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THE BROAD AX Afro=American Men And Women Who Were Not Charged With Committing Any Crimes Shot Down In the Streets Of Atlanta. That Unregenerated and Incarnate Fiend of the Infernal Regions, John Temple Graves, Approved of the Actions of the Mob. Down With Booker T. Washington and the Other Arch-Enemies and Traitors to the Race, Who advised Its Members Not to Retaliate But to Stand Still and Permit Themselves to Be Shot Down Like Common Dogs By the White Christians of the South! Vol. XI Afro=America And W Who Were No Committing A Down In t Of A That Unregenerated and In Regions, John Temp Actions of the Mob. Down With Booker T. W. Enemies and Traitors Members Not to Reef Permit Themselves to Dogs By the White No one does not need to come forth from the grave to prove that the vast majority of the whites residing in the South, are either living in a state of savagery or are savages at heart, and are absolutely unwilling to be governed by the established laws of their own creation. This fact was fully demonstrated last Saturday evening by the white citizens of Atlanta, Ga., who formed themselves into one vast mob for the purpose of proving to the world, that with all their boasted superiority over the Negro, that they are still cowardly savages and red-handed murderers of innocent and law abiding Colored men and women, and for the further purpose of displaying their pretended inborn hatred for the Negro. Two or three weeks before the formation of the bloodthirsty mob one of the blood and thunder, and rabid Negro hating newspapers of that city offered a reward of one thousand dollars to anyone who was able to report one case, wherein a "Negro had attempted to commit an assault on a white woman." This offer was made for the purpose of fanning the flames in favor of mob and lynch law, and Booker T. Washington, who has proven himself a traitor and an arch enemy to his race by advising its members to stand still, and offer no resistance and permit themselves to be shot down in the streets of Atlanta like common dogs, by the white Christians, also assisted to fan the spirit into a white heat, while addressing the members of his Negro National Business League, whence in that city a short time ago he practically admitted that the Negro race is a race of criminals, and that too many crimes are being committed by the Negro," and part of the blood of those peaceable Colored men and women who have lost their lives in Atlanta rests on the head of Booker T. Washington. As the dark hours of the night crept over Atlanta last Saturday a great mob which was composed by many of its best citizens, either actively or passively, bobbed took possession of the business center of the city without scarcely any interference on the part of the police and the other city authorities and with a copy of the newspaper in their hands, containing an account of the supposed number of assaults on white women by Negroes, the mob started on its bloody mission of redening its hands in the blood of Negro men and women who were not charged with committing any crime whatever, and all that night and away into Sunday morning wherever, the mob of midnight assassins, and wild beasts or savages came in contact with a Colored man on woman it proceeded to beat or club them, to knock them down, tramp upon them. pull them from the street cars while returning to their homes from work to shoot them in the back after ordering them, to run, persued them to their homes in order to assault and murder them, these heathounds even rushed into barber shops, hotels and in fact every place wherever a Colored man or woman were to be found for the purpose of wreaking vengeance upon them, and to fully prove that they were so base and low and such great cowards that they would not attack the Colored people unless they were in large numbers and felt cock sure that the Colored people had no arms, and that they were powerless to protect themselves on the spur of the moment in any manner, shape or form. Mayor Woodward who got drunken and disgraced himself while attending the mayor's convention at Toledo Ohio, last spring, and who served as city Judge of Atlanta in 1897, and when a Colored man and white woman at that time were brought before him, charged with living together as man and wife, he set the white woman free who declared in open court that "she had not been raped nor restrained of her liberty and that she loved her Colored husband, and the good Judge fined the Colored man three thousand and five hundred dollars or fifteen years in the chain gang, with this maddened or drunken idea of Southern justice ringing in his ears Mayor Woodward, several times attempted to address the mob, but its members simply laughed at him, for while he was engaged in addressing his eminent, respectable fellow-citizens he spoke two words in favor of mob and lynch law to every one in favor of law and order, for the only effort he put forth to suppress the mob was to order the firemen to turn the hose on its members whereas if he had had the courage and the manhoold to have commanded the police to shoot into the mob to kill, and just as soon as one or two of its members would have bitten the dust, the rest of its honorable members would have slunk away like whipped dogs for those who compose mobs are cowardly criminals and that class of white gentlemen who lack the nerve to come out in the open, single handed and alone and stand up face to face and fight like true men. Be it said to the everlasting credit of the Colored women, after they had time to regain their second breath they fought like demons, and urged the Colored men to brace up and fight back in return, and when the white Christian gentlemen found out that the Colored people were determined to defend their lives, and the lives of their women and children, and protect their property, the mob halted in its work of slaughtering innocent men CHICAGO, SEPTEMBER 29, 1906 P. BOOKER T. WASHINGTON The greatest single handed beggar in the world; arch-enemy and traitor to his race; who advised its members to stand still, offer no resistance and to be shot down in the streets of Atlanta like common dogs, by the White Christians. and women for no other reason than pressure Winchester riffle in the hand that they belonged to the Afro-Ameri tents discharged into the body of Then Gov. Terrell ordered out the state troops, and instead of these mimmons of the law endeavoring to suppress or scatter the mob, they proceeded to arrest and disarm all Colored men who were violating no laws but were simply making an effort to defend themselves from the assaults of the mob, these troops and the police even arrested some two or three hundred Colored students attending Rev. J. E. W. Bowen's Theological School in South Atlanta, simply for the fun of it and they shot to death one of the students who was unarmed while he was on his way to school, in their madness they even arrested J. L Price; the Colored postmaster at South Atlanta, but as stated before no effort whatever was made by the troops, the police, nor any higher state or city official in Atlanta to disarm one single white gentleman nor one member or leader of the mob who were hell-bent upon shedding the innocent blood of Colored men and wofen who had committed no crime except to try to defend themselves from being shot to death by the mob. This is another species of Southern Justice. With all the hellish attempts to lower the Negroes down and prevent them from defending themselves, more white gentlemen were killed and wounded by the brave and liberty loving Colored men and women, than the daily papers have reported, for the citizens committee so far has raised almost four thousand dollars to be expended in burrying the dead of both races and looking after the sick and wounded. At the present time it is impossible to tell just how many Colored people lost their lives at the hands of the mob, but it is safe to say that more than one white gentleman was shot to death by the Afro-Americans. That unregenerated and incarnate friend of the infernal regions. John Temple Graves, who is a strong advocate of mob and lynch law not for white gentlemen, no matter what crimes they actually commit, and who was chairman of the committee which received President Roosevelt on his visit to Atlanta last year, in his appeal to the world, which will receive further consideration in these columns in the near future, heartily approved of the actions of the mob. In the grea struggle for existence, the Negro must remember this fundamental truth, that self-preservation is the first law of nature, that a high pressure Winchester riffle in the hands of one individual, with its deadly contents discharged into the body of a mob, will do more good in surprising and scattering it, than all the prayers that can be offered up to God or the Gods, in the next ten million years; that cowards die many times before their death, the valiant never tastes if death but once, that "eternal vigilance is the price of liberty," and that those who would be free, must themselves strike the first blow! WHITE BRUTE KILLS COLORED WOMAN—MOB PREPARED FOR LYNCHING, THINKING THE WOMAN WHITE—MOB PURSUED WOMAN'S ASSAILANT. Wilmington, Del., Sept. 22.