The Broad Ax

Crimes, Murder And All Kinds of Lawlessnes Continues To Follow in the Wake of the Teamsters Strike. Crimes, And All Kinds of times To Follow of the Team At the present writing everything seems to indicate that the great or the bitter fight on the part of the striking teamsters is far from being settled, and in the meantime, crimes, murder, and all kinds of lawlessness continues to flourish in all parts of this city, so far innocent colored men, women, and children, and white ones too, for that matter, have been dragged from the street cars, beat up and otherwise mistreated, and shot down like common dogs, by the white and black roughens and sluggers who have been so conspicuous in this teamsters' strike. It is too bad that those in authority at the first inception of the strike, did not insist upon throwing the state troops into this city, for the sole purpose of maintaining order and for the further purpose of protecting the lives and the property of all citizens regardless of their race or color, if such a course would have been persued in the first place at no time since the commencement of the teamsters' strike would there have been the slightest occasion to inflame the public mind by working up an agitation in favor of race wars. By failing to uphold and enforce the laws at all times has been the immediate cause of peaceable citizens who have not been interested in the strike one way or the other being fouly murdered and, through the reign of mob law, murder, and all kinds of lawlessness, a white gentleman fouly murdered a colored man, named Jennings at 26th and State St. last Saturday night. This same lawless spirit caused Mr. Bailey, an honest and respectable Afro-American who was During the progress of the Frederick Douglass Centre Charity ball, a pestiferous individual who posed as the representative of an obscure newspaper, greatly annoyed the decent and refined ladies who were present by persistently requesting them to write on one of his cards the number of papers they desired, and strange to say, several light-headed and simple-minded old married women and quite a few brainless unmarried ladies thought that this particular individual was ver enterprising, for the reason that he did not have sense enough to refrain from peddling his sheet on such an occasion. Mrs. Alexander, whom it is said gave a can-can dancing party at her home several years ago, put her name down for two copies of his sheet, and a few other unknown ladies followed suit; but the vast majority of the respectable ladies seemingly were of the impression that that was not the place to done them to become subscribers to any newspaper, and they very politely passed him up, which was the proper thing to do. Some of the ladies who attended the ball have become convinced that Mrs. R. M. Leach is an expert at checking trunks and otherwise assisting her husband in his express business, but that she is a rank failure when it comes down to correctly describing the colors and combinations of the fine dresses worn by the ladies who were present at the ball. Mrs. Frank W. King has intimated not a strike breaker, to be dragged, from a street car at State and Van Buren streets, and to be beat up for nothing whatever, except that he happened to be a colored man. Therefore it is no more than reasonable that as long as the striking teamsters and their sympathizers trample the laws of this city under their feet, and continue to place no valuation on human life, colored men who have been brought here to assist to end the strike also feel that they have the undisputed right to do the same thing, hence the killing of the little schoolboy, Enoch Carlson, at 27th and Princeton avenue, the first of the week by some unknown colored man who was supposed to be a strike breaker, and it is claimed he was brought here from Tennessee, Oklahoma, and that he was employed by the Employers' Teaming Company to drive for the Peabody Coal Company, and Marshall Field and Company. The shooting to death of Enoch Carlson, which was a horrible crime to be perpetrated by any human being, was the culmination of all the riotous scenes, crimes, murders and all forms of lawlessness which have been enacted in Chicago since the beginning of the teamsters' strike. From henceforth there should be no more temporizing on the part of the city, county or state authorities with those connected with either side of the strike, which should be stamped out at once, even if it is necessary to call out the state troops to preserve law and order, and to prevent the citizens of Chicago from being shot down in cold blood, while preambulating up and down its streets. that we must be stuck on Miss Hattie Wilson for the reason that favorable mention was made of her elegant gown. In days gone by other ladies might have said the same thing in reference to Mrs. King. Last Friday evening Rev. W. S. Braddan wound up his more than successful bazaar, and on Sunday his grand rally came to a close, and form the main and side show he realized enough money to fix up his meeting house in first class shape. The Third Battalion, which is managed by Mrs. Lillian Bell, as usual, carried off the banner for raising the largest sum of money during the bazaar and rally. It turned up with $105.10. The Fifth Battalion, under the leadership of Rev. Braddan and his bunch of Old Maids and Widows, came second with $100.10. First Battalion, which is controlled by C. H. Davis, was third in the race, and it brought in $61.61. The total sum raised altogether was $351.87, and Rev. Braddan and his colaborers for his Lord are all wearing a smile which will not come off. Alderman George K. Schmidt, who is a level headed business man, is bitterly opposed to removing the City Hall to the West side or the North side, but he is firmly convinced that the lake front is the best and only place to erect the new City and County building. HEW TO THE LINE. The Queen or the Acknowledged Social Leader of the Four Hundred of Chicago, Who Represents the Highest Type of AfroAmerican Womanhood. Mrs. Dr. George C. Hall, who is so well and favorably known, and who occupies an elegant home at 5736 Rosalie Court, needs no introduction to the readers of The Broad Ax. She has been a resident of this city for years, and by her natural graces and many high accomplishments, including her intellectual attainments, she has gradually risen to the top round of the social ladder and everything else pertaining to the intellectual improvement and the moral advancement of the Afro-American race, and she is, without the slightest question, the queen and the acknowledged leader of the four hundred in this city. For she represents the very highest type of Afro-American womanhood. Towards the close of the winter months Mrs. Hall conceived the idea of giving the Charity ball for the benefit of the Frederick Douglass Centre, and very quietly she sought out her true friends to aid her in her more than laudable undertaking. Many ladies who have in the past endeavored to float on top of the social surface and compel others to bow down to them bestirred themselves to throw cold water on it and to discourage Mrs. Hall from accomplishing something for the benefit of the colored people of Chicago. Fortunately for Mrs. Hall, she would not and could not be discouraged by those so-called social leaders, and she paid no more attention to their buzzing than she would to a fly on a cart wheel. The more they opposed her efforts, the harder she worked to make the Frederick Douglass Centre Charity ball a grand success, which it was, and on last Saturday evening, after The Eighth Regiment Band Concert and Ball Was Largely Attended. . . Wednesday evening, the members of the famous 8th Regiment held their annual band concert, military drill and ball at the Seventh Regiment Armory, 16th and Dearborn streets, and more than two thousand people crowded into the hall to witness and to join in the brilliant affair. The Grand March was led by Col. and Mrs. John R. Marshall, and they were followed by all the Colonels, Majors, Adjutant Generals, Captains, composing the regiment with beautifully gowned ladies leaning