The Broad Ax

THE BROAD AX HEW TO THE LINE. Col. "Pony" Moore's Contest With the Man From Missouri One of Our Aldermanic Friends Was Present During His Famous Interview With Chief John M. Collins. Ed. Wllson, Col. "Pony's" Hireling, and His Gang of "Sham Reformers" Are On the Dead Run. Vol. XI Col. "Pony" M test With From M One of Our Alderm Present During view With Chie Ed. Wllson, Col and His Gang o Are On the Dea Bright and early on Sunday morning November 5th, 1905, Chief Collins" "flying squadron" swooped down upon Col. "Pony" Moore's resort or Hotel De moore 173 East 21st street, and arrested some forty or fifty of its inmates including Col. "Pony" and they were carted off to the 22nd and the Harrison street Police Stations where they were booked and released on bonds. On that same Sunday afternoon, a political meeting was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Smith 2245 Wabash ave., in the interest of some of the Democratic Judicial candidates, and without receiving an invitation from anyone Col. "Pony" attended the meeting in company with Col. Robert T. Motts, his object in being present on that occasion was for the purpose of appealing to William A. Doyle, "to have Mayor Dunne, and Chief Collins to let up on him and that hereafter he would be good, and assist to elect him Judge of the Circuit Court, while the conversation was being between Mr. Doyle and Col. "Pony" someone in the front parlor exclaimed "here comes the man from Mo, with his big feet and green country look" and in an instant Col. "Pony" sprang to his feet, and exclaiming at the top of his voice where "is he where is he! I never did see that man or hayseed from Mo., and as the man from Mo., entered the parlor everybody in it gave Col. "Pony" the horse-laugh. When the meeting was called to order by William H. Clark, the man from Mo., was selected as its chairman and Col. "Pony" although not invited to the meeting, took it upon himself to upbraid Mr. Smith, for "daring to permit the man from Mo., to enter his house," and he let it be known "that he would spend one thousand dollars, to put the man from Mo. out of business, that he would dull the edge of his little "Nigger" newspaper, that he did not give a rap what The Chicago Tribune and the other white newspapers had to say in the way of condemning him and his resort but no little "Nigger" newspaper could do so and continue in business in Chicago." On Monday morning November 6th which was one day before the election Col. "Pony" and his crowd of dead-game sports or tin-horn gamblers were rounded up in the Harrison street Police Station, and in the final wind up Col. "Pony" was fined or taxed twenty-five dollars and the others who were caught up in the raid were also discharged on the payment of small fines. Shortly after that event Chief Collins requested Captain Mahoney, who continues to do good work in the "Red Light District" to furnish him with a complete report or record as to the number of times Col. "Pony" had been arrested and his famous resort raided in the past ten or fifteen years, and after thoroughly familiarizing himself with his black Police record, he learned that Col. "Pony" was so puffed up with self-conceit or his own self-importance or in other words he was effected with his big-head to such an extent, "that he was very loth to observe the city women to be continually hanging, around in his saloon, keeping it open after one o'clock at night, and in permitting his touters or gentlemenly followers to gamble in his place, and film flam the suckers or green-horns out of their money with dice which seemed to be "loaded," and as a result of Chief Collins, investigation, he finally decided "that his license ought to be revoked, and after consulting with Mayor Dunne, the deed was done, and on Friday November 10, 1905. Col. "Pony" was unhorsed as the Lord mayor of the "Red Light District" and separated from his saloon license. Three or four days after those far-reaching scenes, were enacted, Col. "Pony" called on one of our Aldermanic friends who is always ready and willing to assist anyone when they are in trouble, and among other things Col. "Pony" stated while in conversation with the City Father, was "that he ran one of the best, the finest and the most orderly Colored saloons in the United States" and that "he wanted our Aldermanic friend to call on Chief Collins with him and speak a good word in his behalf, and believing that Col. "Pony," was telling the truth the City daddle accompanied him to see the Chief and was present during his famous interview with that worthy city official. On entering the Chief's private office, Col. "Pony" very deliberately removed his lovely kid gloves, then he very coolly seated himself in front of Chief Collins, and after pulling up the bottom of his pant legs, in order to show the tops of his red socks, and after adjusting his real Diamond shirt stud, which appeared to be as large as the end of a beer keg, and his Diamond rings to the proper angel, so that their brilliancy would blind the eyes of Chief Collins, Col. "Pony" started the ball to rolling by saying "Chief I am a first-class gentleman and I have ran one of the best Colored saloons in this country, and everything Detective Wooldridge has told you about me is absolutely false, and the stuff you have read in one of the little "Nigger newspapers concerning myself is all rot, and I want you to restore to me my saloon license" or words of the same effect. Chief Collins, so our Aldermanic friend declared, in a very gentlemanly way informed Col. "Pony" in the plainest and most positive language "that he had in the past conducted one of the worst gambling resorts in town, that brazen-faced white and Colored women hung out in his saloon and Hotel De moore, that his place had become so notoriously bad that it was a stench in the nostrils of all decent and law abiding people, that many of the best class of Colored people—those who believe in morality and decency—who were not in favor of permitting gamblers to run the city, had written him letters highly commending him for revoking his license, and closing up his joint, which was a disgrace to the great city of Chicago and its worthy Afro-American citizens and if he could prevent it no license would be re-issued to him as long as he was Chief of Police." HEW TO THE LINE. The Popular Prince Among the German-American Citizens in this City and One of the Most Efficient Coroners Cook County Has Ever Had. when Chief Collins, concluded talking, "that Col. "Pony" looked like a white man, for he was perfectly white in the face, and when the famous interview came to an end, Col. "Pony" emerged from the Chief's inner office sweating and puffing like a big sea-porpoise. Therefore if Chief Collins, wishes to continue to be held in the highest esteem by the vast majority of the respectable members of both races in this city, let him put his foot down and work against granting a license to Col. "Pony" Moore, to open up his resort on 31st street between Dearborn st., and Armour ave., which we predict, if he succeeds in opening, it will soon become much worse than the disgraceful resort he conducted at 173 East 21st street. At the present writing it looks as though the man from Mo., has got Ed. Wilson, Col. "Pony's" hireling and his gang of sham reformers on the dead run. the law of money or nature of it. Great nations like Russia or Japan, great cities like Boston are embarrassed for want of money. For want of a men simple instrument to exchange the services and commodities they have entirely within themselves. A great landlord having thousands of tenants if he wanted cash to carry on some work, would issue his acceptances for rents instead of borrowing from some of his tenants and taxing the rest to pay the interest. But great nations to which millions owe tribute never dream of issuing their acceptances for such tribute, but borrow from a favored few subjects and oppress all the rest to pay the interest. Of all the absurdities and evils of modern times this is the surprising one. CLARKE IRVINE. Oregon, Mo. The Death of Miss Dolly K. Scott Last Tuesday evening Miss Dolly K. Scott, 5044 Armour avenue, passes P. S. the next issue of The Broad Ax will contain an interesting chapter "On how Justice Willis Melville of West Grossdale shuffled and cut his Judicial cards in favor of Col. "Pony" Moore. Most Absurd! The people of modern times have indeed lapsed into a state idiotic as to money. This simple instrument for exchanging services and all other things, as indispensable as bread to our daily business, which is simply the public credit or confidence representable by any popular tokens, has been knered and tacked by law or custom upon some one rare metal and monopolized for usury. Ten thousand times has it been proven in the past that any community or company capable of raising revenue off its members can do any work within; its capacity by merely issuing an order on its people for so much revenue or tax, rent or tithes, and issuing bills receivable therefor. Churches and towns have done the like, and done great public works without one cent of debt. States have done the same, and carried on great wars without no debt so long as they confined themselves to this policy. Such bills are acceptances