—In a fit of jealously to night, William Archer shot Ida Elizabeth Spires, Colored three times, in a house on Church street, near Seventh. A mob of white men, thinking that a white woman had been shot, pursued Archer for some distance. Part of them were armed with shotguns and pistols. He fed to a house on Lord street, which was surrounded, but before the police reached there it was found that the woman was Colored, and the mob dispersed. The woman was taken to the Delaware Hospital. There is a bullet in her brain, and she will die. Archer will be given a hearing to-morrow. Is the murder of a white woman any greater crime than the murder of a Colored woman? The white and Black Jim-Crowites are clamoring like so many lunatics for the Colored citizen to leave off his bread-getting, and join "the red-shirt bloodhound" black man hunting mob. Now will some one of those half-witted, half-frightened "darker" apostes of "Booker-Tillman-Rooseveltism" tell an anxious citizen who is to catch and punish the white brutes who prey upon the virtue of Colored women and murler them at will?—The Citizen, Philadelphia, Pa. United States Senator, Albert J. Beveridge, of Indiana, was the star orator at the Hamilton Club Saturday evening at the opening of the Republican county campaign in this city, and his great speech consisted principally of wind and brinecimbe. His reference on planting and not hauling down the American flag on Cuban soil caught the unthinking rabble, but if the natives of that Island know what is good for them, they will fight shy of permitting Old Glory, to wave over them, for if they do, they will be discriminated against, mobbed and lynched without any provocation like the Afro-Americans in the United States. Booker T. Washington's "Bloodless Victory" At Atlanta Was Of Short Duration. His Memorable Exposition Speech In the Same City Eleven Years Ago Has and Will Continue To Be the Civil and Political Damnation of the Negro Race. A few days before the recent meeting of the National Negro Business League at Atlanta a white Georgia newspaper ran the following bluffing and insulting article: If the Afro-American Business League would commend itself to the sympathy and respect of the people of the South it should utilize this opportunity to pass resolutions of the strongest and most emphatic nature condemning in blistering terms the criminals of their race, calling upon the teachers, the preachers and the editors of the race to devote the bulk of their time and their space to preaching hell and damnation to these criminals and advising their race as individuals and as organized bodies to co-operate heartily in helping the white man to hunt down and to bring to justice the criminals of the Negro race and to condemn as particeps criminis any Negores who shelter or help or expedite the escape of the rapist in any part of the South. This is the first great racial convention that has assembled here since the race issue became so acute in the South. And if Booker Washington wishes to vindicate the reputation he has obtained for leadership and good sense, he will not miss this opportunity to speak in thunder tones along these lines and to rule the deliberations of this convention to this general end. The paper had no doubt received before the League met, as had the other White newspapers of the country, the string of "resolutions" that had been prepared and were to be adopted, each one beginning with "We believe," imitating or derling Dr. DuBols, celebrated "Credo." Although it is probable that these "we believe's" (were as far in the direction of cringing and race-condemning as Mr. Washington intended to go, yet in his opening address, he got a little nearer to the ground. In fact he adopted almost the very words of the insulting article we have quoted. He said: The Negro is committing too much crime, etc." To make the thing slide more easily down the gullets of the gullible, the Great Pacif- Cator had his press bureau send out the report that: When the League was called to order Wednesday morning, on the surface all was serenity, but underneath was a slumbering volcano, needing only an ill-advised pronouncement or injudicious act to ignite a fuse that would have wrought direful consequences. When the convention adjourned Friday the relationship existing between the races was gratifyingly cordial and harmonious, and those who had prophesied the visitation of a maelstrom of inter-racial strife were disappointed. It is universally conceded that the sensible, well-polished and straightforward speech of Dr. Washington was potent in bringing about this wonderful reversal of popular sentiment. And to make the matter more signi- No. 49 Washington's Miss Victory" Was Of Short Duration. Position Speech In the Same City Negro Has and Will Continue To Be Critical Damnation of the Negro Race. ficant, every one of his papers exploited above all else, the Pacifying effect of this speech. For example the New York Age headed the long account of the session, in large type, "Business League lessens race tension in Alabama" (Atlanta). Then the head lines continue (saying not a word about "business"): OVER A VOLCANO. Daily papers had been advising revival of Klux Klux Klan. CHANGED BY A SPEECH. Washington's Brave (?) and Wise (sic) Words Make Rabid Editor Back-pedal. Here is the way the white editor back-pedaled: Said The Atlanta News, editorially: "The News has observed with great satisfaction the conservative and commendable utterances. of. Booker. T. Washington during his stay in Atlanta at this time. He has properly and earnestly spoken to his people, urging them to be law-abiding and telling them to respect the law and go to work and earn a living." As we read on in the article we find such as this, referring to that speech of the G. P. C. No man anywhere under the sun could have been more vehement in the denunciation of lynching and of the crime that provoked it. Could one believe that any Negro writer could be so dense, or so devilish, as thus to play into the hands of the lynchers by fathering that malignant, lying excuse—"The crime that provokes, etc." The mob was pictured as being society's deadliest enemy, and he also declared, as recorded above, that No quarter should be shown the criminal who made it possible for the mob to exist. It is not surprising that the (white) newspapers as he says, "Promptly seconded Dr. Washington's plea for the suppression of the criminal Afro-American," they are always willing to exert themselves vigorously to that end. But how about suppressing the white mobocrats?—The Home News, Alexandria, Va. One of Booker T. Washington's paid writers, in further commenting on his great specifying speech, declared that "the, hundreds of Negro business men who have swooped down upon Atlanta this week, under the leadership of their incomparable chief executive, Booker T. Washington, have won a positive victory, which though bloodless, will confer a lasting benefit upon all persons of color within our gates." The following quotation is from a long editorial from one of the chief Organs of Prof. Washington's policy of surrender and submission: "The Negro Business League did much to calm the troubled waters that it found upon its arrival in the South's gate city, and the right-thinking members of both races have been incalculably benefited by reason of the League's sojourn there. The sober, conservative and level-headed address of Dr. Booker T. Washington has (Continued on page 2.) THE BROAD AX PUBLISHED WEEKLY. Will promigrate and all those uphold the true principles of Democracy, but Gabellio, Prosturia, Priscilla, Iudicla, Farmare, Single, Taxa, Regina, have their way, so long as their language is proper and responsibility is fixed. The Brand Ae in a newspaper whose platform is breast through for all, ever closing the editorial arc of the paper. Local communications will receive attention. Write only on one side of the paper. Subscriptions must be sold in advance. JULIUS F. TAYLOR, Editor and Publisher Benedict is the Post Office at Chicago 18 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. MRS. VIOLETTE NEATLY—BLACK-WELL, HAS BEGAN DIVORCE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST HER It was stated in The Broad Ax, September 15, that "the Blackwell's had come to the parting of the way" and on last Saturday morning Mrs. Violette Neatly—Blackwell 3220 Wabash ave., began divorce proceedings in the Circuit Court against her husband Amos Preston Blackwell, whom she was united in marriage to June 21st, 1639, for better or worse. In her bill for divorce Mrs. Blackwell charges her husband with being guilty of extreme and repeated cruelty. She avers that since her marriage to the said Amos Preston Blackwell, June 21, 1899, that "she has always behaved herself toward him as a chaste, dutiful and affectionate wife." That the said Amos Preston Blackwell, on "the 14 of June 1906, threw her with great force and violence upon a couch thereby greatly bruising her side, necessitating her remaining in bed for one week, and upwards, and that on or about the 6th day of September 1906, the said Amos Preston Blackwell, again attacked her with a typewriting machine, greatly damaging the said machine, struck, and chocked her and again threatened her life and that on each, and on numerous occasions he has used towards her the most abscene, profane, and approbrious language rendering her life miserable." Col. B. F. Moseley who is one of Mrs. Blackwell's warmest friends is her Attorney, and he will get all that is coming to her in the courts, and the gallant and brilliant Col will make her husband whom she claims is guilty of beating her up, with a typewriting machine, and otherwise abusing, and cussing her, take to the woods. As intimated before Mrs. Blackwell is one of the shining lights of St. Thomas' Church, and she is also one of the prominent members of the fast or smart, set among the cream of the four hundred in this city. Several weeks prior to their final bust up, it may not be true, but it is said that Mrs. Blackwell drew three or three hundred and fifty dollars from the bank, belonging to her husband, and spent it on her long to be remembered, eastern trip, and in taking in the sights of Philadelphia, Pa., with her dashing friend Mrs. Butler, and another well-known friend in this city, who does not wear dresses, and upon her return home, it is contended that one of Mr. Blackwell's brothers requested "him to open his eyes real wide and look all around him" and after taking a long look in many directions the marriage jig was up between the Blackwell's. NEGRO EDITOR LEAVES TOWN. Augusta, Ga., Sept. 25.