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The Lily White Republicans and The Negro. The Lily White Republican Senators Refused to Aid the Widow of Postmaster Baker of South Carolina. Vol. 1X The Lily White and The N The Lily W publican Refused to Widow of Baker Carolina. IV Within less than one year after the first inauguration of William McKinley as President of the United States, March 4th, 1897, a gang of savages, in the dead hours of night surrounded the little home of Postmaster Baker at Lake City, South Carolina, set fire to it and as his family and himself emerged from the burning building terror-stricken with fright, while the flames were leaping and roaring all around them like the flames and the demons of the infernal regions Baker, and his baby were shot to death—his devoted and loving wife and the remainder of their children were severely wounded and only escaped with their lives by crawling away in the darkness of that death-dealing and horrible night—for the scenes which they beheld can never be irradicated from their memories until their eyes are closed in death. The press, both Democratic and Republican, the pulpit and the people regardless of their political affiliations freely poured out their condemnation upon the perpetrators of that damnable deed. As Baker was a capable and honest government official, the vast majority of fair minded Americans seemed to be of the opinion that President McKinley, through his Attorney-General would be justified in taking some action in the matter. Public sentiment was so strong in that direction that in time a very weak effort was made on the part of the government authorities to bring the murders to the bar of justice, but as Baker was a colored man and was unable to further vote and shout for the Lily White Leaders of the Grand Old Party, President McKinley and his Lily White associates naturally concluded that his life was not worth anything, that his wife and children could live on Republican promises and charity. Consequently the prosecution of the 12 or 15 leading white citizens of Lake City, S. C., by the Federal authorities soon pettered out. It has also been stated by some very good people and no one has ever come forward to deny it "that the Lily White Republicans of South Carolina did assist to foully murder Postmaster Baker and his children, and reduce his home to ashes." It is further asserted that one or two of those Lily Whites who helped to commit that revolting crime have been employed from that time to the present in Washington, D. C., by the government. Whether this last assertion is true or false, it must be admitted by all who are familiar with the political affairs in the South, that "A Lily White Republican was the first to devise or concoct the scheme to disfranchise the Negro in South Carolina." Not many months after President McKinley and his Attorney-General abandoned the idea of prosecuting the murders of Postmaster Baker, the Hon. William E. Mason introduced a bill in the United States Senate which was overwhelmingly Republican, in favor of appropriating one thousand dollars for the benefit of Mrs. Baker and her children so that they would not become objects of charity and partially compensate them for the loss of their protector and home. But the Lily White Republican Senators ridiculed the very idea of the United States --- Only a few days after these scenes were enacted in the United States Senate, those same Lily White Republican Senators unanimously voted in favor of appropriating seventy-five thousand dollars for the benefit of the families and relatives of the five greasy Italians who lost their lives in a riot in the city of New Orleans, La. Those same Lily White Republican Senators also voted to increase the bounties on the pensions of the widows of many tinhorn soldiers, at the same time they presented another wealthy lady with five thousand dollars extra each year as long as she lieves, so that she and the other widows referred to can continue to live in luxury and in idleness. But as before stated—the Lily White Republican Senators would not appropriate one cent for the benefit of Mrs. Baker, whose husband was murdered in cold blood while in the service of his country. If and loud-mouthed Lily White or Colored Republican can deny the truthfulness of these statements then let them come forward and do so or forever hold their peace in relation to the undying love of the Lily White Leaders of the Republican party in behalf of the Negro. Once more the Afro-American Republican editors and the preachers are too cowardly to refer to the treatment which Mrs. Baker received at the hands of the Lily White Republican Senators, and to the many other insults and wrongs which are continually being heaped upon the Negro by his Lily White masters. They evade discussing these things by simply referring to the utterances of Ben Tilliman, who is a disgrace to the proud and haughty Anglo-Saxon race, and to his country, who is not a Democrat but a red-handed Anarchist who dined with President McKinley in the White House Jan. 1, 1901. Thomas F. Scully, candidate for reelection as a member of the State Board of Equalization from the fifth district, has honestly discharged his duties in that connection in the past and his services will be continued after November 8. HEW TO THE LINE. [Name] REV. ABRAHAM The famous Pastor of Bethel C ments while preaching his farewell so The famous Pastor of Bethel Church, who made many wild statements while preaching his farewell sermon last Sunday evening. Rev. Abraham Lincoln Murray, was so overcome with the Holy Ghost, that he made many reckless statements while preaching his farewell sermon in Bethel church, Sunday night. The Rev. gentleman let it be known that as Pastor of Old Bethel for the past four years he officiated at 1,235 funerals; made 10,440 sick visits; prisoners visited by him 4,365, without saying anything about calling on or visiting the sisters. Number of couples married 415, and the preached 6,590 sermons within the past four years, if anyone can figure it out or explain how Rev. Abraham Lincoln Murray or any other human being can accomplish what he claims to have accomplished in the time specified they are entitled to move up another peg on the mourners' bench. Brother Murray declared "that the hell-hounds had been after him since he landed in Chicago, but by the saving Grace of the ever Living God he was able to put his enemies under his feet." He referred to the villianous attacks which had made upon him by the best and the leading weekly newspaper of Chicago. He related how his God and himself went into the courts for the purpose of stopping the editor in his mad career, "and he plainly confessed that he utterly failed in his effort. He urged his hearers to pay in their "Dollar money," so that he could make a good showing at Conference, which would enable him to retain his present charge or be assigned to another one equally as good." In the wind up he declared "that he was in favor of permitting harlots, gamblers and all the members of the sporting element to become members of the church." At that point a sporting gentleman arose and stated that he "hoped Rev. Abraham Lincoln Murray would be returned to Bethel as the people residing in the (Red Light District) had learned to like him." We confess our inability to discover how and to what extent Booker Washington "stimulates and encourages" the Colored hotel keepers of the country, by stopping at the leading white hostleries in his travels over the East and Northern states. The surest way to encourage them—to our way of thinking, is by both precept and example. An excellent object lesson on the fallacy of such a step, was shown at the recent Indianapolis meeting, when the delegates refused their assignments and rushed pell-mell to the white hotels, because Mr. Washington chose to stop at a white hotel.