The Broad Ax

The Boston Guardian Or William Monroe Trotter Are In Error In Stating That the members of the Niagara movement in Illinois induced Mayor Dunne to appoint the nameless Colored man as a member of the Charter Committee. That honor belongs to William H. Clark and Julius F. Taylor. Nevertheless he is so full of ingratitude and too ungrateful to give the proper credit where it is due! Vol. XI The Boston Guard Monroe Troop Error In That the members of the induced Mayor Dunne to appe as a member of the Charter C That honor belongs to W Taylor. Nevertheless he is so full o ful to give the proper credit w In the last issue of The Boston Guardian, its editor Wm. Monroe Trotter, attempted to sum up the amount of work accomplished by the various branches of the Niagara movement, within the past year, and in this connection he ran the cut of a nameless Colored man who claims to be the editor of one of the many Church Organs in this city, and declared through the columns of The Guardian, which is not now near as truthful as in days gone by, that "the Illinois members of the Niagara movement got Mayor Dunne to make "(this nameless Colored man,) "a member of the Charter Committee of the City of Chicago, after Charles S. Deneen, the Republican Governor and Legislature refused that Colored People might be represented." Now, as a matter of fact this statement in relation to the members of the Niagara movement in Illinois inducing Mayor Edward F. Dunne, to select the nameless Colored man as a member of the New Charter Committee of the great city of Chicago, is as far from the truth as the sun is from the earth, and if editor Trotter wants to do the manly or the right thing he will hasten to rectify or correct this false impression which he has published with so much delight, for as stated before not one member of the Niagara movement in the State of Illinois nor in the city of Chicago, at any time or place, called on Mayor Dunne and urged or implored him to name the nameless Colored man referred to as a member of the Charter Committee, for all the Colored men who called on the Mayor, blew in to see him in the interest of Dr. A. Wesley, and one or two other prominent Doctors, for that honored position. In the meantime The Broad Ax published several short editorial comments in which it highly recommended the nameless Colored man to Mayor Dunne, as a member of the Charter Committee, these comments he reproduced in the columns of one of the Church Organs, at that time, and a few days before the appointments were made the nameless Colored man, met us on Washington street just as we were in the act of entering the City Hall, he warmly grasped us by the hand and thanked us for the kind expressions which had appeared in the columns of The Broad Ax in his behalf and that "he was not seeking the high honor for himself but he was in favor of Dr. Wesley for the position." We informed him for reasons best known to himself, that we would do everything in our power in order to prevent the appointment of Dr. Wesley and we did not think he would land it, and the next morning this conversation with the nameless Colored man, William H. Clark, and the writer made another visit to Mayor Dunne, and strongly protected against selecting Dr. Wesley, or any other Afro-American who had failed to render him the slightest aid at th time he needed their votes and their moral support when he made his successful race for Mayor of this city. His honor agreed with Mr. Clark and ourselves, and the very next day after our last visit Mayor Dunne, selected the nameless Colored man as a member of the new City Charter Commit- On the second morning after the names of the committee had been announced in the daily newspapers, we received a letter from the nameless Colored man requesting us to call at the Printing office at 4926 State Street, and secure his cut, and run it in the next issue of The Broad Ax, we very cheerfully compiled to his request notwithstanding the fact that not so long before that time, so a certain truthful lady says: that "this same nameless Colored man endeavored to induce her husband to assault the writer either in his humble home or on the public streets," but as it was our intention to overlook the past and let the dead past bury its dead, we gave him a nice send off in the columns of The Broad Ax, in connection with his cut, at the same time praising Mayor Dunne, for giving the Colored people representation on the Charter Committee, in the meantime William H. Clark, had informed this nameless Colored man, how both of us had labored with Mayor Dunne, to secure his appointment, and that he hoped he would appreciate our efforts in his behalf or words of the same effect, and when one of the Church Organs made its appearance the Saturday after this great honor had been conferred upon the nameless Colored man, it contained a large cut of himself and Mayor Dunne, although a Democrat, "praising him for being broadminded enough to raise far above race prejudice, and give his Afro-American fellow citizens representation on the Charter Committee, as his name would go down in history linked with the best business men and the most brilliant lawyers, and educators in the city of Chicago." In that same issue of the Church Organ; the nameless Colored man, bitterly denounced Gov. Charles S. Deene, who is a red-hot Republican and the overwhelmingly Republican legislature of Illinois, for failing to select one Colored man as a member of the Charter Committee, and for treating the Afro-American Republicans with so much scorn and contempt To make a long story short, this nameless Colored man who claims to be a preacher and a Christian gentleman when he is a sleep, is so full of ingratitude, and too ungrateful to give the proper credit where it is and so far the only public thanks he has made, in reference to ourselves and the effort we put forth in his behalf, has been to compare us to the "Negro-hating Democrats," and that we only run "The Broad Ax for the benefit of the Negro-hating element of the White Democratic Party" which he knows is a bare faced lie, he has many other things to say about or against Democrats, in the article in question, while at the same time, this nameless Colored man is holding the most honored position he has ever held in his life under a Democratic administration! In many sections of the South, the best white Christian gentlemen are actively engaged in mobbing and lynching Afro-Americans, for the edification of the ladies who will pretend to buck and gag at a nat and at the same time they are not above attempting to swallow a camel! HEW TO THE LINE. 1910 The Famous Composer of Plantation Songs, Musical Director, Whose Superb Orchestra Furnishes the Music at all the Swell Functions Given by the Cream of the Four Hundred. Prof. N. Clark Smith, who is one of private lessons in vocal and instr. the foremost composers and musical mental music; thus giving a few directors in this country, will embark hours each day to educational work in the music publishing business as a. This season tutitions will be $1.00 per life work, he having successfully lesson including books and music, a worked this idea in a small way for Prof. Smith is now rated with the past few years. Oliver Ditson Co., Publishers' Exchange. Violin, man of Boston, have thus recognized dolin, guitar, banjo, clarinet, corne Prof. Smith, as has the Clayton F. Summy Company, Chicago, as an kindred instruments will be taught authority in the special line of Plantation and Jubilee music, and predict a very promising future for him. Every family in Chicago should have The Professor will continue giving a copy. THE SAYINGS AND DOINGS OF THE PEOPLE OF HYDE PARK. By L. W. Washington. The Hotels of Hyde Park and Vicinity are doing much for the Negro, in the way of employment; In fact if you would rob him of this vocation you would destroy his fountain of sustence, and force many families to migration or to deprivacy and desperation. So the avenues of success and advancement are open to him by the hosteleries in this territory. The Chicago Beach Hotel the largest house in the Northwest having at this time 596 registered guests; carries upon its Roll in the American dining room 65 waiters, 8 private waiters, 6 officers, 1 head-waiter, 5 waiters in the nurses hall, 3 in the officers hall, 1 time keeper, 2 hat rack men, 2 bus men making a total of 91 men in the American room. The cafe has 25 waiters upon its Roll. Head and second waiter and 3 captains, 2 bus men. Phone boy. The wages paid out for the cafe is $1,005.00 per month, for the American room is $2,399 per month making $3,179.00 pay for the Negro in this one house alone to say nothing of seven other places where they are employed, and not mentioning the other colored help such as head bellmen, bell-boys, elevator men porters, doormen, and watchmen, who are the beneficiaries of this money shall be told later. I have more yet to say about this Hotel and the Negro I hope this much will be of some benefit to you for these are facts. Sunday Aug. 26th a three (3) course dinner was given by Mrs. H. I. Caleb & Mrs. Robert E. Seborn at 5209 Lake avenue, in honor of their visiting guest Mrs. O. J. Buckner and daughter of Calro, Ill., and Mrs. James E. Sims of Columbus, Ga. There being present