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BROAD AX The Fourteenth Amendment To the Federal Constitution, It's Origin and Scope. Intention of It's Authors. The Fourteenth To the Federal Origin and Intention of Julius F. Taylor, Editor The Broad Ax: Before the Civil war there was no such thing universally recognized and undisputed, as "Federal Citizenship!" "American Citizenship" was a sentiment merely. It lacked clearly defined Constitutional definition and general recognition. The Anti-Slavery party led by Sumner, Phillips, Seward, Corwin Boutwell and others, in opposing the Slave Power held, that in all matters involving Life and Liberty, the Federal Authority was Supreme. They held also that Slave was "local", while freedom was National and that when the Federal Authority and State Authority came into conflict in matters involving the issues of life and liberty that the Federal Authority was Supreme. In enforcing this issue, the Anti-Slavery party further claimed, that the Constitution itself must be interpreted by the Declaration of Independence as an organic part of the Constitutional Structure of the Republic and as the true Magna Charter of American Liberty. The Slave power resented this as sounding the death knell of Slave. The Slave power asserted that slavery was National, that the Slave Code Compact of 1787, had abrogated the Declaration and its absurd impracticable ideals (Roosevelt calls them glittering generalities) including the rights of Man and Humanity's right to existence (to life liberty and the pursuit of Happiness). The slave power claimed that the compact of 1787 constitutionalized Chattel Slave (the right of property in man. The church, of course, stood with the Slave-Lords and the "Divine(?) Constitution," sanctifying both. Nevertheless, the Anti-Slavery men and women of America denounced this same "Divine(?) Constitution as a Covenant with Satin and a league with Death, a denunciation by the way, which the white wage slaves of the North will yet join in, when they themselves begin to feel the lash (already applied in the Philippines Islands and Colorado). Furthermore, when driven with their backs to the wall by the Christian bigots and the upholders of "Bible Slavery," the Noble anti-slavery champions of a free Humanity, divine of its own right, replied defiantly: "We demand an anti-slavery Constitution, an Anti-Slavery Bible and an Anti-Slavery God." And so the white wage slaves of America in their inevitable rebellion against the ecclesiastical military despotism hand in hand with capitalism which now enslaves and degrades them, will call out: "We demand an anti-wage slave Government and an anti-wage-slave God." And so the irrepressible evolution proceeds: "Freedom's battle once begun. "Freedom's battle once begun, Bequeathed from bleeding sire to son Though oft betrayed— Will! yet be bew." For sooner or later, the Negro serf of the South and the white wage slave of the North will soon make common cause, when reason dethroning superstition with its demonology has ceased to crush the spirit of human self-reverence and self-assertion out of them, changing them into so many Priest and Preacher ridden human monkeys. So this issue of Federal Supremacy and State Sovereignity entered into and became a leading issue in the Civil war. The reader is now invited to turn to the 14th amendment to the Federal Constitution intended to meet this issue. Here is the 1st Section of that Amendment: "All persons born or naturalized within the United States and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States, and (please mark that clearly defining word "and") — "and, of the State in which they reside. And no "State" shall impair or limit the rights, immunities and privileges of citizens of the United States." I quote from memory, not having a copy of the Constitution with the 14th amendment before me. I, therefore, ask the editor of The Broad Ax to refer to the Constitution and correct any slight mistake I may have made through quoting from memory. Section 1 of Article XIV of the Constitution of the United States, referred to by Mr. Baylor, is as follows: "All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United State and of the State wherein they reside. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws." It will be seen at once, that the 14th amendment, while retaining State Citizenship at the same time created a new citizenship (Federal Citizenship) and this Federal Citizenship was placed in dignity and importance above State Citizenship. Mark that Under this Federal Citizenship every Negro serf of the South possesses the Constitutional right of appeal to the Federal Courts when nis or kcr life or liberty are involved including the right of change of venue. This I will demonstrate in my next letter. And in my next letter I will pay my respects to Governor Crane, the color line Republican imperialist of Massachusetts (who now disgraces the seat once occupied by Charles Sumner in the American Senate). This Crane with the aid of his Republican color line attorney-general, remanded back to hopeless serfdom ( practically a death sentence, two trembling fugitive Negro serfs, one from North Carolina and another from South Carolina, who had escaped to New England soil upon the demand of the Governors of those Negro serf States. The Fugitive Slave law thus revived in a new form and executed by Republican color line imperialists, on the desecrated soil of Massachusetts." Providence, K. I., July 19, 2004. P. S.—Since writing the above, the clash in Kentucky between Federal authority and State sovereignty in the Powers' case has occurred. In commenting upon it, the Richmond (Va.) Planet, speaks thusly: "The denial of fundamental rights to colored men has led to the denial of vital rights to white ones. It will cost a fortune to save Caleb Powers life, but the case is making history and the points involved and decided will vindicate the efforts of those white and colored men in this country, who have contended that the National Government should have done in the past with a firm hand in regard to the Negro, just as it is now doing in this most remarkable trial which will no doubt be on again with in the domain of "Old Kentucky." Charles Sumner did not live in vain. The "white folks" of Kentucky are fighting over the principle involved in the 14th amendment. The next thing we will hear of, will be the case of a white wage-slave seeking protection for life or liberty under the 14th amendment. Things are working. C. G. B. HEW TO THE LINE. CHICAGO, AUGUST 5, 1905 The new Chief of Police of Chicago who should be highly commended for honestly endeavoring to rid the city of gamblers, tinhorn sports, and all lawless characters. The Death of Joseph Baskerville. Thursday, July 27th, at 3:55 a.m. m. Joseph Baskerville, 5508 Lake ave., departed this life. He was a patient sufferer, lingering five months. He was born in Richmond, Virginia, 1869 came to Chicago nine years ago, seven years o'f time time he had been with Mr. Henry Jones as business manager. He was a member of the Cleero Lodge Knights of Pythias No. 28, in good standing. He was converted during his recent illness, baptized and received into the African M. E. Church by Rev. Andrew N. Webb. His wife and three cousins survive him, and a host of friends mourn his loss. The funeral services were held at the Hyde Park African M. E. Church Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock conducted by the pastor. The Cleero Lodge was in attendance: Sir Warren Wilson, master of ceremonies; David A. Jones, master at arms. Among the most prominent members of the lodge present were: Ex-Chancellor Commander, A. L. Williams; Vice Chancellor, C. A. Parm; and Sirs Thomas Tisdall, J. D. Jones and many others. The pall bearers were: Aron McNeal, Chas. Whitaker, Joseph Emile, Robert Allen, H. Sharp and Ben Williams. Flower bearers, Henry Jones, Charles Jones, W. A. Wrack, Wm. Rowland, Walter Tyler, J. W. Wade and Wm. Waters. Among the many beautiful floral designs was a floral clock presented by Mr. Charles Kennedy, with hands pointing to 3:55, the hour of his death. A large wreath with white dove in center, by Mr. and Mrs. Henry Jones, a very large wheel with a broken spoke presented by Mr. Charles Jones, the boys of the Senate a floral harp, an anchor with the initials F. C. and B. presented by his lodge, a beautiful white wreath presented by the Del Prado boys. The church was crowded to overflowing and while conducting the funeral services Rev. Webb, who preached an eloquent sermon, wore a long black robe, which caused some of his brethren to exclaim "that he looked like the Lord Jesus Christ!" Jim Crow Street Cars. Nearly every Southern city of any considerable size has adopted the "jim crow" street car. Our white friends(?) are determined that nothing possible shall be left undone to force it into our thick heads, that the white man desires no contact of any kind with the Negro. There are Negroes who, despite all kinds of "jim crow" treatment, still believe that the white man LOVES them. There are Negroes who can see nothing, hear nothing and understand nothing—as to the changed conditions, under which the Negro lives in this country today. But, if the Negro will not unstop his ears, open his eyes and realize his condition, there is nothing ahead for him but TROUBLE and OPPRESSION. The "jim crow" car system of the South ought to produce "jim crow" business enterprises of every description. If it does not produce them, then the Negro is satisfied to see his wife, mother, daughter and sister insulted every time either one sets foot upon a street car or railroad car.