The Broad Ax

THE BROAD AX The Republican Politicians Booker T Washington's Negro National Business League Mrs. Carrie W. Clifford Spoke Right Out In Meeting. Vol. X The Republica And Office Holders Booker T Washington's Neg Mrs. Carrie W. Clifford Sp It is enough to cause the head devil to laugh, long and loud, and those to smile from ear to ear who are familiar with the class of Republican office holders, and Politicians who control or dominate Booker T. Washington's Negro National Business League, to read President Roosevelt's letter wherein he displays his utter ignorance, when he states "that it is absolutely free from politics, and that it is composed of business men who have no Political asperations." President Roosevelt's letter is entirely misleading in this respect, for if we remember rightly, at the meeting of the League, at Indianapolis, Ind., in 1904, it endorsed Theodore Roosevelt and Charles Iceburg Fairbanks, for President and Vice-President of the United States, and it urged its members to work and vote for the Republican candidates, and repudiate the candidacy of Parker and Dayls, and yet the Rough Riding President claims or asserts that the League is absolutely free from Republican Politics. Let us go one step farther and at the same time endeavor to shed a little light on the Political actions or conduct of Prof. Booker T. Washington, who is the greatest Negro Politician in this country, and it is a well known fact that no Negro can secure a federal appointment, no matter how worthy he may be, without he has the endorsement of the President of the so-called Negro National Business League and within the past six or seven years many unworthy Negroes, in the various parts of the country have been thrust into responsible Political positions through the influence of the great wizard of Tuskegee, simply because they were ready to cawl in the dust on all fours throw themselves at his feet, and exclaim "my Lord and Master we are ready and willing to do your bidding in all things, even to the extent of favoring "Jim Crow Cars" and the disfranchisement of the Negro, as long as it is pleasing to your majesty, and we can hold onto the Political Jobs." It is also evident that the Negro National Business League was created for the sole benefit of the new moses of the Negro race and for no other purpose. For the past six years he has named himself, as President of the League, and he will not permit anyone other than himself to seek such high honors, for he always desires to appropriate all the honors unto himself, he also selects all the figure-heads who serve as officers of his League. Aside from these undisputable facts, no one has ever seriously contended that it is composed exclusively of business men, neither has it promoted any worthy business enterprise nor assisted in any way, except with long winded speeches, those who have been engaged in business for many years. Take the case of little Emmett Jay Scott, its corresponding secretary, who has never earned an honest dollar in any kind of business in his life, he is and has been Private secretary to Booker T. Washington, and as such he expends the most of his time writing the stuff or rot, which is sent out from Tuskegee to all the newspapers whose editors or owners receive money for booming Prof. Washington, and like a sneak thief he puts in the rest of his time in hurling mud and filth, at the few brave and courageous Negro editors who are bitterly opposed to selling the manhood rights of the Afro-American for a mess of pottage. T. Thomas Fortune, is also an officer in this alleged Business League, and to start with he is the greatest Political harlot in this country, he attended the meeting of the League, here in this city in 1901, appeared on the platform, and attempted to read a pare or make a speech. Looking like a tramp, the respectable people in the hall forced him to retire from the stage, then he further disgraced himself by staggering through the streets of Chicago arm in arm with Booker T. Washington, notwithstanding that fact, at the next meeting of the National Afro-American Council, the latter gentleman had his Pal elected as its President, and later on he had him appointed Commissioner to the Philippine'slands where he brought dishonor on the entire Negro race. J. E. Bush, an unsavory Politician of Little Rock, Ark., Robert H. Terrell Washington, D. C.; Cyrus Field Adams of the same city; Charles W. Anderson, New York City; W. D. Crum South Carolina; Dr. S. E. Courtney cheap Political hanger on Boston; John C. Dancy, Washington, D. C., who declared in while attending the Republican National Convention in this city in 1904 "that he wanted to see Theo Roosevelt elected President of the United States, and he did not care what became of the Negro" or words to that effect, A. N. Johnson, Ala., Isalah, T. Montgomery, Miss.; M. W. Gibbs, Ark.; Fred R. Moore, bank messenger, New York City and S. Laing Williams of Chicago, all these gentlemen except Messrs Moore Courtney and Williams are federal office holders, and the last three named are seekers after a soft berth, and each and every one of them hold their positions by the grace of Booker Washington, and they are all officers and members of his Business League. Judge S. Laing Williams is the official compiler of the League and the only business he is engaged in, is securing a little Pension money for ignorant Colored men and women, and the next important thing he is to force himself forward on all occasions, and furnish plenty of wind and water power, at all public meetings, and he is so constructed that he honestly believes "that this earth and everything on it, would pass a way, in case the great beggar of Tuskegee should give up the Ghost." Neither Booker T. Washington, who is always figuring on getting something for nothing, nor not, one of the cowards and trimmers belonging to his office seeking crowd, had one word to say against Negro disfranchisement, Peonage, "Jim Crowism," mobbing, lynching, and burning innocent black, men, women, and children, at the stake, by the highly civilized Christians of this country; but at the last meeting of the League in New York, they talked on or about Colored servant girls, and delivered many long speeches on other subjects which had no connection whatever, with the Business League, and it remained for Mrs. Carrie W. Clifford of Cleveland Ohio, to stand up in the meeting remind each and every one of the male delegates that they were nothing more than craven or moral cowards. She was warmly applauded when she exclaimed." "Whatsoever a man soweth that shall he also reap. If the white man HEW TO THE LINE. CHICAGO, SEPTEMBER 2, 1905. CARLE BROWNE COOKE. The popular and efficient composer, high class comedian, soldier, physical culture teacher, and one of the most enterprising Journalists of Greater New York. Carle Browne Cooke, the subject of this sketch, who is well-and favorably known in this city as well as in New York city, is one of the most strenuous and able young men belonging to the Afro-American race. He possesses many excellent qualities and various accomplishments, and he is a writer of much force and originality. He is the son of Mrs. Edithe Crockett Brown and the late Hon. Nathan C. Brown of Omaha, Neb., the lamented Race leader of Nebraska. Young Cooke is an adopted brother of Chicago's popular tragedian: Mr. G. Lewis Cooke (the most clever and able society entertainer) to whom Chicago lays claim. Both of these artists are known from coast to coast in the amusement sphere, (as the quality boys). Carle has established a name in the high class Vaudevilles as an impersonating singing comedian, he is called the "Quality Comedian," and is second only in ability to the noted Robert A. Cole. Young Cooke was born in Minnesota, and is twenty-five years of age, he received his education in the Jefferson Grammer, High, and Emanuel Training Schools in St. Paul; his father was the manager of the famous Warren House in this City before removing to Omaha. Since leaving School Young Cooke has engaged himself in positions of various kinds to gain the great breath of knowledge of which he is now the grateful, and worthy posses- sows lynchings and "Jim Crow cars, and disfranchisement and injustice, you may be sure he will reap a bountiful harvest of them." For years to come the manly Negro, and those who love liberty and Justice will rise up and shower their blessings upon Mrs. Clifford, for possessing the courage to give expression to her honest convictions, in spite of the efforts of Booker T. Washington to prevent her from speaking the truth. Mr. M. T. Bailey Chief of Chicago Division of the Grand Fountain U. D. T R and State Deputy of Illinois, who has added (1000) one thousand new members to the order in this city within the past 33 months, will leave Sunday Sept 3rd for Richmond, Va. in company with Mrs. M. E. Bennett Worthy Mistress of the Past Officers Council, Mrs. Leu Ella Young President of the Union Rosebud Board of Managers of Chicago Division, Mrs. Bettie B. Smith Messenger of the Desota Fountain, Miss Parthenia J. Jones Worthy Mistress of the Grenada Fountain and little Miss Clee Dickerson of Rosebud 497, who will represent the Rosebud Department. They go to inform the Grand Fountain officially of the progress in the west and to ask for other officers to help look after the work. At Cincinnati the delegates will be increased to (100) on hundred coming from the "ON TO RICHMOND." sor; and he is afable, reasonable, and discreet. Mr. Cooke has served with honor in the Minn. Legislature as a page and later in Omaha as an assessor. He has spent several years in the incidental study of Music, and voice-culture. But journalism is his forte, and aside from his writings for current race-journals; he is the author of a number of poems, and has composed several songs-successes, and Mr. Cooke is a convert of St. Phillips Ep. Church, N. Y., City., and a member of the N. Y. Rep. Club" and Lieutenant in the new "1st Col. Reg't. Infantry" of N. Y. State. With Mr. Geo. Badger Williams he has started a culture-class in Harlem for the instruction and development of our young athletes. The class is known as the "Matthews Physical-Culture Class" and is named in honor of Mr. Clarence Matthews America's best and most deserving Harvard athlete. It is the sincere hope of his many friends that our brilliant young Racelover (Carle Browne Cooke) will continue to learn, work, and grow in knowledge and love for his struggling fellow-men, until he is justly numbered among the real leaders of his promising and progressive generation. For he aspires to that broad and lofty plane of usefulness defined as: Manhood" and known to all Fraternity, as: Peerless.