for tax or rent or tithes, not promises to pay, yet people never learn the mighty difference between the two. The very nature of real money is violated by the custom of declaring, some commodity to be the legal tender, and issuing bills payable on it as the basis. It led to usury and great public debts at interest that to day is drawing from labor all its profit to pay usury on about eighty billions of debt. Not one of these debts was necessary, and see the effect of this violation of the law of money or nature of it. Great nations like Russia or Japan, great cities like Boston are embarrassed for want of money. For want of a mere simple instrument to exchange the services and commodities they have entirely within themselves. A great landlord having thousands of tenants, if he wanted cash to carry on some work, would issue his acceptances for rents instead of borrowing from some of his tenants and taxing the rest to pay the interest. But great nations to which millions owe tribute never dream of issuing their acceptances for such tribute, but borrow from a favored few subjects and oppress all the rest to pay the interest. Of all the absurdities and evils of modern times this is the surprising one. CLARKE IRVINE. The Death of Miss Dolly K. Scott. Last Tuesday evening Miss Dolly K. Scott, 5044 Armour avenue, passed away after a short illness. She was in her 16th year, and was a member of the choir of Quinn chapel, where her parents have worshipped for almost fifty years, and on the Saturday evening before her death Rev. Roberts read the baptismal service to her, and she was received into the full fellowship of the Methodist church. Miss Dolly, who possessed a lovable disposition and was not wild or frivolous in her make-up, is survived by her father, Mr. David Scott, brother John, and sister Mrs. Julia Bryant, and she had hosts of friends to join with them to mourn the untimely ending of her young life. Friday morning funeral services were held over her remains at Quinn chapel, Rev. D. P. Roberts officiating, and her remains were laid to rest in Oak Hill. Frank W. King had charge of the funeral. The floral offerings were many and beautiful. A. B. PERRIGO AND COL. "PONY" MOORE. It seems that Mr. A. B. Perrigo, Democratic candidate for Alderman in the 2nd Ward, has Col. "Pony" Moore on his staff, and that he may or is willing to assist him to secure his saloon license. All we have to say at this time is that if Mr. Perrigo expects decent Afro-Americans to support him in his contest with Alderman Thomas J. Dixon, it would be well for him to lay away from the former Boss of the "Red Light District." Justice John Fitzgerald, who plays no favorites in dealing out justice to the criminal classes, at the Stock Yards Police Court, will be chosen as one of the judges of the new Municipal Court. The Irish And Colored Am ericans and Race Rid icule by Own Race An Object Lesson For Booker T. Washington The most remarkable scene ever attending a Sabbath day meeting in this city occurred last Sunday afternoon at the Emmet Day celebration, when an affront to the nationality of the great audience was resented with hisses, hooting and shouts that compelled the offender to desist and to make public apology. President Dolan's Words of Praise to Hub Irishmen. "I thank everyone sitting here for the rebuke to the insult given a moment ago. "Perhaps we Irish people are wrong in regard to the 'stage Irishman.' I've often spoken in public against this form of race ridicule—the stage Irishman. "It is a product of the London concert hall. But we Irish are not blameless. As long as you sit and applaud the monkey-faced, white-eyed monstrocity called the "stage Irishman," actors will supply the demand. I'm going to tell the people all over this land that it was a Boston audience, on the occasion of the Emmet celebration, that gave the first decided public rebuke to this form of insult to our race, and showed thereby an awakened race "pride and dignity." The Mayor's Protest. "Nothing on earth so clearly shows the growing pride—a just pride of the Irish people as what has just happened—when an insult, although unintentional, is given and the people instantly resent it. There is only one thing the Irish will permit on the stage, and that is the truth. I hope this unfortunate incident and the lesson will not be forgotten." Hisses Great Actor Who Simulates a "Stage Irishman." An address on Robert Emmet by Natoinal President James E. Dolan, of the Ancient Order of Hibernians, an impassolined speech in demonstration of the "Stage Irishman" by Mayor Fitzgerald, an unintentional insult to the Irish race by a comedian, followed by wild hisses, interspersed with enraged cries of "Get off the stage" and "The hook," were the features of the great celebration held in the Majestic Theatre last Sunday afternoon, in commemoration of the birth of the young Irish martyr, Robert Emmet. The celebration, consisting of an entertainment, speeches and a formal oration by President Dolan, was given under the auspices of the Suffolk country branch of the Ancient Order of Hibernians. Upon the platform and in the audience were men of Irish extraction, prominent in business, professional and political life. Enthusistic applause was aroused when the speakers touched on home rule for Ireland, the national heroes and the spread of the ancient Gaellic tongue. A dramatic situation arose when an alleged "imitation" of an "intoxicated Irishman coming down the street" was attempted by Charles Clark, a comedian, who was announced as a monologue artist and singer. Comedian Clark sang an Irish ditty and received applause. This done, he said: "I will now attempt to give a correct imitation of an Irishman coming down the street behind a St Patrick's Day parade." Clark began to stagger. Before he had taken three steps, the audience broke into hisses. Clark straightened himself up, and the audience creid "Leave the stage." Hisses followed. Clark apologized and said: "I'm sorry. I humbly apologize, I'm an Irishman myself." He was allowed to sing a song, which was greeted with some applause. When Mayor Fitzgerald began his speech as presiding officer, he delivered, in a trembling voice, the remarks quoted above. Says Irish Are Temperate. The Mayor added: "We cannot emphasize too strongly on this occasion that the Irish race in this country is a race of temperate habits. We may have had our faults in the past. But the Irish who are growing up today can give Lessons in Temperance to this great American civilization of ours." The above quotation is a news report in the front page of The Boston Post of last Monday morning, just as it appeared in that paper. We have published it as an object lesson of how one minority race, one race of foreign extraction has been looked down upon in all parts of this country, and is now held in contempt in some sections. We urge the careful reading of the article. Note the earnestness of the protest, its nature—hisses. No arrests.) Note the words used by the speakers. The fun-making is called an insult to the Irish race. Note it is instantly resented. Note that it is admitted to have been an "unintentional" insult, but an insult nevertheless. Note that the actor is himself an Irishman and that does not excuse him in the eyes of the audience. Note that this was among an audience almost exclusively Irish, almost "among ourselves." Note lastly, that the Mayor of Boston declares his race does not have the fault universally considered its most prevalent fault, and that he makes denial though the general public could hardly be convinced of the truth of his denial for his race. Now this is real race pride and race sense, both in resenting the ridicule, fiercely and in denying the implied race fault. And what a contrast Colored Americans present. Not only do Colored actors burlesque their race for a livelihood, but their most prominent man with the rest of the American public uses race ridicule as his chief card, not only before Colored audiences, but especially before white audiences. How many, many times has he told of a Colored "Auntie" who sweetened our guests tea with molasses by putting her two fingers down in the molasses jug and then letting the molasses drain off into the cup and then shoves her fingers down into the tea to stir it. Note the ear-marks of untruth in the story, how strange it is she did not pour out the molasses, and how queer she should not let the guest stir his own beverage! Then, for the other guest, she takes out a lump of brown sugar and instead of breaking it, put it in her mouth and bites it and then puts one-half in the guest's tea and the other half in hers. Judging by what occurred in Boston at mere mimicry in an Irish audience, what do you imagine the Irish race would think of or do to a prominent Irishman who posed as the leader of THE BROAD AX. PUBLISHED WEEKLY. Will promulgate and at all times uphold the trust of Democracy, but Ostolieshev, Protestants, Protestants, Infidels, Farmers, Single Taxes, Republicans, Knights of Lobber, or any one else that their language is proper and re-sponsibility is fixed. The Broad News is a newspaper whose platform is broad enough for all, ever claiming the editorial right to speak its own mind. Local communications will receive attention Write only on one side of the paper. Subscriptions must be paid in advance. One Year.....