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THE BROAD AX HEW TO THE LINE. The Republicans In the House of Representatives Make a Distinction Between the West Indian Negro and the Colored Man from the United States. They put through an appropriation of $400,000 to pay the transportation expenses of the West Indian Negro to and from the Canal Zone and vote down an amendment offered by Congressman William Sulzer, of New York, a Democrat, to pay the transportation expenses of the working people of the United States to and from the Canal Zone, a discrimination against the American working man in favor of the West Indian Negro that is an outrage and a disgrace to the Republican party. The brilliant and eloquent Congressmean Sulzer puts the insincere and hypocritical Republicans, the pretended friends of the Colored man on record. Hereafter the Republicans will have to do a lot of explaining to get around their hypocrisy and false pretenses. Vol. XI The Re In the House of Make a Distin- the West Indi the Colored United States. They put through an appropri- portation expenses of the West Indi Zone and vote down an amendment zer, of New York, a Democrat, to pay working people of the United States crimination against the American wo- dian Negro that is an outrage and a The brilliant and eloquent Con- and hypocritical Republicans, the man on record. Hereafter the Republicans will ha around their hypocrisy and false An extraordinary event occurred in the House of Representatives, Washington, D. C., lately. The members of the committee were engaged in discussing the bill for miscellaneous material purchases on the 1sthmus, and miscellaneous expenditures, consisting of hotel and hospital and other supplies, transportation of labor from West Indies, $400,000. Upon the eve of voting on that proposition Congressman William Sulzer, of New York City, who is in fact the real leader of the true democracy in the Lower House of Congress, and who should be in the running for Governor of the Empire State this year, joined in the proceedings and the discussion as follows: "Mr. Sulzer: Mr. Chairman, I move to strike out in lines 5 and 6 the words "from West Indies," so that the appropriation for the transportation of labor shall apply generally to the United States or any other place. This is only just and fair, it seems to me, to the workingmen in our country. The Chairman: The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: In lines 5 and 6 strike out the words "from West Indies." The Chairman: Does the gentleman desire to discuss the amendment? "Mr. Sulzer: Mr. Chairman, I will occupy the attention of the committee only a moment. I desire to say a word or two in support of this amendment. It seems to me this provision carrying $400,000 for transportation of labor should apply to the workingman of the United States as well as to the laboring man of the West Indies. I do not think there ought to be any limitation or distinction in this matter. In fact, if there is going to be any discrimination it should be in favor of our own people. I want to give the working people of the United States a chance to do some work on the canal, as well as the laborers of the West Indies, and treat Americans, if anything, a little better than allens. I wish to protect our own people as well as foreigners, so far as this provision goes, to pay the ttransportation of workingmen to and from the Canal Zone. My amendment will do this, and in my opinion it is just and fair. It is impossible for me to conceive why a distinction in the matter is made against our own working people in favor of laboring people from the West Indies. If we are going to pay the transportation of the West Indian laborers to and from the canal, then I submit we should pay the expenses of our own working people to and from the isthmus. The provision in the bill discriminates against the hardworking and industrious people of our own country, and I am opposed to that in any way, just as I am opposed to the other provision in this --- bill to make the eight-hour law inapplicable to the Canal Zone. I am in favor of the eight-hour law here and everywhere. Industrial labor has struggled for years to place it on the statute books, and I shall always oppose its modification or repeal at the dictation of selfish contractors who want to work their men nine or ten hours a day, even if the work to be done is on the Isthmian Canal. I am surprised that the Republicans of this House favor this modification of the eight-hour law, and when that provision is reached I trust it will be stricken out of this bill on a point of order. I stand for the rights of the American workingman; and, in Congress or out of Congress, I shall always do all in my power to advance his interests and aid him in every way I can to ameliorate his condition. These provisions I refer to discriminate against our workingmen and strike a blow at the dignity of the American toiler. I am absolutely against such legislation. I trust, therefore, that my amendment will be adopted, and the other provision in this bill, repealing the eight-hour law in so far as it is applicable to work in the Canal Zone, will be stricken out of the bill." (Applause on the Democratic side.) The Chairman: The question is on agreeing to the amendment. The question was taken; and on a division (demanded by Mr. Sulzer) there were—ayes 51, noes 55. Mr. Sulzer: Mr. Chairman, I demand tellers. Tellers were ordered. The Chairman appointed Mr. Littauer and Mr. Sulzer as tellers. The committee again divided; and the tellers reported—ayes 64, noes 77. So the amendment was rejected. Mr. Sulzer: Mr. Chairman, I now move to amend the bill as follows: In line 6, after the words "West Indies," insert "or colored labor from the United States." The Chairman: The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: In line 6, after the words "West Indies," insert the words "or colored labor from the United States." Mr. Sulzer: Mr. Chairman: I offer this amendment in behalf of the Colored workingmen who are going to the Canal Zone from the United States. If we are going to pay the transportation of the West Indian Negro, then why in the name of fairness and common sense should we not pay the expenses of the Negro of the United States who leaves our own country to go to dig the Panama Canal? The gentlemen on the other side of this Chamber pretend to be the friends of the Negro in America. I have often doubted your sincerity in the matter, but now I shall put it (Continued on page 2.) CHICAGO, FEBRUARY 3. 1906 A. The Eminent and Honorable Master Worthy Successor to the Late Judge Court. COL. ROBERT T. MOTT'S BAN- QUETED. Judge W. H. A. Moore, Toastmaster. Col. "Pony" Moore among the Hon- ored Guests. A Great Social Event. Last Friday evening a grand banquet was tendered to Col. Robert T. Motts, who has become the new boss of the Negro race in the theatre world. It was a great social event in every respect, for all the bloods or high rollers in this big town, graced the occasion with their presence. The affair was held at 2511 Wabash Ave. John L. Fry, John Leflett, Will Simmons, Major A. F. Tervalon, Robert T. Thomas and Lon Malone, had charge of it. Judge W. H. A. Moore, who is one of the brainiest Afro-Americans in this city, when it comes right down to eloquent oratory, served as toastmaster, and his bosom swelled with pride at the very thought of having the honor of presiding over the sixty gentlemen who shoved up two dollars each before they were permitted to occupy seats around the heavy ladencl banquet tables. Edward D. Green, William H. Cark, Attorney Thomas Pearson, Col. B. F. Moseley, Edward H. Wright, Major Allen A. Wesley, Charles Sager, Col. Robert T. Motts, William A. Moran, were the leading speakers and the humor, logic, and eloquence which worked forth from their golden lined mouths was extremely enchanting and fascinating. William H. Clark, responded to the toast, "Mayor Dunne, there with the goods," spoke in a very smooth and easy manner at the same time he used elegant language and first-class diction, and he proved himself to be the most popular of the after-dinner speakers. Edward H. Wright, in referring to his toast, "Some Neighbors I have Known," enlogized the memory of the late J. E. W. Thomas, and his worth as a citizen, but he utterly failed to mention the fact that "two Afro-American lawyers endeavored to rob Mrs. Thomas, his widow out of the property, which had been left to her by her husband. Major Wesley, sloped over just a little bit, while responding to his toast. He exclaimed that inspite of the fact that some of the Afro-American saloon keepers had been oppressed and raided by the police, they were still doing a prosperous business, or words to the same effect, which seemed to be out of place and uncalled for. Will Moran, who is one of Col. Motts, right hand men, bristled with eloquence from start to finish, in a burst of eloquence he declared I want to "Paint an inspiring picture, and I will fling upon the canvas the name of the Negro who astounded all the astrologers of both continents, Benjamin Banneka," next to it I will "sling the name of that great soldier statesman—Martyr, Tossaint L. Ouverture" and close by his side I "will write the name of that immortal statesman Frederick Douglass," and the next to fall in will be the "name of Booker T. Washington, but away beyond and far above them all I will place the name of Col. Robert T. Motts, for with his keen business foresight, and massive or ponderous jaw he outranks all of them." It