Mrs. Edgar L. Waters and Mrs. Cratcher. They were entertained royally Monday night by her sons the Buckner boys, whom she says that she is proud of. The Hotel boys of this city proved their worth by purchasing the tickets to a Rafael Friday evening at Blackwell's Undertaking Establishment from Mrs. S. S. Butler the widow of the late Sandy S. Butler for private lessons in vocal and instrumental music; thus giving a few hours each day to educational work. This season tutitions will be $1.00 per lesson including books and music, as Prof. Smith is now rated with the Publishers' Exchange. Violin, mandolin, guitar, banjo, clarinet, cornet, trombone cello, piano, saxophone and kindred instruments will be taught to beginners. See sample music plate of new Jubilee Songs just published. Every family in Chicago should have a copy. merly of the Birggs House Cafe who resides at 4731 Armour ave. The article is a center piece valued at $75.00 her own design and make, yes the widows and orphans of the waiters should be cared for as others are. What do you say about it? BENEFIT FOR THE OLD FOLKS HOME. A benefit for the Old Folks' Home 610 Garfield Blvd., will be given at the New Pekin Theatre, State & 27th Street, Saturday afternoon, Sept. 8th, the management of this popular playhouse has volunteered the use of its theatre the show, and the services of attendants for the benefit of this much needy cause, and will turn over every cent that comes in at the door, also any donation that any one should feel like contributing. Let the response of friends be so hearty as to fill the house to overflowing. Tickets now on sale at the Box Office, Prices, 25, 50 and 75 cents. Col. Mot. should be highly praised, for his liberality in this respect, for under the present management the Old Folks' Home deserves the unstinted support of generous hearted people of this city, regardless of their color. "THE CIVILIZATION OF THE ANCIENT EGYPTIANS." Sunday afternoon September 2nd at 4 o'clock sharp, Julius F. Taylor will address the Literary Society which meets in the Hyde Park A. M. E. Chapel 5639 Jefferson ave., on "The Civilization of The Ancient Egyptians." It will be "Ladies Day" and an interesting program is promised. Doctor J. A. Kelly will sing a solo. L. W. Washington President of the society will be the grand high priest for the occasion. Mrs. F. H. Artis 148 42nd pl., left last Saturday for an extended visit among relatives and friends in Michigan and Ohio. She was accompanied as far as Niles by her husband and Mrs. Gertrude Bewley who returned the following day. Mrs. Artis will stop in Niles, Detroit, Toledo, Sandusky, and Piqua, and will return about Oct 1st. The Rough Riding President Ingloriously Backs Down From His Grand Stand Position "All Men Up And No Men Down On Account of the Color of Their Skin" By Ordering the Colored Troops Removed From Fort Brown Texas, He Has Put His Foot In His Own Mouth and Yielded to the Clamors of the Race Prejudiced "Crackerjacks" of the South. On Monday the war department issued orders to the commanding general in the department of Texas to send a company of white troops to Fort Brown "by quickest route" and immediately on its arrival to send the Negro troops from Fort Brown to Fort Ringgold. Let us hope that the event will prove that no mistake has been made in this yielding to an insolent demand by people in Brownsville upon the government of the United States—a demand which was hardly less impudent because it was supported by urgent requests by Texas senators and representatives. The order was issued after the department had received a report from the commanding officer at Fort Brown, Major Penrose, regarding the trouble which led to the demand for the removal of the Negro company. The officer said he was persuaded that the killing of one citizen in Brownsville and the wounding of another were chargeable to soldiers, though he had not at the time of making the report been able to discover the guilty men. The major also said: "That the enlisted men have been subjected to indignities since their arrival here there can be no doubt." He then gives a statement of the one rise to which he attributes the subsequent outbreak. The statement is, in brief, that some women were standing on a sidewalk talking with a man when two Negro soldiers passed ther. The white man knocked one of the soldiers down with the butt of a revolver and was reported to have said: "I'll teach you to get off the sidowalk when there is a party of ladies on the walk." After the soldier rose the white man is said to have covered him with his revolver, saying: "Leave, or I will blow your brains out." It was out of this occurrence that the shooting of the two white men grew, which the major is satisfied was the work of soldiers. It does not appear that there was any further attempt at shooting by soldiers or that there was any reason to fear any more or that there was anything to hinder a thorough investigation by the commanding officer or the meting out of justice to the guilty parties. It does not appear that there was any insubordination in the fort or that the soldiers were permitted to visit the town or that they in any way menaced its peace. On the other hand, according to the newspaper accounts the white men of Brownsville set about arming themselves, as many as 400 Winchester rifles were sold and there were plenty of threats, all emanating from white men. As usual in that part of the country, there was no disposition on the part of the whites to let the ordinary course of justice be pursued in the case of Negroes. It may be that the war department has pursued the wisest course. But it is to be regretted that it should have been deemed necessary for a department of the United States government even to seem to swerve from the usual course of military discipline under the influence of clamor by a mob in a section of the country where it is the usual thing to deny to Ne- Riding President backs Down From Stand Position "No Men Down On Ac- color of Their Skin" Hoops Removed From Fort Brown Foot In His Own Mouth and ors of the Race Prejudiced ts" of the South. groes the protection of the courts. There is another aspect of this affair. We have heard something of late to the effect that the uniform of the American soldier must be respected. That is right. All this trouble, according to the report of Major Penrose, arose out of the fact that the uniform was not respected. It arose out of the fact that a wearer of the uniform was violently assaulted by a civilian for no cause whatever. It does not appear that the soldier was molesting anyone or interfering with the rights of anyone. He was simply exercising his right to walk on the sidewalk. It was not for jostling or rudeness to any person but merely for not getting off the walk that he was knocked down with a weapon. This was a gross insult to the uniform. It is immaterial who was wearing the uniform so long as he was giving no just cause of offense to anyone. No one in Brownsville would have assaulted a white soldier for not getting off the walk when passing ladies. The assault was a deliberate insult to the uniform because it was worn by a Negro. It is the duty of the war department to take notice of that fact and properly rebuke the insult. The government of the United States is accepting the services of Negroes as soldiers. It invites them to wear the national uniform and take service in the public defense. It is the duty of the war department, therefore, to require proper respect for them the same as for white men in the service. It is the duty of the department to cause it to be understood that they are not to be insulted with impunity. — The Chicago Chronicle August 26. The hasty action of President Roosevelt in ordering the removal of the 25th Colored Infantry from Fort Brown Texas, to Fort Reno, Ok., is further evidence that he has indulgently retreated from his lofty position on the rights of the Negro, when he declared that "he would emphatically, adhere to the policy, of all men up and no men down on account of the color of their skin." This declaration he has brushed aside, in order to appease the Whites of Brownville, Texas, who are so intent upon keeping the Negro down or in his place that without the slightest provocation they made a vicious assault on two orderly Colored Negro soldiers in full uniform, while they were walking on the streets of Brownville, and the actions of the President is conclusive proof that as far as it is in his power to do so, he will prevent all Colored men in the employ of the government from defending their lives, their wives and their children from the murderous assaults of the vicious and lawless elements of the whites in the south! Alderman John Burns has returned to his labors again in behalf of his constituents, from his outing to Denver, Col. Mrs. Sadie Scott and her little son Dewey, 5742 Grove ave, have just returned home after a pleasant visit to La Grange, Ill., while there they were the guest of Miss Ethel Worthington. THE BROAD AX. Will promulgate and at all times uphold the true principles of Democracy, but Catholic, Protestant, and Christian. Knight of Labor, or any one else can have their say, so long as their language is proper and responsibility is fixed. The Broad *I* is a newspaper whose platform is broad enough for all, ever claiming the editorial independence of the paper. Local communications will receive attention. Write only on one side of the paper. Subscriptions must be paid in advance. One Year ..... $2.00 Six Months ..... 