Massachusetts and Platt of New York were members of the house. Speaker Cannon is the only member of the house of representatives whose service dates back so far as the Belknap trial. Senator Hoar, now chairman of the judiciary committee, was one of the managers on the part of the house. Should the case come before the senate great interest will be taken in the proceedings on account of their novelty, if for no other reason. After the action by the house a committee, appointed by the house, will proceed to the bar of the senate and there impeach Judge Swayne of high crimes and misdemeanors while in office and inform the senate that formal articles of impeachment will be presented. This committee will be announced by the sergeant at arms, will proceed to the area in front of the desk of the president of the senate, will make its announcement and will demand that the senate take order, for the appearance of Judge Swayne to answer the impeachment. The senate will appoint a committee, to which the message of the house will be referred. The house will appoint managers to conduct for it the impeachment proceedings and these managers will proceed to the senate where, after taking seats assigned, one of them will read the articles of impeachment. The president of the senate will then dismiss them, will set a day for a trial and will give due notice to the managers. On the day set for trial the chief justice of the supreme court will be brought into the senate by a committee appointed for the purpose and will there administer to the senators an oath that they will do impartial justice according to the laws. The house will then be formally notified that the senate is organized for the trial and the house managers will be admitted. Judge Swayne will appear at the bar of the senate and will answer to the articles of impeachment by counsel, after which the trial will proceed as in other trials with arguments by counsel and testimony of witnesses. At the conclusion of the trial each senator will answer guilty or not guilty as the case may be. the personnel of the managers of the republican majority in the house. The committee on rules has fallen into innocuous desuetude in striking contrast to its autocratic performances under the administrations of Speakers .Reed Crisp and Henderson. ```markdown ``` The committee on rules assumed its great importance first under Speaker Reed with the adoption of the new rules of the house, under which all the most important legislation was enacted under special orders adopted by the committee, of course with the speaker's approval. Under Reed the rules committee was kept busy all the time. In the Fifty-first congress Cannon and McKinley were the majority members of it. When Reed came back to the speakership he had with him Henderson and Dalzell. Under Henderson the other republicans on the committee were Dalzell and Grosvenor, and they are now Cannon's associates, but it is noticeable that these two members who, with Henderson, were regarded as the whole thing are not seen in the speaker's room now nearly as often as some of the younger members of the house who, under the old regime, were not highly regarded by the powers in control. Speaker Cannon is getting to learn more and more upon Hemenway of Indiana and Tawney of Minnesota, one of whom, now chairman of the appropriation committee, was in the last congress of importance only as Cannon's lieutenant, and the other of whom was regarded as a "kicker" altogether out of favor with the men in control. For that matter, Cannon himself was outside the breastworks and nothing but his powerful individuality and his position as chairman of the appropriations committee, which could not be well taken away from him, gave him a position of standing and influence in the house. As for the committee on rules it has had very little to do during the present session. It has hardly been necessary to bring in a special order for the purpose of putting through any measure of importance, and without special orders the committee on rules becomes a somewhat superfluous body. of agriculture, is secretary of agriculture in the not very long list, but there are a great many people in Washington who think that as an architect and landscape gardener he is a dismal failure. TAXI The last congress made an appropriation of about three million dollars for a new building to be used by the agricultural depart- Looking for a Building Site. ment. It was provided that it should be situated in the Mall near the present department and the selection of the site has been left with the secretary of agriculture, who has caused a sensation by picking out a place which will cut off a large portion of the vists between the Washington monument and the capitol that has been one of the greatest beauties of Washington for a hundred years. If congress could get at the thing it would pass a law, with little or no opposition, which would prevent the location of the new building in the place selected by the secretary and would compel it to be moved back a hundred feet or so, thus saving an architectural blunder which could never be remedied. But Speaker Cannon refuses to let any bill of this kind come up in the house and Representative Powers, who has introduced the bill, finds himself helpless. So do the senators who are deeply interested in the matter. "Uncle Joe" has an aversion for architects and all their works. He is especially out-of-sorts with the scheme of the so-called park commission, which would fix permanently the architectural development of the city along the lines of L'enfant, the French genius who first laid out the map of the capital. He is filled with indignation whenever he thinks of the work of Architect McKim, which has made the white house a thing of beauty, and he is determined that so long as he has anything to say about it the architects shall not be given any further leeway in the development of the city. "Uncle Joe" is in a decided minority numerically, in this position, but it happens to be about the only one in which the great majority of congress does not gladly follow his lead, so that he is likely to have his own way about it so long as he remains at the head of the house. In the meantime Secretary Wilson will doubtless go ahead with his plan and will erect on the Mall a magnificent public building, which will destroy for all time one of the most extraordinary attractions of the capital from an artistic point of view. THOMAS CAREY Who will succeed himself in the City Council on the 5th of April. For he is one of the most energetic and useful members of that body. Who will succeed himself in the City Council on the 5th of