—The Recorder, Indianapolis, Ind. The Recorder is right in calling Booker T. Washington down in this respect. For he never thinks about spending one dollar of the money which he begs among the members of his race engaged in business in the various sections of the country if he can avoid it. Yet he is continually blowing and lecturing to the Negro, "to build up his own race enterprises." ```markdown ``` Attorney William L. Martin Replies to Mrs. Tuck. To the Editor of The Broad Ax. Dear Sir—Your issue of September 3, '04, contained a false and malicious article against me, written by Mrs. Sallie Tuck, who, I am told, to escape arrest for perjury, clandestinely left the city last Friday. I never had a suit for her, except a divorce suit, in the prosecution of which I have spent $34.00 of my own money and never received any money from her or pay for my services, and this she has admitted under oath in court. The $73.00 referred to was money secured in suit of Adora Wright vs. William Tuck, husband of Sallie Tuck. Fifteen dollars of this money was given by me to Mrs. Tuck, for Mrs. Wright, upon Mrs. Wright's request, but Mrs. Tuck kept the money and has never paid it to Mrs. Wright. In securing judgment for $108.00 I was to receive 50 per cent. Mr. Tuck promised to pay the balance of $39 at his next pay day but uit his job, although making over $150.00 per month, under contractwith the Rock Island Railway, and stated that he would rather starve than pay the money for his wife's board, because she had caused his entrails to be cut out by a man, and that he was seven weeks in Provident Hospital recovering. That was four years ago and we have never been able to collect the $39.00. Mrs. Tuck let a man Williams have ten dollars for one week, charging him $2.00 interest, and took his note for 12.00. I believed him honest and stood surety. Both of them stated to me that he paid the note. She became very friendly with Williams, who had been charged with bigamy. His second wife secured a divorce from him and he sued his first wife for a divorce. This $12.00 was used by Williams in his divorce case. Williams visited Mrs. Tuck almost every night, often staying in consultation until after midnight. Suddenly he left the state, and after he had gone, Mrs. Tuck claimed he never paid the $12.00. He wrote to her regularly, I am told, and she tried to make me pay the $12.00 over again, but refused to give me his address so I could secure his testimony by deposition. I refused to pay the $12.00 unless she would give his address as I believed he had paid it. Mrs. Tuck is not a widow. She is not divorced. I secured judgment against her for services in the divorce case because she refused to further prosecute the case, but I do not expect to collect the judgment against an admitted pauper, who has had so much money to lend(?] Mrs. Tuck is a hard working woman who washes and irons and scrubs floors for her living. If her conduct with Williams, who she knew was going to re-marry his second wife, whose terrible physical condition she also knew, has caused her to believe she was being slandered then she should be pitied and protected by the police. It is painful to be compelled to change your opinion of one whom you have always believed to be a perfectly honest, truthful lady. Yours respectfully, WILLIAM L. MARTIN. DR. CHAS. E. BENTLEY Charged with Showing the White Rabbit at The International Dental Congress at St. Louis. Some months ago the colored people of Chicago were called together at Bethel Church to listen to a resolve and a nicely written speech, setting forth the wrongs and the obstacles that impedes the progress of the race. They were treated to a splendid talk upon a new policy, which would lead them from poverty and ignorance to wealth, intellectual greatness, and many other things which would shield them, not only from the rebukes of their own consciences but also of the civilized world. The people were pleased. They voted the meeting a success. Dr. C. E. Bentley a fearless leader, and anxiously awaited results. Shortly after that came the announcement that Dr. B. had been elected as chairman of an important committee at the Dental meeting of the World's Fair. Again every race loving Negro was proud and joyous. Well they knew that Dr. Bentley was qualified to fill the place with credit to himself and the race as well, and being the leader of the new idea of insistent equal opportunity for the race we all expected great things of this modern David. That prejudice Goliah would be attacked in his very home and slain with neatness and dispatch, while some hinted that our David was tempted at times to "Get by" as not one of us. Still we were willing to forgive and forget all things in order to gain something for the race. The dentists met and we were startled to read in our daily papers these words: DENTISTS DRAW COLOR St. Louls, Mo., Sept. 3. There was one vacant seat at the banquet table around which the delegates to the fourth international dental congress gathered at the Jefferson Hotel. It was the one reserved for Dr. Charles E. Bentley, a Negro Dentist of Chicago, who decided to remain away to prevent a threatened walkout by Southern delegates. Dr. Bentley is a member and expresident of the Odontographic Society of Chicago, the largest dental orfanization in the world. Patiently we awaited Dr. Bentley's explanation of his conduct while in that convention. Why for instance did he resign his chairmanship of the committee? Why remain away from the banquet? Then the light begins to shine on the dark places and our David looms up as a "Prejudice Breaker" in a two column article in an obscure Negro newspaper. How any rational man in this country with all the facts surrounding this case could offer such an affront to his readers is an inexplicable mystery. To the thoughtful and discriminating reader the article was as fine a bit of sarcasim as ever gets into print. For in no part of the article does it show anything that would justify such head lines. If we are in error concerning the matter we desire to be corrected and if it is not asking too much we would respectfully request that the writer of those head lines to favor us with an expose of what was the advantage gained by Dr. Bentley for himself or the race; such an expose would if skillfully executed be regarded as one of the curiosities of the literature of the times. For instance that harmony act: Let us see. The Doctor tries to placate those whom in the stupid inconsistency of his heart, he execrates as enemies, yet attempts to treat as friends, his talents, his influence, his labors, are all for his race? Yet he is willing to sacrifice all for the sake of harmony. In other words he gave countenance and encouragement to the prejudice of the enemy; then like a cringing sycophant, he offers a resolution in the society for favors which he had not the manhood to defend the day before. The resolution was tabled which to all but Dr. Bentley means defeat. Now, Mr. Editor it gives me no pleasure to say hard things of any body and especially of one, who though full of race pride is shy on manhood, but the policy he pursued was so utterly inexcusable, so at variance with all his recent utterances that an exposure of the real facts ought to be instrumental in determining others to eschew bad example. Did he do all that true valor and race pride should have made him do? and as the President of the Equal Opportunity League of Chicago, did he swerve from his plighted faith? was his the self-sacrificing spirit of which he so boastfully spoke at the Bethel meeting? Did he even vindicate his own rights? Had he have gone to the banquet and been ordered out he would have had some reason to offer the resolution, and would have the lasting credit of the whole race. Dr. Bentley instead of feeling that he accomplished something commendable should feel that he has brought reproach to those whom he presumes to represent, instead of victory. Let him be admonished in the language of President Roosevelt. Words are only useful when accompanied by deeds. Therefore, after all that has been said and done, I still insist that Dr. Bentley is guilty of showing the white rabbit at the International Dental Congress.