is almost needless to say that Mr. Moran, made the hit of the evening. Col. "Pony" Moore, who is a first-class gentleman, whom it is claimed holds a life membership in Booker T. Washington's Negro National Business League, was one of the honored guests and he freely mingled with the following distinguished gentlemen and the others who were seated around the festive board. Col. Robert M. Mitchell, Prof, William Emanuel, Dr. Wm. T. Jefferson, Jacob L. Parks, Dr. M. A. Majors, E. M. Blackwell, Wm. Simmons, Robert T. Thomas, John Fry, Mort Shoocraft, Montrose Rankin, Dr. M. J. Brown, Col. John Garner, Lon Malone, Mose Wiley, Adebert Lawrence Lee, Hon. Oscar DePriest, Major John C. Buckner, J. R. Dunn, Major Adolph F. Tervalon, Col. Charles H. Smiley, J. Hockley Smiley, Major R. R. Jackson, Charles Washington and Arthur A. Wells. The feast was all that the most fastidious desire, and throughout the entire evening all kinds of wines flowed as free as water. Many of the guests were conveyed to and from the sumptuous banquet in carriages and automobiles. They were toggd up in full dress suits, and their white shirt fronts, and fingers were adorned with the largest and the most brilliant diamonds. Mobile's Colored Theatre. Mobile's-Colored Theatre. A Colored theatre for Mobile, Ala. the only one in the South, will be erected by David Temple Lodge No. 1672, G. U. O. O. F. The building will cost, when fully complete, $40,000. Plans for the building were accepted from George D. Hulburt & Co., architects of this city, at a meeting held by the building committee of the city council and members of the order at their hall, there being about 120 present. The vote was unanimous. Chadnati Brotherhood. Which Hurts The Worst? Dr. D. A. Graham Continues Against the Church. Bishops, Knowing the Facts in the Case, Shields the Guilty Charges of Gross Immorality Go Unpunished-What is hurting the Church. When my article which was recently published in The Freeman was offered to the Christian Recorder, the editor very kindly returned it with the explanation that "It won't do to air it through our church organs, as it injures the church." This is the view generally held about such exposures. I am in full sympathy with those holding such opinions, for I have thought the same way. But I have radically changed my mind. I believe that it only hurts the church, as the dentist's probe hurts the patient, when he seeks to learn the real condition of a tooth that is already giving trouble. We have gone on for these years refusing to expose these evils and trying to correct them through the ecclesiastical courts; but as we have already shown, these courts are in the hands of corrupt men and are powerless. On the other hand, the very fact that these evil doers can go unpunished and not even exposed, has made them bold, and they go from one conference to another, speading the contagion of their vicious natures and increasing their kind. A Point In View. Some years ago, an elder in an Eastern conference, was brought before his conference upon the charge of gross immortality. He had the general reputation of a bad man, and no one doubled his guilt who knew him. But a certain general officer was attending that conference, and he happened to belong to the same fellowcraft. Being a man of great eloquence, and influence, he cleared his brother, and they told him to get as far away as possible. He transferred to the fourth episcopal district, and after serving one on two stations he was made a presiding elder. Thus he became the superior officer over a number of young men. Those men all say that this presiding elder was the most immoral man in general conversation that they ever came in contact with. He spent all the time of his official visits in talking about his immoral escapades, how he had escaped when accused, etc. He would sit in the pulpit and make dirty remarks about the women who would be entering the church. No more lecherous beaver ever roamed the forest than that presiding elder. Yet he was called a great preacher, because he was so very emotional, falsely called, spiritual. As a result, I know at least two young men whose reputations were previously good, that have had serious charges against them since. Of course they escaped. One of them is very prominent, but dirty scandals follow him everywhere. Now suppose that man had been exposed to the world, or that conference which acquitted him been held up to the scorn of the connection. He would not then have been permitted to go out West and corrupt young men, and some of the worse scandals that ever disgraced a church might never have occurred. Many men once recognize this pen portrait, of one of their former presiding elders. In the fourth episcopal district will a No.15 The Worst? nam Continues the Church. IN THE PULPIT ing the Facts in fields the Guilty---- Gross Immorality ed--What is hurt- h. One other Recent Illustration. Only a few days ago, a Western preacher, who, while filling one of the most important charges in the connection, had won a reputation of keeping sober sometimes for a whole week, at a time, and who had been kindly given the Keeley treatment at the expense of his friends, without losing his charge, was trafried East, and given a first-class charge. As the Keeley treatment had failed, he failed to hold his charge, but got a better just the same. Less than a year ago he visited a Westtern city and attempted to lecture while in an intoxicated condition. During the course of his lecture, he boldly avowed that he did drink whisky and always would do so, as he had as much right to drink it as any other person. Thus he goes about the country under the patronage of the bishops, as a living example of clerical drunkenness. At least three bishops are personally responsible for this connection disgrace and I challenge either or all of abem to publicly denie it. He is a brilliant pulpiteeer, and his name is frequently before the public; but wherever mentioned, someone remarks "drunkard." How can men who claim to be the overseers of God's church foster and abet such conduct without acknowledging that they are equally guilty? Does it hurt the church to publish these facts nearly as much as it hurts the cause of Christ for the church to be supporting such crime? The bishops always try to excuse themselves in these cases on the ground that no charges have been made, or at least not proven on these men. But this will not do. If no bishops are preferred, in many cases the bishop has personal knowledge of the truthfulness of the complaints. In each of the cases above mentioned, this was true. Then the bishop could have reduced the man in his appointment, which would have been equivalent to punishment. The man would have so considered it, and it probably would have had a good effect upon him. If not it would have shown the public that the bishop did not approve of such conduct and that he would do all in his power to discourage it, instead of this, the bishops continue such men in good charges as long as they can in one conference, and when the people will not stand for them any longer, then transfer them to another conference and see that they get an equally good appointment. Now, what is hurting the church? D. A. GRAHAM, in The Freeman, Detroit, Mich. It will be recalled that several years ago one of the leading A. M. E. preachers in this city was so full of whisky that he came near falling out of his pulpit, and on that same Sunday evening he staggered around the church like a drunken man while endeavering to dish up the Lord's supper, and he continued to grow from bad to worse in (Continued on page 2.) PUBLISHED WEEELY. ann nnn SS eoo Ses Siler ie eee pepe SS Janae Badsertptions most be paid ip efvance. ae ‘p2rocthtng votes mate pnore & costmntien. THE.BROAD AX @ Armocr dremee, Chtenge. JULIUS ¥. TAYLOR, Béiter and Publisher. & eens tears Ratered st the Post Office at Chicags, Th, as Secund-ciam Matter. —————— Ss CHIPps ‘There were many private “theatre parties” last week to hear “Black Pati” and her company or Troube dors. Miss Marie Berry will give a rect tation at the twentieth wedding annt- versary of Mr. and Mrs. Moses Rat elitr Feb. 20th. e ‘Mrs. Sadie Scott has removed from 135 W. Fifty-first street to 5010 Fifth avenue, where she will be pleased to see her friends. Alderman Thomas Carey, who will soon move into his elegant mansion on Grand boulevard, returned to the eity this morning from California. Mrs. Elizabeth McDonald, 6130 Ada ‘street, arrived home last nigM from Pontiac, fil, where she has been for several weeks assisting to conduct re- vival meetings. ‘Mr. and Mrs. Dyle, a newly married couple of Terre Haute, Ind, who have come to this city to reside, are tem- porarily stopping with Mrs. Minnie Bishop, 3632 State street. Mrs. Lacy Evans, mother of Mrs. Edward S. Miller, 3642 Wabash aven- ‘ue, arrived in the city last week from her home in Winchester, Ky., and she wil remain with her daughter until she regains her health. ‘Mrs, Charles T Yerkes’ marriage to ‘Wilson Qfizner in New York City this week, whose multi-millionaire hus- band has been dead less than one month, has proven herself to be 3 very warm baby. Dector D. H Burrows, 3271 State sre, tania of Cin Satet onto ot doctors” in this city. They are modern in every respect, and Doctor Burrows wears a smile all the time while tending to the wants of his nu- merous patients. ‘The members and friends of St. Thomas’ chureh will tender a testi monial to Rev. Walter Rollin Davis at Douglas Club House, 3516 Ellis avenue, Monday