on their arms who were followed by hundreds of other ladies and gentlemen. The dancing, the music, and everything in connection with the ball was first class and up to date. she had paid all bills in connection with it, in the presence of the patronesses and managers, she turned over to Mrs. Cella Parker Wooley, president of the Frederick Douglass Centre, $622.50, which is the largest sum so far realized among the Afro-Americans of this city for charitable purposes. Prior to the ball Mrs. Hall led her friends to believe that the money which she hoped to realize from it would be used to apply on one of the $500 notes on the property, and if the directors of the Frederick Douglass Centre are wise and appreciate the efforts which Mrs. Hall has put forth in its behalf, they will take up one note for $500 against the property, as the contribution to it by the colored people of Chicago, and the other $122.50 can be utilized or expended in paying bills and buying bread and meat for those who permanently reside in the new home of the Frederick Douglass Centre, 3032 Wabash avenue. As previously stated in these columns, too much praise cannot be bestowed on Mrs. Hall for originating and so successfully promoting the Charity ball, which from beginning to end demonstrated that she was not actuated by selfish motives, but that she heartily desired to do something which would redound to the everlasting benefit of the race she so ably and eminently represents, and as long as Mrs. Hall continues to labor unselfishly for the moral and social improvement and elevation of her fellow creatures she can rest assured that The Broad Ax will be one of her greatest champions, and that at all times it will be ready and willing to assist her in her laudable work A Colored Catholic. It is not generally known, but none the less very interesting, says the Catholic Union and Times, that the Hon. Charles W. Anderson, the colored orator, who has just been appointed by President Roosevelt as collector of internal revenue at New York City, is a Catholic and a very consistent and devoted one at that. He is a remarkable man. Thoroughly educated, he knows how to use great abilities in such a way as to disarm prejudice and win friends. That he will be a notable success in his office is a foregone conclusion, for he has tact, judgment and wide experience in dealing with public men an public matters—By. Notes From Normal, Alabama. The A. and M. College, Normal, Ala., on the 1st inst. celebrated in the most fitting manner its 30th anniversary. The institution was organized and has been conducted for all these years by President W. H. Councilc. It has had marvelous growth. Under his management it has grown from nineteen pupils to its present large attendance, representing every Southern state, with a good patronage north of the Ohio river, Africa and the islands of the sea. It has 200 acres of land, more than twenty buildings, some beautiful and handsome, three distinct literary schools, about twenty industrial departments. From its various departments it has sent out a thousand graduates, who are to be seen in nearly every walk of life. Commencement. The approaching commencement exercises, May 25th to May 30th inclusive, promise to be very interesting. Dr. M. C. B. Mason, Cincinnati, Ohio; Rev. H. H. Proctor, Atlanta, Ga.; Bishop H. M. Murer, Mrs. A. D. Hunton, Atlanta, Ga.; Rev James Brown, Anniston, Ala.; Rev. Earnest Brooks, Huntsville, Ala., and many others are expected to participate in the commencement exercises. There will be from all departments 145 graduates. The graduating exercises are as follows: SUNDAY. MAY 28. 8:00 a. m.—Anniversary of Y. M. C. A. Rev. R. E. Brooks, Huntsville, Ala. 11:00 a. m.—Baccalaureate sermon, Rev. H. H. Proctor, Atlanta, Ala. 3:00 p. m.—Sunday school anniversary. Address by Mrs. A. D. Hunton, Atlanta; Ga. 8:00 p. m.—Anniversary of religious societies. Address by Rev. James Brown, Anniston, Ala. Monday, MAY 29. 9:00 a. m. to 12 m.—Industrial graduating exercises. 3:00 p. m.—People's meeting 8:00 p. m.—Literary graduating exercises of Normal department. Address by Rev. M. C. B. Mason, Cincinnati, Ohio. TUESDAY, MAY 30. 10:00 a. m.—Alumni meeting. 6:00 p. m.—President's reception. CHIPS Mr. and Mrs. W. K. Crampton have removed from 2912 State street to 214 28th street. W. B. Holden, of Philadelphia, Pa., was in the city Wednesday and was shown its sights by his old friend, J. Hockley Smiley. Col. B. F. Moseley is a candidate for one of the new city judgeships, and if the fair ladies could only vote he would be a four-time winner. Fred W. Blocki, city treasurer of Chicago, last left evening on a business trip to New York city, where he will spend one week. Two nicely furnished rooms for rent to gentlemen, with gas, bath and telephone, 6571 Blue, 4842 Armour avenue. Dunn and Hight, 5050 State street, have remodeled the rooms over their popular drinking resort, and they have transformed them into a first-class English cafe. Mr. Howard I. Williams, of the Chicago College of Dental Surgery, left Chicago Wednesday evening for Rockford, where he will be employed until school opens in the fall. Col. Fred T. Carey, the wide-awake manager of the Pekin, Twenty-seventh and State streets, is kept busy in handing out to his army of friends a fine leather card case, which contains a complimentary season ticket of admission to the Pekin. Mount Hope Temple No. 1, S. M. T., will celebrate their twenty-fifth anniversary at Arlington hall, Thirty-first street and Indiana avenue, Tuesday evening, May 23. Music by the Metropolitan orchestra; Prof. Hall,prompter. Admission, 25 cents. R. S. Callin, sixty years old, who was one of the oldest members of Bethel church, dropped dead while attending services in it Sunday evening, and his sudden death right in the church caused many of its members to think that their Lord, with His lightning rod of death, was striking mighty near them. An Arkansas editor who read that a young lady in New York kneads bread with her gloves on, says: "We need bread with our pants on; we need bread with our boots on, and if our subscribers in arrears do pay up soon we shall need bread without anything on." Alderman Nicholas R. Finn, who is one of the most influential members of the City council, is in favor of removing the City Hall to the West side, for Alderman Finn is of the opinion that the people would have more room to turn around on his side of the city. Alderman Henry L. Fick, who always has a big roll of the long green in his pockets, and togs up in fine clothes and sports two or three large diamonds, says that The Broad Ax is not worth two whoops in purgatory since it stopped fighting Rev. Abraham Lincoln Murray. A Mountain lady who was given a piano lamp for her birthday named it after her husband for the following reasons: It has a great deal of brass about it, it is handsome to look at, is not remarkably brilliant, requires a good deal of attention, is somewhat unsteady on its legs, liable to explode when half full, flares up occasionally, is always out at bedtime and is bound to smoke. Invitations are out for the wedding of Mr. Richard A. Crolley to Miss Llottah C. A. Marshall, of New Orleans, La., June 7, 1905. Mr. Crolley is a bookkeeper for the Methodist Book Concern at No. 57 Washington street, and a steady worker in St. Mark's church. Mr. and Mrs Crolley will reside at 3565 Vernon avenue after July 15. The G. U. O. O. F. had a big turnout Sunday afternoon at their annual Thanksgiving sermon, which was preached by Rev. Roberts of Quinn chapel. Mr. Edw. H. Morris, P. G. M., delivered an address on Friendship, Love and Charity, and said so many good things about the pleasure of giving that one would think he must have been converted Mrs. Dr. A. F. Perry, 4810 Langley avenue; Mrs. Jacob L. Parks, 3155 State street; Mrs. Nellie Glenwood, the fashionable French dressmaker, 143 East Twenty-second street; Mrs. Maggie French, 872 Fulton street; Miss Gertrude Moore and many other ladies have all joined in declaring that the account of the Frederick Douglass Centre Charity ball which appeared in the last issue of The Broad Ax, and the