—From the Man on the Corner. Col. Roosevelt's Letter of Acceptance. Monday Col. Roosevelt, who as the Rough Riding President of the United States, has appointed less colored men to office than any other President since 1868, promulgated his long letter of acceptance, which caused a tired feeling to come over those who attempted to read it. In it he weakly endeavored to justify the reckless and the extravagant policy which he has pursured. His letter of acceptance contains nothing worthy to call for extended comments on the part of the press. As long as the Republican party poses as the special God-father of the Negro, it is very singular indeed that his letter falls to condemn mob and lynch law and the rolling of "Jim Crow cars" into the city of Washington. He also failed to commit himself as to whether or not he is in favor of reducing Southern representation in Congress on account of the exclusion of the Negro voters. The West Side Young Ladies' Circle, of which Miss Lena V. Pickett is chairman and Mrs. F. French secretary, gave a testimonial in honor of Mrs. David McGowan and Miss E. Wilson, Tuesday evening, Sept. 13th, at the residence of Miss French, 591 Fulton street. Many young folks from the South Side attended and a pleasant time was spent. S. A. T. Watkins, assistant prosecuting attorney of Chicago, was duly authorized to represent Mayor Carter H. Harrison at the opening of the Country Fair, in the rear of St. Mark's church, 47th and State streets, last Monday evening. It is the last instance in the history of Chicago that an Afro-American has been selected to represent it in such a official capacity. 7 PUBLISHED WEEKLY. a and faces Boe mao ‘Subseriptions mast be paid in advance. SS ‘Aggertiing retos maze knows of application. THE BROAD AX ‘40 Armour Avenue, Obicago. JULIUS F. TAYLOR, Balter and Pubitsber. Se et Batered at the Post Office at Chicago, @ | Mi, es Second-class Matter. BWW sal gree: pen Spamatgiryee x4 3 According to Consul Dsigoro Goh, the Japanese child calls its father “Gempu,” which means “strict father,” while it aGdresses its mother as “Jibo,” that is, “benevalent mother.” Mr. Goh quotes a Japanese lad who classified the Japanese father as one among the “four fearful things of the world,” ao eee » conflagration and father.” eer Java's Wonderful Lake. (One of the greatest wonders of Java is a large lake of boiling mud, two miles in circumference, in the center of which immense columns of soft, hot mud may be seen continually rising and falling Besides these columns there are two gigantic bubbles near the edge, which fills up itxe huge balloons and explode on an average three times per minute. ~ Wedern Move) The modern novel is often little more than an enlarged anecdote, in which «wo or three, or perhaps half = dosen, per- sons keep the drama moving. A story of Dickens’ is not an anecdote, but a his- tory. The actors and personages in it are numbered by the score. His stage ‘bas not.a few, but a throng of actors on it-—Great Thoughts. Iceland “Bottle Post.” ‘The “bottle post” is an old institution of, the south const of Icelgnd. Letters @% put into corked bottles, which are ‘wafted by the winds to ‘the “opposite cvast._ At times they also contsin a small present, as an inducement for the finder to deliver the letter as addressed. ’ Pattine Of the Evil Dar. Miliey—You know, dear, we've been engaged for two years, and I think it’s “—o. I Gear. If don’t know, i you really love him you'll let him be happy for a little longer yet—Stray “Stories. A Gentle Hint. “It is the little things,” remarked ‘the boarding house landlady, “that annoy us most” -_ “Yes,” ‘rejoined the irreverent “earder, “these small steaks, for ¢x- ‘ample.”—Cincinnati Enquirer. - His Experience. “I tell you,” said the mournful man, “it's bard for a man to lose his friends.” “Oh, I don’t know,” replied Markiey. “It's easy enough; all you've got to do is to lend them money.”—Philadelphia Press. Bo Remove Smoke Odcr_ It is eaid that a room may be quick- ly freed-from the smell of tobacco @moke by placing in it a pall of water eontaining a handful of hay, which will absorb all the odor of the tobacco, 5 King Réward’s Checks. ~ ‘The checks which the king of Engiant uses for his private business are drawn on his personal account at Coutts’. The signature is “Edward R..” followed by ‘a.small royal crown. Yinatie Journalists. At Charenton, France, the first num- ber has been published of the Journal Ge Charenton. The paper is edited and printed by tnmates of the lunatic asylum . French Bepestry. ‘The manufacture of some of the fin- eat French tapestry is so slow that an ‘grtist.cammot produce more than a quarter of & square yard in a year. Chance for Writers, A Japanese magarine has been started ‘This will give the Jap generals and ad- miralg something to do after the war is over.—Chicago Record-Heraid. ; : é “She married one of asture's nobie- ue” “Yes—got him without spending cant."—Detrolt Free Press. : ‘Nearly 40 per cent. of the population of Siberia are Russian exiles. = Guar Idkes Corn. : Gyesa corr on the wb ts sald te beg Qzvorite dish with the czar. i 2 iba cpememeeleeteninttesa tl i ee Se tr Aes = t a a is . __ eapewel. ieshaae - Ceci’. i | : fe - 8. A. T. WATKINS. Assistant Prosecuting Attorney cf Chicago, superintendent of St. Thom- as Sunday School, and ome of the useful and influential members of the race, _ A A AERNESNRSS SR + REV. W. &. BRADDAN. ‘THE ELOQUENT AND POPULAR PASTOR OF BEREAN BAPTIST CHURCH. ~- RECEPTION AND BANQUET 1! HONOR OF REV. w. 8. BRADDAN. Thursday evening the members and friends of Berean Baptist church, 4838 Dearborn St, gave their third annual reception and banquet in honor of its popular and eloquent pastor, the Rev. W. 8. Braddan. c The repast served was simply ele gant. Rey. J. W. Robinson was mas- ter Sf ceremonies and aver one hun- dred and fifty guests enjoyed the re ‘past. |, The subject under discussion at the ‘banquet table was, “The Necessity of Industrial Schools for Our Boys and Girls.” Rev. D. H. Harris, Rev. W. 8. Braddan, Julius F Taylor and one or two others opposed the proposition and it was eloquently championed by Rev. J. Madison Mason. Rev. J. W. Robinson was rather inclined to strad- die the question. * The music by Prof. F. A. Johnson's orchestra was simply superb. Miss Nellie Toler assisted in the musical program, and her sweet and musica! voice adds to her popularity every time she appears before the public. Rev. Braddan was weil pleased with the cordial reception tendered him by his many friends. - Inferior Quadrupeds. Australia produces also those lowest of the quadrupeds, the duck-billed ‘water mole and the echidna, or Aus tralian porcupine anteater. They, along with the kangaroos, may be de ecribed as the groundlings of the mam- malian family, for in“ respect of their structure they are of s much lower grade than, say,a dog or scat. This inferiority is seen mot only in the brain but in many other details of their bodily anacomy. Te Cheerful Tribulation is a habit. Be brave and utter a cheerful word, in place of the complaining one. Keeping silent in an atmosphere of discord attracts to you peace and serenity, instead of pain and sorrow. “As a man fhinketh in his heart, a0 is he.” No greater truth was ever uttered. Grumblers antagonize that truth As soon es a person stops thinking trouble and goes to thinking joy—then joy will matertalize—Detroit Free Presa. ; . e on ee a : The Gain of Loss. It is impossible to estimate the ben- efits of affliction. Most men count their afflictions as so much loss. They consider that every day of suffering is @ lost day, and that all the pain they Dear is a disadvantage in the race of life. Life is narrower, feebler, less valuable because of sickness, loss, and trouble. But they do not consider wisely. Many men have gained far more by afflictions than by thein pleas- ures. Adversity has added more to Mile than prosperity—Detroit Free Press. Mot Yet Horseless Acc Perhaps a time will come when our streets and avenues will be horseless, but it cannot yet be claimed that it is yet in sight. It will certainly not come as long as motor cars command pres- ent prices—prices which manifest a tendency to incréase rather than to de- crease. Even when the cost of a good machine is low—if such a pesiod shall ever arrive—doubtless we will continue to see Dobbin and the family chaise the approved method of many for getting the air—N. Y.Globe. —— Largest Orchard ~ | America claims thag the largest or- chard in the world is in Missouri. It }ie the great Winans orchard, neat | Marshfield, in Webster county. There re £6,000 apple trees, 40,000 peach tree and 10,000 pear trees, just at proper bearing age. The acreage covered is 1,240, and it is estimated that the or- chard is now worth $408,000. There are to-day in the county 1,000,900 bearing trees. Astronomer’s Novel Theory. 