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THE BROAD AX The Afro-Americans And San Domingo Vol. X (Special Correspondence to The Broad Ax, from Providence, R. I.) Editor Julius F. Taylor, Chicago: A friend sends me an occasional copy of The Broad Ax. Your independent spirit pleases me. I like the ring of your ax, and I therefore accept the invitation extended to all writers, found at the head of your editorial columns. To begin with, I am an atheist—take no stock in the Jewish Jehovan Jah "God" fetich (look on it as a myth), or in the Priest-manufactured church, Christ legend, and theological fairy tale called "Christianity." I believe in Nature, Humanity, Reason, Science, Education and Liberty. And I find myself in good company—with such men as the great Frederick of Prussia, Voltaire, Thomas Paine, Thomas Jefferson, Franklin, Thurlau, Emerson, Whittier, Lowell, Charles Sumner, Wendell Phillips, Ingersoll, Victor Hugo, Byron, Schelly, Goethe, Carlyle, Darwin, Socrates, Plato, Artistole and a host of others. In my opinion, the cause of the American Negro's vassalage is to be found primarily in the stupefying or his brain through the reason dethroning influences of superstition. His brain cannot do its best work, thus darkened and paralyzed. The American Negro preacher and priest are the Negro's worst enemies. The Negro should learn to think, to think for himself, and along those lines of thought which will arouse in him that human self-reverence which will dignify his humanity. Shouting for the Lord Jesus and howling for the Jews' Jehovah Jah is not calculated to improve the mind. A quiet evening over Tom Paine's "Age of Reason" and "Rights of Man" or some work of Darwin or Carl Max would be far better and more enlightening. First the Negro was taught to rely on "Old Master" and "Old Missus," without whom he was told he would starve, and he actually believed it. Then he was told to lean heavily on the Freedman's Bureau, and he did. Next he was told to lean with all his weight on the "G. O. P.", and he did. Then he was told to lean on the Democracy. Ditto. See how this thing works everywhere. Look at San Domingo, one of the richest islands in the world. The American exploiters and the European exploiters want to make another South Carolina and Mississippi out of it. Let us suppose that the self-repecting free thought Negroes of the United States should take up this matter and make a determined demonstration in that island as an object lesson before the world, to prove the Negro's capacity, under friendly conditions, for self-civilization and for orderly self-government. What would be required? First, brains, educated brains, with the Christian Preacher and Priest left out. Second, unfettered free trade, with the abolition of the Custom House, as a relic of barbarism. Third, direct taxation for the support of government—the single tax of Henry George or some other scientific mode of just, economical, and honest taxation. Fourth, government by the initiative and referendum. Fifth, a free, equal, up-to-date, secularized public school system. Sixth, entire and absolute separation of church and state. Seventh, taxation of church property as all other property is taxed. Now, there, Editor Taylor, is a program for The Broad Ax to hew out into symmetrical shape. Under such a regime San Domingo would blossom as the rose and it would be an object lesson to its sister island, Cuba—now re-enslaved under the treaty of Paris and the Platt amendment. Have you not got enough bright young men and women of your race in Chicago to form a club and start the movement? Or, are they all Jehovah Jah "God" fetch howlers and Lord Jesus shouters? Can't they just be human for once, have faith in Nature, trust to Reason, Science and Ed. ucation, and see how free thought works? Let them take a leaf out of the philosophy and civilization of heroic, free thought Japan, and become self-respecting, self-reverencing, self-asserting men and women. Arouse the Negro's brain, Mr. Editor; arouse his brain! CHARLES GANO BAYLOR. Providence, R. I., March 20. P. S.—You have tried the old ways under which humanity has been enslaved for centuries. Why not try free thought and socialism and make a fight under the new industrial order in vindication of your race, in San Domingo? The abolition of the custom house in San Domingo, while being a tremendous stride forward in civilization and universal peace, would at the same time put the exploiters who want to gobble up San Domingo, in a hole, and a very deep hole. See? REV. O. M. WALLER, M. D., OF BROOKLYN, N. Y. Comments on the Appointment of Emmet J. Scott as Minister to Hayti, and Passing Events. New York, March 18, 1905. There is a rumor afloat here that Mr. Emmett J. Scott seeks the honor of being sent as Minister to Hayti in succession to the Hon. William F. Powell, perhaps the most diplomatically successful representative who has gone from this country. If I had not heard this from a more or less reliable source, certainly, I would have regarded it as a good joke. Had I been told that a Baltimore High School graduate aspired to be president of Harvard my astonishment could not have been greater. We have nothing against Mr. Scott with the possible exception of the allegation that he writes childish and degenerate newspaper articles anonymously, but even this is not to be wondered at from an advocate of the "Child Race Doctrine." Looking over this, we would offer no objection to the appointment of Mr. Scott as Minister to Hayti other than, he is in no sense qualified to represent this country in that capacity. Had his employer, Mr. Booker T. Washington, sought the position, there would be reason in consuming time to show wherein the candidate was not prepared to follow in the footsteps of such splendidly equipped men as E. D. Bassett, Frederick Douglass, John M. Langston, John S. Durham and William F. Powell. Let us state very frankly, however, that we hope Mr. Scott will succeed in obtaining this appointment, as it would be a most transparent exposure of the propaganda graft for plums. Indeed it would open the eyes of the Race anu the country to the gang-in-the-saddle in a way that nothing else possibly can. If a private secretary, who, probably, does not vote, and who certainly represents nothing or rather nobody, can be sent to Port au-Prince, there is no reason why some others of us should not apply for the embassy at the Court of St. James. We ought to be assured that, Mr. Scott, if appointed to the $7,500 ministership, would not write scurrilous newspaper articles unless he signed them. The appointment of Mr. Chas, W. W. Anderson as Internal Revenue Collector for New York at $4,500 per annum is indeed most gratifying to us New Yorkers, whether Mr. Washington had anything to do with it or not. Mr. Anderson is thoroughly representative of the up-to-date, well-trained colored American. I had the honor of writing the President of my acquaintanceship with Mr. Anderson for the last fifteen years, and that he is well qualified by education, manners and habits to fill the place. And further, that the appointment shifts the tension on this question, wholly an artificial one, from the South to the North. The President