1.00 Advertising rates made known on application. JULIUS F. TAYLOR, Editor and Publisher. Entered at the Post Office at Chicago IL, as Second-class Matter. L. W. Washington, General Agent for The Broad Ax in the Hyde Park District. From on and after this date until further notice to the contrary, L. W. Washington, 5613 Jefferson avenue, will act as the general agent for The Broad Ax, and news items and advertisements left with him not later than Wednesday evening or early Thursday morning prior to the day of publication, will find their way into its columns. PERSONAL MENTION. Walter M. Farmer, for 16 years an honored member of the bar in St. Louis, Mo., is now engaged in the general practice of Law. Suite 708. 171 Washington street, Phone Main 4153. Residence 4856 Langley avenue, Phone Drexel 6302. PYTHIAN TEMPLE GOES TO CHI- CAGO. A Magnificent Building to be erected. The Pythian Temple & Sanitarium Commission arrived in Chicago last Saturday. They were met by the local Committee, Maj. R. R. Jackson, Dr. Allen A. Wesley, R. A. J. Shaw, Dr. J. R. White, J. W. Womack, Dr. M. F. Hussie, Col. R. A. Ware and James F. Lockman, who placed them in carriages, and repaired to the Uniform Ranks headquarters, 3331 State Street, where an informal reception was held. The committee then conducted the commissioners to their stopping places, the residences of Maj. Jackson, R. A. J. Shaw, A. M. Beckley and Rev. Jordan Chavis. Sunday the commissioners visited the parks and many old Chicago acquaintances. In the evening at Quinn Chapel Church, Rev. D. P. Roberts preached a special sermon in honor of the visitors, which was very much enjoyed by the citizens, commissioners and the members of the church. Monday, the commission in carriages visited the Mayor and was by him welcomed to the city in all Chicago's glory. The post office was then visited and the distinguished visitors were received by postmaster Busse and shown through the entire building. Mr. Busse very gracefully accompanied the delegation through the underground tunnel and opened up a choice box of Clear Havanas as a mark of Chicago's hospitality. The commission then visited the board of trade and remained a few minutes. They were then driven to the Palmer House, where a luxurious and most elaborate dinner was served. The party occupied parlor 'O', and were warmly received by Mr. Palmer, who bade them welcome, and asked them to enjoy the privileges of the house while in Chicago. In the evening, the commission repaired to the White City and were received at the gate by the management and welcomed. The delegation visited several of the amusements and enjoyed themselves hugely. Tuesday, the commissioners were given an automobile ride over forty miles of Chicago's Boulevards and dined in the afternoon at the restaurant in Lincoln Park. In the evening, a special program was rendered at the New Pekin Theatre, the only Theatre owned and operated by Colored people in the world. Over one thousand people were present at the performance and several hundred were turned away. The commissioners occupied Special boxes, and the First Regiment uniform rank in white flannel uniforms attained in a body. Wednesday the commissioners were conducted through the stock yards visiting the Swift and Armour plants and spent the afternoon dining with the committee and their friends. In the evening special team degree work and the rank of Knight was conferred upon a class of candidates at Damon Lodge Hall, 37th & Cottage Grove avenue. Pythias Lodge's famous team conferred the rank and over five hundred Knights were present. Thursday the commission held their business session and in the afternoon were dined by Hoa. E. D. Green at Rudolph's Cafe. Monroe and Dearborn ```markdown ``` Streets, Chicago's richest and swellest place of its kind. In the evening, they were banqueted at the Coliseum Annex where more than three hundred of Chicago's best citizens were present. Friday the commission held an executive session and considered Indianapolis and Chicago's claims. The committee was in session the entire day and after four hours of solid and confined deliberation decided that Chicago had presented the best location, made the best offer, afforded all the possibilities necessary to sure success and was awarded the Temple with Indianapolis as second choice. The commissioners decided to spend Forty-five Thousand Dollars for the ground and the Temple will be built on one of the most prominent business corners of State Street, on the South Side. The ground having been bought, the Supreme Lodge will now proceed to erect a Temple that will cost Seventy-five or a Hundred Thousand Dollars. The Commissioners began leaving for their homes Saturday, voting Chicago the grandest and most hospitable city in the world. The best city won—J. R. THE INSTITUTIONAL CHURCH AND SOCIAL SETTLEMENT 3825 DEARBORN ST. Next Sunday the pastor, Rev. H. E. Stewart will preach at both services. In the morning the subject will be "Is There Satisfaction In This World? The text being, I shall be satisfied When I Awake with thy Likeness. At the evening service the subject is "The Vanity of Life." The choir has arranged to conduct a special musical numbers at the Sunday night meetings until after Conference. There will be a Fall Festival given here Sept. 10-14, for the benefit of the Activities. An attractive program will be given each evening. A special feature will be the bazaar consisting of ornamental and useful articles. A cordial invitation is extended to all.—"S." CHIPS Mr. and Mrs. Louis B. Anderson are spending their vacation in the east. Miss Ethel Worthington, 6612 Vernon ave., is visiting friends at La Grange, Ill. Mrs. D. Young and daughter 6616 Vernon ave., returned home Sunday a.m., after a two weeks visit to various Michigan resorts. The Prairie State Club gave its annual outing yesterday afternoon and evening at Rach's Grove 79th and Bond ave. Miss Ida Liverpool left for her home in Cincinnati, Wednesday, morning, after a three weeks visit with Doctor Ida Gray Nelson, 3652 Wabash ave. New system of dressmaking taught at Institutional Church, $10,00. Ten dollars for the entire course—to begin the first of September. Maj. Jno. C. Buckner of the Internal Rev. office will leave his work for a two weeks vacation and visit to his relatives in the southern part of the state. Mrs. Phillip Green 343 W. 47th entertained a party of eight ladies at lunch Wednesday afternoon in honor of her guest Mrs. Wm. Morsell of Balto, Md. Pay no attention when they whisper to you that the girl whom they are presenting "is rich" they may have told the girl the same thing about you. Mr. Jos. Jenkins 4715 Dearborn st. entertained at a six course dinner Sunday evening several of his Chicago friends in honor of Mrs. Dr. Carey of Cincinnati, Ohio. The Western Negro Press Association will hold its annual meeting at Colorado Springs September 21 and 22. All newspapers west of the Mississippi will be represented. Mrs. Nannie Cooper 6241 Throop st., last Wednesday evening entertained sixteen ladies at luncheon in honor of her guest Mrs. Ford, of Cincinnati, Ohio. The subscription dancing party given by a large number of Chicago's leading social lights, for the strangers, Monday evening at Rosalie hall was a social success. About seventy five couples attended. In honor of Mrs. Wm. Morsell, of Balto, Md. Mrs. Mary A. Williams entertained Mrs. P. Green, Mrs. Wm. Childs, and Mrs. Morsell at a theatre party at the Grand Opera House Thursday evening. In honor of Dr. J. H. Ward of Indianapolis, Ind., Mr. Philip R. Miller 2806 Dearborn st., entertained at an elaborate dinner Friday evening. Col. Jno. R. Marshall, Dr. Wm. Jefferson, Mess. Roberts and Thos. Motts, Noah D. Thompson, Jno. Frye, T. Ebm. Green and James Newsom: "After dinner tales" were told by each of the guest and a real jolly time was spent. Miss A. M. Williams, assistant Superintendent of the Dumas Scho St. Louis, Mo., spent the past two weeks in this city as the guest of Mrs. W. M. Shelby, 422 E. 45th st., Miss Williams returned to her home Monday evening. Rumor has it that many of our bachelor boys became engaged to visiting girls during the summer. Probably that accounts for the great amount of interest the boys are taking in solitare diamonds, house rents, etc., etc. On Saturday afternoon from 2 to 6 o'clock Mrs. Edw. Shanklin and sister Miss Laura French 6410 St. Lawrence ave., entertained sixteen visiting ladies at whist. An elaborate luncheon was served. Miss Smallwood of Washington won first prize. Institutional Church 3825 Dearborn street, August, 1906. The Class in Millinery will begin its work the first of September. The cost for complete instructions is in the reach of all. Day Nursery is in operation every day but Sunday from 6:30 a. m. to 6:30 p. m. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Smith, New Orleans., La., who are old school mates of Mr. George Warner 5223 Dearborn street, have been visiting for some time Mr. and Mrs. Louis Seldon 5017 Armour ave., They left for their southern home Thursday evening. For over twenty three years Mr. Smith has been employed in the Postoffice in New Orleans. Saturday evening September 8th, a grand barbecue will be given in the basement of St. Mark's church 47th and State street, to assist in raising money for a new church building. A cordial invitation is extended to its many friends to be present at this occasion. A Boyd chairman, L. Woods assistant. Doctor J. Arthur Cotton 293 22nd st., cor Dearborn, has recently purchased one of the latest new improved X-Ray machines, which he has installed in his well fitted up offices and Doctor Cotton and Doctor W. A. Buckner 29th and Armour ave., so far are the only two Afro-American doctors in this city to own these machines. For her daughter Gladys, Mrs. M. A. Williams 6618 Vernon ave., Monday afternoon entertained about thirty little misses in honor of little Clarece Morsell of Baltimore, Md., who with her mother Mrs. Wm. Morsell is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Philip Green 343 W. 47th St. Games and dancing on the lawn was indulged in by the young folks from 3 to 7 o'clock. Col. William J. Bryan was accorded a grand reception in New York City Thursday, on arriving there from his tour around the world, by thousands of distinguished men from all parts of the country, and on his arrival in this city September 4th, the same warm- and enthusiastic reception awaits him, and at the present time the indications are that he will be nominated and elected President of the United States in 1908. Rev. I. N. Daniels, who has had charge of the A. M. E. Church, Evanston, Ill., for the past four years, has many devoted friends who would like to see him selected as one of the Presiding Elders. The church at Evanston struggled for twenty years without owning one dollar's worth of property, but under the stewardship of Rev. Daniels, it now owns $7,000 worth of property free of debt, and as he is a good business man, he would make a bang-up presiding elder. There will be given at the Institutional Church, 3825 Dearborn street, a grand Fall Festival from September 10 to September 14. Each night an interesting program. Thursday night to be called The Man's Night. All on the program will be furnished by the men. Also the serving will be by the men. The Church is to be decorated, and a grand time is anticipated. Admission 10 cents. Season tickets 25 cents. The object of the entertainment is to raise funds for the activities and to lay in coal for the winter. Rev. George C. Booth, who was one of the oldest and most highly respected preachers in the A. M. E. nection, very quietly passed away from this life at Inlianapolis, Ind., last Tuesday, and his remains were brought on to this city for burial. Funeral services were held at Quinn Chapef Friday morning, which were conducted by Rev. D. F. Roberts. Charles Jackson, the progressive undertaker, 2059 State street, had charge of the remains, which were inld to rest in Oakwoods. If all things are true what Editor D R. Wilkins, of Chicago, says about The Broad Ax, a Negro journal published in the same city by Editor Julius F. Taylor, The Broad Ax is the most despicable anti-Negro paper ever published in the country.—The Sentinel, Pensacola, Fla. Col. M. M. Lewey, who is one of the chief chamber-malds for Prof. Booker T. Washington, would like to get into a fight with this paper, but he lacks the nerve to do so, for he attempted to deal it a knock-out blow about a year ago, when he rushed at it for the purpose of cleaning it up because it took exceptions to some of the "Jim Crow" utterances of the great Wizard of Tuskegee, and as he was considerably worsted in the argument he hates The Broad Ax! HIS LAST APPEAL Dear Editor: When you persist you can't accept what I want. That I send I don't believe that you regret To send them back again. A Rambling Waggles—I was robbed last night, and I lost fifty-three articles of furniture, everything I had in de world. Policeman—Fifty-three articles? Rambling Waggles—Sure; a deck of cards and *a corkscrew. — Cincinnati Commercial Tribune. Bedrock Price: The proprietor of a Boston hotel says that a week or two ago a dusty, tired looking person from Nashua, N. H., presented himself at the desk of the hotel, stating that he desired a room. "I've et my supper an' shall be off before breakfast," said he gravely to the clerk. "Now, what would be your lowest price for a room to sleep in?" "One dollar if you leave at 6 o'clock tomorrow morning," was the reply. "Well—er—wouldn't half a dollar make it jest about right?" demanded the wayfarer, producing a battered fifty cent piece. "You see, I'm all excited up travelin', an' I don't expect to sleep more'n half the time I'm in there."-Harper's Weekly. Embarrassing. A certain doctor of divinity was accustomed to slip down a side aisle at the conclusion of his service and be at the door of exit to greet the people as they passed out. He was especially cordial to strangers. One Sunday he extended his hand to a young German woman, who in answer to his inquiry said she lived in a certain suburb. The minister then told her he would like to call and see her some time, whereupon the girl, with a blush, stammered: "Please, sir. I've got a young man!" - Lippincott's Magazine. Never Gets By. "I always hate to pass an ice cream saloon when I'm walking with my girl." "When I'm out with my girl I've never happened to pass one." "That's strange. How do you manage it?" "I don't manage it; she does. She always insists upon going in."—Catholic Standard and Times. Dangerous. Mrs. Hornbeak (in the midst of her reading)-Mercy sakes alive! Here is an item about a surgeon over at Biggerville removin' an epithelioma from a man's lip. Farmer Hornbeak—Well, I sh'u'd judge it was about time for people to quit using such long words when it requires a doctor to git 'em out—Puck Mlaunderatod D re Riter—Wouldn't you like to read this new book of mine? Kandor—No, thank you. De Riter—It's Cleverley's latest novel. I just bought it. Kandor—Oh, let's have it. I thought you meant you wrote it.—Catholic Standard and Times. Dresses to Be Shorter From the few hints dropped by connoisseurs it is certain that autumn dresses will be very short, escaping the ground from two to three inches all around. Even the best gowns will be of this length.—New York Sun. Etons Fashionable The separate waist is so entirely relegated to informal occasions that most of the new suits for dress are in three pieces—a complete gown with a jaunty Eton to match. Something New STAN ON THE ROCK OF ZION (New) By N. CLARK SMITH MODERATE SOP. & ALTO CHORUS We'll stan' on the rock of Zi-on, an' see the ship come a - sailing o' ver. TENOR We'll stan' on the rock of Zi-on, an' see the ship come a - sailing o' ver. RASS stan' on the rock of Zi-on, the sea give a - way. way. stan' on the rock of Zi-on, the sea give a - way. way. ( last time. rtt. ) THE REGULAR PRICE OF THE BOOKS ARE 50c. SO ORDER NOW WHILE YOU CAN GET THEM AT HALF PRICE. 25c. The above thematic is taken from page (9) of our book, and is the first instance of an intelligent, singable arrangement. This means that you may give a Jubilee Concert yourselves. The publisher will be pleased to give any information concerning this program, and will call on you if lesired. We will mail to any address for 25c, one of our Books which contain twenty pages. Send Orders to SMITH JUBILEE MUSIC CO. 3F08 STATE STREET CHICAGO NEW SHORT STORIES Ma. Bryan's Favorite. A Nebraska minister who enjoys the confidence of the Hon. W. J. Bryan asked the presidential candidate of 1896, just before he was leaving the country on his present tour, what was the best story told about him when he was before the country as the opponent of Major McKinley. "The one I most enjoyed," he replied, "was told by a commercial traveler who put up at a village tavern in Arkansas. The accommodations were very scant. The traveler slept on the floor. He had no water to wash his hands and face. When he went to breakfast he was out of sorts. "He told the landlord that his house ought to be swept away by a hurricane; the landlord made no reply, but invited the traveler to eat. The food was on a par with the traveler's room. He said it wasn't fit for a hog. The landlord was silent and passed up an- B "HOW DO YOU STAND ON THIS 16 TO 1 CRAZE ANYHOW?" other dish. The traveler threw it on the floor. The landlord picked up the remnants and pitched them into a bucket and said nothing. Just then a woman whose appearance indicated poverty and poor health passed through the dining room. The traveler made a remark about her that was decidedly uncomplimentary, saying he didn't wonder the grub was not fit to eat if she prepared it. The landlord never uttered a word of protest. "The traveler left the table and asked for his bill. As the landlord scraped up the bottom of his till to make change the traveler asked him, 'How do you stand on this 16 to 1 craze anyhow?' Then the landlord's wrath asserted itself, and he hit his guest between the eyes." — American Spectator. They Had One. "Why, Tommy," exclaimed the Sunday school teacher reproachfully, "you don't even seem to know what the Bible is!" "Oh, yes, I do!" replied Tommy. "It's the thing you press autumn leaves in." -Minneapolis Journal. A Flower Collection John Burroughs, the famous naturalist