evening, Feb. Sth. Music by Prof. N. Clark Smith It promises to be a very enjoyable af- fair. Admission 25 cents. Edward Carroll seems to be faving everything his own way in his race for Alderman in the Thirty-first ward, for last Sunday a meeting was held at Sixty-first and Morgan streets which was attended by more fhan a thousand of his friends and taxpay- ers, and to all appearances Mr. Car- roll will be the winner at the pri- maries. ‘Miss Blanche Wright bas accepted sieges ieee i e , Democratic candidate for Alderman in the Second ward. As Miss Wright is well known and ex- ceedingly popular, she will win many infizential voters over to the. side of Mr. Perrigo, who proposes to contest every inch of the ground between now and election day with Alderman Dixon. < Doctor Allen A. Wesley has contrib- uted a very fine article to the Febru- ery number of The ToMorrow Maes gine, published at 2238 Calumet avenue, on “The Niagara Movement.” It is worth anyone's time to read it. and the To-Morrow Magazine should be extensively perused by Afro-Amer- icans, for its editors and managers are broad-gauge im their views, and they permit the discussion of live sub- jects or questions in the columns of helr magazine. _ Electa Chapter No. 1, 0B. 8. held ts regular monthly meeting last Fri- Bean A large number of the jebra were present, it being the irst 1aeeting of the new year. — Ee eS ast year's. work, and after the res- ilar routine of business, the remain- er of the time war devoted to ee eA fale pe ee ‘few well-chosen words, presented ™ Dehalf of Siecta Chapter No. 1» beau ‘iful gold Past Royal Matron's pim to ‘Miss Anma G. Nelson, who had just finished her term as Royal Matron, ‘and who showed her appreciation by responding in a befitting manner. Mrs. Lacy Owen, one of the Past Royal Matrons, assisted in the pre- sentation in a timely manner. On Wednesday evening last Quin Chapel was the scene of a 64illiant wedding. Mr. James Whites west side young man, and Mise Stokes, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Stokes, 200 EB. Twenty-eight street, were the contracting parties who tri- umphantly marched to the strains of Gfendelssohn's wedding march, while many hundreds of Chicago's best cit- fzens looked on, smiled and wished them “well” in their new life. Many handsome presents were received. The bride and groom will live with the bride's parents at the above ad- dress, where the reception was held. Justice Isaac Hartman, who has for some time ran a blackmailing Justice shop at Harvey, Il, Michael J. Malo- ney, a snide lawyer, and Harry Nye, who claimed to be a detective, were convicted in Judge Honore’s court Wednesday for blackmailing or rob- bing Rev. Father Lawrence A. Er- hard out of $2,000. The three conspirators or robbers charged Father Erhard with committing a very serious crime, and he was in- formed by them that “It would all be hushed up if he would pay them the sum of money demanded by them,” and after they had succeeded in re- lieving him of $2,000, the red-handed devils endeavored to touch him up for another $1,000. Then he had them arrested, and the result is that they are headed towards the pen at Joliet. There are several other so-called Jus- tices of the Peace residing in the country towns, and a young would-be Negro lawyer in this city who has al- ways posed as a great reformer in his own mind, and was very bitter and outspoken against gamblers and jow divekeepers, but for some cause or other he has suddenly changed his mind in relation to that breed of cat- le and he feels highly honored to as- jociate with them, and the Justices re- | lerred to are guilty of resorting to the same practices that Justice Hartman ind his chums resorted to, and ff they ire not very careful they will also and in prison at Joliet. War of Greed. Grim Death takes each year out of our ninety millions of population about two and one-half milfions, But these are for the most part very old or very young. It may be safd that their time has come. But the greed of employers and corporations is de- stroying or disabling vast numbers of the very flower of humanity, and but for the resupply by immigration in time we should be greatly weak- ened through this. war of greed in Population. From the reports of newspapers we find that about one hundred lives are daily sacrificed by the carelessness or negligence of mine-workers, house-builders, railroad companies or factory operators, navi- gators and others. The number of able-bodied persons thus. destroyed yearly must be about forty thousand in our United States. But these re- ports are made by the dally papers of the larger cities and towns, In ad- dition to these are vast numbers of accidents in the thousands of coun- try districts that are never noticed save in obscure local papers. The use of gasoline causes many fatal accl- dents daily. That but a small number of average accidents are reported we may infer from the report for one county in Pennsylvania, Alleghany, where over seventeen thousand per- sons were killed last year in mines, road, street car, tramway, and other semests Not half of all these fatal- ities got any notice outside of the vieinages. But for the careful collec- tion of the census of the accidents in that county by the authorities there, this awful and tremendous re- ‘sult had never been known, Now or ‘then some horrible sacrifice to greed ‘like the Iroquois theatre burning or the ship sunk in New York arbor arouses us, but the never-ending bat- tle, day and night, goes on, and vic tims fall each minute by ones, twos, threes, fives and tens then till each ‘week it fs as though some great fight preceded by skirmishes has wound up with its holocaust of tmman sacri- fices, Meanwhile Grim Death holds his usual court, and every now or then gives a judgment in wars, pes- tilences, famines, The balance of na- tare is unsettled. What will result? Can we, by prevention of wars, etc.. compensate for this loss caused by greed? HOLT, Oregon, Mo. — ___. Furnished Room To Rent. ‘Modern furnished front room to Tent. Steam heat, Telephone service. 3634 Calumet ave. Congressman Sulzer, Puts the Repub- lican Party on Record. (Continued from pagé 1.) to the test and find out by your votes on this amendment if you think less of our own Negro workingman than you do of 2 Negro laborer from the ‘West Indiee—it you are willing to pay the latter's expenses to and from the Canal Zone and refuse to pay the transportation expenses of the Ameri- can Negro to and from the Isthmus. ‘The vote on this amendment will tell the story more eloquently than words, and I am ready for the vote, and I shall hereafter point to the record. ‘The Chairman: The question is on agreeing to the amendment. ‘The question was taken; and on a division (demanded by Mr. Sulzer) the Chair announced that there were —ayes 26, noes 52. So the amendment was rejected. ‘The actions of the Republican mem- bers of Congress in rejecting or de- feating the amendment offered by Congressman Sulzer, which would tave made it possible for Colored men in the United States to have gone to Panama and worked on the Canal on the same footing with the same class of people from the West Indies is further proof that the leaders of the Republican party are not interested in the welfare of the Negro except to use him for political purposes. For the record of that party for the last forty years has been filled with hypocrisy and false pretenses. It will be remembered that a Republican Congress under the leadership of James G. Blaine, “The Plumed Knight of Maine,” defeated the “Force Bill,” and later on another Republican Con. gress defeated the “Blair Educational Bill,” which was the most practical measure so far brought forward for the benefit of the great mass of the Colored people. In addition to the record of the Re publican party in this respect, it robbed the Negro out of more than 357,000,000 through the failure of the Freedman's Savings Bank, and none of its orators have ever attempted to explain that greatest of all crimes which was perpetrated upon the Ne- TO. The “Civil Rights Bil” was also de- Jared unconstitutional by the Repub- ican members of the United States Supreme Court, thereby paving the yay for the disfranchisement of the Negro, the “Jim Crow” car laws, and very species of injustice which has yen inflicted upon him. ‘With this treacherous record in jealing with the Negro cunging to he memories of the leaders of th Republican party, and while its high wiests at the present time are en- aged in robbing life insurance com- anies, looting banks and fostering sigantic trusts and monopolies, they ntertain the idea that all Negroes aust close their eyes to thelr repre- yensible actions, and continue to vote or Abraham Lincoln. HURTING THE CHURCH, (Concluded from page 1.) his drinking habits until his friends de- serted him, and that only a few would go to hear him attempt to mumble the words of his whisky drinking God, then he was transferred to Massachusetts, where he is at the present time holding forth in one of the best churches in one of the largest cities in that state. At that same time another big preacher, who is a lady killer or mash- er, was in charge of one of the oldest and best churches in the A. M. E. con- nection in this city, and after it had been proven “that he was in every way a disgrace to his sacred calling, and after he had raised all the money he could for himself, by mortgaging 2il the property belonging to the church, at the same time stealing more than half of its “Dollar money,” he was rewarded for all