$3.00 Six Months.....1.00 Advertising rates made known on application. JULIUS F. TAYLOR, Editor and Publisher. Entered at the Post Office at Chicago, IL, as Second-class Matter. Our Colored Landlords and Their Tenants. The first of May will soon be here, and everybody is asking everybody else, Are you going to move? Many tales are being told on our Colored landlords out south-who are holding meetings and discussing "how to make their tenants pay for the property they are trying to buy." This said one tenant's rent was raised $5 because his wife requested the owners (?) wife "to close the front door upon entering." Serves him right. His wife should have known better. The idea of her addressing her landlady in that manner this time of the year! Another tenant was forced to move because he had never thought to consult his landlady, who lives upstairs, concerning his wife's afternoon teas, or invite her to meet their friends. The rent of that flat will be raised $2.50 if taken by a Colored tenant, but if a white tenant should apply, well the rent will drop, $3.00. Several tenants have been raised from two to five dollars simply because the landlords are forced to live in the basement in order to meet the payments on the property, and while, so living they are so often mistaken for the janitor. One landlord has the good fortune to have two buildings—one tenanted by white people, the other by Colored people, and the neighbors say it is amusing to hear him tell of "the great properties he owns." The joke is the property belongs to his wife and her people, while he is sent to collect the rent. To the Colored tenants he is want to say, "Your rent will be raised $250 and I will do no cleaning or repairing." To the white tenants he inguired with hat in hand, "Is there any repairs or cleaning needed? Will you keep our house another year?" One "Miss Newrich" bought a shack on Vincennes avenue, and authorized her agent to rent it, and then to test her new authority as a landlady, ordered the tenants to move for making a noise of a "crying nature" at night. It required a justice of the peace to tell this new landlady how to act towards her tenants. The saddest tale is told by a tenant whose wife's poor health compels her to be out of the city most of the time. His landlord thinks he should be where his wife is, notwithstanding he has a good paying position here which enables him to keep up expenses at both ends; hence he must move or stand a "rent raise." We love to hear of our folks buying property, but if the foregoing tales about them are true—as landlords they won't do. "C." THE PHYLLLS WHEATLY WOMAN'S CLUB WILL CELEBRATE... ITS TENTH ANNIVISARY. The Phyllis Wheatley Woman's Club has reached the 10th mile stone of its existence and will celebrate the event at Quinn chapel Sunday evening, March 18 at 8 p. m. Rev. D. P. Roberts will deliver the birthday sermon, the President will give a history of the club and its work. Appropriate remarks will be made by other distinguished persons. This Club deserves the hearty cooperatoin of the public in carrying on its good work. The Day Nursery at 155 18th st., is under its fostering care. The members are now endeavoring to carry out the work they have had in mind for years; i. e., the establishing for a Club home in which worthy girls may be housed; a Women's Exchange and Classes in cooking, sewing, millinery, lace-making, etc., will be some of the features. It is hoped to make this a business enterprise worthy not only of the members of this club but of all women in Chicago interested in the uplift of others. The public is cordially invited to be present at Quinn chapel Sunday night. The Club meets at the Frederick Douglas Centre 3032 Wabash Ave. Wednesday March 21, at 2 p. m. Program under the auspices of the Literature Section. Mrs. F. Lynn will talk on "The place for literature in literature Dr. Hard will tell about "The Women of India." Visitors are welcome. Mrs. E. L. Davis, Pres.; Mrs. Jessie Johnson, Sec. "M." The sudden death of the late Clifford Johnson, 2712 State street, will not interfere in the least in conducting the undertaking business which he so successfully established, as his wife, Mrs. Clifford Johnson, who has for the past three years ran the business in every detail, will continue to do so at the same old stand. She has two first-class licensed undertakers, and with the practical experience which she has acquired, in the conducting of the business in the past she is capable of guiding or directing them in taking charge and completing all arrangements for first-class funerals. Mrs. Johnson is full of pluck and business enterprise, and she is bound to meet with success. FREDERICK DOUGLASS CENTER 3012 WABASH AV. Monday afternoon the different clubs of Chicago and suburbs was called with nineteen represented. A permanent organization was completed with the following officers: president Mrs. C. M. West; vice-president, Mrs. Anna Payton; secretary, Miss Slater; assistant secretary, Mrs. Benson; corresponding secretary, Mrs. Berry and treasurer Mrs. Hester Rawls. The Federation will hold four regular meetings a year, the next to be the first Monday in June. Sunday 3 p. m. Mr. Louis F. Post will speak on Henry George. The music for the Sunday afternoon meetings is in charge of Miss Estella Bonda. There will be a vocal solo by Mrs. Jessie Smith and a trombone selectoin by Mr. Bailey. All are invited. Monday eve., Mar. 19 there will be given at the Institutolinal Church a concert in the interest of the Vacatol School committee, Mrs. D. H. Williams chairman. Tuesday 2 p. m., the Woman's Club will meet. Subject, Shall the New Charter Grant Municipal Suffrage "to Wmen?" Wednesday 2 p. m., the Phyllis Wheatley club meets with the proprogram in the interest of the Literature section. Thursday 2 p. m. the I. B. W. Club meets, at 4 p. m. the Girls' Club meets and at 8 p. m., the Sociology class with Miss Stewart and Mr. Fowler to lead discussion. Friday 8 p. m. Mr. W. H. Harper will give the first of two talks on Art Saturday 10 a. m. the girls' sewing class will meet. At 4 p. m., the Boys' Club holds its regular meeting and at 8 p. m. the English class.—"D." For the past five months Col. "Pony" Moore, and his pal Ed. Wilson, the sham reformer, would persist in nibbling around The Broad Ax, coon trap, until they finally got caught in it, and in the near future they will hear something drop! CHIPS Randel Woodfolk, 4920 State st., is an all around mixer, and he conducts one of the best Buffets in the Town of Lake. Mrs. William Macey 5123 Grove Ave., is still looking the picture of health, after her extended trip through the west. Alderman Thomas J. Dixon, seems to be gaining new supporters everyday, in his fight for re-election to the Ctiy Council. Mrs. Bertha Duncan, 640 West 57th street, is a very refined and sensible woman and thoroughly honest, and she is one of the nearest housekeepers in Chicago. Attorney Charles H. Stevenson 100 Washington St., who is a polished gentleman in every sense of the word, would make an ideal candidate for Judge of the Municipal Court. Alderman John J. Bradley will put Mike Walsh to sleep in the Aldermanic contest in the 30th ward, and continue to represent its best people in the city council after the 3d of April. Whatever may be the outcome of the Aldermanic contest in the 31st ward. The Broad Ax, will go up or down with Edward Carroll, for this paper was never known to go back on one of its true friends. Justice Charles H. Callahan, the honorable and straight-forward Police Magistrate at the Hyde Park Police Station, will be nominated and elected as one of the Judges of the New Municipal Court. Mrs. J. S. Madden, 58th and Dearborn streets, left the first of the week to visit friends in Cincinnati, Ohio. Mrs. R. A. J. Shaw and little R. A. J. Shaw, Jr., have gone on a long visit to her mother in old Virginia. Mrs. J. B. Jackson, 450 35th street, left the city this week for the South to transact some real estate business. The Appomattox Club gave memorial exercises at Bethel Church Monday evening, in honor of Paul Laurence Dunbar. The church was crowded to its utmost capacity, and an interesting program was rendered. Attorney Pher W. Nilsson, 112 S. Clark st., is being heartily suported by Alderman M. D. Dougherty, for one of the judges of the new Municipal Court. With such strong backing Mr. Nilsson will be one of the winners. Rev. and Mrs. Wm. S. Braddan, 5003 Fifth avenue, mourn the death of their little son, William Jr., who departed this life last week after a long illness. The Broad Ax extends its sympathy to Rev. and Mrs. Braddan in this sad hour of their affliction. The United Afro-American Odd Fellows of Chicago, this week purchased the new three story stone front building, on State street opposite the Meca flats. The consideration was $32,000. The sale was negotiated by Capt. James S. Nelson. Major Franklin A. Denlson, who could tell a rich story if he would in connection with Miss V—S.,—is in the dark still acting as the Attorney for Col. "Pony" Moore, and The Broad Ax will not do a thing to the handsome major if he should make up his cowardly legal mind to bob up as a candidate for Judge of the municipal