description of the elegant and elaborate costumes worn by the many beautiful ladies, far surpassed the efforts put forth in this direction by any other newspaper in Chicago. Thanks, ladies; thanks for this high compliment, and from henceforth The Broad Ax will be recognized as the leading authority on fine toggery for the ladies. Thomas W. Price has succeeded Alex Stephens in the restaurant business at 2832 State street, and hereafter he will go it single handed and alone. Mr. Price is full of business, and nothing but death will prevent him from meeting with extraordinary success. In the future Mr. Stephens, who will be greatly missed around Twenty-ninth and State street, will operate the buffet cars on the Aurora, Elgin Chicago electric railway, as the management of this road intend to make this one of the leading and attractive features which will induce the theatrical, plenic, pleasure and all other parties to travel over it. Mr. Stephens is the only Afro-American in this country so far selected to operate and manage buffet cars on his own responsibility. He will remove with his family to Wheaton, Ill., which will be his headquarters, and his many friends wish him unlimited success in his new undertaking. THE BROAD AX. Fill promulgate and at all times uphold the true principles of Democracy, but Catholic, Presidential, and religious institutions. Knights of Lobos, or any one else can have their so, long as their language is proper and responsibility is fixed. The Broad Axis is a newspaper whose platform is the only way to claim the editorial right to speak its own mind. Local communications will receive attention. Write only on one side of the paper. Subscriptions must be paid in advance. One Year.....$2.00 Six Months.....1.00 Advertising rates made known on application. JULIUS F. TATLOR, Editor and Publisher. Entered at the Post Office at Chicago, II, as Second-clam Matter. WAS ACCUSTOMED TO IT. The great actress was recuperating her health by living in the country and doing common work. Among other things she had the garden fad and was planning to white-wash her picket fence. She was going to do it with her own hands, relates the Baltimore American. O, fudge! Also press notices! She went to the dealer in lime (the photographer had stationed himself where he could get a good view of her as she bought the stuff and paid for it). It was much better than having her jewels stolen. And decidedly newer. The dealer in notions weighed out the lime and the great actress held out her pail to receive it. But the dealer insisted that he was giving her short weight and reached again for the scoop to fill up the scale pan. However, the great actress would not let him, but dumped the snowy powder into her receptacle, saying: "It don't matter about the weight, for I am used to getting the lime light." Having said which, she laughed heartily and told the press agent about it. FOLLOW LEADER TO DEATH Sheep Deliberately Plunge Into Frozen Stream After Head of "The most striking example of following a leader into the jaws of death I ever saw took place in Kent county," said a Kent county farmer, according to the Baltimore Herald. "Ex-Sheriff Plummer," he continued, "had a flock of 17 sheep, which, for some unaccountable reason, determined to go from one pasture to another. To make, the journey it was necessary to cross the creek on the ice. Sure enough, the old buck of the flock walked cautiously out on the weakened ice. When he was about mid-stream it gave way and he plunged in. The other sheep, instead of returning to the shore, which they could have done, deliberately, and, as the lawyers would put it, 'with malice aforethought,' walked into the hole in the ice made by their leader and were drowned. Nothing but sheep would have ever been fool enough to be guilty of such a performance. There was possibly some excuse for the fool-hardy old buck, but I can think of no extenuating circumstances in the case of the others." CHAMOIS DEFEATS EAGLES. Warlike Birds Attempt to Destroy Mountain Creature, But Are Beaten Off. A desperate combat between two eagles and a chamois was witnessed on a snow-covered mountain near Flushi one day later, relates a Geneva correspondent to the London Express. One of the young eagles attacked a young chamois, when it was charged by the sire of the herd, which was some distance away. At this point another eagle appeared, but the chamois repeatedly beat them both off by fierce thrusts of its antlers. The struggle continued for half an hour, after which the birds took to flight. The chamois remained immovable with head erect, gazing defiantly at the soaring birds until they were lost to sight. Some sportsmen next day found the spot where the heroic combat had taken place littered with feathers and fur, and the snow was splashed with blood. Domestic Service in Brasil Domestic Service in Brazil. Some curious facts about domestic service in Brazil are brought out in a consular report from Rio Grande do Sul. Servants will not sleep in the house as a rule, but expect to leave at seven at night and not to return till seven or eight the next day. As a result, some houses have a pane of glass in one of the windows taken out, through which the baker and the milkman pass their goods on their early morning rounds, without troubling a member of the family to get up and open the door. That's All. Astonished Traveler (25 years hence)—Why, this isn't Niagara falls, is it? Dejected Native—No, ma'am—jest Niagara—Chicago Tribune. --- 1830 MAJOR A. F. TERVALON. One of the most prominent, popular and active Afro-American business men in Chicago. Almost twenty years ago Major A. furnishes his fine cigars to the leading F. Tervalon, commanding First Battle drug stores and other business companies conducted by members of the Illinois, came to this city from New Orleans opposite race. In this respect he has leans, La., and by hard-work he has solved the "Race Problem." forced himself to the front in the business world. For years he has been pily married to Miss Francis Knightner prominently identified with the K. P.'s and they have two bright, lovely children, Miss Charlotte Louise, age 9, and las Lodge, No. 2, Master of Finance Master Maceo Adolph, age 8. for six years, and at the meeting of... The Major is devoted to his interest the Supreme Lodge of his order, ating family and when he attends the Pittsburgh in August, he will be one of meeting of the Supreme Lodge at the big guns. Pittsburgh, Pa., August 21st to 26th Major Tervalon, is extensively engaged in the manufacture of Cuban hand-made cigars, 2826 State street, Phone 4753 Calumet. He constantly employs several city salesmen and he [Name not visible] MAJOR LAWRENCE M. ENNIS. Major Lawrence M. Ennis, accompanied by the following persons, witnessed the Grand March at the 7th Regiment Armory, which was led by Col. and Mrs. John R. Marshall, Wednesday evening, Mrs. Eiolse Wakeman, Miss Mary H. and George C. Wakeman, of New York City, Miss Mary Beatrice, Miss Gertrude Martha Lawrence Mason and James Philips Ennis. The writer had the honor of being presented to the ladies by the gallant Major. Mrs. Wakeman was born and raised in Hardin county, Ohio, and Several weeks ago two women, one colored, the other white, were arrested for shoplifting at Adlers. A few days after the occurrence the colored woman was fined heavily and in lieu of which she was given a long sentence on the chain gang. Weeks afterward the white woman was tried. She was fined a paltry $20 or four months in jail. Note the difference—the colored woman to be further degraded by a long term on the chain gang and the white woman for the same offense is given a jail sentence of only four months, and yet it is boasted that the colored people are being treated justly in this section—Savannah Tribune. The putting of Negro women in the chain gang seems to be a Georgia custom. When the Sixth Virginia camped in Georgia during the Span- furnishes his fine cigars to the leading drug stores and other business concerns conducted by members of the opposite race. In this respect he has solved the "Race Problem." Some years ago the Major was happily married