—The St. Luke Herald (Richmond, Va.) Sensational Divorce Suit. Through her attorney, Major Lawrence M. Ennis, Mrs. Carrie Phelps, Tunley, 4822 Evans ave., has filed a bill for divorce from her husband "Jack" Henry Turnley, for "repeated cruelty and infidelity." "Jack" Turnley, who is a clerk in the Chicago post office, a member of the Appomattox Club, and an ex-officer of the 8th Illinois N. G., through his attorney will cross the bill with charges of infidelity on the part of his once beloved wife, and charge two very prominent members and officers of the 8th Illinois N. G., and a few other prominent male citizens with fishing in his pond and paying special attention to and alienating the "lubricous affection" of the pretty girl whom he so tenderly led to the matrimonial altar about 5 years ago, and for whom he has so beautifully furnished a flat, which was given him by his good old father in St. Louis, as a token of his appreciation of "Jack's" good taste in selecting such a beautiful, sedate and sweet girl for his wife. Many of the contestants' friends are advising an out-of-court settlement of affairs, while some of the officers of our great military organization are praying for anything to happen rather than the 'bringing to a head in the Superior Court of Cook County the scandal which bids fair to make them far more conspicuous than their full-dress uniforms while on parade. Alderman P. J. O'Connell, 522 W. 63rd street, and his family for the remainder of the summer will occupy a nice cottage at Delvin Lake, Wls., and as the Alderman left with Mrs. O'Connell for 'that point last evening, he will be unable to speak at the celebration at St. John's Church, Englewood, Sunday evening. THE NIAGARA MOVEMENT New National Organization for Race Weal Launched at Buffalo. PROFESSOR W. E. B. DU BOIS AT IT'S HEAD Much has been said and written in relation to the Conference held at Buffalo, N. Y., recently, which has become known as "The Niagara Movement," and those who participated in the Conference, with the exception of Frederick L. McGhee, St. Paul, Minn., who beat us out of three dollars as Subscription to The Broad Ax. Capt. Harvey A. Thompson, formerly of Chicago, but now residing in New York City, who cleaned us up for two dollars for the same thing, and Rev. George Frazier Miller, Brooklyn, New York, who deliberately held us up for the small sum of fifty cents, are men who have the best interest of the Negro-American at heart, and much good will flow from the Conference, for the aims and objects of this new movement should receive the hearty support of every true son and daughter of liberty regardless of color in the United States. The Address to the Country, and the Platform of the Niagara movement, which is largely the brain or the workbook of Prof. W. E. B. DeBois, who is the fit head and front of this new movement, is reproduced in full for the benefit of the readers of The Broad Ax. Address to the Country. "The members of the conference, known as the Niagara Movement, congratulate the Negro-Americans on certain undoubted evidences of progress in the last decade, particularly the increase of intelligence, the buying of property, the checking of crime, the uplift in home life, the advance in literature and art, and the demonstration of constructive and executive ability in the conduct of great religious, economic and educational institutions. At the same time, we believe that this class of American citizens should protest emphatically and continually against the curtailment of their political rights. We believe in manhood suffrage; we believe that no man is so good, intelligent or wealthy as to be entrusted wholly with the welfare of his neighbor. We believe also in protest against the curtailment of our civil rights. All American citizens have the right to equal treatment in places of public entertainment according to their behavior and deserts. We especially complain against the denial of equal opportunities to us in economic life; in the rural districts of the South this amounts to peonage and virtual slavery; all over the South it tends to crush labor and small business enterprises; and everywhere American prejudice, helped often by iniquitous laws, making it more difficult for Negro-Americans to earn a decent living. Common school education should be free to all American children and compulsory. High school training should be adequately provided for all, and college training should be the monopoly of no class or race in any section of our common country. We believe that in defense of its own institutions, the United States should aid common school education, particularly in the South, and we especially recommend concerted agitation to this end. We urge an increase in public high school facilities in the outh, where the Negro-Americans are almost wholly without such provisions. We favor well-equipped trade and technical schools for the training of artisans, and the need of adequate and liberal endowment for a few institutions of higher education must be patent to sincere well-wishers of the race. A MOVEMENT Organization for 1 Launched Buffalo. DU BOIS AT IT'S HEAD We demand upright judges in courts, juries selected without discrimination an account of color and the same measure of punishment and the same efforts at reformation for black as for white offenders. We need orphanages and farm schools for dependant children, juvenile reformatories for delinquents, and the abolition of the dehumanizing convict-lease system. We not with alarm the evident retrogression in this land, of sound public opinion on the subject of manhood rights, republican government and human brotherhood, and we pray God that this nation will not degenerate into a mob of boasters and oppressors, but rather will return to the faith of the fathers, that all men were created free and equal, with certain unallienable rights. We plead for health—for an opportunity to live in decent houses and lacallities, for a chance to rear our children in physical and moral cleanliness. We hold up for public exercitation the conduct of two opposite classes of men; the practice among employers of importing ignorant Negro-American laborers in emergencies, and then affording them neither protection nor permanent employment; and the practice of labor unions of proscribing and boycoting and oppressing thousands of their fellow-tollers, simply because they are black. These methods have accentuated and will accentuate the war of labor and capital, and they are disgraceful to both sides. We refuse to allow the impression to remain that the Negro-American assents to inferiority, is submissive under oppression and apolgetic before insults. Through helplessness we may submit, but the voice of protest of ten million Americans must never cease to asail the ears of their fellows, so long as America is unjust. Any discrimination based simply on race or color is barbarous, we care not how hallowed it be by custom, expediency, or prejudice. Differences made on account of ignorance, immorality, poverty or disease may be legitimate methods of reform, and against them we have no word or protest; but discriminations based simply and solely on physical peculiarities, place of birth, color of skin, are relics of that unreasoning human savagery of which the world is and ought to be thoroughly ashamed. We protest against the Jim-Crow car, since its affect is and must be to make us pay first-class fare for third-class accommodations, render us open to insults and discomfort and to crucify wantonly our manhood, womanhood and self-respect. We regret that this nation has never seen fit adequately to reward the black soldiers who in its five wars, have defended their country with their blood, and yet have been systematically denied the promotions which their abilities deserve. And we regard as unjust, the exclusion of black boys from the military and navy training schools We urge upon Congress the enactment of appropriate legislation for securing the proper enforcement of those articles of freedom, the thirteenth, fourteenth and fifteenth amendments of the Constitution of the United States. We repudiate the monstrous doctrine that the oppressor should be the sole authority as to the rights of the oppressed. The Negro race in America stolen, ravished and degrarded, struggling up (Continued on page 2.) (Continued on page 2.) promulgate and at all times uphold the true principles of Democracy, but Custodian Province, State, and Republic. Knights of Leder, or any one site can have their say, no longer as their language is proper and responsibility is fixed. The Broad Air is a newspaper whose platform is based enough for all, giving 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. $2.50 Six Months. $1.00 Advertising rates made known on application. Address all communications to THE BROAD AX 600 Armour Avenue, Chicago. JILLIUS F. TAYLOR, Editor and Publisher. Entered at the Post Office at Chicago, IL, as second-class Matter. CHIPS Miss Mable Jameson and Miss Anna Phillips, left for New York, Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Jno. French, 190 E. 35th street, have moved to 3536 Vernon avenue. Mr. W. C. Reid, 2622 Wabash avenue, is spending the summer in Birmingham, Ala. Mrs. J. A. Clay and children, 5003 Dearborn street, are spending the month in Mitchell, Ind. Miss Bondell Kibby, 2947 Calumet avenue, will spend the balance of the summer in Fulton, Mo. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Chivers have returned to the city after an extended visit through the west. Mrs. M. C. Calaway, 529 Garfield avenue, is one of the many new readers of The Broad Ax. Mrs. Wm. Trent, of St. Joe, Mo., left for her home Tuesday after a four weeks' visit to our city. Mrs. Paul, 35th street and Forest avenue, has two visitors—Miss Paul and Miss Simms, of Buffalo. The dance at Rasch's Groce, Saturday night, given in honor of the visitors, was well attended, etc. Miss Armenta Baker, of Ohio, is visiting the city the guest of Mrs. Joe Morris, 4526 St. Lawrence ave. Mr. Luther Moore, proprietor of The Keystone Laundry, leaves next week for a visit to Billings, Mont. Mrs. Charles Gee, 421 W. 58th St. has two guests in the persons of Miss Lucas and Miss Thompson. Miss Mamie Seldon, of the Chicago postoffice, is spending her vacation visiting relatives in Buffalo and Boston. Mr. Wm. McGowan, 48 Campbell avenue, a clerk in the Chicago postoffice, died very suddenly last Wednesday. Dr. James H. Fitzbutler, of Louisville, KY., well known in Chicago, sailed for the Philippine Islands on the 30th ult. Mr. Frank Brown and brother of Indianapolis, who are on the vaudeville stage, are spending a few days in the city. Miss Geneva Graham, of 4707 Calumet avenue, has returned to the city after a pleasant visit to the lakes in Minnesota. Miss Pinlay Taylor, of Indianapolis, is spending a few weeks in the city the guest of Mrs. Minnie Blackburn, 4845 Dearborn street. Miss Tommy Stokes, assistant superintendent of Provident Hospital, left the city on Monday for Portland, where she will visit the fair. Mrs. A. W. Williams and sister, Mrs. Hamilton, 6508 Langley avenue, are visiting relatives and friends throughout the state of Iowa. Mr. Ambrose Wheeler, of New York, one of Chicago's old boys, is spending a few days in the city- stopping at the Keystone Hotel. Mrs. Doctor Daniel H. Williams 470 E. 42nd street gave an elegant luncheon Sunday evening in honor of Miss Prima Fitzbutler of Louisville Ky. Mrs. Rector and daughter Celia, of Little Rock, Ark., are spending a few weeks in this city guests of Mrs. Luther Moore, 5138 Indiana avenue. Mrs. Mary Brown, 3030 Dearborn street, left Sunday for New York, where she will visit her daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Gillesipie. The Ideal Club of Berean Baptist Church under the leadership of Mr. Davis picniced at Washington Park Thursday and invited their many friends to a luncheon in the evening. Mrs. S. Levi 5046 Armour ave., entertained at a swell dinner Sunday. Her friends Mr. and Mrs. Jones of Cincinnati, O. and her brother Mr. L. Fossett and wife Joliet III. After the dinner the party visited The White City and returned to their homes Sunday night. Mrs. Hattie Claybrook who, with her husband, owns a nice home at 5515 Ingleside avenue, is a prominent member of the Coral Study Club, and she is making money in the millinery business. Mrs. Tom Cole, one of the wealthiest leaders of the smart set of Louisville, Ky., is visiting her friend Mrs. Rudolph Shafer, 4221 Okenwald avenue. She will remain in the city two weeks. Alderman Peter L. Hoffman, is another one of the City Fathers who will attend to his knitting during the vacation season, for he claims that Chicago is a good enough summer resort for him. Mrs. E. J. Cowen and Miss Frances H. D. Parker of St. Louis Mo. after a pleasant visit of three weeks with their friend Mrs. James H. Harris 4764 Armour ave. returned to their home Wednesday. Alderman Henry L. Flick will spend his vacation in Chicago in looking after the interest of his constituents, and as he wants a race for his money, he will expend most of his time each week in perusing The Broad Ax. Mrs. Dr. Alexander Lane, 189 E. 20th street, is a zealous worker in Quinn Chapel. She is full of race pride and thoroughly believes that enterprises set on foot by the race should receive unstinted support. When a husband chastises his wife for some shortcoming the first thing she will say is: "Look here, Nigger, I can go to Chicago and be a white lady's maid, and I am not going to be bossed by you."