Court. The United States Supreme Court at Washington, D. C., the first of this week handed down its long-looked for decision in the traction question or litigation, and the street railway companies in this city were considerably worsted, for the court has decided that they were in the possession of no fundamental rights which the city was bound to respect, and the court of last resort has paved the way for municipal ownership of the street car lines in Chicago. Miss Susan B. Antony, Rochester, N.Y., the noted woman suffragist, died Monday at her home of heart failure, induced by double pneumonia. She was one of the last of a group of the most remarkable women that have ever lived at any period of the world's history. She was prominent in the Anti-Slavery movement, and on numerous occasions she took her life in her own hands while contending for the freedom of the slave and denouncing the institution of slavery. Her labors in behalf of the elevation of women, and placing the ballot in their hands to use as a weapon to defend themselves against the many wrongs which they are subjected to can never be estimated, and her name should live for all time to come in the hearts of both men and women. THE IRISH AND COLORED AMERICANS. (Concluded from Page 1.) the Irish race, who repeatedly told such a far-fetched and disgusting yarn about some poor but hospitable old ignorant Irish woman, not before Irish audiences, but before Yankee or better English audiences, and did so after Irish newspapers, and clergy had objected to it? Yet intelligent Colored men of ability advise their race to accept the race leadership of that kind of a Colored man—because he is popular with white Americans. Ye Gods!—The Guardian Boston, Mass. Four and Six Room Flats to Rent. Four and six room flats to rent from $10 to $15 per month, 606 W. 47th st. Will rent to Colored people. Apply to F. H. Ross & Company, real estate and renting agents, room 306 Roanoke Bldg. 145 La Salle st. Tel. Central 625. Little Woman's Day This is undoubtedly the day of the little woman. There is a dash and a go about her impossible to women of larger growth. In many instances she is as nimble in mind as she is agile in body. Her thought flashes from one subject to another as her restless body dashes from this place to that. She combines the quickness and alertness of the bird with the easy playfulness of the kitten—Madame. Big Wireless Station A wireless telegraph station which is being established at Norddeich, Germany, on the shore of the North sea, is expected to do business with Germany, Austria, Switzerland, France, Great Britain, Denmark, the greater part of Italy, Sweden and Norway and smaller parts of Spain, Russia and the states of the Balkan LAST CARGO OF SLAVES. Were Landed on the Coast of Georgia Some Thirty-Five Years Ago. "The very last vessel to bring a cargo of African slaves into this country landed on the coast of Georgia in 1860," said Col. William Youngblood, of Atlanta, according to the Washington Post. "The vessel, whose name I do not recall, was operated by two southern men, Corrie and Lamar. I think Corrie was from Charleston and his partner was from Savannah, and a member of the celebrated Lamar family. They brought over between 500 and 600 negroes from the shores of Africa, and proceeded up the Savannah river to Augusta before attempting to get rid of the slaves. There was lively bidding for the blacks by the planters of Georgia and South Carolina, and they sold like hot cakes at prices ranging from $300 to $800. Gen. Dearing, a prominent citizen of Edgefield county, South Carolina, bought 20 of them. "At that time I was going to school in South Carolina, and happened to pay a visit to the home of Mrs. Tillman, the mother of the present United States senator from that state, who also lived in Edgefield county. It seems that Mrs. Tillman had been a purchaser at the sale of Corrie and Lamar, and I have a distinct recollection of being shown one of the young Senegambians that she had bought of them. He was black as midnight, and when spoken to could only grin and gesticulate. He had not learned a word of English." REGENERATION OF RUBBER Process by Which Resilience and Body Are Restored to Old A European process for regenerating old rubber has for its principle the separation of the caoutchouc proper contained in vulcanized rubber from the mineral and other matters which have been incorporated into it, such as sulphur, etc. The first operation, says the Scientific American, consists in dissolving the vulcanized rubber in one of the usual solvents, using petroleum preferably either alone or with benzine added to it. After treating for a certain time the insoluble matter is separated by filtering under pressure, or by a centrifugal machine. The solution when separated from the insoluble matter is evaporated to the consistence of syrup under a reduced pressure and is then taken up by acetone. The liquid which is thus obtained is first boiled and then decanted off and the rubber is again taken up by an alcoholic soda solution. After boiling and pouring off a second time, the rubber is treated with boiling alcohol. After the alcohol is taken off, the rubber is washed with water and then dried by superheated steam, which removes the last trace of alcohol and water it may contain. PILES BURST INTO FLAME. Friction Produced by Driving Through Sand Sets Them Afire. A remarkable case of spontaneous ignition that recently occurred in erecting the walls of the new Rotterdam quay is related by the Technische Rundschau. Rams had been used there for some time, which by 180 or 200 strokes per minute caused a steady advance of the piles. The foundation was such that the pillars had to be driven through the quicksand down to the solid ground. On withdrawing some piles, the points of the latter were found, owing to the enormous friction, to have been charred entirely and heated to such a point as to begin burning spontaneously on coming in contact with the air; nor could iron shoes prevent this spontaneous ignition. When leaving the piles in the ground this ignition would not result in any damage, the charring remaining confined to the surface, and the heat rapidly carried away in the moist surroundings. MASSACHUSETTS MAYORS All Sorts of Occupations Represented by the Rulers of Her Massachusetts elects its mayors on the second Tuesday in December, and elects them largely on issues not connected with national politics, says the New York Sun. Each mayor of Massachusetts is expected to be engaged in "some gainful occupation." Thus, the new mayor of Gloucester is a telegrapher; the mayor of Woburn, a heel manufacturer; the mayor of Springfield, an undertaker; the mayor of Chelsea, agent for the sale of wall paper; the mayor of Haverhill, auctioneer; the mayor of Worcester, a physician; the mayor of Malden, a manufacturer of spring mattresses; the mayor of Medford, a plumber; the mayor of Lowell, a bookkeeper; the mayor of Brockton, a foreman in a shoe factory, and the mayor of Salem, a tin roofer. The mayor-elect of Marlborough is a native of New York city—an unusual thing in a Massachusetts mayor. Pocket Savings Banks Every hired girl in Germany has a little blank book, wherein is pasted every week a stamp worth about five cents, the gift of her mistress, says Everybody's Magazine. The government, the all-doing government, will redeem these stamps at their face value. If the hired girl falls ill her stamp book will help pay her expenses. Or she can keep it as a provision for her old age. Islanders Leaving. Owing to the emigration of 1,000 persons during the past three months from St. Pierre and Miquelon-islands immediately south of Newfoundland—out of a total population of 6,500, the French authorities are beginning to fear that the colony is threatened with extinction. The rush of emigration is likely to continue. The poorer inhabitants advocate the transfer of St. Pierre by France to Newfoundland. Entitled to Honorable Mention "You believe in old-age pensions, do you?" said the passenger with the skull cap. "Well, that depends. Take your case, for instance. What claim have you on the country? What have you ever done or suffered for it?" "I've got the tobacco heart from contributing to its internal revenue department," said the passenger with the sandy goatte, "and I've raised 14 boys, b'gosh!"—Chicago Tribune. Insecure Security James Richardson, of Rodger Mills county, tendered a mule the other day as a chattel to a Cheyenne money lender in order to get funds with which to get a marriage license and pay the preacher. He had ridden the mule in -18 miles—and expected to walk back home in time for the wedding.