April. For he is one of the most energetic and useful members of that body. MEN DON'T WEAR CORSETS. If the Absurd Custom Is in Vogue It Is Concealed from the Merchant Tailors. Of late years a great deal of nonsense has been printed about the growth of the corset habit among men, yet there seems to be very little if any foundation for such statements as have been made on the subject. Making due allowances for the reserve with which the tailor might seek to protect his patrons from publicity, it does not appear from interviews with several of the leading custom tailors in this city and other cities that there is any truth in these statements. All of them say they have no calls for clothes to be fitted over corsets, and a leading corset maker for women, purveyor to a high-class custom trade, declares a total absence of applications to make the articles for men. The tailors estimate that such items as those referred to may emanate from the press agents of corset makers, who would like to increase their trade by making for men as well as women. The masculine figure does not, as a general rule, need a corset. Its only effect would be to repress the stomach and throw out the chest, giving a form which is natural to men of athletic habits, who stand erect, while to men of other habits it would be a constraint that could not be borne with comfort. That the "military figure" for men may be secured without the use of a corset is shown by the cadets of West Point and Annapolis, who, as it has been definitely established, do not use the articles. WERE NOT TRUE ALBINOS. Number of White Buffalo Surprised Hunters Until the Phenomenon Found an Explanation. Old buffalo-hunters of the western Kansas prairies used to tell of having seen and pursued white buffalo. There were white buffalo, albinos, such as are found at rare intervals in all the families of the animal kingdom; but the number of those which existed in fact and of those which existed purely in the imagination, says the Kansas City Journal, were in wonderful disproportion. In 1873 old Ben Canfield, who roamed the plains with his tall, gaunt wife for a companion, followed a herd of buffalo from the northern edge of what is now Oklahoma to the sand-hills of Nebraska, thinking to kill a big white bull which he had seen in the herd. After three weeks of patient stalking Canfield did kill the bull, only to find that the whiteness of its appearance was due to a coat of whitewash. An explanation of this phenomenon would not be needed by people familiar with the natural lime beds of western Kansas. The habit of the buffalo is to roll or wallow in every pool of water or mudhole to which he comes. Canfield's buffalo had simply been rolling in a bed of the native lime, which, when dried in the sun, coated his hide with a kind of plaster. No doubt these lime-holes account for many of the "white buffalo" so often reported by hunters. A few definitions of Chinese geographical prefixes and suffixes may be of service in elucidating the nomenclature of current war news, says the Boston Transcript. First, prefixes: Ta, as in Taku, means great, and slao, as in Slac-Ping-Thou, means small. Pel or pe, nan, tung and si are respectively north, south, east and west. Thus the Pel-Ho is the North river, etc. Shang and hai are upper and lower. Paf, hei and whang are white, black and yellow. Suffixes are more numerous and familiar. Kiang, ho tchuan, ula, muren and tchu each and all mean river. Thus Yalu Kiang and Liao Ho are simply Yalu river and Liao river. Shui, kou, thsuan, khi, gol and ussu are unfamiliar terms, meaning a brook or small river. Hu, nor and omo mean lake, as in the well-known Lob Nor and Kosso Gol. Po, tse and tien mean a small lake or swamp, or a town situated near such a place. Hai means sea; thus Whang-Hai is the Yellow sea, Tung-Hai is the Eastern sea and Nan-Hai is the Southern sea. Tao and sometimes shan means island, but shan more often means a mountain range. Ling is a pass over a mountain range. N-Rays and Sound The fact that compression or bending causes a substance to emit X-rays has suggested to M. D. Lepinay that vibrations producing sound should have the same effect, as the sounding body undergoes slight but rapidly repeated strains. Experiments with a tuning fork, a bronze bell, a large steel cylinder and a siren proved this to be true, and the phosphorescent screen showed that the air also produces as well as transmits the rays. Another investigator, M. Meyer, has discovered a similar radiation in vegetable tissue, the green parts of the plant giving the most intense effect. Hunting with an Elephant Gen. Sir Montagu Gerard, in a recent volume, tells this story of hunting with an elephant in India: "The best bags I made were 53 brace snipe and some teal one day between one a.m. and sunset and 73 brace and 26 duck and teal for one whole day, besides a couple of hours on the preceding afternoon when reconnoitering the ground. The only retriever one could safely employ was an elephant, not so much for fear of crocodiles as on account of the tangled weeds which wind themselves round the limbs of a swimmer like the tentacles of an octopus." HER FAR-SIGHTED POLICY. The Means by Which Japan Has Attained Her Supremacy in the East. In an article on "Japanese Patriotism," in Pearson's, Mr. Alexander Hume Ford gives an interesting account of an's foreseen policy. He says: "Every year from two to three thousand students are sent to America, and as many go to Europe, to enter the most advanced universities and machine shops of the two worlds. These young men are thoroughly impressed with a sense of their own importance, knowing full well that it is their destiny to return to Japan and carry the country forward along advanced lines of civilization. Their intense patriotism urges them, as a rule, despite the obstacles of a foreign tongue, to seek the honors of their class, and the Japanese students abroad may always be found in the front ranks of American and European colleges. Once graduated, they quickly return to Japan. Search the continent of America never so carefully, and you will not find as many resident Japanese in it as there are Chinamen in the cities of either New York or Chicago; yet no alien law, as in the case of the Chinese, prevents the settlement of the Japanese in our midst. They come, observe, remain long enough to master the workings of our latest inventions in scientific apparatus and mechanics, then return home to adapt to the service of their people all that they have found useful abroad. So to-day, because they have prepared in times of peace, Japanese foundries, shipyards, machine shops and factories are ready to