replied, thanking me cordially. HEW TO THE LINE. CHICAGO, MARCH 25, 1905. [Name not visible] ALD. JOHN BURNS. One of the most faithful members of the City Council, who is waging the fight of his life against his opponents to retain his seat in that body. Alderman John Burns, of the 30th ward, who is a candidate for re-election, was elected to the City Council in 1903, on the Republican ticket. Since elected he has made an industrious and watchful alderman, especially in 30th ward matters. He has brought about cleaner and better conditions of streets and alleys. The six months ending Nov. 30th, 1904, there was 505,400 feet or 96 miles of streets cleaned; 151,250 feet or 28 5-8 miles of alleys leveled, graded and cleaned; 11,820 feet of weeds cut and 2068 loads or 8398 cubic yards of dirt carted from the ward to the city dump, and over 200 loads of cinders, slag and other material for the purpose of patching streets where pavements were in bad condition were hauled into the ward. This is more such work than was done in three years previous to Burns election. He has taken an active interest in the improving of sidwalks and his system now under way which will insure good walks in all parts of the ward. He has up for improvement 18 miles of streets, of which two miles are now contracted fo. four miles are awaiting confirmation in the courts and twelve miles are under consideration by the Board of Local Improvements, and a public hearing will be given to all property owners effected by the expense of such improvements shortly. Through the efforts of Alderman Burns he saved for the city $13,100 in compelling the Western Indiana to pay over to the city said sum for the Pipe Yards at 51st and Hanover streets. They were about to acquire this property without compensation, but Alderman Burns fought the mat. Mr. Roosevelt has done a wise thing to put to the test the overflowing love of some of these men of the North for the poor colored man and brother, as they delight to speak of us when the white South is capering round the funeral pyre of some wretched mortal in black. The Republican Party will not have a Roosevelt in the running next time, to sweep the country, and will, doubtless, be looking round for the lamb like colored brother in the states where we hold the balance of political power. It is most gratifying to read this morning that the Senate has so promptly confirmed Mr. Anderson. The New York Presbytery has voted against uniting with the Cumberland Presbyterians of the South, who demanded the elimination of the colored American from the Presbyterian church. Good for the Empire State Presbyterians! It is a fifth rib blow for the South. We notice in the Press this morning the lynching of five colored men, two in Arkansas, one in Texas, and two in Alabama, all for the usual crime of trying to defend themselves. The sooner the colored American learns to do this effectively, so much the sooner will lynching cease. O. M. WALLER, M. D. ter on the floor of the council and compelled the company to pay over to the city this amount of money. Mr. Burns got an appropriation for a new playground at the Parkman School, 51st street and Fifth avenue, and has done likewise for the Coleman School, at 47th and Dearborn streets. He has been fighting a combination of contractors who have been charging extortionate prices for improvements, and through his efforts and other Aldermen in the Council, have compelled them to come down in their prices. Mr. Burns is a strong believer in the referendum and in Municipal Ownership as is shown by his record on all such matters pertaining to such which come before the City Council. He believes that the duties of an Alderman should be non partisan, and he has endeavored to serve all the people alike regardless of their political affiliations. He has treated all alike and he has never asked any one who approaches him for a favor what his politics were, as he believes all law abiding citizens are entitled to the same consideration at the hands of a public official. He has made a practice of going through the ward daily, looking after the condition of the streets and alleys. There are hundreds of Democrats residing in all parts of the 30th ward as well as hundreds of Afro-Americans who have fully made up their minds to sink or swim with Alderman Burns for, regardless of their party affiliations they feel that the best way to reward him for his uniting efforts in behalf of all the people is to permit him to serve another term in the city council. THE OUTFIT RUNNING "THE FOR RUM" ARE STILL WRESTLING WITH SNAKES. The Chicago Broad Ax says we "must have seen snakes lately," because we called his hand. He says "we went off in one or two directions at the same time." After reading the Broad Ax it's enough to make the "right hand forget its cunning," and give one the "all overs." The truth is that it matters not what the Broad Ax says or alleges, the men are all known by their deeds.—The Forum, Springfield, Ill. The Broad Ax don't show journalistic fraternity by vainly attempting to amplify and magnify the charges against Hon. S. B. Turner, editor of the idea. Mr. Turner, for all we know, is in fault if he unjustly assailed Dr. D. H. Williams. The Broad Ax seems to be against the entire world—a regular pessimist—fight! fight! fight! but never has a "cassus bell."—The Forum, Springfield, Ill. As to the first item, all we have to say is "the boys running the Forum are still wrestling with snakes, and they admit that they are so weak-minded that they are unable to sling 一 a pen as it should be slung, and that has caused their right hand to forget its cunning." In relation to "Col." S. B. Turner, we do not consider that we have treated him unfairly, in his mix up with Dr. D. H. Williams, for several years ago Col. Turner joined hands with the worst gang of whisky drinking preachers and immoral rascals in Chicago, and they were all eager to land us in jail for telling the truth on them, and because they failed in their effort, "Col." Turner has not had much love for us and we do not feel that we are obligated to rush to his assistance at the present time. REV. W. S. BRADDAN Sets Forth His Views Respecting Noah and His Curse on Canaan. Sunday evening, Rev. W. S. Braddan, the eloquent pastor of Berean Baptist Church, unbosomed himself of his views in relation to the curse which the intoxicated Noah pronounced against Canaan, the son of Ham. He was bold in declaring that "The curse hurled against Canaan by Noah, who was filled up to the brim with wine, had no more effect on Ham or Canaan or the Negro of today than it had on the white man. That Noah was not empowered by God to deliver such a curse and even if the curse was true, it could not affect us, and it is the most silly statement ever made that the Noahic curse is responsible for the color of the Afro-American race." He freely admitted that "Noah had departed from grace; that at the time he became angry while lying in his tent naked, he did not know whether he 'was afoot or ahorseback; that wine was in and wit and the grace of God was out, and in that disgraceful condition his curse did not amount to a snap of the finger." Rev. Braddan contended that "every lazy, worthless and shiftless