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THE BROAD AX COL. S. B. TURNER Arrested for Criminal Libel for a Malicious Attack Upon a Prominent 'and Innocent Citizen. COL. S: B. Arrested for Cri a Malicious Prominent 'a Citizen. It is seldom that a wanton and vilainous attack is made on a reputable person without a shadow of reason, as has been made by a dirty, insignificant sheet on Dr. D. H. Williams, a man who has lived in this community for twenty years without a spot or blemish on his reputation. Dr. Williams has not only lived in Chicago for these many years, a progressive, honorable, representative man, but has attained a world-wide reputation as a scientific physician and surgeon, with a large practice among the very best white and colored people in the city and country, and that he should be so wantonly assailed by an irresponsible scullion is a matter for him to not only prosecute but every good citizen with or without a family should be deeply interested in. The uncalled for slanderous attack not only concerns him but should be resented by every fair-minded man or woman who has the least respect for their personal standing. Strange as it may seem, there are others involved in the contemptible slander, who are known to have been industrious in circulating this infamous lie by attempting to disseminate by mail and other mediums. Such low and despicable acts are the work of jealous minds—minds incapable of rising above infamy. The fact will soon be apparent that they, too, will soon realize that they have attacked the wrong man and reckoned without a proper estimate of the ultimate costs and results. We said last week that the slander was a most infamous lie made out of whole cloth. We repeat it again and add that it will not in any way injure Dr. Williams, but when the true inwardness of the malicious assault is laid bare in the courts, there are some who if they had a conscience would bow their heads in shame. Dr. Williams cannot be hurt, but the ultimate investigation will prove that his reputation is unsullied and that he will retain the high position in the community which he has earned by dint of hard work and perseverance. When this matter is finally settled, and the guilty parties are placed where they belong, it will be a long time before a good, upright and worthy citizen is attacked without cause. Dr. Williams' attorneys are Hon. Clarence S. Darrow, S. Laing Williams & Edward E. Wilson. Such a disgraceful attack should not end in the courts. Good citizens should see to it that such dirty "Rags" are suppressed, to the end that an expression of maliciousness such as has appeared would not occur again. It will not in Dr. Williams' case, but who can say when some other citizen equally as reputable as Dr. Williams will be attacked without cause? All proofs necessary are in to stamp this affair as the most uncalled for, malicious and unnecessary attack that was ever perpetrated on an innocent person. Immediately after the scurrious article appeared in print in reference to Dr. Williams, he consulted his attorneys, Messrs. Darrow, Williams & Wilson, and they advised him to have Col. B. B. Turner arrested for criminal libel, and on Wednesday he was yanked in before Justice John R. Caverly, 128 S. Clark street. He was placed under a one thousand dollar bond which was signed by Col. B. F. Moseley, and next Thursday, March 16, at 2 o'clock sharp, Dr. Williams and Col. Turner will have their day in court. Justice Caverly will carefully weigh all the evidence on both sides and decide the case according to the law and the evidence. Some claim that a woman who want ed to get even with Mrs. Williams wrote the article in question, and paid Turner for publishing it. Be that as it may, but one thing is certain, no sane person would have published it unless they had been absolutely sure that it contained the truth and nothing but the truth. WATTERSON ON LINCOLN. those who know Henry Watterson only as the fiery partisan, or the doctrinaire free-trader, can scarcely believe that this "ex-rebel" sconce of a distinguished family looks upon Abraham Lincoln as the greatest of Americans. His lecture on Lincoln has been delivered hundreds of times to appreciative audiences, and when his book is completed we may expect a notable volume. It is certain to be a remarkable piece of rhetorical composition, brimming over with sentiment, stuffed to the covers with adjectives; but it is probable it will be the most remarkable appreciation of the man ever written. Lincoln has not been wholly fortunate in his biographers. Some have lived too near him, and none has come from the South. For President Lincoln—partly by heredity, partly by instinct, and otherwise by prophetic insight—knew the South better than any other man in the North; and many of the alleged mistakes he made were simply following out a policy which he knew better than his advisers. If Colonel Watterson comes up to reasonable expectations we shall have an important addition to the written history of the country. In his lecture he tells how he called on Lincoln the morning of his inauguration, and stood by him at the ceremony. It is impossible to give many extracts, but these are notable: "Let no Southern man point finger at me because I canonize Abraham Lincoln, for he was the one friend we had at court when friends were most in need; he was the one man in power who wanted to preserve us intact, to save us from the wolves of passion and plunder that stood at our door." Aside from Mr. Roger's interesting article on Henry Watterson, The Booklovers Magazine for March is brinful of highly instructive articles written in the most charming manner. WILL NEGROES TURN GATHO LIGS? The Brooklyn, N. Y., Presbytery has voted for the measure which permits the formation of Negroes into separate Presbyteries within the bounds of Presbyteries established for white persons. This is a step in the direction of the union of the regular Presbyterian church of the country, mainly of the north as far as white members of the Presbyterian church are concerned and the Cumberland church, or the white Presbyterian church south, by yielding to the color prejudice of the latter. This was not done without the strong, earnest and outspoken protest of the Colored Presbyterian clergyman, Rev. W. A. Alexander. The newspapers have a way of putting the result as "Allowing the Negroes separate Presbyteries," which might convey the idea that Negroes who wanted to could voluntarily form separate Colored Presbyteries, while as a matter of fact the whole meant that Presbyteries composed now mostly of whites could Jim-Crow off any Colored Presbyterians into a separate body even against the wish of the latter. "The question is 'whether' by all this race separation the 'white' Protestants are not 'inducing' Colored people to join the Tahirin Catholic church."—The christian, Boston, Mass. HEW TO THE LINE. CHICAGO, MARCH 11, 1905. P. One of the most eminent physicians and surgeons in the United States, who, in spite of the villainous attack on him by an obscure newspaper, is still held in the highest esteem by the best class of citizens. Blanche Benbow, who had for years worked for Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Campbell, 4710 State street and who treated her like one of their own family, recently robbed them of almost $400, which amount they were years in saving. After securing the money she went to Joliet in company with her lover, for whom she claims she bought a new suit of clothes, a gold watch and chain and also gave him some of the money which she had stolen. The white officers connected with the 50th street police station, where Mrs. Campbell had reported her loss, worked on the case for four days without success and threw it up in dispair. Then Mrs. Campbell insisted that Wilson A. Jones, one of the most efficient colored police officers in the city, should be detailed on the case, but Captain Sullivan of that station would not have it that way, so she was forced to appeal to Inspector Nicholas Hunt of the Hyde Park station, who is a terror to criminals and crooks in his district, to aid her in the matter, and Inspector Hunt ordered that Officer Jones be detailed on the case at once regardless of the likes and dislikes of the other officers in his district. After working night and day for 48 hours, Officer Jones traced and located Blanche Benbow in Joliet; he brought her back to this city and recovered $75 of the stolen money, which proves that if he had been given charge of the case when the robbery was first committed, all of the money would have been recovered by him. Blanche Benbow confessed to committing the robbery. She was indicted by the grand jury and on last Saturday morning she was sentenced to the penitentiary at Joliet, from one to six years, by Judge Tuthill. Inspector Hunt cannot be praised too highly for the part he played in the affair, and Officer Jones is tickled near unto death to think that he was successful in capturing the violator of the law with some of the goods on her, and he hopes to live to see the day when Inspector Hunt will become chief of the entire police force of Chicago. Four Years Among the Mommons. Sunday evening, March 12, at eight o'clock, Julius F. Taylor will deliver an address in Berean Baptist church, 4838 Dearborn street, entitled "Four Years Among the