—After having been mysteriously warned that he must leave Augusta on account of alleged incendiary publications in his paper, a Negro Journal, W. J. White, a Negro preacher, to-day notified Mayor Allen that he would get out of Augusta and never return. He left on the mid-day train and his paper is not to be published any more. White has several times in the past been the cause of incipient disturbances between the races by expressions through his paper. This is further proof that the ruling classes in the South are not in favor of free speech on the part of the Negro, and especially if an Afro-American editor publishes the truth in reference to their more than brutal treatment of decent and respectable Colored men, wome and children. NEGRO LASHED AT POST BEFORE CROWD OF 500. Delaware Assailant of Women Given Public Whipping Then Taken to Serve Fifty Years in Jail to Wilmington, Del., Sept. 22.—Before the eager eyes of nearly 500 persons, Charles Conley, a Negro who was a few days ago sentenced to fifty years' imprisonment and to receive thirty lashes for committing an atrocious assault and battery upon Mrs. Beatrice Frankisi and her daughter, Miss Gussie Leltch, two weeks ago, was publicly whipped to-day in the yard of the Newcastle County workhouse. While there have been many whippings in the jail in the past, none attracted such interest as that of Conley. More than 2,000 persons clamored for admission to the workhouse yard, which was too small to accommodate all. Conley walked to the whipping-post, and his wrists were fastened into the iron bracelets. Warden Meserve took his position and, with the crowd standing at breathless attention, administered the punishment. The heavy whip with its nine leather thongs, each about a sixth of an inch in diameter, fell across the culprit's bare back with a force that raised a large welt. This was repeated thirty times, an assistant warden monotonously keeping audible count. At the sixteenth stroke an agonized "Oh" was forced from Conley's lips, and this was repeated until the last blow fell upon the quivering flesh. Although the lashes were well laid on they were carefully distributed so that no blood was drawn. The man's back, however, when the castigation was completed, was a mass of dark welts and ridges almost from shoulders to waist. Conley walked without assistance to his cell, where he entered upon his sentence of imprisonment for half a century. This account of the whipping of Conley, was the most select news the Sunday morning papers in this city contained for their large number of Afro-American readers. THE COOK COUNTY DEMOCRACY UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF ET IN THE FIELD. Col. Robert E. Burke and the other leaders of the Cook County Democracy met in their headquarters on Randolph street Monday evening and nominated the following County ticket: Sheriff—John T. Keating. Treasurer—Charles F. Gunther. Clerk—Henry Stuckart. County Judge—John J. Coburn. Member board of review—Adam Ortseifen. Probate judge—Daniel J. McMahon. Probate clerk—Albert Schonbeck. Criminal court clerk—A. B. Perrigo. Circuit court clerk—Dr. A. Grygowski. Board of assessors—Jacob W. Richards. Frank Brignadello. County superintendent of schools—G. Charles Griffiths (democrats indorsed). Sanitary trustees—H. E. L. Doggett, James T. Bransfield, John Fanning. President county board—George Edmanson. County commissioners (city)—Geo Edmanson, Dr. F. G. Relchardt, W. G. Schardt, William Moffatt, Peter Crot, William F. Mellican, Daniel Furman, Dennis McLaughlin, Dr. A. C. Hall, Jesse Sherwood. County commissioners (county)—P J. O'Connell, Louis Mueller, Samuel Wilson, Fred J. Schmidt, Stephen White. MUNICIPAL COURT CANDIDATES. Chief justice municipal court—Francis A. Hoffman, Jr. Associate justices—James C. Martin, second ward; P. B. Flanagan, third ward; P. W. Jaros, twenty-sixth ward; Richard B. Burke, thirteenth ward; P. W. Nillson, twenty-second ward; Louis A. Reinhardt, twenty-first ward; John F. Waters, sixth ward; William Prentiss, Jr., twenty-sixth ward; Armand Teefy, eighteenth ward; George F. Mulligan, twenty-seventh ward; Charles Veeley, eleventh ward; Albert H. Putney, twenty-first ward; J. J. Hennessy, thirtieth ward; George N. Morgan, eighth ward; William B. Fleming, second ward; T. D. Hurley, third ward; P. A. Hines, fifth ward; James N. Tilton, fifteenth ward; Edward D. Green, seventh ward; Frank A. Korelski, seventh ward; Robert Redfield, third ward; Theodore Prouls, twelfth ward; Joseph J. Belinski, eleventh ward; John Fitzgerald, thirty-first ward; George W. Gillette, twenty-fifth ward; George E. Morman, fifth ward. Chief baliff municipal court—Peter Dienhardt. Chief clerk municipal court—Michael Zimmer (democrats indorsed). There are now four tickets in the field without figuring on the Socialists, and the voters can pay their money and take their choice among the many good candidates who are dead anxious to land in a nice fat berth or office on the 6th of November. THE SAYINGS AND DOINGS OF THE PEOPLE OF HYDE PARK BY L. W. WASHINGTON BY L. W. WASHINGTON. The friends of Miss Eleneor Curtis are pleased to note that she has been called from Wheeling, W. Va., where she was teaching, to a better position of the same nature in Washington, D.C., congratulations are due. One of the busiest establishments in Hyde Park is the department store of Mr. Oatts. Where he has in his employ men and women of his race. The Hyde Park Musical Academy was the recipient of a fine $400.00 Strober Piano, a gift of the Strober Co. The Rev. S. S. Sisson preached a lecture upon his trip to the Baptist Convention which convened last week at Memphis, Tenn., which was very interesting. Rev. Clarence Goggins made one of the best reports to the Illinois Conference that has ever been made from Hyde Park since it has been a church. Over $1,400 raised, $300 in the Hyde Park Bank 24 persons taken into the church and quite a number of persons united in matrimony. After a suspension of two weeks, in the county Treasury's office Mr. A. L. Williams Atty., was reinstated the dread of the effect of this young men's suspension upon the coming Republican election was more than they could stand so they reconsidered. Mrs. C. Kinnet of 5612 Jefferson ave., says that it pays to advertize in The Broad Ax, when you want results or your money. The farewell reception given to Rev. Clarence Goggins under the management of Mr. and Mrs. Golden Brooks of 5343 Lake ave., was a tremendous success, the committee that worked with them is due apart of the credit; A suit paid for made by a Negro tailor, Mr. Oatts, was presented upon the occasion to the Pastor as a token of the esteem of the people of Hyde Park. A silk hat was donated by Mr. Andrew Staten $17.00 after all expenses was paid was turned over to him for his trip. A large array of talent donated their services, as an appreciation of this young man's worth. Hurrah for the Committee. Mr. F. Long of the Windemere Hotel had the honor of being the Negro Representative at the 1st meeting of the Stock Holders of Jenning Alnight Bank. The Atlanta situation was the topic presented to the Hyde Park Sunday club last Sunday by the watters of the Chicago Beach Hotel. There have been very few debates so interesting to the Negro that has caused our young men to wake up to the present condition it was continued until Sunday Sept 30, Come early if you want seats. A reception was given at the studio of Prof. O. J. Buckner of 5209 Lake ave., in honor of Miss Wgome L. Speed of Richmond, Ind, Studio and Mr. G. W. Clark of Cairo, Ill. A very pleasant evening was spent, Games and a grand-program was rendered. Miss Speed has made a great many friends in Hyde Park; while here, she stopped at Mrs. Grenles, she also assisted Prof. Buckner with his Choir Sunday eve, at the A. M. E. Church with great success. Those present at the reception was Mr and Mrs. Cobbs. Mrs. Hawkins, 4632 Dearborn st.; Mr. Roy Cordwell, 3139 LaSalle st.; Miss Minnie Ford of Cairo; Mr. H. H. Hale, Miss Helen Buckner, 5137 Lake ave.; Mr. Longun Meiser, James P. Reoder Buckner, Mr. Weisby, Mr. Westly Edwards, Miss William, Miss Hattie Lewis, and Mrs. Colab. Refreshments was served