Negro accounted for his condition on account of the Noahlc curse and owing to that curse he is estopped from progressing in the slightest degree." He urged upon his hearers to "give up such a foolish idea and to face the world with its many problems like brave, honest and courageous men and women. That even if the Negro had been held in bondage in this country for two hundred and fifty years, that was nothing to his discredit; for every race on the face of the earth which amounts to anything at the present time has served in the house of bondage; that only twelve hundred years ago the proud, haughty and blue-eyed Anglo-Saxon was enslaved by the Romans and sold for a mere song. That the environment largely shapes and controls the actions and affairs of individuals and either raises them or lowers them in the scale of civilization." On the whole, Rev. Braddan's remarks on Noah and his wine were instructive and we were glad that it fell to our lot to cause him to repudiate some portions of the Bible which we have been taught to believe eminated from an all-wise and merciful God. ENGLEWOOD NOTES. The Fanny Hall Clint Concert Company gave an entertainment last Monday evening at the St. John's A. M. E. Church, 62nd and Throop streets, under the direction of Miss Nellie Stone. It can be very proud said their entertainments are well taken in every part of the city, for they show fine training and good talent. The Zlon A. M. E. Church congregation was entertained by Prof. William Lindsay, Wednesday evening. Mr. Lindsay has a wide reputation as giving some of the finest concerts of its kind. The Coming Young Men of Englewood gave an entertainment at the Shiloh Baptist Church last Thursday evening. A full account of this concert will appear in next week's issue. The officers are, W. E. Smith, president; L. S. Hill, vice-president; Edward Jones, secretary; Almon Cooper, treasurer; R. Smith, general manager; George C. Hill, assistant manager, and S. McCalley, secretary. Clinton Baller, a nephew to Mr. L. O. Baller, of 6012 Loomis street, has been taken to the hospital, suffering from typhoid fever. The Broad Ax can be had at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Morgan, 6132 Ada street, each week at five cents a copy, and any news will be gladly accepted. M. THE WHITE MAN BUTTING IN. With one white man lynched, his son in the penitentiary for 21 years, another to hang in Morrillton, one bound over for trial at Little Rock, all for criminal assault, shows that so far as Arkansas is concerned the Negro hasn't a monopoly of this diabolical crime.—Ft. Smith Appreciator. CHIPS Mrs. McLee More of 392 E. 39th street, has been on the sick list for several weeks. Mrs. Hattie Evans has moved to 4952 Dearborn street, where she will be pleased to see her many friends. Mrs. W. R. Harris, 4738 Armour avenue, Thursday morning presented her husband with a nine pound baby boy. Go to Berean Baptist Church, Monday evening, where a program will be rendered representing an evening in Georgia. The Turner and Dr. D. H. Williams libel case was resumed this morning before Justice John R. Caverly and it is hard to tell how it will end. Ex Mayor John P. Hopkins, after very carefully surveying the political field, is thoroughly convinced that Judge Edw. F. Dunne will be the next Mayor of Chicago. S. A. T. Watkins and W. H. Clark are working like beavers for the election of Judge Dunne and his running mates and they believe that the fight right now is all over but the shouting. Our friend, Fred W. Blocki, is making headway in his campaign for City Treasurer of Chicago, and he believes all his associates on the ticket will be elected with handsome majorities on their side. The Aldermanic contest is growing hotter and hotter in the 29th Ward and the indications are that Fred. Hart will put all his opponents to sleep and that he will be one of the new members of the city council. Alderman John J. Bradley is rounding up the boys in the 30th Ward in good shape in behalf of the candidacy of Judge Edw. F. Dunne, who, he is positive, will be the next mayor of Chicago. Miss Alice Fowler, one of the popular belles of Atlanta, Ga., arrived in the city Wednesday evening and will spend some time in visiting with her sisters, Mrs. Dave Jenkins and Mrs. Geneva Smith, 4764 Dearborn st. John W. Hardy, 6800 Justine street, who as a member of the police force of this city has made a fine record for himself, is firmly of the opinion that former Alderman, P. J. O'Connell, will be returned to the city council from the 31st Ward. Do not fail to attend the musical festival at Quinn Chapel March 30th the event of the season. Some of the best talent in Chicago will participate in the program. Marion Adams-Harris musical director. Rev. D. P. Roberts pastor. Rev. R. R. Jones, a colored minister, has sued the city of Roanoke, Va., for $30,000, and a certain citizen of that place for $20,000 more, alleging that he was not protected from a mob which ran him out of that city, in February, 1904. John G. Jones, who attended the inauguration exercises of President Roosevelt at Washington, D. C., and later on visited Boston and other eastern points, returned home Tuesday morning. While in Boston, a grand banquet and reception was given in his honor by the leading Masons of that city. Will promulgate and at all times uphold the true principles of Democracy, but Catholic, Protestant, Anglican, and Episcopal churches, and applicants, Enghils of Labor, or any one else can have their say, so long as their language is proper and correct. The Broad Art is a newspaper whose platform is broad enough for all, ever claiming the editorial right to speak its own mind. Local communications will receive attention. Local communications will receive attention. Write only on one side of the paper. Subscriptions must be paid in advance. One Year ..... $2.00 Six Months ..... 1.00 Advertising rates made known on application. Address all communications to THE BROAD AX 800 Armour Avenue, Chicago. JULIUS F. TAYLOR, Editor and Publisher. Entered at the Post Office at Chicago, ) It 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 18,374 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 composer."—Washington Star. Queer 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 Mine It appears that there is always a brittle 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. woman's Progress This invasion by women in all departments of work seems to be as inevitable as doom itself. It is not to be crowned upon or resisted. It has to be accepted. Women not only have come to the good places, but evidently have to stay.