to Miss Francis Knighten and they have two bright, lovely children, Miss Charlotte Louise, age 9, and Master Maceo Adolph, age 8. The Major is devoted to his interesting family and when he attends the meeting of the Supreme Lodge at Pittsburg, Pa., August 21st to 26th the members of his household, including Mrs. Charlotte Knighten the grand mother of his children who formerly resided in that city, will accompany him. [Image of a man with a beard and mustache, wearing a military uniform with a badge on his chest.] while in conversation with her, she related to us how her father and mother in slavery days conducted an underground railway station at their home and assisted many slaves to escape from slavery to freedom. Mrs. Wakeman is a loveable lady and she is greatly interested in the Progress of the Afro-American race. Miss Gertrude and Miss Mary Ennis, are both very charming and beautiful, and highly accomplished. One of the things which adds to their beauty is their simple and uneffected manners, and all of them are warm admirers of this paper. ish-American war, Negro women were exempt from chain gangs, at least in the vicinity of the camp. But our good brother ought to know that white women don't steal. Sometimes they are kleptomaniacs and embezzlers—but they don't steal Stealing is vulgar and low. Did Mrs. Cassie Chadwick steal? Why, certainly not!—The St. Luke Herald, Richmond, Va. The Girls Friendly Society of St. Thomas Church held their monthly entertainment at the home of Mrs. J. E. Oldham, 440 35th street, last Tuesday evening. Miss Mary Ferguson had charge of the interesting program. Miss Elizabeth Slaughter, served the refreshments, Mrs. Lealted read the report, which was an improvement over the previous year. --- According to United States Commercial Agent Harris at Elbenstock, Germany, the industries in Russian Poland have suffered more from the war with Japan than any other part of Russia. That is attributed to the fact that the Polish provinces on the Vistula manufacture, to a large extent, certain articles which are dependent for a market either upon foreign countries or distant parts of the Russian empire. One-half of the inhabitants of Russian Poland is dependent upon house industries for a living. These house industries consist of the manufacture of gloves, shoes, scarfs, neckties, shirts, underwear and ready-made clothing. There are whole cities in Poland, as for example Bresiny, in the district of Piotrkow, which are absolutely dependent upon the making of cheap, ready-made clothing for distant markets. "Up to the outbreak of the war," says the report, "Siberia and the Russian possessions on the Pacific were the best markets for this industry. To-day there is practically no demand for manufactured goods in any Russian territory in the far east either directly or indirectly influenced by the war. "Another cause of the extreme business depression in Russian Poland is a too liberal use of the long-credit system, which has been participated in to the fullest extent by both the manufacturer and merchant. At the outbreak of the war those manufacturers who were called upon to meet the demands of their foreign bankers were compelled to force payments from their customers. Such procedure has made its influence felt among every class of the inhabitants. "The crop failure in the Vistula provinces in 1904, caused by the long-continued drought, has also produced much misery among the peasant classes." OKEFINOKEE SWAMP BEARS "The next time the president goes off on a hunting trip I hope he will come down our way." said S. B. Tison of Waycross, Ga., to the Washington Post. "The great Okefinokee swamp begins not far from our town, and extends due south for a distance of about 40 miles, running over into Florida. Here in this vast tract of desolate bog and swamp are thousands of black bear and deer, and wild turkeys without number. The whole region is a hunter's paradise, and yet so abundant is the game in this remote and desolate country that it does not seem to diminish in spite of the Nimrods. "The bears weigh from 200 to 300 pounds and put in a great part of their time preying upon the pig pens of the farmers. If forced into a fight, they are dangerous antagonists, and no prudent hunter will attack one save at a point of vantage." Italv's Industrial Advance Italy's Industrial Advance. Not many people in the United States are fully aware of how rapidly Italy is advancing in industrial importance. In some ways northern Italy has in the last ten years shown as promising development in an industrial way as is to be found anywhere in Europe. The never-falling water supply of the snow-topped mountains is being utilized by the electrical engineers in a way which promises to convert northern Italy into a great industrial state. Nowhere in Europe is there a population better fitted to aid in an industrial development. The people are dexterous, quick to learn and industrious, and up to the present time the general wage scale compares favorably with that of any competitors which they have to meet. The result of these favorable conditions has been, for instance, the development of the silk industry at a rate which sounds like statistics of American industrial growth.—Frank A. Vanderlip, in Scribner's. The Cold South. From the observations made by recent antarctic explorers. Prof. Julius Hann has recalculated the average temperature of the southern hemisphere as compared with the northern, and his results differ, in some respects, from those heretofore accepted. He finds that the mean temperature south of the equator, for the entire year, is about two and three-quarters degrees lower than that north of the equator. But the annual variation of temperature in the northern hemisphere is twice as large as in the southern, our summer temperature being much higher and our winter temperature perceptibly lower than those of the corresponding seasons in the southern half of the globe. Youth's Companion. Mansion Bequeathed to Cata Benjamin Dilley, a well-to-do man of philanthropic tendencies, who has just died at Wilkesbarre, in Pennsylvania, directed by his will that his large house should be reserved for his two pet cats, Blackie and Pinkie, as long as they live, and that they are to be cared for by his housekeeper. As He Understood It Wife-This paper states that a woman in man's clothing was recently arrested in a Kansas town. Husband-Served her right. A woman ought to have sense enough to keep out of her husband's pockets. —Chicago Daily News. [Name] REV. W. SAMPSON BROOKS. The Unveiling of the Mosaic Stone at St. Stephen's Church. Last Sunday Rev. W. Sampson Brooks, author of "What a Black Man Saw in a White Man's Country," and the faithful and hard working pastor of St. Stephen's church, was in the height of his glory and happiness, for on the afternoon of that day the Mosaic Stone, which is the second one of its kind in this country, was successfully unveiled in the midst of much pomp and ceremony. Despite the fact that every minute it looked as though heavy showers of rain would descend upon the spectators, well on to three thousand people assembled to witness the ceremony, which was conducted in the open air in the street in front of the church, where a platform was erected for the speakers and prominent visitors. On it were seated Bishop C. T. Shaffer, D. D., Samuel W. Stark, assistant state librarian of West Virginia and Supreme Chancellor of the K. P.'s; Major R. R. Jackson, Dr. A. Allen Wesley, S. A. T Watkins, Alderman Maypole, who has been one of the steadfast supporters of St. Stephen's and a true friend of its pastor, and County Commissioner Maek. Rev. Brooks opened the exercises with a few remarks, and he was followed by Bishop C. T. Shaffer. At the conclusion of the Bishop's remarks the Knight Templars, the United Brothers of Friendship and the Sisters of the Mysterious Ten, the John Brown G. A. R. Post the Uniformed Rank K. P's, commanded by Major A. F. Tervalon, headed by a brass band who never looked prouder or happier in his life, passed the reviewing stand, and immediately thereafter the Mosaic Stone was carried into the church