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THE BROAD AX HEW TO THE LINE. "The Following of the Color Line A Clash of the Races In a Southern City THE PREJUDICE OF THE SOUTHERN WHITES AGAINST ALL AFRO-AMERICANS VIVIDLY PORTRAYED. IN THE MAY NUMBER OF THE AMERICAN MAGAZINE BY RAY STANNARD BAKER. Vol. XII "The Following the A Clash of the Race THE PREJUDICE OF THE SO ALL AFRO-AMERICANS IN THE MAY NUMBER OF BY RAY STAN Conditions on the railroad trains, while not resulting so often in personal encounters, are also the cause of constant irritation. When I came South, I took particular pains to observe the arrangement on the trains. In some cases Negroes are given entire cars at the front of the train, at other times they occupy the rear end of a combination coach and baggage car, which is used in the North as a smoking compartment. The complaint here is that, while the Negro is compelled to pay first-class fare, he is provided with second-class accommodations. Well-to-do Negroes who can afford to travel, also complain that they are not permitted to engage sleeping-car berths. Booker T. Washington usually takes a compartment where he is entirely cut off from the white passengers. Some other Negroes do the same thing, although they are often refused even this expensive privilege. Railroad officials with whom I talked, and it is important to hear what they say, said that it was not a question of public opinion—which was absolutely opposed to any intermingling of the races in the cars—but that Negro travel in most places was small compared with white travel, that the ordinary Negro was unclean and careless, and that it was impractical to furnish them the same accommodations, even though it did come hard on a few educated Negroes. They said that when there was a delegation of Negroes, enough to fill an entire sleeping car, they could always get accommodations. All of which gives a glimpse of the enormous difficulties accompanying the separation of the races in the South. Another interesting point significant of tendencies came early to my attention. They have just finished at Atlanta one of the finest railroad stations in this country. The ordinary depot in the South has two waiting rooms of about the same size, one for whites and one for Negroes. But when this new station was built the whole front was given up to white people, and the Negroes were assigned a side entrance, and a small waiting room. Prominent Colored men regarded it as a new evidence of the crowding out of the Negro, the further attempt to give him unequal accommodations, to handicap him in his struggle for survival. A delegation was sent to the railroad people to protest, but to no purpose. Result: further bitterness. There are in the station two lunch rooms, one for whites, one for Negroes. A leading Colored man said to me: "No Negro goes to the lunch room in the station who can help it. We don't like the way we have been treated." A Negro Boycott. Of course this was an unusually intelligent Colored man, and he spoke for his own sort; how far the same feeling of a race consciousness strong enough to carry out such a boycott as this—and it is exactly like the boycott of a labor union—actuates the masses of ignorant Negroes, is a question upon which I hope to get more light as I proceed. I have already heard more than one Colored leader complain that Negroes do not stand together. And a white planter, whom I met in the hotel, said a significant thing along this very line: "If once the Negroes got together and saved their money, they'd soon own the country, but they can't do it, and they never will." After I had begun to trace the color line I found evidences of it everywhere—literally in every department of life. In the theatres, Negroes never sit downstairs, but the galleries are black with them. Of course, white hotels and restaurants are entirely barred to Negroes with the result that Colored people have their own eating and sleeping places, most of them inexpressibly dilapidated and unclean. "Sleepers wanted" is a familiar sign in Atlanta, giving notice of places where for a few cents a Negro can find a bed or mattress on the floor, often in a room where there are many other sleepers, sometimes both men and women in the same room crowded together in a manner both unsanitary and immoral. No good public accommodations exist for the educated or well-to-do Negro. Indeed, one cannot long remain in the South without being impressed with the extreme difficulties which beset the exceptional Colored man. In slavery time, many Negroes attended white churches and heard good preaching, and Negro children were often taught by white women. Now, a Negro is never (or very rarely) seen in a white man's church. Once since I have been in the South, I saw a very old Negro woman—some much-loved mummy, perhaps—sitting down in front near the pulpit, but that is the only exception to the rule that has come to my attention. Negroes are not wanted in white churches. Consequently, the Colored people, who are nothing if not religious, have some sixty churches of their own in Atlanta. Of course, the schools are separate, and have been ever since the Civil War. In one of the parks of Atlanta I saw this sign: "NO NEGROES ALLOWED IN THIS PARK." "Color Line in the Public Library." A story significant of the growing separation of the races is told about the public library at Atlanta, which no Negro is permitted to enter. Carnegie gave the money for building it, and when the question came up as to the support of it by the city, the inevitable color question arose. Leading Negroes asserted that their people should be allowed admittance, that they needed such an educational advantage even more than white people, and that they were to be taxed their share—even though it was small—for buying the books and maintaining the building. They did not win their point, of course, but Mr. Carnegie proposed a solution of the difficulty by