—The Palladium, St Louis, Mo. The Organ Club of St. Mary's Church, 49th and Dearborn streets, gave a delightful and successful entertainment Wednesday evening at the pleasant home of Mrs. E. Louise Austin, 4853 Armour avenue. The Prairie State Club will give its first annual outing at Rasch's Grove, 79th street and Bond avenue, Monday evening, August 7th, or the benefit of visiting strangers. Prof. N. Clark Smith will furnish the music for the dancing. Admission 25 cents. William H. Baker is one of the true blue Republican candidates who should be re-elected as a member of the Sanitary Board, for he is a clean business man and is deserving of the unified support of all decent and honorable citizens. Alderman John J. Bradley will be a four-time winner in the race as a member of the Sanitary Board, for his loyal Afro-American friends in the 30th ward and all over Cook County will assist to roll up a handsome majority for him on the day of election. Mrs. J. B. Oliver, of Brazil, Ind., and Miss Frances Murphy, of Baltimore, Md., are the guests of Mrs. Mary A. William and Mr. Noah D. Thompson, 6542 Champlain avenue. They are respectively the aunt and sister of the late Mrs. N. D. Thompson. Mrs. J. H. Lapsley, a teacher in the public schools of Nashville, Tenn., arrived in the city last Saturday and will make an extended visit with her sister, Mrs. Shelton, and her nelce, Mrs. S. A. McElwee, 3153 Forest ave. Attorney Edward E. Wilson, 113 Adams street, Room 387, says "that without the least doubt The Broad Ax is the best and the most progressive newspaper published in the interest of the Afro-American race in Chicago." John Q. Grant is one of the oldest best known and most highly respected Afro-Americans in Chicago. At his real estate office, 119 LaSalle street, he noqotiates loans and transacts much other business for many of the substantial members of the white race. Miss Zoe Graves, of Council Bluffs, who has been attending the Illinois University, and Mr. Geo. Young, of Evanston, Ill., who also attended the same institution, were secretly married at Champaign during their last school term. Both were well known in Chicago. Mrs. Hattie Pitts, 5309 Dearborn street, passed away from this life the first of the week, after a long illness. Her remains were transported Tuseday to Alton, Ill., for burial, Rev. W. S. Braddan accompanied the family and preached the funeral sermon at that place. Mrs. Mallvine Vaneer, 2806 Wabash avenue, room has several neatly furnished rooms to rent to single ladies and gentlemen, or married couples. Ministers and others who contemplate attending the Baptist convention, which convenes in this city the 1st of September, can find firstclass accommodations at the above number. George W. Paullin, Republican candidate for Trustee of the Sanitary Board, resides in Evanston. But he is in the fur business in the Stewart Building, Washington and State Sts., and is, therefore, an up-to-date business. Mr. Paullin has always been a true man in every sense of the word, friend of worthy Afro-Americans, and they will assist to help to pull him through at the polls in Novmber. The second midsummer meeting of the Phyllis Wheatley Club will be held at the Frederick Douglass Centre, 3032 Wabash avenue, Wednesday, August 9, at 2 p., m. Mrs. Sneed, of Indianapolis, Mrs. Coleman, of Greenville, Miss.; Miss Alderson, of Clark University of Atlanta, Ga., and others will render the program. The public is invited.-Mrs. L. Davis, Pres.; Mrs. S. J. Hart, Asst. Seey. The American Magazine for June and July, which is published by the Afro-American News Company, 439 W. 35th street., New York City, contans, quite a few interesting and instructive articles, and as it is only three cents per copy, or 25 cents per year. It is within the reach of everybody and ah the Afro-American News Co., is the general distributors for all literature by colored authors, The Broad Ax can always be found on sale at their headquarters. Turner B. Ashby, who is a member of the firm of Juinus J. Smith and company, manufacturing perfumers, 100 Lake street, is a thoroughbred Kentucky gentleman, aside from being a strong supporter of this paper with his money and not with wind and lies. He very generously forwards to Mrs. Taylor twice each year two large bottles of toilet water, and other bottles of very sweet smelling perfumery, for which she is exceedingly thankful to Mr. Ashby. Col. Fred T. Carey, passed away from this earth one month ago, but the past week certain newspaper gentlemen fished around and by lying obtained the cut of Col. Carey, which the writer had borrowed from The Record-Herald office, and which at that time appeared in the columns of this paper, and notwithstanding that fact the brilliant newspaper gentlemen referred to dished up the cut of Col Carey, and an account of his death as live matter in the last issue of their paper. The owners of one of the so-called leading Afro-American newspapers in this city not being able to raise enough money to pay the printers for setting up Prof. Booker T. Washington's article in the July number* of the North American Review, invited the few readers of the paper to come to its office and read it, and The Broad Ax was the only newspaper in the middle west, with sufficient enterprise to re-produce it in full, and yet there are some old-time foxes in our midst who have enough gall to dub themselves smart newspaper men. Mississippi has four colleges supported by the state. Three for white students and one, (Alcorn College) for Negro students. The appropriation by the legislature for the three white colleges for the years 1904-5 was five hundred and seventy-three thousand, seven hundred and sixty-five dollars. The appropriation for the one Negro college (Alcorn) was only fifty-one thousand one hundred and eighty-four dollars. Most of this allowance to the Negro College comes from the United States Government. Every year a large part of the money allowed for the Negro college is returned to the state treasurer by the white trustees. Hence, Alcorn costs the state very little if anything. "Tis the coward who yields to mis- fortune; 'Tis the fickle who changes each day He is foolish who wins half the battle, Then throws all his chances away. There is little in life beyond labor, And to-morrow may find that a dream; Success is the bride of Endeavor— God luck but a meteor's dream. The time to get first is when others Show signs of beginning to tire; For the contest is keenest at closing, And is won 'twixt the flag and the fire." Furnished Roema to Rent. Nearly furnished rooms, all modern improvements, to rent to single ladies and gentlemen or married couples. Mrs. Malline Vaneer, 2806 Wabash Ave., 'phone 5354 Calumet. To Rent A large basement with furnace heat. Suitable for living rooms for a small family. Cheap rent. 3236 Wabash ave. FURNISHED ROOMS TO RENT. First class furnished rooms to rent, 137 E. 34th street, between Vernon and Rhodes avenue. through difficulties and oppression, needs sympathy and receives criticism; needs help and is given hindrance, needs protection and is given mob-violence, needs justice and is given charity, needs, leadership and is given cowardice and apology, needs bread and is given a stone. This nation will never stand justified before God until these things are changed. Especially are we surprised and astonished at the recent attitude of the church of Christ—on the increase of a desire to bow to racial prejudice, to narrow the bounds of human brotherhood, and to segregate black men in some outer sanctuary. This is wrong, unchristian and disgraceful to the twentieth century civilization. Of the above grievances we do not hesitate to complain, and to complain loudly and insistently. To ignore, overlook, or apolize for these wrongs is to prove oursives unworthy of freedom. Persistent manly agitation is the way to liberty, and toward this goal the Niagara Movement has started and asks the co-operation of all men of all races. At the same time we want to acknowledge with deep thankfulness the help of our fellowmen from the abolitionist down to those who today still stand for equal opportunity and who have given and still give of their wealth and of their property for our advancement. And while we are demanding, and ought to demand, and will continue to demand the rights enumerated above, God forbid that we should ever forget to urge corresponding duties upon our people: The duty to vote. The duty to respect the rights of others. The duty to work. The duty to obey the laws. The duty to be clean and orderly. The duty to send our children to school. The duty to respect ourselves, even as we respect others. This statement, complaint and prayer we submit to the American people, and to Almighty God." The Platform is as follows: 1. Freedom of speech and criticism. 2. And unfettered and unsubsidized press. 3. Full manhood suffrage. 4. The abolition of all caste distinctions based simply on color. 5. The recognition of the principle of human brotherhood as a practical, present creed. 6. The recognition of the highest and the best human training as the monopoly of no class or race. 7. A belief in the dignity of labor. 8. United effort to realize these ideals under a wise, pure and fearless leadership. Every Negro throughout this land, who is not in favor of "Jim Crowism" should stand on this Platform until he is freely permitted to enjoy his civil, and his Political rights. Sold His Hat A clergyman at Yarmouth, England, who was attending a "rumage sale" that was being held for a charity laid a new straw hat on the stall, and when he turned around to get it a minute or two later found that the energetic stall-keeper had sold it for four cents to an unknown purchaser. Shocked the Lion A story with a moral comes from Uganda. A lion, thinking it about time to lunch, seized a white man and bit him. His teeth went through a bottle of whisky which them an was carrying in his pocket, and this gave him such a shock that he turned tall.-London Globe. Garman Housekeeping School A report on the German traveling schools for teaching scientific housekeeping, cooking and farm work to the women connected with the agricultural districts of Baden, Bavaria, Thuringen and Hesse declares them to have given great satisfaction. Gentlemen It has been legally decided in England that a man who works for his living is not a gentleman. This is rather rough, but let us give the English court credit for one thing. It didn't decide that men who toll are gents.