his rascalty in this respect by being transferred to New Jersey where he is in charge of one of the finest churches in the A. M. E. connections. These two incidents verifies the state- ments of Rev. D. A. Graham, namely “that bad men are retained and wel comed into the pulpits of his once b>- loved church with shouts of joy” ‘Two Nicely Furnished Rooms To Rent. Two elegantly furnished rooms. steam heat and bath, to rent to single gentleman. Phone Douglas 2472, Second fiat, 2022 Indiana avenue. . Cheap Gauntlets, ‘The other day one or two furnishing goods men at Butte, Mont, after a fierce rate war of some days’ duration, marked buckskir gauntlets down to one cent a pair. The other then pla- carded his gauntiets at five pairs for one cent. Thereupon No. 1 threw five cases of gauntiets into the street to be scrambled for. A little later the police reserves proceeded to uallu Ht and s ‘Last Cargo of Slaves. ‘The last vessel to bring a cargo of Af- tiean slaves to this country, according t Col. William Youngblood, of Alsbama, yeached the const of Georgia in 1960. It brought between 600 and 000 negroes, and proceeded up the Savannah river to Augusta, where the auction was beld. The slaves sold at prices varying from ‘$200 to $800 each. Col Youngblood, who ‘was 4 schoolbay, remembers seeing some of the new negroes in the possession of his neighbors. Reverend Lamplighter. ‘Rev. William H. Murray, pastor of the Universalist chareh in Solthold, N. Y., has been chosen to act as lamplighter ia that place and has entered upon the performance of his duties. Mr. Murray will be called upon to walk over 12 miles nightly in the course of his rounds. He frankly owns that the sal- ary of $25 per month is one of two rea- sons why he sought the place, the other being that he needs the incidental ex- ercise. ‘YZonors Come Racy. How some Europeans get so many stars, crosses, etc., on the left breast of their coats has always been more or Jess of a wonder to the rest of the world. Herr Heller bas just hed the order of the Medijdi conferred on him by the sultan in consideration of the shock to bis system occasioned by his having Deen an eye-witness of the attempt on the sultan’s life on July 21. Christmas Aftermath. “Noticed these fellers that are goin’ around with a kind of a sickly grin on their faces?” inquired the homegrown philosopher. “Yes. What is it? The grip?” “No; it’s the realization that the in- stallment collector will be a constant caller for about 42 consecutive weeks.” —Chicago Sun. ‘Omissions of History. Leonidas was bolding the pass of ‘Thermopylae. “I understand well enough, however,” “he said, grimly, “that it will be no good after January 1.” ‘Yet with the courage of s true Spartan Officeholder he died rather than surreu der it—Chicago Tribune. Composers Hire Singers. In the course of @ lawsuit in Londor the other day » music publisher stated that even the greatest composers em ploy prima donnas to sing their new ‘songs all over the country. Otherwise the songs would never get known al all. Favor Cardinals. ‘The Italian government, which com trois the railways in that country, has ordered that every cardinal traveling in Italy shall have a private com partment without additional charge, even if he has but one first-class ticket. ‘Heirs Drew Lots. An Australian died in April, dividing ‘& $35,000 property into six shares seem- ing equable to him. These divisions were specified in writings, placed in sealed envelopes, the six heirs drawing them with no clue to the contents. Seaete of Balin Radium is no longer to be found only in certain favored localities. Immense deposits of pitchblende, from which radium is obtained, are reported tc have been discovered in the Guadar rama mountains in Spain. . Fir for Firewood. | A man fa Portland, Ore., proposes te purchase fir logs which the sawmills of British Columbia will not use, build them into enormous rafts. and tow thei to San Diego. to be there cut into fire wood and sold. : Came Naturally. In a recent speech at Belfast Mr. Red- mond, M. P.. said: “Parliament next, session will be no place for Irish mem. | bers who cannot attend.” He looked surprised st the Inuch that followed. Harder Prayers. President Strong of Rochester Theo- logical seminary returns irom abroad| with the testimony that English Bap- tists pray oftener and more fervently than American Baptists do. | Behind the Glove Counter. | Mamie—Is it really true, Maggie, that you're engaged? Who is it? | Maggie (with sudden agitation)—La! | And I forgot to ask him his name—N. Y. Times. Entitled to Raise. Because, in one day of ten hours, re- cently the almshouse barber at Bethnal Green, London, shaved 220 men, there is some talk of raising his wages. Woman's Way. | There never was 2 wedding at which Some woman didn’t size up the bride and say: “Well, there's no accounting for tastes.”—N. Y. Timies. Sees the Difference. The czar is realizing what it means for a government to depend on the loy- alty of its troops instead of om the loy-. alty of its citizenship. John Bunyan’s Anvil. ‘The discovery of the anvil on which John Bunyan worked is reported near his birthplace in Helenstow, England. It dears the date 1642. Good Team. ‘ Pluck and Push make « team thst -Aneps the doubie-tree even. TITLES CHEAP IN EUROPE. An Instance Ilustrative of the Rend- tneus with Which They Are Acconéed. “The martial spirit that pervades Burope makes the average civilian very mtch of @ nonentity as he journeys about the gay capitals across the wa ter,” remarked Henry Stefn, accord. ing to the San Francisco Chronicle, “Which leads up to the advice that, ff you want to attract attention when you go to Europe, you want to have s military title attached to your name. The tact was forcibly impressed on my mind while I was on a European tour some time back. The clerk at the Grand hotel in Paris remarked to me that two distinguished officers from my city had been spending some time at the hotel a littie while before. I was curious to see who they were, so we looked back over the register for their names. We found them with- out much trouble. The first to greet my gaze was written down in this fashion: “Col. M. H. Hecht, San Franctsco, Cal, U. S.A.’ “Further down on the page,” inter- rupted the clerk, “you will notice the name of Gen. Sais.” “There, in a bold hand, was in- scribed ‘Jacob Salz, Gen. Mer, San Francisco, Cal., U. 8. A.’ “What actually happened was this, as I subsequently learned. Salz, who is well known as the owner of a big tannery at Benicia, arrived at the ho- tel, and, noticing Col. Heebt’s name and title on the register, decided that he needed a title himself. So he wrote after his name what he thought was s proper abbreviation for ‘general mer chandise.’ It worked beautifully. Dur- ing his stay at the hotel he was re spectfully addressed as ‘Gen. Salz.’” THE MOUSE IN THE AUTO. Description of a Trap That Gives the Captive a Ride After It Is Caught. Now it is an automobile mousetrap. Tt is made of perforated tin and has three wheels. The wheel in front is several inches in diameter and resem- Bice the wheel in a squirrel cage, ‘says the New York Sun. When the mouse has entered the trap and taken the bait, thus closing the door ®ebind him, a little passage Teads him to the big wheel im front. Here an ingenious arrangertent allows him to get in but prevents his getting out of the big wheel once he has en- tered. In Bis efferts to escape the mouse sete the big wheel to whirling. This rests on the floor and sets like the Griving wheel of a locomotive. In a minute the mouse is spinning about the floor. ‘Just why tt should be thought ad- visable to give the mouse an auto imedile ride after be te caught, the mousetrap doesn't know. What is more to the point with him is that the little novelty has attracted a good deal of attention and hence sales have been frequent. WATERSPOUT IN THE ALPS. Startling Phenomenon Recently Wit- ‘nessed in One of the Moun- tain Lakes, ‘The rare spectacle of a waterspout on one of the Swiss lakes was wit- nessed, and fortunately photographed, on the afternoon of June 19 last. Tho phenomenon appeared at a little after four o'clock, in the middle of the Lake of Zug, which lies at the foot of the Rigi. Observers at Felsenegg saw a vaporous cone form fn the lower part of the clouds hanging over the lake, while at thé same time the water di- rectly beneath began to wrinkle In a peculiar manner. Then a foamirg basin, with high, whirling walls of water, some 30 feet in diameter, formed in the center of the lake. A huge jet of water leaped upward, while the cloudy cone descended from above until a funnel was formed’ cor necting the laké with the clouds. rhe height of the funnel was estimated at from 4,000 to 5,000 feet. The entire phenomenon traveled southeastward with high wind, and lasted about 20 minutes. = Bivers Under Deserts. The desert places are flowing with rivers. The great Sahara, to the south ‘of Algeria, is deriving great benefits as the outcome of a government irriga- tion mission, which has been intrusted with the task of boring for water at considerable depths. In many parts abundant springs have been met whica ise to the surface and enable cultiva- tion of land which has long been waste. Some of the borings may reach & depth of from 1,650 feet to close upor 2,000 feet. Already it ts possiblé in ‘certain of the palm groves in the oases to get double the water formerly avail- able. “Balaklava” Bugles. Bugles that “sounded the charge of the Light Brigade at Balaklava” are as common in England as the original