and poet, author of that fine poem, "My Own Shall Come to Me." loves to tell a story which has to do with a friend of his named Orr. On one of his trips Mr. Burroughs happened to be in the town where Mr. Orr lives. Meeting him in the street, Mr. Burroughs insisted that his friend should accompany him to the hotel for luncheon. As they were eating Mr. Burrough inquired if his friend was not interested in any specialty. "I think," said the naturalist, "every man ought to have a collection of some kind. It adds zest to life." "Oh, yes!" said his friend. "I have quite a collection; I am interested in flowers. Come home with me and I show them to you." As they approached the Orr home six fine, healthy children, playing on the lawn, ran to meet their father. "These," said Mr. Orr, with a twinkle in his eye, "form my collection of orchids. Are they not grand specimens?" Mr. Burroughs agreed that the collection of Orr kids was the finest he had ever seen—People's Magazine. Bright Day For Two General Lew Wallace, the author of "Ben-Hur," was naturally polite, and his great success as an author never changed him in the least. His patience was often sorely taxed by overzealous admirers, but his genial, unassuming ways helped him to bridge over many unpleasant moments. In a railway car going to New York a man who had imbbed too freely insisted upon talking to him about his books. "Now, general," he said, "your 'Light of Asia' is the book that I admire. It is worth reading many times." For an hour the man harp on the "Light of Asia," while the general smiled and seemed highly amused. When the bore was departing he said: "General, I have enjoyed meeting you, and it will be a bright day in my life." "Sir," replied the novelist, "since you have made me the author of the 'Light of Asia,' I confess it has been an illuminated day to me."—Leslie's Weekly. Sir Wilfrid Lawson and Gladstone. So far did Sir Wilfrid Lawson carry his teetotal opinions that guests at his table were not allowed wine. Mr. Gladstone, who was accustomed always to have a glass of port at the end of his dinner, once dined at Sir Wilfrid's house, and the champion of temperance did not relax his strict rule even for the great statesman. When Mr. Gladstone returned home he was asked by Herbert Gladstone (so the story goes) what he had had for dinner. He 'replied, "Water, Herbert; and very little of that too."—St. James' Gazette. Not the Real Thing "Did you enjoy your last honeymoon?" asked the inquisitive friend. "Honeymoon, fiddlesticks," rejoined the ex-widow. "Why, it was a regular glucose and wax affair."—Chicago News. A Financial Answer. "Where's a good place to go for a summer outing?" "Oh, I guess you'll be out about the same wherever you go."—Cleveland Plain Dealer. [special Correspondence.] The development of new suburbs on the highlands south of the Potomac has been accompanied by a largely increased demand for pure water for drinking and household supplies. As these settlements are situated on the hillsops far above streams and springs, it might be thought that it would be difficult to obtain a good supply of water. Messrs. M. L. Fuller and Samuel Sanford of the United States geological survey recently visited the region and ascertained that in most instances water can be found at a depth of from twenty-five to forty feet beneath the surface. Danger In Surface Water Although water is present in large quantity, it occurs in such a way that only small supplies are usually obtained by shallow drilled wells. Open wells, however, obtain abundant supplies and if properly protected from contamination should answer every purpose. Such wells should never be located within 100 feet of outhouses or cesspools and when possible should be 150 feet or more away. If these wells are curbed with two and seven-eighths or three foot glazed tiles and every joint except the lowest is made perfectly tight the polluted surface water will be kept out, while the water actually used can enter at the bottom. The joints can be made tight by surrounding the outside of the pipe at the joints with several inches of good hydraulic cement. Depth of Wells. In the granite rocks conditions are fairly promising for deep drilled wells. These will usually find water within 150 feet of the surface, even on the hills, but a well should not be abandoned before a depth of 250 feet is reached. It is not generally advisable, however, to go deeper than this. The investigation which the geological survey has just begun will be extended to include the water supplies of the entire coastal plain of Virginia. Patent Models. A committee representing the Patent Bar association recently called upon the assistant commissioner of patents, Edward B. Moore, and advocated the retention of all or most of the collection of patent models which it is proposed to dispose of under an act of congress. The wide circulation given the report that the patent office had taken steps to get rid of this vast and interesting collection has aroused patent attorneys and inventors all over the country. In view of these circumstances, it is said, the plans of the secretary of the interior may be changed in this regard. Collection May Be Kept. The committee appointed by Mr. Moore to go over the models and select those which are an essential part of patent office records advised that only a very small percentage of the number be kept. It has been stated on good authority that the Union Building company, from which Uncle Sam rents the storage space for the models in the Union building, has agreed to reduce the rent from $19,500 a year to $10,000, which is the amount of the appropriation by congress for caring for the models it may be decided to keep. If this is so, the whole collection may be retained. The Keep Commission. Assistant Secretary Keep, who is the chairman of the departmental commission that is busy seeking to better conditions and methods in the government service, thinks it will take a good many months before his commission finishes its work and hands in its final report to the president. Probably the most important committee now at work is that handling the question of the purchase of supplies by the departments. It was the random, unsympathetic purchasing of supplies by the departments that led the president to appoint the Keep commission. It is probable that the subcommittee will recommend a central purchasing agency, through which every department of the government will buy Spanish War Veterans. The national encampment committee predicts that the national assemblage of Spanish war veterans, the ladies' auxiliaries and their relatives and friends in this city next October will be the largest ever held. Teentative arrangements have been made for a big parade to include Spanish war veterans, the national guard, regular troops, sailors, marines and the members of the Grand Army of the Republic, Union Veterans' legion and other patriotic and civic organizations. Secretary of the Navy Bonaparte will be requested to order two or more gunboats or other small war vessels to Washington at that time that they may be inspected as object lessons by the visiting veterans and the many strangers that are expected. New Light Artillery Corps. General interest is manifested in military circles in regard to the new light artillery corps of the United States army. The new corps consists of 46 commissioned officers, 46 sergeants, 92 corporals and 728 privates, having 92 Vicker's Sons & Maxim automatic machine guns and 150 horses and 310 mules. This corps is formed from the existing forces and will be divided among the cavalry and infantry regiments so that each regiment will have its machine gun platoon, commanded by a commissioned officer and provided with two machine guns of the type indicated. These guns, popularly known as "screw guns," are capable of a fire of practically 600 shots a minute. The gun platoon, armed with two machine guns, will be able to discharge at the enemy a shower of projectiles equal to the entire firing capacity of all the rest of the regiment. CARL SCHOFIELD. FACTS IN FEW LINES Japan gets 188,000 recruits yearly for her regular army. It takes fifty of the Chinese edible birds' nests to weigh a pound, and the price per pound is about $40. The prison population of India is only thirty-eight per 100,000 inhabitants. Sixty years ago there were 150,000 children at school in India. Now there are over 4,000,000. Postmaster Carrier of East Litchfield, Conn., has been obliged to erect a high fence edged with barbed wire to protect what is left of his garden from the deer which abound in that vicinity. In the latitude of England the ground twenty-five feet below the surface of the earth does not reach its highest temperature of the year until November or December. The coldest month that far down is May. During the digging of a cellar in Montowese, Conn., the men came upon a huge rock which withstood all attempts to break it up. It is a dark metallic substance, and it has been determined that the mass is a meteor. Jewsharps are made principally in Boccorlo, the seat of the industry since the sixteenth century. A good workman can make seven dozen in a day. Simple as the little instruments are, twenty different kinds of tools are used in their manufacture. The late Hendrik Ibsen was