—Chicago Record-Herald. Students in Blind Asylums Students in blind asylums now take part in foot races, football, and many other outdoor sports. In the races the competitors do not run towards a tape, as do those who can see, but towards a bell which is kept constantly ringing. Bahama Plantz The plants of the Bahama islands have been found by Dr. W. C. Coker to embrace 580 species, including 20 useful woods, six medicinal plans, ten indigenous fruits, 25 cultivated fruits and ten ornamental trees. Within His Rights The Judge—Was the chauffeur guilty in this accident? The Prisoner—No, your honor, the victim was run over in entire compliance with the ordinance.—Meggenderfer Blatter Smart Dog Takes Long Journey to Find the Friend of His Youth. A family living in Vermont removed from their long-time residence to another village, some 40 miles away. They took with them a Scotch collie of unusual intelligence, but left behind the family cat, says the New York Times. The collie and the cat had been warm friends for several years and had fought each other's battles with courage and impartiality. After the family reached their new home the collie was evidently lonesome. One evening as the family was gathered about the open fire some remarks were made about this, and the man of the house, patting the collie on the head, said: "I am sorry that we did not bring George with us. You miss your old playmate, don't you?" The next morning the collie had disappeared. Three days afterward he came into the yard in a state of great enjoyment, indicated in the usual dogway, followed by George, the cat. Both seemed somewhat excited, and the collie showed marks of battle. Each seemed greatly delighted in the company of the other, and the old-time status one was at once resumed. Out of curiosity inquiry was made by the family, both at their old residence and along the line of the main highway between the two places, which developed the fact that the dog appeared at the old home, very deliberately and very distinctly induced the cat to start on the journey with him and had protected him en route, with a clash of arms for nearly every mile. Of course, the question arose as to the language by which he told George his wants and what inducements were offered to go with him on the hazardous journey. GROWING JET-BLACK ROSES Secret Long Sought by Florists Has Been Discovered by an Englishman. Florists in New York were greatly interested in the recent announcement that an Englishman has discovered how to grow jet black roses, a feat which has been vainly attempted for many years. If a dozen of them could be offered for sale to-day in the city, says the Baltimore Sun, leading florists agreed that there would be no difficulty in obtaining $1,200 for the bunch. On a few estates along the Rhine practically black roses have been grown for the last ten years, but all efforts to eliminate a reddish tint in the center of the bud have so far failed. No secret has been more closely guarded by the German gardeners than this one of developing even a comparatively black flower. Visitors are allowed to look at the bushes and buds on special occasions, but what ingredient has been put into the soil to bring about the abnormal color has not been told even to close friends. In California a specialist has also been partly successful in producing roses practically black, but, according to announcement in London, it remained for a peddler of shoelaces to attain perfection. It was said to-day by New York florists that undoubtedly the color is the result of a chemical introduced in the soil. The same principle, however, is said to be involved as in the development of blue hydrangeas, which are produced by putting iron into the soil in which the plants are grown. The black blossoms would be most popular as indications of mourning, but it was agreed by florists that the day is yet distant when any one of the freaks will be seen in their windows. WERE NOT DESIRABLE LOTS Man Put in Extra One in Trade and Was Afraid of Getting "There is a little town up the coast that bears the name of Ocosta," remarked Jere T. Burke, of the Southern Pacific law department, while in a reminiscent mood, relates the San Francisco Chronicle. "It lies just back of Gray's harbor and is the largest town in that neighborhood. However, that does not mean very much. I visited Ocosta a little while back, and while I was in town a certain fellow traded a town lot for a horse. After closing the deal the fellow that had acquired the horse hurriedly took the animal to a blacksmith shop and asked the blacksmith to shoe him in a hurry. The blacksmith seemed in no hurry, however, and the owner of the horse made two or three trips outside of the shop, looking nervously up the road. "Can't you hurry that job?' he said to the blacksmith. 'I never was in such a hurry in my life.' "Say,' declared the blacksmith, 'did you steal this horse?' "No, I didn't steal the horse,' replied the owner reassuringly. 'I traded a lot for the horse, and by mistake I put two lots on the deed instead of one Now I am afraid the other fellow will discover the mistake and come back to demand the horse.' Arkansas River The Arkansas river is the only water course in Oklahoma ever navigated by steam. It has diminished year after year by pouring its waters into the irrigating ditches of arid and western plains, until now often in the summer solstice it is possible for a pony to pass from bank to bank without wetting a saddlegirth. India's Foreign Trade India has three and one-third times as much foreign trade as Japan; three times as much as China, easily beating Italy and Austria, also Belgium, and surpassing the Russian empire by 25 per cent. WORRIES OVER ROYAL SON King of Spain Kept Track Of by His Mother When Visiting Abroad. Pretty stories are told of the anxious mother of King Alfonso, concerning his visit to France. She was so afraid that he might wander astray in some inexplicable way in wicked Paris that she wrote a letter in her own hand to President Loubet, putting her son under his personal care. She said that he was a father and knew better than all the others how to watch over him. She was so afraid that he might hear and see things that might make him too wise in the wicked ways of the world. It was she herself who chose the programme and the subjects to be performed before her son on the gala nights given at the Opera and Comedie Francaise. Etiquette is strict in Spain and she wondered if everything would be all right in this independent republic of France. Everything was all right, for the French have a cult for children, and the young king is still regarded as a boy, for whom all French mothers have a soft spot, and this made him all the more welcome, in that there is no woman, even in the laboring class, who does not know what an admirable mother he has and how anxious she is to have her "Bubi," as she calls him, return to her as worthy of being called her darling as before. It must be with heartbreaks that a queen like the queen of Spain delivers up her boy to the state, and to feel that he is more the son of his country than her own. GERMAN GARDEN HOUSES. Built with One Wall Omitted and Furnished in Comfortable "Why don't Americans have garden houses?" writes home an American woman from Germany. "A garden house isn't a 'summer house.' It isn't a rustic, open affair. It's a solid, wei- built room with one wall omitted. There are windows in the other three walls, so that one hasn't a shut-in feeling, and it has a good solid floor that defies dampness. The floor of mine is made of closely cemented bricks. "In the big comfortable house in which we have our rooms there are several other families. Each family has a part of the generous garden back of the house and each has a little garden house. "The interior of the little house is fitted up with comfortable benches and chairs and a solid little center table for the afternoon coffee. "I simply delight in my garden house and spend as much of my time in it as I can. A 'summer house' could in no sense fill its place for pleasure and usefulness, for the summer house does not offer protection against dampness intense heat or the wind and breezes. "For a children's playroom nothing could be nicer. Asking a child to come into a garden house during a shower is not the trial to the child that asking it to come 'indoors' is. "It is a pretty sight in the afternoon to see the family groups in the garden houses laughing and chatting over the five o'clock refreshment." LONG SERVICE OF FARMERS Laborers in England Who Have Held Places Fifty Years and More. There are some remarkable records of long service in the annual prize list just issued by the Huntingdonshire Agricultural society, which makes monetary awards to the laborers who have been longest in the employ of their members on the same farm. The list shows, says the London Standard, that there is one man still so employed in the county who has reached the age of 78 years. His name is Peter Sheridan, and he has been engaged on the estate of the dukes of Manchester at Kimbolton for 45 years. But he does not take a prize, as his length of service is exceeded in another case by ten years. Another old servant, still at work, is 76; there are 74 years old, one 69, one 68, and several over 60 among the competitors. The first prize goes to Thomas Allsop, who, now 65 years of age, has been on the farm on Mr. Harry Crandell, of Buckden, for 55 years. The second prize taker is George Allen, 76 years of age, who has been 51 years with the Heathcotes, of Connington. The third in honors is Philip Winterton, 68 years old, who has been with Messrs. Coleman and sons of Woodwalton, just half a century. His son, Edward, 39, takes a prize in the junior laborers' class, having been 31 years on the same farm as his father. There are other cases of laborers having commenced work at eight years of age. Greatness of the Czar: Among the people of Russia are many stereotyped phrases expressive of the greatness of the czar's power, and of the awe in which he is held. Others, however, fail to suggest that the "Little Father" is all-powerful. A few of the latter kind are as follows: "Even the czar's lungs cannot blow out the sun." "The crown does not protect the czar from headache." "The hand of the czar has only five fingers." "What the czar cannot accomplish time can do." "It is not more difficult for death to carry a fat czar than a lean peasant." Rattle for Heirs One of the oddest wills was recently executed, by which the estate of W. H. Mainwaring, of Carlton, Victoria, was divided into six equal parcels. The six children of the testator drew from a box envelopes containing numbers corresponding to these portions, and each accepted without question that portion assigned by chance. GEAFLAIN OF THE SENATE A WONDERFUL OLD MAN. HALES ARE A NOTED FAMILY A Glance at the Disappointed People in Government Offices—First Assistant Postmaster General Hitchcock a Wise Choice. W SHINGTON.—One of the most picturesque characters in Washington public life is a man 83 years of age, who still works hard every day and has no idea that he has reached the stage when chloroform should be administered, according to the humorous A SH I N G T O N.