turn out the most modern ordnance, battleships, and firearms fit to do battle with any power that threatens Japanese supremacy in the far east." "What shall we do in case we are attacked by some thief or ruffian?" is the question women have asked in every part of the country. The man to whom the question is put will generally answer: "Carry a revolver." But women dread revolvers. Few women possess the nerve necessary to use a pistol with effect when attacked. Then there is the objection to a revolver in the possession of a woman that she would be averse to suspecting the motive of every man she met, and would probably fall to draw the revolver until too late, for fear of making a foolish mistake. What, then, can be provided for her that will be formidable to a foe, yet absolutely safe, so far as she is concerned, and ever ready at hand, whether wanted for use or not? The answer to the puzzle has been provided by those who make women's hatpins. A hatpin has been designed that is intended primarily for use as a weapon of defense. It is in reality a stiletto, masquerading as an innocent hatpin. It is made of fine steel, that will ```markdown ``` INNOCENT LOOKING HATPINS. bend, but will not break, as sharp as a needle, and hardened at the end so that it can be used with deadly effect as a dagger, and a handle that enables a woman to grasp it for use as a weapon and hold it so that it cannot easily be pulled from her hand. There are two ways of holding this hatpin. It can be held with the thumb pressed against the top or with the button grasped in the palm of the hand. In either way it is a weapon not to be despised. The method of using it to the best advantage when attacked is to aim at the face of the highwayman. A woman armed with one of these stilettos is able to do more damage in a few seconds than a man unarmed. The wicked little blade is so small that it is impossible to grasp it to wrench it away from her, and yet so keen is it that, thrust home by a woman frenzied by fear, it is likely to pierce through any ordinary clothing into a vital part of a highwayman's anatomy. There are times in most women's lives when a suspicious looking character comes into the offing and prudence whispers: "Beware of him." While most women would shrink under these circumstances from pulling out a revolver, it is an innocent act to put the hand to the hat and draw out one of her stiletto-like hatpins. With this in her hand the nervous woman is ready for the stranger, whatever his intentions. If he is an honest man he will probably take no notice of the woman's action. If he is a thief, it is more than probable that he will mark the act and let the woman pass unmolested.—N. Y. Tribune. WOMAN'S MONEY HER OWN Arkansas Court Holds That Legal Rights of Wives Make Property Subject to Larceny. It has been held by the lower courts at times that a man could not steal from his wife and vice versa. The supreme court of Arkansas has recently handed down a decision which declares that a man may steal from his wife. The case in which this decision was rendered was that of the state versus J. F. Hunt. Hunt, a saloon keeper, married Miss Maud Nevills, who had a bank account of about six hundred dollars. Almost immediately after their marriage he began to try to get possession of it. Mrs. Hunt, while willing enough to share with him whatever income it might bring, would not give it to him absolutely. He prevailed upon her at last to give him a check for the amount, with the understanding that he was not to use it, but invest it in a piece of property for her. Hunt obtained the money and lost no time in leaving the state with another woman. They went to St. Louis, and were finally tracked to Los Angeles. He was brought back to Arkansas to stand trial. Hunt was indicted and convicted in circuit court for grand larceny and sentenced to imprisonment in the penitentiary for five years. From this he appealed to the supreme court. On the appeal the main question raised by the attorneys for Hunt was that a man could not be technically guilty of larceny of his wife's goods, because the law regards them as one person, and a man may not steal his own. In an opinion delivered by Chief Justice Bunn the court declined to adopt this view, holding that, while at common law the legal unity of the husband and wife made it impossible for the one to be guilty of theft from the other, the effect of the married woman's statutes and the provisions of law enlarging the property rights of married women is to do away with the reason for this rule, to such an extent as to make the property of the wife the subject of larceny by the husband. REASON FOR EARTHQUAKES Time, Says Professor, Is Accountable for Shrinkage in World's Surface That Results in Disturbances. Prof. James F. Kemp, of the chair of geology at Columbia university, had this explanation to give of the New England earthquake: "The earth tends to go more and more slowly as it revolves, on account of the backdrag of the atmosphere, so it tends to become more and more nearly a perfect sphere and less flattened at the poles. "Also there is a kind of interior shrinkage due to loss of heat, and this produces a shrinkage at the surface which may produce the disturbances. The original place of the disturbance was probably under the sea, and it communicated itself to the land." A. W. Grabau, professor of paleontology, said: "I do not believe that the disturbance was of volcanic origin. There have been none such in this part of the world for a fair number of years." Prof. Grabau was asked what he meant by a fair number of years. "Say about 15,000,000 years," he continued, gravely. "The last volcanic eruption hereabouts was the one that made the palisades on the Hudson, and that was back in the triassic period. In New England we are positive there has been no serious disturbance for thousands of years, because there are bowlders there which have not been disturbed within that period." MONKEYS EARN A LIVING. Manipulate Fans in India to Cool Their Masters' Parching Brows Method of Education. Monkeys are more than pets in some parts of the world. At Malabar, India, they are taught to work, and have actually made themselves almost indispensable in the homes of the wealthy. The Malabar monkey is of the fine species known as the langur. It is very warm in Malabar, and there is a fan called the punka, which used to be kept in motion by a slave. It required a slave to work each punka, but now every punka in Malabar is worked by a monkey. It was an English officer who conceived the idea of making the langur work in that manner. The fan is a movable frame, covered with canvas and suspended from