Mommons." The Broad-Ax Versus Common Sense. The Chicago Broad-Ax should use common ordinary sense and have a boundary line with its untimely, unjust and untrue vituperations on the president of the United States and Booker T. Washington. He should not mutiny without cause. He comes out each week with a lot of political rot and falsehood and we are tired of it. Truth crushed to earth will rise again but error dies among its worshipers or inventors—his paper has become a body of death among decent people. —The Forum, Springfield, Ill. The brethren running The Forum must have been seeing snakes lately for the above article seems to indicate that the shallow-minded individual who attempted to write or compose it went off in two or three directions at the same time. ST. MARK LITERARY STATE ST. NEAR 47TH. The program at St. Mark Literary on last Sunday afternoon was composed of the former Presidents. Those who spoke were Messrs. R. G. Bell, S. A. T. Watkins, S. D. Fowler, and L. A. Meeks, Mrs. Mamie Wilson and Mr. J. M. Henry, sang beautiful solos. The St. Mark Literary orchestra rendered a selection. The program was, given in honor to Rev. Robinson the pastor who left Tuesday morning to attend his annual conference at Louisville, Ky. The program next Sunday afternoon will be made up of high school students. The subject will be the Relation of the High School to the Race." The Wendel Phillips and the Hyde Park High Schools will be well represented. NEGRO DANCE HALLS CLOSED. The common council of Atlanta, Ga., refused licenses to all Negro dance halls that are a feature of some of the large southern cities, and in commenting upon this action, the Atlanta Constitution says: "It is the duty of the white people of Atlanta to help the Negro up, not contribute to his moral ruin and moralization by legalizing such sinkholes of iniquity as the Negro dance hall. "The reopening of these pest spots in Atlanta would prove a positive step backward in the spiritual, moral and material, evolution of the Negro race." Alderman Peter L. Hoffman, who is always on the go for all his constituents in the 11th ward, is booming things in the interest of Judge Dunn's race for Mayor of this city. Last Sunday being Quinquagesima or the Sunday before Lent. There was a low celebration of the Holy Eucharist at 7:30 and a High mass at 11 a. m. and 8 p. m. Vespers and Sermon Father Lealted preached from the 27th Psalm 4 and 5th verses. Wednesday, March 8th, ushered in the solemn season of Lent with her many services and penitential Offices. Special Priests from neighboring parishes will preach on Tuesday and Thursday evenings's at 8 p. m. Holy Communion every Wednesday at 9 a. m. Literary every Friday afternoon at 4 p. m. till Holy Week. Confessions Friday before Easter, 8 p. m. Calendar for Week. Mar. 12. 1st Sunday in Lent. Color of Vestment Violet. Mar. 13. Fast. Mar. 17 Ember Day. St. Patrick. A. D. 464. Fast. Mar. 18. Ember Day. St. Edward A. D. 978. Fast. CHIPS Miss Hattle Curtis is visiting relatives and friends in Washington, D. C. Mrs. Jake Parks, of 3159 State St., is well again and able to hold her own at the great S. S. S. whist games. Alderman Henry L. Fick celebrated his 40th birthday Friday, and Mrs. Fick and their children presented him with fifty dollars in gold. Hon. John P. Hopkins and Roger C. Sullivan have returned to the city, after spending six weeks in New Mexico and southern California. Frank D. Comerford should be reelected to the State Legislature from the 2nd senatorial district, for he is a fighter and is on the side of the people. Mr. Thos, W. Price, of Stephens & Price, restauranters, 2832 State street, is an up-to-date business man, and he is making things hum around their popular cafe. Mrs. James Tracy and several other ladies connected with Bethel church are arranging to give a sacred concert in that church Sunday afternoon, March 19. Fred W. Blecki as Commissioner of Public Works has made thousands of fast friends who are leaving no stone unturned, in their effort to help to elect him City Treasurer of Chicago. Ex-city Attorney Miles J. Devine, Reaper Block, returned home Thursday morning from New York City where he had spent days on legal business. Mrs. Wm. Stephens, of Bureau, Ill., is visiting Mrs. Macey, 5133 Grows avenue, where her husband will join her in a few days after spending a pleasant trip in Jacksonville, Fla. Emil O. Dobler, the Republican candidate for alderman in the 5th ward, is a popular and leading business man in his neck of the woods, and he will give Chas. Martin a hot foot-race for the City Council. Ex-Judge J. E. Ricketts, 145 LaSalle street, has completely recovered from his long spell of sickness, and he is now full of vim and vigor, which enables him to transact his increasing law business. Mrs. Frank Armstrong, 2503 Wabash ave., is one of the very neatest dressmakers in this city, and she cuts and makes gowns for some of the wealthiest and most fashionable white ladies in Chicago. Former Alderman Fred Hart was, this week, by Judge Barnes, in open court, pronounced innocent of attempting to bribe anyone while he was a member of the city council, which means that he will be re-elected to that body from the 29th ward. Mayor Carter H. Harrison addressed the students of the Law School of Yale University, New Haven, Coun., Thursday evening, on "Some Phases of the Municipal Problem." Mayor No.20 Harrison will arrive home from the East this evening. Mrs. Marion Adams-Harris is preparing an elaborate musical program for Thursday evening, March 30, at Quinn Chapel. The names of the participants in the high class musical will appear in the next issue of The Broad Ax. Prof. T. A. Green, of Los Angeles, Cal., has been appointed second assistant journal clerk of the Senate of the State of California. He is the first Negro to be appointed to a clerical position in the legislature of that state. Alderman Daniel V. Harkin has within the past two years made many friends among the best class of Afro-Americans in the 14th ward, and hundreds of them will in every way assist Alderman Harkin to achieve success on the day of the election. Alderman Wm. Johnson was defeated for renomination by the Socialists in the 33rd ward, but he will make the race as an independent aldermanic candidate, and his friends and himself are strongly of the opinion that he will continue to hold his seat in the City Council after the 4th of April. Alderman James C. Patterson, who will be re-elected to the city council from the 20th ward, has opened up campaign headquarters at 756, W. Madison St., and hundreds of his substantial friends are doing everything in their power to roll up an unprecedented majority for him. Charles W. Anderson, better known as "Race Horse Anderson," has been appointed collection of internal revenue at New York, by President Roosevelt. Mr. Anderson is the first Afro-American to be selected to serve in such a capacity north of the Mason and Dixon line. Mr. Rush Yerby, of No. 6613 Langley avenue, is said to be the happiest man in the "smart-set" neighborhood. Mrs. Yerby presented him with an 8-pound baby boy last Sunday morning. Mother and son are doing well. Mr. Joseph Moore, of No. 3429 Armour avenue, is confined to his home with a severe spell of sickness. Attorney William W. Johnson, 167 Dearborn street, is making lots of money these days. He is the chief attorney for the "Garment Cutters' Association of the United States." He has money in the bank, and if he is indebted to anyone all they have to do is to present their bill and he will promptly write them a check for the same. William C. Kuester, who ably represented the people residing in the 26th ward for two terms in the city council, will make the race as an independent candidate this spring. While serving in the council, Alderman Kuester was always on the side of the people, and the writer with his hosts of friends would be delighted to see him re-elected as a member of that body. Harris and White's All Star-Dramatic Stock Company will render the "Bogus Prince of Haytl," at Bethel Church, Monday evening, March 13, and at Institutional Church, Thursday evening, March 16. Mr. A. L. Harris, who will impersonate the "Bogus Prince of Haytl," will be supported by some of the best dramatic talent in this country, and those who witness this new play will enjoy a rare treat. James T. Brewington, Jr., last week at the second election for precinct captain of the 10th precinct in the 2nd ward, defeated A. H. (Del) Roberts, who received 2 votes as against 89 votes for Mr. Brewington, who for the second time has defeated Roberts in a fair and square fight for the caplaincy of the 10th precinct. On the same evening B. W. Pitts, defeated S. B. Turner in their long and bitter fight in the 15th Precinct of the same ward. Mr. Pitts received 31 votes while 30 votes were recorded for Turner, and the political battle which has been kept up between Messrs. Roberts, and Brewington, Pitts and Turner since last November has come to an end. Will promulgate and at all times uphold the trust principles of Democracy, but Catholicism, Protestantism, Republicanism, Knight of Labor, or any one else can have their say, as long as their language is proper and responsibility is fixed. The Broad AX is a newspaper whose platform is brought through for all, ever claiming the editorial right to speak its own mind. Local communications will receive attention. Write only on one side of the paper. Subscriptions must be paid in advance. One Year.....