cherry trees that George Washington id not cut down are in America. Now Lord Tredegar, who was one of the 600, says the charge was not sounded; that the troopers were among the guns before anyone thought of a bugle order. Ste “I learned a smattering of every- thing in college,” said she. “Don't you think that was s bad idea?” some one asked, “No, you see I didn’t get enough af anything to unfit me for becoming 4 aligned: amictenyers = Deel Pa NATIONALITY ESTABLISHED, “Him” Was No Dago Because He Fad Some Uncles Who Were “Cops.” ‘There migit’ be foom for argument ever the proposition that the trade or ptofession makes the man; but in cer. tain cases there could be no doubt about the relation of calling and ex. traction, says Youth's Companion. A worker among the children of ‘New York's slums was endeavoring to get together a class of boys for the singing teacher at her settlement. ‘Happening upon 4 little boy hanging about a corner fruit stand, the settie- ment worket accosted him, and ex- plaining about the class, asked him it he would not like to join. The child grinned and seemed willing. ‘Then the Iady espied another boy still smaller, whom she had not no- toed mt first. He, too, was hanging about the fruit stand, and evidently belonged with the other. “Oh, and your little friend there.” she said, pleasantly, “wouldn't he like to come and sing, too?” ‘The first child’s coloring spoke in disputably of Italy, although his speect smacked of the Bowery. The smaller boy's hair was also dark. When av reply came to her question, the lady went on talking, trying to ingratiate herself. “Your friend is Italian, too?” she rv marked, interrogatively. At this the little Italian stared hera at the lady, then broke into ftuect speech. “Him,” he exclaimed, pointing to the smaller child, “him a dago?” Tien with a derisive laugh, “I guess nit! W'y, him’s got three uncles wct's cops!” SHE OWNED A PIANO. But Possession of It Did Not Weigh Against Her Chances for Relief. A little girl at a recent Christmas ‘entertainment in one of the college set. tlements talked grandly to visitors about “our piano.” Pieces played on the plano to amuse the children evi- dently brought the subject to her mind, relates the New York Sun. ‘One very practical woman who con- tributes much to the support of the settlement heard the child's remarks. “It seems to me,” she said, rather eensoriously to the head worker, “that ® child whose family owns a piano isn’t really suffering for need of help. There are plenty who are really in need, and I don't think it right to exclude them in favor of one who owns a piano.” Seeking out the child, the head worker questioned her closely. “Did you say you had a piano at your house?” she asked. “Yes, indeed,” responded the child, cheerfully. “Is it yours or your mother’s?” “Its mine; Santa Claus brought It to me last year.” Light began to dawn on the settle. ment worker's brain. “And how large is your piano—as big as that?” pointing to the upright in the room. “Oh, no, mine fs a teenty weenty bit of a one, just about so high,” and the little girl leaned down and meas- ured a distance of 12 or 15 inches from the floor. It turned out to be # child’s piano, presented by the settlement itself a year previously. TOWN SAVED BY FOREST. There Have Been Instances Wherein Planting of Trees Has Done ‘the Work. Baby forests are some of Uncle Sam's pets. Successful forest planting has been done for some time in Nebras- ka, and now a new nursery is being planted in California near Santa Bar- bara. Seeds of trees suited to the cil- mate there will be grown and in abcut two years the seedlings will be ready to be transplanted to their permanent locations. The upper water shed oc the Santa Ynez river now is qhite bare or sparsely covered with chaparral ‘This is the water shed which supplies the town of Santa Barbara with water, and it will be the first scene of attempt at reforesting. Good forest growth is e@sential both to preserve the water and to avoid the washing down of siit If unchecked this would ruin the res- ervoir. The enterprise is one phase cf the national endeavor to induce and to conserve the rainfall as well as to dis- tribute the resulting water by the trri- gation work. Italian irrigation nas Deen termed the most economical in wtilizing water supply, and the most highly developed system of adminis- trative control. India’s system is said to Hlustrate examples of irrigation on the largest scale, and America’s yields the most rapid deevlopment. Buffalo in New York. New York city has in its zoological garden a herd of 35 bisons, survivors Of the herds that once trampled the plains. Fifteen have been offered to the United States government as a gift. The plan is to put them in the Wichita Forest reserve. Bisons do not rive in a city park, but the govern- ment herds nearer to a wild state are increasing. The American buffalo may be saved from extinction, after all. In the Crowded Car. “There's one thing I notice about Mr. Sulfsch when be rides,” ‘said the hersey girl, “he bounces up and, dows im bis seat—" “Huh!” interrupted the observant girl, “whenever I see him riding he Just bounces down im his seat and hides behind his newspager.”—Phile Geiphia Press. WASHINGTON LETTER MR. GRANE THE UNSURPRISED JOKERSHITE OF THE SENATE A New Manner of Dealing with One Class of Offenders—Wisconsin Man Finished Musician—Congressman Longworth a Singer. ASHINGTON. — If one were looking for the jokesmith of the senate, he would hardly pick out the solemn-looking W. Murray Crane, of Massachusetts. That quiet, serious, businesslike gentleman gives no outward evidence W of being a humorist, but all the same he is a most invertebrate practical joker. For some time past he has been "stringing" a young member of the senate whose political ambitions are only bounded by the presidency of the United States. He has told this senator that the success of a young man lies in making plans for the future and sticking to them. "Now, you have a brilliant political future," said Mr. Crane, the other day, "and you ought to make a definite plan. You ought to be president some day, but I would advise you to fix on 1920 as the year to seek the nomination." Then the senator advised the applicant to see another man in the senate and to get the latter's inuence. "Your success depends upon keeping quiet," said Mr. Crane, "so you want to see this other man by himself and talk to him confidentially." Then Mr. Crane went to the other man and told him that Senator So-and-So wanted to talk with him on a certain subject. "He will bore you to death," said Mr. Crane, "so do not allow him to see you alone." Since that time the senator with presidential aspirations has been pursuing the other senator who may do him some good, and the latter has been avoiding him as much as possible. When he sees the ambitious one coming towards him, he always manages to get alongside another senator, so that the conversation cannot be private or confidential. The antics of these two senators has afforded Mr. Crane and a few of his friends who are in the secret intense enjoyment. Mr. Crane is liable to carry this joke along for months and so successful is he in working his victims that the joke is never suspected. Senator Allison's Caution S ENATOR ALLISON, of Iowa, the father of the senate and the most respected man in that body, has for many years had the reputation of being the most cautious and conservative man in his public utterances in the senate. On most sub- jects it is difficult to get the venerable senator to make an absolute, unqualified declaration. His caution has become a joke which he appreciates as much as anyone else. Just before the holiday recess the senator was twitted with his reputation for safeguarding a statement of fact. In urging action on a measure he declared "the Christmas holidays are coming." Senator Spooner, who was sitting at Mr. Allison's elbow, remarked sotto voce: "That is a very positive statement for you to make." The rosy-cheeked old senator from Iowa gasped, smiled, stammered a little and pulled himself together and resumed: "Well, ah, that is—we may assume that the holidays are about to come. We have not received the usual holiday resolution for adjournment yet, but I think I may safely assume that the Christmas holidays are approaching." The clever way in which Mr. Allison saved his reputation for conservatism created a roar of laughter in the senate. It is related of Mr. Allison that one time a friend was determined to get an unequivocal expression of opinion from him. They were passing a farm in Iowa at the time, and observed a flock of sheep that had been lately clipped of its wool. "Those sheep have been sheared, have they not?" asked the friend. "Judging from their appearance on the side next to us, I should say they have," replied the senator, who was too cautious to assert that the sheep had been sheared all over. The "Pan T HIS is a bad year for "panhandlers" at the capitol. There have been fewer arrests by the capitol police of men who engage in shady transactions and attempt to bunco congressmen out of small sums of money than there have been for many years. Capt. Megrew, chief of the capitol police, gave his detectives and police explicit instructions to look out for this class of frauds. Heretofore when one of the fraternity was discovered plying his trade, he was simply ejected from the building and warned not to return. Last session and at the beginning of this congress the police adopted a new policy and sent the offenders to the police