-Guthrie (Okla.) Gazette. Fortune Made Miser Father Aeby, a noted miser, has died at Berne, age 70. When he was 22 a fortune was bequeathed him, and from being a spendthrift he at once became a miser. He lived on bread and water at a cost of three cents a day, and left $750,000. The sum of $100,000 in gold and silver was found under his bedroom floor. Getting Her Loguacious. "My daughter is so taciturn," complained Mrs. Blankton-Black. "What ought I to do? Consult some specialist?" "Not at all, not at all." replied Mr. Wurldly-Wiseguy. "Have her given instruction in whist and take her frequently to the opera." Silver from Volcanoes Silver has been thrown out by volcanoes in two instances recorded by J. W. Malet. Ash from an eruption of Cotopaxi in 1885 showed one part of silver in 83,000 and that ejected in 1886 by Bungurague, in the Andes of Ecuador, contained one part of silver in 107,300. Skeleton Scare The shadow of a dangling skeleton on a window shade created great excitement in a London street the other night. An inquiring policeman learned that an ambulance doctor was delivering a lecture on first aid to a roomful of railway employees. Oldest Government Clerk J. J. Miller is the oldest clerk in the service of the national government. For more than 60 years he has been connected with the life saving service. He was born in Philadelphia in 1821, and educated in the private schools of that city. Up-to-Date Indians The Indians of Elko, Nev., have abandoned the dances of their forefathers, have built a dance hall, and recently gave a ball, at which they and their squaws and many invited palefaces waltzed in the most modern fashion. Cross-Breeding Plants It is only within a century that hybridization or the cross-breeding of plants has been practiced. Yet it seems to have been in Lord Bacon's mind, as a thing to be achieved, more than 300 years ago. Garibaldi's Gaiter According to La Tribuna di Roma one of the gaiters worn by Garibaldi when he was wounded in the battle of Aspromonte, August 28, 1862, has been presented to the mayor of Rome. What's the Answer? Johnny—Isn't a tin hora made of tin, mamma? Mamma—Certainly it is. "Then how is it that a fog horn isn't made of fog?"—N. Y. Times. Same Old Eva Asked in a London court the other day where he got his black eye, the skipper of a coasting schooner replied: "Oh, that's an old one. I've had it for two years." In the Tyrol the government still pays for the extermination of poisonous snakes. It is the one European government which new does. London's lord mayors have during the past decade collected more than $100,000,000 for charitable and benevolent purposes. Nevada Auto Line. Between Tupopah and Manhattan. Nev. 50 miles, there is an automobile service. Round trip. $25. The meanest thing about the average mother-in-law is her son-in-law.—N. O. Picayuna. "David" Nation. Japan is 50 times smaller than Russia, and her population one-third that of the latter. DOQ'S HERDING INSTINCT Incident Illustrating How It Manifests Itself in Looking After Hans as Well as Sheep. The way the instinct for herding comes out in sheep dogs is wonderful, says a New York Sun writer. I once had a young collie given to me. He was only six months old and had never received any training or seen other dogs managing a band of sheep. I had gone out of sheep at the time and there was nothing about the ranch, apparently, for him to do. The puppy moped about for a week or ten days. Then a happy thought struck him. There were the hens! From that day on he never failed to herd the hens regularly. He would be on the watch for them when they emerged from their house on the side of the gumbo bank after feeding in the morning and would assume charge of them for the rest of the day. Collecting them in front of him he would drive them, a clucking, waddling, protesting band, out about half a mile on to the prairie. While they ran about after insects or pecked at the weeds and grass he sauntered, about on the outskirts, keeping a vigilant eye on every pullet and rooster. And punctually an hour before sunset he would gather them up into a compact little group and drive them home. This self-appointed task he performed with the greatest system of thoroughness, displaying all the highest gifts of the sheep dog—fidelity, judgment, tact, conscience. He was a most engaging little rascal, and I grieved for him as if he had been a human when, after a few months, he ate wolf poison and died. MEMBER OF NOTED COMPANY The Lady Washington, in Which a New York Fireman Gained Distinction. Hugh Bonner, deputy fire commissioner, became a member of the old volunteer fire department in 1860, and as a member of the Lady Washington Engine company gained his first distinction as a fire fighter, relates the New York Sun. The Lady Washington, known to all New York vamps, was a Fourteenth ward company, stationed in Mulberry street, between Broome and Spring, in the heart of a neighborhood which developed more active politicians at the period of its prominence than any other ward of New York, except the Sixth. From it John Kelly, Daniel O'Reilly, Judge John Hayes, Judge Clancy and James J. Hayes came originally. It was a district noted for fire fighters as well as for politicians, and sometimes the two were combined. The Lady Washington was the chief of the engine companies in the Fourteenth ward, as the Columbian (No. 9), having its house with 40 on Mulberry street, was the hose company, and the Hibernia (18), on Mott street, was the hook and ladder company, or truck, as the present designation is. The Lady Washington engine had a variegated history, being, in fact, the lineal descendant, as it were, of a company established in the same neighborhood in 1812, which after 30 years of activity was disbanded, to be reorganized ten years later. ICE COATING FOR WARMTH Fruit Cars Covered with Sheet of Frozen Water to Preserve Contents. The use of ice for heating purposes is one of the oddities of our modern civilization. It often happens that a train carrying fruit from South America to the northern states encounters a spell of cold weather en route. If the temperature goes below a certain point the perishable merchandise will be ruined. But it has been ascertained that such a misfortune may be prevented by covering the fruit car with a coating of ice—a thing easily accomplished by turning a hose upon it and allowing the water to freeze, until the whole vehicle is enveloped in a glassy and glittering blanket. It may, indeed, be appropriately called a blanket, inasmuch as it prevents the radiation of heat from the interior of the car. The ice being a good non-conductor, the warmth is retained, and the fruit, or possibly it may be vegetables, goes on its way unspilled even by zero weather. Some trucks used for transporting oranges are often fitted with "ice stoves," which, while useful during hot weather as refrigerators, are filled with ice during the cold weather. Dog and Snake Fight Two Ballarat sportsmen while on a shooting excursion to Lal Lal encountered a large snake that was attacked by a dog that accompanied them. The reptile wound itself around the dog, and an exciting fight ensued, during which the animal bit off the tail of the serpent. The sportsmen, anxious to save the dog, decided to shoot the reptile if an opportunity presented itself. This occurred when it thrust out its head over the hind quarters of the better. The shot, however, instead of hitting the snake, entered the body of the dog, the death of which was instantaneous. The snake was then dispatched—British Australian. One Way to Cook a Quail. A quail, as every one knows, is naturally one of the driest of birds, and it is always a question with cooks how best to preserve its juices. To take off the skin is to take away the greatest part of the juices, and such a quail broiled or roasted would be little better eating than cottonwood chips. In North Carolina they cook a quail in the middle of a big potato. This little receipt is worth a column on skimming quail. Forest and Stream. TO ROUND HOLLOW CHEEKS Woman with Segging Face Should Use Skin-Food or Try Suction-Cup to Improve Contour. The woman with what is known as the sagging face can relieve her hagard and old appearance by persistent treatment before her own mirror. This is done either by a combination of skin food and massage or by use of a suction cup. The best skin foods all contain laimoin and many women fear to use it because it has the reputation of growing hair. This danger can be avoided if the skin food is properly used. First, wash your face thoroughly and dry it more than thoroughly. Leave not a speck of moisture upon it. Now apply the skin food and massage well, using upward and outward strokes, never downward. Then wash out the skin food with pure soap and water and dry thoroughly. The reason a growth of hair follows the use of skin food is that the pores are damp and the oil sticks in the pores. The following is an excellent formula for skin food: White may one ounce; spermacetti, one USE THE SUCTION CUP. ounce; lanolin, two ounces; sweet almond oil, four ounces, cocoanut oil, two ounces; tincture of benzoin, 30 drops, orange flower water, two ounces. Melt the first five ingredients together. Take off the fire and beat until nearly cold, adding little by little the benzoin, and lastly the orange flower water. The suction cup is on sale at any first-class drug store and costs from $5 cents up. It looks like half a glass, tipped by a rubber bulb. To use this cup, plant it firmly on the face in the middle of the chin, press the bulb and the edges of the glass will attach themselves to the skin. Now, work the suction cup upward and outward, covering as much surface as you possibly can on the right cheek, then press bulb and release the glass edges. Start again in the middle of the chin and work your way upward and outward on the let cheek. Always clean