$2.00 Six Months.....1.00 Advertising rates made known on publication. Address all communications to THE BROAD AX 6004 Armour Avenue, Chicago. JULIUS F. TAYLOR, Editor and Publisher. Entered at the Post Office at Chicago, R. as second-class Matter. Good Manners in War. Battle as a school for manners has not stood high. The Japanese have taught as many things, and among them the possibility of combining agreeable demeanor with war. We look upon Grant's treatment of Lee as an exception, and so it was, but the Japanese leaders have not once failed in courtesy since the war began; in courtesy, or in that modesty which is equally necessary to politeness. The Japanese may be the best soldiers in the world. They are certainly the most gracefully polite of races.—Collet's Weekly. Keep New Mexico Out. There is certainly a very strong sentiment against admitting New Mexico as a state. It applied for admission 50 years ago, and it isn't much further advanced now than it was then. The part of it that isn't inhabited by a Spanish-speaking population is inhabited by Mormons. None of its people seems to be in hearty sympathy with the union and its institutions. Besides, it has a very small population, a big percentage of it being illiterate. -Savannah News (Dem.) Uncle Sam's War Pensioners Five pensioners are on the roll on account of the revolution, 1,116 on account of the war of 1812, 4,374 on account of the Indian wars, and 13, 874 on account of the Mexican war. The great bulk of the roll is as follows: Civil war, invalids, 703,456; widows, 248,396; Spanish war, invalids, 9,200; widows, 36,688; regular establishment, invalids, 9,170; widows, 2,938 Execution of Trust In 1891 Castienne Garcolon died in Oakland, Cal., leaving $750,000 for the establishment there of a hospital for incurables. The law's dely intervened and the trustees have only just received permission to proceed with the execution of the trust. The buildings are to cost $250,000, and $500,000 is, according to the will, to be kept as a fund for the maintenance of the hospital. Affecting Piece. At a concert in Strasburg the tenth bar of Chopin's "Funeral March" had been reached when the pianist found himself playing alone. The other members of the orchestra, overcome by emotion, had ceased playing. The pianist rose in tears and left the room, and the programme abruptly closed. Whether the people who had paid for seats also wept is not stated. The Ghost of Poland. The bitterness with which the people of Lodz, Warsaw and other Polish cities have fought against the Russian troops long after the workmen of St. Petersburg were "pacified" is but another instance to prove that the nation which undertakes the extinction of the liberties of a brave people is preparing for itself an almost endless task.—N. Y. World. Italy's Exports. The principal exports of Italy are raw silk and silk goods, wines, olive oil, fruit and vegetables, butter and cheese, poultry and eggs, and other agricultural produce. It has a large export trade in marble, about 30 per cent, thereof going to the United States, to which it also sends about 4,500 tons of sumac annually. Shrewd. "They say that men of genius wrote most illegibly." "Yes," answered the old-time printer. "That is where they were shrewd. They owe some of the brightest things to the ingenuity and originality of the compositor."—Washington Star. Quer Decision In a lawsuit in Aberdeen, Wash. over a horse, the death of which in a flood the owner attributed to the carelessness of a man who had hired it, the court decided that the animal, which had suffered, from melanorchis for some time, committed suicide. Use for Old Coal Mines It appears that there is always a bristle demand for used-up coal mines in England. Some are utilized by shotmakers who find them cheaper than towers. Many of the shallower pits are used for growing rhubarb, mushrooms and similar vegetables. This invasion by women in all departments of work seems to be as inevitable as doom itself. It is not to be drowned upon or resisted. It has to be accepted. Women not only have come to the good places, but evidently have to stay—Chicago Chronicle. PRESIDENT CARL J. TURNER. Late vice-president of the Metropoli tan Club, who passed away from this earth at Memphis, Tenn., March 2d. Very Lively Swine A hog in Arkansas had always fed under the cars loaded with grain. Last summer, while eating under a car, the train started and caught him, cutting off one leg. Several boys amputated the crushed leg and bandaged ft, and when healed got a piece of rubber hose, sewed the bottom end, and filled it with sawdust. They then attached the hose to the stump and the hog can now be seen running around the cars at Malden, Mo., as lively as ever. Premature Burial Rare. Although premature burial is extremely rare, except perhaps on the battlefield, the possibility of such an occurrence cannot be denied. It is well known that, owing to this possibility, remote as it is, many otherwise strong-minded persons have lived under the shadow of a great fear, and have in their wills directed payments to be made to physicians who should be willing to run the risk of homicide to prevent live burial. Dog-Watch. Dog-watch is a corruption of dodgewatch, and is the name given to two short watches of two hours each on shipboard—one from four to six p. m. and the other from six to eight p. m. The dog-watches were introduced to prevent the same men from always keeping watch at the same hours of the day; hence on these occasions the sailors are said to dodge the routine, or to be doing dodge-watch.—Boston Globe. War "Insanity." What has been called "war insanity" manifested itself among the population of London and its neighborhood during the Boor war and afterward. A number of persons were admitted into asylums believing that they, were pursued by Boers, especially Kruger's relatives. The name, "Splon kop" seemed particularly to fascinate persons with morbid fan- King Finds Husbands Girls who are not married in Siam before they reach a certain age are put under the care of the king and he finds a husband for them. This is a simple thing to do, for he goes through the list of prisoners in the jails, picks out one man and tells him he can have his liberty if he will marry one of these girls. Sea-Air for Tuberculosis. It is proposed, says the London Lancet, to attempt a new departure in the treatment of tuberculosis by sea voyages. A large sailing vessel will leave England for a long voyage in warm latitudes, and will be prepared to convey a number of consumptives, inebriates and "other invalids." Just Out of College. If it wasn't for the young man just out of college the rest of us wouldn't realize how little we really know." Herbert Spencer maintained that some things are unknowable. The average young man just out of college will, of course, dispute this—Philadelphia Record. Land Owners in Denmark In Denmark there are 224,000 rural landowners. More than half have not more than one acre, 96,000 have less than four acres and only 2,000 have more. The small landowners mainly occupy themselves with the egg and fowl industry. Not a Sign of Spring A man who saw snakes the other day says it is a sure sign of an early spring; but there are others, particularly the medical gents, who will beg to file a dissenting opinion.—Philadelphia Evening Telegraph. Words in Bible The precise number of words in the Old and New Testaments is 773,692, and by reading something like ten minutes a day at a pace of 200 words a minute one could read the Bible through in a year. "Blue Moon." The London Lancet says taint "Once in a blue moon" does not mean never, but seldom. The last blue moon in England was on December 10, 1883. Its color was due to atmospheric conditions. Pensions for Workmen. Dr. Tillan, of Paris, whose death was recently announced, has be queated $20,000, to a fund for providing old-age pensiones for workmen. Telenphone Kerchiefs. The French telephone service has just accorded to the public one of those little amenities of civilization which might, with obvious advantage, be extended throughout the world. In every public office there will henceforward be hung a white linen handkerchief, treated with a chemical solution, with which every person can cleanse and disinfect the plate or tube before using it. If he will only do so also after breathing into it himself for several minutes, so much the better. These handkerchiefs are renewed daily.-London Globe. Demand for Machines. Because of the enlistment of large numbers of Japanese workingmen in the armies operating in Manchuria, many women are forced to sustain themselves by means of industrial work in their homes. This has created a large demand for the lighter kind of machines which produce salable commodities and can be manipulated by women. Sewing machines, knitting machines and hand looms are reported to be in great demand. Dog-Watch Dog-watch is a corruption of dodgewatch, and is the name given to two short watches of two hours each on shipboard—one from four to six p. m. and the other from six to eight p. m. The dog-watches were introduced to prevent the same men from always keeping watch at the same hours of the day; hence on these occasions the sailors are said to dodge the routine, or to be doing dodgewatch—Boston Globe. Poisonous Fish. In the rivers of some of the West Indian islands there abound fish which it would be deadly poison for Europeans to eat, but which natives find a nourishing and enjoyable diet. In parts of New Zealand there grows a sort of orange which no one but a native can eat without becoming very ill, while two would probably poison the average European. Inducements. Yorrick Hamm—Old Gougeberry doesn't seem to have any trouble in securing actors for his new play, and yet he was never known to pay salary for more than two weeks. Hamlet Fatt—Well, there's three eating scenes in this production, and he sets the table every time with real food.