court, where they are usually convicted and given sentences of 60 days at the workhouse. "There are no more warnings given," said Capt. Megrew. "We have found they are not as effective as a term in the chain gang and 60 days of labor with pick and shovel. Word has been passed around among the grafting fraternity of our intention in this matter, and that is why we have not had a single complaint or arrest since the holidays." It is easily recalled that a few years ago the capitol building and grounds were infested with every type of the beggar fraternity from the "give me a penny" small fry to the hardened grafter who would request the loan of a "ten spot; just to tide me over, you know, until I get a remittance from home." Another type were the men, women, and sometimes boys, who wanted their representatives or senators to loan them enough money to return to their homes. The late Judge English, the author of "Ben Bolt" when in congress had a way of meeting this class by telling him he would wire to their folks at home to ascertain the truth of their story and for them to come around a few hours later, and he would loan them the money. The "strikers." it is needless to say, never returned. Musical Congressmen. T HERE would be no trouble in organizing a first-class male chorus for concert work or a light, opera among the members of the house and senate. There are quite a number of well known congressmen who possess voices and musical knowledge away above the average. During former Speaker Henderson's administration it was the customary thing after the adjournment of a session or of a congress for the members to linger in the hall while the songsters of their number rendered popular airs and patriotic hymns. Henderson himself was quite a leader in these demonstrations, and since he went out of office the practice has fallen into innocuous deseculum. The three "Jims" in the house—Jim Watson, Jim Tawney and Jim Sherman—are noted for their melodious voices. Sherman is a fairly good tenor; Tawney is a light baryton and Watson a deep baryton. Then there is Charlie Landis, who sings a first tenor, and Col. Morrell, of Philadelphia, who has a very pleasing voice, besides a dozen others who can do good chorus work. "Hal" Cooper, of Wisconsin, is the most finished musician in the house. His favorite instrument is the piano, and it is a treat to hear him perform on a first-class instrument, improvising music of his own. Representative Longworth, of Ohio, now famous as the fance of Miss Alice Roosevelt, is also a singer and plays well on the piano. He prefers comic and character songs and can entertain a whole company by rendering dialect and vaudeville airs to his own accompaniment upon the piano. Knute Nelson of Minnesota. NE of the busiest and most painstaking members of the senate is Knute Nelson, of Minnesota. He calls himself a farmer, but there are few lawyers in that body who give great constitutional questions any closer study than he does. It is in O looking after the interests of his constituents, however, that he is most tireless. He knows nearly every man, woman and child in Minnesota, and none of them hesitates to write to him for any sort of information or assistance. "My people back home are as well informed and up-to-date as people anywhere," said the senator the other day, "but some of them now and then give me a bad jolt." The senator then showed a colleague a letter which he had just received from a Norwegian at "Sleepy Eve." The letter read: "When you go to the capitol the next time please go in the pension office and get my pension increase pushed through, and then see if the fish commission will give us some trout seed up here. Some time see the postmaster general and have Nils Swenson made postmaster at Koday, and if you see him tell Secretary Wilson we all up here want plenty new cabbage next spring. Same time go in attorney generals office and poke up Moody to get Halvor Halvors out of jail for selling whisky to Indians. That's all now. Thanking you for past favors, yours, etc." "That letter," said Mr. Nelson, "is a sample of many I have received in my service in congress. Lots of folks think the whole government is under one roof and that I have only to go from one room to another to attend to their business and do their errands." At the same time there are not many of these "errands" that the senator neglects to attend to. His great strength with the people of his state is in paying attention to all sorts of requests, and scattered throughout Minnesota there are probably more autograph letters of Senator Nelson treasured up as souvenirs in the humble homes than of any other public man. He personally replies to every communication. Fever Sit with Shoulders Contracted and Lungs Drawn In, for It Is a Dangerous Habit. To keep the lungs in good condition and to insure full power for the voice, writes S. R. Taylor in the Globe-Democrat, one should never sit in that attitude so frequently adopted by girls and women, particularly when they desire to appear confidential, of stooping over with the shoulders contracted and the chest drawn in. It will result in harm befalling both the voice and lungs—serious harm if much indulged in. Permitting the head to droop a little while talking is also bad for the vocal chords, and in this connection it may as well be observed that anyone ```markdown ``` SITTING WITH CONTRACTED CHEST. who wants his voice to sound sweet and in good tone should never wear anything which presses tightly against the neck, or which is so high that one cannot bend it slightly without a sense of choking or suffocation. High or tight collars or stocks, therefore, ought to be discarded. Smoking and hot drinks will also have a pernicious effect on the vocal chords. As a final admonition, let it be understood that no breathing exercises ought to be indulged in for at least two hours after eating a meal. The action of the diaphragm will result in sickness at the stomach and will also retard the action of digestion. Exercise before meals is best, and at no time should the diaphragm be too much contracted or the sensation of sickness at the stomach, due to its pressing down upon it, will be experienced. ABOUT THE COMPLEXION. At Night Wear Mask of Rye Flour and Linseed Meal and Great Improvement Will Follow. Among the very best measures is the Turkish or Russian bath. Anything to induce free perspiration is of great use in clearing the skin if the pores have been clogged. Then continued care is needed that they are kept free from dust or the deposits of perspiration. The face should be washed every day in tepid water, and dried with a very soft linen cloth. Nothing is more injurious to a delicate skin than the rubbing and scratching with coarse towels, which some people seem to think is needful. An authority on complexions says that a paste made of rye flour and linseed meal is one of the very best applications for clearing the complexion. It must be made thick, and applied as a mask, and worn for 14 hours without removing. If worn every night for ten nights there will be a wonderful change in the appearance. One can well afford to make extra long nights for the sake of securing a good complexion. When the paste is removed the face must be well washed with tepid water, and very gently rubbed with a little cold cream, which is excellent when made as follows: Spermaceti, 500 grammes; pure wax, 100 grammes; oil of sweet almonds, 500 grammes; rose water, 50 grammes. Put the wax and spermaceti into a vessel placed in a kettle of boiling water; stir them gently until melted. Pour the mixture into a marble mortar, and allow it to become cool. Then stir it gently for an hour, add six drops of essence of roses, and beat the mass until it is perfectly smooth and white. Applied to the face after bathing or exposure to the sun, this cream has a very soothing and healing effect. Etiquette of Elder Day. An old manual of etiquette shows that the people of bygone days were not so different from those of the present, for the treatise thinks it necessary to state that one should never ask a friend where she bought her gown and the uttermost farthing of its cost. To this rule, however, an astonishing exception is made. One might ask these things, it seems, if one really wanted to get a gown like the one in question, and were, therefore, asking sincerely for information. Evidently in those days, when sisters thought it smart to dress exactly alike, it was considered a compliment to copy a friend's gown. Another interesting statement of this precious manual is that no lady looks worse than when "gnawing a bone." Plenty of Water. Dark circles under the eyes are nearly always significant of some internal derangement, particularly liver or kidney trouble. If these lines are very pronounced it would be wise to consult your family physician. By drinking two or three quarts of water a day the trouble can usually be corrected, and under any circumstances this will be good for your health. One of the First Things to Do Is Improve the Circulation and Strengthen System. One of the ills to which some flesh is heir is a red nose, and women who have no alcoholic tendencies may still be afflicted with it. As a matter of fact it is largely a result of poor circulation and a general low condition of the system, so that the things to do to get rid of the color are to strengthen the physical state and improve the circulation. The latter is done locally, by massage and lotions, while diet and certain foods will have much to do toward changing the condition