— One of the most picturesque characters in Washington public life is a man 83 years of age, who still works hard every day and has no idea that he has reached the stage when chloroform should be administered, according to the humorous suggestion of Dr. Osler. This is Rev. Dr. Edward Everett Hale, the chaplain of the United States senate. Dr. Hale would be a striking figure in a throng of 10,000. He is tall, slender, with just a slight stoop and is conspicuous for the splendid head that surmounts his shoulders. It is the head of a philosopher, and such a one as the old painters loved to put on canvas. He has long hair, brown and gray, blue eyes, deep set, and his beard is almost white. He has a deep, strong voice, and his morning invocation at the opening of the sessions of the senate sounds like a musical chant. D. Hale is one of the busy old men who does not live in the past, but who believes in working for to-day and tomorrow. He is the author of ten books and is still writing. One of the best known of his works is "The Man Without a Country." He is of the strenuous type, physical and mental, just the kind of an old man that President Roosevelt delights in. He comes of the grandest stock in America, and Nathan Hale, the patriot spy of the revolution, was his great-uncle. Dr. Hale when but nine years of age was practicing shorthand, and he says himself that at the age of 12 years he could set type as well as an average journeyman. His father was a teacher, a lawyer, a civil engineer and an editor of a daily newspaper. It was through the efforts of the late Senator Hoar that Dr. Hale was secured as chaplain of the senate. In Dr. Hamlin's Church R. TEUNIS S. Hamlin, pastor of the Church of the Covenant in this city, has "made the deaf to hear." He has adopted in his church the use of a little instrument called the "acousticon", which is not unlike a telephone, and through which every deaf person in his church is able to hear the D sermon distinctly. This instrument is attached to the reading desk, and is shaped something like a telephone, and also bears a little resemblance to a camera. It conveys sound through wires running to small receivers which are to be used by persons who can, under ordinary circumstances, hear nothing at all. The instrument does not attract any more attention than a reading lamp would on a desk. The wires are out of sight and run along the floor of the church to certain seats, where small receivers are located. These receivers can be held to the ear without attracting the notice of those who sit near by and the deaf person in the congregation catch every word of the sermon. In delivering his sermon, Dr. Hamlin does not raise his voice above the ordinary pitch. He talks directly toward the instrument on the pulpit and keeps near it all the time he is speaking. He and his deaf parishioners are delighted with the success of the instrument, and it is probable that the latter will become very popular in this city. Dr. Hamlin is one of the broad-minded, progressive clergymen of the day, who believes in the adoption of modern inventions and conveniences that will add to the comfort of his congregation. No false dignity or pride prevents his adopting what some people call "fads." The doctor is known as the "bicycle preacher" in Washington, as he early adopted that two-wheeled vehicle as a convenient and speedy means of visiting his parishioners. When called suddenly to attend any of his people the doctor mounts his wheel and makes his way to distant parts of the city in a short time. The Government Clerks. T HAS been suggested that the legend written over Dante's Inferno. "Leave hope behind ye who enter here," could appropriately be blazoned over the doors of the government offices in Washington. The government departments are veritable graveyards of disappointed T HAS been suggested that the legend written over Dante's Inferno. "Leave hope behind ye who enter here," could appropriately be blazoned over the doors of the government offices in Washington. The government departments are veritable graveyards of disappointed ambitions, if the history of hundreds of the clerks there employed is re- viewed. Chief Clerk William H. Bagley, of the pension office, recently instituted an inquiry which developed some very interesting facts regarding the 1,200 clerks employed in that branch of the government service. Mr. Bailey made a canvass for the purpose of ascertaining the former occupations of the employees, and the results were surprising. It was found that the register of clerks contained the names of nearly 400 men who had prepared themselves for the professions of law, medicine and theology. The graduates in law numbered 267, in medicine 100, and in theology 20. There were 40 clerks who had been authors, 43 were editors, 18 editors and publishers, 27 printers, 151 newspaper correspondents, four reporters, three proofreaders, 33 magazine writers and one confessed to having been a poet. A total of 144 clerks held diplomas from colleges and universities This office naturally attracts old soldiers, but it is surprising to learn the number of men who held high rank who are in the service. Among the men now passing on war claims who formerly held military titles are one major general, one adjutant general, five brigadier generals, eight colonels, seven lieutenant colonels, 12 majors, 48 captains, 80 lieutenants and eight second lieutenants. Among men who formerly helped make state laws there are nine ex-members of houses of representatives of various states and four ex-state senators. There are 18 former justices of the peace, five county judges, seven probate judges, three police judges and 12 sheriffs. There are 21 former surgeons, two bankers, six dentists and two exlocationists. There are no less than 457 of the 1,200 clerks who formerly followed teaching as a profession. It is a sad commentary on human failure to note the number of professional derelicts who have drifted into this dead harbor of government service. Pests That Damage Our Crops. HE ravages of insects and worms upon the crops in this country mean a loss that is simply startling. In the year book of the department of agriculture just issued a compilation has been made of the loss worked by 14 of the most important of the pests. It is estimated that the loss from all in- HE ravages of insects and worms upon the crops in this country mean a loss that is simply startling. In the year book of the department of agriculture just issued a compilation has been made of the loss worked by 14 of the most important of the pests. It is estimated that the loss from all insect pests direct or indirect reaches the enormous sum of $750,000,000. The 14 pests which the experts of the department of agriculture has investigated do an estimated annual minimum damage of some $300,000,000. As leader of these enemies of human endeavor the chinch bug costs the farmers $60,000,000. Most of this falls upon the wheat raisers, as the bug is very fond of wheat. The Hessian fly is also very destructive of wheat, the damage caused by it being conservatively placed at $40,000,000. The corn root worm, or the cut worm as it is known, and the corn ear worm together work damage as great as the Hessian fly. The south's great staple, cotton, suffers greatly from the ravages of various pests. The boll weevil, the boll worm and the cotton leaf worm inflict an annual damage of $50,000,000, and a recent official report expressed the opinion that when the weevil shall have spread all over the cotton producing territory it will be capable of inflicting an annual loss of $230,000,000. The Post Office Department. OWN in the post office department there is a tall, blonde young gentleman in a high position of trust and responsibility, who seems to be "making good." He is one of the company of clean-cut young men who have been brought into the public under the Roosevelt admin- SUCCESS AHEAD istration, and particularly in departments and branches of the service with which Postmaster General Cortel-you, a clean-cut young man, has to do. This particular young gentleman is Frank H. Hitchcock, the new first assistant postmaster general, who has made rapid strides since coming to Washington. He seems to have a comprehensive grasp of the duties of his office, and when congress reassembles he will be put to the supreme test of demonstrating how to handle men. Mr. Hitchcock entered the public service in a technical position in the agricultural department immediately upon his graduation from college. He attracted attention by his gentlemanly demeanor and the ability with which he did his work. When Mr. Cortelyou became secretary of the department of commerce and labor he picked on Mr. Hitchcock as the sort of man he wanted for chief clerk of that department. His judgment of Mr. Hitchcock's character and abilities was so fully justified that when Mr. Cortelyou was placed at the head of the republican national committee he asked his young friend to leave the government and go with him as a sort of executive clerk of that big political organization. The fire of a strenuous political campaign tried the metal of Mr. Hitchcock and showed it to be pure gold; so it was when Mr. Cortelyou became postmaster general he installed Mr. Hitchcock as his right-hand man as first assistant postmaster general. SOME SUMMER FASHIONS. Net Is Considered a Very Smart Fabric This Season and the Plain Is the Favorite. Thin, soft fabrics reign supreme this summer for afternoon gowns, and the woman who does not look pretty in such a gown is a hopeless case even for a beauty doctor and facial concoctions. Such filmy flouces of embroidery, that is so fine and so open in pattern as to look flower-like in its beauty! Such softly drawn folds of materials as drape the figures of well-dressed women in graceful lines, that no artist could improve upon! Such delicately blended color as lend a glow and life to this season's costumes! One might exclaim for hours over the points of beauty in this summer's gowns and still leave half the tale untold. 