—Pittsburgh Post. Corn in the South The Southern Farm Magazine says that the aggregate production of corn in the south for the last two years has been 1,300,000,000 bushels against 908,000,000 bushels for the two preceding years, or a total increase in the last two years of nearly 400,000,000 bushels. Becoming Extinct The Indian rhinoceros is slowly becoming extinct. There are only four specimens in the zoos of the continent, and the rhinoceroses in the jungles are becoming so rate that one is seldom seen even by the most ardent hunter. The Joy of Memory As memory scans the past, the things that stand out are the hours when, under an inspiration of god-like emotion, we took a stand for what is highest and best and cast every sordid consideration to the winds. -Indianapolis Star. Against Religious Invasion. An anti-clerical campaign is being prosecuted in several countries in Central and South America, designed especially to guard those countries from invasion by the religious orders which have been exiled from France. Railroad Employes Railways in the United States employ an army of 1,500 men. The income of the railway companies last year totaled $2,000,000,000 and their total assets for this year are valued at four times that sum. Daily Thought Only as we love can we work beautifully, harmoniously, courageously. Courage comes with love; it is love alone that makes tasks easy and fingers fly fast.—W. J. Colville. Ebony in California It is believed that ebony will thrive in certain parts of California, and some trees from northern Mexico will be planted in Butte county as an experiment. Small Cause for Worry The correct pronunciation of Oklahoma should not worry us, since we are far from being agreed on Iowa, Arkansas and Wyoming—Chicago Inter Ocean. Longevity in Europe A German statistician notes that the increased longevity in Europe within the last 50 years is more conspicuous among women than men. Wise Man Is Herrian Prof. Herriam says the Ichthyosaur existed on earth for 8,000,000 years. It is well to be scrupulously exact.—Chicago Record-Herald. "Father of All Devils." The Fiji islanders have just discovered in the first motor car to invade their primitive home "the father of all devils."—N. Y. World. Or the Easy Way. It is just as easy to find fault with a tallow candle as it is with an electric light.—Chicago Daily News. World's Coal Output. 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He has aimed to| UNWORKED WASHINGTON GOSSIP make the department an educationas| SOME UNWORKED FIELDS, | 10 HANDSOME SHOULDERS. : institution on all subjects, scientificand| gruch Wealth May Be Gained from -——— OLD-TIME ELECTIONEERING. — Dractical, that deal with agriculture. ‘Mineral and Other Deposits Expert Advice Given the Thin Woman —_—_— : ememzute During the last fiscal year this de Yet Vatoushed. ———— ‘in Regard to Putting on Avoir- | Description of the Way Politicians THE GROUP OF | partment issued 972 seperate bulletins, us ‘Waize | Operated More Thea a Hua- YOUTHFUL BEFORE MARRIAGE LET HEB BE dupois Moat Needed. skmaTong, '& big increase over the year befate, and) 1, spite of the enormous inroads OY AND DIFFICULT. == dred Years Ago. —_. - they Saeed Saw = pemted| made on this earth's great store 4 : soins Bia tictry Se thease whe went ee are a “i THE = otal number of copies of wealth, diamonds, gold, coal, —_ fuller in the chest, bigger busted. * kissing NEW ADMINISTRATION Ait publications sent ont during the| Ton‘ad other materials, recent inves | ‘ timate art | PToader in the shoulders and of better | bables to gain votes is nots new ee year was 12,421,386. In five years the| tigations have brought to light the | “Finished Flirting” « Legit figure generally, says Mme. Julie| thing. The determined candidate ox A Department = publication work of this departmenthas! interesting fact that treasure fields| —A Girl Flirts as Naturally 8 ©! Dyaray. It is not a diet for the full-| the eighteenth century was as deep- That Distributes Much | been doubled. in recent years the re-) containing fabulous wealth still ré| Bird Sings—Sweetest Wives Often | busted woman, but for the one whois too| ¥ interested in all members of |e | Printed Matter—Some ofthe Fat | quests from educational institutions) main intact, states the London Chroa-| Butterflies in Their Teens. ain a he bk: voter's family as he is to-day, says Plums the President Has at | Save eats fmcreased, wita normal) icie — For breakfast take some sort of Jansvgichinneanrsyer eo ‘His Disposal. schools taking the lead. Investigations have proved, for im-| By MARGARET E. SANGSTER. _| cereal and a cooked fruit. Oatmeal eat-| 2®°S “Letters” may be found a de. ASHINGTON.— For the past four years Joseph W. Bailey has held the distinction of Being the youngest member of the United States sen- ate. After the 4th of March he will have to yield that place, as a still younger man will then be the “baby senator.” Elmer ‘ Jacob Burkett, of Nebraska, will be sworn in on the 4th of March as a sen- ‘stor from that state as the successor of Senator Dietrich. Mr. Burkett was born December 1, 1867. This makes him about four years younger than Mr. Bailey and about five years younger than Mr. Beveridge, of Indiana, who has been a close second to Bailey for the distinction of being the most youth- ful member of the senate. All three of these young men might pass for having fewer years than they can lay claim to. Mr. Beveridge un- doubtedly is at the present time the most youthful looking man in the sen- ate. He is of rather fair complexion, with dark brown hair, smooth face, and is boyish in his manner and in his feel- ings. Although Mr. Bailey is a year his junior, the Texan has a dignified bear- ing and a thoughtful expression that ‘adds to his age, although his face is smooth and as red-cheeked as a boy of 18. His deliberate manner and thoughtful expression are those of a man well on in middle life. He, how- ever, was born on October 6, 1863, while ‘Mr. Beveridge was born on the same day in 1862. Mr. Burkett would easily be taken for Mr. Beveridge’s senior. He has rather heavy, dignified appearance and ‘is very formal in his address. He rep- resents the possibilities of the Amer- {can boy and his biography shows that he has won his senatorial toga by merit and hard work. He was born on a farm in Iowa and had the usual experience of @ western farmer lad with ambitions that looked beyond the cornfield. He taught school in Nebraska and read law at the state untversity of that state, be- img admitted to the bar in 1893. He ‘was elected to the state legislature in 1896 and served three terms in congress. Benator Frre. . ae Ss wae Charles W. Fair- banks takes the oath of office he will relieve Sen- ator William P. Frye, of Maine, of the duty of presid- ing over the Unit- od States senate. Mr... Frye will again take his seat on the fioor of the senate at the first desk in the first By io % Tow en the republican side adjoining the middle aisle. Since the death of President McKinley, which put Theo- dore Roosevelt at the head of the gov- ernment, Mr. Frye has continuously presided over the senate as its presi- Gent pro tem.. He will doubtless con- tinue-to enjoy that honor and fill the presiding officer's chair when Vice President Fairbanks is away, but the Indiana senator, as vice president, will wield the gavel by right of his office. It is regarded as fortunate that a mem- ber of the senate succeeds to the vice presidency. Mr. Frye will be welcomed back-on the for of the senate, where he jong ago earned distinction as one of the strong debaters in that body. He has been &t the head of the senate com- mittee om eommerce for many years, and on all measures that come from ‘that committee he is an authority and ‘his speeches are always informative and instructive. He has at his fingers’ tips all sorts of information on river and harbor improvements, as for many years he has virtually made those appropria- tion bills that pertain to this work. A few years ago While debating one of the provisions of a river and harbor ‘Bill the senate was startled by the fa- dility with which Mr. Frye reeled off figures, percentages and estimates in seemingly bewildering tangle. Notic- ing the curious looks of his colleagues as he would recapitulate s column of figures running into the hundreds of milttons, he smilingly explained that ‘when a boy at college his bete noir was ‘mathematics. ‘The Department of Agriculture. z ‘HE department of agriculture is one F, fostion bowen tn the world, The idea that Secretary ‘Wilson does noth- ing but ship gar- Gen and field seeds : to the more or less ‘appreciative con- stituents