and deposited or Bright Boys and Girls Wanted to Sell The Broad Ax. Bright boys and girls can make money in every community by selling The Broad Ax. It will cost you nothing to begin, as we will send you a supply of papers for the first week free. If there are any bright boys and girls in any section of the country who want to start in business for themselves, make money and be independent, write to us at once, and we will send you ten papers free of charge. You can sell them for 5 cts. each, this will give you the capital which you can buy more papers at the newsdealers' rate, allowing you a good profit. Thinking and progressive people read The Broad Ax. Your father, brothers, uncles and friends will buy the paper from you. If you mean business write to Julius F. Taylor, 5040 Armour ave. AGENTS AND CORRESPONDENTS WANTED. The Broad Ax desires to engage Agents and regular Correspondents in all the leading cities and towns throughout the country. The highest commissions paid to live hustlers. Sample copies furnished free. For further information, address Julius F. Taylor, 5544 Armour avenue, Chicago. Large newly furnished room for man and wife, or gentleman; use of house. Mrs. Mathews, 5357 Grove avenue, 1st flat. Rooma to Rent laid in its final resting place by Grand Master Burroughs. At that point in the proceedings Rev. Brooks presented cedar cones from Mount Lebanon to Grand Master Burroughs and also to Richard E. Moore, the High Priest of the Knight Templars, and olive gavels from Mount Olivet, which Rev. Brooks secured during his tour through the Holy Land last year, were presented to Major R. R. Jackson and to Rev. Jordan Chavis, in behalf of the United Brothers of Friendship and Sisters of the Mysterious Ten. While the gentlemen mentioned were making their speeches of presentation and acceptance, each and every person received an envelope, and by plaing their offering in it and writing their names upon it they were given the opportunity to view the stone as they filed by in front of it and dropped their offering in the box. Rev. Brooks certainly deserves to be congratulated upon the way he so successfully conducted everything in connection with his big affair, and it was a history making day for him and St. Stephen's. The various pieces of stone, which are firmly set in one solid flat stone, were collected by Rev. Brooks from the following places: England, Sweden, Gibraltar, Constantinople, Athens, Pompeii, Algiers, Ephesus, Smyrna, Nazareth, Dothan, Sea of Gallilee, Garden of Gethsemane, Dead sea, Mars Hill, Joppa, Rome, Egypt, River Nile, Malta, Jerusalem, Bethlehem, Pireas, Naples, Madeira Islands, and the Tomb of Christ. It was our pleasure to be present and we greatly enjoyed the exercises, and before we started for home we were invited to dinner with Rev. and Mrs. Brooks and their friend, Mrs. Alice Jackson. Shaded ribbons are used to trim the modish hats. Pretty lace and lawn chemisettes are to be had for a quarter. All wool crepe albatross in all shades is selling for 39 cents a yard. A beautiful crepe gown is in violet, trimmed with a rich yellow lace. Wonderful two-toned effects are seen in the new crepes on the counters. Checked volle is among the popular spring goods and is selling for 75 cents a yard. Shirred taffeta silk belts in black, red, brown and dark blue are selling for 39 cents each. Many gowns of the new "Alice blue" are shown, and range in material from silk to muslin. Dresses made of fine hemstitched and hand-embroidered handkerchief linen are displayed for summer wear. Red is fashionable in silk shirt-waist suits and some of the prettiest displayed are in this well-liked color. Mercerized gingham in black and white shepherds, plaids, looking exactly like silk, are offered for 22 cents a yard. Cultivate Pleasing Voice Cultivate a pleasant laugh and speaking voice. If you have dropped into bad habits, such as talking through your nose, talking in a whining tone, muttering instead of speaking distinctly, talking loudly, laughing harshly, cure yourself. Take 15 minutes a day to read aloud, criticising your voice severely. Throw the chest out, breathe deeply, and let the voice come full and ringing, the words distinct. If you can afford the time and money, take at least a few lessons in elocation. These should be a part of every girl's education, even though she has no intention of going upon the stage or even of giving parlor recitations. A well-handled voice is too precious a charm for her to think of sparing. FASHION NOTES. JUSTICE HARLAN ATTRIBUTES VIGOR TO OUTDOOR EXERCISE Al Presco Potomac Dinner at Its Best —Always Marrying Off Unmarried Public Men—Secretary Moody a Victim. ASHINGTON.—The rumor is again circulated that Associate Justice John M. Harlan contemplates retirement from the supreme bench Judge Harlan's enthusiastic advice of the establishment. ASHINGTON.—The rumor is again circulated that Associate Justice John M. Harlan contemplates retirement from the supreme bench. Judge Harlan's enthusiastic advocacy of the establishment of a Presbyterian cathedral in Washington has inspired this latest rumor. It is suggested that if the matter is taken up by the Presbyterian general assembly Judge Harlan will be requested to take charge of the movement, and in order to do so he will relinquish his place on the bench and devote all his energies to the building of the cathedral. Recently the judge was asked concerning the report that he would leave the bench for the purpose of furthering the Presbyterian cathedral movement. He declared that he was not in a position to discuss the matter, and whatever was done would depend upon the action of the general assembly. He announced his great interest in this movement and his willingness to assume a large share of the burden of raising the funds, but he was not prepared to say whether he would leave the supreme bench for the purpose of devoting all his time to the matter. Judge Harlan is entitled to retirement, having passed the requisite age, but few of his colleagues are more wrapped up in their work than is he. He has been a member of the supreme bench for 28 years, and still does his full share of its work. He is physically in the finest condition and demonstrated only a few weeks ago that he was a formidable opponent for anyone to meet on the golf links. He took part in a golf competition and played 18 holes over a rough, hilly course, and won the match for his club, the Chevy Chase Golf club, by defeating his opponent on the eighteenth green. He has made some of the most difficult strokes ever played on the Chevy Chase links, and it is no unusual thing for him to walk from his home to the links, a distance of four or five miles. The judge attributes his fine physical condition to his indulgence in this sort of out-of-door sport. Scarcity G EORGE M. BOWERS, chief of the fish commission, has very discouraging reports to make this year to the lovers of the toothsome shad. The work of collecting shad eggs for the purpose of stocking rivers and propagating this important food fish was seriously retarded this spring. The low temperature of the waters produced by the continued cold weather interfered with spawning and then the fishing season opened with tremendous onslaughts by fishermen. Mr. Eowers reports that instead of taking hundreds of millions of shad eggs, as the commission has been able to do in past years, the government will be lucky to obtain 40,000,000 eggs this year. Only dwellers along the Atlantic coast appreciate to the full this splendid fish. The season-begins early in Florida and works up along the coast, reaching its height when the Susquehanna and Delaware rivers are reached. The first shad in the market is a sure harbinger of spring, and is welcomed as joyfully as the spring flowers in the hills. With the coming of warm days the shad leave their winter haunts and seek the waters of the bays and rivers. Their destination is the shallow depths of the fresh water rivers, where their eggs will quickly ripen. The taking of the fish by millions in nets interferes with the run and the roe shad that have gotten through and reached the spawning beds have