—Chicago Chronicle. Mary MRS. COR MRS. CORRIE TRACY. The Marchielneil Rose Club gave a grand sacred concert at Bethel A. M. E. Church, Sunday afternoon. In spite of the inclementy of the weather, the house was well filled and an excellent program was rendered. The pulpit Ten Thousand Of The Will Be Printed Sale It affords us much pleasure to and been completed and contracts signed of The Broad Ax will be printed Sat among the Afro-Americans residing 21st and 30th Wards. This is the greatest feat ever attest in Chicago. Between 10 and 12 1st, two wagons with colored driver ored boys, will start from our down and wend their way south on Dearb far as Garfield Blvd., and a free copy homes of every colored person along. L. W. Washington, President of the charge of distributing the Broad Ax is The paper on that date will contain of Judge Edward F. Dunne. Also sk political honors, and other interesting erican and the course he should purpaign. Now is the time to secure write-ups scribe for it—for The Broad Ax is published in the interest of the Afro- Ten Thousand Extra Copies Of The Broad Ax Will Be Printed Saturday, April 1st.; It affords us much pleasure to announce that all arrangements have been completed and contracts signed whereby ten thousand extra copies of The Broad Ax will be printed Saturday, April 1st, for free distribution among the Afro-Americans residing in the 1st, 2d, 3d, 6th, 7th, 8th, 14th, 21st and 30th Wards. This is the greatest feat ever attempted on the part of Negro journalism in Chicago. Between 10 and 12 o'clock on Saturday morning, April 1st, two wagons with colored drivers, accompanied by eight' or ten colored boys, will start from our down town headquarters, 114 Sherman St., and wend their way south on Dearborn St., Armour Ave, and State St. as far as Garfield Blvd., and a free copy of the paper will be placed in the homes of every colored person along the route. L. W. Washington, President of the Colored Waiters' Union, will have charge of distributing the Broad Ax in the 6th, 7th and 8th Wards. The paper on that date will contain the cut and an interesting sketch of Judge Edward F. Dunne. Also sketches and cuts of other aspirants for political honors, and other interesting matter pertaining to the Afro-American and the course he should pursue in the pending mayoralty campaign. Now is the time to secure write-ups in it, to advertise in it, and to subscribe for it—for The Broad Ax is the best and the leading newspaper published in the interest of the Afro-American race in the Middle West. Telephone 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 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. 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. Dog-Watch. Inducements. RIE TRACY. was decorated with choice cut flowers and palms were placed on the rostrum. Great credit is due the president, Mrs. Corrie Tracy, for her efforts in behalf of the club. Extra Copies Broad Ax Saturday, April 1st.; announce that all arrangements have whereby ten thousand extra copies saturday, April 1st, for free distribution in the 1st, 2d, 3d, 6th, 7th, 8th, 14th, emptied on the part of Negro journal- clock on Saturday morning, April ars, accompanied by eight or ten col- town headquarters, 114 Sherman St., Corn St., Armour Ave. and State St. as of the paper will be placed in the ing the route. The Colored Waiters' Union, will have in the 6th, 7th and 8th Wards. in the cut and an interesting sketch sketches and cuts of other aspirants for matter pertaining to the Afro-Am- sue in the pending mayoralty cam- in it, to advertise in it, and to sub- he best and the leading newspaper American race in the Middle West. Against aegilous 'Invagon. 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 Emploves 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. 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. 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 Other 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. The world's total coal output for last year is estimated at less than 200,000,000 tons. Daily Thought. Fifty-First St. and Armour Ave. RAIL Y.EDS: 1st St. & L. & M. S. Ry. 2nd St. and Armour Ave. CHJCAGO A. B. SCHULTZ, M. D. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. 2719 State Street Hours: 9 to 12 A. M. 3 to 5 and after 6 P. M. CHICAO MRS. E. L. AUSTIN Open for engagements, Church and Concert Singing a Specialty. 4853 ARMOUR AVE., CHICAGO. Office Phone: Res. Phone: South 1412 Douglas 8236 W. D. ALEXANDER REAL ESTATE, MORTGAGE LOANS Renting, Insurance and Collecting 2605 Satte Street CHICAGO CHICAGO "What is an optimist?" "A man who thinks that if he writes 'Rush' on a letter it will be delivered sooner than otherwise."—Cleveland Leader. Easy Enough. Teacher—What is the plural of marriage? Pupil—Mormonism—N. Y. Press. In Most Cases. When a married woman wishes she were a man her husband is apt to echo the wish—Chicago Daily News. 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Marcus Ruben (Inc.), 990 State St., Chicago Canine Gets Mixed Up in Rapids and Is Disentangled with Pearls Clinging to Him: Two French Canadians and a "bluenose" citizen of New Brunswick, who have been hunting along Lobster stream in Maine for three weeks with small success, returned to Bangor, carrying half a pint of pearls, all of them taken from Lobster raples one rainy morning in a manner described below. Up to the present time these three have all been citizens of unimpeached veracity. They had taken a setter dog to camp to help them in shooting partridges, but they found so many fleas upon him that he was compelled to stay outside in disgrace. One morning about a week ago they heard the dog leaping for help from the stream. On going to his assistance they discovered that he was attached to some object under water which threatened to drown him. It required a strong pull to free the dog from the rocks. On taking him to camp the party discovered that his long, red hair was thickly spattered with the shells of mussels, which had closed upon his coat so tightly that he could not get free. On opening the shells in order to free them from the hair, they uncovered nearly 50 large pearls, all of good color, and fairly free from bleemishes. At the lowest estimate the citizens think that the pearls they have secured will sell for $500, enough to pay for hunting trips for several years. SMALL FISH KILL A HORSE. Finny Creatures of South American Waters Slay Equine and At- tack Its Master. An illustration in Youth of the danger that sometimes lies in small fishes is the case of a fish which is common in the rivers of South America, the serralmo. It is probably the most fearless of all fishes, very small, of peculiar shape, with powerful jaws, so strong and sharp that they can bite a piece out of an animal as neatly as though it had been done with a pair of scissors. In some places it is impossible to fish, as the moment a fish is hooked thousands of these vicious creatures flock to the spot and tear it to pieces before it can be brought to the surface. The fish apparently does not know what fear is, and has in more than one instance jeopardized human life, if not destroyed it. A traveller in crossing a river on horseback was attacked by these fishes, the blood from his horse's legs attracting them in such multitudes that the animal was devoured as it swam. The rider leaped from its back and swam to shallow water surrounded by the throng. Though protected by his clothing he was bleeding from a hundred wounds, and had not the shallow water been near he would have shared the fate of his horse. CORSETS FAD OF ANCIENTS Oxford Man in Unearthing Palace Smahes Theory of Uncramped Women of Long Ago. Arthur Evans, the Oxford Archaeologist, who has made so many interesting discoveries in the so-called palace of Minos, in Crette, has found in a subterranean sanctuary certain very ancient, small earthenware statues, representing some goddess and two of her servants. The dress of the figures is said to be highly modern. The goddess, we grieve to say, wears a corset, just such a corset as contemporary man shyly wonders at in the windows of a department store. The skirt of the robe of the goddess is "in Louis XV. style." Her jacket is "exactly as is worn in the present day." Styles of say 2000 B. C., styles of 1904. Unless some humorist has "salted" the excavations, you are forced to hold, remarks Everybody's Magazine, that much nonsense has been written about the splendid, free, uncramped bodies of the female ancients. And "we shift and bedeck and bedrape us" much as our esteemed ancestors did in the morning of the world. 