of con- ‘ gressmen is s mis- taken one, for this = distribution is of ee —sisor importance - as Coane & agriculture is one q Of the biggest pub- iextion houses in the world, The idea that Secretary ‘Wilson does noth- ing but ship gar- Gen and field seeds : to the more or less ‘appreciative con- stituents of con- ‘ gressmen is s mis- z taken one, for this = distribution is of _-. » malsor importance compared with the tremendous circuis- then be gives to the publiestions issued from his department. He has aimed to make the department an educational institution on all subjects, scientific and Dractical, that deal with agriculture. During the last fiscal year this de partment issued 972 separate bulletins, & big increase over the year befate, and they comprised nearly 22,000 printed pages. The total number of copies of all publications sent out during the ee oon publication work department has been doubled. in recent years the re- quests from educational institutions have greatly fncreased, wita normal schools taking the lead. It has been the policy of Secretary ‘Wilson to see that these educational institutions are supplied with all they want It is a pretty heavy draft upon the department's resources, as the demands for documents vary in number from 40 to 50 copies of some special class to as many as 6,000 tc 7,000 requested by state superintend. ents for general distribution to teach- ers. The expenditure of money in this distribution is regarded, however, a fully justified, as it advances the edu. cational work of the department There is every prospect that these re- quests for school supplies will greatly increase in the future. The burder upon the United States mail service is as great as is the expense of preparing and printing these documents, bu' that, too, is regarded as amply justi fied. ‘The Presidential Plum Orchard. N extra session of the senate is al A ways held imme lately after the fag 4th of March for i the purpose o! A) confirming nom Opes inations of cab aT inet officers and a maa <= diplomatic corps CX). and of other im ERX}, portant officers = President Roose velt starts out on the 4th of March OS es a & rT) on his own administration. That whicb has ended was largely an inheritance from the martyred McKinley, and Pres- ident Roosevelt has done his best to carry out his predecessor's policy, and to redeem McKinley's promises. Mr. Roosevelt has at his disposal 6.203 “plums,” carrying salaries any- where from $17,500 a year to nothing. These are civil offices known as “presi- Gential,” whose incumbents must be confirmed by the senate. They are places in the civil branch that are not covered by the civil service. In addi- tion, of course, there are permanent commissions in the army, navy and ju- diciary, but these do not count in the distribution of what are recognized as political y®sitions.. The most produc tive part of the presidential plum or- chard is that in the post office de- partment. There are 5,082 places at the disposal of the president, all but 14 of them being postmastershipe of the first, second and third class. The fourth class postmasterships, which carry less than $1,000 salary, are not distributed by the president. In the state department there are five ambassadorships paying $17,500 per year each; two ambassadorships, those at.Vienna and Rome, paying $12,000. There are 30 ministers whe Tecelve $12,000 to $4,000 per annum; then there are secretaryships of em bassies and legations paying from $1,500 to $2,625 each. The total num. ber of presidential appointments under the state department amounts to 1,169 Seme Good Berths. HE best-paying presidential berth in the home serv- ice may be; at President Roose. velt’s disposition very soon. This is the chief justice -~ ship of the su- . preme court of the x United States which carries asal- v) ary of $18,000 2 year. It has been = persistently ru- i mored that Chief Justice Fuller will atm sete ent i vo that his robe of office will fall upon the broad shoulders of Secretary of ‘War Taft. There are sight associate fustices of the supteme court who re- ceive $12,500 per annum each, and it is not improbable that the president will have one or more of these commis. sions to distribute during his next ad- ministration. ‘There are some fat jobs in the cus- toms service, as the collector of the portot New York recetves $12,000. There are 123 collectorships of customs pay- ing from $1,000 up. Those at Phile- Geiphia and Boston pay $8,000; that ‘at Gan Francisco, $7,000, but the aver- ‘age compensation is about $5,000. In the treasury department there are 702 presidential offices that are regarded as very attractive. There are eight as- Sistant United States treasurers, one of whom in New York receives $3,000, or the same salary as the secretary of ‘the treasury himself. Under the tnterior department there are 831 presidential berths, but the salaries range from only $1,200 to 4,000, In the department of com- ‘merce and labor there are 41, only one of which pays more than 96,000 a year. There are nine presidential of- floes im the war depastment; three in the mary department, and three in the department of agriculture. In the department of justice there are = so- ‘Tetter general, an assistant to the at- ee Ome tw sical. ooo are ‘$6 United States district attorneys and gs many United States marshals, SOME UNWORKED FIELDS, Much Wealth May Be Gained from ‘Mineral and Other Deposits — ‘Yet Untouched. In spite of the enormous inroads made on this earth's great store of wealth, diamonds, gold, oll, gas, cosl, fron and other materials, recent inves- tigations have brought to light the interesting fact that treasure fields containing fabulous wealth still re main intact, states the London Chrom- iele. Investigations have proved, for in- stance, that-huge areas of the floor of the Pacific are strewn —.ck with tm- mense deposits of nodules of pure manganese. Invent a practical and ‘economical method of recovering it, ‘and the individual who does so will at once become rich beyond the dreams of avarice. ‘The most crying need to-day is & substitute for Para rubber. It is cer- tain to be discovered sooner or later. Celluloid and oxidized Unseed oil are Useful for some purposes for which rubber is used, but for cycle and au- tomobile tires real rubber is the only material with the necessary elasticity. The inventor of s substitute would soon become a multi-millionaire. RARE OLD TOKAY WINE. Nearly Three Hundred Years Old and ‘Worth on the Market $30 © Quart. “I visited a cellar of Tokay lately,” said @ hotelkeeper, according to the Washington Post. “Tokay is the only wine that keeps on improving indefinite- ly. There was wine nearly 300 years old in thecellar. Its price on the market ‘would be easily $30 a quart. “The cellar was very carefully kept. I seemed to inhale cool, velvety whifts of rich fungus at every step. A slight haze hung along the top of the passages—a haze that seemed to be made of the visible aroma of rare wine. “I was surprised to see that the bottles were kept upright and that the corks were very loosely inserted. Old Tokay ‘must be kept like that to maintain a perfect condition for it, and, thanks to the loose corks,a sample, even of the old- est vintage, may be taken out and tasted at any moment. A bottle of Tokay may be shaken without risk of its turning turbid. “Nobody knows why old Tokay is so good. It is no longer made—just as genuine Madeira is no longer made. The secret is lost, like the secrets of the old Persian rugmakers.” AGE IN NAVY OFFICERS. Commanders of American Gunboats Older Than Those of Other Nations. ‘The youngest rear admiral in the United States navy is older than Ad- miral Togo. The four Japanese’ vice admirals are all younger than the youngest of our captains, says the In- dependent. The Japanese rear ad- mirals’ average age is 59, captains’ age 442-3, and commanders’ 4023. The average ago of our captains (57 1-2) is 18 years beyond that of the Japanese captains, nine years beyond that of the English and German captains, and seven years beyond that of the Rus- sian captains. The youngest English captain is aged 33, s 20 years young- er than our youngest, and Japan has deemed it wise to intrust her battle- ships to men of age 36. The average English and German captain is scarcely older than our junior grade captain (commander), and our young- est commander when he reached his rank was older than the average Japan- ese captain. If our youngest captain were in the Japanese navy be would have been retired for age some time ago. SILK HAT SELDOM WORN. Zts Passing But a Mere Whim of ~~" “fashion ind “It Is Sure to Return. “The silk bat,” said the manager of & fashionable hat ‘store, reports the New York Sun, “has about run its course for day wear. Only elderly men, and comparatively few of them, wear ft im the day time, “Fifteen years ago we often sold more silk hats in a day than we now sell Iitwo weeks. Youtig men wore them then both day and evening. You could see processions of silk hats on Broadway and all the down-town streets. “But the silk hat will return. Its Pasting i merely a whim of fashion. It ts the most dressy hat a man can wear, and also the most economical. A good silk hat will stand more wear nd tear than three derbys or fedoras. 