of the blood. Inflammation and dilation of the nose always indicate an unhealthy internal condition. So many internal difficulties may cause this disgustment that it is necessary, first, to find its origin. Poor circulation, digestive troubles, chronic intestinal derangement and nervous diseases—all these will inflame the nose. So, too, will tight clothing or morbid emotions caused by sensational or bad literature. Habitual cold feet tend to redden the nose, and often a suffering great toe, pressed by ill-fitting shoes, is responsible for a nose with swollen veins. It is well known that too much alcohol will produce congestion, and too rich food is similarly unpleasant in its results. Acidity of the stomach may be an inducing cause of the trouble, and when one has this form of indigestion an excellent treatment is to drink a cup of hot water after each meal. Heat and cold, of course, have immediate effect, both reddening, so that a person with a red nose should use only tepid water on the face, taking care that no really hot or cold water touches it. A NEAT SHIRTWAIST. Time to Be Thinking of New Shirtwaists—This a Model to Recommend Highly. An excellent tailored shirtwaist model pictured in cameo moire is made over a fitted lining and closes at the center front. Broad tucks decorate the back and front of the waist, forming a simulated vest in front. The neck is finished with a high 1 SIMPLE AND ATTRACTIVE standing collar and shaped strap. The sleeve is a regulation leg-o-mutter model, fitting closely from the elbow, and decorated with a shaped strap at the wrist to match the neck trimming Taffetas and the new soft satin will make up well for extra occasions, and for general wear, mohair, brilliantina French flannel, the new winter flannels and winter shirting are suggested. Size 36 requires $5\frac{1}{2}$ yards of 21-inch silk, or $3\frac{1}{2}$ yards of 36-inch material SOME NUTS TO CRACK. Place Conundrums in English Walnut Shells and Glue the Halves Together and Mix with Real Nuts. Here are a few good nuts to crack. Write the conundrums on small bits of paper, and insert them in English walnut shells; glue the halves together and mix in a bowl of sure-enough nuts. When is a doctor most annoyed? When he is out of patients. Why is grass like a mouse? Because the cat'll eat it. (Cattle eat it.) Why does a bay horse never pay toll? Because his master pays it for him. How was Admiral Dewey's naval rank reduced when he got married? He became Miss. Dewey's second mate. Why is the first chicken of a brood like the main mast of a ship? Because it's a little ahead of the main hatch. What is the difference between a milk maid and a swallow? The milk maid skims the milk, the swallow skims the water. For Eczema. For a child who is afflicted with eczema you will find nothing more soothing and harmless than this cosmetic jelly, which is inexpensive and most easily made: Seven ounces of rosewater, and 30 grains of gum tragacanth; let soak over night, strain forcibly through fine muslin and add one half ounce of alcohol and one half ounce of glycerin and a pinch of boric acid. This may be applied to the entire body of the child, and when the skin is rough or the little face smarting from the wind it will be found the greatest comfort. You can use it yourself, too, to keep your hands from chapping. Girl with Green Eyes. Women with queer, yellow eyes, with a little brown in them like cat's eyes, should wear green. It makes the eyes look green and this is quite fetching. The green-eyed woman may not be perfect as to disposition, but she is good to look at. American Brick Co. President and Treasurer, THOMAS CAREY. Vice-President, JOHN SHELHAMER, Secretary, WILLIAM SULLIVAN. 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COOK 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. tions how to order. Marcus Ruben (Inc.), 390 State St., Chicago Brick Co. - THOMAS CAREY. DHN SHELHAMER, ry, WILLIAM SULLIVAN. URERS OF Sewor Brick An Amateur Juliet. We thought that the citizens of Athens respected and desired freedom of the press. Apparently they do not, says the Athens (Kan.) Eagle. James B. Parker, whose wife is taking the part of Juliet in the charity series, objected to our calling her skinny, and waited for us at the theater last night. Fortunately we caught him one on the eye, which destroyed some of the effect his objection might otherwise have borne. J. Parker is a danger to the community. She is skinny, anyhow. "Animalness" of Doyle. Here is a pen portrait of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle as drawn by a spectator at a recent London meeting, in which the author took a prominent part: The massive figure, the sun-scorched, crimson cheeks and the entire healthy animalness of the man were unavoidably conspicuous, giving the lie in stentorian tones to the oft-repeated fabrication that brains can only be cultivated at the expense of the body. Reedened Him. To an official of the Sudan railway in Africa there came a telegram from an outlying station: "Stationmaster has died. Shall I bury him?" The reply was sent as follows: "Yes, bury stationmaster, but please make sure he is really dead before you do so." In due time back came the message: "Have buried stationmaster. Made sure he was dead by hitting him twice on the head with a fishplate." A Firm Stand. "Young ladies," said the presidentess of Wassar college, severely, "it has come to my knowledge that upper classwomen have refused to give recipes for making fudge to lower classwomen. This must be stopped. Hazing will positively not be tolerated at this institution."—Chicago Sun. Murdered Missionaries It now appears that the recent murder of the five American missionaries at Lienchou, China, was due to the anti-American sentiment which exists strongly in southern China. Two of the missionaries, bride and groom, had been on the field only three days. Wolf in Town. A girl aged five was seated on the doorstep of her mother's home at Victor, Col., the other day and was about to eat a piece of bread and butter, covered with sugar, when a large gray wolf dashed up, snatched the bread out of her hand and went off with it. Canada's Immigrants According to E. B. Osborne, who lectured recently at the Royal Colonial Institute, London, Canada's immigrants are best in the following order: Scotsmen, Americans, Englishmen, Scandinavians, Germans and Doukhobors. Missionary Honored. A high honor has been paid by the British government in India to an American missionary, Rev. Dr. J. C.R. Ewing, of Lahore, in making him chairman of the relief work among the sufferers from the recent earthquakes. Long Time in Debt An English debtor has been allowed to pay off a debt of about $80 at the rate of one penny a month. It will require 209 years to complete the payments. The sum was due a money lender, which explains the decision. Odd Coincidence Babies arrived last Good Friday in the homes of twin sisters, living within a block of each other on Colgan street, Louisville, Ky. There was but 56 minutes difference in the time of the births. Ban on Suicides. In view of the frequency of suicide at Dover, England, the local clergy have agreed not to use the prayer book order of burial at the funerals of those who have taken their own lives. An Ingrate Because a revolver which he had purchased to kill himself missed fire, a Sam Bernardino (Cal.) man brought suit against the hardware company for the price of the weapon. "En—I want some sort of a present for a young lady." "Sweetheart or sister?" "En—why—she hasn't said which she will be yet."—Judy. The roster of the Mississippi Agricultural college bears the name of William Standifer, who, at 70, has started his collegiate education. Identified by Teeth Marks. Traced by the impression of his teeth in a half eaten apple, left in a house at Bale, Switzerland, a burglar confessed and was sentenced. Mammoth Cable. The largest chain cable ever made is being constructed for one of the new Onward turbiners. Each link weighs 160 pounds. The trouble with most fathers is that they deal out to their sons a lot of advice they never followed themselves. Matrimonial Meeting. At a wedding in Poplar, England, the bride's name was Wedlock and the bridesgroom's Marriage. # An English Bull. Comptroller Grout, of New York, believes there is an English bull as well as an Irish bull. Last summer while in the isle of Wight he encountered a specimen of the former. One morning he rang for his servant to ask why his white buckskin shoes, which he had put outside his door the night before for a pipestone blanching, had not been brought back. "Well, you see, sir," said boots, "these shoes are white, and I had no blacking that would do for them without sending out for it." English Snuff Slaves. Snuff-taking is a common habit among certain classes of the London poor. It shows its effects in rambling speech, pallid aspect and dejected demeanor, resembling the symptoms of the morphia taker. The practice is especially common among women and an observer says that women in the prisoner's dock in the police court will have their hair decorated with curl papers which contain each the pinch of snuff needed for consolation. More Enduring: It was just at sunsetting that two little neighbors were exchanging confidences. "My mamma has begun a new story to-day," said Elisie. "She has written 20 sheets." Martha drew herself up proudly: "My mamma has hemmed ten," she declared, "and she says they'll last." -Judge. Tablet for Farragut House. Through the efforts of Admiral McCalla, a bronze tablet has been placed on the house occupied by the chaplain at Mare Island navy yard, announcing that the house was occupied by Farragut, 1854-58, while he was the commandant of the yard. He was the first commandant. Fairly Warned. Thomas Tosland wants the party who "swiped" his spectacles to return them, as he cannot see to read without them and has no money to buy more. The party is known. No questions will be asked, although he is on the-threshold of the penitentiary.