6 Told by Truthful James. A more or less truthful Australian relates that he put an unusually large porcelain egg in the nest of a hen and found that the next eggs she laid were of increased size. Then he put a goose egg in the nest. The hen laid an egg just as large. He was so pleased with the scheme that he put a whitewashed football in the nest. When he went the next time to search for eggs he found one as big as a football, but no hen in sight. Securing the egg, he saw engraved on it, by hen protography, these words: "I'm no ostrich, but I've done my best." Later he found the hen inside the egg. Born as Kitchen Servantz. The servant girl problem has been solved by University of Nebraska students, many of whom have taken the place of the kitchen maid in a number of homes. This is because young men students at the university have taken up domestic science in the classroom, and are applying the knowledge thus acquired to earn college expenses. Sanitarium in Polar Regions. A Russian physician is talking of establishing a sanitarium for consumptives in the polar regions. He thinks it would be a success, because he has observed that the members of polar expeditions who succeed in getting home are always in good health. This is so because of the pure air and the absence of all microbes. Along the Killing Line Along the Killing Zona. It is said in Maine that the first deer killed this season was shot by a woman. A man killed the first human being. "Is your husband at home, madam?" asked the caller at the door. "Sure and he's not," said the big, red-faced woman who had opened the door. "You see, madam, I am a traveling phrenologist, and I'd like to examine the bumps on your husband's head." "You're too late. We did have a bit of an argument this morning, and my husband's gone down to the doctor's to have him examine them."—Yonkers Statesman. Life on the Moon? Prof. Max Maushofer, of the University of Berlin, believes that life, animal and vegetable, is not extinct on the moon. Water probably exists underground, and the last of the Selenites may dwell in pits, craters and caverns, fly or move by means of wings and live upon worms. They dare not face the sunlight as we do, and their eyes are like those of bats or owls. It would be interesting to know their ideas about ourselves.—London Globe. Uniform for Church Of all the impracticable suggestions ever made by man as to what woman should or should not do one of the most amusing is that recently made by an English writer for all churchgoers to wear a uniform costume, in order to eliminate the element of snobbery from the exercise of religious duties. How long would it take a modern ingenious dressmaker to evolve an expensive and distinctive style of sackcloth coats? The Too Careful Eater When we see an otherwise sensible man take for his entire luncheon day after day that which would not satisfy a cat, those of us who are under the impression that the organs of the body were made to work, and not to loaf, are apt to reflect that many men do a deal of worrying over things that nature is perfectly competent to take care of.—N. Y. Medical Journal. Russian "Babists" At a recent meeting of the Imperial Geographical society at Weadikawakas, Russia, the explorer Arakelyani made some interesting statements about the religious sect of the Babists. This Mohammedan organization was founded in 1844 by the Persian Mirsa All Mohammed, and now numbers about 5,000,000 members. Life's True Wealth The only wealth is life; the only way to make the best of this world is to make the best of the other. For the two are one. The highest gleams ever through this lower. The pilgrim to the better country is the man who, living or dying, knows the bliss of perpetual youth.-J. Brierly. A. Little Slow. Far eastern punctuality was illustrated the other day by the viceroy of Wu Chang, China, who had an appointment to review 5,000 school children at 8 a.m. and appeared, smiling, on the review ground at 2 p.m. The children had waited for him six hours Plantation Flour. Banaharina the new flour of fine quality from the plantain, is reported to have proven an agreeable and healthful food. In Venezuela, where it seems to be gaining favor, it is especially recommended as a nutritious food for children and invalids. Malicious Rumor The absurd tale that Lady Hopton Wood's pretty little Manx cat was suffering from diseased liver has no foundation in fact. The liver was perfectly good, and similar to that usually supplied.—London Punch. Medicinal Carrots may be advantageously eaten by those with a tendency to gout. Celery is said to be excellent for those afflicted with rheumatism, as it contains so much sulphur.—Detroit Free Press. Money Difficulties Canadians who travel in the United States and Americans who travel in Canada alike complain of the embarrassments incident to the different money issues of the two countries. Diamond Drill Work It is calculated that when every precaution has been taken, a diamond drill working in rock of average hardness will near away about one carat for every 15 feet bored. The Undeveloped South The south is practically a new country in its agriculture. Scarcely one-fourth of its arable lands are in cultivation.-Southern Farm Magazine. No Birds on Hata. The Arkansas legislature has recently passed a law which makes it possible to fine any woman wearing a stuffed bird on her hat from $25 to $50. South Africa's Diamond Yield. The diamond yield of South Africa, which began with $2,500 in 1887 and reached $18,000,000 in 1888, was $34,500,000 last year. Slow Growth of Trade. Within the last 30 years the trade of the United States with South America has increased only five per cent. Something Harder Many a man with an iron will finds it crumpled against a woman's granite "won't."—Chicago Tribune. Young Jap Brides. It is stated that not one bride was over 22 years old in the 346,500 marriages in Japan last year. 