—D. W. O. ten western States, pullman car ac commodation will be furnished over the C. & O. Ry. A CARD OF GRATITUDE. I wish to sincerely thank the Fraternities, and esteemed friends who so earnestly rendered their services, and extended their unbounded sympathies to us in the hours of our distress, during the bereavement of my dear husband and father: with heart-feel gratitude I am Fraternally yours Mrs. Logan Webb, and children, 4712 Armour Ave., August 29th 1905. ST. MARK LITERARY. Last Sunday afternoon the program at the St. Mark Literary was rendered by the Junior Epworth League. Mrs. Jarvis is Supt. of the Junior Dept. Mrs. Lavinge Garnett delivered a very instructive address. Next Sunday Miss Estella Webster, A. B., a recent graduate of Fisk University, will speak, the subject is: "American Women in Literary and Philanthropic organizations." LOOK OUT!! For the First Annual Outing given by Eastern Star Lodge No. 38, U. B. F., at Oswald's Grove, 52nd and Halsted streets, Labor Day, Monday Sept. 4th, 1905, from 12 o'clock noon to 2 a.m. Music by Dorsey's 20th Century Band. Bowling alley and other sports. Admission, 25 cents. Committee:—F. A. Rawlins, Chairman; Dr. A. Woolridge, Secretary; John Thompson, W. M. G. W. Tyler. LOOK OUT!! News of Greater New York Special Professional Notes and Personal Paragraphs From the infancy of the nation to its present development whether in peace or war, the black men have never faltered to the disgrace of his own American country. Dr. Waters also said in reference to the deeds of "Garrison:." Comrades, well might you be proud of the name which you bear. It is not the name of a Duke or a millionaire, but the name of a hero (a lover of men). No name in our American history is so dear to us as Garrisson's. May the Negro poet sing it in song, may the Negro sculptor chisel it in granite, the Negro historian pen it in history, the Negro, mother sing it in her sweet lullaby, and the Negro orator tell it from sea, that William Lloyd Garrison was the Negro-Americans' greatest defender and truest and sincerest friend.) The Rev. D. T. Harris Accoe, father of our lamented composer Willis Accoe, preached at Siloam Preb. church Sunday afternoon. He delivered a capable and most interesting sermon. Mr. H. R. Knabeenshire of Toledo, made a successful sail in his new airship over Manhattan, Sunday afternoon, he started at 62nd and 8th ave., and after one false start, rose slowly to a height of 1000 feet above the city and made a round trip to forty-second st. He made his descent in 3 1-2 minutes. Many people came miles to witness the feat. Some from abroad. Mr. Knabeenshire is expected to eventually establish air-line trip of 10 hours to Chicago in the near future. This is the closing week of Hogans Phenominal run all summer at Hammerssteins Roof Garden. His new Vihicle the Funny Folks Minstrels and "Ethiopia" is now rehearsing. Mr. Will Dixon has been doing some good work as conductor of and entertainer with the Memphis students. His song hit is "Melindy" Maude. T. Jones, Chicago's sweet singer is booked with the Dixon Co., and sings as sweetly ater New York s and Personal Paragraphs as ever. as ever. Prof. Will Marlon Cook the noted composer is with Williams and Walkers "New Comic Opera;" Abbesynia" and the rehearsals are succeeding smoothly for their new production. Mr. Jeff D. Mays formally of Sacramento, Cal., will be glad to meet, all his old friends at King and Youngs Tonsorial Parlors, 107 W. 32nd st., N. Y., city and also furnish visitors from the North, West, and South with The Broad Ax. Mr. Jannis M. Greene is doing an excellent business in writing insurance of all kinds and is recognized as one of New York's promising men of influence among the race in greater N. Y. Mr. Greene's offices are at 124 W. 134th st., in Harlem. Mr. Frederick Williams desires to hear from Mr. G. L. Cooke of Chicago by letter soon. Mr. Philip R. Miller and Mr. French R. Bell of Chicago are still in New York City and in excellent health. Mr. Chas. A. Lett our popular young caterer and cafe man is to open an excellent business in Chicago in the Spring. Editor Chas. Alexander of Boston paid us a visit last week. His new magazine is doing an excellent work. C. B. COOKE, N. Y., JOURNALIST." ST. N. Y. CITY. FREDERICK DOUGLASS CENTRE NO. 2032 WARBACH AVENUE Sunday afternoon meetings will begin Sept. 3rd, at 3 o'clock, promptly. Mrs. Celia Parker Woolley will speak on the text from Booker T. Washington;—"I am resolved that no man shall drag me down by making me hate him." Printed calendars have been issued for the months of September, October and November. Among the speakers mentioned are Prof. Shallier Matthews, of the U. of C. Rev. A. J. Carey, Rev. D. P. Roberts, Rev. Jenkin Lloyd Jones, Miss Jane Addams, Mrs. Fannie Barrier Williams, Mrs. Laura Dainty Pelham and others. Mr. J. Gray Lucas will have charge of the musical part of the program. The music to be rendered at the meeting this coming Sunday will be an attractive feature:—Miss, L. Blanche Wright, soprano; Mr. Kemper Harrold, violinist. A rare treat is expected. Members and friends of the centre are cordially invited. The Kindergarten. A Kindergarten will be opened in the basement of the Centre early in Sept., in charge of Miss Lillian Chapman. Miss Chapman is well-known in this vicinity for her devoted labors in aid of the colored people. She graduated from the Normal School at Galesburg and later did special work in the Chicago Kindergarten College. The Douglass Centre is fortunate to have found such an ally. The Kindergarten will be practically free. The children making weekly contributions through the envelope system of such sums as they can afford.—D. ENGLEWOOD NOTES BY LLOYD SMITH 6050 THROOP ST. Mrs. Jenevieve Christena of Davenport, Iowa, is spending a week at Mrs. Whites, 6054 Throop St. The Citizens of Englewood will give a fish fry for the Old Folks home Monday Sept. 4, at Sixtieth and Ada Sts. Mrs. J. H. Turner's little girl, Arneta, is sick with the inter mitten fever. They reside at 7242 Wentworth Ave. A large crowd attended the ball game at 79th and Vincennes Rd., Sunday, between the Leland Giants and the team from Paducah, Ky. The home team won 5 to 3. Miss Nina Ward, of 6154 Wentworth Ave., died Aug. 29, at 9 a. m. Mrs. J. H Moore, 5013 Armour Ave., has returned to Kansas City, Kan. ee eo we eee oe e . = Te om = ere ce ~~ : . : ° . - ' ' Tas < THOMOR MT A CABLE GODENN FARHEE Hid’ IPH acs u ce eism aun mc cen [CTR AS ME ASSET, THE BROAD AX. Mr .and Mrs. Rush Yerby, 6613] HUMOR IN A CABLE Corer achoad in the Getta; a txt me town, | CHARACTER AS AN Langley ave., are entertaining their] English Bank Ordered Extra Money | a girl with every appliance, or # girl yt Has Much to Do with a Man's + PUBLISHED WEEKLY. i, (fister Mrs. Dr. Yerby of Memphis, to Prevent Misinterpreta- | with few helps may have the same Credit and Standing in the | Tenn. Ges de Steen i eae experience. You tug along dauntless- Business World. and at alt uphold | ie eb Laesoas deat | CONQUER INERTIA AND sTuDY |. It ‘s uphill work. You slip back . ose . Farmece Siagie seats: er Gabe - » Ga. Cor-} sos people would consider that! orem anit? sometimes, but you plant your feet/ «pig you ever stop to think Just how~ Seen aes ae Eoeeteey | SU te City Branch No 172] tank clerks who are able to ind any ‘again firmly, and take a new start.