—Nemaha (ia.) Register. Cow Adopts Fawn. A woman in Richmond, Va., owns a cow, and the cow owned a calf, but this last was drowned in a swamp. Thereupon the bereaved mother adopted a fawn, first rescuing it from a hound which had chased it into the pasture. Spry Centenarian Philip Brushart, of Burlington, Mich. is nearly 101 years old, but is astonishingly spry. On his birthday nearly 12 months ago he turned a handspring for some friends and proposes to duplicate the feat on the next similar occasion. Apparition of Sergius. At the exact hour of the assassination of the Russian Grand Duke Sergius his goddaughter, in the Alexis palace, declares he opened the door of her room, covered with bleeding wounds, and exclaimed: "Look, young princess!" Harmsworth's Harms. The London Daily News, noting that Harmsworth, the newspaper proprietor, recently created a peer, has adopted for his arms two rolls of paper, remarks that "the selection of them betrays a rather cynical humor." Unproven Assertion An acetic bachelor remarks that the men and women who have sense enough to remain single are the kind that would make the most sensible husbands and wives, as they seem to have most self-control. A pair of magnificent carriage horses has been shipped from Hull to Norway. They were from the Royal Mews, Windsor, and a gift from King Edward to the king of Norway. Quick Match. A young and pretty Bellevue nurse dropped her stethoscope out of the hospital window in May. It hit the shoulder of a masculine passer-by. The two were married in June. Jeb Wasn't Selfish Jeb Steffers drove over from the bottoms Thursday and bought a jug of rye and two pounds of ginger-maps. Jeb took some of it home.—Cartonville (Ark.) Leader. Kisses Save Wheat A Topeka girl saved her father's wheat crop from a threatening rain by giving hugs and kisses as prizes to the laborers who shocked the most grain. Smarty Alecks. Every once in awhile we see a 17-year-old boy who makes us wonder how in the world we ever forgot so much.— The Commoner. A Canadian farmer, hurling a sledgehammer at a fleeing fox in June, unearthed a valuable silver and nickel mine. Only a Bluff. Some men think they have completely reformed when they begin to smoke a pipe instead of cigars. Human Nature. The emergencies that never turn up are the ones we always feel we are able to cope with. FREDERICK DOUGLASS CENTER 3032 WABASH AVE. Two weeks ago Mr. F. L. Barnett organized the Douglass Center Athletic Club with almost one hundred members. Mr. Joseph Garner who has a wide experience with boys' club work will take charge of this department. Last Thursday afternoon the girls met and were addressed by Prof. Garner. Sunday 3 p. m. Mrs. A. O. Butler of Oak Park will speak on "American Humor." Miss Garnett and Mr. J. Gray Lucas will sing. All are invited. Monday 8 p. m. the Center Forum will meet. Subject, the new city charter. Speakers, Mr. Robert McMurdy and Dr. D. R. Wilkins. Tuesday 2 p. m. the Center Woman's Club meets. A demonstration of the haybox cooking stove will be given. All ladies are invited. Wednesday 2 p. m. the Phyllis Wheatley Club meets. The program will be in charge of the Domestic Science Department. The club held a special meeting at the Center Tuesday evening. Subject, "How can the combined influence of the Homes and the Schools Elevate the Schools?" A strong appeal was made by each speaker for closer cooperation between the schools and the homes. Thursday 2 p. m. the I. B. W. Club meets. At 9 p. m. the class in Sociology meets. Saturday 10 a. m. the sewing class meets. At 9 p. m. the class in English will meet. The class continues to grow in interest and numbers. Mr. W. H. A. Moore is the leader. Visitors of the Center have been greatly interested during the past week in Mr. Harry Dean's collection of African's curios now on exhibition in the lecture room. Mr. Dean is one of the most intrepid of modern travelers and his collection represents interesting phases of life as it is found in many of the remotely accessible portions of the Dark Continent. Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday nights of next week Mr. Dean will deliver short talks on the countries and peoples of Central Africa. The public is invited. "D." A TESTIMONIAL WILL BE GIVEN TO REV. WALTER ROLLIN DAVIS BY THE MEMBERS OF ST. THOM. AS' CHURCH. There will be a testimonial given by members and friends of St. Thomas church to Rev. Walter Rollin Davis at Douglas Club House, 3516 Ellis Ave. Monday Feb. 5th, 1906. Music by Prof. N. Clark Smith. Admission 25 cents. This entertainment is for the purpose of raising funds to enable Mr. Davis to finish his course in the seminary. The entertainment will be preceded by a literary program of an hours duration. The feature of which will be select reading by Madame Kellogg-Davis and violin solos by Miss Sinclair White the child wonder and Master Harrison—Emanuel of St. Thomas choir. F. L. Cuffee chiefman; Miss Ida M. Dempsey, Sec; Mrs Lida Wagner, Treas. A. B. SCHULTZ, M. D. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. 2719 State Street Hours: 9 to 12 A. M. 3 to 5 and after 6 P. M. CHICAO All that is best in whiskes you will find in Old Underoof Rye It is thoroughly matured, soft and rich. CHAS. DENNEH Chic CHAS. DENNEHY & COMPANY Chicago. Phone 194 South GRAY & MORAN ATTORNEYS AT LAW Suite 1114 Ashland Block, Clark and Randolph Sts. Tel. Central 569. CHICAGO. Residence 57 Macallister Place Telephone Ashland 363 Office Telephones Central 1289 Automatic 5960 MILES J. DEVINE ATTORNEY AT LAW Suite 318-320 Reaper Block CLARK AND WASHINGTON STS. CHICAGO. A. D. GASH 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 Yards 6016. John Fitzgerald JUSTICE OF THE PEACE 4737 SOUTH HALSTED STREET. Residence 113 W. Garfield Boul. CHICAGO J. GRAY LUCAS Attorney at Law Suite 611 167 Dearborn St., Cor. Monroe. Chicago. Tel. Cent. 5763. Res. Tel. Went. 4582. Captain 8th L. N. G. Regimental Quartermaster JAMES S. NELSON LAWYER Residence 3652 WABASH AVE. Tel. 6242 Douglas SUITE 611, 167 DEARBORN STREET Tel. 5763 Central W. Kemper Harreld TEACHER OF VIOLIN 6626 CHAMPLAIN AVE. Tel. Went. 2821. Hall's Laundry 2975-77 STATE ST. Phone, Douglas 1235 CHICAGO ld eroof ye Y & COMPANY, ago. HILLMAN'S STATE & WASHINGTON STS. Chicago's Most Modern, Most Complete and Most Convenient Department Store Jacob Feinberg MARKET AND GROCERY TELEPHONE DOUGLAS 565 81st and State Streets BRADLEY REAL ESTATE AND IN 4709 S. Halsted Street Theodore JUSTICE OF Mortgages, Deeds, Notes and Acknowledged. BADLEY & FIELD REAL ESTATE, LOANS AND INSURANCE United Street Theodore C. May VICE OF THE P ages, Deeds, Notes and Legal Documents cknowledged. Room 22, 27 North 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 C. H. Smiley, Pres. and Treas. 76 E. TWENTY Two Phones, South 584. Phone M SANDY W. TR INCORPORATED UNDER 2918 STATE S Now is your chance. The Company will open a Depa- State St. Namely Sandy W. Trice complete line of Men and Womens tions. Shares ten dollars. A limi- Company's Sec'y. office. CHICAGO J. Hockley S. 76 E. TWENTY-SECOND STREET, South 584. Phone Douglas 6581. RY W. TRICE & COMPANY CORPORATED UNDER THE LAWS OF ULLINOI 2918 STATE STREET, CHICAGO. is your chance. A joint stock comp any will open a Department Store in the near himely Sandy W. Trice & Company. The compa of Men and Womens Furnishing Goods Shoes, L ten dollars. A limited number of shares are cly. office. C. H. Smiley, Pres. and Treas. J. Hockley Smiley, See'y. Smiley Catered 76 E. TWENTY-SECOND STREET, Two Phones, South 584. CHICAGO. SANDY W. TRICE & COMPANY INCORPORATED UNDER THE LAWS OF ILLINOIS. 2918 STATE STREET, CHICAGO. Now is your chance. A joint stock company. The Company will open a Department Store in the near future at 2918 State St. Namely Sandy W. Trice & Company. The company will carry a complete line of Men and Womens Furnishing Goods Shoes, Hats and Notions. Shares ten dollars. A limited number of shares are on sale at the Company's Sec'y. office. DIRECTORS: Sandy W. Trice, Pres. Milton J. Trice, Vice Pres. A. T. Henry, 2nd Vice Pres. R. R. Wright, 3rd Vice Pres. Dee Parker, Trustee. A. J. Carey, D. D. Treas. 2151 Forest Ave. A. W. Williams, M. D. Sec'y Office 2340 State St. Phone South 1023, Chicago. NOIS BRICK ILLINOIS BRICK CO. WILLIAM C. KUESTER. SUPERINTENDENT. 1994 N. Western Ave., C 1994 N. Western Ave., Ch Telephone Lake View 270. Telephone Yards: 718 Junk's Brew M. JUNK, Bremington Telephone Yards 718 M. JUNK, Proprietor JOS. P. JUNK, Manager 3700-3710 South Halsted Street and 897 to 929 Thirtyseventh Street CHICAGO J. J. Bradley FIELDS LOANS NCE CHICAGO Mayer E PEACE Documents Drawn 2, 27 North Clark Street. J. Hockley Smiley, See'y. Smiley Caterer STREET, CHICAGO. COMPANY OF ULLINOIS. CHICAGO. stock company. In the near future at 2918 The company will carry a goods Shoes, Hats and No- f shares are on sale at the A. J. Carey, D. D., Treas. 3151 Forest Ave. A. W. Williams, M. D. Sec'y Office 2340 State St. Phone South 1028, Chicago. o., Chicago. ew 270. 1s. 718 ewery Telephone Yards 693 J. M. Fields RESIDENCE 337 Burling Street