at 10:30 p. m. The bill of fare consisted of wine, ice cream, cake and sandwiches. Miss Speed left Friday for home to take up her fall work in her studio. Mr. Clark departed Saturday evening. Don't forget the Sunday Club meeting at 4 p. m., at 5539 Jefferson ave. The Atlanta affair will be discussed. SPECIAL NOTICE The story of the origin and the achievements Benjamin Banneker, by Col. Clarke Irvine will not appear until the next issue of The Broad Ax. New system of dressmaking taught at Institutional Church, $10.00. Ten dollars for the entire course—to begin the first of September. BOOKER T. WASHINGTON THE GREAT PACIFICATOR. (Concluded from page 1.) been, published far and wide, and in seeking through a well-timed crusade against the vicolus ones of his own race to remove the cause set out in justification of lynching, the eminent Tuskegeean is accomplishing a mission that will be fruitful of as much good as his other famous Atlanta address eleven years ago." Judging from the recent bloodly scenes which have been enacted in the streets of Atlanta, Ga., theoodless victory of the great wizard of Tuskegee was of short duration, and his memorable Atlanta speech of eleven years ago, was then and will continue to be, for the next one hundreds. The civil and the political damnation of the Negro race! CHIPS Miss Edna-French, 3626 Vernon Ave. will attend Fisk University this year. Alderman Dan V. Harkin, will make a winning race for one of the Municipal Judgeships. Mrs. Josephine Young 2503 Wabash ave., returned home Friday morning from a five days visit to St. Louis. Ernst Hummel, who is the most popular German-American in Chicago, will be the next treasurer of Cook County. William Randolph Hearst, with the aid of Charles Murphy, the grand chief of Tammany Hall, was this week nominated for Governor of New York. Miss Mabel Botts returned to her home 6448 Champlain ave., Wednesday after a ten weeks visit to friends in Boston and other eastern cities. Alderman Joseph F. Kohout, is a broad and liberal minded gentleman, free from race prejudice and he should be selected as one of the Judges of the New Municipal Court. Misses Estella C. and Victoria Du B. Bonds 6652 Wabash ave., left Chicago Friday evening for Galveston, Tex., where they will teach school this winter. Mr. H. T. Kealing, editor A. M. E. Review passed through the city the first of the week on his way from Chanute, Kansas to his home in Philadelphia. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Buckner and their troupe of Jubilee singers left Tuesday for the west where they will begin their Fall tours of popular entertainments. In honor of her husband's birthday, Mrs George Ayres 49 E. 46th st. gave a "Surprise Stagg party" Tuesday evening the 25th. About thirty gentleman responded to invitatoins and a good time was spent. Miss Estella C. Bonds 6652 Wabash ave., has resigned her position as government microscopist at the Union Stock Yards and will teach music at one of the institutions of learning in Galveston, Texas. Mr. and Mrs. C. Williams, with their company of singers left Friday for southern Illinois where they will fill a few Chautauqua engagements before entering upon their regular Fall and Winter tours. Mrs. Philip Green, 343 W. 47h St. is visiting her mother and sisters in Terre Haute, Ind., where she expects to witness the wedding of her younger sister before returning to Chicago. Jackson Gordon, who is one of the best all around men connected with the Board of Assessors of Cook County, left for Springfield, Thursday evening, where he will take in the sights of the State Fair. Justice Charles H. Callahan, candidate on the Democratic ticket for associate justice of the Municipal Court, is growing in popularity each and every day as the election approaches, and he feels confident of his election. Wesley Barley, the only Afro-American architect in this city, has finished plans and furnished estimates to Capt. James S. Nelson, 3052 Wabash ave., who will reconstruct his barn into a nice two story flat building. With the race riots in Atlanta as an incentive and fearing attacks in Texas, 10,000 Negroes in the Lone Star State are making preparations to emigrate to South Dakota to establish themselves in a self-government colony. On last Tuesday night, Mr. and Mrs. Moses Ratcliff, 4850 Dearborn Street, entertained Rev. J. C. Redmond and his young and beautiful wife and little son who have recently arrived in the city. Also Rev. and Mrs. Dickerson, the popular pastor of St. Mark church, and a number of their friends. The hostess, who is noted for her generous hospitality, served a dalnty and tastefully prepared luncheon. The Woman's Home and Foreign Missionary Society of the Brean Baptist church, 4833 Dearborn Street, will have charge of the Sunday evening service Sept. 30. An excellent program has been arranged. The public is cordially invited to be present. Charles E. Hughes, who was at the head of the Life Insurance investigating committee in New York City last year, and who seems to be an honorable man in every respect, is the Republican nominee for Governor of New York State, and many eminent Democrats have expressed their intention of supporting him for that office. Miss Mathilde Vignes, one of the popular school teachers of New Orleans, La., has been the guest for the past two weeks of Miss Lena V. Pickett, a belle of the West Slide, who gave a whist party Tuesday night in her honor. She returned to her home in the Crescent City Wednesday evening. Miss Vignes is greatly in love with Chicago and she would like to make it her permanent home. The Dallas Express is our authority for the statement that at the National Baptist convention about $50,000 were spent in railroad fares. Suppose the Convention could raise that amount to prevent the "jim-crowding" of interstate Negro passengers? It seems as if the Negro can raise money for everything on earth, save money to defend himself against illegal laws.—The St. Luke Herald, Richmond, Va. Justice A. J. Sabath who is much blacker in the face than many Colored people, and who has been feeding at the public crib for many years, is undecided whether he wants to run for Congress over on the West Side, or run for one of the Municipal Judgships, the dark Colored Justice had better make the race for Congress, for if he runs for municipal judge he might be taken for a Colored man, and Alderman Kenna and his crowd of First ward statesmen would turn him down cold! Justice John Fitzgerald, candidate for Judge of the Municipal Court, has issued his cards which bears his indorsement as qualified to serve as the Judge of the poor man's Court, by the following and past judges of the courts of Record in Cook County, as Judges Gary, Tuley, Goggin, Kavanaugh, Paynes Shephard, Brentano, Freeman, Kohlsaat, Carter, Gibbons, Clifford, Hutchinson, Ewing, Stein, Sears, Baker, Windes, Tuthill Adams, Chytraus, Ball, McEwen and Cutting by their recommendation to Governors Altgeld in 1895, Tanner in 1899 and Yates in 1903, have said that Justice Fitzgerald, was a qualified, competent and experienced official to preside over the Court of the "Poor Man." Institutional Church born 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. EMANUEL'S WONDERFUL Foot Lotion—Ointment cures corns and perspiratoin. Sore feet, etc. Ask the druggist, ointment 50 cents, per box. Lotion per bottle 50 cents. Dobriety. Bertle-Le' s 'ave answer dring. Teddy-No, no-勒' s 'go 'ome while we're shill sober.—Pick Me Up. A Surterial Freak. "What is a dude, pa? "A thing that wears gloves in summer and goes without an overcoat in winter.—New York Life. TWO FURNISHED ROOMS TO RENT Two nicely furnished rooms to rent, gas and bath, first flat, 5742 Grove ave. DON'T SULK. Whatever you do, if do it you must, Don't sulk. Be happy and healthy and jolly and just; Don't sulk. Don't grumble and mumble and be out of gear Three hundred and sixty-five days in the year; Whatever your fortune, just be of good cheer; Don't sulk. If matters don't happen to tumble your way, Don't sulk. Your plum tree will drop you a fruitage some day; Don't sulk. There's nothing will scatter the clouds of despair Like a confident, hopeful and rollicking air; Just give your "old grouchy" the go-by for fair; Don't sulk. —Joe Cone in Judge. Her Fears. First Lady Rider—I'm very much at tached to my horse. Second Lady Rider (feeling very uncomfortable)—I-I-I w-w-wish I-I w-was—Chicago News. The Latest The night officer found the old farmer sitting on the steps of a vacant house contentedly chewing a straw. "Waiting for any one?" asked the officer suspiciously. "Yep," responded the old man in confidence, "I am waitin' for the scientist to get back." "What scientist?" "Why, the one with my ten dollar bill. He slapped me on the back and told me that that be seventeen different crawling germs on every ten dollar bill. He said if I'd let him have a ten dollar bill a few minutes he would take it down to the arc light around the corner and stick a pin through each germ so I could see them with my own eyes. He's been gone about half an hour, but I reckon it takes him quite a little while, 'cause them germs are pesky small to see." And the old farmer settled himself comfortably to await the return of the "scientist."