not produced because the temperature of the water has been so low. The government considers the propagation of the shad so important that an annual appropriation of $250,000 is made for the collection of the shad eggs. Fishermen are paid $10 per million for the eggs, but the outlay this year will be very limited. The end of the season comes about May 26, and the prospect is that the government will have mighty few shad fry to plant in the coast rivers this year. The result of the scarcity will be felt three or four years from new. Planked Shad of Washington. of Washington. N Washington and at the river res- orts round about the shad is met with in all its glory. This city is as famed for its planked shad as Philadelphia is for its catfish and waffles, Boston for its cod, or Chicago for its planked N Washington and at the river resorts round about the shad is met with in all its glory. This city is as famed for its planked shad as Philadelphia is for its catfish and waffles, Boston for its cod, or Chicago for its planked whitefish. To enjoy this delicacy at its best, planked shad should be eaten at one of the many resorts along the Potomac river. There the fish is planked in good old-fashioned style, in the open air, before a good hot wood fire. A shad weighing two or three pounds is split up the back, tacked to a two-inch oak plank and set up at an angle before the glowing hot wood coals. A row of the fish dressed in this style is attended by a negro cook, usually a white-haired old servitor, who first began the practice of his art in the days before the war. He knows exactly the temperature to maintain, and how to keep the fish from scorching by liberal basting with melted butter. When the fish is cooked to a turn it is served in the open air on a table on the plank on which it is cooked. Accompanying it are fresh spring vegetables, particularly the luscious onion, and with a platter of hoe cakes, the latter the genuine southern article, cooked on a plank in front of the same fire as was the fish, and the rare, delicious but simple combination of water ground corn meal and water spread thin upon a hot plank. The Secretary of Agriculture. of Agriculture. INGLE men in the cabinet or in public life must pay the penalty of their condition. Dame Rumor is always busy with their names, and hints and predictions of marriages are many. Secretary of Agriculture INGLE men in the cabinet or in pub life must pay the penalty of their condition. Dame Rumor is always busy with their names, and hints and predictions of marriages are many. Secretary of Agriculture Wilson is one of the conspicuous victims of the persistent social gossips. Mr. Wilson lost his wife some 13 years ago, and it is doubtful if he has ever given a single thought to a remarriage. This does not prevent the periodical appearance of the newspaper paragraph stating that the secretary is about to marry a lady who is variously described as a school teacher in his own state of Iowa, a middle-aged clerk in his department, or a charming widow in society. Mr. Wilson has long since given up the idea of suppressing this sort of gossip, and has resigned himself to the fate of being talked about, no matter how distasteful it is. The fact is, the secretary is too busy with the affairs of his department, and his mind is so engrossed with plans for the advancement of agriculture and the betterment of the condition of farmers, that he has little or no time to give to the lighter and more personal affairs of life. He is more diligent in seeking an effective enemy of the boll weevil or in the inoculation of saills to make them more productive than he is in the fair sex or in the guest of a wife. Attorney General Moody, the husband member of the president's cabinet, is another target for Dame Rumor's shafts. Mr. Moody has been too busy all his life building up a reputation in the law to give much thought to seeking a partner for life. The accommodating social gossips of the city, however, have settled his fate for him, if they are to be believed, and have him engaged to marry a charming widow in Boston, who is conducting a very prosperous millinery establishment. They declare that the lady, highly educated and charming as she is, cares nothing for society, and is particularly indifferent to official society, and therefore has declined to become Mr. Moody as long as Mr. Moody remains in the government service. When he retires, however, it is declared that one of his first moves will be to take the Boston widow into partnership for life and then enter upon the practice of law at the Hub. When "Uncle Joe" Is Not Popular. S EARER CANNON is not very popular with representatives of organizations and societies that are seeking national charters for the purpose of getting a quasil connection with the government. Mr. Cannon in his long experience as chairman of the house appropriations committee learned that one item of extravagance in government affairs is the printing of documents and reports that are of comparatively limited interest. He has been convinced that some of the most ornate specimens of the printers' and engravers' art that are turned out of the government printing office really should never have been authorised, and their costly production is a waste of public money. The Daughters of the American Revolution secured a national charter in 1896 which provides that it shall make a report to the secretary of the Smithsonian institution, and that the secretary shall communicate to congress such portions of the report as may be of national interest. So far the secretary has assumed that the voluminous annual reports of this society are all of national interest, and they have been sent bodily to congress and printed at public expense. A review of the report makes it difficult to understand what national interest there can be in the major part of such a document. Speaker Cannon, with this expensive report in view, has of late years persistently opposed the granting of national charters to any society unless the act contained a provision specifically declaring that the organization shall in no manner whatever become a charge upon the United States treasury. His insistence on this restriction has proven a damper to a number of societies seeking a charter at the hands of congress which would permit the publication of their reports by the government. Both in City and Country House at This Season Are Used Rattan and Other Light Materials. The increase in variety and styles of furniture especially adapted for use in summer homes is very noticeable, this season. All of the large shops are showing an elaborate assortment of such furniture in bamboo, wicker, rattan, willow and birch wood, and in addition to the standard articles of furniture there are many novelties. For those to whom the delights of a summer sojourn in the woods or even in the country is denied opportunities present themselves for outdoor life during summer days on the porches and lawns of the city house, and likewise exist on the roofs. Furniture exactly suited to this use greets the visitors to THE BUNGALOW THE BUNGALOW CHAIR. the department and specialty shops these days, and side by side are chairs, settees, tables, etc., that in the city house might well be substituted in warm weather for upholstered and padded furniture, even though the latter wear linen slips bedecked with flowers and stripes. A summer furniture house is a fascinating occupation just now and one that is unprofitable also. An entirely new style in summer furnishings to be seen this season is the bungalow furniture. This is constructed on plain rather than severe lines, suggesting the mission furniture without being quite so straight and square. The chairs have cane backs and seats and the wood of the framework is a dark brown, dull finished oak. The plainness of this design, and the fact that although a novelty it is not so generally seen as the more showy red and green wicker furniture, will no doubt appeal to housekeepers of conservative tastes. CHILDREN'S FASHIONS. The Little Ones aq Well as the Elders Are Attired These Days in Neat Checks. The checks and plains, especially