The Broad Ax

The Passing of the General A.M.E. Conference The Broad Ax was more powerful than Bishop's Coppin and Turner. Vol. IX The Passing General A. The Broad Ax was Bishop's Copp A review of the passing A. M. E. conference which adjourned last Friday at 7:15 p. m., with the two familiar hymns, "Praise God, From Whom All Blessings Flow,, and "God be With Us Until We Meet Again," with Bishop Grant in the chair. The tolerable ignorance of some The tolerable ignorance of some men can be overlooked when it is bliss. But the bull dog immoral tenacity of a fool, is beyond all human endurance. The general conference of the A. M. E. church has come and gone, with its history made and its record imprinted upon the minds of more than a million souls. Whether for the best, or worst; the future conference; and will express to the glory of the church, or the pleasure of the damned; but as a reminder, let us ask the brethren who are, perhaps, about this time sober, and reasonable, are you not ashamed of your selves, of the everlasting disgrace heaped upon the heads of the leaders of the 22nd quadrennial conference. Because of the disgusting way you conducted yourselves in this city, and most especially, in the house of God. All that was accomplished in 18 days could have been accomplished in 6. The conference made a great mistake by not electing a Gen. Sec'y of the Literary Department, whose sole duty would be to organize lyceums in every church of the connection for the special training of the A. M. E. preachers in parliamentary law, and its usage for the training of men. Here lies their deficiency. It was folly for the brains of the conference to attempt to be heard where ignorance was bliss. We do not say, nor will we admit that these were the representative Negroes of the race, for be it far from us. Not one who visited this conference can speak the truth and say as much, for we realize that pull and not merit held sway here, and this accounts for the stigma left upon the 22nd quadrennial general conference of the A. M. E. church. The delegates of learning and spiritual devotion comforted themselves by stating that the M. E. conference council at Los Angeles, Cal., was just as bad, though admitting the fact that the representatives here added nothing to their credit. The first day of the conference was all that any one could expect of a christian multitude, likewise the day of Memorial, the day of Home and Foreign Missions, and the Mite Missionary Society. But the rest was worse than bedlam. They added nothing to the roll of honor of the African Methodist Episcopal church. This can easily be accounted for, when you remember this motto, "When whisky is in, wits is out." and "no man can attempt upon the part of the ministry to do so, simply heap live coals of fire upon its own head, and destroys the confidence imposed upon by the people who witness it. This conference was visited frequently by persons of wide reputations, and their will strengthen their conviction that the Negro of America is not yet fit for civilization, or self-government, taking these for an example, and you would not blame them for thinking that way. But this was the howling of the mob and not the crowd. A band of wolves and not sheep. The men who missed their calling and not the truly called. The quiet raps or the invective kicks showered upon The Broad Ax by those whose conscious condemn them have accomplished very little to change the effect of its recent publication, for it brought about an early adjournment, and saved the good name of Afri- ```markdown ``` can Methodism. But in keeping with the motto "Hew to the Line," continue cutting the wood, and let the chips fly where they may, and he who keeps out of the way will not get hit. One of the peculiar features of this general conference was that the delegates of the Haitian, Sandomingo, south and west coast of African conferences, thought and likewise expressed themselves favorable to The Broad Ax for its fight for a higher standard of morals for the ministry. The power of this paper was felt, when the conference under the presiding authority of Bishop Coppins, reached the maximum height of boistronsity. Being unable to handle the mob Bishop H. M. Turner came forth to his rescue, and with a loud voice cried repeatedly, Brethren! brethren! brethren; we must have order, this saying fell upon the ears of this people like the listless wind, whose speech was that of moniacs. The Senior Bishop was so enraged at the disgraceful scene he focused his voice with a command, "We must have order! This is a disgrace to the A. M. E. church; it is a disgrace to the nation. No longer than this morning your action was published in one of our Chicago papers saying every mean thing about us, that it could, and I warn you of the action of this body in bringing such disgrace upon us for God's sake let us keep order." Order at once prevailed for the first time since the second day in two weeks. The fact that the delegates were reminded that a representative of The Broad Ax was there, brought them to their senses. Bishop Coppin proceeded, and quiet prevailed for a while. We are very grateful to the "Daily Conference Defender," for the very great honor of comparing The Broad Ax with one of our leading Chicago dalles, the Inter-Ocean, the only difference between the Defender and The Broad Ax is only amenable to the spirit of liberty and fair play, while the defender moves into the utmost flare of dread and cowardice, because of its constituency. We believe that a minister should be a faithful servant to all of the people, and not a cave to cover up dead-mens' bones. We believe that ministers as well as laymen should practice what they preach, instead of "Don't do as I do, but do as I tell you." But we appreciate the fact that difference of opinion holds in check the ravenous minds, and the destructive foe. It was said by an eminent divine that it would take twenty years to illuminate from the minds of the people of this great city, the immoral effect left by the delegates. I have heard it said on all sides that it would have been better that the general conference had not come here. It has neither helped the church, the race of the sinners about town. But instead has paved the way to send the young men and women downward to perdition. There has been a waste of time and energy, at the expense of the common poor amongst us. If the men of this great institution would have given it a moments thought of how they came to be here, how, and what it cost the good men and women to send them as their representatives to this conference, of the many drops of sweat, and the many tears shed, of the sacrifices made in taking from the mite that could keep a babe to advance the cause of the church of their devotion. They would have prayerfully considered their ways and their conduct, and would have converted numbers to their fold instead of by their disorder driving them from them. The members might well remember the HEW TO THE LINE. ```markdown ``` statement of Dr. R. C. Ransom of the Institutional church, when he said, in his answer to the address of the Fraternal Delegate from the C. M. E. church, "That God will have men that will preach the truth, or He will destroy every minister in the church." What would you think of a body of 400 men, to say the least Christian men, disputing, contending, clamoring for an hour so that one was compelled to place his finger in his ear to drown the noise. Simply upon the point of order one Bro. was trying to rise because a Bro. was addressing the Bishop, being out of his seat. There is a great necessity for the A. M. E. church to establish lyceums to train the men in decency, Godly judgment and order. The Rev. J. H. Jones, of Wilberforce College, was, on the account of the unwholesome trend of things, compelled to give vent to his thoughts when he said right out in the Ohio delegation, "this is mob, this is murder." Dr. A. J. Carry was compelled to say, during one of these scenes, "My God, do you want to bankrupt the church. The Rev. Dr. Scott, P. E., of Texas, "We have kept quiet, we ought to have order, in other words, to express the oratorical flight attained by this general conference he told a story of the fox and the grapes as follows: he said that a number of foxes came to the arbor by night to steal the grapes, so the master of the vineyard placed a big bell in top of the vine, that night the little foxes came, and when they put their feet upon the vine, the bell rang, and they ran away, so later on the old fox came and put his feet upon the vine, the bell rang, the old fox looked up and put his feet on the vine, again the bell rang, he looked up and said, "A big mouth, a big tongue, a make a of a noise, but it don't mean anything." Dr. Lowe, P. E., of the Arkansas conference, and the biggest man, and the loudest talker became angry with the sermon rendered by the orator, and said, my conference sent $84 fee to help to pay the expenses of this conference and they are trying to play the same trick upon the delegates here that they did in Columbus, but watch me, I am going to knock that thing higher than h-ll. It was no common thing to see mingling and co-mingling in the lecture room women of ill repute, who reaped a harvest in almost every saloon you could find, at night from two to three and sometimes four members in these saloons drinking beer and whisky without the least embarrassment. I am told by good authority that eight or ten of the delegates were arrested in a raid upon a place of disorder, and were carted off to the police station along with the fair ladies who were gathered in by the officers of the law. Such conduct on the part of the delegates reflects no credit on their so-called religion, nor on the Afro-American race. REV. R. D. STINSON OF ATLANTA GEORGIA. United States Senator Ben. Tillman and many other rabid Negro haters of the south, have, in the past unloosened themselves of many harsh things against the colored race while addressing the people of this great city, but their onslaughts against the civil and political rights of the Afro-American have been very mild indeed when we compare their utterances with the words spoken by the Rev. R. D. Stinson, begging agent for the Morris Brown college of Atlanta, Ga., at the institutional church last Sunday evening. Rev. Stinson, who claims to be in the service of his God, declared while shooting off his mouth from the pulpit in the presence of many of the most substancial colored people in this city, that "There are 35,000 Negro men and women in Chicago to-day who ought to be started down south at once. Fifteen years ago I could get plenty of money here for the education of the southern Negroes, but when the green, unsubstantial, ignorant herd of brutes from the south came yelping up to Chicago, where they have free bars, free street cars, free hotels, where