| much character has to do with a man’s ~ Fosponelbility elkzed- sae i A 2 C. passed through the city | amusement in their—to most of them ae You gain a little == # lt-| credit in the business world?” asked a ‘ag Broad dr ie « hewepen whois pistteem | ‘IS week to attend the first biennial | —uninteresting occupation, must be How School-Girls May Become Inter-|(/0 more, to-morrow, jenly, YOU! man of the Milwaukee Sentinel. “While Xvedtocu s | session of the Letter Carriers Union | Possessed of a lively imaginat.on, say3| esting Women —Derothy Enjoys|‘2't explain how or why. the aiff! eis not regarded as good business at Portland, Ore. the London Bankers’ Magazine. | eulties vanish, the husk of trouble principle from a banker's standpoint aon _coumantentions SO Sodire eiteation. a | English, But Hates Mathematics Write only 08 one side of the paper. | bank clerk's duties are monotonous in| falls away, and out comes the perfect | to loan money out without sufficient ‘Subeceiptione mast be paid in edvance. | Mrs, Wm. Emanuel and sons Har-| the extreme. The continuous posting) —TB* Git! Who Mever Can Re-) ower, white, fragrant, satisfying | and good property security, still it is ease neeeeenereeee Wl H802 and Floyd have returned trom | of ledgers, or writing-up of pass books. | member—The Girl Who Can’t Bea-| you could not see yesterday, but you! done a great many times. A man will Pree a secs nee their visit to Atlantic City and New| Must have a deadening effect Still,| son—How One Miss Acquired a/ see to-day. You had no vocabulary| enter a bank's doors with the request ‘A ectising rates made known on applicstion. [oe ‘They like eastern cities “to | there are occasions when bank men are! a eee | last week, but words crowd “on you! for a loan and if he is sized up as hon- Hak Set Gant Gus e able to smile, possibly even io laugh! —If You've Too Many Studies,| now. est and possessed of business acumen ee |ife and comtce” na” {0 *e88Y | ‘The following. we thin will prove our| Drop the Ones You Like, "A girl I know was studying © new| he will hardly ever fall to get credit 7) contention: Not very long agu, a for- —- language. She kept wailing over and| for any reasonable amount. _ gutzus y. TAYLOR, Ratterent Puttimer, | The peace negotiations between Rus- | elm bank was approached on behaif| | BY MARGARET E.SANGSTER over: “I have no words. I have no| | “That {s not 0 true in the east as \TLOR, Rus- | —————— | tia and Japan have come to an end: | % ® lady who was seriously ill, and| ipaeabiniens ane ne B, Bowles.) | words. I have to find out every word) it is out west. In the east a different lana * | was asked“to inform her husband a e all lessons. They|{ want im the lexicon. It is an end-| atmosphere prevails, while In the west Batered xt the Post Office at Chicage, °° 4 etl “= moe are not | (then in India) of the fact, and of her. WOuld shed no tears if they never) jess task. I shall never understand. men of means will take a man’s char- 9 Wh, as Second-cliss Matter. erg with the outcome of | urgent need of £50. The bank's code,; #68!0 had to memorize or recite; i!) never catch up.” acter as bis principal asset. That fact Se ce Appears that the little ungod- | which contained only phrases connect-| lessons were left wholly out of their! ji at once, words began meeting) has had a great deal to do with the de- > ly “Japs™ got the best of the bargain. | ed with mercantile transactions, did! a a a time onward. i her with friendly faces. They Sl velopment of the ccuntry. In Scotland, . 5 not enable the message to pe short-| BOpe you do not belong to their com-| no longer strangers. She knew their| I am told, a man with a good character CHiPs ‘The Woman's Aid Society, will re-| ened; the only code word, in fact,: P&2Y. or that if you do, you will make| inflections, their cadences; the vocab-| and known to possegs business ability Mr. John Wheeler left for Lincoln, Mo., Friday afternoon. Miss Croaker of Indianapolis, Ind., is in the city, a guest of Mrs. Joseph Shoecroft 2974 Wabash ave. Mr. Richard Penn of 3640 Wabash ave. left August 30, to spend two weeks in Detroit, Mich. Mr. T. Alfred Anderson, clerk of Provident Hospital left August 31, for New York City. Mr. J. R. Mason of Wheelipg W Va., spent a few days In the city last week visiting friends Mrs. Maud FrenchCooper of 4838 - Evans ave., gave birth to a fine $ Ib. boy August 29. Mrs. Henry L. Dickson 3236 Wabash Ave., has returned home from a pleas- at trip, to Denver, Col. | Miss Mable Wheeler who has been the guest of Mrs. J. Stewart, 3222 Vernon ave, left the city August 28, for St. Louis, Mo. Dr 8. D. Redmond of Jackson, Miss., who has been visiting the city for the Past two weeks left for his home August 29. Dr. Attaway of Moorhead, Miss.,. who has been visiting the city for the Past month stopping at 2627 Wabash ave., left for his home August 29. Mr. Harry Garnes and Mr. Will, Mazee two prominent young men of | Chicago, will enter school next month | to study dentistry. | Miss Hamiltcn, guest of Mr. and Mrs. Baker 2617 Dearborn st., left for her home in Bay City, Mich.,| Thursday. | Misses Dora and Cecelia Johnson 5856 Wabash ave., entertained a 25 couples at a very elaborate recep- tion Friday evening, Sept. 1st. Mrs. Edwards and son, Montrose, Pa., are on a months visit with her sister Mrs, Hattite Jarvis 4880 Green- wood ave, Dr. O. S. Sawyer of Humboldt, Tenn., who has been visiting the city for the past week left for home Aug- ust 28. Mr. Harry Buster of Xenia, Ohio, spent a few days in the city, this week he is stopping at 2733 Dearborn st. - Mrs. Doctor Daniel H. Williams 472) E. 42nd street held a brilliant recep- tion last Monday afternoon and eve- ning in honor of her many friends. Mrs, J. C. Clark 6510 St. Lawrence ave., will leave on September 8th for Devils Lake, I. T , where she will spend two weeks in fishing and hunting. Mrs. Ferdinand Lee Barnett 3234 Rhodes ave, gave an “At Home” Sept. ist. from 8 to 12 p. m. in honor of Miss Clara B. Sheweraft of Detroit, Mich. Frank J. Lehr the popular manager of Oswald's Garden 52nd and Halsted ‘st., will on September 8th leave for ‘Marquette, Mich., and spend two weeks | ‘with his old friends. James H. Harris 4764 Armour ayve.,| owing to a severe attack of summer | sickness was unable to perform his | duties for several days last week, but || hhas now recovered his usual health. Mrs, Nelson Williams 4838 Armour |. ave., returned last Thursday evening |. from a six weeks visit to New York |; City; She is lodking well and had a|: delightful time while absent. : Dr. snd Mrs, Robty Harden will |! leave the ist of the week for a tour of the eastern cities stopping in| Washington, D C., as the guest of | Prof. snd Mrs. Kelly Miller. ; Doctor and Mrs. W. H. Davis, who i have for the past five years resided at | 5012 Sth ave. have bought a nice|t home for themselves at 3226 Prairie /t ave.,.and they moved into it last Tues- ¢ jay. #23 ov cs a ee” a oS ‘Tenn. E. M, Martin, Atlanta, Ga, Cor. Sec'ty, of Gate City Branch No 172 N. A. L. C. passed through the city this week to attend the first biennial session of the Letter Carriers Union at Portland, Ore. Mrs. Wm. Emanuel and sons Har- rison and Floyd have returned from their visit to Atlantic City and New York. ‘They like eastern cities “to visit” but want Chicago for reasy tife and comfort.” | The peace negotiations between Rus- sia and Japan have come to an end: land the Czar and his subjects are not i well pleased with the outcome of it, for it appears that the little ungod- ly “Japs™ got the best of the bargain. ‘The Woman's Aid Society, will re- peat thelr picnic and dance for the benefit of the Old Folk’s Home at Rasches Grove Thursday evening. | Sept. 7. Admission 25 cents, now is = ‘accepted time to help the Old Folk’s Home. The young ladies of St. ‘Thomas church, gave a dancing party Thursday evening at the home of Miss L. Tyler 7116 Langley ave., The following were among the many young ladies present: Misses Deborah White, Pres.; Corinne Wilson, Mablé Wilson, Virgie Gibson, Ethel Wiley, Mavd Johnson, Beulah Medley, Louise Tyler, Lizzie Jones. ‘The Romp Club will give thelr first performance at Tattersalls 16th and Dearborn streets, Monday evening September 4, Music by the Sth Regi- ment Band and Orchestra. Dancing will be the leading feature of the eve- ning, Prof. J. W. Hall, psompter; Col. R. A. Ware, president; W M Dickey, Secretary and treasurer Mrs. C. H. Arterson, 4208 Lang’ey ave., entertained a hundred nests at | an informal rece» ‘on Saturday —] ust 26, from 3 to 7 p. m. Mrs. Max- well wife of Consul General Maxwell, | Miss Matie Maxwell, her daughter, and Mrs. Geo. H. Jackson, were the honored guests. The ladies were re- splendent in srperb gowns. Mr. John French served Justice J. K. Prindiville who knows no person on acount of the color of their skin, imposed a fine of $200, Monday morning at tiie Harrison street Police Station on Arnold Woolff a white gentleman residing at 4356 For- estville ave., for attempting to mash Mrs. Anna Kennedy and Afro-Ameri- can lady residing at 1843 W. 67th street. The Knights of Pythians returned from Pittsburg the first of the week. Many of them were ignorant @f the pad reports made of them through ne of our daily papers. They all leclare their was nothing to the Mil- er shooting incident as reported. Mr. Miller should take steps to bring the paper to time. For such reports will io him and his order more harm than pnd ‘The song recital given at Bethel church August 28, by Mr. France D. Slenn of Oberlin, was well attended by Chicago's upper set. Mr. Gleen sings his high class collection of pretty songs with much feeling and |, superb expression. The only fault the wudience could find was that his voice acked volumes. Mrs. Viola Spikes || itchen’s performance upon the piano was simply grand and Mr. Felix F. Weir's playing of the violin was as it | ways is exquisite. Mr. and Mrs, Mack Weaver 3144] ndiana ave. on last Monday eve-| ing entertained in