in mohair, are going to be as popular for children as they are for grown-ups. They make charming Russian blouse suits for little girls. One of these straight, simple frocks made for a girl of ten years was plaited from the neck, with a straight band for a collar. In the middle of the waist, quite high up, was a black and scarlet embroidered emblem. This and the low dropped patent leather belt were the only touches of trimming. A bit more elaborate was a blue and white checked Russian suit made exactly like the first one. A very broad Eton collar, or rather a Puritan collar of white linen, and a white linen belt gave a pretty effect. The child wore white stockings and low patent leather shoes. For a girl of 12 was a black and white checkered volle charmingly made. Skirt and waist were box-plaited and a folded girdle of black taffeta connected the two. The neck was cut square and was outlined with a heavy white lace beading, through which was run a black velvet ribbon. The guimpe of embroidered batiste had a collar of Valenciennes beading run with narrow velvet ribbon. The volle sleeves were two huge puffs to the elbow, where the lower puff was gathered into a hand of heavy-lace strung with velvet ribbon, the loop and ends of which fell over the under sleeves of plain batiste. A sailor suit of red and white check, with a red embroidered dot, had the usual kilted skirt and loose blouse, the blouse in this case being open to the waist line, and laced across with a silk cord. The big sailor collar was trimmed with rows of white braid and tied with a big red surah sailor tie. There were two guipimes with this suit, one of fine white flannel with a red anchor embroidered on the front; the other of handkerchief linen with the anchor embroidered in white. The guipimes extended to the waist line on account of the open front of the blouse. Ruffles and Frills. The revival of ruffles and frills is a boon to thin women who have sometimes found it difficult to wear summer muslins becomingly. One can have a thin gown covered with ruffles, and be very much in fashion. A graduation party gown of fine nain-sook was made with a full skirt trimmed with no fewer than ten narrow ruffles edged with the popular round-meshed Valenciennes, which is only less desirable than the real lace. These ruffles were graduated in width, but none of them were wider than five inches, and were set some distance apart. The waist was low-necked, and had the decolleté outlined by a double rouche of lace. Three narrow ruffles trimmed the waist and crossed the full elbow sleeves. There was a girl with sash ends of white taffeta ribbon, in the saash end of which were twined small white roses. A bunch of natural white roses would naturally be worn on the corsage. Puffs are also for the thin woman. Muslins are very much puffed just now. Wholesale and Retail Dealer in... Fifty-First St. and Armour Ave. RAIL YARDS: 100 West 21st St. and Armour Ave. CHJCAGO Telephone Blue 6572. B. H. 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Unabashed Husband—Wall, now you can see _what is meant by the expression "a peak of lies."—Pittsburgh Foot 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 All well-educated Spanish women are taught from the earliest years to handle the sword, and as a result they are noted for their admirable figure and easy walk. After Facts. "How old did your sister say she is?"—ighteen." "Hold old is she?"—Houston Post. Something Easy. A good many men would be tickled almost to death for a chance to pay a large inheritance tax. Injurious. When "the good things of life" are our best things they become our worst.—Chicago Tribune. For Money. The closer a man is the harder it is to touch him.—Chicago Daily News. Mere Brains. 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Price only 50c a bottle at druggists or dealers, or send us fifty cents and we will mail you a bottle postpaid. Address Ozonized Ox Marrow Co., 76 Wabash Avenue, Chicago, Illinois. COOK WAITERS AND COOKS Prefer Our Make JACKETS AND LINEN because they have found by experience that they are the most satisfactory and economical goods on the market. Our Complete Catalogue— a correct guide to proper dress in the Dining Room, Kitchen, or Bar will be sent free on application. Write for catalogue and full instructions how to order. Marcus Ruben (Inc.), 300 State St., Chicago Russian Warhorse Gen. Linevitch has been in the Russian army about half a century. As early as 1859 he was fighting the Crusaders and the wild tribes of Dagestan, who were led by the renowned Schamyl in the Crimean war he was twice wounded. Since then he has been lame. He is extremely popular with the rank and file, who call him "Papa Linevitch." The general is descended from an old Polish family, is of noble birth and well educated. Chinese Reformers Wu Ting-fang, former Chinese minister to the United States, has succeeded in bringing about many reforms in China. At his request an imperial edict has been issued abolishing the punishment of slicing to death, substituting immediate decapitation. The heads and bodies of persons executed will not be exposed to the public in the future, and strangulation and branding have been abolished. Jealousy Between Nations As an instance of the jealousy existing in the relations between Norway and Sweden, it may be noted that the boundary line between the two countries is the most minutely exact in Europe. In every parish touched by the line there is deposited an elaborate plan which is renewed every ten years, the whole of the work of surveying, etc., being carefully repeated each time. Two Famous Discoveries The year 1909 will be a large one for the Hudson river. Three hundred years before that date Hendrik Hudson found it, and just 200 years later Robert Fulton took out his patent for improvement in navigation by steam, though the Clermont had already at that time been a familiar craft for a couple of years—Boston Transcript. New South Wins Honors Of the five honor men of the class of 1905 at West Point one is from Georgia, one from Michigan, one from North Carolina, one from Oregon and one from Maryland. The south gets three of the five "stars" and the west the other two. The new south seems to be jogging along pretty well—N. Y. World. Americans in Canada Canadian emigration agents in the United States expect a great increase in the number of American farmers who will migrate to the Canadian Northwest this year. Fully 60,000 persons from the United States are expected to settle in the Dominion. Last year the number was 45,000. Sees in Dark Only. A man living at Pittsfield, Mass., recently lost his wife, and while he was weeping bitterly over her grave his sight suddenly became affected. He is now able to see clearly in the dark, but in the daylight he is quite blind. He sleeps during the day and rises at dusk. Breaking It Gently The boss was bending over the table looking at the directory. The new office boy slipped up quietly and poked a note into his hand. The surprised boss opened it and read: "Honored Sir: Yer pants is ripped." —Chicago Tribune. Mosquitoes and Malaria The governor of Ceylon recently called attention to the fact that Singhalese writers of the sixth century mentioned 67 kinds of mosquitoes, and stated that there were four kinds of malarial fever caused by the bite of those mosquitoes. Sort of a Setback Bickers--Ferguson says he's a good deal better than the people who talk about him. Wilby--Shouldn't wonder a bit; what were you going to say about Ferguson? -Boston Transcript. Sacred Beef. Recently a sacred white bull was brought from India for exhibition at the Crystal palace, near London. But the British authorities refused to let it be landed, except in the form of beef. Medieval Life in Modern Days. Peter Becker, the late German landscape painter, was so completely absorbed with the middle ages that he even wore medieval clothes and lived in a medieval house. Good Sign. Nellie—Bob's in love, all right. He wants to marry me. Belle—How do you know? Nelle—He hates mamma so!