they can go where they please and talk as they please, things nearly were turned upside down. These southern Negroes are not able to meet conditions here. They are ignorant and they are deceived. The best Negroes stay in the south, but instead of telling these poor people the truth you in Chicago urge them to come where they can vote." For the very life of us we are unable to see how Rev. R. C. Ransom, and many men sitting in the pulpit who are always contending that they love fair play, could remain quiet while Rev. Stinson was making his terrible brutal assault on the Afro-Americans of Chicago; but be it said to their everlasting disgrace they applauded his brutish remarks, and many of them shouted Amen! Amen! Thank God! Let us bless the holy name of Jesus! and similar exclamations came forth from all parts of the church, which would seem to indicate that the average colored preacher or person is perfectly willing to sit still and sing, pray, or laugh and permit his wife and daughter to be stabbed to death by his alleged friends, and tamely submit to have his own rights and liberties rent with daggers, without exciting in him the spirit of revenge or retaliation. As there are not more than 35,000 colored men, women and children in Chicago, Rev. Stinson wants them all forced back down south, so that he will have no trouble in collecting money for the college which he claims to represent. He, like Booker T. Washington, has lived in the land of slavery so long that he hates to see colored people residing in the north enjoying their civil and their political rights, hence his reference to his right to vote in this city, for the same reason he favors "Jim Crow" cars, and his disfranchisement in the south. In conclusion we have not the ability to muster together sufficient words in the English language to express our abhorrence and our boundless contempt for the Rev. R. D. Stinson, and the other leaders of the race like him, who without the slightest provocation refer to their fellow creatures as "Brutes." Former State Senator Allain, Now of Chicago, Says South Is Best Place for Blacks —Japanese-Will Oust Servant Class. (Special to the Picayune.) Brookhaven, Miss., May 16.—Theophile T. Allain, of Chicago, ex-state senator of Louisiana, made an address at the court house to-night. "The Amicable Adjustment of the Relations Affecting the Two Races in the South," was the subject of his address. He argued that prejudice in the north-east and west is stronger against the Negro than in the south, and cited in support of his argument numbers of editorials from Northern and republican newspapers on the subject of lynching. He said that not all the lynchings in the north were mentioned, while those in the south were all spoken of, and in many instances, were exaggerated; that the whole spirit was rampant and violent in the state of McKinley and Mark Hanna, and that recently no effort was made in the state of Ohio by the officers of the law to prevent a lynching. He advised Negroes to remain in the south. He referred to the resolutionstions passed recently at Grenada, Miss., by Confederate veterans, condemning lynching and commending Governor Vardaman for the stand taken by him to uphold the law. He read from the speech of Hon. Thos. Spight, in congress, on the experience of an Alabama Negro in Chicago, and said it was a correct picture of the situation. He discussed the servant problem and warned the Negro women that if they were not more efficient, others more competent, reliable and obliging, would be found by the white people to take their places; that but for the war between Russia and Japan, steps would have already been taken to have Japanese servant girls imported. He paid a splendid tribute to Booker T. Washington, and his efforts in behalf of the colored race and appealed to the Negroes present to adapt their methods of living to his methods of living and his advice and teachings. The Picayune, New Orleans, La. From all appearances Mr. Allain is affected with the softening of the brain, therefore he is not responsible for his utterances respecting the mobbing and lynching of the Afro-American in the north. Mrs. Makeel, who resides at 3918 Lake avenue, whose husband is one of the leading lawyers in this city, was arrested in a wine room in St. Louis, Mo., recently, while enjoying the society of her colored lover James Prather, who had for some time acted as her coachman. It appears that when Mrs. Makeel arrived in the World's Fair city she, in company with Prather, stopped at the Douglas Hotel, which is conducted by colored people, and she voluntarily resided there with him as his wife until they were arrested while drinking together in the wine room. When the officers locked Prather up Mrs. Makeel exclaimed "Don't take him away! He's the best friend I have. I love him better than I love my husband." And she stated at the Four Courts that she had left her home—her little ten-year-old daughter, to go to St. Louis to see the fair with her colored lover. Prather wore many diamonds at the time of his arrest, and he claimed that they were presented to him by Mrs. Makeel. No. 31 Col. S. A. T. and Mrs. Watkins, who resided for a long time at 4602 Armour avenue, are now located in their new home, which they lately bought at 3632 Calumet avenue. Mrs. Minnie Nelson, 3632 State street, was in evidence at the Eighth Regiment ball Wednesday evening. She was dressed in the height of fashion and she never did look as sweet as she did on that occasion. Mrs. Eva Roman, 4007 nDearbor street, is one of the many lady admirers of this paper, and she is ever ready to speak a kind word in our behalf in the presence of those who are afraid to meet us face to face and speak their mind. The June number of The Booklovers Magazine might aptly be called an international number. Of the dozen articles to be found within its covers, five deal with men and events in foreign lands—Japan, Russia, Korea, Mexico, and the Island of St. Pierre. The Booklovers Magazine for June easily leads in the matter of illustration. There are eighty-five pictures, portraits, maps and diagrams in its one hundred and forty-four pages, and each one is a real and helpful illumination of the text. The cover design of the June number of The Booklovers Magazine has one of Mr. Louis Rhead's attractive flower-maidens as its chief decoration. The effect of the cover is charming in its simplicity and the cool restfulness of its color-scheme. Rev. T. A. Clark, 6435 S. Halsted street, fell off a Halsted street car the latter part of last week and broke his wrist, and while the accident was very painful, although by placing his faith in his Lord he has succeeded in standing up under it. Alderman Stanley H. Kunze, has become a candidate for congress in the 8th congressional district, and Alderman Kunze says that it will be dead easy for him to receive the nomination and that he will simply sweep the district from end to end and land the election against all competitors. Louisville ministers have for the past several weeks been discussing "What is Hell?" If expert testimony be desired we should think that a cloud of witnesses could be gathered from "The Dark and Bloody Ground," and other localities of that strenuous and sanguinary commonwealth. When a man like Senator Tillman, a Democrat and a ruffian in speech and conduct, can prevent the nomination for two yearss of a reputable AfroAmerican by a Republican Senate, on account of the color line, it is time for black men who vote to begin to think.New York Age. Garrett Burns, manager, for the Thalmann Printing Ink Company, 415 Dearborn street, is a keen, up-to-date business man, and the leaders of the Democratic party would make no mistake by nominating him for president of the board of commissioners of Cook county. Dr. N. R. Engells, 47th and Union avenue, who was really elected county commissioner in 1902, but was tricked out of his rights by resorting to sharp practice on the part of his opponent, should be re-nominated by the leaders of the party at the June convention for we believe that if they would do so he would again be victor us next November. Little fatty Edward Alexander, who claims to be a lawyer, is still endeavoring to work the inmates in the Cook county jail out of their money under the pretext that he is able to handle their cases in the upper courts, but he has not the ability to do so, for he has failed to square up his indebtedness to The Broad Ax. Dunn and Hight conduct one of the best buffets in the city, "The Budwiser," which is most successfully run by them at 5050 State, is first class in every respect. They carry nothing but the finest wines, liquors and cigars, and be it said to their credit that so far they have not permitted a gang of loafers to stand around in front of their place of business and insult women as they pass by it. MRR Ge ee ta ne aetee ‘preper | Broad Axis a - ass ee umnntnn Bubscriptions must be paid in advenes SS Soeesitay tee mate peoen <a eguteatin. ~. SHE BROAD AX (@©@ Armour Avenue, Obicago. JULIUS ¥ TAYLOR, Eéitor and Publisher. Sete eee aaa Botered at the Post Office at Chicago, " UL, as Second-class Matter. =r Ses ” Bp Artist's Experience. * ‘Trying an ancient armor is not al- ways an agreeable experiment, judg- tng from the experience of a Frosch artist. He had bought a quaint old helmet, and put it on his own head to judge the effect. Unfortunately he touched a spring, the visor shut down suddenly, and, being alone in the stu- dio, he could not free himself from the medieval head covering without help. At last he ran into the street, where fis appearance created considerable amusement till a charitable passerby managed to set him free—Hour Glass. Wilk in Mechanics ‘Twenty thousand quarts of skimmed milk @ duy are used in Austria for mak- ing substitutes for horn, ivory,, amber ‘and such like things. The casein in the milk is precipitated by a chemical proc- essandthen mixed with formaline. This aoe ee tes or petrified milk, a elastic, insoluble substance that is easily worked. The Austrian dairy experts think that the demand for the skimmed milk for this purpose will be great enough to increase the profit in the butter-making business by produc- inga ready market for the by-product. A Hygienic Hint. Many housekeepers do not know that the tiny black specks seer. on almost every lemon are the eggs of an insect. If the grated rind is used these eggs become an unwholesome element of the dish. Lemons should be dropped imto water as soon as they come from the store, then scrubbed with a little brush, dried with a cloth and hung in @ net in a cupboard until used.—Detroit Free Press. Not a Successful Woman. - _He—I wonder Mr. Peldspar doesn't go about more with his wife. She's such a fhice woman, too, and so economical. ‘They tell me she makes ail Ber own gowns. 