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, oil, gas, coal, iron and other materials, recent investigations have brought to light the interesting fact that treasure fields containing fabulous wealth still remain intact, states the London Chronicle. Investigations have proved, for instance, that huge areas of the floor of the Pacific are strewn ...ck with immense 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 a substitute for Para rubber. It is certain to be discovered sooner or later. Celluloid and oxidized linseed oil are useful for some purposes for which rubber is used, but for cycle and automobile tires real rubber is the only material with the necessary elasticity. The inventor of a substitute would soon become a multi-millionaire. RARE OLD TOKAY WINE. Nearly Three Hundred Years Old and Worth on the Market $30 a Quart. "I visited a cellar of Tokay lately," said a hotelkeeper, according to the Washington Post. "Tokay is the only wine that keeps on improving indefinitely. There was wine nearly 300 years old in the cellar. Its price on the market would be easily $30 a quart. "The cellar was very carefully kept. I seemed to inhale cool, velvety whiffs 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 oldest 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 Admiral Togo. The four Japanese vice admirals are all younger than the youngest of our captains, says the Independent. The Japanese rear admirals' average age is 59, captains' age 44 2-3, and commanders' 40 2-3. The average age of our captains (57 1-3) is 13 years beyond that of the Japanese captains, nine years beyond that of the English and German captains, and seven years beyond that of the Russian captains. The youngest English captain is aged 33, is 26 years younger than our youngest, and Japan has deemed it wise to intrust her battleships to men of age 36. The average English and German captain is scarcely older than our junior grade captain (commander), and our youngest commander when he reached his rank was older than the average Japanese captain. If our youngest captain were in the Japanese navy he would have been retired for age some time ago. SILK HAT SELDOM WORN. Its Passing But a Mere Whim of Fashion and It Is Sure to Return "The silk hat," said the manager of a 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 it in the day time. "Fifteen years ago we often sold more silk hats in a day than we now sell in two weeks. Young 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 passing is merely a whim of fashion. It is the most dressy hat a man can wear, and also the most economical. A good silk hat will stand more wear and tear than three derbys or fedoras. It can be froned 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 Stamp Four countries—Bavaria, Austria, Wurtemberg and Switzerland—border on the lake 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 malled on the boats may bear the stamps of any one of the four countries named, as well as German imperial stamps. English in Paria Anglomania is still increasing in Paris. Formerly one used to hear of la balle, la jeu de panme, la raquette, le ballon, etc.; to-day everybody says "mons falsons du sprot, du rowing, du yachting, de football, du tennis, du golf"; etc. 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 prosalic—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 itself 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 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. Henpeck—You surprise me! 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 Ldmit of Human Kowledge. There isn't anything in the whole world that a man knows as much about a woman knows about dress.—Philadelphia Record. Practical Politics It cost the United States $387.05 last year to collect 70 cents at the port of Galena, Ill.-N. Y. Tribune. Fast Ski Running A French army officer on skis has traveled 14 miles and 660 yards in 25 minutes in Switzerland. "Mamma, which periodical is it that papa goes off on?"—Life. 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 egress 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. Taken 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 steek 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."—Phila-delphia 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. Woman Writer's Watches. The famous Austrian novelist, Mme. Mary von Ebner-Eschenbach, 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 Limitations Jerrold—Well, I'm going to marry Dolly Frizziefrazzie! 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 dog growls over his dinner because he dikes it, and a man growls over his because he doesn't—Chicago Daily News. OLD-TIME ELECTIONEERING Description of the Way Politicians Operated More Than a Hundreddre Years Ago. The candidate's trick of kissing the babies to gain votes is not a new thing. The determined candidate on the eighteenth century was as deeply interested in all members of a voter's family as he is to-day, says Youth's Companion. In William Cowper's "Letters" may be found a description of the way things were done more than 100 years ago. We were sitting yesterday at dinner, the two ladies and myself, very composedly and without the least apprehension of any such intrusion in our snug parlor, one lady knitting, another netting, and the gentleman winding worsted. Suddenly, to our unspeakable surprise, a mob appeared 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 susceptible to affront, and would rather, I suppose, climb in at the window than be absolutely excluded. In a minute the yard, the kitchen and the parlor was filled. Mr. Grenville advanced toward me, shook me by the hand with a degree of cordiality that was extremely seducing. As soon as he and as many more as could find chairs were seated, he began to open the intent of his visit. I told him I had no vote, for which he readly gave me credit. I assured him I had no influence, 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 kitchen, 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 hippodrome on the Place Clinchy, Paris. Mr. Bostock tells how it took nine months to bring about the friendly relationship. "I lost a whole carload of lambs," he said, "before succeeding—lambs of the kind children play with. I placed in the cage all sorts of toys of the animal variety—cotton sheep, horses, rabbits—in fact, a regular Noah's ark. "Then I specialized on sheep, but it took a long time for the lion to find out that they were not good to eat. Finally a live lamb was introduced. At first the lion looked surprise, and then lay down and gently pawed the stranger. The lamb did not like this, and drawing back a pace or two, butted the lion in the mane. "This appeared to greatly amuse the lion, who playfully rolled over on his back, while the lamb butted again. 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 result, 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 Washington Post. "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 deposit it in banks mostly, and when a national loan is called for, are prepared 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 manufactured at home, and it is evident why there is but 30 per cent. left to go out of the country." Caba in Russia 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 cabman cannot read it. If you know the distance you walk along the cab rank calling out your destination and your price—about a 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 clatter behind, and a 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! Invocation of saints! Drivers raise their arms to heaven in horror. Walk calmly on, and there is a race to pick you up. Nor is there ever a dispute at the end. Willing to Trade Rapson—"Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown." Snapup—What if it does? Uneasy lies the head that doesn't wear a crown, sometimes, and there must be some consolation in having a headache from such an aristocratic cause.