offering more money to build a Negro branch library, provided the city would give the land and provide for its support. The city said to the Negroes: "You contribute the land and we will support the library." Influential Negroes at once arranged for buying and contributing a site for the library. Then the question of control arose. The Negroes thought that inasmuch as they gave the land and the building was to be used en- CHICAGO, MAY 18, 1907. [Name not visible] One of the Most Progressive and Wide Awake M. D.'s in this City and the Controlling Spirit in the People's Pharmacies, 27th and Dearborn St. and 29th and Armour Ave. tirely for Colored people, they should have one or two members on the board of control. This the city officials, who had charge of the matter, would not hear of; result, the Negroes would not give the land, and the branch library has never been built. Right in this connection; while I was in Atlanta, the Art School, which in the past has often used Negro models, decided to draw the color line there, too, and no longer employ them. Formerly Negroes and white men went to the same saloons, and drank at the same bars, as they do now, I am told, in some parts of the South. In a few instances, in Atlanta, there were Negro saloon-keepers, and many Negro bartenders. The first step toward separation was to divide the bar, the upper end for white men, the lower for Negroes. Finally, after the riot, all Negro saloon-keepers were thrown out of business, and by the new requirement no saloon can serve both white and Colored men. serves hash; certainly I haven't seen so far a sign of it since I came down here. The adroit "made-over dishes of economical New England are her absent, because nothing is ever left to make over. The Negro eats it up Even bread here is not usually baked ahead as in the North, but made fres for every meal—the famous, delicious (and indigestible) "hot bread" of the South. A Negro cook often supports her whole family, including a lazy husband, on what she gets daily from the white man's kitchen. In some old families the "basket habit," of the Negroes is taken for granted; in the newer ones, it is, significantly, be ginning to be called stealing, showing that the old order is passing and that the Negro is being held more and more strictly to account, not as a dependent vassal, but as a moral being who must rest upon his own responsibility. And often a Negro of the old son will literally bulldoze his hereditary Consequently, going along Decatur Street, one sees the saloons designated by conspicuous signs: "WHITE8 ONLY." "COLORED ONLY." And when the Negro suffers the ordinary consequences of a prolonged visit to Decatur Street, and finds himself in the city prison, he is separated there, too, from the whites. And afterwards in court, if he comes to trial, two Bibles are provided; he may take his oath on one; the other is for the white man. When he dies he is buried in a separate cemetery. One curious and enlightening example of the infinite ramifications of the color line was given me by Mr. Logan, secretary of the Atlanta Associated Charities, which is supported by voluntary contributions. One day, after the riot, a subscriber called Mr. Logan on the telephone and said: "Do you help Negroes in your society? "Why, yes, occasionally," said Mr. Logan. "What do you do that for?" "A Negro gets hungry and cold like anybody else," answered Mr. Logan. "Well, you can strike my name from your subscription list I won't give any of my money to a society that helps Negroes." Psychology of the South. Now, this sounds rather brutal, but behind it lies the peculiar psychology of the South. This very man who refused to contribute to the associated charities, may have fed several Negroes from his kitchen and had a number of Negro pensioners who came to him regularly for help. It was simply amazing to me, considering the bitterness of racial feeling, to see how lavish many white families are in giving food, clothing and money to individual Negroes whom they know. It is said that the Southern housewife never serves hash; certainly I haven't seen so far a sign of it since I came down here. The adroit "made-over dishes" of economical New England are here absent because nothing is ever left to make over. The Negro乞 it up! Even bread here is not usually baked ahead as in the North, but made fresh for every meal—the famous, delicious (and indigestible) "hot bread" of the South. A Negro cook often supports her whole family, including a lazy husband, on what she gets daily from the white man's kitchen. In some old families the "basket habit," of the Negroes is taken for granted; in the newer ones, it is, significantly, beginning to be called stealing, showing that the old order is passing and that the Negro is being held more and more strictly to account, not as a dependent vassal, but as a moral being, who must rest upon his own responsibility. And often a Negro of the old sort will literally buildoze his hereditary white protector into the loan of quarters and half dollars, which both know will never be paid back. Mr. Brittain, superintendent of schools in Fulton County, gave me an incident in point. A big Negro with whom he was wholly unacquainted came to his office one day, and demanded—he did not ask, but demanded—a job. "What's your name?" asked the superintendent. "Marion Luther Brittain," was the reply. "That sounds familiar," said Mr. Brittain—it being, indeed, his own name. "Yas, sah. Ah'm the son of yo' ol mammy." In short, Marion Luther had grown up on the old plantation; it was the spirit of the hereditary vasasl de manding the protection and support of the hereditary baron, and he got it, of course. (To be continued.) CHARGES HIS WIFE SKIPPED WITH NEGRO. Chattanooga, Tenn.