2 4 She—It's nice to have such a wife as that, but 2 woman who makes her own clothes isn't the woman theaverage man likes to be seen with in sotiety—Boston ‘Transcript. ‘Weakness in Wickedness. In such a world as this, with such hearts as ours, weakness is wicked- ness in the Jong run. Whoever iets himself be shaped and guided by any- thing lower than an inflexible will, fixed in qbedience to God, will in the end be shaped into a deformity and guided to wreck and ruin. —Alexander McLaren. Rat Mest In an article on the eating of rats and mice the London Medical press asserts that, “apart from prejudice, there is no particular reason why we should not feed on our domestic rodents.” The editor seems to have the courage of his convic- tions, for he adds: “Their fiesh is deli- cate and savory.” 2 All Colors. Queensland possesses the largest col- cored population in the commonwealth. ‘The latest returns show that there are ‘within the limits of that state 10,047 Chinese, 8,563 Kanakas, 2,153 Japanese, 1,059 Hindoos and Cingalese, and 1,864 miscellaneous Asiatics. eM deals She Wondered. “The Japanese are a wonderful na- tion,” said the thoughtful woman. “Yes,” answered the woman who thinks of nothing but dress. “It seems such peculiar taste for people to have their’ eyes cut bias.”—Washington Star. Ber Biietered West A good remedy for blistered feet Which result from long walking, is to Tub the feet when going to bed with spirits mixed with tallow dropped from ® lighted candle into the palm of the band.—Chicago Daily News. - “Will Come Soon Enough. ‘There can be only amazement that no Napoleon of the tobacco industry has yet arisen to put a Kuroki or a Togo eS On ems, ‘City Star. | ‘Felt Foundations. | _A& woolen felt made in Leeds is being muuch employed for giving elastic foun- @ations and reducing the noise of ma- ee eee eaaen-Seseatetet ~ Destruction of Rata. ‘Since the campaign entered upon by the health authorities against the hordes of rats at the London docks, 255,372 have been destroyed.—Lonéon‘ News. v2 The Dict OC Sugar or cream will not drip from a pitcher on the tabiecioth if the nose of the pitcher is rubbed with butter.— Home Journal. 7 ‘Bere Is a Remarkable Dog If You Be- eve This Story—An Irish Setter ‘That Helped His Master. _ ‘They were talking of the sagacity of “My Irish setter saved me a curtain lecture by posting a letter for me the other day,” said Longbow, going the last speaker “one better.” The others tried to look as though ‘they believed him, for Longbow was paying for the drinks, relates the New York Times. _ “Fact,” be continued. “Wife gave me 2 letter to post at breakfast. Told me it was very important. Warned me ‘Bot to put it in my coat pocket, (calls my pocket her dead letter office). Well, U didn. I left it on the hall stand. Re- membered it when I got to the office. Called up the maid. Told her to send Major to the telephone. ‘Hello, Maje, I said. ‘Get the letter off the hall stand and give it to the postman.’ Maje rec- ognized my voice, barked comprehen- sion of the message, took the letter in his mouth and went and stood by the Bearest postbox until the postman came to collect the mail. Wife got an answer that night, and never suspected T'é forgotten to post it.” “Say, Longbow,” remarked Jones, “the next bottle’s on me.” A SEVEN WIFE RELIGION. Young Russians Oppose Doctrines of Former Doukhobor and Mob His Followers. A Doukhobor named Vasolf, who was ‘Gisappointed with the doings of his fanatical sect in Canada, and returned to Russia, has just been arrested and sent to prison, wires the Moscow cor- respondent of the London Express. Vo- zoff aspired to be the Joseph Smith of Russian Mormonism. Having quarrel- ed with the Canadian Doukhobors, he returned surreptitiously to his native country, boasting that he would found @ sect ten times as numerous as theirs. Arriving at Odessa he tramped inland, announcing to the peasants a new rev- elation, according to which all true Christians were in future to have seven wives, “as was the case with the good Canadians.” The villagers of Ilovo passed a resolution accepting Vazoff's doctrines, but when the mayor, his two sons and seven or eight rich peasants put the tenets of the new religion into practice there was a loud outery, and the young men of the district raided the mayor's house and nearly killed his sons. Vazoff fied, but was pursued to 8 neighboring village, where he was captured while haranguing the moujiks on the virtues of polygamy. X-RAYS AND PEARL OYSTERS Mew Discovery Used in Seeking Gems ‘Without Injury to the ~ Animal. At a time when considerable atten- tion is being paid to the pearl industry of Ceylon, and the government is tak- img extensive measures to protect the oyster fisheries there, it is of interest to record a discovery recently commt- micated to the Paris Academy of Sciences by M. Dubois relative to using Roentgen rays to examine oysters. It has been found that these rays enable an observer to determine at once whether a living oyster containg a pearl or not without injury to the ani- mal, and in case the pearl is small the oyster may be replaced in the bed un- til further growth takes place and the desired size is reached, says Harper's Weekly. In the scientific examination of the pearl oysters of Ceylon it has been ascertained that the popular belief that the nuclei of pearis are formed by minute grains of sand or other parti- cles holds good in but few instances. and that in most cases the pearls or pearly excrescences are produced by the irritation of boring sponges and burrowing worms. The best germs re~ sult from the stimulation of a parasite worm which becomes incased and dies. SPEED OF TORPEDO BOATS. ‘What It Means to Travel Thirty-Four Miles an Hour Over « Bough Sea. “Put a 30-knot destroyer into a Tough sea,” says William White, “and the limit of speed she can make is what she can bear—what the people on her can bear.” Traveling at a 30-knot speed is going at the rate of a little over 34 miles an hour, says the Boston Globe. You can travel at that speed in a railway train with comfort—in fact, it is about the speed of the ordinary train. But im- agine a runaway horse dragging your carriage over a rough country road at 34 miles an hour and you will get an idea of what it means to go 30 knots an hour in @ torpedo boat. Good for the digestion, maybe, but rough on the nerves; and if anything gives way, dis- aster complete and overwhelming. ‘The average age of the commanders of the battleships in the United States navy is about 5i years. In selecting officers to“command torpedo bosts it is endeavored to get men of about 30 or under. Torpedo boats are the buck- ing bronchos of the sea, ard it takes 2 young man to ride them successfully. ee ee Five hundred women are employed in the provision stores in New York, cut- ting meat and waiting on customers. Trey are as skillful as men, and their employers say that they attract cus- tom because of their neat appearance. They wear black gowns and long whit« aprons. The most difficult thing ther have to learn is not to wipe their bands on their aprons after cutting + slice of meat. One woman, after clean- ing her hands on a towel behind her ee ae ae “it ‘two weeks to remember that.” ara et ig amare Oe a ait & reported in the Corman. fre that successful experiments have b made in various forests of France i: catting trees by means of electricity A platinum wire is heated to a whit beat by an electric current and used a &@ saw, In this manner the tree i. felled much easier and quicker tha: im the old way, no sawdust is produce. and the slight carbonization caused by the hot wire acts as a preservative ot the wood. The new method is said to require only one-eighth of the time consumed by the old sawing process. —Chicago Post. “3 Of Course. A Washington newspaper man has a Uttle girl who gets some original sayings. A few days ago she asked her mother to hear her Sunday school les- son, The mother smilingly assented and, taking the book, asked: “Who was the first man?” “Adam,” was the quick response. “And who was the first woman?” “Adam's mother, of course.” Tt required some timé to convince the little one that she was in error.—Wasb- ington Times. Painless Chinese Dentistry. When a Chinaman wants to have a tooth drawn he feels no nervous appre- hension of pain, for the excellent rea- son that he knows his dentist will not inflict any. The latter simply rubs « secret powder over the tooth. After about five minutes the patient sneezes and the tooth falls out. Many attempts have been made by Europeans to get some of this mysterious powder, but no one has yet succeeded. Yorkshire Biscuits. Two pounds of flour, a quarter of a pound of butter, one pint of rich milk, half a pint of yeast, two eggs; beat the eggs very light, and mix them with the other ingredients into a dough; let it rise and then work it over, and make into cakes; place them on tins to rise again; when light bake in @ quick oven.—Philadelphia Press. Fatality of Pneumonia. Pneumonia is pronounced by the state board of health in its general re- port for 1903, which has just been sent to the governor, to have taken first Place as a fatal disease, outstripping pulmonary consumption, which hereto- fore has led all other diseases in mod- ern times as a destroyer of life.—Hart- ford (Conn.) Times. Poor Little Doc. “You had better have Hannah, the cook, feed that lap dog of yours some- thing besides breakfast food and cream,” growled Mr. Flatington to his wife. “I found him on top of the dresser this morning gnawing up my bone collar buttons.” — Cleveiand Leader. : How It Goes. It is usually the young woman who wouldn't have the best man in the world who snaps at the first offer, and the man who is the most cynical about matrimony is pretty sure to propose to the first woman, who gives him an op- portunity.—Boston Transcript. Rose Leaf Pillows. Rose petals make a delightful filling for sofa pillows. Save them from with- ered bouquets or from fresh flowers and dry them. They may be treated as for pot-pourri or used with their own delicate perfume only.—House- hold. TJInhuman Monster. Marie—He broke her heart, the wretch. Celeste—Did he jilt her? Marie—No; he insisted on her keeping her engagement when she had a better offer.—Stray Stories. Unéuly Cautious. ‘Since the discovery that applejack is @ cure for rabies, thé Jerseyman no jJonger fears mad dogs. Many are even taking the cure as a matter of preven: tion.