—Detroit Free Press. Had a Tooth. Mrs. Beaconstreet—I hear that something interesting has happened at your house, Emerson. Little Emerson—Yes; my infantile brother has developed what appears to be a biclumpd.—Pittsburgh Post. fo:-se-)-—% ‘The colored people of Washington, D. C., have organized the Central Am erican Exposition Company. Its pres ident is John G. Jones of this city. ‘The promoters of this exhfbition, ‘which will open up In the capital city of the nation next September, propose to collect together and display every: thing which they can obtain which is indicative of progress on the part or the Afro-American. . ‘Thursday evening in spite of the dis agreeableness.of the weather, many colored men residing in the 3ist ward held a meeting at 6ist and Ada streets in the interest of Ex-Alderman P. J O'Connell. Enos Bond presided over the meeting and all the speakers fully predicted that the ex-Alderman wh¢ never deserted his friends be they black or white, will be returned to the city council from the Sist ward. Rev. John W. Robinson, Mrs. Robin son, the twins and Miss Beatrice Rob imson departed for their new home, Covington, Ky., Thursday. ~ During the six years Rev. Robinson was ir charge of St. Mark's Church he suc ceeded in making many fast friends in this city who entertain the most kind ly feeling for him and his family an¢ they all wish them unbounded success wherever their lot may be cast in their work for their Lord. _Mareus Ruben, 390 State street, whc makes and sells more waiters’ and cooks’ jackets than any other individ ual in his line of business in Chicago has leased the entire building at tha number, which gives him almost three times more room than he has occupied in the past. His factory and sales rooms will be located on the second and third floors, and all his old friends and those who wish to wear up-to date furnishing goods, including _fanc; vests and so on, are invited to inspec his newly enlarged establishment. SPECIAL NOTICE. Owing to changing the form of ad. @ressing The Broad Ax, some of its readers might have missed their paper last week, if so, they will confer a fav: or on us, by notifying us to that ef fect. Le] Immense’ Light. St Catherine's lighthouse has just been fitted with a fiashlight which is estimated to be equal to 15,000,000 can- le power, and on nights when the at- mosphere is favorable its beam is prob- ably visible from the French coast. The Old light was of about 3,000,000 candle power.—London Daily Mail. Looks Suspicious. A writer in the Boston Cooking School Magazine, says: “In the second semes- ter, at Btyn Mawr, if agirl refuses candy, it is supposed that she is keeping Lent, or fhat she has reached the chapter on “Habits,” in Prof. James’ text-book on psychology. ‘Can’t Be Done. California's botanical wizard is too practical to waste time on blue roses. He has already produced many valu- able varieties of fruit and even hopes to improve on the Boston bean.—St. Louis Globe-Democrat. Barely Possible. ‘Tom—What a soft, liquid voice Miss ‘DeWines has. ‘Jack—Yes; inherited it from her fath- er, I presume. He used to run a speak- ‘easy in Pittsburg.—Chicago Daily News. Of Course. ‘Bell—Would you allow « man to kiss you? Mand Vim—Well, I think itis our duty to—er—to make allowances for the weaknesses of mankind.—N. ¥. Times. ‘When-the Hub Speaks. ‘The situation in Russia is to be con sidered at a mass meeting in Boston this week. After that the czar and bis advisers will know precisely what to ¢0o.—Prowidence Journal. No Deserving Beggars. “I have never known a deserving case ef street begging,” was the remarkable ‘statement of Sir Eric A. Buchanan, sec- retary of the London Mendicity society, made the other day. Confidence. “He is very optimistic, isn't he?” _ “Ob, yes! He is absolutely certain be can do anything he bas never tried to do."—Smart Set. Coaling Stations. Of about 30 recognized coaling sta- tons in the Pacific, Great Britain owns St least 12 and the United States six ‘More Than « Pint. A recent weighing of dandelion down bas shown that 1,000,000 of the dainty ‘parachutes are needed to make a pound. Ooliection of Heads A French professor is the owner of ecllection of $20 human heads, repre- ganting every known race of people. ‘Lene Fliickt of Piccons. st pigeons recently flew from ‘Kimberley to Cape Town, a distance of ‘$99 miles, fn 14 hovre ‘They All “Zook Pleasant.” ‘Mexican photographers have hit upon ‘a way to make their subjects “look pleasant.” After peering through the ‘apparatus and emerging from under the black cloth, the photographer says: “By the way, would you like a drink?” “Well, I don’t mind,” says the man, with a pleased smile. “What have you got?” “Beer, whisky and wine,” says the photographer, and then, before the man ‘can say which he'll have, the camera does its duty. The “expression” of his pho- tograph is always “lifelike."—N. ¥. Trib- une. How Rubies Are Made. Artificial rubies are “produced in France by reducing small natural rubies into a very fine powder, which is melted in an electric furnace, cooled rapidly and crystallized. The product obtained, from what was of little worth ‘on account of minuteness, possesses 2 ‘comparatively high value. The maiz difficulty encountered is to prevent ‘cavities and fissures in the crystals ‘The new process cannot be employed ‘with emeralds and sapphires, as they Decome discolered by the action of the fer Sennen for Goléness. She—Why did you look so coldly at Mr. Sharp when he came into the car? He—Because I was in a railroad col- lision with him the other day, and.in the shake-up a whole bunch of derby hats flew off and got mixed up together. I know he got mine, and he knows it, too, but he didn’t- mention it, anf 1 couldn't prove it, because my initials weren't in it. He took a mean advan- tage. That's all.—Detroit Free Press. Hunting for the Gera. American investigation has shown that yellow fever germs ure dissemi- nated by the mosquito, and now the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine 1s about to send « second expedition to the Amazon to discover, if possible, the actual caus: of the disease. At Para, on the Amazon, the disease is constantly present in a greater or less degree. Never Mind the Old Man. Grayce—Yes, as they neared the fin- ish, Ferdy was about 400 yards in the lead. He looked like a sure winner when suddenly he knocked down and ran over an old man. Ths careless person’s body caused Ferdy’s auto to swerve, and Algy shot by ani won. Gladys—Now wasn't that tough on Ferdy!—Chicago Sun. ‘Fatal Mistake. A Liverpool man who had been yart- ed from his wife for some years thought he recognized her among the ballet girls om the stage of a theater He sprang up, pointed to her, cried: “My Minnie,” and fell dead. But he had made a mistake. The woman was not his wife. Same Sensation. Returned Explorer—You don’t seem at all appalled at my description’ of the way I was chased by # boa con- strictor. Miss Fluffy—No; I was chased by a garter snake once, and I know just how you felt—Detrolt Free Press. ‘Why, Sure. ‘The Senator—Why mustn't I vote for that bill? Henchman—Because the people don’t want it, senator. “What have the people got to do with it? Ain't election over, hey?