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Good Ones All Dead. Ruyter Lott—What can I do to be come a famous poet? Critie—Die. All the good ones are ead.—Chicago Journal. ~ - Brought in Roumanis. | Drought has glmost destroyed the corn crop in Roumania, and the gover: ment has prohibited its exportation. | It is better to say: “This one thing! do," than to say: “These 40 things ! ‘dabble im.”—Washirigton Gladden. a oh see ge “Hymn to Apollo,” > A tong ’ to jo, sung for the first Engiand. The Fierce Dose. ‘That_war $2 beginning to resolve | self-into a question of how much Ras ee . ox aang : i WASHINGTON GOSSIP INTERESTING SHIFTS IN ARMY CIRCLES TO BE MADE. CORBIN TO GO TO MANILA How Sentiment Selected a Tenant for Corbin's Washington Home Passing of Picturesque Character-Other Topics. Washington.—There will be some interesting shifts in army circles within the next month, one of the most interesting and-important of which is the detail of Maj. Gen. Henry C. Corbin to the command of the department of the Philippines. This will bring about transfers in the United States and will send Maj. Gen. Ma1. Gen. Corbin. Fred Grant, son of the great war commander, to be Corbin's successor in command of the department of the Atlantic and Maj Gen. Fred Funston, whose meteoric career in the army since the war with Spain has made a unique chapter in the army's history, to take command of the department of the west. The assignment of Gen. Corbin to the Philippines is significant of future honors in store for him. President Roosevelt with that devotion to civil service principles that has marked all his public career, believes that in the army men should be fitted by experience for positions to which they may be promoted. He believes that the lieutenant general of the army and chief of staff should be an officer who has had practical experience in every department of the service. For this reason he considers it essential that this officer, who is virtually head of the army, although nominally the president and secretary of war are superior to him, should be thoroughly acquainted with conditions in the Philippines. It is appreciated that the most important army problems that must be soived are involved in that archipelago. With this end in view, President Roosevelt has asked Gen. Corbin to take command in the Philippines. The assignment is somewhat of a surprise to those who unwarrantedly supposed that the president would promote Brig. Gen. Leonard Wood to military command of those islands. President Roosevelt is Gen. Wood's friend, but not to the extent of partiality. His assignment of Gen. Corbin to the Philippines is proof of this, as it is no secret that the friendliest feeling does not exist between Corbin and Wood. When Gen. Corbin has served a year or so in the Philippines he will be recalled and will succeed Lieut. Gen. Chaffee as chief of staff. Mrs. Hanna Gets Cabin Home Gen. Corbin has been able to do a favor to Mrs. Hanna, widow of the late Senator M.A. Hanna, of Ohio. He has leased to the latter his Washington residence, one of the handsomest and bestadapted houses at the capital for home living or entertaining. It was a source of gratification to the general that he could offer his home to the widow of one of Miss Ruth Hanna. the best friends he ever had. In order to do this he had to break off abruptly negotiations with Secretary of the Navy Paul Morton, who was extremely anxious to secure the Corbin house during the general's absence in the Philippines. Terms had been agreed upon between the general and the secretary, and the latter was congratulating himself on obtaining an ideal home where he could entertain in a manner befitting a cabinet officer. At this juncture Mrs. Hanna telegraphed Gen. Corbin, expressing a wish to rent his house, as she proposed making Washington her winter home. The general considered the matter just about two minutes, or long enough to indite an answering telegram saying: "The house is yours." Mrs. Hanna will add another to the colony of distinguished people that is making Washington celebrated as a winter residence city. In her latter years Mrs. U. S. Grant spent the winter and fall in the city. Mrs. Gen. Sheridan lives here; Mrs. Hearst, the widow of the late senator from California, makes Washington her home, and many other people formerly holding distinguished positions in official life maintain residences here. A Picturesque Character. There is passing away in Washington one of the most picturesque characters of official life that has been known in the last quarter of a century. For some years past he has been out of public gaze, but soon after the war, during reconstruction days and later, he was a familiar figure in political and official walks and achieved no little notoriety and reputation. He is Judge George Interrupted the Queen's Bath. O'Reilly, a native of Ireland, born with the proverbial Irish wit and genius, but for years a prominent republican leader in Virginia. Such a position in this rock-ribbed democratic state naturally gave him notoriety. During President Grant's administration he was given the place of consular agent to Zanzibar, South Africa, as a alight recognition of services he rendered to the party. If the idea was to commit him to obscurity by sending him to that far-off station, the state department reckoned without its man. He had not been there very long before he came prominently before the public. A man of some means, he set up an establishment with his family that was considerably above those maintained by the native officials, no matter how high their rank. The Judge insisted on the observance of official etiquette and the amenities of diplomatic life. The manners of the natives were very primitive, and their customs grated upon the finer feelings of the judge and his family. It was the habit of the queen of Zanzibar and her court to take her daily bath in the waters immediately in front of the United States consulate. The dusky monarch was not trammeled by any restrictions as to bathing costume, and the appearance of her and her attendants with no suggestion of a bathing suit shocked the United States representative, who warned them to desist from the habit. He accompanied the warning with a threat if they persisted in bathing in this style he would drive them out of the water with a gun. The queen refused to regard the threat seriously, and the next day she and her suite assembled at the usual place and prepared to bathe. The judge wasted no words, but took his gun, which he had charged with salt and pepper, and fired into the crowd. The queen received most of the stinging charge, and there was a tremendous commotion. The incident was reported to Washington, and the judge recalled. He has lived most of the time since in Washington, and has always delighted in relating his experiences as the