—N. Y. Tribune. z High-Priced Pen. One hundred and sixty dollars was paid recently for the pen used by the emperors of Prussia, Austria and Rus- sia in signing the holy alliance treaty. . Shepherd’s Barometer. The wool on the back of a sheep is & shepherd's barometer. The curlier the woo! the finer will be the weather. —Nature. } Meny of Them. <a It appears that the Japanese name for Hobson is Legion —Kabsas City Star. : Mot Much in It. Frequently the man with the big- head wears the small hat—Houston Post. Japan's Population. The population of Japan is 12 times as Gense as that of the United States. Fastidious Tastes. Successful men know when not to tempt failure—Chicago Daily News. f Singular Fact. Color biindness is confined almost exclusively to the educated classes. k Go Bareheaded. . Country girls in Spain seldom wear hate or bonnie of any kind. =< _ 2.5 Seinen / A clock st the Bt Louis exhibition has & minute hand 60 feet iong. Pokes, for Instance, Men that “want in” are often ts ‘Want—Indthnapolis News. otabiisbed s677. = Phone Oakland rs9>-ts5t JohnJ. Dunn wurieease JPCOALS zex|lWoop Fe aetneee pen teen ee oni Some WONDERFUL DISCOVERY Curly Hair Made Straight By BEFORE AND AFTER TREATMENT. OZONIZED OX MARROW Sie erenstonses oars Senet Sierras eee Eee ae to Gas eee eri ercisaeereteeeronet e sated eee eee Sitar tornado Se ae Doger when, ordering. "Wate your name OZONIZED OX MARROW CO., 76 Wabash Ave., Chicago, Illinois. Mrs. Anna L. Newby. First class furnished roms for rent to gentleman, with bath and gas. 2628 Wabash avenue. ~ Men are extravagant to the verge of recklessness for at least three months after the marriage ceremony. Fastidious Tastes. A story regarding a converted bar- arian is told in the English papers and sounds new. A negroclergyman was en- tertained at tea by the president of a col- lege. The guest, who came from West Africa, retailed some particulars of his early life, when a lacy asked him how he became a Christian. “The story of Jezebel converted me,” he answered. “You know, we are told the dogs did not touch the palms of her hands. Well, that convinced me of the truth of the narrative, for we never eat the palms of the hands *n my country. They are too Ditter."—N. Y. Tribune. Gould See Behind Mace, the Paris detective, who died recently, is said to have worn a pair of Spectacles of his owa invention. The lenses were’ divided into two parts, through. one of which he looked ahead upon the ground and with the other saw the people behind him. This is an old idea. Many mothers and grand- mothers had something of this kind before the detective was born. They called their perception “seeing through the back of the head.” Many of us have been detected ourselves, and we know. —Youth’s Companion. Antiqaity of the Bonnet. The oldest bonnet was found upon an Egyptian mummy, that of a princess who was interred about 2,000, B. C. Hold Your Mines. Seven million dollars was refused the other day for an Arizona mine which sold for $6,500 six years ago. No Doubt About It. Opportunity makes more thieves than necessity.—Houston Post. An Essential. Wood is more largely used for fuel thap coal by the French. Natural Sequence. Maids, matrimony and millinery money.—Houston Post. Rich Product. . Gold is the principal product of ‘Asbantes . The wolves of the Russian forests de- vour about 300 human beings yearly. ‘Twelve years ago there were 2,000 Japanese in the United States. To-day there are 24,300. Bvery square mile of the sea is, ap- proximately speaking, inhabited by 120,- 000,000 living creatures. During the next six months the coal Darons will graciously permit the law of supply and demand to operate auto matically. 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We guarantee Positively Painless Opretaions in each and every branch | Our Original Easy Payment Co-op- erative Plan with our patients enables of Dentistry by our perfected system. anyone to have their work done with- out delay or pay at your convienance. S43 THE REPUBLICANS HAVE A GOOD MAN IN CORTELYOU. From Stenographer to Cabinet Officer in Ten Years—Case of a Faithful Clerk—Investigation of Moseley. Washington.—That Secretary Cortel you will make an ideal chairman of the republican national committee, just as he has made an ideal secretary to two presidents and an ideal cabinet officer is one of the things that are set down as certain in Washington without the formality of argument. " The rise of this young man has been told so often Secretary Cortelyou that it may seem a waste of words to say anything about it again, but there are some features of his extraordinary career which will bear repitition now in connection with his latest assignment to duty, because they bear especially on the question of his his qualification for the position. In the first place Cortelyou is not a novice in politics nor inexperienced in the ways of national committees. The secretary to a president must, as a matter of course, come constantly in contact with every political phase and become acquainted with every man of political consequence Cortelyou was with McKinley for five years, and he has been with Roosevelt for nearly three, first as secretary, then as a member of the cabinet. There is no other man in the United States who, from the nature of his experience, has so wide an acquaintance among public men. During the campaign of 1900 he was in hourly communication with Chairman Hanna and with the other officials of the national committee, and there was little about the machinery of the campaign with which he did not become familiar. He will represent in the new committee, if he becomes chairman, all the latest sentiment for the martyred president which is still so strong a force in the republican party. In addition he will represent all the new sentiment which may have come to the party during the incumbency of President Roosevelt. Ability of Cortelvon. After all, next to acquaintance with political affairs, the most essential qualities in the chairman of a national committee are force, tact and organizing ability, and all these Secretary Cortelyou has shown that he possesses in abundance. A No man without force and tact could have made his way in ten years from a position as stenographer to a place in the cabinet, and no Went to White House a Stanographer. man without force and fact could have shown the organizing ability which Cortelyou has shown both in the executive offices and in the department of commerce and labor. When Cortelyou went to the white house from the post office department in Cleveland's second administration he was known to the president only as a capable short-hand writer and a republican at that. He hadn't been in his new place a fortnight before he began to systematize the white house work and to organize the clerical force. Where before there had been haphazard confusion, there appeared an orderly method of doing business and the beginning of a system which, elaborated under McKinley, has developed marvelously. Nobody who frequented the white house under the administrations preceding Cleveland's second term and who had not since been in Washington would recognize the executive offices. They have become to all intents and purposes a new and admirably conducted department of the government; and the work was practically begun and completed by Cortelyou. He perfected also the system under which a president can transact the business of his office as quickly and satisfactorily 3,000 miles away from Washington as he can in the white house itself. The journeys of McKinley and Roosevelt would have been impossible had it not been for Cortelyou's organizing ability—an organizing ability that would have been invaluable to any business Should Secretary Cortelyou leave the department of commerce and labor it will be a blow to the young men who have been connected with the upbuilding of the department and who have worked for a year with an enthusiasmeldom equalled, if ever, in the history of the government service. 01 It is safe to say Has Put in Double Hours, that there has been more hard, exacting, thankless work put into the organization of this new department than in any other department of the government during the past 12 months. For an example, the chief clerk of the department, Frank Hitchcock, may be taken. Young Hitchcock when he was selected for his present position was at the head of the division of foreign markets in the agricultural department. He was put in charge of principal administrative division of the new department last spring and from that day to this he has been tied to his desk practically every waking hour. The only time he has been away was when he went home to vote last fall. Sundays and holidays have been indistinguishable for him; but, more than that, he has doubled the hours of labor every day, working almost invariably till midnight, so that the watchman of the building began to keep track of him and found by actual count that in the course of the month he gave to the government 23 extra days of labor, counting by the regular department scale. That is one of the hard features of department life. Hitchcock, I have no doubt, toled as he did, not altogether from love for the work, but partly because he felt that he was earning the recognition of his superiors. But now the one man who knows what he has done and how much it has meant takes his departure and there is nothing to do but run the chances with a new secretary who, whatever his intentions, can never understand all that has been gone through. Yet that is in a way what happens every time there is a change of administration here and a new lot of officers come in unfamiliar with what they have to undertake. The Case of Ned Moseley. Ned Moseley, the secretary of the interstate commerce commission, has commission, has just received a vindication of which he has a right to be proud. He has been secretary of the commission ever since its establishment, nearly 20 years ago, and he has become identified with it until he almost seems to be a part of the machinery. He looks on it almost as his own child. Delivered the Keys of His Office. About six months ago a couple of employees who were about to be discharged thought to clear themselves by bringing charges against the secretary of irregularity in office. An investigation was ordered. Moseley did not wait to be asked to give up the keys to his office and his desks with all his papers and on a moment's notice turned the entire establishment over to the investigators. He gave them access not only to the papers at the commission, but to all his private papers, his safety deposit boxes and his correspondence. It is doubtful whether the public and private business of any man was ever more closely scrutinized. The secret service agents were put to work and his life for 20 years was laid bare. The result of the investigation was made public a day or two ago. It was a complete exoneration. It could not be found that a thing was out of the way in Moseley's conduct from beginning to end. The commission has made a report to that effect and the president, who carefully examined all the papers himself, showed his appreciation of a faithful officer by himself adding his approval and directing that the vindication be given the fullest publicity. Resignation of Clara Barton An extraordinary career comes to a close with the resignation of Clara Barton