— Chicago Sun. Very Likely. Friend—How do you suppose your baby caught the whooping cough? He hasn't been near any other children. Mother—He probably inherited it from me. I had it when I was just his age—Detroit Free Press. Strikine Similarity. | Gunner—Have you noticed the large stamps in the latest issue? Guyer—Yes; I call them Jap stamps. “Why so?” “They are not easily Ileked.”"—Chica- go Sun. | ————— Pull Deck. | Irate Wife—That’s the fifty-second falsehood you've told me this week. Unabashed Husband—Well, now you ‘can see what is meant by the expres- sion “a pack of lies.”—Pittsburg Post. | ‘Won't It Though. | California announces a 15,000,000- ‘pound prune crop ready for shipment. It will not make much difference if ‘next summer's strawberry crop is a | failure —Rochester Post-Express. _.__ Spanish Swordswomen. "AU well-educated Spanish women are taught from the earliest years to han- die ‘the sword, and as a result they Sse noted tec tests atmbcehte Scare easy walk. 5 After Facts, “How old did your sister say she ist” ghteen.” “Hold old is she?”—Houston Post. Bemethine Basv_ A good many men would be tickled ‘Almost to death for chance to pay a large inheritance tax. Injurious. ‘When “the good things of life” are our best things they become our worst —Chicago Tribune. er Menay. ‘The closer a man is the harder it is to touch him.—Chicago Daily News. ‘Mere Brains All men bave brains, but some uven't sense enough to we them. - TELEGRAPHY IN AUSTRALIA. Railroads and Other Improvements Are Unusually Extensive in That Country. ‘The circumstances of Australia, and the conditions of its settlement, have had the effect of making both its rail- roads and its telegraphs unusually ex- tensive in comparison with the num- ders of its population, ané this is markedly the case with its mileage of telegraph lines, writes Hugh H. Lusk, im the North American Review. At present the great island is only set- led on a strip of country bordering on the coast, and even that strip does not include the more northern shores either on the east or west, and takes im no part of the north side at all. ‘The consequence is that a line of tele- graph which connects the settlements Of Queensland on the northeast of Australia with those of West Australia on the west coast—a distance, in a direct line, of about 2,500 miles—cov- ers fully double that distance from the necessity of keeping in touch with the settled districts. There is, indeed, one line of telegraph which of neces- sity d4gnores this rule, and passes for nearly its whole length of about 1,700 miles from the south to the north- western corner of the island, through an unsettled country. The purpose of thie line is to connect settled Australia with the rest of the world by way of Java and India, and tt passes through great districts of the interior which were first explored for the purpose of its construction. TANGIER NIGHT FASCINATES Writer Declares That Nothing Is Quite So Beautiful as Moor- ish Evening. Tangier is most fascinating at night; then the clear moon of the south throws a veil over the city; fhe browns become softened, the shade ows deepene.; the shrouded women looking down from the roof tops ap- pear as pale and lovely ghosts, writes Martha Lowell, in the Four-Track News. It is at night that the Moor goes to some cafe, joins the circle of his brethren seated around a lighted brazier, smokes and hears the musi- clans sing of Palor and of love. And if the musicians sing well, a wealthy Moor may throw some rare incense upon the brazier, and the air is then ‘filled with a wondrous perfume, such as is found in no other country in the world. It isatnight that the wedding ‘processions march through the wind- ing streets. A band of men, singing the weird wedding song, accompanies the bride. She rides in a covered palanquin mounted on a mule. She has never seen the man whose wife she is to be. If he isn't pleased he will re- turn her next day together with the scornful gift of two chickens. MAKE GEMS FROM QUARTZ. Rock Crystal, Purest Form of That Stone, Employed in Manufac- ture of Diamonds. Diamond cutting up to a recent time was nearly all done abroad, Holland being the chief center of the industry for some centuries, but of late a good deal of it has come over to America, ‘where electrical machines are used in the work to great advantage in all ways. European work has always beea done by hand, as it still is, and the lapidaries there are only just wak- ing up to the knowledge that artificial power can be applied. Besides cut- ‘ting real gems, the machinery em- ployed here turns out great quanti- ties of, artificial ones, which now rule the markets of thetworld. They are so brilliantly cut and polished that only experts can distinguish them from the genuine article Rock crys- tal, the purest form of quartz, is em- ployed in making artificial diamonds, ‘and this can only be worked to advan- tage with the electrical macnines, hand ‘work leaving no profit in the business, | besides turning out inferior results. NO BOUNDS TO HIS LOYALTY Balloon Vender Celebrates Recog- nition by Duchess by Throw- tae Wares Awas. A pretty little incident was recent- ly witnessed in Moscow in connectioz with the imperial children of Russia While driving in the fair ground with her sisters Grand Duchess Olga espied & peasant offering colored balloons for sale. Giving an order to stop the carriage, she called the man to bei side and selected several balloons for herself and her sisters, for which she rewarded the astonished peasant with ‘8 ten-ruble piece. The gratified mou- jik im vain endeavored to stammer out his thanks to the little princess and at the same time, in the charac- teristic Slavonic manner, he crossed himself and called on all the saints to witness his good fortune. Then im a sudden excess of loyalty and ‘abandonment, he cut the string which held the remaining balloons together, and allowed all his stock in trade to float sway together. Wooden Russia. Few people who have not traveled about the Russian empire can imagine how boundless is its wealth in timber. “Wooden Russia” is the name applied to the vast forest areas of Russia tp Burope, which cover nearly 600,000,000 acres, or 36 per cent. of the entire ares of the country. In Russia houses built of any other material than wood are al- most unknown outside the cities, and wood constitutes the principal fuel. The forest belt called the “Taiga,” tn Siberia, stretches in a direct line from the Urals to the Pacific for 4,000 miles, and is in many parts 500 miles broad. All this is the property of the czar. Jeseph A.O'Donnell. Henry D.Coghlin. Attorneys at Law Phone 264 Main Metropolitas Block N. W. Cor. LaSalle & Randolph Ste. Chicago eee James J. Gray. M. J. Moran, GRAY & MORAN ATTORNEYS AT LAW Suite 1114 Ashland Block, Clark and Randolph Sts. Tel, Central 569. CHICAGO. H 112-114-116 S STATE. STREET Combined State and Washington Street stores are nearing completion! 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