representative of the United States in far-off Zanzibar. New Typesetting Machines. Public printer Palmer is working a revolution in the government printing office by the installation of new typesetting machines. There has all along been a decided, although quiet, opposition to the introduction of these machines into the government service, the old-line typos being reluctant to give up their cases. Mr. Palmer has long been of the opinion that economy Introducing Typesetting Machines should be practiced in the government work as well as in private establishments and has been convinced that the modern typesetting machines should be used. Their introduction has been gradual, but in a short time the bulk of the government printing will be done upon these machines. The public printer states that 74 new typesetting machines are now being installed, but this will not mean the dismissal of any of the regular force. This dissipates one of the objections, which was that men would be thrown out of if mechanical typesetters were introduced. Mr. Palmer has had his printers attend schools of instruction, where they have studied the methods of operations and learned to manipulate the keyboards of the machines now in general use. These men will simply leave their cases and sit down before the machines, while they draw their usual compensation from the government treasury. There is a temporary force employed at times when there is a rush at the printing office, and these men may be affected by the change, but the steady growth of government printing is sure to make places for all of them in time. Clerks and Campaign Funds. The usual warning has been sounded by the civil service commission against the solicitation of campaign funds from government employees. This warning is now somewhat of a perfuntory performance as solicitation, except in rare instances, long ago ceased in the government departments. There is a wonderful change in this respect in the last decade, as formerly a good proportion of the Gives Without Solicitation. campaign funds was expected to be contributed by those holding office. It took the politicians some time to appreciate the full significance of the law which congress passed forbidding anyone approaching government employees with demands for campaign money. It is fully appreciated now, however, and the clerks in the departments here are free from such demands. This does not mean that campaign contributions are not made by government employees. Most of them feel that it is their duty to aid the parties to which they belong to win elections and obtain control of the government; so they voluntarily send in their mitea. This feeling is pretty general among the male employees, but now that the women in the government service understand that there is nothing to compel them to give, are rather chary in offering of their comfortable salaries to the treasury of either political party. The civil service regulations and laws have removed one source of enthusiasm in national elections by prohibiting the promise of positions or promotion as a result of political activity. GERM PHOTOS THE LATEST Art of Taking Pictures of Microbes Is Simpler Than Might Be Supposed. The latest accomplishment of science is the photographing of living disease germs. Given the complicated machinery and processes required to get the negative films for any set of life-motion pictures, the method of securing the films for germ life is simpler than might be supposed. The living germs to be pictured are put on a lantern slide in blood or water or other suitable medium and projected on a screen, just as they might be by a physician giving a lecture and showing to the class the actual live germs and their habits. Alongside of the lantern is placed the machine for getting the negative films of the life-motion pictures, and it is operated—taking pictures of the projection on the screen at the rate of about 30 a second—as by the ordinary method. The lantern, as usually operated, magnifies the germ and whatever else the slide contains about 2,000,000 times. The negative film machine magnifies the image on the screen about three times, the resulting total magnification being 6,000,000. Once the film strip is obtained in this way it may be used in the ordinary life-motion picture machine again and again. Magnified to the extent named the germs of diseases which have been isolated and identified are readily observable. They are seen being born, moving about, growing, giving birth to other germs, and dying, just as they do in real life The machine may be run fast or slow, or stopped at any picture, or it may be set back for a close or more detailed study of something which has already been observed. SARATOGA PLEASES WOMEN Famous New York Resort Gives Temporary Freedom to the Fair Sex. "The lady at Saratoga gets more out of her visit than does the gentleman who takes her there," says Charles E. Trevathan, in Everybody's Magazine. "She may do with impunity in Saratoga those things which she may not approach even in thought elsewhere, and it is perhaps because of this temporary freedom that she loves her Saratoga as she loves no other resort. It is the one environment through which she may move along if she like, the one acre of pleasure-making where the escort is not necessary to her pursuit of laughter. She may go through the drives alone in the forenoon, and she may stroll about the race course in the afternoon alone; she may dine alone and wine alone; she may sit out the concerts in the evening or watch the moonlight on the verandas alone, and there will scarce be comment upon her actions. She may, without fear, go alone anywhere and everywhere in the town that a man can go. And this is a privilege of which she does not avail herself. She merely gets a keen sort of relish in the idea that she 'could an she would.' There is more fun to be had with 'somebody along,' and the lady of Saratoga is rarely a person alone.'" MYSTIC WRÉATH EXPLAINED Tribute to Queen Victoria at Her Death Was Sent by Much Admired Singer. At the time of Queen Victoria's funeral there was much comment in the newspapers about a mysterious wreath laid upon the coffin. It was one of the finest there, but bore only the words, 'O, Rest in the Lord!' No name was attached, and there was a great deal of speculation as to who had sent it. It has now been revealed that the wreath was placed there by Queen Alexandra on behalf of Miss Ada Crossley, the famous Australian contralto. She was often "commanded" to Windsor castle by Queen Victoria, who greatly admired her singing. Once she happened to choose her majesty's favorite song, "O, Rest in the Lord!" The queen wept bitterly and explained that she could never hear that song without thinking of her dead husband, the prince consort, who also had loved it dearly. This was the reason why Miss Crossley sent the wreath. Rainmaking as a Business Twelve years ago this summer the "rainmakers" were at the height of their renown in western Kansas. In going back over its files the Smith Center Pioneer finds that it published this notice in 1892: "I wish to inform the public of Smith county that if they will deposit $500 in some bank of Smith Center, I will make it rain any week a committee appointed for the purpose shall suggest, and if satisfactory to them, I receive the $500, and if not, I receive nothing, after which, if desirable, I will enter into contract with Smith county to furnish rain for so much per cultivated acre through the crop season. Rube Jarvis." Reason for Europatkin's Plaint. Reason for Kuropatkin's Plaint. Gen. Kuropatkin's complaint that his men are too old calls attention to the fact that the Russian system tends to place rather old men with the colors in war time. The liability for service extends from the twenty-first to the forty-third year. The first four years are spent with the colors, and the conscript is then a reservist for 14 years. It is quite likely, therefore, that