—Droit Tribune Cautious. She was one of those fussy old women. "Aln't you rather young to be left in charge of the drug store?" she began charge of the drug store" the begin. "Perhaps. What can I do for you?" answered the mite of a "qualified assistant." "Do your employers know it's dangerous to have a mere boy like you in charge of such a place?" "I am competent to serve you, madam, if you will state your wants." "Don't you know you might poison some one?" "There's no danger of that, madam. What can I do for you?" — Houston Post. An Exception. "Now, in order to subtract," explained a teacher to the class in mathematics, "things always have to be of the same denomination. For instance, we couldn't take three apples from four years nor six horses from nine dogs." A hand went up in the back of the room. "Well, Johnny?" smiled the unsuspecting teacher. "Please, ma'am," shouted the boy, "can't you take four quarts of milk from three cows?"—Judge's Magazine of Fun. Overtaxed Faith. "Mamma, I've been praying every night for a new doll," said little Dorothy, "and God hasn't sent it yet." "Perhaps God doesn't think that you need another doll, dear," answered the mother. "Then why doesn't he tell me," asked the little girl, "so I could pray for something else?" — Woman's Home Companion. Continuous Performance. "Hurry, hurry! Let's get out of the way. Here comes Jagley." "Why are you afraid of him?" "Why, he's just back from Europe, and he'll want to tell us all he saw." "No, he won't. He didn't see anything but snakes from the time he started until he got back."—Philadelphia Press. Economy. "Your wife's recent illness must have been fearfully expensive?" "Not at all. She missed eight receptions, four balls and the opera season. 'think of the saving in clothes'"—New York Life The Brent Letters The postmaster at Benson's Bend chuckled happily. "Yep," he remarked, "this office is ther headquarters fur simplified spellin'. Leastwise, this air ther place where folks drop their letters."—Judge. Cruel of Him. Miss Banger (at piano)—Music is the food of love. Willie Cutter—Well, if you furnished the music I am afraid love. would starve.—Pick Me Up. WASHINGTON LETTER [Special Correspondence.] Among the recent changes in the White House and one which concerns the social world is the improvement made in the east wing, through which guests enter and leave the mansion when attending receptions and other large entertainments. Formerly they had to pass in and out through the hallway of the wing, between the long rows of hatboxes, and the passage frequently became uncomfortably congested with the large number of people invited. A number of large archways have been made from the wing into the long glass inclosed gallery which runs parallel with it, and rich carpets, comfortable seats and numerous lights will make it a pleasant retreat for guests while their wraps are being checked or obtained for them from the hatboxes along the hallway. Temple of Justice. It is fully expected that congress at its next session will authorize the erection of a great temple of justice on Capitol hill, just across the plaza from the capitol, at a cost of $3,500,000. The building will house the supreme court of the United States and also provide a spacious hall of international courts of arbitration, peace conferences and meetings of the representatives of this and foreign governments, such as the pan-American conference. It is intended that the architectural design shall be similar to that of the Parthenon of ancient Athens, with great columns extending from the base to the roof in severely classical style and that it shall be constructed of white granite. It will stand between the Congressional library and the new senate office building and occupy an entire square. The Episcopal Cathedral. In the construction of the Washington cathedral by the Episcopal church an architect is wanted who is capable of building vaults on pillars supported by buttresses that will stand the erosion of time for a thousand years. After a six weeks' tour of Europe, during which time he gathered much valuable data regarding church building. Bishop Satterlee returned more than ever impressed with the Gothic type of architecture, which was unanimously decided upon by the chapter. Patent Models Safe. According to patent office authorities, a damper has been placed upon the hopes of those college professors and heads of educational institutions who expect to receive some of the models of inventions stored in the Union building. To store these models it has been necessary to rent three floors of the Union building by the year at $6,500 a floor, or $19,500. At the last session of congress the appropriation was cut down to $10,000, and for a time it was believed that the patent office would be forced to hire smaller quarters, and plans were on foot to dispose of some of the models. Recently the management of the building decided to accept a reduction in rental and let the patent office retain the space at $10,000 a year. President's Orchids. With the addition of the 702 orchids recently received from the Philippines President Roosevelt has one of the finest private collections in the country. The president already had a fine collection of orchids, including an earlier shipment from the Philippines, one from Panama and another from South America. Carnegie Institution. The Carnegie institution has acquired property at Sixteenth and P streets northwest on which it will erect an administration building at a cost of $200,000. President Woodward and his staff now occupy spacious offices in the Bond building, but the great institution founded by Andrew Carnegie five years ago and endowed by him with an annual income of $500,000 is without a home which it may call its own. Its operations extend over the greater part of the globe, yet it has no central building. No Scholarships. "We do not need the building because the institution is a university, for that is just what it is not," said President Woodward recently. "Nor is it an educational institution. Its purpose is the furtherance of original research by those who have shown themselves capable of it in their respective lines of work and its aim to bring about practical results that will be of benefit to mankind. It is not an institution where men merely study, but where they investigate and achieve. I am deluged with applications for scholarships, of which there are none. Work of the Institution. "The institution is rapidly pushing along its work in many directions. For instance, we have a geophysical laboratory just beyond the soological park, a soological station on Long Island, at Cold Spring, and another at Dry Tortugas, Fla. Good work is being done in our botanical station at Tucson, Ark. Our observatory in southern California, which was especially established for the study of the sun, is better adapted to find out the nature of the sun than any that has yet been constructed. If by making this study of the sun and its spots so as to be able to predict a wet season, like the present one, six months in advance, it will be of great economic value. "This is only a small part of the work we are doing. Besides these and many other investigations which we are aiding we are co-operating through 100 institutions and 400 individuals. Great results for the benefit of mankind may be expected in the next few years from the Carnegie institution of Washington." CAEL SCHOFIELD. BREVITIES THE HALL OF FAME. Signor Caruso, the famous tenor, is a gifted black and white artist. The Austrian emperor has more titles than any other monarch. He is a king nine times over and a duke eighteen times. A. E. Eccles of Chorley, England, has distributed 40,000,000 publications relating to temperance, hygiene, politics and religion. Mr. Carnegie sang in the choir of his church when he was a boy in Scotland. He made it a rule never to be away from the choir practice. Some time ago Mr. Carnegie presented the church with an organ in memory of his boyhood. John Morley of England is so considerate of everybody and everything that it has been said of him that if he kept a score of horses he would probably refuse to use them because he feels so keenly for the brute creation that he will only consent to be driven on the level. Louis Mickaud of Paris has published a collection of all the caricatures promoted by leading periodicals and newspapers in Europe and America pertaining to King Edward. It is similar to the work compiled by the same author a couple of years ago concerning Emperor William. R. T. Lowery has the distinction of being the only peripatetic editor. He is the publisher of Lowery's Claim, formerly issued from Nelson, B. C., but as the Canadian postoffice has excluded his paper from the mails he has taken to the road and is issuing his paper from wherever he beats to be. George Hughes, the only son of Thomas Hughes, famous as the author of "Tom Brown at Oxford," is the owner of a large ranch in Kansas, where he does a large cattle raising business. He is said to greatly resemble his father in features, but not in stature, being comparatively small, whereas his father was very large. Sigananda, the rebel Zulu chief who has been court martialed and sentenced, is 107 years old. His captive sons are vering on ninety, and many of his grandchildren have passed the allotted span. But the quality of mercy is not strained even when warring with sembarbarians, and the treasonable old chief will probably live to die a natural death. SHORT