1 INEXPENSIVE EVENING DRESS. Writers say that men are growing closer to nature, and I can safely affirm that women are, too, so far as dress is concerned, that harmonizes with the spirits of nature and borrows from her all that is fairest and best, in blended colorings and simple lines of grace. Among summer gowns net is very smart, and this announcement will be greeted with delight by women of small means, for if there is anything cheap, pretty and durable it is net. Just think, one can buy net for 59 cents a yard, and it is double width, and five or six yards will make a very full dress. Isn't that cheap? A bit of lace for the yoke and cuffs is all the trimming necessary, although more trimming can be added at pleasure. Dotted nets are not anything like as smart as plain ones are this summer, and point'd desprit is better than dotted nets for gowns. FOR HEALTH AND BEAUTY. Diet Followed in Building Up the System and Looks of Patients Afflicted with Nervousness. Those who are afflicted with nerves should be given green vegetables, ripe fresh fruits, uncooked, and all their meals are eaten in the open air. Give them hot cooked breads and plenty of things to nourish and feed the nerves. See that they do not go hungry and feed them five times a day. Nervous patients should be given a great deal of fluid. They usually are people who drink little and need plenty of fruit drinks, one of the best being hot apple tea. To make apple tea, cut up apples and cover them with hot water. When they have steeped pour off the juice and serve it hot with sugar and cream. A better apple tea is made by serving apple juice with sugar and lemon. Nervous patients should be given water that is not too hot, sweet light wines, unfermented grape juice, and all kinds of things that are healthful and satisfying. The trouble is that the woman with too many nerves invariably does not supply the system with a sufficient amount of fluid and that is why she is so nervous. She should drink pure fresh water as often as she can do so. If the woman who is alling and nervous will take the milk diet she will get well. Let her procure four quarts of good fresh pure milk. Let her begin in the morning and take a glass of milk every half hour all day. This will cleanse her system and purify it, carrying off all the impurities of the stomach and blood. The milk diet can be taken in a different way. The patient can drink her cup of coffee in the morning and take her chop. But after this one meal she must not take another meal until the next morning. Instead of this she drinks a glass of milk every hour. This is not strictly vegetarian, but it borders upon it and is an im-provement upon the meat eating three times a day. The nervous woman requires fluid, and until she learns to take a great deal of it into her stomach she will never be well. Train the Voice. Remember that a good voice is as essential to self-possession as good ideas are essential to fluent language. The voice should be carefully trained and developed. A full, clear, flexible voice is one of the surest indications of good breeding. White Embroidered Hat. A great many white embroidered hats, embroidered tuffles and broderie Anglaise are worn, usually made over a pale color. Fifty-First St. and Armour Ave. RAIL YARDS: 1st St. & L. S. & M. S. Rv. 2nd St. and Armour Ave. CHICAGO J. W. ARMS —DEALER IN— Expressing and Moving to Any Part of the city. 139 WEST FIFTY-FIRST STREET Between Dearborn and Armour Ave. Phone 3804 Gray Residence 1520 Armour Ave. Residence 5050 Dearborn st. J. H. COLEMAN & CO. Express & Van Moving TRUNKS EVERYWHERE. 2540 State Street Tel. 699 South CHICAGO Peoples Pharmacy 29th St. and Armour Av. 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Only a few years ago any number of young women employed downtown rode their wheels to and from work, and found the exer- cise pleasant and healthful. The ap- pearance of automobiles has had & great deal to do with the disappear- ance of bicycles. The éternal vigilance necessary to keep from being run down ts too trying.” Smallest Coins. ‘The natives of the Malay peninsuls have in use the very smallest current coin in the world. It is a sort of wafer, made from the resinous juice of a tree, ‘and is worth about one ten-thousandth of a penny. The smallest metal coin im circulation at the present day is the Portuguese threereis piece, worth twelve one-hundredths of ‘a penny. ‘The smallest coin circulating officially in any perc of the British empire is the five-millesima piece of Gibraltar, worth about half a farthing. Gowote Scalos Sedgwick county pays $1 for each coyote scalp that is brought to the county clerk's office at the courthouse. The scalp is a circular piece of skin taken from the head of the animal, with Doth of the ears attached. The ears must be intact or the scalp is worthless. A strange fact is that the receipts from these scalps are increasing, showing that the animals are successfully com- Dating the march of civilization —Wich- ita (Kan,) Beacon. Royal “Snufters.” Women of quality about a century ‘ago would not stir without their snuff- Doxes, beautiful enameled receptacles of perfumed miéil rappee. Lord Bol- ingbroke said of Queen Anne and her grace of Marlborough: “The nation js governed by pair of snuffers. No wonder the light of its glory is ex- tinguished!” Limited Qualification. Young Chinese who have some smattering of English are opening what they call “Anglo-Chinese schools” tm Shanghai and the neighboring towns. One of the schools is frank enough to advertise that it teaches English “only as far as the letter G” at present. ai. 4. Whale Bact Newfoundland is developing @ new {ndustry, in the form of selling whale meat in place of beef. One of the deal- ers says that the new meat tastes more like venison than beef, and plans are already being made to ship some to England, where it is expected that it ‘will sell for at least 12 cents a pound. ‘Lynx Darkens Three Towns. ‘Virginia City, Carson and Reno were ail in darkness last night because a lynx climbed an electric pole between Vir- ginia City and Reno and caused the burning out of the electrical machinery im the three places. Twenty thousand ‘volts passed through the animal's body. Sacramento Bee. Rockefeller’s Gifts. ‘John D. Rockefeller’s known gifts are now totaled at $51,272,666. The two largest items are the $13,000,000 which he has given at one time and another to Chicago university, and the $10,000,- 000 gift to the general education board ‘ampounced the other day. Preparing « Southern Breakfast. “What's that pounding in the kitch- em?” asked the boarder. “Trying to make my steak tender?” “No,” replied the landlady; “the cook iscovered some microbes in the meat, this morning, and she's trying to kill ‘em!”—Yonkers Statesman. ee A man who stands before a mirror ‘to kill himself makes a coroner's jury unnecessary in his case. No matter what the means, morbid egotism was ‘the cause of death—St. Louis Globe- Democrat. ‘Not Much! ‘The London World declares that “it fs & masculine delusion that women are ready or ever will be ready to sur- render their liberty and indulge in the vulgar chase for husbands as did thelr forbears.” ‘So Sweet! Lawson—What kind of a fellow is Cholly Sawfter, anyhow? Dawson—Well, all I need to say is that Cholly’s nightshirt has lace and pink ribbons on it—Somerville Jour- nal Great Dante Library. Leonidas Leonell of Undina, Italy, has the largest Dante library in the world. It comprises more than 3,000 publications of all languages relating to the poet. ‘Too Careful. | “I ike a keerful man,” said Uncle ‘Bhen, “but I hates to see anybody so skyaht o’ gettin’ cheated dat he goes wifout things he actually needs.”"— ‘Washington Star. ‘Zarly Culture in Peru. Recent discoveries in Peru would seem to indicate that a high degree of culture prevailed in that country as carly as 1,500 years B.C. Ovt-Grafting Grafters. ‘There e7e numerous indications that ‘& good many are making 2 lot of graft ot Soe omen —Cotenae Chet How Could They? Cigarettes do not affect the brain— for obvious reasons—Chicago Daily News. x ‘Cheap Cremation. ‘The cost of cremating a body i Prmeeckoalytretfac jj Largest Mission Field. ‘New York is the largest single mis- sion field in the world today. It is estimated that only onethird of its population, both Protestant and Roman Catholic, is under Christian fnfiuence. The foreign descent popu- lation in New York is larger than the whole of Chicago's population, and they read 36 daily newspapers in for- eign tongues. Congregationalism car ries on religious services in 14 lan- guages. Ventilating the Shoes. “One thing that most persons with tender feet who insist upon wearing patent leather shoes in warm weather don’t know,” said a salesman in a Broadway store, “is that a small hole bored on either side of the shoe, about one inch from the sole and close to the instep, will give them more comfort than all the foot-ease powders ever manufactured. The holes pump in the air while the wearer is walking and Keep the feet cool.”—N. ¥. Times. Ganldn™ Go Clams. A gentleman who does not appre- ciate & shore dinner was bidden the other day to a clambake, but he re- fused the invitation saying that he be- Meved that the lower region of eternal fire was paved with clam shells instead of with good intentions, according to the proverb. He remarked that he could stand the aristocratic oyster in its season, but that the plebian clam had no succulent charms for him. ‘Willing to Oblige. “Would you marry a man in whose family there was consumption?” he asked, just because he couldn't think of anything else to say. “Oh, I didn’t know any of your peo- ple had ever had it,” she answered. “If you wish, I can get ready by Saturday night, so that we can take advantage of the excursion rates to Colorado.”—Chi- cago Record-Herald. ‘No Scabs in the Family. Mary Ann O'Hooley—Sure, Bedelia sez th’ tacher won't let her cum to school agin until she’s afther bein’ vaccinated. Pat O'Hooley—Bedad, O1'll not have her vaccinated. Oi'm a union mon, an’ Of'll hey no scabs in th’ family.— N. Y. Times. An Estimate of Himself. He—My! haven't you forgotten that Uttle joke of mine yet? She (coldly)—No, I haven't. “And you're still mad at me?” “Yes.” “Well, that’s just like a woman, to get mad at nothing.”—Philadelphia Press. Broke the News. “Dearest,” whispered Cordelia, after she had captured the coveted solitaire, “I have a confession to make. I am a cooking school graduate.” Clarence shuddered. “Oh, well,” he replied, after the man- ner of one resigned to his fate, “we can board.”—Columbus Dispatch. Singular Bequests. ‘There is a story of an American mur- derer who left $250 by his will to his executioner. This tale is now matched by one from Paris. A wine merchant of that city face to face with financial ruin planned suicide, but first set aside a dozen bottles of wine for the under- taker. Gomez’ Reprimand. ‘The late Gen, Maximo Gomez once caught one of his brigadiers selling brown sugar to the Spaniards. Gomez stripped the traitor of his stars and said: “From this time forth you are Brig. Raspadura,” which, translated, is Brigadier Sugar Cake. Se ‘The boy had to describe our Lord's first miracle. The turning of water into wine, he wrote, was the first miracle and it happened at Cana. Then he add- ed: “And after that everybody went to Cana for water.” ‘Warning to Be Heeded. On the beach near an English town & sign bearing this legend was nailed to a post: “Notice—Any person passing beyond this point will be drowned. By order of the magistrates.” Big Crow Hunt. A crow hunt was recently held by 39 hunters of Elgin and Kane counties, ‘Tilinois, lasting two days. Their rec- ord was 1,131 crows, besides 60 butcher birds and five hawks. The score of sides was 571 and 560. Foxy Pa. “Pa, why do you always insist on my singing when Mr. Spoozleton comes here?” “Well, I don't Ifke the fellow, and yet I hate to come right out and tell him to go."—Chicago Record-Herald. Musicians Play Chess. In & London theater, at which a musical play is having a long run, the members of the orchestra play chess on miniature boards during the waits Between acts. Consider the Wasp. “The wasp is a disputatious crea- ture, to be sure,” observed the profess- or, “but it always carries its point.”"