honor of their | suest. Miss Lettie Shields of Balto. | irs. Mary A. Williams and daughter | ladys and Mrs. Rosa Lively. In a|_ arge electric automobile the party |! nade a tour of the South Side parks : njoying the breezes of Lake Michi- || an after which refreshments were | | erved at the Washington Park re-|_ ectory. Miss Shields left’ for her |, ome Thursday declaring Chicago her | uture home, : The Most Worshipful St. John’s |. jrand Lodge of A. F. & A. Masons f the state of Illinois and jurisdiction neet in annual communication on last | ‘uesday evening, and after transact- ‘ ng much important business the fol-| IR ee a a a HUMOR IN A CABLE CODE. English Bank Ordered Extra Money to Prevent Misinterpreta- tion of Message. Most people would consider that bank clerks who are able to ind any ‘amusement in their—to most of them —uninteresting occupation, must be possessed of a lively imaginat.on, says the London Bankers’ Magazine. A bank clerk's duties are monotonous in the extreme. The continuoux posting of ledgers, or writing-up of pass books. must have a deadening effect Still, there are occasions when bank men are able to smile, possibly even io laugh. ‘The following. we think, will prove our contention: Not very long agu, a for- eign bank was approached on behaif of @ lady who was seriously ill, and was asked to inform her husband (then in India) of the fact, and of her urgent need of £50. The bank's code, which contained only phrases connect- ed with mercantile transactions, did not enable the message to pe short- ened; the only code word, in fact, whieh could be used was that for £50 —“laxative’—and the message thus head: “Inform X,Y wife seriously ll, urgently requires laxative.” In this form the message might easily have been misunderstood, there being noth- ing therein to suggest that the bank's code was being used. Im order to Prevent anty misinterpretation, the bank altered the amount to £55, us- ing the relative code word, one which would be recognized at once as being used in other than its literal sense. Mrs. Y. received £55, and, no doubt, she still attributes the additional £5 to the gvod nature of her husband! SUGAR IS STRENGTH-GIVING The Vigor of Modern Women Is At- tributed in Large Measure to Use of Sweets. Various reasons have been assigned for the increase i stature and strength of the modern maiden, who has most certainly grown uncommonly tall and proportionately muscular during the last few years. It cannot be that out- door sports, gymnastic exercises and 80 on have stretched her out and made her as strong as she is, because her brothers have had precisely the same advantage and they have not developed at the same rate. The secret lies in the fact that of recent years girls have be- come far greater consumers of sweet- meats than were their mothers and grandmothers. Time was when we should never have dreamed of having sweets on our luncheon, dinner and tea tables. Now {t would be quite extraordinary were one not to offer these dainties. And, what is more, we are not merely con- tent to eat sweetmeats at our meals, but we consume them at all times and in all places between meals. It was recently said that boxes of bonbons play a conspiccous part in modern love-making, “sweets to the sweet” be- ing apparently the text by which every young man of the day guides himself through the devious paths cf court- ship. The great Russian wrestler who is shortly to enter again into contest with the Tutk, Madrall. tells us that the more sweet stuff one cats the stronger ome grows. Sugar is the secret of strength, he declares. SOME RECENT INVENTIONS ‘Many Remarkable Contrivances with , Queer Names and for Va- rious Uses. Among remarkable recent inventions are the pneumoslito, the topodict, the telemeter, the telephoneears and the thermophile. The pneumoslito is an automobile especially designed for use ‘on ice, but which can just as easily be used on land. It moves by @ pro- peller wheel run by a two and three- quarters horsepower electric motor, the propeller turning in the air and moving the carriage at a speed of 20 miles an hour. The topodict is a combination of a pantograph snd tele- scope, by means of which any person can make a drawing in correct per- spective of any scene before him, even if he knows nothing whatever of draw- ing. By means of the telemetor the ex- act distance of far-away objects can be measured and recorded. The “tele- phoneears” is an apparatus by which @ ship 1s automatically warnea of sub- marine dangers. By the ald of the thermophile it is possible to furnish heat by means of a fine electric wire which can be woven into rugs, bian- Kets or cushions, and all that is re- quired is a very small electric battery. The inventor claims for it that it will do away with the necessity of ever having fires in even the coldest weather. daniel Gin Sanat: “Having discovered a projectile that will pierce any armor,” said the seeker for information, “what will the next step be?” “To find an armor that no projectile will pierce,” answered the naval ex- pert. “And then?” “We must find a projectile that will pierce any armor."—Washfngton Star. Couldn't Stand for That. | Mr. Mulcahy, who happened to be passing a grocery store, saw a sign in the window which said, “Home Grown Potatoes.” “That bates me!” he said. “I don't moind givin’ a clane, dacest pig th’ run of me ps-ar-lors, but I niver raise p’raties in me house, b’ Jarge!”—Chi- cago Tribune. . ‘Making Foreign Coins, Uncle Sam is using his mint as = fobbing shop. With facilities to spare he is producing the coinage of several other countries besides his own. CONQUER INERTIA AND STUDY WITH ZEAL. How School-Girls May Become Inter- esting Women —Dorothy Enjoys English, But Hates Mathematics —The Girl Who Never Can Re- member—The Girl Who Can’t Rea- son—How One Miss Acquired a Foreign Vocabulary—School Prizes —If You've Too Many Studies, Drop the Ones You Like. BY MARGARET E. SANGSTER. SS cee ee een ee Seer ee Some giris dislike all lessons. They would shed no tears if they never again had to memorize or recite; i lessons were left wholly out of thelr calendar from this time onward. | hope you do not belong to their com- pany, or that if you do, you will make haste to leave it. » ‘There was Molly Sue, a girl I knew when she was 16, pretty, soft-man- nered. sweet-voiced, but, ob! so lazy! She drifted through successive schools without learning anything. alway: playing the role of a good natured, irresponsible shirk. Her kittenish ways and dainty sweetness won her far too many excuses from her teach- ers, and among her friends the feel- ing was well expressed by an artist, who said: “Molly Sue does not need to know anything. It is quite enough to look at her, as one looks at a per- fect flower.” But Molly Sue did not stay 16! She grew out of girlhood as you will, too, and after awhile people forgot to no- tee her when she was in the room with those who had brains and ideas. The perfect beauty faded. She be- came a withered rose. The vacant mind was like a dusty lumber-room full of rubbish. It was all the great- er pity, for if somebody had taken Molly Sue by the shoulders and shaken her out of her indolence when she was a school-girl. she might have grown up an interesting woman. | It is your positive duty, dear girl to so train mind, heart. will and dis- position that you shall be neither stupid, silly, insipid nor tedious when you are older. “An interesting woman, clever. enthusiastic. keen and respon- sive, is more to be Cesired than a beau- tiful woman; and is mofe attractive jn her home. She wiil more deeply impress society. | Of course this rirl was an excep-| tion. Most girls conquer their in-| prtia and study after a fashion; for- junately most girls have a share of common sense. Even reluctantly ac- quired knowledge is better than none ut all. = 2. 8 3 «© What I want to urge upon you Is to put the emphasis of your eflorts on he studies you don't like. We all nave studies we love. and it is easy O pursue them. For instance. Dor thy, who enoys her Engl sh work, | inds no difficulty in keeping at tne | ead of her class, but when the ques-| ion is of mathematics she gropes bout in the dark. If you will Fine ver your classmates, you will have 10 trouble in picking out a halt dozen | Dorothys. Some of them come out plendidly in history and are dull in hysics; some shine in Latin, and annot tackle the simplest algebraic roblem. The polat for every such) irl, don’t you think. is to spend | trength and time and really hard rork on the book. the subject, the ituation, that she has no particular ptitude for? The things one likes ne acquires without painstaking, but t is painstaking that rewards one in he end. I don’t think there is a pleasure in he world that can be compared with n honest joy in conquering a dif- ult task. It is by hard work over yhat one does not enjoy that one ains that mastery of the will and acility of the mind that make the rue distinction between the educated nd the- uneducated person. Natural leverness is a good quality. But a etter cne is downrisht, sturdy, dog- ed perseverance, that never lets go, nee it has started on any line of ork. A schoolgirl should take stock of er own capacity. There is an old ‘ory of @ preceptress who wrote to be rich parent of a very dull pupil, at his daughter lacked capacity. Buy her one immediately,” tele- raphed