4t can be ironed to look like new, no matter what has. happened to it. “Most of our customers are well to do, but lots of them in the old days wore silk hats for economy's sake. A few do yet, for that matter, but they are men past middle life.” International Boat Stamn. Four countries—Bavaria, Austria, ‘Wortemberg and Switserland—border on the jake of Constance. Passengers on the boats have heretofore had much trouble in finding out what stamps to use on their letters, It has now been decided that letters mailed on the Doats may bear the stamps of any one of the four countries named, as well.as German imperial stamps. Dugiish ix Pari, Asglomania is still tnereasing ta Furi | Formexiy one used fo Beat of Delle, Deume, Is raquette, “nous faisons du sprot, du rowing, du yachting, 4o.football, “én tennia, du golt;” etc. BEFORE MARRIAGE LET HER BE CO¥ AND DIFFICULT. “Finished Flirting” « Legitimate Art —A Girl Flirts as Naturally as 0 Bird Sings—Sweetest Wives Often Butterflies in Their Teens. By MARGARET E. SANGSTER. (Copyright, 195, by Joseph B. Bowles.) the signs in the almanac. Dut ia our living-room the glow of a bright fire on the hearth, and, for a wonder, at four o'clock, everybody there, from the judge to the child playing with her doll in the corner. One of the silences that fall into intimate talk was broken by the mother, who said casually, to no one in particular: “So Julie P. is engaged. I received the ‘announcement"this morning.” “Ab,” said Aunt Jane, looking up with interest. “I am glad to hear it. She is a finished flirt, but she will probably marry and settle down as her mother did before her. For my part,” the old maid ment on, with & charming smile, “I approve of girls’ filrting, to a certain extent.” “I have no doubt, Aunt Jane,” ven- tured the young fellow from Harvard. “that you yourself know all about it. Father and Uncle Edward can tell tales.” Aunt Jane is frankly an old maid. She glories in the title, and wears ft like a decoration. There is s tra- dition in our family that she and a friend who pays sem!-annual visits at our house have carried on a flirtation for the last 30 years. Whenever the old doctor calls, he lays his heart and his fortune at Aunt Jane's feet, and she as regularly declines them, but they remain fast friends. Lately Aunt Jane has been growing hand- ‘omer; her mourning put on two years ago for her father, the general, who was a helpless invalid so long, has been softened and exchanged for lavenders and grays. Maybe she'll ac- cept the doctor yet. His nieces, how- ever, have had the immense ad- vantage of living with an unmarried woman who has not despised what may be called airs and graces. “Julie P. was a finished flirt, you sald, Jane; by that did you mean a heartless flirt? I cannot endure a girl ‘who goes through life carried away by a desire for admiration, and parading her triumphs.” The speaker was a woman older than our beautiful aunt —her half-sister. “Do you mean such a girl as Rosa- mond Vincy, in ‘Middlemarch,’ or Eustacia, in ‘The Return of the Na- tive?’ ” inquired the Harvard boy, “or perhaps one of those fascinating crea- tures that Kipling tells about at Simla, girls like cats, with the feline nature, and the stealthy ways, and the purring sweetness—regular decelvers?” “Dear me!” said Aunt Jane, looking speculatively at the young collegian. “You read something besides Greek at Cambridge, don’t you, Fred? No, I don’t mean any heroine out ef any ‘book when I say Julie has known how to flirt, nor, for an instant, sister Pa- tence,” addressing the older lady, “do I intend to call a girl heartless who flirts prettily and naturally, as = bird sings, or a rose blooms. In your day, sister, and mine, we were taught to ‘firt.” “Meaning precisely what?” The grave voice was that of Jane's brother- inrlaw, the judge, father of the Har- vard man. “Meaning this, Louis, begging your pardon, that we girls were shown that loveliness was a rare and exquisite thing in a maiden; that we held our- selves proudly and had to be courted, and were not too easily won; that we were never, never anxious to have a man call on us, nor deigned to won- der why he stayed away, nor thought {t possible we could be slighted _ by anyone who belonged to your arro- gant sex. Until a girl had actually sald “yes to a very persistent and humble suitor, he never felt quite sure ‘hat she wouldn't say “no.” Julle P. 4s that sort of girl. She has not been ‘too lightly won. It has taken much — ‘and pains to secare her love. I have only contempt for a fickle- jaemese coquette, as you well know. But I consider a certain amount of ‘pretty, coy, elusive flirting to be le- | gitimate. It is a girl's chain armor. | Over im Japan they teach the little maiden tn school how to do it. They | puta value, you see, on the graceful ‘by-play which a woman ought to have at her command. I don't care very much about those downright girls who ‘are solid and substantial, but never understand how to take compliments or to give them. They are like peo- ple who have iarge bills in their Pocketbooks but. never a single bit of small change. Worthy girls, no doubt, ‘but not fascinating.” Aunt Jane left the room. She had ‘Roticed a poor pensioner of hers step- ping in at the ares gate, and for all such, om her tongue was the law of Kindness, and on her pantry shelves @ store of bread and meat. When she ‘was gone, her brother-in-law took up ‘the strain and talked on “You girls and boys,” he said, “may have your doubts, but trust me, ‘the truest, tenderest, best women I ever knew. end the most domestic. the HANDSOME SHOULDERS. Expert Advice Given the Thin Woman in Regard to Putting on Avoir- upois Where Most Needed. Here in'a dietary for those who want to be fuller in the chest, bigger busted, Droader in the shoulders and of better figure generally, says Mme. Julie. DAray. It is not a diet for the full- Dusted woman, but for the one whois too slim in the bust. For breakfast take some sort of a cereal and a cooked fruit. Oatmeal eat- en with hot stewed peaches is Ideal food at this time of day. Any kind of cooked fruit is good, providing it be not too very sweet.” Stewed dried fruits, stewed prunes, apple sauce and all other fruits of this kind are better for the stomach ‘than raw fruit. There are those who cannot stand the acids of raw fruit and who cannot eat raw apples, raw oranges and bananas. Very thin women and some stout women are seriously injured by the eating of raw fruit in the early morn- Ing, and the woman who is too thin would do well to cut out this kind of diet. A good cereal breakfast food with all the stewed fruit you want is a very good diet for the thin woman to eat early in the day. The woman with the thin chest should next, on her breakfast list, take some kind of twice-cooked meat. She cap Ty a aa) € Z LY Yi \ Z, by 5 wt iy Gye NY, a VZy 1h ah y pe” Sas ee ett have a good hash prepared in some tasteful way. Or she can have a little stewed chicken or minced beef or lamb. Twice-cooked foods are much better for her than beefsteaks or chops oF food of that kind. Twice-cooked meats, by the way, form a very available article of diet for any woman. Take your cold meat and do !t over in some way and you will have a tasteful and nourishing dish. When she whips her cream she should talfe the white of an egg and whip it toa foam. Upon this sheshould place @ full cup of thick, sweet cream. And to this she should add a teaspoon of powdered sugar and a very few drops of vanilla extract. She should whip this until it {s a standing foam, which will take some minutes. She should then put the dish on the ice to become very cold. And with this whipped cream she flavors her cup of cocoa. There is a distinct art in catering to the very thin woman and the one who will study it will be rewarded by very great results. LEARN HOW TO BREATHE. One of the Most Common Forms of Carelessness in Regard to Health Is Improper Inhaling. Breathing through the mouth will in time change the whole expression of the face. It is very apt to cause wrinkles about the mouth and lower portion of the face. Every mother should see that her child keeps the mouth shut and breathes through the nose. If it is dificult she should at once find out the cause and have it removed. The North Ameri- can Indians, perhaps, did not realize the wisdom and benefit of their habit of Keeping the mouth shut and insisting upon their children doing thesame. But whatever their reason may have been for this custom of always keeping the mouth shut, they had at least stumbled upon a habit more conducive to health than the average man or woman of to- day can possibly realize. Keep your mouth shut; breathe through your nose, says Medical Talk. If there is anything that interferes with nose breathing, find out what it is and remedy it if possible. Watch yourself. Get into the habit of breathing through Your nose. Keep the mouth shut except when it is absolutely necessary to open {t, as in talking or eating, but never open the mouth to breathe. Even if there is nothing unhealthy or injurious in mouth breathing, almost anyone should prefer nose breathing, if Be will just recollect how unsightly an open mouth is, especially in an adult. It certainly gives anything but an intel- ligent expression to the face. If for any reason a child or grown per- son cannot breaths through the nose, an examination of the nose should be made at once, for there is doubtless some ob- struction of the nasal