STORIES. Mushrooms grow all over the world and are as good in Siberia as in the tropics. Half the so called mad dogs have nothing the matter with them but the toothache. Australia contains more unexplored territory in proportion to its size than any other continent. One-third of all the derelicts who apply for aid to the New York Y. M. C. A. are college graduates. There are 273 newspapers published in Mexico, of which seven are printed in the English language. J. E. Bennoch of Orono, Me., has come into possession of the old Orono flag which was used a very long time ago to adorn the flagpole in the village. The fact that the flag has only thirty-two stars attests its great age. In constructing the East river tunnels, New York city, according to the statement of the engineer in charge, fourteen men have succumbed as the result of working in the high pressure, thirty-four pounds to the square inch above the normal pressure of the atmosphere. ENGLISH ETCHINGS The Channel islands are the oldest appanage of the British crown. They have been British since 1068. The first woolen cloth made in England was manufactured about 1830, though it was not dyed and dressed by the English until 1667. Frederick Townsend, charged in a London court with maliciously wounding James Ridley, pleaded in justification that Ridley had called him a "Glasgow Irishman." In a London police court the other day a woman, testifying to bad language used to her by another woman, stated that her next door neighbor came out to see what the trouble was, and when she heard the language she dropped dead. Sixty per cent of the London police are on the night service, which they prefer to day service because there is less to do. One of their main duties at night is to see that doors and windows are barred and to notify the occupants of houses when they are not. HOME REMEDIES. Arnica diluted with warm water acts like magic in soothing tired, swollen feet. Camphor is very soothing in cases of chilblains and should always be kept in the house. It is simply rubbed on. A simple and effective ointment for cold sore or fever blister: Five grains of camphor, one-half dram of powdered arrowroot, one-half dram of sublimate of bismuth, one-half ounce of ointment of rosewater. Apply to the blemish. Onion sirup made in the following manner will relieve the congestion in cases of croup. Cut several raw onions into slices, sprinkle the slices with granulated sugar and squeeze out the juice. The dose is a teaspoonful every fifteen minutes until relief is obtained. This sirup is also much used in cases CHOICE MISCELLANY What a Place to Sleep! What is stated to be the most elaborate bedstead ever produced in Birmingham has just been turned out to the order of an Indian rajah. The style is what is known as the crown canopy and is of the best brass throughout. It stands to the height of fifteen feet, is eight feet long and six feet wide and will cost close upon four figures. Surmounting each of the upright pillars is a bird with open wings, and projecting from the sides are brackets carrying bronze figures symbolical of the seasons. Over the head of the bed is a bronze figure bearing a white metal circular plaque with embossed portraits of the king and queen, the Prince and Princess of Wales and Prince Edward of Wales. On another plaque of bronzed brass are photographs of Lord Beaconsfield, Mr. Gladstone, Lord Salisbury, Lord Rosebery, Mr. Balfour and Mr. Chamberlain. At the foot of the bed are a clock and a barometer and beneath them a bronze inscription plate bearing the title of the potentate for whom and under whose special instructions the bedstead has been designed and made.—Dundee Advertiser. A Large Connection: A Chinese cook in one of the homes across the bay from San Francisco was terribly worried about his cousins who were in the burning town. Sing knew that Chinatown had been destroyed. He had tried to go across to rescue his relatives, but nobody was allowed to land. He went about his duties with lagging footsteps and mournful face. For two days he ate nothing, and the sympathy of the entire family was extended to him in his trouble. At last he appeared one morning at breakfast time with a face wreathed in smiles. "Me found cousins," he announced joyfully. On being questioned he said that they were lodged in the two rooms which he rented for his own use in the lower part of the town. They were all well and he was "velly happy." He took forty pounds of rice to them that they might not be hungry. "But, Sing, how many cousins have you? Forty pounds seems a great deal." He smiled his charming oriental smile and spread his hands, "Me eighty cousins." Huge Ranches of Mexico. Ranches in Mexico are of no mean size. Ex-Governor Terrazas of Chihuahua has 17,000,000 acres. The Zuloga family is said to hold 5,000,000. Properties of 1,000,000 and 2,000,000 acres are not uncommon. Among the Americans who have large ranches may be mentioned Fleming & Ross, the Riverside Cattle company, with 2,000,000 acres and a fine herd of Herefords; Phoebe Hearst of California, who has a magnificent place west of Minac; the Millers and the three Mormon colonies. Gordon, Ironsides & Ferris, a Canadian company, has 1,000,000 acres; Lord Beresford, a relative of the admiral, has a large ranch, where he raises fine horses; another Englishman named Irmstead owns a large property. Smaller places of from 40,000 acres upward are numerous. The price of land now runs from 50 to 75 cents gold per acre, with a strong tendency to rise.—Modern Mexico. Picture Induces Hay Fever. In Paris there is just now proceeding a discussion on hay fever, concerning which an amusing instance of the caplicious nature of the infection is related. A lady was quite proof against catching the sneezings of hay fever from either hay or any other flower or plant except one. The mere sight of a rose used to set her sneezing violently. Knowing her weakness, she carefully avoided these flowers. But one day she carelessly stopped before a still life painting representing a basket of roses. Almost instantly she was seized with a sneezing fit. Clearly imagination has its part in the case.—London Globe. English Remarks on Ice. The great fault which Americans have to find with England when they come over here for a visit in the summer is the absence of ice. In the states ice is a cult. Wherever the traveler may be, even if he is in the backwoods, he finds ice. But in England the thing is looked upon as an almost unobtainable luxury. "Oh no, sir," says the English purveyor of drink with an amused smile, "we've got no ice. But you will find it nice and cool." Nice and cool means that an egg would not actually boil in it. No wonder Americans say that England "cuts no ice."—London Globe. Decline of Beer Drinking. Local patriots in Munich are dejected at the latest statistics concerning the consumption of their famous beer within their own borders. Only a few years ago they proudly boasted that the annual consumption per head of the population was 115 gallons. This has now sunk to the mere bagatelle of sixty-five gallons. The shrinkage is attributed to the gradual spread of temperance principles, to the antifiber propaganda in public schools and to the fact that employers of labor are ceasing to give free beer to their work people.—London Telegraph. Endorsing a Sanitary Ordinance. The other day the subdivisional magistrate of Godda Sonthal pugnans whipped a respectable Marwari gentleman for allowing fifty water to accumulate in front of his house.—Laebo Tribune. Established 1877. Phone Oakland 1330-1825 John J. Dunn COAL & WOOD Wholesale and Retail Dealer in.. 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For further information, address Julius P Taylor, 6041 Armour avenue, Chicago Special Announcement 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 Write plainly on one side of the paper only, and address all communications to The Broad Ax, 5040 Armour avenue. THE REAL COLONEL SELLERS Optimistic James Lampton, as Mark Twain knew Him. In the opening chapter of his "Autobiography," printeo in the first fortnightly number of the North American Review, Mark Twain tells thus of the original Colonel Sellers: Many persons regarded Colonel Sellers as a fiction, an invention, an extravagant impossibility, and did me the honor to call him a "creation," but they were mistaken. I merely put him on paper as he was. He was not a person who could be exaggerated. The incidents which looked most extravagant, both in the book and on the stage, were not inventions of mine, but were facts of his life, and I was present when they were developed. John T. Raymond's audiences used to come near to dying with laughter over the turnip eating scene; but, extravagant as the scene was, it was faithful to the facts in all its absurd details. The thing happened in Lampington's own house, an1 I was present. In fact, I was myself the guest who ate the turnips. In the hands of a great actor that piteous scene would have dimmed any manly spectator's eyes with tears and racked his ribs apart with laughter at the same time. But Raymond was great in humorous portrayal only. In that he was superb, he was wonderful—in a word, great. In all things else he was a pygmy of the pygmies. The real Colonel Sellers as I knew him in James Lampton was a pathetic and beautiful spirit, a manly man, a