from the presidency of the American National Red Cross. This was to have been expected, because Miss Barton, now over 80 years of age, could hardly have hoped to continue much longer in active work. A. The Red Cross in America as it stands to-day is practically Miss She took hold of it the instigation of Barton's creation. She took hold of it 23 years ago, at the instigation of President Garfield, who had been watching for years her work among the poor and suffering, and who knew of her association with the International Red Cross in the Franco-Prussian war. When our civil war broke out Miss Barton was in Washington, teaching a colored school—she had been a school teacher in Massachusetts—and when the Sixth Massachusetts arrived at the station in Washington after the assault upon it in Baltimore, she appeared at the station with her colored pupils and refreshed the tired and wounded soldiers with coffee and food. That was the beginning of her work among the soldiers. She went into the army as a nurse and she has devoted her life ever since to the alleviation of suffering wherever found. In all this time she has never received a cent of remuneration for her services, and she is as poor to-day as she was 40 years ago. Crookedest River in the World. Hitherto the Jordan has been accounted the most crooked stream in the world. But it cannot compare with the White river, Arkansas, which travels 1,000 miles in traversing a distance of 30 miles as the crow flies. Many Theaters in London. In London there are 53 theaters where display plays are regularly presented, and 43 music halls devoted to vaudeville performances. How closely nations watch one another and how quick they are to learn of one another has been demonstrated in the United States senate. When the naval appropriation bill came up, the item of expense for the construction of new battleships was opposed almost wholly on the ground that Japan in her present war with Russia had demonstrated the superiority of small vessels like torpedo boats, and had shown the impotence of battleships in modern naval warfare.—Washington Star. All in Vain An American girl in London had talked horse, coaching, tennis, golf and vaudeville to the Englishman who had taken her in to dinner, without rousing him to an expression of interest. He was very quiet and gentlemanly and obviously bored, and with our characteristic American frankness she remarked: "You Englishmen are so hard to entertain!" To which he replied, in slow surprise: "But we don't want to be entertained!" Tree Explosions A grove of aspens in Manitoba grows in a region of intense frost. The straight, tall trunks have frost cracks in the bark near the ground, where the sap is yet to be found in the time of severest cold. All who have camped in the north during the coldest weather will recall readily the sharp explosions that are heard during the making of these cracks.—Country Life in America. Common Failing. One of the writers of popular songs says that his method is to jot down a jumble of meaningless words to fit the meter of his melody, and then afterward to substitute sense for the nonsense of the first draft. A good many song writers seem to follow the same procedure, without taking the second step.—Indianapolis Journal. Trying on the Nerves. It was testified in a London police court recently that lunatic asylums contain a larger percentage of piano tuners than of representatives of any other trade. Anyone who has been forced to listen to a piano being tuned can understand the nerve-racking nature of such a business.—Philadelphia Record. Want Good Men: A noteworthy feature of the applications this year to the bureau of selfhelp for graduate service is the demand from corporations for Yale men to take permanent positions, many of them well paid. Several of the calls for teachers are for positions paying $3,500 a year or more. Wayonless Syria Carts, wagons, drays, trucks, etc., are not employed largely in Syria and Palestine. On the farms a wagon of any description is hardly ever seen. Grain is brought in on the backs of camels and donkeys. Delivery wagons are unknown in Syrian cities. No Orphan Asylums Australia has no orphan asylums. Every child who is not supported by parents becomes a ward of the state, and is paid a pension for support and placed in a private family, where board and clothes are provided until the fourteenth birthday. To Foil Mice. Food can be protected from the ravages of mice by placing it on a table covered with an enamelled cloth set in the center of a room. The wily rodent cannot climb up the slippery surface.—Household. Hard to Understand. A London doctor has figured it out that tall homes, such as apartment houses, has caused a reduction in the size of the heads of children and made them less intelligent. Savages at the Circ No doubt we are all quite civilized and refined, but the big act in the circus is the one in which the performer appears to incur a wanton risk of life. Washington Star. Saving Nothing. Those who have wondered why they never hear anything from Gen. Coxey nowadays will understand when they learn that he has made a fortune. Boston Globe. Her Misfortune "She's such a big girl!" "Yes. Isn't it too bad? She never will be able to talk of love in a cottage without making people laugh."—Chicago Post. How Men Are Judged The world has a way of believing that the man who is always puttering around can't do anything else.—Chicago Record-Herald. Big Country. Thibet is larger than France, Germany and Spain combined, but has only a population of 6,000,000.—Tit-Bits. It is strange, but people never come to speak of you "as a friend" about anything but your mistakes.—Chicago Tribune. Age of an Ostrich Thirty years is the average age of an ostrich and the annual yield of a bird in captivity is from two to four pounds of plumes.—Nature. All that anybody needs to break into society is a gold drill with a diamond point. Joannes Chaboud has the distinction of being the most diminutive conscrip in France. This was discovered drawing by lots for service in the army. Chaboud halls from the canton of Verpilliere, in the department of the Isere, and measures about two feet 11 inches, while his weight is only $69\frac{1}{2}$ pounds. In appearance he is exactly like a child of five years of age, although his birth certificate proves that he was born on January 9, 1883.—Detroit Free Press. Early Adjournment In late years the first session of congress has usually lasted long into the warm weather, even in "presidential" years. The adjournment of the Fifty-eighth congress this year was unusually early. The Eighth congress closed its first session on March 27, 1804, more than a month earlier. But then, a country of 80,000,000 people has more business for its legislators than a country of 6,000,000.—Youth's Companion. Use of Asphalt Asphalt was first used for street pavements in Paris in 1838, and since then the demand for this purpose has warranted an annual production throughout the world of 450,000 to 500,000 metric tons of asphalt and bituminous rock. The consumption in the United States alone in the year 1903 was over 250,000 tons, which is equivalent to more than one-half the average production in the world.—Industrial Journal. His Graduation Exercises Asked, the other day, as to the absence of a youthful member of his flock, Brother Williams replied that he was "in his graduation exercises—in prison. You see," he explained, "hit wus disaway: He started humble—in de chain gang; but, by perseverance en strict attention ter business, he finally graduated ter de fed'rul prison of de United States!" Atlanta Constitution. Reclaiming Land The island of Nordstrand, the only portion of once fertile North Friesland which is yet unreclaimed, is now to be saved from the sea by the construction of a large dike. The island was first separated from the mainland by a terrific storm in 1634, during which over 6,000 persons were drowned.-Geographical Journal. Coffee Making Hint Putting ground coffee to steep in cold water the night before will be found to result in economy and richness of flavor for the breakfast beverage. Enough coffee should be used to allow one tablespoonful for every cup and an extra one for the pot.—Chicago Daily News. Wooden Highlanders The custom of tobacconists exhibiting effigies of Highlanders outside their shop doors originated in London, and, though at one time it was greatly in favor in both Scotland and England, the custom is now gradually dying out.London Mail. New Style in Umbrellas Transparent umbrellas are a late novelty in London. The substance of which they are made has the color of ivory, and its constitution is a secret of the inventor. Collisions are thus rendered unlikely. Patriotic to the End. A Japanese murderer, condemned to death, had a dollar left on the eve of his execution, out of the money that had been sent him by his friends. The jaller advised him to spend it in one last luxurious meal. But he sent it to the war fund. Too Late. "Forget my bad habits," wrote a despondent man in New Jersey, just before committing suicide. That's what many of us want our friends to do, instead of trying to break them off ourselves.—Boston Globe. Some After Thoughts We learn from a delayed-in-transmission edition of the Congressional Record what a whole lot of members would have said if they had said it. Washington Post. Plenty About. Recent medical articles have contained an account of the acarus scabiei, which is gravely described as a parasite that attacks the palms of the hands and makes them itch. Look Out for 'Em Mrs. Newcome—Wasn't that a nice, genial gentleman we met on the train? Mr. N.—I thought him only congenial.—Cincinnati Commercial Tribune. No Critics. "As long as a man is willing to let his money do the talking nobody is going to make fun of his grammar."—Washington Star. Easy on the Skin Don't rub the face with two coarse a towel. Treat it as you would the finest porcelain—tenderly and delicately. Household. Mix common earth and water to the consistency of mud and apply to a wasp or bee sting.—Chicago Daily News. Loss is sometimes gain—as when Adam lost that rib.