— Chicago Tribune. FS ay ag al A London curio dealer bas in his ‘window a placard reading: “Several ‘bits of armor for sale—suitable for motorists.” ‘With Reason. ‘Russian authors are not taking their heroes from the military—Washing- ‘ton Post. Our Mistake ‘Very few of us succeed in impressing ‘strangers as much as we think we eunth t0~Pack, Prolific Race. r ‘What {s called in Canada the 13 children act of the late Mercier gov- ernment, whereby a farm of govern: ment land was given to every father of a family of that number, has devel opened the interesting fact that the French-Canadians are far more prolific than any of the other races of the dominion, though even with them the number who are qualified to take a claim under the law is small. Only about six per cent. of those benefiting by the act are of English, Scotch or Irish descent. English Villages. ‘This indictment of the English vil- lage as it exists to-day appeared in 8 prominent London newspaper: | “The English village is remarkable for its imperfect drainage, contaminated wells and bad lighting, the unpractical teaching of its children, the vice con- nected with its public houses and the more or less entire absence of cottage hospital, reading rooms, clubs, both or washhouse, flower show, telephone, oftentimes telegraph, and all that makes life enjoyable and healthy.” en a For those who believe that ice water fs unhealthful the “olla” of the Latin countries tand Mexico is earnestly rec- ommended in this hot weather. The! “olla”"—the Mexicans pronounce it like “olya”—is°a porous earthen jar. Its pores are continually sweating little beads of water, which, by the principle of evaporation, keep the liquid within at a cool temperature, half-way between ‘that of hydrant water and that of ice water. Born Preservers. Life-saving runs in the family of J. Parsons, @ young lighterman of the Hollows, Brentford, England, who, on his twenty-third birthday, received the Royal Humane society's certificate for rescuing two boys from drowning. His father saved 48 persons from drowning, and the son now has a total of 23 lives to his credit. ‘Making Hay in Yankeeland. A New England editor in a sage dis- sertation on the crops remarks that haying is now in full blast. This must be the sort of haying they do on one of those rocky Massachusetts farms where the seed has to be crowded down between the boulders with a putty knife—Cleveland Plain Dealer. Sucauhae Sen Sone A Moscow writer says that Russians are among the least cruel peoples of Europe, instancing in proof that no popular sports of a brutal character, such as cock fights, bull fights, eyen boxing or pugilism, are ever observed among them; much less is lynch law to be met with. Apollo Was Shocked. It was a hot day on Olympus and Zeus, the Thunderer, was feeling pee- vish. Seeing Apollo making eyes at Mrs. Zeus, the jealous boss of the dig- gings slapped the flirtatious god on the ear with a thunderbolt. “And that,” said Zeus, “is the original electric belt."—N. ¥. Sun. Her Early Training. “That new second girl has been a soubrette at some stage of her career,” remarked Mrs. Keene. “What makes you think so?” said her husband. “I judge so from the way she dusts; she never towches anything but the high places.” —Detroit Free Press. Kaiser's New Idea. Emperor William has added to the German army trumpeters provided with instruments three feet in length and made from antelopes’ horns, spe- cially brought from German South- west Africa. The new trumpets are said to provide music of a wonderful ieee No Family Skeleton. Cobwigger—How is it that it takes three generations to makea gentleman? Merritt—You see, the people who knew how your grandfather made his money are all dead by that time—Smart Set. ‘Worth Thought. Booker T. Washington is right when he says: “The oppressors are lost.” No race which needs to protect itself from another by oppression has a character or civilization which can stand the test of time. . Church in Farmyard. Few more curious places for a church could bé found than at Southam Delabere, Eng., which stands in the middle of a farmyard. The only means of entrance is by passing through the yard. ‘Needed = Rest. ‘He—Every tool and piece of machin- ery needs a rest. She—Well, don’t you think then it is time that phonograph of ours got one? —Yonkers Statesman. ‘Not @ Telephone. Sheerness, England, though an tm- portant naval station and a town of more, than 15,000 inhabitants, does not ‘possess a single telephone. 2... ‘Mary—Children certainly are a care. Millicent—Yes, indeed! I shall be giad when they g0 out of style—Har per's Bazar. 2S ‘The war has had very little effect on the attendance in the theaters of Bt Petersbure. Not to the Unde One. ‘When might makes right the job is Rever satisfactory to all parties con- cerned. ‘As He Wills. Habit may be a man’s best friend or his worst enemy. ites J. A. ODonnell, comm O'Donnell & Coghlin Attorneys at Law Phone 264 Main Metropolitan Block NN. W. Cor. LaSalle & Randolph St Chicago petane es rece R James J. Gray. M. J. Moran, GRAY & MORAN ATTORNEYS AT LAW Suite 1114 Ashland Block, Clark and Randolph Sta. Tel, Central 669. ‘CHICAGO. ne LMANS Chicago’s Most Modern, Most Complete and Most Convenient Department Store Jacob Feinberg Wholesale and Retail MARKET AND GROCERY TELEPHONE DOUGLAS 565 Blst and State Streets ee cane msec ra me ae ee 4. J. Bradley ‘Telsghens verde O18 4. M. Fields BRADLEY & FIELDS REAL ESTATE, LOANS AND INSURANCE 4709 &. Halsted Street CHICAGO Residence OF Macallister Place ‘Telephone Ashland 363 ‘Office Telephones Central 1239 “Automatic 640 MILES J. DEVINE TTORN TLAW Suite 318-820 Reaper Bleck CLARK AND WASHINGTON STS. CHICAGO. — Ee ‘Telephone Central 3089 Res. 904 W. 12th Street Bivd. Tel. 16268 Morgon FRANK 0, COMERFORD ATTORNEY AND COUNSELOR AT | Law. | 806 Tribune Building ‘@ E. Cor. Dearborn and Madison Sts. CHICAGO Theodore C. Mayer JUSTICE OF THE PEACE Mortgages, Deeds, Notes and Legal Decuments Drawn and Acknowledged. Room 22, 27 North Clark Street. aoa temncon —o A. D. GASH oS 84-86 La Salle Street, Chicare. Suite 615 0619, Telephone Mata 3077. JOHN E. OWENS ATTORNEY 41 COUNSELOR! AY Law 223 ASHLAND :BLOCK Teuernome cenTaat soe cmicago ILLINOIS BRICK CO. WILLIAM C. KUESTER. < SUPERINTENDENT. 1994 N. Western Ave., Chiocage. Telephone Leake View 270. | ones | 2a uaaa 7 STEPHEN A. DOUGLAS LAWYER Room 813, 115 Dearborn Street. CHICAGO Telephone Yards 6016. John Fitzgerald JUSTICE OF THE PEACE (rar SOUTH HALSTED sTREET. Residence us Wi'Gurseta Bout, cmCAGO | ‘Telephone Yards 7138 | k f M. JUNE, Proprietor J JOS. P. JUNK, Manager 3700-3710 South Halsted Street and 897 to 929 Thirtyseventh Street CHICAGO JOHN G. JONES LAWYER <a J. GRAY LUCAS Attorney at Law Saite 611 467 Dearborn St., Cor. Monroe. si et Jas. J. McCormiek, SAM PLE ROOM J. J. HENNESSY, Justice-ofthe Peace, 6301 S. Halsted St. ‘WILLIAM TREXLER, CLERK. TELEPHONE WENTWORTH 387 Police Magistrate Engleweed Police Court. Hall's Laundry ‘Main Office 281 23TH STREET Phone, Douglas 3258 Works oo 2976-77 STATE 8T. Phone, Douglas 1235 ‘CHICAGO The Broad Ax Woman Awheel "It takes nerve to ride a wheel down town nowadays," said a New York demographer. "A woman on a bicycle now is such a rare spectacle that people stop and look at her. Only a few years ago any number of young women employed downtown rode their wheels to and from work, and found the exercise pleasant and healthful. The appearance of automobiles has had a great deal to do with the disappearance of bicycles. The eternal vigilance necessary to keep from being run down is too trying." Smallest Coins. The natives of the Malay peninsula have in use the very smallest current coin in the world. It is a sort of wafer, made from the resinous juice of a tree, and is worth about one ten-thousandth of a penny. The smallest metal coin in circulation at the present day is the Portuguese three-reis piece, worth twelve one-hundredths of a penny. The smallest coin circulating officially in any part of the British empire is the five-milleimas piece of Gibraltar, worth about half a farthing. Coyote Scalps Sedgwick county pays $1 for each coyote scalp that is brought to the county clerk's office at the courthouse. The scalp is a circular piece of skin taken from the head of the animal, with both of the ears attached. The ears must be intact or the scalp is worthless. A strange fact is that the receipts from these scalps are increasing, showing that the animals are successfully combating the march of civilization.—Wichita (Kan.) Beacon. Royal "Snuffers." Women of quality about a century ago would not stir without their snuff boxes, beautiful enameled receptacles of perfumed midil rappee. Lord Bolsingbroke said of Queen Anne and her grace of Mariborough: "The nation is governed by a pair of snuffers. No wonder the light of its glory is extinguished!" Limited Qualification. Young Chinese who have some smattering of English are opening what they call "Anglo-Chinese schools" in Shanghai and the neighboring towns. One of the schools is frank enough to advertise that it teaches English "only as far as the letter G" at present. Take to Whale Meat Newfoundland is developing a new industry, in the form of selling whale meat in place of beef. One of the dealers says that the new meat tastes more like venison than beef, and plans are already being made to ship some to England, where it is expected that it will sell for at least 12 cents a pound. Lynx Darkens Three Towns Virginia City, Carson and Reno were all in darkness last night because a lynx climbed an electric pole between Virginia City and Reno and caused the burning out of the electrical machinery in the three places. Twenty thousand volts passed through the animal's body. —Sacramento Bee. Rockefeller's Gifts John D. Rockefeller's known gifts are now totaled at $1,272,666. The two largest items are the $13,000,000 which he has given at one time and another to Chicago university, and the $10,000,000 gift to the general education board announced the other day. Preparing a Southern Breakfast. "What's that pounding in the kitchen?" asked the boarder. "Trying to make my steak tender?" "No," replied the landlady; "the cook discovered some microbes in the meat, this morning, and she's trying to kill 'em!" -Yonkers Statesman. So with All Suicides A man who stands before a mirror to kill himself makes a coroner's jury unnecessary in his case. No matter what the means, morbid egotism was the cause of death—St. Louis Globe-Democrat. Not Much! The London World declares that "if it is a masculine delusion that women are ready or ever will be ready to surrender their liberty and indulge in the vulgar chase for husbands as did their forbearn." Dawson—Well, all I need to say is that Cholly's nightshirt has lace and pink ribbons on it—Somerville Journal. Great Dane Library Leonidas Leonell of Undina, Italy, has the largest Dante library in the world. It comprises more than 3,000 publications of all languages relating to the poet. Too Careful. "I like a keerful man," said Uncle Eben, "but I hates to see anybody so skyight o' gettin' cheated dat he goes without things he actually needs."