straight and honorable man, a man with a big, foolish, unselfish heart in his bosom, a man born to be loved, and he was loved by all his friends and by his family worshiped. It is the right word. To them he was but little less than a god. The real Colonel Sellers was never on the stage. Only half of him was there. Raymond could not play the other half of him. It was above his level. There was only one man who could have played the whole of Colonel Sellers, and that was Frank Mayo. James Lampton floated all his days in a tinted mist of magnificent dreams and died at last without seeing one of them realized. I saw him last in 1884, when it had been twenty-six years since I ate the basin of raw turnips and washed them down with a bucket of water in his house. He was become old and white headed, but he entered to me in the same old breezy way of his earlier life, and he was all there yet—not a detail wanting. The happy light in his eye, the abounding hope in his heart, the persuasive tongue, the miracle breeding imagination—they were all there, and before I could turn around he was polishing up his Aladdin's lamp and flashing the secret riches of the world before me. Actress' Arm as a Relie. "This is the arm of Mme. Allcoyne, the celebrated actress, burned in the great Paris bazaar fire. It was amputated and presented to Dr. Baker of Worthing after the inquiry held in Paris." So runs the notice that hangs beneath a grewsome relic in the saloon bar of the Black Bull at Whetstone, Middlesex. Charred and mummified, it is nailed to the wall within reach of any one and occupies the place of honour among such monstrosities as a two headed kitten and a double bodied dog. The name, "Mme. Allcoyne," is not found in the records of the terrible disaster of May, 1897, and another story has it that the arm was removed from the body of an actress after the fire at the Opera Comique in Paris in May, 1887—London Mall. President and Treasurer, THOMAS CAREY. Vice-President, JOHN SHELHAMER, Secretary, WILLIAM SULLIVAN. Concerning Sashes. Empire reception and house gowns have long ribbon ends floating from under the short waists and high belts both at front and back. These and many of the sashes have a soft knot tied near the end of the streamer. Sometimes another lengthwise loop or end is set in so that it appears to be tied and giving weight to the ribbons. Fashion Hints. Bright yellow gloves are a new fancy. They are thought particularly chic with black tailor frocks. Quite the smartest rainy day coat is a black and white checked silk—cravenetted, of course—trimmed with black satin collar and cuffs and big white pearl buttons. is for sale at the following news stands: The Afro-American News Office 2104 State Street. O. S. Smith News stand, and Barber Shop 2700 Dearborn st. A. F. Tervalon, 134 W. 51st street Cigar Store and News Stand. Mrs. Nellie Phelps, Cigars, Notions and News Stand, 131 W. 51st street. Richard Pinn, 4336 State street. T. B. Hall's Cigar Store and Laundry office, 281 29th St. W. S. Cole, 354 Thirty-first street, cigars, tobacco and news stand. 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. Mrs. Kathyiner Hamlet, 5028 Armour Ave., cigars, tobacco, fancy groceries and news stand. W. P. Johnson, Notion Store and News Stand 2704 State st. Turner Williams' Shaving Parlor and News Stand, 2903 Armour ave. Thompson Bros., Cigars, Tobacco and News Stand, 2636½ State street. B. Davis, cigars, tobacco, and confectionery, 383 State st. Whiteley Bros. 2724 State St., Gent's furnishings and new stand. The Stationery, 2970 State street, Cigars, Tobacco and News stand. The Afro-American News Co., 439 W. 35th St., New York City, N. Y. 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 Broad An- 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— a correct guide to proper dress in the Dining Room, Kitchen, or Bar will be sent free on application. Home how to order. Marissa Rubin (Inc.), 300 State St., Chicago READY FOR THE PRESS CHICAGO CAVE DWELLERS Not for Preachers 320 Pages, Cloth, $1.00 POST PAID A Story of the Underworld and the Overworld By Parker H. Sercombe, Editor To-Morrow Magazine, Chicago. Only a limited edition of this remarkable book will be printed. Each copy will be signed by Sercombe Him- self and automatically num- bered from 1 up. First orders in will get the low numbers in rotation except No. 1, which goes to Mrs. Sercombe. Address TO-MORROW MAGAZINE, For the Soprano and supervisee and The New Civilization, 2228 Galum Ave., Chicago, Ill. 10 CENTS THE COPY. $1 A YEAR. Some of the Great Engulfing Waves of the Gliding Sea. There is one consolation about the two great earthquakes which destroyed respectively the two great cities of San Francisco and Valparaiso, and that is that they raised no seismic waves to speak of. This was because the earth tremors were wholly on land and did not extend beneath the bed of the ocean. It is when this latter eventually happens that these terrible waves are created, causing widespread havoc. For instance, it was this kind of ocean avalanche that engulfed Lisbon, with 50,000 of its inhabitants, in 1755, and in 1883 a submarine earthquake started in the straits of Sunda a so called "tidal" (seismic) wave that traveled twice around the globe and drowned 35,000 people. In 1891 again a submarine earthquake threw up a wall of water seventy feet high and more than 300 miles in length, which overwhelmed the greater portion of the Niphon islands. On this occasion 84,000 houses were swept away and 10,000 people lost their lives. Worse still was a huge wave which in 1868 wiped out of existence in a few minutes the cities of Arequipa, Iquique, Tacua and Chencha, drowning 25,000 persons and destroying property worth £80,000,000. The waters of the Pacific first retreated nearly half a mile, then rushed forward with irresistible force, so that great ships were carried far inland and there left high and dry for future generations to wonder at. At Port Royal, Jamaica, again, many houses were engulfed forty fathoms deep, with above 3,000 of their inhabitants, while about the same time an earthquake made wave so completely demolished Catania, in Sicily, that of the town and its 18,000 inhabitants not a trace remained. — Pearson's Weekly. How Would You Like This Laundry? Prices are high in South Africa, and bills for laundry are frequently exorbitant. Persian, Kaffir and Cape women do the work after a fashion. "One usually pays $5 per month a head," says a woman correspondent, "and the woman who washes for you takes everything for that, but is apt to vanish for a month on end with your clothes. You seek and find her after infinite difficulty and discover her in the bosom of her family, her husband and sons arrayed in the clothes of your mankind, if you have any, and her daughter and herself in yours. I walked in on my laundress one morning after seeking her ten days and found her in my best white silk tea gown, squatting on the earth cooking herself a meal, while her daughter sat near in my valenciennes lace petticoat and tea jacket peeling potatoes."—Chicago News. Abrainth Bonbons. "Look out for absinth in bonbons," says a large candy dealer. "They are on the market, and they are loaded. I doubt if any are on sale as yet in Philadelphia, but they have been offered to us, and I have seen samples of them. I have no doubt they will soon be seen here. It's likely that their stay will be short, however, for the authorities and the temperance people will surely be after them. Four of the kind of bonbons that were sent to us would make a pretty stiff drink of absinth, and an innocent customer might get laid out cold before he knew it. Those sent to us were from Europe, where, I understand, their manufacture has resulted from certain restrictive legislation concerning the sale of alcohol."—Philadelphia Record. Remembering Niagara If you didn't buy a red glass tumbler, with your name written on it in Spencerian characters while you wait, you'd forget all about ever having been to Niagara. As it is, when people ask you, "Have you seen the falls?" you inquire: "Niagara falls? Niagara falls? Name sounds familiar somehow. Mother, were we ever at the falls?" And she answers: "Why, yes, dear. Don't you remember? You got that red glass cup there." And you say: "Oh, yes, yes, yes! Why, certainly. Very pretty view there, as I recall it." I stick up for souvenirs—Eugene Wood in McClure's. City Noise. We hope it is true, as reported, that the antinose movement is making headway in other cities. It certainly is not doing that in Chicago. In this town the notion always has obtained that noise is indispensable to activity and that the noisest man must necessarily be the most active one. It is going to take a long time to eradicate this fallacy. In the meantime the interior of the loop is about as restful a place as a great battlefield. It is a perfect hall of noise, most of them absolutely wanton and unnecessary—Chicago Chronicle. It cannot be long before the torpedo controlled and directed from a depot ship becomes an actual factor in modern warfare. The advantages of such an arrangement are so obvious that progress in this direction will be watched with the greatest interest. A machine made war, governed as all ware are, simply by the question of cost, is a consumption devoutly to be wished.