—Indianapolis Journal. One Advantage. Russia is particularly lucky in hav ing all the room In the world to retreat in. USE LINEN AS COLLATERAL Many Laundresses Said to Pawn Cus- A New York pawnbroker recently told me of a scheme resorted to by many washer-women which may be of interest to those housewives who have noticed that their finer garments and household linens are slow in getting-home from the wash. He says that these washer-women make a regular practice of raising money on their patrons' better classes of linen. "For instance," said he, indicating a large package neatly done up, "that contains some very fine garments and a lot of household linen. The whole is worth perhaps $40. At any rate, I lent $20 on it. You see, the washerwoman takes the things home with her, washes them at once, and instead of returning them to their owner, brings them here and gets money, which she can use for at least a week, and sometimes much longer. By the time she has to take these out for delivery she has another lot which she can bring here in its place. Thus she keeps the money indefinitely. A washerwoman with a large number of such patrons can keep $200 or $300 in the air all the time and still get the goods back in time to satisfy those people who have sufficiently large reserve stock on hand." BIG ENGLISH HOMES. Wentworth-Woodhouse Said to Be the Largest of Its Kind—600 Feet Long and Contains 183 Rooms. Knowsley, where Lord and Lady Derby have been entertaining King Edward, is no doubt a very roomy dwelling-house, but it is scarcely, as stated by a contemporary, the largest in England, says the Westminster Gazette. This proud position is generally accorded to Lord Fitzwilliam's Yorkshire seat, Wentworth-Woodhouse. Of this house it is said that the three principal entrances are so far distant from each other that visitors are advised to bring three hats with them, one to be kept at each point of egress. This is, of course, a needless counsel; but a house which is 600 feet long, has a hall into which two average suburban villas could be comfortably placed, and boasts a room for every two days of the year, is certainly large enough to satisfy any reasonable ambition. Of other commodious residences, Farnham castle has corridors over a mile in aggregate length; Blenheim palace stretches over 348 feet, and has 15 staircases; Mount Stuart, Lord Bute's Rothesay seat, is said to cover an acre and to have cost £2,000,000. Castle Howard has 125 rooms, and Raby castle stands on nearly two acres of land. A MONSTROUS IOWA GOOSE Fowl Weighing 144 Pounds Will Be Shown at St. Louis-Egg Makes Fourteen Custard Pies. Harry Pinkham, a Nevada (Ia.) horseman, owns a Toalouse goose which is a monstrosity, and which has attracted a great deal of attention on account of its great size. The goose weighs 144 pounds, stands over two feet high, and lays an egg as large around as an ordinary carafe. The fowl has been exhibited by Mr. Pinkham at several of the live stock shows, and has always attracted attention. It is the intention of Mr. Pinkham to take the goose to the St. Louis exposition and have it exhibited with the great poultry exhibit to be arranged during the summer. The weight of this goose was so great that the web feet became crippled, and in order that the fowl might easily walk over the frozen ground this winter Mr. Pinkham had made for it a pair of rubber shoes which had been made to fit exactly upon the two web feet, and with this artificial aid the goose gets about on the ice and the hard ground quite well. With one of the eggs which the goose recently laid a Nevada boarding house keeper made fourteen custard pies. JAP GIFTS IN WHITE HOUSE. Oriental Diplomats Present Mrs Roosevelt with Collection of Dolls Dressed as Court Ladies. The Japanese diplomats in Washington are welcome guests at the white house, and Minister and Mme. Takahira have contributed greatly to the pleasure of Mrs. Roosevelt and the children of the president. There is a Japanese corner at the white house for which these foreigners are responsible. They have presented Mrs. Roosevelt with a collection of Japanese dolls, dressed to represent court ladies and various types of high life in the Land of the Rising Sun. Instead of sending this gift to the nursery, where Ethel, Archie and Quentin maintained they should go, Mrs. Roosevelt showed her appreciation by giving them a place of honor in the red parlor. Arranged in a gilded cabinet, they form an attractive decoration, their gorgeous robes of bright colored brocade and gold embroidery artistically blending with the brilliant furnishings of the room. Tourists are always attracted by the souvenirs from Japan, and many make inquiries as to their origin. The Harm Noise Dose. Noise is an undoubted factor in impairing the tone of the nerve centers. Whether we are conscious of it or not, it hurts the brain and has a deafening, dazzling, bewildering effect on the mental processes. It tires the brain and tends to produce cerebral hyperemia. To live in a noisy atmosphere is to shorten one's days. Irritability, neurasthenia, insomnia are common effects. London Family Doctors Origin of the Muff. 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. Camels Not Superseeded. 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. FRESH FEMININE FINERY. Old English embroidery is to have an all-summer run. Hyacinthine blue looks well on both blondes and brunettes. Some of the new jackets have two graduated tucks up the back. Very many evening dresses have long sleeves, full at the elbow. Silk lace grenadines in lovely colors are the most attractive of new fabrics. The most gorgeous plume of all is all red one side the quill and all creamy yellow the other. Coats to the linen and pique costumes vary from the three-quarter Norfolk to the very short eton. It's a comfort to know that walking skirts at least will be exempt from the craze for skirt fullness. MR.S. A. WILSON. Nicely furnished rooms to rent for gentlemen. Reasonable rates, 2252 Indiana avenue. 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. Alton H. Blake, shoe shining parlors, 2508½ State street. J. C. Campbell, cigars, tobacco and fancy groceries, 4710 State street. A. F. Tervalon's Cigar Store and News Stand, 2826 State street. Edward Felix's Cigar Store, 348 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. P. S. Hotchkis's Cigars, Notions and News Stand, 131 W. 51st Street. Isidor Jacobson, cigars, togacco and stationery, 3149 State St. Woodfolk and Mitchell Cigars, Tobacco and News Stand, 4902 State Street. News items and advertisements left at these places will find their way into the columns of The Broad Az. CHIPS. + eS ‘. " - DroC, N. Grandison, a famous Negro pulpit orator, kas been appointed on “the staff of the Buxton Gazette, 2 ‘Miss Ans Broadnas, a 17-yearcid edictorian of the graduating class of ‘the Plainfield high school, Plainfield, Me Fiat Genuine uncalled tailor made suits, Vight colored, for $7.50. See them.— ‘Wm. A. Kirchberger & Co. 189 So. Clark Street, Chicago. Mrs. W. K) Grampton, 2912 State street, is a true friend of this paper. She always keeps her home looking neat and clean, and while she does not-put on as much agony as some folks, nevertheless she refrains from telling ,@ thousand lies like some people in relation to paying her hon- est debts. Bishop Shaffer will look after the spiritual interest of his Methodist brethren in this, the Fourth Bpisco- pal District, instead of Bishop Grant. The hope is expressed by many mem- ders of his connection that he will not permit the half drunken, immoral preachers in this city to run over him to the same extent as they did over Bishop Grant. T. J. Hunter, 3149 State street, ‘who is one of the leading officers in “Quinn Thapel, is thinking about re tiring from the mercantile business and engaging in the railroad busi- mess. if Rev. Dr. Roberts of St Louis, Mo., assumes charge of Quinn Chapel, be may request Mr. Hunter and-Little Doctor H. C. Cress, to step down and out as its officers. > Elegant Spring suit to order. Fine made trim ete. for $15.00. William A. Kirchberger & Co., 189 So. Clark Street, Chicago. At a meeting held of the Western Star Social club on last Monday the foliowing offers were elected: John Weaver, president, Ernest Ssvage, second vice-presi- dent, . » M. F. Coley, frst vice-president, Frank B. Cranshaw, treasurer, ‘Mathew Hatris, secretary, - ", M. P. ‘Triplet, “assistant secretary. John G, Jones, 33 Sovereign Grand Commander of the United Supreme Council of Thirty-third Degree Ma- sons, has issued a-call for the thirty- sixth annual session of the United Supreme Council of Thirty-Third de gree Masons for the Southern and ‘Western Masonic Jurisdiction, United States of America its Territories and Dependencies to meet at Pittsburg, Pa, on the 1ith of July, 1904. ‘The Methodists in general confer- ence at Les Angeles, Cal., for the ‘first time in their history have selected -an_ Afro-American a8 Bishop in their church. The Rev. L B. Scott, editor of the South-western Christian Advo- chosen to serve in that capacity, and his labors for his God, and for his ‘chureh in that direction will ‘be con- fined to Africa. Do you wear = frock sult? If 20, see what we sell you for $5.06, worth at least. $15.00——Wm. A. Kirchberger #Co., 189 So. Clark Street, Chicago. ‘The ball given by the 8th regiment .of Hl, at the Seventh Regiment’ Arm- ory, 16th and Dearborn st, wednes @ay evening, for the purpose of assist- ing the members of the regiment to take in the sights of the World's Fair, at St Louis, was a grand success in many ways. Many of the leaders of ‘the four hundred were present to ‘greet Col. Jolin BR. Marshall, to par- ‘ticipate in the grand march and the many dances which followed it ‘Mrest, is full of the milk of human he: Zein 4nd storm sho ts constentiy Get eee! wae pias coe eet ee ees in any ‘the county jail ta order to administer ‘to those who are in trouble. In short, irs. Gas is performing = nobie ‘work an ‘she deserves the moral the Auancial support of all persons ee <3 Aiaposed. Zee ae ee eee ims: hekated = te sitens ee cts Sega ers “On ri ay Tat at the annual meet ‘the Hilinols: commandery of ‘the ‘tsh American War, which is composed only of commissioned officers, and is ‘similar to the Loyal League of the Civil war, Major Lawrence M. Bnais, was unanimously elected commander. “He is already serving his second term as state commander of the serv. fee Men of the Spanish war, which ‘corresponds to the G. A. R He is also serving bis third term as the president of the Veteran Corps of the Ist Regiment of Illinois. This last election makes Major En- nis the first soldier of Mlinois, the ranking officer of all the Spanish war soldiers. Major Ennis is exterme Ay popular with all classes of his fel- low citizens and he should be honored ‘with the nomination by the democracy ‘as one of the new Judges of this city and county. The Age of Chairs. Chairs were in use in Egypt so long ago as 3399 B. C. The Chinese em- ployed them from about 1300 B.C. In India they were used, and are men- tioned as dating from 1100 B. C. House chairs with backs were in use In India A. D. 300. They are known to have been employed in Rome 20 early as A. D. 70, being mentioned by Pliny at that Gate. Chairs with foot rests wore used in Rome A. D. 150. Unreasonable. To be soured by poverty, or tobe hard- ened by it isa mistake—an error of thought. Instead of enjoying our life we are eramping ourselves. It is as if we Were set at a feast and sulkily refused to enjoy a few dishes because we could not reach everything on the table and make ourselves’ sick, like foolish chil- dren that we are.