—Washington Star. Early Culture in Peru. Recent discoveries in Peru would seem to indicate that a high degree of culture prevailed in that country as early as 1,500 years B. C. Out-Grafting Grafters. There are numerous indications that a good many are making a lot of graft out of the graftera—Chicago Chronicle. How Could They? Cigarettes do not affect the brain—for obvious reasons—Chicago Daily News. Largest Mission Field. New York is the largest single mission field in the world to day. It is estimated that only one-third of its population, both Protestant and Roman Catholic, is under Christian influence. The foreign descent population in New York is larger than the whole of Chicago's population, and they read 26 daily newspapers in foreign tongues. Congregationalism carries on religious services in 14 languages. Ventilating the Shoes. "One thing that most persons with tender feet who insist upon wearing patent leather shoes in warm weather don't know," said a salesman in a Broadway store, "is that a small hole bored on either side of the shoe, about one inch from the sole and close to the instep, will give them more comfort than all the foot-ease powders ever manufactured. The holes pump in the air while the wearer is walking and keep the feet cool."—N. Y. Times. Couldn't Go Clams A gentleman who does not appreciate a shore dinner was bliden the other day to a clambake, but he refused the invitation saying that he believed that the lower region of eternal fire was paved with clam shells instead of with good intentions, according to the proverb. He remarked that he could stand the aristocratic oyster in its season, but that the plebian clam had no succulent charms for him. Willing to Oblige "Would you marry a man in whose family there was consumption?" he asked, just because he couldn't think of anything else to say. "Oh, I didn't know any of your people had ever had it," she answered. "If you wish, I can get ready by Saturday night, so that we can take advantage of the excursion rates to Colorado."—Chicago Record-Herald. No Scabs in the Family Mary Ann O'Hooley—Sure, Bedelia sez th' tacher won't let her cum to school agin until she's afther bein' vaccinated. Pat O'Hooley—Bedad, Oi'll not have her vaccinated. Oi'm a union mon, an' Oi'll he no scabs in th' family.—N. Y. Times. An Estimate of Himself. He—My! haven't you forgotten that little joke of mine yet? She (coldly)—No. I haven't. "And you're still mad at me?" "Yes." "Well, that's just like a woman, to get mad at nothing."—Philadelphia Press. Broke the News "Dearest," whispered Cordella, after she had captured the coveted solitaire, "I have a confession to make. I am a cooking school graduate." Clarence shuddered. "Oh, well," he replied, after the manner of one resigned to his fate, "we can board."—Columbus Dispatch. Singular Requests There is a story of an American murderer who left $250 by his will to his executioner. This tale is now matched by one from Paris. A wine merchant of that city face to face with financial ruin planned suicide, but first set aside a dozen bottles of wine for the undertaker. Gomez' Reprimand The late Gen. Maximo Gomez once caught one of his brigadiers selling brown sugar to the Spaniards. Gomez stripped the traitor of his stars and said: "From this time forth you are Brig. Raspadura," which, translated, is Brigadier Sugar Cake. To Cane for Water The boy had to describe our Lord's first miracle. The turning of water into wine, he wrote, was the first miracle and it happened at Cana. Then he added: "And after that everybody went to Cana for water." Warning to Be Heeded On the beach near an English town a sign bearing this legend was nailed to a post: "Notice—Any person passing beyond this point will be drowned. By order of the magistrates." Big Crow Hunt. A crow hunt was recently held by 33 hunters of Elgin and Kane counties, Illinois, lasting two days. Their record was 1,131 crows, besides 50 butcher birds and five hawks. The score of sides was 571 and 560. Foxy Pa. "Pa, why do you always insist on my singing when Mr. Spoozleton comes here?" "Well, I don't like the fellow, and yet I hate to come right out and tell him to go." -Chicago Record-Herald. Musicians Play Chess In a London theater, at which a musical play is having a long run, the members of the orchestra play chess on miniature boards during the waits between acts. Consider the Wasp. "The wasp is a disputative creature, to be sure," observed the professor, "but it always carries its point."—Chicago Tribune. Good for Motorista. A London curio dealer has in his window a placard reading: "Several bits of armor for sale—suitable for motorists." With Reason Russian authors are not taking their heroes from the military.—Washington Post. Our Mistake. Very few of us succeed in impressing strangers as much as we think we ought to.—Pack. Prolific Race What is called in Canada the 12 children act of the late Mercier government, whereby a farm of government land was given to every father of a family of that number, has developed the interesting fact that the French-Canadians are far more prolific than any of the other races of the dominion, though even with them the number who are qualified to take a claim under the law is small. Only about six per cent. of those benefiting by the act are of English, Scotch or Irish descent. English Villages. This indictment of the English village as it exists to-day appeared in a prominent London newspaper: "The English village is remarkable for its imperfect drainage, contaminated wells and bad lighting, the unpractical teaching of its children, the vice connected with its public houses and the more or less entire absence of cottage hospital, reading rooms, clubs, both or washhouse, flower show, telephone, oftentimes telegraph, and all that makes life enjoyable and healthy." The Mexican "Olva." For those who believe that ice water is unhealthful the "olla" of the Latin countries tand Mexico is earnestly recommended in this hot weather. The "olla"-the Mexicans pronounce it like "olya"-is a porous earthen jar. Its pores are continually sweating little beads of water, which, by the principle of evaporation, keep the liquid within at a cool temperature, half-way between that of hydrant water and that of ice water. Born Preservers Life-saving runs in the family of J. Parsons, a young lighterman of the Hollows, Brentford, England, who, on his twenty-third birthday, received the Royal Humane society's certificate for rescuing two boys from drowning. His father saved 48 persons from drowning, and the son now has a total of 23 lives to his credit. Making Hay in Yankee land A New England editor in a sage dissertation on the crops remarks that haying is now in full blast. This must be the sort of haying they do on one of those rocky Massachusetts farms where the seed has to be crowded down between the boulders with a putty knife.—Cleveland Plain Dealer. Russians Not Brutal A Moscow writer says that Russians are among the least cruel peoples of Europe, instancing in proof that no popular sports of a brutal character, such as cock fights, bull fights, even boxing or pugilism, are ever observed among them; much less is lynch law to be met with. Apollo Was Shocked It was a hot day on Olympus and Zeus, the Thunderer, was feeling peevish. Seeing Apollo making eyes at Mrs. Zeus, the jealous boss of the diggings slapped the flirtatious god on the ear with a thunderbolt. "And that," said Zeus, "is the original electric belt."—N. Y. Sun. Her Early Training "That new second girl has been a soubrette at some stage of her career," remarked Mrs. Keene. "What makes you think so?" said her husband. "I judge so from the way she dusts; she never touches anything but the high places."—Detroit Free Press. Kaiser's New Idea Emperor William has added to the German army trumpeters provided with instruments three feet in length and made from antelopes' horns, specially brought from German Southwest Africa. The new trumpets are said to provide music of a wonderful character. No Family Skeleton Cobwigger—How is it that it takes three generations to make a gentleman? Merritt—You see, the people who knew how your grandfather made his money are all dead by that time.—Smart Set. Worth a Thought Booker T. Washington is right when he says: "The oppressors are lost." No race which needs to protect itself from another by oppression has a character or civilization which can stand the test of time. Church in Farmyard Few more curious places for a church could be found than at Southam Delabere, Eng., which stands in the middle of a farmyard. The only means of entrance is by passing through the yard. Not a Telephone. Not a Telephone. Sheerness, England, though an important naval station and a town of more than 15,000 inhabitants, does not possess a single telephone. At the Doll Party. Mary—Children certainly are a care. Millicent—Yes, indeed! I shall be glad when they go out of style—Harper's Bazar. J. A. O'Donnell, H. D. Coghlin, O'Donnell & Coghlin Attorneys at Law Phone 264 Main Metropolitan Block N. W. Cor. LaSalle & Randolph St. Chicago James J. Gray. M. J. Moran. GRAY & MORAN ATTORNEYS AT LA N Suite 1114 Ashland Block, Clark and Randolph Sta. Tel. Central 569. CHICAGO. Residence 87 Macallister Place Telephone Ashland 263 Office Telephones Central 1239 Automatic 5840 MILES J. DEVINE ATTORNEY AT LAW Suite 315-320 Reaper Block CLARK AND WASHINGTON STS. CHICAGO. Telephone Central 3089 Res. 904 W. 12th Street Blvd. Tel. 1626 Morgon ATTORNEY AND COUNSELOR AT LAW. 806 Tribune Building B. E. Oor. Dearborn and Madison Sts. CHICAGO A. D. GASH Attorney at Law, 84-86 La Salle Street, Chicago. Suite 615 to 619. Telephone Main 3077. JOHN E. OWENS ATTORNEY & COUNSELOR; AT LAW 323 ASHLAND BLOCK TELEPHONE CENTRAL 998 CHICAGO PHONES { Office. Main 1157 Rea. Brown 42 STEPHEN A. DOUGLAS LAWYER Room 813, 115 Dearborn Street. CHICAGO Telephone Yards 6016. John Fitzgerald JUSTICE OF THE PEACE 4737 SOUTH HALSTED STREET. Residence 113 W. Gardeld Boul. CHICAGO JOHN G. JONES LAWYER 185 Dearborn Street Adams Express Building Room 607 Res. 3717 Armour Ave. CHICAGO J. GRAY LUCAS Attorney at Law Suite 611 167 Dearborn St., Cor. Monroe. Chicago. Tel. Cont. 2760. Res. Tel. Went. 4682. J. J. HENNESSY, Justice of the Peace, 6301 S. Halsted St. WILLIAM TREXLER, CLERK. TELEPHONE WENTWORTH 287 Police Magistrate Englewood Police Court. Hall's Laundry Main Office 281 29TH STREET Phone, Douglas 3258 Works 2975-77 STATE ST. Phone, Douglas 1235 CHICAGO ```markdown ``` HILLMAN'S STATE & WASHINGTON STS. Chicago's Most Modern, Most Complete and Most Convenient Department Store Jacob Feinberg Wholesale and Retail 81st and State Streets BRADLEY & FIELDS REAL ESTATE, LOANS AND INSURANCE Theodore C. Mayer JUSTICE OF THE PEACE Mortgages, Deeds, Notes and Legal Documents Drawn and Acknowledged. Room 22, 27 North Clark Street. POLICE MAGISTRATE RESIDENCE East Chicago Ave.* Police Court 337 Burling Street CHICAGO ILLINOIS BRICK CO. CHICAGO NOIS BRICK ILLINOIS BRICK CO. WILLIAM C. KUESTER. SUPERINTENDENT. 1994 N. Western Ave., C N. Western Ave., Ch Telephone Lake View 270. Telephone Yards: 718 M. JUNK, Proprietor JOS. P. JUNK, Manager 3700-3710 South Halsted Street and 897 to 929 Thirtyseventh Street CHICAGO NOW is the time to subscribe for The Broad Ax CHICAGO J. M. Fields ELDS INS E CHICAGO ayer PEACE ents Drawn north Clark Street. RESIDENCE 337 Burling Street K CO. R. Chicago 718