once asked his idea of Americans. "Well," said Ibsen, smiling, "it is my idea that the average American baby five or six months old sits in his mother's lap and eyes his own cradle to see if he can't invent a better one or at least suggest some improvement." Mrs. James Ryan of Lyndon, Vt., has a curiosity in a pillow tick which, filled with turkey feathers, had lain in the attic for several years. Upon opening the tick the inside was found to be a handsome gray plush, the feathery part of the feathers being anugly interwoven into the cloth by moths. A South Carolina farmer made $14,000 net on a farm of thirty-five acres in one year. The crop was potatoes, the average production being a few barrels more than 100 per acre. The potatoes sold for $5 a barrel, a total of $17,500. It cost $1 per barrel to put them on the market, or $3,500; leaving a net profit of $14,000. Lord Wolseley's spirit was characteristic. At the end of 1854 in recognition of his services in the Crimean war he was gazetted as captain, but it was discovered that he was little more than twenty-one, and it was canceled. The young man protested so vigorously that the cancellation was canceled and the captaincy restored. A train at Brattleboro, Vt., picked up a bulldog at one of the crossings. The dog sailed upward to the height of about fifty feet and came down with a thud upon its back in a mud puddle. He 'picked himself up, looked at the passing train with an indignant growth of defiance and then trotted off unconcernedly, apparently unhurt. One of the fishermen to hold out against the motor boat for fishing is Samuel Tobey of Kittery, Me. He still uses sail and oars for his fifteen foot dory, feeling that to change at this time of life would be foolish. Tobey is eighty-seven years old, the oldest fisherman in New England, and is still very active in the business. One of the largest expenses connected with the government printing office is that for paper, nearly $1,000,000 being spent for the 10,000 tons used every year. There are 100 different kinds of paper used. Nearly $40,000 is realized from the sale of the waste paper, consisting principally of sheets spoiled in the various processes of manufacture. While Captain John F. Barrett, one of the assessors of Milford, Mass., was making a trip through the town on business he left his assessor's books on a doorstep while he went into the house. During his stay a dog came sniffing around the pile of books and suddenly made off with one. On investigation after recapture the book was found to be the dog record of the town. The first million dollar life insurance policy ever written was bought by George W. Vanderbilt in 1807. He was thirty-five years old at the time and agreed to pay $35,000 a year for twenty years. According to the World's Work, if he had taken out this policy twenty years ago he would have paid in by this time $700,000, which at 4 per cent compound interest would have amounted to nearly $1,100,000. A remarkable invention for preventing railway accidents has been tried with success on the western railways of France. The invention is placed on an engine. If the driver for any cause passes an adverse danger signal the apparatus blows a whistle on the engine continuously and also throws up a small light under the engine driver's nose. This will render all accidents, except willful ones, impossible. James R. Putzam, while at work in his garden at Rutland, Vt., picked up a brass button about an inch in diameter. When it was cleaned it was found to be a military button in a good state of preservation. It is flat, with the words "Massachusetts Artillery" around the edge of the face. In the center in relief is a cannon mounted on wheels beside a flag on a staff. The button is a Revolutionary relic. The Rev. S. Baring Gould has resisted a temptation that would have overcome most men. Immediately on the report of his death the newspapers came out with obituaries and appreciations of him. Most men would have spent an exciting day in reading the premature judgment of postity on their lives and works. But Mr. Baring Gould has packed away these notices—unread—in a sealed envelope with his will. Esperanto is to be taught to the cadets at the French military college of St. Cyr. In consequence of the increasing abuse of opium its sale in France harbor cities has been forbidden. A boy of twelve in the custody of the Paris police told them that it is their business to find out his name and address. The French people are the greatest consumers of cheap wine in the world. It is used more generally than milk in the United States. Even the little children drink it. The public schools give it to the pupils. The servants insist on the daily allowance for wine. Yellow spectacles for weak eyes were recommended by Dr. Motals in a paper he read before the Academy of Medicine at Paris. The doctor declares that yellow is very soothing to weak eyes and that for fifteen years he has prescribed glasses of this color with excellent results. Who has to suffer for your fool acts? If you do wrong, sooner or later you'll get caught. Might may make right, but it doesn't always make good. The first instance of collaboration in English literature was that of the plays by Beaumont and Fletcher. Next day after you throw a thing away it becomes valuable. Astronomers are the longest lived of any class, not even excepting clergy. Thirteen of the great astronomers have been over ninety at their death and thirty-two over eighty. You have your weak spots. It is not surprising that other people have theirs. There are some people who ask for no greater distinction in life than to be asked in time of trouble "to break the news."—Atchison Globe. In Rockland, Me., the other day a shipment of live lobsters was made to Seattle, Wash., which is believed to be the longest distance thus far for a consignment of that kind. "This town," says the Washington (Kan.) Republican-Register, "has a young man who pawned his watch to obtain money for a bath. We contend that this is a claim for distinction possessed by no other town on earth." A picture advertisement to get returns must tell the story at a glance. Folks with money to spend ain't looking for puzzle pictures. Any advertisement, like a man, must present a good first appearance, but to get the returns there must be something more than mere appearance. One of the curious customs in congress is to furnish free lemonade for senators, while representatives must pay for the same luxury. The latter are beginning to grumble at what they call discrimination. No one seems to understand why the distinction is made. Advertising is like duck hunting-- you must advance carefully, shoot at the right time and with the right sort of ammunition in places where there is a possibility of game-Exchange. Wanted children, either White or Colored to board and room, they will receive the care of a good mother charges reasonable. Mrs. L. Coleman 2839 Armour Ave., 2d flat. It rivals the oak. It is always stately. It is charmingly graceful. It makes a delightful avenue. Its growth suggests a playing fountain. It requires a goodly amount of moisture. From on and after this date all an nouncements of entertainments, etc. for which an admission is charged will be considered advertising, and will be charged for at the rate of 12 cents a line, seven words to a line. The money must accompany the matter and reach the editor no later than Thursday morning of the week intended for publication. This rule will also apply to all personal items and matter for which no charges will be made. In other words, all news matter must reach us either on Wednesday evening or early Thursday morning in order to find its way into the columns of this paper the same week it is written. Its wood is hard, heavy and coarsely grained. It should be away from the shade of other trees. Its bark is ashy gray and what is known as flaky. Its lovely oval, alternate leaves are pliquantly pointed and double serrate. It grows all the way from Newfoundland to Florida and then onward to the distant Lone Star State. The elm of old England was planted in New England by a wheelwright who found it superior for the hubs of his wheels. Kind Lady (visiting the jail)—I understand it was your love for liquor that brought you here. Write plainly on one side of the paper only, and address all communications to The Broad Ax, 5040 Armour avenue. Jimjam Jake—Don't youse believe it, ma'am. Dis is de las' place on earl' I come to e f I wuz lookin' fer a drink— Chicago News. nond Development Co. Black Diamond Devel Chicago, Ill. Black Diamond Development Co. Chicago, Ill., July 25, 1906. Black Diamond Development Company are happy in Kansas Oil field that the second well has come value and volumn the first well. give the Company more than Two-Hundred Dollar the price of Stock is still twenty cents per confidently made by the Directors of the Company the Stock purchased for ten cents, would be per share when five wells shall have been ten. Company of Chicago Colored men has struck in oil land is in the richest belt in the whole Kansas buy some of this stock while it is below the dollar ourselves of the last chance. n was received by our Treasurer, Dr. A. W. Willig. Prize No. 2. Stock Holders in the Black Diamond Develop- Word has come from