the cup thoroughly after using. A common cause of hollow, sagging cheeks is bad teeth. No woman who makes a pretense to good looks can afford to have one tooth missing from her mouth. Cosmetic dentistry has made it possible to build up a new tooth on a mere fragment or shell, and teeth are even planted in the gums. Porcelain fillings are now preferred to gold, which make the teeth look dark and porcelain false teeth are preferred to the more conspicuous gold crowns. Great hollows in the jaws cause not only sagging cheeks, but uncleaniness of the mouth, offensive breath, indigestion and malnutrition. PEANUT PARTY MAKES FUN This Kind of Evening Easy to Provide For and Sure to Furnish Plenty of Amusement. Peanut parties are always enjoyable and easy to prepare. On the invitations fasten a peanut snail or have a string of peanuts painted on the card in water colors. Have a generous supply of peanuts concealed in the rooms, in every spot imaginable, behind pictures, under rugs, on window sills, etc. When the guests have arrived, give each one a silk bag or paper sack and let the hunt begin, each man for himself. After a half hour, call time and count the spoils, according a prize of a box of salted peanuts for the greatest number and a bag of unshelled nuts for the smallest lot. Next provide some peanuts, tooth- plucks, pen and ink, tissue paper and gum, and allow ten minutes for the making of a doll. The result will be most amusing. Serve peanut sand- wiches, coffee, salted peanuts, peanut candy and ice cream with peanuts in it. Write quotations and place inside peanut shells, one for each guest—Mad ame Merril. Good Tooth Powder A simple formula for tooth-powder is this: Four ounces of powdered precipitated chalk, one ounce of powdered myrrh, one ounce of pulverized orris, two ounces of pulverized borax. Mix and sift by forcing several times through bolting cloth. Use a firm brush when cleansing the teeth. Remove all foreign particles with a bit of dental floss. Twice a year have your dentist scrape away the tartar that is sure to form in spite of the greatest care. Hair Tonic. Forty grains of resorcin, one-half ounce of water, one ounce of witch-hazel and one ounce of alcohol. This is particularly good when the hair is very oily. Shampoo your glory crown every week or two with eggs and hot water. If tiny bits of the whites of the eggs adhere to the hair strands, don't fret yourself to a fever, because the brush will remove them. Hot water is necessary if the shampoo is to be thorough. CROCHET PETTICOAT. We Give Below Full Directions for Making This Practical and Pretty Gift for a Child. About three ounces of wool, and a long wooden hook about the size of a No. 8 knitting needle, and a short hook of about the same size, and one yard of narrow ribbon. Work 60 chain. First six rows plain tricot. Seventh row: Work off the first ten stitches like double crochet, then work the rest of the row as usual. Eighth to thirty-sixth rows: Same length as seventh. Thirty-seventh row: Before commencing the next row make nine chain; this will bring the stitches to the original number (60). Work six rows of this length. Work on 20 stitches like double crochet, and the rest of the row as usual. Another row same length as last. Nineteen chain and repeat from the first row, ending with the short row. Work off all the stitches, place the two sides of the work together, and join with single crochet, leaving the opening for armhole to match the other A WARM PETTICOAT one. Join the two shoulder pieces in the same way (on the wrong side). A double crochet under both threads of one of the stitches at the lower edge of the petticoat. * pass two, five trebles with a chain between each under the next, pass two, a double crochet under the next, and repeat from *. Second row: *, five trebles with a chain between each under both threads of the double crochet in the previous row, a double crochet on the middle stitch of the group of trebles, and repeat from * all round. Five more rows like the last. Eight row: Three chain into every stitch all a round. Ninth row: Three chain into the middle of each chain loop. Tenth row: *, five chain back into the first (plocot), a double crochet in the middle stitch of the nearest loop in the previous row. Repeat from *. all round. Two trebles, with one chain between under one stitch (both threads), *, pass one, two trebles with a chain between under the next, and repeat from * all round, and on this row work a row of plots like those on the lower edge. Round the armholes work a row of three chain loops, and then a row of plots like the top. Cut the ribbon in two and thread front and back, leaving the ends to tie on each shoulder. "BEAUTY DON'TS." Don't have outstanding ears when you can wear an ear narness at night. Don't have aches and pains when you can keep well. Remember that carelessness makes more invalids than hard work. Don't overdress, but try to suit your dress to your style, and remember that dress makes or mars the woman. Don't be sloppy in your style, and don't wear clothes that are shabby. Remember that a rundown heel spoils any foot and that a bad skirt braid is a social sin. Don't wear a big hat if you are a little woman; don't try to dress out of proportion to your stature. Don't imagine that you are prettier than you are. Don't walk too rapidly, for it destroys grace. Don't hurry and don't worry. Don't, if you are a woman with a sad face, try to look still sadder; chirk up; smile; make your mouth into a Cupid's bow; force yourself to look animated; try to expressive with your eyes; a sad, wan face never won out in a beauty contest. Don't, if you want to be an attractive woman, talk too much. Cultivate the habit of silence. It is the prettiest habit a woman ever had. Don't gush, and don't try to be effusive. Learn the pretty, even tones which is liked in society and talk low. This doesn't mean to whisper. But it means to speak so that you can be understood. A Tight Shoe The foot may be very prettily and stylishly shod, but its owner is in too much torture to handle her feet gracefully. The dainty boot, moving here, now lifted, now lowered, now tucked under its mate, now freely resting on top, but serves to call attention to the awkwardness of these painful movements, and causes the visitor to innocently wonder what the trouble is; thinking that possibly she has some fearful nervous trouble which affects the feet and legs in particular, or that the "shoe pinches." Most often this last conclusion is the correct one, yet the woman in question will never "own no," as the children say. 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, palilid 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 fo-day," said Elsie. "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 Hous 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. King's Gift to King A pair of magnificent carriage horses has been shipped from Hull to Norway. They were from the Royal Mews, Windson, 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 Warn'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. Lucky Throw. 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 cigar. Human Nature. The emergencies that never turn up are the ones we always feel we are able to cope with. Trouble Coming. "May I ask what you call these?" asked the british visitor, turning to the man sitting next to him at the hotel table. "The cook, I believe," answered the other, "calls them buckwheat cakes." The visitor tasted them and took out his notebook. He had found material for a whole chapter in his forthcoming work on America.—Chicago Tribune. Necessary Preparation "Laura," said Mr. Ferguson, "what kind of a looking girl is this Miss Wilmerson who is coming to visit you next week?" "She's the handsomest girl of my acquaintance," answered Mrs. Ferguson. "Well that means that I've got to take that cracked mirror off the bureau and put a new one in its place." -Chicago Tribune The Coming Aristocracy Visitor (in penitentiary)—Who is that distinguished looking convict? Warden—He is known here as No. 1,147. "He seems to hold himself aloof from his fellows." "Yes; you can hardly expect him to associate with the common herd. His trial cost the state $200,000."—Chicago Tribune. Establishing a Basis Tuffold Knutt (at the kitchen door) —Hev ye got a pipe organ that needs tunin,' ma'am? Woman of the House—Pipe organ? Of course not! "Well, ma'm, seein' I hain't got no chanst to earn a meal, would ye mind jest givin' me a bite of something' to eat?"