the man of affairs. Alas! old cannot buy capacity. No outsider an give it you. But you can buy it| | yr yourself. You, Edith, who complain that you snnot remember, that what you learn -day is forgotten to-morrow, may |. hange all that, if you will give your}. tention to one thing at a time, and| | t nobody disturb you. Some girls| re scatter-brained. Don't be like|’ em. Fix your mind on a single|. ord, a single sentence, a single para- | ; raph, and compel it to understand | iat, and to remember it. Memory is| slave to those who know how to| | mmand it and make it obey. You, Rosamond, who have no trou-| je about memorizing, but whose hard-| . up is that you cannot reason, that | u do not see into things clearly, |, ust take the same prescription. Be] mtented if you do not make very |, pid progress, but concentrate your], joughts on the thing in hand. “Noth-| ; g can stand before the day's work,” id m great teacher. Each day's ork, carefully done, tells wonderful- ae ee ae ——————— rr school In the woods, a girl In # town. ‘a girl with every appliance, or # girl with few helps may have the same ‘experience. You tug along dauntless- ly. It is uphill work. You slip back ‘sometimes, but you plant your feet again firmly, and take a new start. You gain a little ground to-aay; » lit- tle more to-morrow. Suddenly, you can't explain how or why, the dim- eulties vanish, the husk of trouble falls away, and out comes the perfect flower, white, fragrant, satisfying You could not see yesterday, but you see to-day. You had no vocabulary last week, but words crowd‘on you now. A girl I know was studying a new language. She kept wailing over and over: “I have no words. I have no words. I have to find out every word I want in the lexicon. It is an end- Jess task. I shall never understand, mever catch up.” All at once, words began meeting her with friendly faces. They were no longer strangers. She knew their inflections, their cadences; the vocab- ulary of another language was her own. Hard work had brought its re- ward. “Never” is a word to be turned away from one’s door. There need be no such word. oe «© 6 School honors and prizes are worth striving for. The girl who can win her teacher's approval is always en- viable. But on the whole, the dull girl who wins it with eYort is more enviable than the bright one who did not try hard. And I believe that it is much more pleasant to have the full approval of one’s personal conscience, to know that let happen what may, one has done one’s very best, than to carry off marks and medals and cer- tificates. Some of you are handicapped by having too many studies at one and the same time. It is unwise to at- tempt too much. If the class work in-) cludes more lessons than you can as- similate, ask to have some of them dropped. Teachers are willing to ald an earnest pupil who is doing see she can to overcome her own deficien- cies: But if you drop something. let jt be the thing you are fond of, not the thing you distike. The study you care for may be taken up at any time in the future. The other must be faced and conquered now, or it will never give you the joy of victory. | Yes, I love the youthful winner, | With the medal and the mark; He has gained the prize he sought for, He is joyous as a lark. Every one will haste to praise him; | He is on the honor list. I've a tender thought, my darlings, | For the one who tried, and missed. | One? Ah, me! they count by thou-| sands, | ‘Those who have not gained the race. Though they did their best and fate est, Striving for the winner's place. | Only few can reach the laurel; Many see their chance flit by. ‘ve a tender thought, my darlings, | For the earnest band who try. Tis the trying that is noble, if you're made of sterner stuf | Than the laggards who are daunted When the bit of road is rough. | All will praise the happy winners; But when they have hurried.by, "ve a song to cheer, my darlings, ‘The great company who try. /POINTAND HONITON LACE, The Vogue of Hand-Work Brings to | the Fore Products Turned Out | by Skillful Needlewoman. Fine muslin braid and a small pat- | terned Honiton are used in making this Hace, which is an easily worked and ef. fective design. | Materials required for one yard s | — = | ran AY ee ' 7 mys Mf 05 De, tent | eZ aS eke ad Sse4R7 i fie ee, ee Ss rN om | Fie Nine KS en a Q OWS POSS Troma com | lace: Nine yards muslin braid, two) yards Honiton, two yards purl edge,| three skeins thread. No more charming present could be bestowed at Christmas than a bit of this exquisite hand-work. | Children’s Hair ‘The reason that children’s hair dark- ens as the children grow older is be- cause the hair pigment changes, the sulphur of iron increasing and becom- ing more powerful than the magnesia The condition may be kept away to a certain extent by shampooing the little one’s glory halo every week with eggs and hot water, a suggestion of salts of tartar being added to the first water. Dandruff cannot exist when the scalp is kept perfectly clean. Twenty-four hours before the shampoo apply pure olive oll to the child’s head, rubbing it in well. This will act as a tonic, and when your little girl is a big one, wearing trailed gowns and enduring other afflictions of the mature life, she will have @ fine, healthy, thick head of hair. Furnished Rooms to Rent. Neatly furnished rooms, all modern improvements, to rent to single Indies and gentlemen or married couples. ‘Mrs. Mallvine Veneer, 2806 Wabash Ave., "phone 5354 Calume: CHARACTER AS AN ASSET, It Has Much to Do with a Man’s Credit and Standing in the oA ‘Business World. “Did you ever stop to think Just how much character has to do with a man’s credit in the business world?" asked a man of the Milwaukee Sentinel. “While Mt is not regarded as good business principle from a banker's standpoint to loan money out without sufficient ‘and good property security, still it is done a great many times. A man will enter a bank’s doors with the request for a loan and if he {s sized up as hon- est and possessed of business acumen he will hardly ever fall to get credit for any reasonable amount. “That is not so true in the east as {t is out west. In the east a different atmosphere prevails, while n the west men of means will take @ man’s char- acter as his principal asset. That fact has had a great deal to do with the de- velopment of the ccuntry. In Scotland, Iam told, a man with a good character and known to possess business ability can secure any reasonable amount of money to start in business without giving any security other than bis promissory note. . “The same principle prevails to a great extent in selling goods on the road. Some houses will not deliver an order unless the buyer is rated highly. But I have sold many an order and at the same time written my house that the buyer {s all right, although his financial standing {s not known. The house will often take the salesman’s word for it. “Of course, sometimes the man who risks on no security comes out at the little end of the horn. But it is the exception rather than the rule.” BRITISH MUSEUM'S BOOKS. Reading-Room Constantly Crowded by Students Investigating Various Subjects. In the reading-room of the British museum the desks are crowded with students all day long, and in addition to the books of reference, some 20,- in number, which fill the open shelves of the room, from 3,000 to 4,000 vol- umes are given out every day. The- ology in a wide sense, inclujing the Bible, Biblical literature, church bis- tory and works on the religious rites and ceremonies of all races and creeds, is easily at the head of the list, with about 300 volumes. Topography comes next, with about 20 fewer, and of these books on London amount toa quarter, books on English topography to an- other quarter, the other half being for the rest of the world. History sad biography come next, English history being mostly in demand, and books on France and the French provinces second. Essays, criticisms and miscellaneous literature take the fourth place, and are followed by fiction—not less than five years old—moral philosophy, po- etry and the fine arts, the drama, law and philology, political economy and so on down to politics, mathematics and chemistry, which have about 40 volumes apiece, and, lastly, workh on naval and military subjects, which sel- dom have more than three or tour vol- umes each. It is a curious lst, and throws a useful light on the sort of studies taken up by the readers in the museums. DECLINE OF MOTOR-CYCLE. The Machine Is Not Meeting with Practical Requirements in England. Consul Mabin, of Nottinghem, Eng- land, writes that efforts to overcome the unpopularity of the motor bicycle, because-of its failure to meet every condition of road travel, have proved unsuccessful. The consul says: “The chief promise of the motor cy- ele rested im the expectation that these objectionable points would eventually be eliminated. But they have not been, and the expectation that they will be is fading away. -Consequentiy, those who have the machines are growing anxious to sell them at any procurable price, while those who nave none are beyond temptation to buy at almost any figure. The result, of course, is a collapse in market prices. New motor bicycles, which a year ago sold at $375, are now offered at $125. Severai firms, formerly engaged extensively in mak- ing motor cycles,+have entirely aban- doned that branch As might be ex- pected, the ordinary bicycle is in cor- respondingly high favor. The output of factories is laze at present and prices are firm. ‘ihese conditions are not likely to be disturbed unless the motor cycle shouid be so radically im- proved as to remedy {ts present seri- ous faults.” Antique Wager. In the Gentleman's Magazine, an old English publication, for 1750, appears the following: “On Wed. 29 (August) at seven in the morning was decided at Newmarket a remarkable wager for 1,000 guineas (5,000) laid by Theobald Taaf, Esq., against the earl of March and Lord Eglinton, who were to pro- vide a four-wheel carriage with a man im it to be drawn by four horses 19 miles an hour; it was performed in 53 minutes and 27 seconds.’ Each of the horses was ridden by a jockey, and ‘only harnessed to the carriage by loose straps. Between the’hind wheels sat ee ae ne the car- riage by moving a handle like that of the modern bicycle. _ Judging by Remarks. faaryit ‘Be captain's parrot © good ‘She—Well, he may be a good sailor, Dut from his conversation I think he's & pretty bad parrot!—Youkers States PRESIDENT CASTRO OF VENEZUELA DANGEROUS FREAK. More Care in Supervision of Naval Athletics—Boom Which Loca- tion of British Embassy Gave to Real Estate. WASHINGTON. — There is much amusement, min- gled with just a tinge of apprehension, in official circles here over the antics of President Castro of Venezuela. In the language of a state department, official Castro in a freak, but a WASHINGTON. There is much amusement, mingled with just a tinge of apprehension, in official circles here over the antics of President Castro of Venezuela. In the language of a state department official Castro is a freak, but a somewhat dangerous one. The defiance which this little South American demagogue has cast at the United States and his threats to buy a navy and send it into the gulf at New Orleans and his boast that he can bring the United States to terms are all very amusing, but trouble may be brought about by his very boasting and arrogant manner. Castro has really gone to work to get some sort of navy and has just bought $2,000,000 worth of guns in France and Germany with which to fortify his sea ports. It is also reported that he intends to make a tour of the adjoining republics, Bolivia, Peru and Chile with the avowed purpose of arousing them in opposition to the United States. This is all a chimerical dream on the part of this adventurer, but the United States may yet be compelled to administer to him a good, sound spanking. There is ample excuse for interference in the treatment which Castro has given the New York and Bermudz Asphalt company which has been cheated out of the concession for which it paid well. It is not likely, however, that the United States will send any warships to Venezuela to settle the claims of a private corporation. It is certain if Castro continues in his insulting course and any American citizen should be maltreated or denied rights he is entitled to then the United States will step in and give Venezuela a good trouncing. Castro has shown some shrewdness in the purchase of his munitions of war, as he has made these purchases from countries that have claims against Venezuela and he doubtless counts on the buying of a bill of military goods as a sure way to check any disposition on the part of these powers to press the claims of their citizens. He has bought vessels from England and guns from France and Germany. Secretary Bonaparte Hard at Work. S BONANTRY Navy Bonaparte is a lawyer of high ability and when he buckles down to a case he is apt to go to the bottom of it. He has been very much worked up over occurrences in the navy since he took charge and the evidences there have been of an undue amount of red tape in the transaction of naval business and also of the interference of bureaucrats. It is said that he proposes to make a systematic and thorough investigation to ascertain what remedies can be applied to the present system and what legislation, if any, is needed to better the service. The first knowledge Secretary Bonaparte had of the death of young Cohen on board the Yankee, which resulted from participation in a boxing bout came through the public press. This angered the new secretary who is of the opinion that such important events should be immediately communicated to him and that he should be the judge as to whether all its horrors and uncertainty as to its responsibility. A court-martial is to be held which may develop where the responsibility lies for vessels getting into the condition of the Bennington. It is said that a quiet investigation has revealed a very unsatisfactory condition of engines and boilers in a number of other vessels of the navy. The death of the blue jacket on the Yankee has been somewhat of a blow to naval athletics. Secretary Bonaparte is satisfied that the death was due to an accident and might have occurred in any other sort of contest such as a mile run or a high jump. An Opinion on Women Employees. recent bulletin of the census office seems to prove the contention that women are gradually displacing men in certain lines of work. In the government departments in Washington this is to a great extent true, as a large percentage of employees are of the fair sex. There are some chiefs of bureaus and departments here who contend that the employment of women is to a great extent a matter of sentiment and not one of good business principles. A large number of women appointed to office here have secured their places through influence with politicians who favor them for the purpose of providing a livelihood for some needy but necessary constituents. The chief of a bureau employing perhaps the largest number of women in the service has this to say regarding them: "If the work of the government was done by men alone there would be better results at perhaps one-third the cost. I am not now dealing in guesswork, but from actual experience covering many years. I know I should be called all sorts of names and subjected to all kinds of criticism if I should say so over my own signature, but there can be no question that the presence of so many women in the departments here exercises a wholly demoralizing effect that is reflected in the scandals with which the public has been edified of late years. "I say flatly that woman is out of her sphere in industrial and official life. I do not mean to contend that there are not some admirable women earning their bread both in private concerns and in the government, but we are talking of generalities. I have myself in my bureau two women who perform efficient service and more than earn their salaries, although they receive $1,600 per annum. There are others getting $1,200 a year who would not be receiving more than six dollars a week at the outside at any department store in the city and they are not worth a penny more to the government." Permanent Diplomatic Homes. HE German government is the last to secure a permanent diplomatic home in Washington. It has purchased a site for its embassy just opposite the property that was purchased two years ago by the French government for its new embassy and both of the sites overlook Sheri REAL ESTATE dan circle which is on the outer edge of the ultra-fashionable northwest section of the city. The location of these two embassies in that section will attract society there and in a few years that will be the fashionable center of the city. The history of the location of the British embassy will doubtless be repeated in the building of those of France and Germany. Some 20 years ago Great Britain purchased a large lot of ground on Connecticut avenue in a section which at that time was anything but attractive. Nearby were negro settlements and just beyond were marshes and swamps. The property, however, seemed to be adapted to the wants of Great Britain, she obtained a title to it and erected a substantial building which is now one of the interesting sights of Washington. The boom which the location of the British embassy gave to real estate is well remembered. Consult General Wynne of London, then a newspaper man in Washington, desired to make a small investment in that section of the town and attended an auction sale of some vacant property near the embassy. He did not buy and in relating his experience said to his wife: "Mary, the fools are not all dead yet. Just think that property we were looking at sold to-day for 40 cents a square foot simply because it is near the British embassy. It is funny how people will pay to get under the shadow of royalty." New Residence for German Embassy. HE property which the German government has bought stands at a considerable height above the street and is shaded by magnificent trees. It will be one of the most beautiful diplomatic residences in Washington. It is proposed to erect a splendid stone structure of the T style of Frederick the Great, reproducing perhaps in general outline the famous "Sans Souci" castle, or the new castle at Potsdam. The plans and all the details have not yet been completed, nor has it been decided just how much money is to be expended on the new house and grounds. Baron Speck von Sternberg, the German ambassador, has discussed with the authorities in Berlin the plans of the embassy and a decision will be reached as to the arrangement of the