Kuroptakin has received many reservists of about 39 years of age. Japan's service age is from 17 to 40. Fort Arthur Called Lushunkow. The Chinese name for Port Arthur was Lushunkow; the town had, 20 years ago, only a few thousand inhabitants, and was used as a place for the deportation of criminals. Connecticut Shirt Stitcher Becomes the Bride of a Rich Young New York Manufacturer. New York Special From the mill to millions is the great good fortune of Miss Ada Brierly, shirt stitcher. She is no longer the working girl of New Britain, Conn., toiling daily from seven a.m. to six p.m. Instead, she is now Mrs. Francis Edgar Talcott, of 7 West Fifty-seventh street, New York city, neighbor of the Vanderbilts, Whitneys, Oelricshses and others of the world of fashion and daughter-in-law of James Talcott, the multimillionaire dry goods merchant. The newly-wedded bridegroom is the youngest member of the family of James K. MRS. FRANCIS E. TALCOTT. (Shirt Stitcher Who Recently Became Millionaire's Bride.) Talcott. Young Talcott started in at the bottom. Mr. Talcott also owns a large interest in the New Britain Knitting company, and with these two companies the young man concerned himself. Instead of living with his uncle, one of the richest men in Connecticut, the nephew chose to take a room in a quiet boarding house. This was two years ago. Day after day young Talcott applied himself strictly to business. One man particularly interested him—John Brierly, foreman in the "picker" room. A friendship sprang up between the two—the millionaire's son who wasn't afraid of work and the mill hand. Gradually the college boy found himself spending much of his spare time in the old man's company. Finally, one day he went home with Brierly. "My daughter," said the old man, as a vision clad in dainty white came to meet him. "Miss Ada. She works for the Parker Shirt company." When young Talcott went away after staying to a dainty tea prepared by the girl's own hands, he asked permission to call again. He called again and very soon. Gradually the calls became more and more frequent. Finally the acquaintance changed to an ardent courtship. The young man hain't bothered telling his father nor his mother. He chose a wedding that was diametrically opposite to a family custom. He elected to go quietly to the parsonage of the Congregational church in New Britain. There Rev. Russell T. Hall, after assuring himself that all the necessary questions had been properly answered, made the mill girl and the heir to the mill man and wife. USE DESTRUCTIVE POWDER Japanese Army Employ Explosive Vastly Superior to Anything Known in the Past. Chefoo (China) Special The war in the far east has been full of surprises, not only to the Russians, who have suffered so many reverses in their encounters with the Japs, but to military observers of other countries. Not the least im- M. DR. SHIMOSE. (Japanese Chemist Who Invented the Powder Bearing His Name.) portant of these surprises was the discovery, early in the conflict, that the Japanese were using a new powder, vastly superior to anything previously known. It is called Shimose powder, named after the inventor, Dr. Shimose, a Japanese chemist. Its wonderful power is shown by the fact that a shrapnel ball, which with ordinary powder breaks into only 20 or 30 pieces, with the new powder breaks into 200 or 300 pieces, and scatters destruction over a much wider range of territory. Indeed, it is pronounced the most destructive missile ever used. One hundred and fifty splinters from a shell loaded with Shimose powder were extracted from a wounded Russian sailor of the cruiser Varlg, sunk in the harbor of Chemulpo in one of the first naval engagements of the war; and Lieut. Gen. Count Keller, the famous Russian commander, was killed by a splinter from one of these shells that burst over a battery whose operations he was watching during the battle of Yangze pass on July 31. St. Louis (Mo.) Special William H. Lee, of Shobonier, Ill, in his eighty-ninth year, is given the distinction by his neighbors in Illinois of being the sole pensioner of the Black Hawk war, and so far as is known the sole survivor of that struggle between the early settlers of the state and the Sac and Fox Indians. Mr. Lee is a relative, by marriage, of Col. M. C. Wetmore, of St. Louis, having married an aunt of the St. Louisan. He comes of that sturdy stock of York state men who came west in the early part of the cen- . WILLIAM H. LEE. (Sole Surviving Pensioner of the Black Hawk War.) tury to make their fight for a home. These rough, determined Illinoisans have gradually diminished in numbers, and the past few years have witnessed the death of the few who survived the last quarter of the century. The sole remaining fighter of the interesting struggle with the Indians was born November 17, 1815, in Cayuga county, N. Y. When young Lee was three years of age his father, accompanied by a large part of his immediate relatives, with their families, came west to Illinois. The party made its way on two rafts and a flatboat constructed from logs. The emigrants took all of their live stock with them in their passage down the Alleghany and Ohio rivers, landing at Shawneetown, from there going to Salem, and finally went to Vandalia, at that time only a small village. At this place Lee grew to young manhood under the hard lessons of frontier life, assisting his father in his grain treadmill and in sawing lumber. At that time the accommodations for grinding produce of the farmers was crude and the state legislature consequently offered the elder Lee a large tract of land on condition that he construct and maintain a water mill for a period of 20 years. Vandalia was the capital of Illinois at the time. Other members of the family also engaged in business, and the Lees secured the privilege of constructing a part of the national highway when it was built. When the Sac and Fox, or as it was known, the Black Hawk, war broke out in 1832. William H. Lee was only 16 years of age, but he possessed courage equal to the hardy training he had received in his Illinois pioneer life. After the close of the war he made three successful trips to New Orleans by boat, which in those days was considered a feat of unusual importance, each time taking large loads of grain. In 1850 he succumbed to the California gold fever, making an overland trip to that part of the country. This trip was followed by two others. On each of the trips large numbers of cattle were taken along as an investment. The party was attacked by Indians on the first trip, but was successful in defeating the red men. On the second journey the party lost all their live stock. The third trip was thoroughly successful. Returning to his farm in Illinois, Mr. Lee has remained there in active charge until within the past few years, when he turned active management over to other hands. None of his children are living. CLIMBING THE PYRAMIDS. It Produces a Peculiar Malady Which Attacks Almost Every Visitor to Cairo. The pyramid limp is a disease that usually attacks the tourist the second or third day after his arrival in Cairo. 1 To many visitors the pyramids are all there is to be seen in Egypt, and once arrived there they proceed to make the ascent. It is not an easy climb, as these steps are so high that no one can reach them without help from before or behind, and the result is strained and lamed muscles. Residents and habitues recognize the pyramid limp in an instant, and the sufferer is greeted with jeers whenever he makes reference to his sufferings. The Difference. Scolding Female (to husband No. 2)—Oh, if you only knew the difference between you, wretch, and my first husband! Husband—I do know the difference. He is happy now that he has left you, and I was happy before I got you.—Chicago Journal. No One to Take Offen Fuller—I understand you said I looked like a monkey? What do you mean by saying that? Waller—Oh, it's all right; no harm done, you know. There wasn't any monkey within hearing when I said it.