the ceiling. The motion is caused by pulling a cord. The officer tied the hands of the langur to one of the cords, and then by means of another cord put the machine in motion. Of course the monkey's hand went up and down and the animal wondered what kind of a game was being played. Then the officer patted its head and fed it with candy till soon the langur thought it was fine fun to work the punka. The experiment was successful and now thousands of monkeys are in harness. Strange Electric Lights During the remarkable magnetic storm, accompanied by displays of the aurora borealis, on October 31 last, a gentleman driving along a country road at night, near Calgary, Canada, had a singular experience. He found himself surrounded with great vertical shafts of light, which extended up into the sky, meeting at the zenith in a perfect apse, and glowing with beautiful colors, the shafts being bright ruby-colored at the top, but changing in hue as they descended through purple and green to gold at the bottom. Objects half a mile away were evidently beyond the shafts, and indeed some of these were only a few yards distant, and seemed to chase the observer as he drove on in his buggy. The display lasted but a few minutes. The Kink That Won't Come Back. You can make your hair just as straight and smooth as you want to by using the Original Ozonized Ox Marrow, and the kink that was there before will not come back. The Ozonized Ox Marrow also keeps the hair from falling out, cures dandruff and makes the hair grow. It never fails. One bottle does it. Sold over forty years to ladies of refinement all over the country, giving perfect satisfaction. Send us 50 cents and we will ship you a bottle express paid. Address Ozonized Ox Marrow Co., 76 Wabash Avenue, Chicago, Ill. THE BROAD AX. Is for sale at the following news stands: The Afro-American News Office, 3104 State Street. A. F. Tervalon's Cigar Store and News Stand, 2826 State street. Edward Felix's Cigar Store, 398 30th street, N. E. Corner Armour Ave. T. B. Hall's Cigar Store and Laundry office, 281 29th St. Turner William's Cigar and News Stand, 2903 Armour Ave. Mrs. B. Williams, Cigars, Notions and News Stand, 486½ State street. Frank H. Hart, 354-31st street, cigars, tobacco and Laundry office. Mrs. E. F. Early, groceries and notions, 2933 State St. The Stationery, 2970 State street. J. C. Campbell, 145 W. 47th street, Cigars, Tobacco, Staple Groceries. Isidor Jacobson, cigars, togaacco and stationery, 3149 State St. Wm. Goets, News Stand and Laundry Office, 411 E. 36th st. News items and advertisements left at these places will find their way into the columns of The Broad Ax. Among the millinery displays calculated to delight the feminine eye, none so aptly reflects the brilliant springtime tints as the one now in progress at HILLMAN'S, 112, 114, 116 State street. The millinery department has been enlarged and remodeled, so that it now occupies about three quarters of the third floor. In this ample space is a showing of Easter millinery, that for comprehensiveness of plan, correctness of styles, variety of designs and materials and remarkable economy of prices, is absolutely unsurpassed in this or any other city. The remodeling of the department was accompanied by a thorough reorganization of the working force and the skill of the new designers, both in original hats and in copies of famous French models, is apparent on every side. HILLMAN'S are Chicago's pioneers in strictly high grade millinery at popular prices and the feminine readers of The Broad Ax, who wish to wear correct and exclusive millinery and at the same time keep their expenditures within moderate bounds, will do well to pay an early visit to this model millinery establishment. HILLMAN'S Motto—"Prices always lowest for equal qualities" was never more forcibly illustrated than in the case of the new millinery department. CHIPS. The Bystander of Des Moines, Iowa quoted our article in full "The Rev David Ranting Wilkins Headed Towards the Cook County Jail." Buy your spring hat from Thomas Gallagher, 250 West Madison st., for he carries all the leading styles and shapes at the lowest prices. It is easy in the world to live after the world's opinion; it is easy in solitude after your own; but the great man is he who in the midst of the crowd keeps with perfect sweetness the independence of solitude.—Emerson. John B. Stetson & Co., celebrated hats are sold at Gallagher's hat store, 250 West Madison st., for less money than they can be bought for at any other establishment in Chicago. Aldermen Thomas J. Dixon, Second Ward; Bernard W. Snow, Seventh Ward; Henry L. Fick, Ninth Ward; V. E. Cervney, Twelfth Ward; Albert W. Bellfuss, Fifteenth Ward; Stanley H. Kunz, Sixteenth Ward; Nicholas R. Finn, Twentieth Ward; George K. Schmidt, Twenty-fourth Ward; Alfred D. Williston, Twenty-fifth Ward; Hubert W. Butler, Twenty-seventh ward; Walter J. Raymer, Twenty-eighth Ward; P. J. O'Connell, Thirty-first Ward; William J. Pringle, Third Ward; John A. Richert, Fourth Ward; James I. McCormick, Fifth Ward; Edward C. Potter, Sixth Ward, and Fred D. Ryan, Nineteenth ward, will be eletced to the City Council next Tuesday. For first class and up-to-date hats at rock bottom prices, call at Gallagher's new hat store, 250 West Madison st. The Louisville Courier-Journal bitterly scores the mob which four weeks ago burned at the stake a Negro and his wife. The Negro killed a white man, but his wife did not. The Journal says: "The episode was one of the most atrocious outrages ever committed in any part of Christendom or heathendom. No more hideous infamy ever cursed that land when the savages held it, before the coming of the Caucasian with his prating of his superiority and civilization. It is disgusting, sickening and horrifying to every man worthy of wearing a white skin." And yet every man in this mob thinks he is superior morally and otherwise to the better class of Negroes. Wm. H. Johnson, 2832 Dearborn street, who departed this life on the 28th inst., was buried Sunday, March 27th, funeral services being held at Olivet Baptist church at 1:30 p. m. Rev. E. J. Fisher officiating. The choir, under the direction of the Misses Fisher, rendered several beautiful selections. The floral offerings were numerous, which showed how high in esteem he was held by his many friends. Mr. Johnson was a member of the Friends of Illinois Club, and was at one time president. This club attended the funeral in a body. He leaves a mother, father, a loving wife and a host of friends to mourn his loss. Prof. Booker T. Washington will arrive in this city Sunday morning and on Monday evening he will deliver an address