—Bliss Carman. Peach Foam, One cupful peach pulp, or tiny bits of tender peaches. either the fresh fruit or home preserved, in which case omit the eugar; half cupful powdered sugar, white one egg. Put into a large bow! and beat with a silver fork for 30 min- utes. It should then be a thick, per- fectly smooth, velvety cream.—Wash- ington Star. Australia’s Freak Law. 2 In Australia, under a new law, no contract can be made for the carrying of mails by any steamship line which allows @ colored man to work on any of the ships. The mail steamers hith- erto have been largely manned by dark-skimned British subjects from India. * —_—— YS a Put in a sherbet. glass two table- spoonfuls. of grape juice; add to this the white of one egg, beaten stiff, a little scraped ice and sprinkle with stirring. Simple, and deli- cious.—Washington Star. Used to It. “We want a man for our information bureau,” said the manager, “but he must be one who can answer all sorts of questions and not lose his head.” “That's me,” replied the applicant. “I'm the father of eight children.”— Stray Stories. Paris Pupils Fed. Every national school in Paris has a cantéen on the premises, where the chii- dren are provided with warm meals, free to those who are too poor to pay. The cost of the food which is thus furnished is about one penny a head. Leet Piesahesn The.clock.placed in the hall of the Holbren (England) borough council is at least 250 years old, and has been in the possession of the iocal authorities for that period. It still keeps good time. Climbing Taught. | Mountain climbing is taught aystem- ‘tically at Moedling, near Vienna, where the low but abrupt mountains present many of the most difficult Al- Pine probiems. ‘ Wo Ais. Allowed, Manchester, England, sacrifices from £12,000 to £15,000 every year by de- <linthg to have advertisements on its ears, which are operated by the city. Valuable Locks. A lock of hair from the head of Prince Charlie, the Scottish pretender, and one from his wife's soid at suction ig London recently for $168. _ Care of Kid Shoes. ‘When kid shoes have been wet, and become bardened, clean them at once ané rub with castor ofi—Chicago Daily News. Sever Find a Fit. Buying ready-made clothing has cured many s man of periodical fita— Chicago Daily News. Swell Red Men. Chief Red Cloud, who is now being ex- hibited st the St. Louis fatr, it is reported, “wears eyeginsses.” | Cost of Perks, It costs New York five times ae much as it does London to maintain parks and Tecrestion grounds. 3 ‘Monument to an Idea, ‘The Swiss republic is sbout to erect & monument in honor of the world’s . ‘Dogs in Polar Regions. —. - Debs bic eal the most usefw ‘wnimals for man in his polar” expe tions, where sledges. must he over the ice of the Polar sea. T ‘ave the advantage, also, that, walike ‘horses and reindeer, they readily, eat ‘their fellows. Their weight is small, ‘end they can be easily carried on light ‘Doats or om ice floes. As the Danish government has forbidden the expor- tation of dogs from Greenland, -ex- plorers usually get their dogs from western Siberia —Chicago News. A Beauty Hint. _ For the expansion of the chest noth- ‘ing better could be offered than the ‘breathing exercise, which should be ‘done regularly every night before re- ‘tiring. Open the window from the top three or four inches, then stand ‘against the wall and Dreathe deeply ‘and regularly 25 times, It will be no- ‘ticed in @ short time the neck will be- gim to fill out and the boues which bave.been the cause of much discom- fort will disappear—Detroit Free ‘Press. Rapid Shirt Making. During a recent visit made by an English social reformer to a shirt fac- tory the foreman started a piece of cloth on the rounds and it came out a finished shirt in just six and one-half minutes. Seven girls worked on the shirt. One machine made 16,800 but- tonholes in a day, or 28 a minute. In ten hours in this shop @ man can cut 250 dozen, or 3,000 shirts. Worla’s Fair Ovals. In the world’s fair mines and metal- Torgy palace is exhibited the most ‘wonderful collections of opals ever seen. They are shown in all stages, ‘Just as they come from the ground, ‘and in every stage of cutting and pol- ishing: These opals, about 200,000 in number, come from the famous opal fiélds in Idaho, the richest in the world. Got the Money. ‘The action of the 13-year-old boy down in Virginia who discovered a rock on the railroad track and instantly dashed up the road waving his cap and stopped a coming train wasn’t exactly heroism, but the passengers on the train promptly made up a purse for the boy, without waiting for Mr. Carnegie Indianapolis Journal. Wandsome Table Cover. 4 handsome table cover to be used for & dinner party has a border of heavy hand-made lace, imported, of course, ‘with the hostess’ monogram in gold bullion in each end of the centerpiece, one of those long squares of Turkish embroidery in gold om a white ground @f coarse meshed linen.—Boston Globe. To Clean Glass. ‘When there js only a mirror or two or @ pane of giass to be washed mix a thick cold starch, apply with a cleap Tag to your mirror or pane and then rub dry with chamois or any cloth that does not lint. It is so easy to do, yet produces fine results.—Chicago Daily News. . Bear for Ship's Mascot. ‘While some of the warships have a domestic animal like a dog or a cat, or even @ goat for a mascot, the Chicago has secured a black, wooly bear. The Deast is quite tame, is well trained ana seems to thoroughly enjoy his strange panutical life : Caution. + “Haye you called on the new clergy- man's wife yet?” “No; byt I expect to soon. I don’t ‘want to have to tell her who my dress- maker is until after I get my spring sewing done.”—N. Y. Herald. African Cotton. A syndicate with a capital of 500,000 Mre ($96,500) has just been formed at ‘Milan, Italy, by some of the most im- ‘portant cotton brokers, in order to foster the growing of cotton in East Africa. Country of Churches. Australia has 210 churches to every 100,000 people—a larger number per capita than any other country. Engiand has 144 and Russia only about 65.— Church Eclectic. ‘ Falcons in the Army. ‘Trained falcons, to carry dispatches in the time of war, have been tested in the Russian army. Their speed is four times as rapid as that of carrier pig- eons. ‘Women Medical Officers. ‘Women serve as medical officers in ‘the Russian army. In no other country in Burope is such employment given to the sex.—Tit-Bits. es For the Asthma, ‘Tt is anid that a muskrat skin, worn ‘With the fur side next to the lungs, ‘will bring certain relief to asthma suf- ferers. we ‘The most remarkable thing about fish stories is that they are true.—Indianapolis News. - Ice in Jerusalem. sco ce tenees ane en Fete grown in three years to be « large business. , . Ancient Map. . A map of Jerusalem in Mosaic, over 1,600 years old, has been found in Pal- eatine, Defined. A cony corner is & pines for the hired Sil to oweep dirt into—Chicago News, skis se eoetnd ak tienes ie stronger in summer than in winter, ‘eee eearmnn lf ss,lClC(<CK]! LLINOIS BRICK CO yi DI : WILLIAM C. KUESTER. : SUPERINTENDENT. 1994 N. Western Ave., Chicago. | Telephone Leake View 270. BSS Se See os, - > Attorneys rneys at Law __ IN. W.Gor. LaSalle & Rendoiph Se. Ly ? DEVINE & O'CONNELL ATTORNEYS AT LAW QUITE 316-320 REAPER SLOCK Gaark aad Washington Ste ‘Tetaghoss, Male 940. CHICK A. D. GASH ee a 84-86 La Salle St cet, Jhie=<o, >» Suite 655 2619, Telephone Main 3077. FREDE<«.* * JOB ~ ATiwtet? tt ed RSS “cometecae CHICAGO JOHN E. OWENS ATTORNEY & COUNSELOR . aT Law 323 ASHLAND BLOCK TELEPHONE CENTHAL 908 CHICAGO runes {gary ten ds" STEPHEN A. DOUGLAS LAWYER | Suite 200. 128 125 LA Galle Street CHICAGO a Residence i Carheld Be - JOHN FITZQERALD WOSTICE OF THE PEACE: 6701 6 BRALSTED STRMET. CHICAGO J. GRAY LUCAS np ATYORNEY-AT-LaW | Suite 412 Real Estate Board Bidg F® Dearborn St. Cor. Randolph > CHICAGO, Phone Rasdelph 55 JACOB FEINBERG Market and Grocery : Telephone 565 South : 81st and State Sts. pane CHICAGO RACE i Ta oes S | STATE STREET: Dry Goods and Everything ‘to Wear for Man, Woman and Child Tel. Yards 693 Notary Public John J. Bradley Real Estate, Insurance and Loans Property inanaged. Abstracts examined. Renting. Legal papers prepared. 4709 South Halsted Street - . Chicago = eee ee a ee Oe ge ee ee a ee i _ Theodore C. Mayer JUSTICE OF THE PEACE flortgages, Deeds, Notes and Legal Documents Drayn and Acknowledged. Room 22, 27 North Clark Street. POLICE MAGISTRATE RESIDENCE East Chicago Ave. Police Court 337 Burling Street : CHICAGO J. J. HENNESSY, « Justice-ofthe-Peace, 6301 S. Halsted St. WILLIAM TREXLER, CLERK, TELEPHONE WENTWORTH 4403. Police Magistrate Englewood Police Court. Opening of Kalaspa Park _Luely Tuesday and Friday Metropole Dancing Club cilsteig Gad Canam Take 47th St. Cars to the Gate 47th and Robey ADMISSION 25 CFNTS - Opens June 2nd, 1904 — Telephone Main 3555. P. J. O'SHEA aTTORNEY AT _LAW Suite 1444 Unity Building 79 Dearborn St. Chicago. Robert M. Mitchell Attorney at Law Satte 9, No. 77 South Clark 54 cmicaco ans Heme WILLIAM RITCHIE ATTORNEY AND COUNSELOR. ‘(Bams OE Owen Bey 64 LA SALLE ST., cricaso ‘Tetepaees Mam i005 ALBERT 6. GEORGE LAWYER. 488 Aobiand Bicek, Ohioage. — Se a Bem Jas. J. McCormick, SAMPLE ROOM : Watal Shock by Telephone. A verdict for $15,000 damages has bean procured at Media, Pa., in a peculiar sult againat a telephone company, The children of Thomas F. Delahunt sued for that sum because of the death of their Se en ens coe. 4 light wire which had fallen across the telephone eiroult caused the fatal shock, =, ¥. Tribune, ‘ CHIPS The nine gentlemen of the cloth, delegates to the recent General conference at Chicago, who were caught associating with white women of disrepute, will doubtless return to their homes sadder, but wiser men. The theme of their first sermon will possibly be, "Don't do as I do, but what I tell you to do." Dr. C. N. Grandison, a famous Negro pulpit orator, has been appointed on the staff of the Buxton Gazette, a white newspaper of Buxton, Ia. Miss Anna Broadnäs, a 17-year-old mulatto girl, has been appointed valedictorian of the graduating class of the Plainfield high school, Plainfield, N. J. Genuine uncalled tailor made suits, light colored, for $7.50. See them.