the Kansas Oil field that tha- in and it far exceeds in value and volumn the fir- These two wells will give the Company mo- lars ($200.00) per day.. The price of Stock is share. The prediction confidently made by the company that the value of the Stock purchased for worth at least a dollar per share when five w veloped is coming true. The fact is that this Company of Chicago Co- rich when eighty acres of oil land is in the rich sas field. People who want to buy some of this stock w mark, ought to avail themselves of the last chance. The followin telegram was received by our Williams, Wednesday morning. "Chanute, Stock Holders in the Black Diamond Development Company are happy Word has come from the Kansas Oil field that the second well has come in and it far exceeds in value and volume the first well. These two wells will give the Company more than Two-Hundred Dollars ($200.00) per day.. The price of Stock is still twenty cents per share. The prediction confidently made by the Directors of the Company that the value of the Stock purchased for ten cents, would be worth at least a dollar per share when five wells shall have been developed is coming true. The fact is that this Company of Chicago Colored men has struck it rich when eighty acres of oil land is in the richest belt in the whole Kansas field. People who want to buy some of this stock while it is below the dollar mark, ought to avail themselves of the last chance. The followin telegram was received by our Treasurer, Dr. A. W. Williams. Wednesday morning. ems, gas well, better than number one 776 feett under arrive Friday morning.—Fred A. Wescott, 9 a. m. get your subscription in for some of the Black Company's Stock. The following members of Boards or sale: Dearborn St. State St 1-153 Lasalle St. 631 Pine St., Philadelphia, Penn. 2840 State St. Number two splendid gas well, better than nu control at midnight. will arrive Friday morning-- Now is the time to get your subscription In Diamond Development Company's Stock. The fo of Directors have stock for sale: Number two splendid gas well, better than number one 776 feett under control at midnight. will arrive Friday morning.—Fred A, Wescott, 9 a. m. Now is the time to get your subscription in for some of the Black Diamond Development Company's Stock. The following members of Board of Directors have stock for sale: Prof. H. T. Kealing 631 Pine St., Philadelphia, Penn. Dr A. Wilberforce Williams, 2840 State St The Board of Directors are confident that the Compa operation by Nov. 1, 1906. For the time being the Board hold meetings at 2340 State St., any one wishing inform the Company or its Stock, can be had from any of the ab men. Get Stock now while it is low. Others are confident that the Company will be in full d. For the time being the Board of Directors will state St. any one wishing information concerning it, can be had from any of the above named gentle while it is low. The Board of Directors are confident that the Company will be in full operation by Nov. 1, 1906. For the time being the Board of Directors will hold meetings at 2340 State St., any one wishing information concerning the Company or its Stock, can be had from any of the above named gentle men. Get Stock now while it is low. Black Diamond Development Co.—W. W. A. --- BRITISH BRIEFS. For every 4 shillings spent in Britain on drink only a halfpenny is expended on education. The English agricultural laborer gets 18s. 3d. a week 'against' 19s. 3d. in Scotland and an average of 10s. 11d. in Ireland. Ireland's high water mark in population was reacned in 1841. She had then 8,175,124 people. She has now fewer than 4,500,000. Gibraltar is the smallest British possession. It measures less than two square miles. Canada is the biggest, with 3,746,000 square miles. Owing to the large profits accruing from the various municipal undertakings at Bolton, England, for last year, the corporation has been able to hand over in relief of the taxes the sum of $217,500. In London the other day an Australian postage stamp, the fourpenny blue, with the swan inverted, was offered at auction and was withdrawn when $2,000 had been offered. Only nine specimens are known to exist. One was sold a short time ago for $2,000. SHORT STORIES. THE STATELY ELM. Misinformed. .3 Black Diamond Development Co. Prize No.2. To A. Wilberforce Williams, Dr. A. J. Carey. S. L. Williams, 184 Dearborn Col. R. A. Ware, 503 State St FACTS FROM FRANCE. PITH AND POINT. ADVERTISING A Good Home for Children. Special Announcement "Chanute, Kans., July 25, 1906. Established 1877. Phone Oakland 1550-1583 John J. Dunn COAL & WOOD Wholesale and Retail Dealer in... Fifty-First St. and Armour Ave. 1st St. & L. & M. S. Ry. 2nd St. and Armour Ave. CHICAGO Tile and State Hauling a Specialty. 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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. Hints how to order. Marcas Ruban (Inc.), 390 State St., Chicago BREVITIES THE HALL OF FAME. The Duke of Wellington is, by inheritance, a grandee of Spain. Winston Churchill, the young English statesman, is said to be one of the most eccentric of persons. Mayor Ekers of Montreal is addressed personally as "your worship," and in the third person as "his worship." Dr. Walter Volk, lecturer on zoology in the University of Berne, will head an exploring party that is to be sent into the practically unknown hinterland of Liberia. Senator Benson, the successor to Senator Burton of Kansas, was one of the three lawyers in the state senate in 1881 who framed the first prohibition law the state ever had. The queen of Spain is to have a doctor of her own. He will have a salary of $4,000 a year, an allowance for rent, $5 for each visit to the queen and the right to a private practice. Ex-Senator Chandler was asked by a young woman, "Don't you enjoy going into the country in your automobile?" "Yes," answered Mr. Chandler, "but the pleasure is nothing compared with the satisfaction of getting home safely." Miss Alice de Rothschild, a sister of the late Baron Ferdinand de Rothschild, has a collection of Hindoo bulls and zebras and llamas. She is also interested in cattle breeding and owns a large number of exceptionally fine carriage horses. Patti, of all the vocalists in the world, stands alone in earning ability. Her marvelous voice, aided by histrionic ability of high order, has frequently brought her $5,000 a night. Next to her stood and probably still stands Jean de Reske. Viscount Aoki, the new Japanese ambassador at Washington, has as his constant companion in his home a great maitese cat. Mr. Aoki never receives a guest without presenting him to Peter, who sits on a settee near the diplomat's chair. Brunswick, Me., loses a landmark in the retirement from business of Charles L. York, who has run a barber shop in the town for forty-four years and who in that long period has shaved most of the famous men of the town and of Bowdoln college. MODES OF THE MOMENT. Embroideries and braidings are widely in vogue, and the designs grow more and more elaborate. Colored silk gloves seem to have lost their prestige, tan, white and black seeming to find more favor. The colored linens which are much in vogue show embroideries picked out with seven or eight shades of silk of the gown color. Those who follow the French fashions closely are having their early fall costumes made with basques, the waist line being just as high up as it is possible to make it. Exquisite frocks are fashioned out of handkerchief linen, which may be had so fine as to resemble batiste and is more satisfactory except for the most elaborate occasions, as it has more body and therefore does not become so easily crushed.—New York Post. CLEANING AGENTS Hot vinegar will remove paint from cotton fabrics. Spirits of hartshorn applied to acid spots in cotton or wool will remove them. Use vaseline to clean and preserve the shoes, applying with a soft woolen cloth. Rub magnesia well into an ordinary stain and allow it to remain for two days if possible. Brush away and the stain will have disappeared. A solution of equal parts of ammonia and spirits of turpentine will prove effectual in loosening dry or hardened paint in any fabric. One part alcohol and three parts water is a good solution for use in freshening black goods. Sponge the material on the right side and press on the wrong side while damp. JEWELRY JOTTINGS. A necklace of uncut stones is one of the latest ideas. A gold hunting horn, winding once around an opal ball, is a peculiar and original design in scarpins. A fancy ring top shows an open design outlined in diamond scrollwork and inclosing a fine, round pearl. Pendant brooches are a pleasing variation on the usual styles, some being extremely ornate, with pendants varying in size. Diamond tiaras and diamond topped back combs are sometimes pointed with clusters alone or in alternation with the single diamond points. Jeweler's Circular-Weekly. PITH AND POINT. Some people pray as if they thought the Lord needed their advice. Don't expect to tower above your neighbors by standing on your dignity. When a man combines business with pleasure business usually gets the short end of it.