at Quinn Chapel for the purpose of aiding that church to pay for its new carpet, which will be laid down just before the convening of the general conference Col. Then W. Jones will preside and address the meeting in behalf of his Business League and if there is no hitch in the program it will be up to Rev. Archibald James Carey to introduce the Wizard of Tuskegee to the audience. On Tuesday evening a reception and banquet will be tendered Prof. Washington at Alexander Stephen's Cafe, State street near 31st. Col. Jones will act as grand toastmaster, $1.50 per plate will be collected from those who desire to sit around the festive board and grace the heels of the modern Moses of the Afro-American race. Prof. Booker T. Washington was given a warm reception by the better element of colored folk in Washington last Friday evening. The way he was received by the president and by the leading men of his own race was enough, we are sure, to keep the editors of the Boston Guardian and Chicago Broad Ax vomiting for the next six months. Well, those fellows needed a dose of some sort of drug to make them sick, and now they have got it. The Mail and Express, Red Bank, N. J. The mere fact that Prof. Washington was given a warm reception by Old Drunken T. Thomas Fortune, Little Emmett J. Scott, Ed. Cooper, the greatest newspaper dead beat and fake in the country, and by the rest of the hangers on and shouters who in infest Washington, D. C., signifies nothing but an empty sound for the majority of them are ever ready to throw up their hats for any one whom they think can bestow a few small favors upon them. One who puts in the most of his time in begging money in order to educate his own children abroad, and thinks that industrial education is plenty good enough for other colored children. Such an individual who spends money liberally for the purpose of having himself touted or puffed up as a great race leader will never lack for plenty of retainers and loud shouters. As for President Roosevelt if he really loves Prof. Washington, and has the best interest of the Negro at heart. Let him show it by opposing his disfranchisement in the South, protect him in his civil and his political rights and raise his voice against the burning of Afro-American women at the stake by his highly enlightened fellow citizens or Christians. "THE SOULS OF BLACK FOLK" AND THE BROAD AX FOR SIX MONTHS FOR $150. For thirty days from March 19th The Broad Ax will be sent to any address in the United States for six months and "The Souls of Black Folk", by Prof. W. E. B. Du Bois, for $1.50. See announcement in another column of this paper. Jewish Life. Writing of the language of Jewish life, in the Lamp, Israel Zangwill says that the modern, progressive Jews of New York and London lead a life not necessarily inferior to a Jewish life, but "a Jewish life it is not. It is the general life of the nation whose language they speak. Scrupulously buried in the same cemetery, they have a common death. But a common life—no, that they have not. Upon the clear mirror of language they produce no breath. If Israel is to live and speak again, it can only be on a soil of his own." Tick-Tock. The "tick-tock" that is universally regarded as the sound of both pendulum and spring clocks, has been investigated by Dr. Rosenbach, a Berlin psychologist. He finds that the "tick" results when the right arm of the escapement anchor strikes a cog of the wheel moving upward, while the "tock" is produced when the other arm strikes a cog moving downward. The different conditions give different acoustic effects. Ascending Lightning Ascending Lightning. The idea of ascending lightning is not new, although it is not generally accepted. Insisting upon the reality of the phenomenon as witnessed by Prof. P. Bruhl and himself Prof. W. H. Everett states that the flashes seen were unbranched, that they rose like rockets from clouds into the clear sky, and that their duration was longer than that of ordinary flashes. Brown Spots on the Hands. Brown Spots on the Hands. If there are brown spots on the hands, make a paste of lemon juice and powdered sulphur and apply it whenever possible, allowing it to dry in the sun. Let it remain on as long as you can after each application. This paste will take effect more readily if the hands are soaked in warm water for some time before it is applied. As a means of defense for women in case of attack from a ruffian, a stiletto hatpin is about to be placed on the European market. It is made of fine steel that will bend but not break, has a fine hardened point and a handle with which to grasp it as a weapon. The muff when first introduced was the exclusive property of the nobility and originated in Venice. These muffs were very small, and consisted of a single piece of velvet, brocade or silk, lined with fur, and the openings fastened with rich jewels. Such arrangements came in during the early part of the seventeenth century, but in the previous century the ladies frequently carried a piece of rich fur, which they used either as a muff or a neckpiece. Owing to heavy port charges at Beirut and relatively high freight rates on the Lebanon railway during the harvest, some 4,000 to 6,000 camels, each with a burden of 500 pounds of grain, daily pass between the interior of Syria and the sea via Nazareth. The camel driver, however, claims half of the load as his reward, and the farmer, after paying taxes, for seed, etc., has scant compensation for his labor. Romance in Real Life. Tennyson's poem, "The Lord of Burleigh," was founded on a romance of real life which had for its hero a former marquis of Exeter. As Mr. Henry Cecil he fell in love with a cottage girl named Hoggins and, pretending to be a poor and humble man, he wooed and won her. She was the Sarah, marchioness of Exeter, who died on January 18, 1797. Population of Brazil. The population of Brazil is 16,000,000, of which 1,500,000 are Italians, 1,000,-000 Portuguese, 25,000 Germans, 4,000 English, 400 Americans and about 20,-000 of various other nationalities. The average number of immigrants is about 3,000 a year, the Italians predominating; the German immigration is about 200 a year. Quite an Idea. Mrs. Subbubs-I see by the papers that that big fire was started by "spontaneous combustion." Mr. Subbubs—Well? "I was just thinking how nice it would be if we could only buy some of it for use in the furnace in the cellar."—Philadelphia Press. Bad Betting "I have bet a silk hat with that man five times in the last year, and he has never paid me one of them." "That so? I didn't know he was in the habit of breaking his word." "Oh, he isn't; he won the bets."