—Stray Stories. How About This? The London Express learns that "it is proposed in America that the prefix 'Mr.' should be abolished by act of congress, and every man should be known by his trade or profession, as 'Draper Jones' or 'Attorney Smith.'" Restaurant on Shin. Passengers on the enormous new steamer now being built at Stettin for the Hamburg-American line, will be allowed, if they prefer, to pay for the passage only, taking their meals in the restaurant on deck. Wrong Either Way. You are up against it when people praise you. If you agree with them they think you are conceived; if you do not agree with them they think you are a bigger fool than you look.—Chicago Tribune. Crab Cheese. Pound some good, rich cheese with a little mustard, oil, vinegar, capene and salt until the consistency of cream of crab. Serve in a fancy dish with thin fingers of crisp toast.—Washington Star. Annexing Accompaniment Probably the actress who objected to her audience's eating peanuts at a performance of Ibsen thought it was playing the shell game on her.—Chicago Journal. Smart Old Uncle. Between 1896 and 1903 Uncle Sam increased his national wealth from $70,000,000,000 to $100,000,000, an increase of $30,000,000,000.—Des Moines Capital. Russian Horses During the last three years Germany imported from Russia 112,616 horses, valued at over $10,600,000. Russia has now prohibited this exportation. French Coast Going. The sea is said to be gradually eating away the French coast, having within the last five years swallowed up no less than 460 acrea. Long-Lived Occupation Instances of extreme old age are more common among those engaged in the exercise of gardening than in any other employment. Nap for the Soldiers. Soldiers in the Italian army are allowed two hours in the middle of the day for a nap. THE WAY TO LOOK NEAT. And Comfortable is to have your hair nicely combed and put up in the latest style. If your hair is kinky and harsh it looks untidy and hurts when you try to comb it. You can easily change all that and make your hair straight, soft, beautiful and easy to comb by using the Original Ozonized Ox Marrow, it also gives lina healthy glow to the hair so much desired. One bottle will do it. For over forty years ladies of refinement have been using it with great success. Warranted harmless, and never fails. Only 50 cents a bottle. Sold by durgists, or send us 50 cents for a bottle. We pay all express charges. 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. rien Seren = Bae en ~ “Ya the Inat fasue of The Broad Ax our ‘enemies-in: politics. Her. is the “ing reading to those who “have been 5. Ghlengo, Bh, Ang. 29, 1904. _ Gentlemen—It came to our notice ‘pent_to New York for one Forrest “Gosart to come and take charge of the headwaiters in order: to get them fm Une for thts campaign. He was at ‘onetime: president of their organize: thon, teat was asked to resign. We had ‘9 ‘Recting “in Hyde Park and was ‘authorized “to write this letter. If Buch be the case ‘he will only create discord ‘among the walters, for the reason that-while he was headwaiter ‘at Peoria, Dinols, at the Pay Hotel just prior to the walters’ strike, ‘wrote an article which was published 4m the Hotel World stating that be ‘could supply the restaurants and ho- tel proprietors with aff the non-union men they wanted, and could break the stiike, for Which Be ‘became in dis- ‘favor very much, and the incident is not forgotten, as fourfifths of the waiters are union in principle. Mr. W. C. Clayton has an elegant club out here frequented by the boys and is in favor. I was captain of a company @uring the last campaign. 1 would be giad to be of any service'l can and my aivice is to put the gentlemen spoken of on some other line.” Respectfully, J. A. Embry, 195 E. 56th St. ‘This letter is a striking indorsement of Forrest W. Cozart, editor of the Waiter’s column in the Freeman, and ‘who Mr. Barnett is expecting here October ‘ist, if the statement of Mr. W. D. Samuels be true. If you have read the “Freeman” you have, no doubt read, how Mr. Cozart has at- tempted to mislead the public and potaon their minds against unions and especially ‘against the ‘waiters’ union. He had much to say concerning the duplicity of the white boys in taking the places of colored boys, but never @ word does he say how he himself tried to block the way. How many of the 320 men he had on his list, and sent them into Chicago to rob his fol- low-waiters of an honest wage we do not kmow, but this we do know: that he sali that he would do ft, and it was done. Now why does Mr. Barnett want to stuff such men down the throats.of the waiter, does he wish to goon recerd as being opposed to the Waiters’: Union. if not, let him re consider his action before November. C. N. Casey ig another who would forge to ‘the front and demand the pORtic@ “leatership of the waiters, and what for, simply to make a step- ladder out of him, to eat all the finest fruit of the tree. Can we forget so soon that Mr. Casey jet out of his fining room all of the best men he had, violating an agreement entered mto with the employer, because these men were union men, and advocated heir belief, in accord with the best pen Be ners. We have word of his second waiter Brother jackson that he told him to find out who were union men so that he could lischarge them, and now he is seek- mg to be a leader among them. The waiter has his eyes opened and his | soliow tooth pulled and his ears are Jear.- Leas these gentlemen forget | ye would remind them that no man party can be less than fair at all). imes to his fellow men We are). ired of political leaders selecting any | jody to lead the waiter without con- |. ulting him. These headwaiters who |. rould make gamblers out of our young |. See eee en might get his percentage away vith them. ‘The time has come for | ‘ he waiter to quit attending meetings | ' jive “by the fellow who gets the| poney you ought to have.+ Let me |! emind you thet the Republican party | ' as plenty of meney to spend, but | | he “willing ‘Negro gets sentiment, | ' yhile the Jew, the Bohemian, the |‘ jerman, the irish, the Swede, the eandinavian, and every other people | , wit the "Negro gets the money. Ne-| ; foe “in this campaign are <tiree | , (To be Continued.) SPECIAL NOTICE. ‘We find it absolutely impossible to attend all the social functions to ‘wiich “we are invited, consequently ‘we cannot report them as we would like. If'you will mail to our address a brief “write up” of your “soci!=} do- ings” so that we may have it not later than Wednesday of each week, our So- ciety Btitor will ‘give it the attention it merits. Address The Broad Ax, 5040 i as Ses Mrs. C. B Bocatman of St Joe, Mo., is visiting Mrs. Green, 3436 Dearborn street. Mrs. Belle Hughes of Oswego, Kan., ‘visited ber daughter, Mrs. White, 5036 Armour avenue, the past week. Jumes C. Blaney, Chief ‘Boller In- spector of Chicago, has beer so en gaged with his labors this season thst he failed to take his vacation. | ‘Miss Sarah Scott, Goshen, Ind, spent Saturday and Sunday in visiting with her friend- Mrs. Robert A. Wil- Hams, 3544 Dearborn street. Miss M. Clements of Springfield, TIL, was the guest last week of Mrs. ‘R. Jackson, 5007 Dearborn street, and this week she will be the guest of Mrs. Roper, 5025 Dearborn street. ‘Wanted—Men or Women. $3 to $25 daily. Chance to become independent from spare time, Send Stamp. “The Maye Co., Greensboro, N. C. Heather Bloom Unscented Toilet 2owder, manufactured in Chicago, Ill, U. S. A, 25 cents per box. Orders pon ‘postal notice to 2958 State street. L. W. Washington, general agent. Miss Alberta Christy, stenographer, 119 La Salle street, Room 61, has again resumed her labors after spend- | ing her vacation with relatives ‘and | friends in Indianapolis, Ind. DEP RE aes nue, whose husband is meeting with great success with his Pickaninny band, is a warm admirer of The Broad Ax. Joseph