-Chicago News. 18 PLAYS AND PLAYERS. Consuelo Bailey, a newcomer to the stage, will be leading woman in an eastern melodrama this fall. Irving S. Finn, a singer and composer, who just closed a successful season with Klaw & Erlanger's "Ben Hur" company, has been engaged for opera work for next season. Frank B. Hatch, who for a number of seasons has been William A. Brady's general stage manager, has been engaged in that capacity by the Shuberts for the nonmusical productions. Henry B. Harris has decided on Sept. 16 and Hartford, Conn., as the time and place for the initial production of Charles Klein's new play, "The Daughters of Men." On Sept. 23 it will begin an engagement at the Colonial theater in Boston. The new Astor theater in New York will be opened Aug. 30 by Wagenhals & Kemper. William Grenoble, the authority on Grecian architecture, was brought from London to make final suggestions on decorations. The house will be opened by Miss Annie Russell. Arnold Daly has secured the American rights of Cosmo Hamilton's new one act play, "Gran'father Coquesne." The scene is laid on the banks of the Meuse during the Franco-Prussian war. Grandfather Coquesne, cobbler, was once a sergeant in Napoleon's guard. SHORT STORIES. In Mohammedan countries women are not admitted beyond the doorways of mosques. Only about one person in a hundred lives to the age of sixty-five, one-half dying before reaching the age of sixteen. With the exception of food, the fibrous plants of field and forest furnish all the necessities of life for the Filipino. Bolivia's population is given as 1,800,000. About one-half of these people are native Indians, and only some 12 per cent are classed as whites. The latest theory regarding seasickness is that of a doctor on a German steamer who believes it is caused by the irritation of the brain due to its pressing against various parts of the skull following the motions of the ship. Congressman Garnier of Texas represents the greatest goat raising region in the world. There are more than 800,000 "Nannies" and "Billies" in the twenty-two counties composing his district. Uvalde county alone has 80,000. ENGLISH ETCHINGS. There are seventy-seven distinct dialects spoken in England. A constable who arrested four men on a country road in England the other day for gambling told the magistrate the men played cards as they walked along, stopping to deal. The will of John Crowle, a well known merchant of London, gives $1,250,000 for the promotion of temperance in England under the direction of the Wesleyan Methodist conference. A woman at Keighley, England, summoned for not sending her boy to school, explained to the bench that when she attempted to chastise him for not going he threatened to report her to the cruelty inspector. The education committee of the London county council has been revising the list of prize books given to pupils. Among the books struck out as "not quite suitable for children to read" are "Vanity Fair," "Dombey and Son," "Pendennis" and "Great Expectations." EDITORIAL FLINGS. The New York hotel which bars women over thirty-five ought to do a big business among widows.—Philadelphia North American. Edison says he will soon place automobiles within the reach of all. Some of us have had to be pretty spry to get out of reach of them.—Milwaukee Sentinel. Now that appendicitis has become so common the wealthy are taking more and more to the fashion of getting hurt in automobile accidents.—Chicago News. A New York court has decided that theater managers can keep people from going to the theater just because they want to. Judging from the shows, they want to.—Detroit Free Press. Since several railroad companies have been heavily fined of late for giving rebates the question naturally suggests itself, "What use will the courts make of this tainted money?"—Kansas City Star. FACTS FROM FRANCE. In France it is illegal to capture frogs at night. The labor troubles in France have resulted in a greater concentration of business in certain lines to the large firms. Among the members of the French parliament there are 119 lawyers, 46 physicians, 29 journalists, 20 teachers, 11 authors and 9 apothecaries. The Paris jehu, not noted for the mercy he shows his horse, is of the opinion that the sunbonnet is too hot for the beast. Therefore some of the drivers have provided their animals with parasols strapped to their heads. Dr. Colmette head physician of the Pasteur institute at Lille, France, has recently declared that even sterilization by heat of the milk from tuberculous cows does not render it safe to drink. In his opinion the only safety lies in a rigorous inspection of dairies. An Impressive View of Her Quiet, Self Contained Statesmen. Sit in the gallery of the lower house of the Japanese national parliament and observe thence the new force that civilization and education have loosed upon the rest of the world. The chamber is about as large as the house of representatives at Washington, comfortable, convenient and planned for business. The members sit at desks facing the speaker's high daid midway of the long side of the room. Ten or twelve members wear the almost obsolete native costume; the others are garbed like Europeans. You will notice first of all that these men do not sleep, like members of the British house, or read or write or transact at the desks their private business, like the representatives at Washington. They listen to every word of every speech. They are liberal of applause and dissent. Everything that is said seems to mean something to them. There are no long, dreary harangues and no permission to print in the Record. Members that address the house mount a rostrum just below and in front of the presiding officer. Their speeches are short, sharp, direct and full of point. Often they are witty and very often eloquent, but never are they entered for endurance prize. You observe the faces intent upon the speakers, the lines of long, strong, square jawed, brown faces, and it startles you to reflect that the powerful, indomitable nation of which this grave deliberative assembly is the symbol has been created in fifty years from the least promising of materials; that in fifteen years it has been lifted to the front ranks among peoples; that all the world has been amazed by its performances. And then you will suddenly perceive that in your eyes every face before you is an impenetrable mask. From each you receive a definite impression of power—quiet, self sufficing, conscious power—but beyond this nothing. All you can see are eyes, nose, mouth and the blank stone wall of an expression from which no amount of scrutiny will enable you to draw a hint of the trouble within.—Everybody's Magazine. Extension Table of Rare Sort. Something original in the way of a dining room table has been made by a skillful cabinetmaker for Mrs. Harry Payne Whitney's home in Newport. In its first form it is a perfectly plain round table, six feet in diameter, made of the finest and most beautifully grained mahogany, with simply carved legs. Belonging to it are a series of pieces of the mahogany, the shape of eight sections of ple, with the point cut off in a curved line. They are matched so beautifully that a series may be added to the table, making it ten feet in diameter, without any one not acquainted with its mysteries knowing it was not made in one piece. Still another series of pieces to be added in the same way make the table fourteen feet in diameter. The legs are arranged so that their tops unfold and extend to support the added pieces. —New York Press. American Yarns In Paris. Parisian correspondents have been listening to some queer yarns told by members of Sarah Bernhardt's company after their return from the United States. One gentleman declared that on the banks of the Mississippi he saw a child riding an alligator. In place of a whip the infant had a long stick with a piece of meat at the end of it, which he held just in front of the alligator's smile to induce him to hurry. At Chattanooga the inhabitants offered to lynch a colored citizen if Sarah and her troupe would wait and see it done. At San Francisco one of the troupe had a long talk with a young woman who had been living on the top floor of a hotel when the earthquake occurred. The earth opened and swallowed up all the hotel except the chimneys, and it was through the chimney of her room that the young woman escaped. The Old Santa Fe Trail The old Santa Fe trail is to be marked this summer. The school children of Kansas have contributed nearly $3,700 to buy markers for the route. The trail dates from 1540, but was chiefly used in the building up of the southwest. The distance from Kansas City to Santa Fe was 800 miles, and a round trip consumed about 110 days. Day and night in all seasons the carvans pushed their way. In spite of strong military escort the trail was blood soaked for many years and was marked by hundreds of graves of the victims of the murderous Apaches and other tribes. Nearly every mile of the trail has had its ambush, its surprise, its attack and torture. The last wagons were sent out in 1865. Since then the trail has been a memory. Cautious Senator Platt. Senator Platt of New York was asked to write his personal reminiscences of politics, for the last half century. "Would you want me to write this history as I know it to be or as somebody else might imagine it to be" he said. 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