— Cincinnati Times-Star. To Fasten Shoestrings. To fasten shoestrings begin as though for an ordinary bow, but before drawing it tight turn the right hand loop over the centerpiece and draw it through underneath. Then pull both loops tight. To untie always pull the right hand end. Oil of Lavender. Freshen the house by putting a few drops of oil of lavender in an ornamental bowl, then half fill it with very hot water. This will give a delightful freshness to the atmosphere. How He Found Out. Ned—It took me a long time to make ap my mind if a m.n who speculated in stocks was a fool. Ted—How did you finally determine? "I speculated."—Town Topics. Siamese Wives. The wives of Siamese noblemen have their hair cut in pompadour style. It is usually about 1 1/2 inches in length, and sticks up straight, like the hairs in a blacking brush. Swift Travelers. The rate at which Zulus can travel in an emergency is astonishing. Some will cover as much as 50 miles in six hours. Eight miles an hour is an ordinary pace. NATIONAL NEGRO SUFFRAGE LEAGUE CONVENTION. Second Meeting. Commencing June, 20th, 1904, Chicago, Illinois. OBJECT. The object of the Convention is to invoke the aid of the Republican Party in National Convention assembled to the end that Southern Disfranchisement may be broken up. REPRESENTATION. . . . Each state will be entitled to a representation equal to the number of her Congressional representation. RATES. Delegates attending this Convention will be able to avail themselves of the rate to the National Republican Convention one fare for the round trip. HEADQUARTERS, The National Negro Suffrage League operates at Washington, D. C., a Bureau of Publicity and Promotion, from which a campaign will be directed against Southern Disfranchisement. President, James H. Hayes, Va. Cor. Sec'y, Jas. E. Dixon, R. L. Rec. Sec'y, W. T. Ridley, Pa. Treas., Rev. J. A. Taylor, Washington, D. C. Eastern Organizer, Rev. J. A. Churchman, N. J. Western Organizer, J. C. Leftwitch, Oklahoma. For further information address JAS. H. HAYES. A. D. GASH Attorney at Law, 84-86 La Salle Street, Chicago. Suite 615 to 619. Telephone Main 3077. FREDERICK W. JOB ATTORNEY AT LAW BEE MARQUETTE BUILDING Telephone 2500 Control CHICAGO JOHN E. OWENS ATTORNEY & COUNSELOR AT LAW 323 ASHLAND BLOCK TELEPHONE CENTNAL 998 CHICAGO PHONES {Office, Main 1157 Res. Brown 42 STEPHEN A. DOUGLAS LAWYER Suite 200, 123-125 LA Salle Street CHICAGO Stephenson Terrace 771 Bedfordson, 130 Ganfield Dd. JOHN FITZGERALD JUSTICE OF THE PEACE 4707 S. HALLOWEEN STRAINER, CHICAGO J. GRAY LUCAS ATTORNEY-AT-LAW Suite 412 Real Estate Board Bldg 59 Dearborn St. Cor. Randolph CHICAGO. Phone Randolph 55 J. J. HENNESSY, Justice of the Peace, 6301 S. Halsted St. WILLIAM TREXLER, CLERK. TELEPHONE WENTWORTH 4403. Police Magistrate Englewood Police Court. Telephone Main 3558. P. J. O'SHEA ATTORNEY AT LAW Suite 1444 Unity Building 79 Dearborn St. Chicago. Robert M. Mitchell Attorney at Law Suite 9, No. 77 South Clark St. CHICAGO WILLIAM RITCHIE ATTORNEY AND COUNSELOR. Suite 830-830 Oriental Building 84 LA SALLER ST. CHICAGO Telephone Main 1646. ALBERT B. GEORGE LAWYER. 428 Ashland Block, Chicago. — Oct. 1, 2002. B. A. CLARK W. F. HAYES PHONE BLUE 859 CLARK & HAYES WILLIAM C. KUESTER. SUPERINTENDENT. 1994 N. Western Telephone JACOB F. Market a Telepho 81st and State St HILL 112-1 STATE Dry Goods and Wear for M and Tel. Yards 693 John J. Real Estate, Ins Property managed. Abstracts exam 4709 South Halsted Street Theodore JUSTICE OF Mortgages, Deeds, Notes and Acknowledged. N. Western Ave., Ch Telephone Lake View 270 COB FEINBERG market and Grocer Telephone 565 South State Sts. CH HILLMAN'S 112-114-116 STATE STREET foods and Everything ear for Man, Woman and Child John J. Bradl state, Insurance and aged. Abstracts examined. Renting. Legal pap Malsted Street Theodore C. May CE OF THE P es, Deeds, Notes and Legal Documents knowledged. Room 22, 27 North 1994 N. Western Ave., Chicago. Telephone Lake View 270. JACOB FEINBERG Market and Grocery HILLMAN'S 112-114-116 STATE STREET. Dry Goods and Everything to Wear for Man, Woman and Child John J. Bradley Real Estate, Insurance and Loans Property managed. Abstracts examined. Renting. Legal papers prepared. 4709 South Halsted Street Chicago Theodore C. Mayer JUSTICE OF THE PEACE Mortgages, Deeds, Notes and Legal Documents Drawn and Acknowledged. Room 22, 27 North Clark Street. POLICE MAGISTRATE RESIDENCE East Chicago Ave. Pölice Court 337 Burling Street Metropolis FOR THE S CHICAGO tropole H FOR THE SEASON 1903-4 Metropole Hall 31st St. and 8th Ave. Every Tuesday and Friday Under New Management Mr. Alex. Armant and Mr. Horace Clinton Every Tuesday and Friday Evenings MUSIC BY ARMANT'S ORCHESTRA PROF. HALL, Dancing Master. Admission 25c. M. JUNK, Proprietor JOS. P. JUNK, Manager 3700-3710 South Halsted Street and 897 to 929 Thirtyseventh Street CHICAGO 270. ' BERG cery CHICAGO N'S thing to woman Notary Public dley and Loans legal papers prepared. Chicago Mayer PEACE ments Drawn North Clark Street. RESIDENCE 337 Burling Street Hall Among the millinery displays calculated to delight the feminine eye none so aptly reflects the brilliant springtime tints as the one now in progress at HILLMAN'S, 112, 114, 116 State street. The millinery department has been enlarged and remodeled, so that it now occupies about three quarters of the third floor. In this ample space is a showing of Easter millinery, that for comprehensiveness of plan, correctness of styles, variety of designs and materials and remarkable economy of prices, is absolutely unsurpassed in this or any other city. The remodeling of the department was accompanied by a thorough reorganization of the working force and the skill of the new designers, both in original hats and in copies of famous French models, is apparent on every side. HILLMAN'S are Chicago's pioneers in strictly high grade millinery at popular prices and the feminine readers of The Broad Ax, who wish to wear correct and exclusive millinery and at the same time keep their expenditures within moderate bounds, will do well to pay an early visit to this model millinery establishment. HILLMAN'S Motto—"Prices always lowest for equal qualities" was never more forcibly illustrated than in the case of the new millinery department. CHIPS. The Bystander of Des Moines, Iowa, quoted our article in full "The Rev. David Ranting Wilkins Headed Towards the Cook County Jail." Buy your spring hat from Thomas Gallagher, 250 West Madison st., for he carries all the leading styles and shapes at the lowest prices. It is easy in the world to live after the world's opinion; it is easy in solitude after your own; but the great man is he who in the midst of the crowd keeps with perfect sweetness the independence of solitude.