passage. Rain and Beauty. There's something fascinating about a rainy day. To those who take the time to let a few thoughts trickle through their brain cells now and then a stormy hour, with sky gray and brood- ing and raindrops pattering, inspires tender reverie and a sweet, charming, exquisite sort of loneliness that is real- ly delightful. After all, one should not be a fair weather girl All days can’t be sunny, and, besides, one always knows that the sun is still doing busi- ness up there in the biue, and there's not the slightest chance of it getting lost. Sooner or later the old warm rays will shine out again. The fair weather girl is so like those cowardly mortais who are brave in successful moments and weak and cringing when things go wrong! All things are interesting and all days are fine to those who haveculti- vated a simple Iittie philosophy of hu- man contentment. Be rain daisy and defy the elements. Bad weather is Mra Nature's chief besuty doctor ané the Dest kind of brain grower. * OLD-TIME ELECTIONEERING. Description of the Way Politicians . Operated More Than a Hus- @ced Years Aaa. ‘The candidate's trick of kissing the babies to gain votes is not a new thing. The determined candidate ox the eighteenth century was as deep- ly interested in all members of voter's family as he is to-day, says Youth's Companion. In William Cow- per's “Letters” may be found a de- scription of the way things were done more than 100 years ago. ‘We were sitting yesterday at din- ner, the two ladies and myself, very composedly and without the least ap- prehension of any such intrusion in other netting, and the gentleman winding worsted. Suddenly, to our unspeakable surprise, a mob appegred before the window. A smart tap was heard at the door, the boys halloed, and the maid announced Mr. Grenville. Candidates are creatures not very sus- ceptible to affront, and would rath- er, I suppose, climb in at the window than be absolutely excluded. In & minute the yard, the kitchen and the parlor was filled. Mr. Gren- ville advanced toward me, shook me by the hand with a degree of cordial- ity that was extremely seducing. AS soon as he and as many more as could find chairs were seated, he be- gan to open the intent of his visit. I told him I had no vote, for which he readily gave me credit. I assured him I had no infivence, which he was not equally inclined to believe. ‘Thus ended the conference. Mr. Grenville squeezed my hand again, kissed the ladies, and withdrew. He kissed, likewise, the maid in the kiteb- en, and seemed, upon the whole, a most loving, kissing, kind-hearted gentleman. LAMB AND LION TOGETHER Experiments of the Trainer Resulted in Making the Animals Fast Friends. A lamb is the playmate of one of the fiercest lions in Bostock’s hippo- drome on the Place Clinchy, Paris. Mr. Bostock tells how it took nine months to bring about the friendly relation ship. “I lost a whole carload of lambs.” he said, “before succeeding—lambs of the kind children play with. I placed in the cage au sorts of toys of the animal variety—cotton sheep, horses, rabbits—in fact, a regular Noah's ark. “Then I specialized on sheep, but {t took @ long time for the hon to find! out that they were not good to eat. Finally a tive lamb was introduced. At first the lion looked surprise, and theb| lay down and gently pawed the stranger. The lamb did not like this, and drawing back a pace or two, but ted the lion in the mane. “This appeared to greatly amuse the Hon, who playfully rolled over on his back, while the lamb butted again. “Now,” says Mr. Bostock, “they are fast friends, and an insurance company ‘would be justified in taking the lamb a a first-class risk.” JAPAN'S BANK DEPOSITS. Banks of the Island Empire Hold More Cash Now Than Ever Before. “Seventy per cent. of the Japanese expenditures in the present war with Russia remain in Japan, and, as a re- sult, the deposits in the banks of the island kingdom are larger than they have ever been before,” said Franklin B. Morse, son of the first American consul to Osaka, reports the Washing- ton Post. es “The working of this is simple’ and accounts for present conditions in Japan. The Japanese army lives on rice and fish. The government has given its orders for these provisions to the farmers and fishermen of Japan, who, when they receive the money de- posit it in banks mostly, and when national loan is called for, are pre- pared to loan the government the very money that they have been paid. Add to this*the fact that all the powder used by the Japs in the field is manu- factured at home, and it is evident why there is but 30 per cent. left to go ‘out of the country.” Gabe t= Bessie ‘ In Russian cities, according to an English traveler, the taking of a cab is ‘a matter of bargaining, for though there is a printed tariff somewhere, the tab- man cannot read it. If you know the distance you walk along the cab rank calling out your destination ané your price—about c quarter of what you ‘would pay in London and a tenth of the New York demand. When you have passed the last cab you will hear a clat- ter behind, and driver will implore you to step in. If you do not know-the distance you ask the fare; divide the ‘answer by four and walk on. Curses! Jnvocation of saints! Drivers raise their ‘arms to heaven in horror. Walk calm- ly on, and there is a race to pick you up. Nor is there ever a dispute at the end. ‘Willing to Trade. Rapson—"Uneasy Hes the head that ‘wears 8 crown.” Snapup—What if it does? Uneasy les the head that doesn't wear a crown, ‘sometimes, and there must be some con- solation in having a headache from such an aristocratic cause—Detroit Pree Press. - > ‘Wed « Tenth. % ‘Mrs. Beaconstreet—I bear that some thing interesting has bappesed at your ‘bouse, Emerson. : ~ Little Bmerson—Yeo;- my. infantile ‘Drother has developed what appeara to: be a bicuspid. —Pittaburg Post. CHIPS. Harry G. Selfridge, who is bossing John M. Harlan's campaign, has published the names of the other 150 gentlemen composing the committee, and so far no Afro-American Republican has been invited to serve as a member of the committee. Attorney P. J. O'Keeffe has been selected as vicechairman, Charles H. Hamiln secretary, Leo Ernst treasurer. Mr. O'Keeffe is the only prominent Democrat on the committee. Many of the leading colored men residing in the Second ward, have formed a club with more than one hundred members, for the purpose of assisting to further the election of Judge Dunne as Mayor of Chicago. The officers elected at the last meeting of the club are as follows: President, Attorney E. B. Cheatham; Vice-President, E. M. Wade; Secretary, F. H. Brooks; Sergeant at arms, H. H. Taylor. Mayor H. H. Devereux of Springfield, Ill., who has given more official recognition to the colored voters of that city than all of his Republican predecessors combined, has been nominated and the colored Democrats and Independents are holding meetings and doing everything to aid in his election; for they believe that Harry Devereux, as he is familiarly called, is by far the best mayor Springfield has ever had. Carl J. Turner, who was well and favorably known on the South Side, passed away last Thursday in Memphis, Tenn., where he had gone three or four months ago for the benefit of his health. His mother, Mrs. Cora Turner, 364 27th street, and his sister, Miss Blanche Turner, were at his bedside when the end came. Funeral services were held in Memphis Sunday over his remains where they were told to rest. Daniel Murray, long an assistant in the library of congress, is preparing a historical review of the exploits of Negroes and persons of mixed blood in literature and other fields. Mr. Murray said in a recent interview: "To the great mass of readers it will be news that Robert Browning was an octoonor. The same may be said of Alexander Hamilton. Alexander Pousshkin, Russia's greatest poet, was a quadroon." Charles C. Buell, 100 Washington street; Little Ned Alexander, and Alderman Bill Dever, should all join hands in the law business. Buell, who seems to be able to lie much faster than the head devil can run, could do the skinning. Alexander, who appears to be as crooked as a dog's hind leg, could furnish the leiling for the outfit, and Alderman Dever could look wise, and rope in the Saintly Reformers, and the suckers. President Roosevelt and Vice-President Fairbanks were inducted into office at Washington Saturday, with military and civic honors, in the midst of a vast concourse of people of all nationalities and all walks of life. The President had been urged by the Suffrage League of Boston, Mass., to have something to say in his inaugural address in reference to the disfranchisement of the Negro in the South, but for some cause or other he failed to do so. SPECIAL NOTICE Owing to changing the form of addressing The Broad Ax, some of its readers might have missed their paper last week, if so, they will confer a favor on us, by notifying us to that effect. From Dodging Autos. First Doctor—No; this isn't a case of St. Vitus' dance. Assistant—Then what's the matter with this man? "He has whizz-wagon twitch from dodging autos."