house and its cost. It is probable that soon after his return construction work will begin. The present home of the embassy on Massachusetts avenue has been found entirely inadequate to meet the needs of the ambassador. The dining room is so small that it will not accommodate more than 20, which proves a severe tax upon the hospitality of the embassy, as it makes necessary a constant series of small dinners. When Emperor William's brother, Prince Henry, was here some three years ago he was entertained in the house and saw for himself how small the quarters were. It is understood that he reported to the emperor the condition of affairs and the latter has taken a keen interest in the subject of a new embassy. THE PROHIBITION POLICY. But a Single Break in Thirty Years in the Record of Standing Alone. It has been for more than 30 years the assertion of the prohibitionists that the solidity of their party lines is due to the policy of "standing alobe and standing together." Whatever concessions to expediency other parties may have made by the nomination of candidates belonging to other organizations, the prohibitionists have consistently since 1872 nominated only members of their own party, entirely regardless of the vote which they could poll. The single break in this record of consistent nomination of candidates foredoomed to defeat, was in New York in 1902, when, under unusual circumstances, the prohibitionists for the first time put an opponent on their state state, nominating John Cunneen for attorney general. He was the democratic candidate for that office, and the prohibition vote of New York in the election, which was 20,000, was sufficient to secure the success of Mr. Cunneen and thus break the prohibition record. In the next year, 1903, there was no state election, and in 1904 the prohibitionists resumed their former policy of nominating only their own candidates and had a nominee of their own for attorney general against Mr. Cunneen, whom they had supported at the previous election. This prohibition candidate, Millman by name, polled 21.027 votes, the full prohibition strength, and the Cunneen nomination became in fact a closed episode. The apprehensions of some ardent prohibitionists that it would weaken the temperance cause in this state were not realized. It did not affect the prohibition vote a particle, neither increasing nor diminishing it. COUNTRY BEHIND GLASS. Florists Bring In Bits of Field and Forest for Window Dis- plays. In the midsummer the town florists keep their shop windows just as attractive as in spring. In one window, filled with field flowers, noats at will a company of bees and butterflies. Thudding of the black and yellow bees against the glass draws attention to the window that has not already been won by country bloom or light haden butterfly wings. Thoroughly pleasing is the window which has been converted into a garden of decided landscape pretensions. Grass seed is sprouting over the gently undulating lawn that covers the entire floor of the window. A grove of dwarf maple trees flourishes in the background. Below the grove lies a lake. On the water float various kinds of little water plants. About the rim of the lake runs a border of shrubs and vines. A picturesquely arranged pool of water is a favorite ornamental device in window arrangement among the florists at this hot season. The pool of one window is surrounded by palms. One palm is tipped forward so that a great leaf dips half way into the water. Green is the keynote of all the windows. Ferns fill the background and sides, cover the flooring and hang suspended from the ceiling. The pots of the ferns do not show from the street. The effect is one mass of unbroken green. STRAWBERRIES AS A CURE. Contrary to Tradition the Fruit Is L Said to Be Efficacious in Rheumatism. That strawberries are injurious to rheumatic persons is as old a tradition as that tomatoes (love apples) are conducive to love. But against science no tradition is safe. It is now asserted that the strawberry is the "real thing" in food for rheumatics. Linnaeus, it is said, kept himself free from rheumatism by eating strawberries. Fontenelli, another naturalist, attributed his longevity to strawberries. He resorted to them as a medicine and would frequently say: "If I can but reach the season of strawberries!" Borheave is said to have classed the strawberry with the principal red fruit remedies containing iron as well as phosphorus, salt, sulphur and sugar. It has long been a tradition, that the chief demand for horse chestnuts has come from persons who believe in their efficacy as a auree for rheumatism, or at least a palliative in rheumatic affections. Strawberries have heretofore been barred, but if they have all the merits now claimed for them, or indeed any of the merits, the bars will be down and will stay down permanently. Soft Wood Made Hard. Soft woods can be made into hardwoods for all practical purposes of industry, since a Frenchman has shown the world how to overcome the supreme difficulty which put the ban upon the soft woods. This difficulty is the rapidity with which wear and decay occur around the spikes and bolts. The invention by the French engineer is of exceptional merit in overcoming this by a device consisting of a screw dowel composed of a cylindrical piece of wood formed into a screw with an exceedingly wide thread. A hole is bored in the center to admit either a screw bit or ordinary spike. 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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. Harcus Ruben (Inc.), 390 State St., Chicago Preacher's Crooked Story. A negro preacher from out in the state paid a visit to Topeka recently, says a local exchange. Upon his return home his flock discovered that he was short his watch and some other jewelry. He explained that some people in a room across the hall at the Topeka hotel had robbed him. An investigation was instituted and it was found that there was no room across the hall because there was no hall. The preacher is now looking for another job. Perpetual Sunshine. By keeping always a cheery heart, we are continually making happy those we meet, and those we greet, and those with whom we dwell, and then all those who are thus influenced by our kind words and bright smiles will be impelled by the sunshine imparted by us to pass it on to others, and thus it moves along from one to another, and another, and another, this joyous perpetual sunshine. Words of Famous Women. When a woman is in love there is in her entire manner something which betrays her in spite of herself. The more she tries to keep her secret, the more it overflows from her heart like a cup too well filled. It is an intimate light, the radiance of which she tries in vain to conceal; her eyes, her lips, all her features are illuminated by it. —Princess Olga Cantacuzene. Brake Tests. At a recent official brake test in Toulon, France, the results showed that at 11 miles an hour a horse required 26 yards to come to a full stop, while an automobile traveling at the same rate of speed came to a standstill in two and three-quarters. Tests at other distances showed similar results. Tale About Queens It used to be said of Queens Mary II. and Anne of England that they were granddaughters of a washerwoman; that the mother of Anne Hyde, their mother, had been a laundress before she married a brewer and afterward earl of Clarendon. This Jacobite story did not hurt the queens' popularity. Two in a Sentence. A double bull in a single sentence was perpetrated by the late John Hollingshead, an Englishman. He wrote: "When Lord Mohun was killed he was living in Macclesfield house, Gerrard street, Scho, at the back of Leclercet house, a site now occupied by the defunct Pelican club." Electricity and Dyspepsia A scientific han in Buffalo proclaims that he has discovered that working about high voltage electric apparatus results in "grave disturbances of the digestive organs, loss of appetite, distress after eating," and a whole train of dyspeptic symptoms. Enamel on Cards The enamel of address cards is produced by rubbing over the card a mixture of Kremnitz white, which is a fine variety of white lead. When dry the surface is rubbed with flannel dipped in powdered talc and polished by vigorous rubbing with a hard brush. No Distinction "I am proud to say that my grand-father made his mark in the world," observed Mrs. Newriche. "Well, I suppose he wasn't the only man in those days who couldn't write his name," replied Mrs. Uppish.—Stray Stories. Generous. First Boy—Pop's going to lead the simple life. Second Boy—Wha's he doing? "He's given away all his private cars to the poor people in the neighborhood."—Life. Is It a Petrified Hat? A hat-shaped stone has been found on the Jasper Todd farm at Bethany, Conn. It weighs about 50 pounds and the shape is so perfect that many who have seen it say that it is really a petrified hat. An Extremist. Mother—Has Charles proven himself to be a thoroughly abstemious man? June Bride—Yes, indeed! He particularly abstains from giving me any money!—Detroit Free Press. Danger Signals. As we grow older we learn not to expect a good meal if the hostess sits down looking as unruffled as if she had never seen a kitchen.—Atchison Globe. A Prodigy. "There's a boy for you," exclaimed the Billville citizen. "Been to town six times, an' never blowed out the gas but once!"