—Emerson. John B. Stetson & Co., celebrated hats are sold at Gallagher's hat store, 250 West Madison st., for less money than they can be bought for at any other establishment in Chicago. Aldermen Thomas J. Dixon, Second Ward; Bernard W. Snow, Seventh Ward; Henry L. Fick, Ninth Ward; V. E. Cervney, Twelfth Ward; Albert W. Bellfuss, Fifteenth Ward; Stanley H. Kunz, Sixteenth Ward; Nicholas R. Finn, Twentieth Ward; George K. Schmidt, Twenty-fourth Ward; Alfred D. Williston, Twenty-fifth Ward; Hubert W. Butler, Twenty-seventh ward; Walter J. Raymer, Twenty-eighth Ward; P. J. O'Connell, Thirty-first Ward; William J. Pringle, Third Ward; John A. Richert, Fourth Ward; James J. McCormick, Fifth Ward; Edward C. Potter, Sixth Ward, and Fred D. Ryan, Nineteenth ward, will be eletced to the City Council next Tuesday. For first class and up-to-date hats at rock bottom prices, call at Gallagher's new hat store, 250 West Madison at. The Louisville Courier-Journal bitterly scores the mob which four weeks ago burned at the stake a Negro and his wife. The Negro killed a white man, but his wife did not. The Journal says: "The episode was one of the most atrocious outrages ever committed in any part of Christendom or heathendom. No more hideous infamy ever cursed that land when the savages held it, before the coming of the Caucasian with his prating of his superiority and civilization. It is disgusting, sickening and horrifying to every man worthy of wearing a white skin." And yet every man in this mob thinks he is superior morally and otherwise to the better class of Negroes. Wm. H. Johnson, 2832 Dearborn street, who departed this life on the 28th inst. was buried Sunday, March 27th, funeral services being held at Olivet Baptist church at 1:30 p. m. Rev. E. J. Fisher officiating. The choir, under the direction of the Misses Fisher, rendered several beautiful selections. The floral offerings were numerous, which showed how high in esteem he was held by his many friends. Mr. Johnson was a member of the Friends of Illinois Club, and was at one time president. This club attended the funeral in a body. He leaves a mother, father, a loving wife and a host of friends to mourn his loss. Prof. Booker T. Washington will arrive in this city Sunday morning and on Monday evening he will deliver an address at Quinn Chapel for the purpose of aiding that church to pay for its new carpet, which will be laid down just before the convening of the general conference Col. Theo W. Jones will preside and address the meeting in behalf of his Business League and if there is no hitch in the program it will be up to Rev. Archibald James Carey to introduce the Wizard of Tuskegee to the audience. On Tuesday evening a reception and banquet will be tendered Prof. Washington at Alexander Stejnen's Cafe, State street near $1st. Col. Jones will act as grand toastmaster, $1.50 per plate will be collected from those who desire to sit around the festive board and grace the heels of the modern Moses of the Afro-American race. Prof. Booker T. Washington was given a warm reception by the better element of colored folk in Washington last Friday evening. The way he was received by the president and by the leading men of his own race was enough, we are sure, to keep the editors of the Boston Guardian and Chicago Broad Ax vomiting for the next six months. Well, those fellows needed a dose of some sort of drug to make them sick, and now they have got it. The Mail and Express, Red Bank N. J. The mere fact that Prof. Washington was given a warm reception by Old Drunken T. Thomas Fortune, Little Emmett J. Scott, Ed. Cooper, the greatest newspaper dead beat and fake in the country, and by the rest of the hangers on and shouters who in infest Washington, D. C., signifies nothing but an empty sound for the majority of them are ever ready to throw up their hats for any one whom they think can bestow a few small favors upon them. One who puts in the most of his time in begging money in order to educate his own children abroad, and thinks that industrial education is plenty good enough for other colored children. Such an individual who spends money liberally for the purpose of having himself touted or puffed up as a great race leader will never lack for plenty of retainers and loud shouters. As for President Roosevelt if he really loves Prof. Washington, and has the best interest of the Negro at heart. Let him show it by opposing his disfranchisement in the South, protect him in his civil and his political rights and raise his voice against the burning of Afro-American women at the stake by his highly enlightened fellow citizens or Christians. "THE SOULS OF BLACK FOLK" AND THE BROAD AX FOR SIX MONTHS FOR $150. For thirty days from March 19th The Broad Ax will be sent to any address in the United States for six months and "The Souls of Black Folk", by Prof. W. E. B. Du Bois, for $1.50. See announcement in another column of this paper. Jewish Life. Writing of the language of Jewish life, in the Lamp, Israel Zangwill says that the modern, progressive Jews of New York and London lead a life not necessarily inferior to a Jewish life, but "a Jewish life it is not. It is the general life of the nation whose language they speak. Scrupulously buried in the same cemetery, they have a common death. But a common life—no, that they have not. Upon the clear mirror of language they produce no breath. If Israel is to live and speak again, it can only be on a soil of his own." Tick-Tock. The "tick-tock" that is universally regarded as the sound of both pendulum and spring clocks, has been investigated by Dr. Rosenbach, a Berlin psychologist. He finds that the "tick" results when the right arm of the escapement anchor strikes a cog of the wheel moving upward, while the "tock" is produced when the other arm strikes a cog moving downward. The different conditions give different acoustic effects. Ascending Lightning The idea of ascending lightning is not new, although it is not generally accepted. Insisting upon the reality of the phenomenon as witnessed by Prof. P. Bruhl and himself, Prof. W. H. Everett states that the flashes seen were unbranched, that they rose like rockets from clouds into the clear sky, and that their duration was longer than that of ordinary flashes. Brown Spots on the Hands. Brown Spots on the Hands. If there are brown spots on the hands, make a paste of lemon juice and powdered sulphur and apply it whenever possible, allowing it to dry in the sun. Let it remain on as long as you can after each application. This paste will take effect more readily if