—Wm. A. Kirchberger & Co., 189 So. Clark Street, Chicago. Mrs. W. K. Crampton, 2912 State street, is a true friend of this paper. She always keeps her home looking neat and clean, and while she does not put on as much agony as some folks, nevertheless she refrains from telling a thousand iles like some people in relation to paying her honest debts. Bishop Shaffer will look after the spiritual interest of his Methodist brethren in this, the Fourth Episcopal District, instead of Bishop Grant. The hope is expressed by many members of his connection that he will not permit the half drunken, immoral preachers in this city to run over him to the same extent as they did over Bishop Grant. T. J. Hunter, 3149 State street, who is one of the leading officers in Quinn Chapel, is thinking about retiring from the mercantile business and engaging in the railroad business. If Rev. Dr. Roberts of St. Louis, Mo., assumes charge of Quinn Chapel, he may request Mr. Hunter and Little Doctor H. C. Cress, to step down and out as its officers. Elegant Spring suit to order. Fine made trim etc. for $15.00. William A. Kirchberger & Co., 189 So. Clark Street, Chicago. At a meeting held of the Western Star Social club on last Monday the following officers were elected: John Weaver, president, Ernest Savage, second vice-president. John G, Jones, 33 Sovereign Grand Commander of the United Supreme Council of Thirty-third Degree Masons, has issued a call for the thirty-sixth annual session of the United Supreme Council of Thirty-Third degree Masons for the Southern and Western Masonic Jurisdiction, United States of America its Territories and Dependencies to meet at Pittsburg, Pa., on the 11th of July, 1904. The Methodists in general conference at Los Angeles, Cal., for the first time in their history have selected an Afro-American as Bishop in their church. The Rev. I. B. Scott, editor of the South-western Christian Advocate, New Orleans, La., has been chosen to serve in that capacity, and his labors for his God, and for his church in that direction will be confined to Africa. Do you wear a frock suit? If so, see what we sell you for $5.00, worth at least $15.00.—Wm. A. Kirchberger & Co., 189 So. Clark Street, Chicago. The ball given by the 8th regiment of Ill., at the Seventh Regiment Armory, 16th and Dearborn st., wednesday evening, for the purpose of assisting the members of the regiment to take in the sights of the World's Fair, at St. Louis, was a grand success in many ways. Many of the leaders of the four hundred were present to greet Col. John R. Marshall, to participate in the grand march and the many dances which followed it. Mrs. Kate Garner, 4913 Dearborn street, is full of the milk of human kindness, for early and late, through the rain and storm she is constantly striving to relieve the wants of those who have met with misfortune in any way. She visits the police stations and the county jail in order to administer to those who are in trouble. In short, Mrs. Garner is performing a noble work and she deserves the moral and the financial support of all persons who are charitable dispassed. Prof. W. H. Council has honored us with an invitation to attend the commencement exercises beginning May 25th and continuing to may 31st, at the Agricultural and Mechanical college, Normal, Alabama. One hundred and twenty-six students graduate from the various departments this year, and yet there are many soft-brained individuals who claim that Booker T. Washington is the "onliness" person in the United States who is accomplishing anything along educational lines in behalf of the Afro-American race. On Friday last at the annual meeting of the Illinois commandery of the Naval and Military Order of the Spanish American War, which is composed only of commissioned officers, and is similar to the Loyal League of the Civil war, Major Lawrence M. Ennis, was unanimously elected commander. He is already serving his second term as state commander of the Service Men of the Spanish war, which corresponds to the G. A. R. He is also serving his third term as the president of the Veteran Corps of the 1st Regiment of Illinois. This last election makes Major Ennis the first soldier of Illinois, the ranking officer of all the Spanish war soldiers. Major Ennis is extermely popular with all classes of his fellow citizens and he should be honored with the nomination by the democracy as one of the new Judges of this city and county. The Age of Chairs. Chairs were in use in Egypt so long ago as 3399 B. C. The Chinese employed them from about 1300 B. C. In India they were used, and are mentioned as dating from 1100 B. C. House chairs with backs were in use In India A. D. 300. They are known to have been employed in Rome so early as A. D. 70, being mentioned by Pliny at that date. Chairs with foot rests were used in Rome A. D. 150. Unreasonable. To be soured by poverty, or to be hardened by it is a mistake—an error of thought. Instead of enjoying our life we are cramping ourselves. It is as if we were set at a feast and sulkily refused to enjoy a few dishes because we could not reach everything on the table and make ourselves sick, like foolish children that we are—Bless Carman. Peach Foam. One cupful peach pulp, or tiny bits of tender peaches, either the fresh fruit or home preserved, in which case omit the sugar; half cupful powdered sugar, white one egg. Put into a large bowl and beat with a silver fork for 30 minutes. It should then be a thick, perfectly smooth, velvety cream.—Washington Star. Australia's Freak Law. In Australia, under a new law, no contract can be made for the carrying of mails by any steamship line which allows a colored man to work on any of the ships. The mail steamers hitherto have been largely manned by dark-skinned British subjects from India. Grape Foam. Put in a sherbet glass two tablespoonfuls of grape juice; add to this the white of one egg, beaten stiff, a little scraped ice and sprinkle with powdered sugar. Serve at once without stirring. Simple, nutritious and delicious.—Washington Star. Used to It. "We want a man for our information bureau," said the manager, "but he must be one who can answer all sorts of questions and not lose his head." Dogs in Polar Regions. Dogs are undeniably the most useful animals for man in his polar expeditions, where sledges must be dragged over the ice of the Polar sea. They have the advantage, also, that, unlike horses and reindeer, they readily eat their fellows. Their weight is small, and they can be easily carried on light boats or on ice floes. As the Danish government has forbidden the exportation of dogs from Greenland, explorers usually get their dogs from western Siberia.—Chicago News. A Beauty Hint For the expansion of the chest nothing better could be offered than the breathing exercise, which should be done regularly every night before retiring. Open the window from the top three or four inches, then stand against the wall and breathe deeply and regularly 25 times. It will be noticed in a short time the neck will begin to fill out and the bones which have been the cause of much discomfort will disappear.—Detroit Free Press. Rapid Shirt Making. During a recent visit made by an English social reformer to a shirt factory the foreman started a piece of cloth on the rounds and it came out a finished shirt in just six and one-half minutes. Seven girls worked on the shirt. One machine made 16,800 buttonholes in a day, or 28 a minute. In ten hours in this shop a man can cut 250 dozen, or 3,000 shirts. World's Fair Opals. In the world's fair mines and metallurgy palace is exhibited the most wonderful collections of opals ever seen. They are shown in all stages, just as they come from the ground, and in every stage of cutting and polishing. These opals, about 200,000 in number, come from the famous opal fields in Idaho, the richest in the world. Got the Money. The action of the 13-year-old boy down in Virginia who discovered a rock on the railroad track and instantly dashed up the road waving his cap and stopped a coming train wasn't exactly heroism, but the passengers on the train promptly made up a purse for the boy, without waiting for Mr. Carnegie Indianapolis Journal. Handsome Table Cover. A handsome table cover to be used for a dinner party has a border of heavy hand-made lace, imported, of course, with the hostess' monogram in gold bullion in each end of the centerpiece, one of those long squares of Turkish embroidery in gold on a white ground of coarse meshed linen.—Boston Globe. To Clean Glass. When there is only a mirror or two or a pane of glass to be washed mix a thick cold starch, apply with a clean rag to your mirror or pane and then rub dry with chamois or any cloth that does not lint. It is so easy to do, yet produces fine results.—Chicago Daily News. Bear for Ship's Mascot. While some of the warships have a domestic animal like a dog or a cat, or even a goat for a mascot, the Chicago has secured a black, wooly bear. The beast is quite tame, is well trained and seems to thoroughly enjoy his strange nautical life. African Cotton. Joseph A. O'Donnell Henry D. Coghlan O'Donnell & Coghlan Attorneys at Law Phone 264 Main Metropolitan Block N. W. Cor. LaSalle & Randolph Ss. Chicago MILLIE J. DEVINI JEREMILA H. O'CONNELL DEVINE & O'CONNELL ATTORNEYS AT LAW SUITE 318-320 REAPER BLOCK Clark and Washington Sta. Telephone, Main 948. CHICAGO. A. D. GASH Attorney at Law, 84-86 La Salle Street, Chicago, Suite 615 n 619. Telephone Main 3077. FREDE JOB ATriumStyle MARQUETTE BUILDING Telephone 2210 Central CHICAGO JOHN E. OWENS ATTORNEY & COUNSELOR AT LAW 323 ASHLAND BLOCK TELEPHONE CENTNAL 988 CHICAGO PHONES {Office, M in 1157 Res. Brown 42 STEPHEN A. DOUGLAS LAWYER Suite 200. 128 125 Lil Salle Street CHICAGO JOHR FITZGERALD JUSTICE OF THE PEACE 4707 & HALSTED STREET. ....CHICAGO J. GRAY LUCAS ATTORNEY-AT-LAW Suite 412 Real Estate Board Bidg 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 3553. 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 500-600 Oxford Building 84 LA SALLE ST., CHICAGO Telephone Make 1614. ALBERT B. GEORGE LAWYER 428 Ashland Block, Chicago. — BUL. M. DORSE. — Fatal Shock by Telephone. A verdict for $15,000 damages has been procured at Media, Pa., in a peculiar suit against a telephone company. The children of Thomas F. Delahunt sued for that sum because of the death of their father from a shock received over the telephone. A heavily charged electric light wire which had fallen across the telephone circuit caused the fatal shock. N. Y. Tribune. ```markdown ``` WILLIAM C. KUESTER. SUPERINTENDENT. N. Western Ave., Chicago. 1994 N. Western Ave., Chicago. Telephone Lake View 270. JACOB FEINBERG HILLMAN'S 112-114-116 STATE STREET Dry Goods and Everything to Wear for Man, Woman and Child Notary Public John J. Bradley Real Estate, Insurance and Loans Property managed. Abstracts examined. Renting. Legal papers prepared. 4709 South Halsted Street Chicago JUSTICE OF THE PEACE Mortgages, Deeds, Notes and Legal Documents Drawn and Acknowledged. Room 22, 27 North Clark Street. Opening of Kalaspa Park SEASON 1904 Every Tuesday and Friday Metropole Dancing Club METROPOLITAN ORCHESTRA, Prof. J. W. Hail and all the old favorites Take 47th St. Cars to the Gate 47th and Robey ADMISSION 25 CENTS Opens June 2nd, 1904 Junk's Brewery M. JUNK, Proprietor JOS. P. JUNK, Manager 3700-3710 South Halsted Street and 897 to 929 Thirtyseventh Street CHICAGO IMPORTED AND DOMESTIC WINES, LIQUORS AND CIGARS 8402 SOUTH KALSTED STREET.