-Atlanta Constitution. Prof. Ernest Haeckel, in a recent lecture in Berlin, stated that, in his opinion, it is absolutely certain that man is descended from apes. Self-Infliction. Some people manufacture crosses for the satisfaction of thinking that they are earning crowns by carrying them. Valuable Belic. John Paul Jones' original commission, issued in 1776, is owned by Joseph A. Newton, of Haverhill, Mass. Size of Australia. Australia is said to be capable of supporting at least 100,000,000 inhabitants. Mark Twain had finished his speech at a dinner party, says a writer in the Boston Herald, and on seating himself a lawyer rose, shoved his hands deep into his trousers pockets, as was his habit, and laughingly inquired of those present: "Doesn't it strike the company as a little unusual that a professional humorist should be funny?" When the laugh that greeted this sally had subsided, Mark Twain drawled out: "Doesn't it strike the company as a little unusual that a lawyer should have his hands in his own pockets?" Red Cross for Horses Better treatment for horses wounded in battle is being sought by the English Church society for promoting kindness to animals. At the present time horses are not protected by the Red Cross, but are treated as belligerents. Hence the English society has approached all the signatories to the Geneva convention (1864), pointing out that the convention is deficient in its provision for the relief of the sufferings of wounded animals. Andes Ore Carriers Probably the greatest weights carried on the backs of men for any distance are the loads of ore brought up from the mines of the Andes by miners of Chili. In a copper mine in a ravine leading from the main range of the Cordilleras, all the ore is carried a vertical distance of 450 feet, and the average weight to a man is 250 pounds. Journalistic Grammar. One must never be hard upon the grammatical slips of the journalist. So much that the slaves of the pen reel off is produced at too high a pressure for attending to the niceties of syntax; many an able journalist knows far less of the rules of grammar than a lad in the fourth form.—Bystander. Notable Wedding Three brothers were wedded to three sisters, and a sister of the brothers to a brother of the three sisters, at Durren, England, recently. Bride and bridegroom in each case were of the same age, varying from 19 years to 28. They stood in a row at the altar and answered the questions together. France's Population A century ago France had 26 per cent. of the population of Europe; now it has only 11 per cent. of it. At one time French was spoken all over the world. To-day it is the language of 45,000,000 people; while German is spoken by 100,000,000, and English by nearly 150,000,000. Disgraced Mascot. The mascot of a British infantry regiment, a monkey, has been dishonorably discharged from the service for absence without leave and for theft committed in neighboring poultry yards. He is now serving a life sentence in the Manchester Zoological gardens. Queer Towne—My wife never likes me to refer to her age. Browne—My wife's funny that way, too. She doesn't want me to remember her age and yet she gets mad if I forget her birthday.—Philadelphis Press. Rare Roses. At a recent floral exhibition at Bad Kreuznach, Germany, 24,000 rose bushes were on view; among the curiosities were green rose and a bush that had roses of three colors, some being red, others rose, and others yellow. Flowers from Togo's Garden Pink and white nympheas, which are being placed among other aquatic plants in the inner court of the Petit Palais de Champs Elysees, Paris, were taken to Europe from Admiral Togo's gardens in Japan. Had Proof. Mrs. Jimson—Do you think that brutes have a language? Mrs. Johnson—I know it. You ought to hear my husband when he can't find his clean shirts.—Cleveland Leader. London Art Gallery. The national gallery, in London, was founded in 1824 with 38 pictures. It now contains over 1,200. The gallery was finished in 1838, but has been three times since enlarged. Quser Strike. A strike among public vaccinators is the latest novelty reported from Austria. In one district no child has been vaccinated for the last three months. Poor Fishermen. The Irish have never taken kindly to sea fighting, although it would prove a source of wealth close at hand. Know the Difficulty. People who have children of their own are always slow to advise others how to raise their children. Drunkard Bee. "I have been hearing of the busy buy until I am tired of it," says Drake Watson. "A bee works during the summer and then rests all winter, like a plasterer. And a bee has bad habits. Go into a vineyard and you will find bee drunkards around bursted grapes. The drunkard bees slip the juice until they become full and then fall to the ground and sleep off their debauch; a drunkard bee knows enough not to go home with a jag."—Kansas City Journal. Still Leaving Ireland. The emigration statistics for Ireland for the year 1904 show how Ireland continues to lose some of the best of her population. Last year 36,902 natives of Ireland, a number equivalent to 8.3 per 1,000 of the population, left their homes, the vast majority to go to the United States or Canada. Since 1851 no_fewer than 3,997,913 of the Irish people have left their native land. It Ought to Work "A gentleman writes to inquire," said the lady who conducts the "Answers to Correspondents" column, "how he may keep the flies from bothering his bald head. Can you suggest anything?" "Oh, yes," promptly responded the boll weevil editor. "Advise him to hire a good-sized spider to live in one of his ears."—Pittsburg Post. Grafted Eveliç. A physician at Bordeaux, France was called upon to graft an eyelid on a man whose face had been shockingly burned. As there was no healthy skin left near the eye, he partly severed a piece of skin from the man's left arm and kept the arm in contact with the eye for ten days. The operation was a complete success. So Live. It is not only a part of the wisdom of happiness, but it is absolutely essential to the conditions of any true work in the world, to so live that one may not be too greatly affected by the attitude of other people. A man's life is, after all, primarily between God and himself—Lilian Whiting. Bailway Accidents During 1904, according to a parliamentary report just submitted, 1,073 persons were killed by accidents connected with running of trains and movements of railway vehicles, or 68 less than in the year before. Casualties from train accidents show a very marked decrease. Big Angora Clip. What is thought to be a record clip of mohair from Angora goats has just been sold by a company which last year started a goat ranch near Tacoma, Washington state. The goats yielded from four to nine pounds of hair each, a total of 4,500 pounds. What "Sully" Says. John L. Sullivan, who is playing at a San Francisco theater, remarked the other night in an interview: "I bet that I've got more fame tucked away for me after I'm dead than Carnegie or Rockefeller can buy with all their saved-up root of all evil." Mean Thing' Grayce—Miss McPrim tells me that she has made arrangements to lecture for a term of years. Titled Parsee. The late Sir D. M. Petitl, a parsee of Bombay, who founded numerous cotton mills in India, gave $2,500,000 to benevolent projects and was created a baron, an honor conferred on only one other native. Warned the Scorchers The British Deaf and Dumb association met at Bowness, England, recently and the district was placarded: "Motor Cars and Cyclists Beware—a deaf and dumb congress is being held this week." Brush Strokes in Portrait. A correspondent of Nature says he had his portrait painted by two well-known artists, and calculated that in each case about 20,000 strokes of the brush were made. Mammoth Turtles Sea turtles are caught in very large numbers on Ascension island. They each weigh between 500 and 800 pounds, and 50 shillings is their average price. Apt to Run Loose. The courage of one's convictions is an excellent thing, but it should never be allowed to become unyoked from the discretion of one's reason.—Puck. Perverse Human Nature. Such is the nature of things that the meek who are to inherit the earth are usually, if not invariably, people who don't want it.—Puck. Know a Good Thing The English are beginning to appreciate our maple sugar, and it is expected that a good market for it can be made with them. Radium Found in Texas, Vast quantities of earth containing radium compounds have been discovered in the Llano mineral region near Austin, Tex. Good Move. The American system of teaching the evils of alcohol to children is to be adopted in the schools of Ireland. Phone 264 Main Metropolitan Block N. W. Cor. LaSalle & Randolph Sts. Chicago James J. Gray. M. J. Moran. GRAY & MORAN ATTORNEYS AT LA N Suite 1114 Ashland Block, Clark and Randolph Sts. Tel. Central 569. CHICAGO. Residence 57 Macallister Place Telephone Ashland 263 Office Telephones Central 1239 Automatic 5940 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. Cer. 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 ABHLAND BLOCK TELEPHONE CENTRAL 998 CHICAGO PHONES {Office, Main 1157 Kes. Brown 42 STEPHEN A. DOUGLAS LAWYER Room 813, 115 Dearborn Street. CHICAGO Telephone Yards 6016. 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