—Detroit Free Press. Windy Lot. Thomas Carlyle once told Dr. Joachim, the well-known violinist: "I don't care generally for musicians; they're an empty, wind-baggy sort of people." Don't Work Both Wayz. The people who are most eager to share their troubles are usually those Who are most stingy with their good luck—Philadelphia Record. Cold Weather. Switzerland has been having the coldest snap in 23 years. All the registering instruments freeze and the thermometer registered 24 below zero. Courage is, not infrequently, merely a more or less commendable form of indiscretion—Puck. Swiftness of Gulf Stream. It is said that the gulf stream is running so much more rapidly than formerly that sailing ships cannot make headway against the current. This "river in the ocean" is caused by the waters of the Gulf of Mexico piling up until that oval calderon rises two or three feet higher than the waters of the mid-Atlantic. Florida straits, about 90 miles broad, forms the only ergs for the waters, which flow through the narrow outlet, between Key West and Cuba, at a speed of eight or ten miles an hour. Best Position for Sleep According to Dr. Fischer, of Berlin, the most effective position of sleep for obtaining intellectual rest is to keep the head low and the feet slightly elevated. Failing this the body should, at any rate, be horizontal, so as to irrigate the brain well. The habit of sleeping with head low and feet high, is, according to the doctor, a remedy for brain troubles and some internal maladies. It can be adopted gradually. Táken at His Word. Canon McAlpine recently delivered an address to Irish unemployed at Clifden county Galway, declaring that people would be fools to starve "so long as fat sheep were grazing on the hillside or sleek kine were browsing on the plain." A few nights afterward a humorist stole all his reverence's turkeys and left a note thanking him for the hint. The Lady Suspected. "Don't you think," asked Mrs. Oldcastle, "that our minister is inclined to be hypercritical?" "Oh, my, no!" replied her hostess. "I believe he's just as good as he pretends, but I ain't so sure about his wife. If she ain't a good bit of a hypercrit I don't know what one is." —Chicago Record-Herald. Priest of the People. Father Gapon, the Russian priest who is such a prominent figure just now, is said to be guided in great measure by this epigrammatic advice given him long ago by his father: "Be a priest, but do not forget to be a man. Love the oppressed and remember that the only religion worth living and dying for is justice." Island for Drunkards The Glasgow corporation is considering a scheme under which the city's chronic inebriates shall be banished to the islet of Shuna, one of the Hebrides group. This islet is leased to a farmer, and has been practically forgotten by the corporation of Glasgow, who have owned it for a century.—St James' Gazette. No Tobacco There Ascum—Why don't you try one of those tobacco cures on your son? Wiseman—That wouldn't have any effect on him. "O, yes; they simply kill all appetite for tobacco." "But he smokes cigarettes."—Philadelphia Press. The Persian Minister. Gen. Morteza Khan, the new Persian minister to this country, is a bachelor, extremely wealthy and comes of a noble line. His father was the first man in the empire to introduce European ideas and started the Iran, the first publication approaching the newspaper as Americans understand it. Woman's Great Need. Some day a great reformer in whose aspirations sense is duly blended with enthusiasm will make and win a great fight for adequate pockets in women's street clothes. Why woman does not have more and better pockets in her clothes is one of the mysteries of civilization. Women Writer's Watches. The famous *Austrian novelist*, Mme. Mary von Ebner-Echenbach, possesses one of the finest collections of watches. A number of these timepieces are over 200 years old, and many of them are set in diamonds. The collection is said to be worth over $50,000. Room for Blind Pigs. 'After the admission of Oklahoma and Indian Territory as a state the sale of liquor is to be prohibited there for 21 years. It is safe to say that the blind pig will at once take a prominent place among Oklahoma institutions.—Chicago Record-Herald. Daily Thought. Nothing is so contagious as enthusiasm; it is the real allegory of the tale of Orpheus; it moves stones; it charms brutes. Enthusiasm is the genius of sincerity, and truth accomplishes no victories without it.-Bulwer. Know His Lidmitations. Jerrold—Well, I'm going to marry Dolly Frizziefrazze! Hobart—Gad! Can't you live without her? "Not without being sued for breach of promise, I'm afraid."—Puck. Simple Remedy for Indigestion. The food must not only be palatable, but must be served in an attractive manner (fine dishes, table decorations, etc.)-Medical Record. Men for Panama The government, through the civil service commission, has advertised for yardmasters, engineers and trainmen, to go to Panama. Dog and Man. A. a dog grows over his dinner because he dikes it, and a man grows over his because he doesn't—Chicago Daily News. Bring Home Oriental Valets. Bring Home Oriental Valets. "A peculiar fact that has received little mention," said a clerk in one of the leading hotels, "is that it is getting more and more the custom of those who have resided for any time in the orient to bring at least one native servant home with them. Every steamship now has at least two or three of these servants, and it is getting to be a problem for us to dispose of them when their employers come here. Japs are the most common, although we have now and then a Filipino valet in the train of an army officer."—San Francisco Chronicle. Kings' Confessions. The queen of Greece is the possessor of a volume holding the "confessions" of almost every crowned head. King Edward is credited with the statement that the type of person he considers the most objectionable is "the man who insists on pointing at you with his umbrella and shouting 'There he is!'" The king of Sweden is prosacial—and human—enough to confess his notion of complete unhappiness to be "tight boots, a corn, and a heavy foot on top of it." Some Billville Directions. A Billville citizen who had invited a friend to visit him forwarded the following directions as to road: "After you pass three railroad trains that are locked in the ice, take the road running east from the big snowbank, which will lead you to Alligator river, which you can cross on the ice. Then crawl up Floral hill, from the top of which you can slide right into my front yard!" - Atlanta Constitution. Like United States. Argentina's constitution is modeled on that of the United States. American teachers have been called to schools of the republic. The country considers its self our rival in trade, and backed its pretensions in 1900 by sending to London $3,500,000 worth of fresh beef. It exports wheat, also. Dumping Ground for Paupers. Dumping Ground for Trump In plain words, European authorities are systematically making a convenient dumping ground of America for their pauper and turbulent elements, and it rests with the congress of the United States to determine how much longer we shall stand this sort of thing.—Philadelphia Inquirer. Sensitive Trees. Among the trees that are most sensitive to the wind are the cherry, the plum, the walnut, the black poplar, the service tree, the ash and certain varieties of pine. Other pines, especially the mountain varieties, and also certain firs, are very resistant to wind. Should Be Disillusioned. Miss Romanz—She says there's nothing she enjoys more than a nice love story. Mr. Hempeck—You surprise me! "Why, she always did like them." "Yes, but she's been married now for some time."—Philadelphia Press. Immigrants to Canada. Figures officially collected and published at Ottawa show that for the year ending December 31, 1904, the total number of immigrants arriving in Canada was 153,223. Our record for 1904 is 812,870. almost eight times as many as entered Canada. Pure. Anyway. Friend—Was your baby brought up on sterilized milk? Mother—We thought it was, but after the pure food inspector got after our milkman, we decided he'd been brought up on sterilized water.—Detroit Free Press. "Esperanto" in France. In France the government is encouraging the study of the universal language, Esperanto, and has authorized the officers of the active army to join a society which has been founded for its propagation. His Wife. Agent—I want to sell you the finest book in print! It is called "The Argument Settler." Married Man—Don't need it. I've got a living substitute.—Detroit Free Press. Poor Man's Gift A poor man with a single handful of flowers heaped the alms bowl of Buddha, which the rich could not fill with 10,000 bushels.—From the Chinese. United States of South America. Argentina is the United States of South America. It is made up of 14 states and 9 territories. The population is about 5,000,000. *Tis·True!* The man always anxious to close a discussion with a bet usually lacks both argument and money.—N. O. Times-Democrat. The Limit of Human Knowledge. There isn't anything in the whole world that a man knows as much about a a woman knows about dress.—Philadelphia Record. It cost the United States $387.05 last year to collect 70 cents at the port of Galena, Hl.—N. Y. Tribune. Fast Ski Running. A French army officer on skis has traveled 14 miles and 600 yards in 25 minutes in Switzerland. Liter'y. "Mamma, which periodical is it that paps go off on!"—Life. Joseph A. O'Donnell. Henry D. Coghlin. 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