—Chicago Tribune. Obituary Slander. Wilhelm Schmied, of Unternalb, Germany, who instructed a stonemason to inscribe on his wife's tombstone the words: "Here rests the body of Marie Schmied, who died, after much suffering, from the effects of unscrupulous treatment," has been sentenced to a month's imprisonment for slandering the doctor in the case. How a Woman Reasons A woman never loses interest in the man she might have married, says the Council Grove (Kan.) Guard. If he succeeds she prides herself on the fact that she could have had him. If he fails she is equally proud of the fact that she had foresight enough to turn him down. Returned to Punishment. A man of Cardiff, Wales, was accused of stealing lead from a roof, and broke jail and fled. After he had traveled 26,000 miles he surrendered and was tled on the charge of theft and acquitted. But he was held for trial for escaping from prison. Oldest Woman Author. Mrs. Francis Alexander, of Florence, Italy, is one of the oldest women, if not the oldest, writing to-day. Mrs. Alexander is in her ninety-third year, and has just translated from the Italian more than 120 miracle stories and sacred legends. Automobilitis. At Geelong, New South Wales, a man has been committed to an insane asylum who thinks he is a runaway automobile. When he was arrested he was black and blue from colliding with trees, fences and walls. Not So Blind. "Dis here Cupid chile may be blind," said Uncle Eben, "but it do seem to me dat he kin manage to spy out a heap o' beauty an' lovableness dat ain' visible to de disinterested bystander."—Washington Star. Died for Doll Marie Favre, five years old, dropped her doll into Lake Neufchatel, and at once plunged in to rescue it. The doll was clasped in her arms when her body was recovered. Unique Distinction The late Jacob Litt, who acquired a large fortune in a short time, had the unique distinction in the theatrical business of never having paid a royalty to an author. Russia in Asia. Russian Asiatic possessions are three times the size of Great Britain's, but hold only 23,000,000 inhabitants, as compared with England's 297,000,000 subjects. Nurse—The baby has your hair, sir. Scantlocks—Do you think so? Well, I'm glad some one in the family has it. N. Y. Telegram. Soup in Sacks. Frozen soup, in small leather sacks, is carried by travelers in eastern Siberia. Frozen milk is also carried in the same way. Autos in Africa. "Steam ox" and "steam camel" are the names given to automobiles by the natives of German Southwest Africa. Our Coal Output. The United States this year has mined more coal than was produced in the world in 1880. Heroism. A here is a man who has met the psychological moment and embraced it. - American Brick Co. - AGENTS AND CORRESPONDENTS WANTED. The Broad Ax desires to engage Agents and regular Correspondents in all the leading cities and towns throughout the country. The highest commissions paid to live hustlers. Sample copies furnished free, For further information, address Julius F. Taylor, 5043 Armour avenue, Chicago. THE BROAD AX. Is for sale at the following news stands: The Afro-American News Office. 3104 State Street. O. S. Smith News stand, and Barber Shop 3700 Dearborn st. A. F. Tervalon, 2826 State street, Cigar Store and News Stand. Mrs. Nellie Phelps, Cigars, Notions and News Stand, 131 W. 51st street. Richard Pinn, 4836 State street. T. B. Hall's Cigar Store and Laundry office, 281 29th St. W. S. Williams, Tonsorial Parlor, 399 31st st. J. R. Peters Cigars, Tobacco and News Stand, 338 E. 27th street. Mrs. A. E. Baker, Notions and News Stand, 419, 36th street. J. H. Harris, cigars, tobacco and news stand, 2508½ State St. W. P. Johnson, Notion Store and News Stand 3704 State st. Turner Williams' Shaving Parlor and News Stand, 2903 Armour ave. Mrs. B. Williams, Cigars, Notions and News Stand, 486½ State street. B. Davis, cigars, tobacco, and confectionery, 3532 State st. Whiteley Bros. 2724 State St., Gent's furnishings and new stand. The Informer News Co., 188 Randolph St., Detroit, Mich. News items and advertisements left at these places will find their way into the columns of The Brand Az. Built on Ganes. In Lima, Peru, there are still many buildings which on account of earthquakes are constructed of canes set upright and liberally plastered with clay, then painted over. Loguacious. Lawson—What did your wife say to you when you got home last night? Dawson—Say? She said an 18-volume encyclopedia—Somerville Journal. Furnished Room To Rent. Modern furnished front room to rent. Steam heat, Telephone service. 3634 Calumet ave. PHONES Office, Main 1157 Be Brown 42 STEPHEN A. DOUGLAS LAWYER Room 813, 115 Dearborn Street. CHICAGO McCALL PATTERN 10 15 MONEY HIGHER McCALL MAGAZINE 50 YEAR INCLUDING A FREE PATTERN Trade Mark There are more McCall Patterns sold in the United States than of any other make of patterns. This is on account of their style, account of simplicity. Have an subscription than any other Ladies' Magazine. One year's subscription (22 numbers) costs 50 cents. Latest number, 5 cogent, every subscriber gets a McCall Patt- ern Street. Subscribe today. Lady Agents Wanted. Handsome premiums or liberal cash commission. Pattern. Catalogue (of so daimem) and Premium Catalogue allowing go premiums sent free. Address THE McCALL CO., New York. American President and Treasurer, The Vice-President, J. Secreta MANUFAT Common and Office a Fifty-First St. and Armour Ave. RAIL YARDS: 51st St. & L. S. & M. S. RY. 52nd St. and Armour Ave. CHICAGO Tile and Slate Hauling a Specialty. COAL J. H. COLEMAN & CO. Express & Van Moving TRUNKS EVERYWHERE. 2540 State Street Tel. 699 South CHICAGO Phone Oakland 1828 F. A. Rawlins The Modern Embalmer UNDERTAKER AND FUNERAL DIRECTOR When his work is finished you have no displeasure. 4834 tate St., CHICAGO Phone Douglas 1550 OPEN UP STAIRS 2940 STATE STREET A-L L NEWLY FURNISHED. Home Cooking: Meals, Lunch and Short Orders served from 5 p. m. till 2 A. M. OYSTERS IN SEASON Good Music and Entertaining. CHAS. GASKIN, Gen'l Mgr. Phone 1550 Douglas. J. GARNER Tel. Douglas 3256 THE LITE BUFFET FINE WINES, LIQUORS AND CIGARS 3030 State Street CHICAGO Randel Woodfolk CHOICE WINES, LIQUORS AND CIGARS-POOL TABLE. HOT LUNCH SERVED EACH DAY 4920 STATE ST., CHICAGO. Telephone Oakland 884 WAITERS AND COOKS Prefer Our Make JACKETS AND LINEN because they have found by experience that they are the most satisfactory and econom- ical goods on the market. Our Complete Catalogue Our Complete Catalogs a correct guide to proper dress in the Dining Room, Kitchen, or Bar will be sent free on application. tions how to order. Marcel Ruben (Inc.), 390 State St., Chicago Brick Co. THOMAS CAREY. JOHN SHELHAMER, ARY, WILLIAM SULLIVAN. CURERS OF Sewer Brick STOVE SET UP ON POSTS. Pipe Was Short and It Had to Be Elevated to Reach the Roof. During the college days of ex-Mayor Besson, of Lynn, he had two of the professors of the college as guests at a hunting camp in the Maine woods, relates the Boston Herald. When they entered the camp their attention was attracted to the unusual position of the store, which was set on posts about four feet high. One of the professors began to comment upon the knowledge woodsmen gain by observation. "Now," said he, "this man has discovered that the heat radiating from the stove strikes the roof and the circulation is so quickened that the camp is warmed in much less time than would be required if the stove was in its regular place on the floor." The other professor was of the opinion that the stove was elevated to be above the window, in order that cool and pure air could be had at night. Mr. Bessom, being more practical, contended that the stove was elevated in order that a good supply of green wood could be placed beneath it to dry. After considerable argument, each man placed a dollar bill upon the table, and it was agreed tat the one whose opinion was nearest the guide's reason for elevating the stove should take the pool. The guide was called and asked why the stove was placed in such an unusual position. "Well," said he, "when I brought the stove up the river I lost most of the stovepipe overboard and had to set the stove up there so as to have the pipe reach through the roof." REFRESHING HIS MEMORY. When the Clerk Heard That Smith Had Money He Remembered Him. At ten o'clock a travelling man stepped up to the clerk's desk at the Hillman, relates the Birmingham (Ala.) Herald, and with some agitation said to Clerk Graves: "Mr. Graves, I have just come from a man who says he is one of your old schoolmates. He told me you and he were old friends. His name is Jonn Smith, and he used to live at Pumpkinville. Do you know him?" "Smith! Smith!" said Graves wonderingly. "John Smith, of Pumpkinville, I don't recall him just now. What's the matter with him? Is he in jail?" "In jail!" exclaimed the traveling man. "Why, no. He's just home from Alaska, where he made $200,000 digging gold in the Klondike, and he's coming back to Alabama to spend the money." "Oh, yes, to be sure!" said Graves. "Why, what was I thinking about! Smith-Johnny Smith, of Pumpkinville, three miles from Sassafras? Why, I should say I do know him! Johnny and I used to fish together in the creek for minnows and hang our clothes on the same stump when we went in swimming. Say, if you see Johnny, give him my love, and tell him I'm coming round to see him when I get off in the morning." USE MADE OF OLD SHOES. Janiors collect the shoes cast away by tenants and send them to auction rooms, where they are sorted into plies marked "Men," "Women," "Children." Several poor people made fair bids, relates the Shoe Retailer, but the auctioneer did not seem eager to sell. Finally, a red-faced man pushed his way through the crowd and offered ten cents apiece for the whole lot. His bid was successful. "I was killing time with talk waiting for that fellow," said the auctioneer afterward. "He always pays high for these shoes, and he does not want them for wearing, either. He wants to beat them out for the leather in them. He gets what material there is, puts it through a process and makes stamped limitation leather novelties, such as picture frames, bags, pocketbooks, penknife holders, and even chair backs and seats. He finds a ready sale for these novelties and gets a good price for them." Moved Up a Peg A naval officer, according to the Bufalo Commercial, told of the trials of a colleague in marrying off his many daughters. In the same family was a son, an observant lad of ten years. Toward the close of the winter the officer informed his son that he was going to lose his sister, Ethel, who was engaged to wed a young heiromant. "I'm sorry to hear that, dad," said the youngster, "because I'm awfully fond of Ethel. Still, we'll have Alice and Eva and Mand and Susie, won't we?" Then, after a moment's reflection, he added: "By the way, dad, this arrangement will advance Alice a number, won't it?" Not Gordial. "Your new boss isn't very sociable, is he?" asked Crumley. "Well," replied Digley, "he's a great old hand-shaker." "Is that so?" "Yes, he has shaken nearly all the old hands who were in the shop when he took charge."