—Cleveland Leader. Men and women of to-day are, on an average, nearly two inches taller than their ancestors, which increase is doubtless due to the growth of athletics. Watery Germs. She—I got my diamonds out of the milk business. He—And they're of the first water, I presume.—St. Paul Pioneer Press. Too Much Yearn. The trouble in many households is that the husband's earning and the wife's yearning capacity are in inverse ratio—Boston Traveler. Daily Thought. When people will not weed their own minds, they are apt to be overrun with nettles—Horace Walpole. Golf not only develops the arms, but has a tendency to invigorate the vocabulary also.—Chicago Chronicle. Bustian Soldiers Go Mad. Prof. Nicomaroff, of Charkoff, who has examined 78 dismissed officers and soldiers invalided from Manchuria, has found that in addition to physical disabilities, 55 suffer from mental disorders caused by exposure, insufficient nourishment, and, above all, the scenes of horror they have witnessed. Prof. Nicomaroff sees no reason to think these cases form any exception to the tons of thousands scattered all over the land. What heritage will they leave to the next generation?—London Tattler. Artificial Milk. A process has recently been patented in Canada for the manufacture of milk powder, which consists of mixing with milk a sufficient quantity of milk salts to render the albumen soluble, such as one per cent. of nitrate of calcium and phosphate of potassium. The milk is then evaporated and noncrystalline sugar is added in proportion of about one to two per cent. of the weight of the milk in order to prevent decomposition. Portuguese King Makes Bull. At one of the court balls at Lisbon Landseer attended, and when the king of Portugal, who was also a guest, was made aware of the presence of the great animal painter, he expressed his desire for an introduction. Landseer was presented accordingly, when the king, in his imperfect English, sald: "O, Mr. Landseer, I am delighted to make your acquaintance—I am so fond of beasts!" The Benter's Advantages "If we economize," said the husband, "we will soon have a house of our own instead of having to live in rented properties." "But I'm not so sure I should like that," answered the wife. "I couldn't drive nails anywhere I please in the walls or woodwork of our own house, you know."—Chicago News. Foul-Catching Dog. A farmer in Essex has a novel way of catching fowls for customers. A dog performs this task. The farmer simply points to a fowl and tells the dog to catch it, which he does in a very skillful and remarkable manner, always catching and holding it by the neck till the farmer approaches to kill it. Golf in China. Golf is greatly indulged in by the naval officers and European residents in China. In consequence, the Chinese boys have grasped some idea of the game, and they are frequently to be seen amusing themselves with an old stick converted into a club and a real golf ball which some golfer has lost. As It Struck Tommy. Tommy never had seen a great pianist before, and he did not understand that the distinguished man's wealth of hair was only an outward and visible sign of the artistic temperament. "Look at him!" he exclaimed. "His head's all gone to seed!"—Chicago Tribune. Brazen Theorist "Marriage," said the ready-made philosopher. "is a lottery." "Yes," answered the cold-blooded Mormon; "and my theory is that if a man is going to play the game at all he might as well have as many tickets as he can pay for."—Washington Star. Heard in the Classroom "Professor," asked the student, "why does a cat, when eating, turn her head first one way and then another?" "For the reason," replied the professor, "that she cannot turn both ways at once."Chicago Record-Herald. Prisoner Governor Without permission from Washington Governor Ferguson cannot go outside of Oklahoma. "There are a good many prisoners in the territory," says the governor, "including old Geronimo and myself." Different Views. Katherine—Think of marrying a man for his money! Babette—Yes, I've often thought of it, but I could never get hold of the man.—Detroit Free Press. The Only One. M. Paderewski is the only living commoner who has had his portrait painted by a member of the royal family of England. Princess Louise was the artist. Newspapers hereabouts hardly mention the mere centenarians, but when a patriarch or a matriarch gets to 120, then comment begins.—Mexican Herald. Few White Women White women are scarce in the German colonies; there are only 254 in East Africa and 229 in the German islands in the Pacific ocean. Saving Servants In Germany the number of servant girls who have savings bank accounts is nearly three times as large as that of shop girls who have them. Torid Burg Bombay, where the average temperature is 80.3, is the hottest of the world's large cities. No Duty on Coffee. Holland is the one European country where coffee can be imported free of duty. Since the order has gone forth that battleships and cruisers shall have no ornamentation whatever, except what conforms to the plans of the naval architect, one of their original features has disappeared almost entirely. This is the figurehead, upon which large sums of money were spent to make them an attractive and appropriate decoration. In England even headpieces, which were created before this new rule went into effect, are not permitted to ornament ships' prows in their pristine glory and sentiment. Japs at School. The Japanese have adopted a compulsory system of national education. A boy and girl must attend school as soon as they attain the age of six, and remain there until the age of 14. The first four years they teach them the Japanese and Chinese languages, and the latter four years they add English; when a boy and girl are graduated from the Japanese common schools they can read and speak English. Farthing Breakfasts. How largely the facilities to obtain cheap breakfasts are taken advantage of by children in London may be gathered from the fact that in the last 14 months the Salvation Army received nearly £130,000 in farthings from the tiny mites. For this smallest coin of the realm they are able to obtain a fairly substantial meal, whereas otherwise they would have gone breakfastless. On the Boston Subway. Superintendent (to conductor)—This gentleman complains that you ordered him to step lively. What have you to say? Conductor—Well, sir, you see, we were behind, and—Superintendent—That makes no difference whatever, sir. You should have said: "Pedestrianate precipitately."—Puck. Letters in Irish. The Irish language has only 18 letters. Sometimes each letter is written separately and not jointed together. The chief difficulty in learning Irish is that there are innumerable abbreviations for words and phrases. The Irish language is nonphonetic, the words rarely being a key to the correct pronunciation. Tramways in Mexeco The street tramways of the City of Mexico, which began only a few years ago as a few independent mule lines. now form one electric system with modern equipment. There are 190 miles of lines and the service comprises 604 cars and 3,600 horse-power is required to work the system. English Women in Spain Englishwomen are employed as clerks by some business houses in Spain. Some of them, able to correspond in Engliush, French, German, Spanish and Dutch, have very comfortable positions, receiving a salary of £200, and having a month's holiday a year. Pretty High Up. The daughter of a wealthy Englishman has married her father's chaufeur. If a decent coachman is a better man than a worthless duke a good chaufeur ought to stack up pretty well in comparison with a chumplish prince.—Chicago Record-Herald. A Bitter Cry. "Come, dear, get out of the draught, You'll catch cold." "Well, if I do," replied the child, who had an older brother, "gimmie'll take it away from me. He never lets me have anything."—Chicago Record-Herald. Restrictive Lease. A house lease produced in a Montreal court recently had a clause prohibiting the tenant from having relatives to visit him and also forbidding dancing. The judge refused to grant an ejection for breach of such a contract. And Watch. "Fohgive you enemies as fur as you kin," said Uncle Eben. 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