—Engineering Times. Female characters were first played by women in 1662. During the reign of Edward the Confessor of England the practice of employing surnames began. Weaving cotton in Africa is slow and difficult work. A skilled workman can weave about three yards a day. Bokharn, the most populous part of Turkestan, is gradually being changed into a desert by the incursions of the sand dunes. An official return just issued by the Japanese government gives the wealth of Japan at the end of 1904 as $6,510,-403,000, or $145 per head. The first arctic expedition was made by Corte Real, a Portuguese, in the year 1500. This was fifty-three years before that under Sir Hugh Willoughby. According to Borough President Coler, Brooklyn in a few months will receive an addition to its water supply of 50,000,000 gallons a day from artesian wells. The purest breed of Arab horses are the Kochiian, whose geneology has been preserved for 2,000 years. They are said to be derived from King Solomon's stables. The estimated number of cantaloupes shipped from the famous Rocky Ford district in Colorado last season is 12,000,000. Seven hundred cars were sent out, being an increase of 108 cars over the previous season. While looking over some old articles a Wilton (N. H.) man ran across an old map of Massachusetts which was printed in 1820 just after the census was taken. The map gives Boston as having 43,293 people and the whole state 523,287. When Richard Harding Davis met Ll Hung Chang in St. Petersburg he was asked how old and how rich he was and what he did. He replied, "I write books." "Why do you write?" said the viceroy. "Are you not strong enough to work?" One of the few bells cast by Paul Revere now in existence is to be taken from the belfry of the old Baptist church in Warren, R. I., to be recast at Troy. A member of the church will oversee the task and will write an account of the undertaking for historical purposes. Captain Cook's chest, the one which he carried with him on his voyage of discovery over a hundred years ago, occupies a conspicuous place in the home of Rev. R. Crosby of North Branch, Mich. The chest has been in the possession of the Crosby family for many years, but was recently shipped to America by the English branch of the family. Motor car reliability trials were held in Scotland recently, and the drivers were astounded at their reception along the route. In every town and village the women and children lined the roadside and shouted enthusiastic welcomes. Sprays of illac and other flowers were thrown into the cars as they passed and invitations to stop were given. For peach harvesting J. H. Hale of Glastonbury, Conn., never employs any but Italianis. When the season is at its height he has 150 of them working in the orchard. Italian waiters in Delmonico's, Sherry's, the Waldorf and other places go there on their vacations and go to work in the orchards. They love to be near the fruit. Advertisement in Five Islands (N. S.) exchange: "J. R. Fuller, dealer in soft and hard coal, ice cream, wood, lime, cementes, perfumery, nails, putty, spectacles and horseradish, chocolate caramels and tar roofing, gasping and undertaking in all its branches, hides, tallow and maple sirup, fine gold jewelry, silverware and salt, glue, codfish and gents' neckwear, undertaker and confectioner, diseases of horses and children a specialty." The so called "potato king" is a shrewd negro of the name of Groves, who lives on a farm near Kansas City, Kan, and raises and sells more potatoes than any other man in the world. Besides his own production he buys and sells the potatoes of others. In Kansas City he maintains a commission office and employs some ten stenographers and bookkeepers. Realising that such a large business needs a well trained head, he has sent his son first to the Kansas Agricultural college for an agricultural education and then to a business college for a business education. Rev. Charles Wolfe, the author of the immortal poem entitled "The Burial of Sir John Moore," was accused not long ago by a magazine of literary piracy. It was said that Wolfe had cried the poem bodily from the French. The matter has been given wide currency in the press, owing to the great popularity the poem has enjoyed for nearly a century. Now it has been discovered that the French poem was a literary hoax perpetrated by Rev. Francis Mahoney ("Father Prout") and published in "Father Prout's Beliques" among the "Songs of France." It is really a clever translation of Wolfe's English verse. Mme. Curie's appointment to the chair at the Sorbonne in Paris lately occupied by her husband, though the first instance of its kind in France, is not wholly an initial triumph of feminine learning in European universities. As far back as the middle ages tradition has it that the University of Bologna possessed a lady doctor of canonized law. Petrarch was one of the pupils of the beautiful Novella, daughter of Jean d'Andre, whose mantle at the University of Bologna fell on to her shoulders when her father was too old to wear it himself. The university, however, seeing her beauty, hid it behind a curtain, and the students never saw the face of their lectures. PLAYS AND PLAYERS. Giles Shine has been secured for the role of Patrick O'Brien in "The Chorus Lady." Miss May Hosmer and Francis Bogg after several seasons in stock are out with a "Two Orphans" company. The singer Caruso has already invested a large number of his American dollars in a villa on Lake Como, Italy. William Dills, a character comedian last summer with a stock company in Portland, Ore., has lost all his savings through the suspension of the Milwaukee Avenue State bank, Chicago. In Clay Clement's forthcoming play, "Sam Houston," Miss Marie Taylor will be seen as Roaring Kate, a historical character of Sam Houston's day. The actress is a niece of General Houston. "In Command" has been selected as the title of the new musical play by Ben M. Jerome, which will be produced under the direction of the Ben M. Jerome Amusement company on Nov. 1 in Elgin, Ill. The scene is Panama. There will be ten stock companies in Chicago this season if all present plans carry—the Players' theater (Donald Robertson's), the New theater, the Chicago Opera House, the People's, the Bush Temple, the Marlowe, the Avenue, the Calumet, the Howard and the Mindel. FACTS FROM FRANCE A Paris joiner named Dereboul made a bet that he could consume ten yards of sausages. He won it, but died afterward from congestion. For the first time a party group has been formed in the French chamber for the defense of the rights of women headed by Henri Cheron. Making postal cards carrying insulting allusions to the German emperor is a pleasing Parisian industry. The partisan political postal card is quite common. The Paris budget committee in taking up the estimates for 1907 struck out the salary of Diebler, the public executioner, thus foreshadowing the disappearance of the guillotine. French officials are considering a scheme for providing a standing army of long service men, one feature of which is to be the compulsory enlistment of all French schoolboys in national rifle corps, so that from their earliest years they may be accustomed to habits of discipline and knowledge of arms. NEW YORK CITY. New York city has ready for duty in the state militia 10,367 men. During the last twelve months $40,-218,000 in precious stones were brought to New York city. Out of every hundred persons in New York city sixty-one are unmarried, thirty-one married, five widowed and three divorced. New York being an alleyless city, its streets are too often marred by long arrays of ash and garbage cans. Along ten Harlem blocks 322 of these iron-clad decorations (? were counted on a recent morning. In the 865 square miles of water that is in New York city, with its 383 miles of water front, is wasted enough energy every day to supply the continent with needed power. In this body of water the tide daily raises and lowers 6,000,000 tons of water an average of four feet—New York Herald. PITH AND POINT. Fools brag where wise men only admit. Most people like to tell their imaginary troubles. Habit is stronger than either judgment or passion. The man who lacks polish doesn't always lack humanity. After all, the easiest way to do a thing is to do it right. In prosperity the proud man knows nobody; in adversity nobody knows him. A man's worth to others sometimes depends on how much they can work him for. It's a pleasure to make wishes, and that is about all the satisfaction the most of us get out of them.—Chicago News. DON'T QUARREL Keep away from people's pet abominations, avoid subjects they are sensitive about. Don't quarrel with any one if you can possibly help it. One quarrelsome member of a household can poison the entire home atmosphere. There is no pain equal to that of being unable to forgive because it is too late. It is only ugly, stubborn pride that keeps you from asking or granting forgiveness. Remember that "many go forth in the morning who have never come back at night," and never let any of your dear ones go off in the morning with hard feelings between you and them—Brooklyn Times. EDITORIAL FLINGS Have you tried the peekaboo style of spelling yet?—Toledo Blade. And think how cheap the man must feel who has just finished paying the installments on his new dictionary.—Washington Post. 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