the hands are soaked in warm water for some time before it is applied. As a means of defense for women in case of attack from a ruffian, a stiletto hatpin is about to be placed on the European market. It is made of fine steel that will bend but not break, has a fine hardened point and a handle with which to grasp it as a weapon. The muff when first introduced was the exclusive property of the nobility, and originated in Venice. These muffs were very small, and consisted of a single piece of velvet, brocade or silk, lined with fur, and the openings sattened with rich jewels. Such arrangements came in during the early part of the seventeenth century, but in the previous century the ladies frequently carried a piece of rich fur, which they used either as a muff or a neckpiece. Camels Not Superseded. Owing to heavy port charges at Beirut and relatively high freight rates on the Lebanon railway during the harvest, some 4,000 to 6,000 camels, each with a burden of 500 pounds of grain, daily pass between the interior of Syria and the sea via Nazareth. The camel driver, however, claims half of the load as his reward, and the farmer, after paying taxes, for seed, etc., has scant compensation for his labor. Romance in Real Life. Tennyson's poem, "The Lord of Burleigh," was founded on a romance of real life which had for its hero a former marquis of Exeter. As Mr. Henry Cecil he fell in love with a cottage girl named Hoggins and, pretending to be a poor and humble man, he wooed and won her. She was the Sarah, marchioness of Exeter, who died on January 18, 1797. Population of Brazil. The population of Brazil is 16,000,000 of which 1,500,000 are Italians, 1,000,000 Portuguese, 25,000 Germans, 4,000 English, 400 Americans and about 20,000 of various other nationalities. The average number of immigrants is about 3.000 a year, the Italians predominating; the German immigration is about 200 a year. Quite an Idea. Mrs. Subbubs-I see by the papers that that big fire was started by "spontaneous combustion." Mr. Subbubs—Well? "I was just thinking how nice it would be if we could only buy some of it for use in the furnace in the cellar."—Philadelphia Press. Bad Betting. "I have bet a silk hat with that man five times in the last year, and he has never paid me one of them." "That so? I didn't know he was in the habit of breaking his word." "Oh, he isn't; he won the bets."—Cincinnati Times-Star. To Fasten Shoestrings To fasten shoestrings begin as though for an ordinary bow, but before drawing it tight turn the right hand loop over the centerpiece and draw it through underneath. Then pull both loops tight. To untie always pull the right hand end. Oil of Lavender. Freshen the house by putting a few drops of oil of lavender in an ornamental bowl, then half fill it with very hot water. This will give a delightful freshness to the atmosphere. How He Found Out Ned—It took me a long time to make ap my mind if a m_n who speculated in stocks was a fool. Ted—How did you finally determine? "I speculated."—Town Topics. Siamese Wives. The wives of Siamese noblemen have their hair cut in pompadour style. It is usually about $1\frac{1}{2}$ inches in length, and sticks up straight, like the hairs in a blacking brush. Swift Travelers. The rate at which Zulus can travel in an emergency is astonishing. Some will cover as much as 50 miles in six hours. Eight miles an hour is an ordinary pace. NATIONAL NEGRO SUFFRAGE LEAGUE CONVENTION. Second Meeting. Commencing June 20th, 1904, Chicago, Illinois. OBJECT. The object of the Convention is to invoke the aid of the Republican Party in National Convention assembled to the end that Southern Disfranchisement may be broken up. REPRESENTATION. . . Each state will be entitled to a representation equal to the number of her Congressional representation. RATES. Delegates attending this Convention will be able to avail themselves of the rate to the National Republican Convention, one fare for the round trip. The National Negro Suffrage League operates at Washington, D. C., a Bureau of Publicity and Promotion, from which a campaign will be directed against Southern Disfranchisement President, James H. Hayes, Va. Cor. Sec'y, Jas. E. Dixon, R. L. Rec. Sec'y, W. T. Ridley, Pa. Treas., Rev. J. A. Taylor, Washing- A. D. GASH Attorney at Law, 84-86 La Salle Street, Chicago. Suits 615 to 619, Telephone Main 3077. FREDERICK W. JOB ATTORNEY AT LAW 802 MARQUETTE BUILDING Telephone 2100 Central CHICAGO JOHN E. OWENS ATTORNEY & COUNSELOR AT LAW 323 ASHLAND BLOCK TELEPHONE CENTNAL 998 CHICAGO PHONES {Office, Main 1157 Res. Brown 42 STEPHEN A. DOUGLAS LAWYER Suite 200, 123-125 Lil Salle Street CHICAGO Sophihoe Yard 777 Residence, 110 Canfield Rd. JOHN FITZGERALD JUSTICE OF THE PEACE 4707 S. HALFORD STREET, CHICAGO J. GRAY LUCAS ATTORNEY-AT-LAW Suite 412 Real Estate Board Bldg 59 Dearborn St. Cor. Randolph CHICAGO. Phone Randolph 55 J. J. HENNESSY, Justice of the Peace, 6301 S. Halsted St. WILLIAM TREXLER, CLERK. TELEPHONE WENTWORTH 4403. Police Magistrate Englewood Police Court. P. J. O'SHEA ATTORNEY AT LAW Suite 1444 Unity Building 79 Dearborn St. Chicago. Robert M. Mitchell Attorney at Law Suite 9, No. 77 South Clark St. CHICAGO WILLIAM RITCHIE ATTORNEY AND COUNSELOR. Suite 810-520 Oriental Building 84 LA SALLR ST., CHICAGO Telephone Main 1644. ALBERT B. GEORGE LAWYER. 400 Ashland Blok, Chicago. — O. A. K. 2000. B. A. CLARK W. F. HAYES PHONE BLUE 859 CLARK & HAYES Fancy Groceries and Meats... Lowest Prices. All Orders Promptly Delivered 114 W. 51st St. Bet. Stats & Dearborn ...CHICAGO Splendid Opportunity. House for sale; two flats. Humboldt street, near Metropolitan R. R. Good residence or renting property, 501-171 E. Washington street. ```markdown ``` WILLIAM C. KUESTER. SUPERINTENDENT. N. Western Ave., Ch 1994 N. Western Ave., Chicago. Telephone Lake View 270. Market and Grocery HILLMAN'S 112-114-116 STATE STREET. Dry Goods and Everything to Wear for Man, Woman and Child John J. Bradley Real Estate, Insurance and Loans Property managed. Abstracts examined. Renting. Legal papers prepared. 4709 South Halsted Street Chicago Theodore C. Mayer JUSTICE OF THE PEACE Mortgages, Deeds, Notes and Legal Documents Drawn and Acknowledged. Room 22, 27 North Clark Street. Metropole Hall FOR THE SEASON 1903-4 31st St. and 8th Ave. Every Tuesday and Friday Under New Management Mr. Alex. Armant and Mr. Horace Clinton Every Tuesday and Friday Evenings MUSIC BY ARMANT'S ORCHESTRA PROF. HALL, Dancing Master. Admission 25c. Junk's Brewery M. JUNK, Proprietor JOS. P. JUNK, Manager 3700-3710 South Halsted Street and 897 to 929 Thirtyseventh Street CHICAGO Chicago. BERG cery CHICAGO N'S thing to oman dley and Loans