—Catholic Standard and Times. First Stereotyper. The first man to stereotype a newspaper was Charles Crane, formerly of St. Marks avenue who died the other day in Woodbridge, N. J., at the age of 83. He did this great thing in 1852, at the suggestion of Horace Greeley, and the result, of course, was a great though gradual change in newspaper printing, for it was years before it was the general practice. Mr. Crane had carried on the craft of stereotyping and electrotyping in New York for more than 50 years, his company being in Pearl street. History of Coal. The history of coal is comparatively modern. It seems to have been used first in England in the ninth century. London has no record of it until the thirteenth century and that is in the form of opposition. Parliament in 1318 petitioned the king, the second of the Edwards, to prohibit the burning of an article claimed to be injurious to health and a royal proclamation was issued forbidding it. But the high price of wood compelled the Londoners to resort to it again. Channel Tunnel Schema According to the London Graphite, the present year will witness a revival, on the part of French engineers and commercial men, of the channel tunnel scheme. The engineers and their scientific friends in the Institute of France have just given the first symptom of it, in celebrating the memory of M. Potier, the engineer who initiated the project, now more than 30 years ago. Rightful King of Poland. Though an American citizen now, Col. John Sobleski, once Prohibition candidate for governor of Missouri, indisputably is rightful king of Poland. He lives at present in California. He was born in Poland in 1842 and he and his daughter are the only known direct descendants of the warrior king of Poland, John Sobleski. Thickness of Human Skin. The skin of the men and women of some nations is much thicker than that of others, particularly in hot countries. The Central African negro has a skin about half as thick again as that of a European. That of a negro is thickest over the head and back—evidently to form a protection against the sun. Football Did It. A young man of Gloucester, England; received such a shock on hearing of his father's death that he lost the power of speech. Recently he went to a football game. In his excitement he tried to cheer and succeeded in doing so. He can speak as fluently as ever now. Contact. "As a poet and literary man," said the grasping publisher with enthusiasm, "I'll put you against the world." "That isn't necessary," muttered the struggling author. "I'm up against it already, good and hard."—Chicago Tribune. Absent-Minded. "How's the market to-day?" inquired the senior partner, who hadn't been down town. "Bullish on violets," answered the junior partner, who was in love. "On theater tickets and candies, normal." Conscientious Answer. "Does de white foks dat lib in yoush neighborhood keep eny chickens, Brother Rastus?" "Well, Brother Johnsung," after considerable deliberation, "dey does keep a few." Exclusive. Cordella—How is it that Mrs. Crush always has so many people at her functions? Amelia—Because her functions are so exclusive.—N. Y. World. Famine in Japan. A grievous famine is reported in Japan, in three of the northern provinces. A population of nearly 3,000,000 has been reduced to the necessity of living on shrubs, roots and bark. Playing a Return. "What! Drunk again? I thought on New Year's day you said farewell to the flowing bowl." "I did, but it was a Patti farewell." Great Apple Country. British Columbia promises to become a dangerous rival of Oregon an apple-growing region. During last season 600,000 trees were planted. Tuberculosis Congress. Dr. Laurence L. Plick, an expert on tuberculosis, is planning an international convention to be held in Wash- Ventureome Women. In the North Borneo Herald it is recorded that two Englishwomen, Mrs. McEnroe and Mrs. Darby, recently paid a visit to the lonely island of Taganac. Among other adventures there the two sat up one night, to watch for turtles, and at midnight saw a large one come out of the sea on to the sands. When it was returned to the water first Mrs. Darby and then Mrs. McEnroe mounted on its back and rode for some distance. Distant Target While attempting to shoot the sky full of holes Saturday night so the rain could fall easily, says the Wilburton, L. I. Journal, Louie Goobasin, a Russian, was reported by some folks who didn't have umbrellas with them. Some say Louie's experiment cost him about $60 besides the three days' ammunition he wasted. Shootemupski gotenufski! Bringing It Home "The beauty doctor has got the parson beat when it comes to curin' ladies of the liquor habit," remarked the Pohick philosopher. "How's that?" "The parson tells 'em it's bad for the soul, but the beauty doctor tells 'em it's bad for the complexion"—Louisville Courier-Journal. He Got the Job. On December 6, 1877, a young French doctor sent in an application for a small post under the government and heard nothing more of the matter till a few days ago, when he was required to fill up a blank in order to get a nomination for the position he had applied for nearly 28 years before. Quoting an Ancestor. Lord Shaftesbury was sharppenng a pencil one day, the lead of which continually broke. At about the tenth failure he remarked: "D— the pencil!" Perceiving one of his sons to be present, he saved the situation by adding: "As your poor grandfather would have said."—London Globe. Don't know his name. Subeditor—Here's another letter from the man who signs himself "Vox Popul." Editor—What's he want now? "He wants to know if we will kindly inform him what 'vox popul' means."—N. Y. Mall. Tip to Song Writers. The insurance investigation in New York should suggest a new line of titles to our popular song writers. There would not be much the matter with "The Man Up the River," "The Little Yearly Roll" or "The Rantankerous Friend." -Chicago Inter Ocean. Jews in Africa. The first Jewish services ever held in British East Africa were held on Wom Kippur at the Masonic hall, of Nalrobi, and resulted in the formation of a congregation. There are about 30 Jews in the protectorate, most of them engaged in dairy farming. Policy Versus Principle Policy versus Principle "Honesty is the best policy," did you say? Honesty that is merely a policy would scuttle the ship if that paid better than sailing it. Only the honesty that is a principle will save the cargo at all hazards of personal loss.—Cent per Cent. All for Himself. "Of course," said the political reformer, "you believe in the greatest good to the greatest number." "Oh, sure," replied the politician, "and with me the 'greatest number' is always number one."—Philadelphia Press. Confirmed in Pairs. In a class of 14 confirmed by Bishop Spalding on his first visitation to St. James', Meeker, Col., a town of 800 people, there were five pairs of brothers and one pair of sisters. All that is best you will J. GRAY LUCAS Attorney at Law Suite 611 167 Dearborn St., Cor. Monroe. Chicago. Tel. Conn. 5763. Post: Tel. Went. 4892. Phone 194 South 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 W. Kemper Harreld HILLMAN'S STATE & WASHINGTON STS. Chicago's Most Modern, Most Complete and Most Convenient Department Store MARKET AND GROCERY TELEPHONE DOUGLAS 565 81st and State Streets BRADLEY & FIELDS REAL ESTATE, LOANS AND INSURANCE Theodore C. Mayer Mortgages, Deeds, Notes and Legal Documents Drawn and Acknowledged. Room 22, 27 North Clark Street. C. H. Smiley, Pres. and Tréna. J. Hockley Smiley, Secy. Smiley Caterer 76 E. TWENTY-SECOND STREET, Two Phones, South 584. CHICAGO. SANDY W. TRICE & COMPANY INCORPORATED UNDER THE LAWS OF ILLINOIS 2918 STATE STREET; CHICAGO. 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 Secy. office. ILLINOIS BRICK CO. M. JUNK, Proprietor JOS. P. JUNK, Manager 3700-3710 South Halsted Street and 897 to 929 Thirtyseventh Street Telephone Yards 693 LEY & H ESTATE, L AND INSURANCE ore C. OF THE s, Notes and Legal D ed. Room 22 TE e Court CHICAGO Tréa. TWENTY-SECOND STREET Phone Douglas 6581. TRICE & UNDER THE LAWS C TATE STREET; CHI J. M. Fields ELDS ANS E CHICAGO Mayer PEACE Events Drawn North Clark Street. RESIDENCE 337 Burling Street