A. Q’Donnell, who is a tried and true friend of the colored race will be elected as one of the new judges of the Superior Court of Cook County at the coming election. Col. Samuel R- Snowden who was & dead game sport while he was con- ducting his palm garden and running the Keystone Hotel, but he is now a thing of the past for he has been froze put of both places. Wednesday evening Mrs. Celia Par- ker Wooley met a number of ladies and work of Fred Douglass Center. Dr. G. C. Halk and presented the aims and work of the Fred. Douglas Senter About 20 couple were present and Mrs. Wooley was promised much moral and financial support. Attorney Israel Cowen, Tacoma Building, has returned to the city rom spending his vacation in New York City and other parts of the east nd Mr. Cowen is positive that New fork will roll up a healthy majority pr Judge Parker for President of the Jnited States. ‘West Plummer, so they say, is tell ng every body he comes in contact vith “that Louis Weber and com- any are willing to pay one thousand joliars providing the State’s Attor- ey lands Doctor A. Beatric Schultz p the pen at Joliet.” Tuesday evening the daughter of irs. George Jackson, 1921 Dearborn treet, was united in marriage to Mr. | | ohn P. Hurléy. Rev. Johnson per-| | ormed ths ceremony. Miss Anna : ones and Miss Matilda Johnson | cted as bridesmaids. The newly || aarried couple are at home to their riends at 1341 Deming court. The John Brown Post, G. A. R., will elebrate Emancipation day at Gerd-| er's Park, 123rd street and Michigan | | venue, Thursday, Sept. 22. The com-| | sittee of arrangements are making | mple preparations to entertain all | | fho may join in the festivities. Mrs. Geneva Smith entertained at inner Misses 8. Sanders and E. West | | f Memphis, Tenn. at her home, 4764/ ‘ earborn street. The spacious par-| ! ws were decorated with cut flowers | ‘ ad plants Among those present were | ' fiss A. Williams, Mrs. W. Doyle, G. . Tracy, Dr. Kitler. Messrs, W. Doyle, )Igon, C. 8. Smith. i Mrs. G. H. Welch 38031 Dearborn |! reet, late of Los Angeles, Cal, isa | een business woman, one who re- ects great credit upon the race. Mrs. Velch possesses very pleasing man- ers, and she is a firm supporter of} ! is paper and always gays her sub-| ! sription to it without compelling us| ! ) run after it a thousand times. ; Jacob L. Parks, 3155 State street, is y far the most enterprising Afro Th aa Oi ee. ae saa arrive in this icty Sunday and remain until Monday night for the purpose of ‘maping out a- red-hot campaign and to consult with John P, Hopkins, Rog: er ©. Sullivan, Chairman Boescher stein, Secretary D. J. Hogan, and the other leaders of the party as to the prospect of rolling up a big majority in this state for Parker and Davis. ©. Mr, and Mrs. (BR W. FYtts, 2802 ‘State street, entertained a few friends ‘Tuesday evening in honor of Miss Flossie Jackson, Memphis, Tenn Whist was indulged in, after which a delightful menu was served. At late hour the guests departed feeling that they had been royally entertain ed. Among those present were: Miss Flossie Jackson, Memphis, Tenn.; Mr and Mrs, J. G. Daniels, Misses Blanche Wright, Nellie Williams, Mr. and Mrs. W. I. Wilson, Messra. Herbert W. Wells, R. D. Lacy, L. W. Washington. The great strike at the Union Stock Yards has come to an end. It is true the men failed to gain the point which they were contending for and thou- sands and thousands of colored men, who permitted themselves to be used as strike-breakers by the big packers to defeat the object of the strike are being rapidly displaced by the old men and in a month's time very few of the colored men who were brought here from the South and hurled into the yards will be in evidence. We very much regret to say that the con- duct of the majority of the colored workmen who sought employment at the Stock Yards during the strike re- flects no credit whatever on the race. A Meeting Well Timed. He—Do you think your papa would ‘Teceive me civilly if I were to go to him and ask for you? _ She—Let me see. I believe you hold & mortgage on papa’s business, don’t you? : He—Yes; and it’s about to mature. She—You will be perfectly safe in approaching him at any time or place that may suit your own convenience. —Pittsburg Press. Kind Request. Among a number of notes received by a teacher in excuse for the absence of children was the following: “Dear Teacher: Kindty excuse Min- nie for having been absent yesterday, as she fell in the mud on her way to school. By doing the same you will oblige the mother.”—Philadelphia Pub- lte Ledger. Queer Sex “Women are certainly queer,” re- marked the old bachelor. “What's the answer?” queried the in- quisitive person. “The majority of them,” replied the ©. b., “would rather become pitied wives than remain envied spinsters."”—Chica- go Daily News. genet Tastes cf the Tongue. The tongue is divided into three re- gions of taste, the first of which—thetip portion—is chiefly sensible to pungent and acid tastes, the middle portion to sweets or bitter, while the back is con- fined entirely to the flavors of roast meats, butter, oil, and rich and fatty substances. Baerdine Geled | For one large box of sardines, take six hard-boiled eggs, drain off the oil from the fish, remove backbone, tail and skin and mix thoroughly with the eggs, minced fine, season with pepper and salt. Serve plain with vinegar or mayonnaise dressing —Boston Globe. Go by Yourself. Do not govern your life, which is entirely individual to yourself, by ‘nother’s outlook. Perhaps he could Rot accomplish what you have in mind; neither could you accomplish the task he sets for himself—Com- moner. RS eT | Pompeiian Fireplace. During somp recent explorations at Pompeli an ancient kitchen was un- earthed. In the fireplace there was a kettle on the grate, just as it was left over 1,800 years ago by some cook re siding in that city. Convenient Glue-Pot. An ever ready glue pot is a most useful piece of property. It is easily Prepared by putting naphtha in a wide-mouthed bottle and dissolving shellac in it—Detroit Free Press. : Every Man’s Duty. It is the duty of eyery man, especially im an insular nation like ours, to enlarge his knowledge of men and manners by getting out of his own country occasion- ally.—London Truth. ‘Maturally Accurate. All the paraphernalia of a civil en- gineer isn’t in it with thestrong arm of a young man when it comes to locating the girl's waist line—Chicago Daily News. . —_—_—___. Severe Marriace Lewes, The Austrian marriage laws are very severe. They prohibit alliances pe- tween Christians and Jews, and betwean Christians and infidels. ———— Doesn’t Have To. Lightain’ doz't strike twice in de same place, kase it does its work so well fust time dey ain't co we ¢ wine back — Weashine:.. Si-r Sees, WILLIAM C. KUESTER, SUPERINTENDENT. 1994 N. Western Ave., Chicago. Telephone ) Lake View 270, in oben Haney D. Coghlan O'Donnell & Coghlan Attorneys at Law Phone 264 Main Metropolitan Block | N. W. Cor, LaSalle & Raodolph Sts. 5 Chicago is DEVINE & O'CONNELL ATTORNEYS AT LAW QUITE 318-320 REAPER BLOCK Gaark ead Washingtoo Ss Telephone, Main 8. cmicaee. JACOB FEINBERG Market and Grocery Telephone 565 South 81st and State Ste. CHICAGO A. D. GASH Attorney at Taw, _ 84-86 La Salle Street, Chicago. Sutte 655 619, Telephone Main 3077. FREDERICK W. JOB ATTOREEY AT LW RSS wT ceptens Ann Cental CHICAGO RTARTA k ieee Special Sales in New Fall Goods Throughout the Store. JOHN E. OWENS ATTORNEY & COUNSELOR f aT Law 323) ASHLAND ;BLOCK TELEPHONE CENTNAL 998 {cHIcaGo: | Tel. Yards 693 Notary Pudlic John J. Bradley Real Estate, Insurance and Loans Property managed. Abstracts examined. Renting: Legal papers prepared. 4709 South Halsted Street - - Chicago aan ieee ee EE JOHN FITZQ@ERALD WSTICE OF THE PEACE: «181 & HALSTED STREET, —~CHIOAGO Theodore C. Mayer JUSTICE OF THE PEACE Mortgages, Deeds, Notes and Legal Documents Drawn and Acknowledged. 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