—In a chancery bill James Redmond, a white employee of H. H. Thrasher & Co., charges that his wife has skipped from the city with a Negro male cook John Rice, alias Frank Brown. The bill charges that the complainant and his wife established a boarding house and his wages and the funds all amounting to about $1,000 were entrusted to the wife, who put them in a bank and he believes that his wife drew out this money, but prays for the court to go into the matter and ascertain the facts concerning the funds—The Globe, Nashville, Tenn. CONSTITUTION LEAGUE APPEAL Wants Assistance in the Fight for the Soldiers Wants Support in the Effort to Secure Fair Deal for All Citizens Under the Constitution. The Constitution League appeals to patriotic citizens throughout the United States for moral and financial support in its defense of the constitutional rights of all citizens, regardless of locality, race, sex, political or religious creed. We make the following statement in answer to many inquiries and for new friends of the cause. The present incorporated league is the outcome of the preliminary organization of 1903. It is a belated expression of American conscience and patriotism, organized to achieve specific results. The league believes that the Constitution of the United States is "the supreme law of the land," and that "the judges in every State shall be bound thereby, anything in the Constitution or laws of any State to the contrary notwithstanding" (Article VL): that "The United States shall guarantee to every State in this Union a Republican form of government" (Article IV.); that the Constitution guarantees "freedom of speech" and "the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances" (Amendment I.); that "the trial of all crimes * * shall be by jury" (Article III.), and that all persons accused of crime shall have "the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury," and "have the assistance of counsel for his defense" (Amendment VL.); that "excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted" (Amendment VIII.); that no "involuntary servitude (except as punishment for crime) shall exist within the United States" (Amendment XIII.); that "All persons born in the United States are citizens" (Amendment XIV.); that, in States where citizens are unlawfully disfranchised, its Representatives in Congress "sillall be reduced in the proportion" prescribed in the Fourteenth Amendment; that "the right of the citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States, or by any State, on account of race, color of previous condition of servitude" (Amendments XV.); that Congress, by special provision of the Constitution itself, is given "power to enforce the provisions (of the last three) articles by appropriate legislation." That the President, the Congress and political parties should be held accountable for long neglect of this constitutional obligation. The League recognizes the valuable assistance given by the Federal Administration in the prosecution of violations of the Thirteenth Amendment in the so-called "peonage cases," first initiated by independent effort. All friends of the cause hope that violations and disregard of other constitutional provisions will not in the future remain ignored either by the Executive or by the Congress. With trial by jury ignored, freedom of speech denied, the mandates of the Supreme Court defied, with the constitutional rights of citizens "denied," "abridged" or more dangerously circumvented by perversion of the forms of law; with a weekly average of three No. 32 ON AGUE APPEAL ance in the Fight Soldiers ECTS STATED in the Effort to Deal for All Citi- ne Constitution. citizens put to death, without legal trial, every week for nineteen years, it would seem that the time for organized protest and action had arrived. It is to the credit of sympathetic America that we have been horrified at the Jewish massacres and Armenian assassinations, but the outside world has also stood aghast at the race mobs, lynchings and massacres in "Christian America." The League desires the united influences of Christian civilization, North and South, to uphold the law, adequately punish the guilty and make every citizen respect the guarantees of the Federal Constitution, without regard to person or locality. The League regarded as unjust, unconstitutional, and without "due process of law," the condemnation and punishment of the members of Companies B. C and D, Twenty-fifth Infantry, discharged "without honor." It demanded an open hearing for these defenders of the flag, and sent two commissions, part white and part Colored, to the scene of the disturbance in Texas, to San Antonio and also to El Reno, Oklahoma, to ascertain the facts. The facts and affidavits gathered by the League were laid before the President and the Senate of the United States (Senate Document 107); in consequence of which the President sent two messages to the Senate (Document 155), hastened his Assistant Attorney-General to Brownsville and revoked the most drastic feature of his sweeping order of discharge. There was then precipitated one of the most important debates on "Executive authority" that the country has witnessed. It has brought the people of the United States again face to face with the fundamental questions of liberty, justice and humanity. The investigation of the entire proceedings through the Senate Committee on Military Affairs is now under way, largely through the heroic efforts of Senator Foraker, supported at every point of the inquiry by the League's commissioners and representatives. The League is representative. It invites and has the hearty co-operation of Independents, Democrats, Republi- (Continued on page PUBLISHED WEEEIT. PU eS ENTS “Sul promulgate end af al times wpbold the tree eae eee iieiesaytepione oo take tnaguags 2 Proper aot Sepooelbiite elbred. ‘Tine Broad ite « pewepaper whoee plattorm, tt oakeas Local communications wiil_recetve attention. ‘write only on one aide of te paper. ‘Sadscrtptons must be pad 1s etvance. Adyertieing rates mate known on application. THE BROAD AX 100 Armor Avenue, Chicage. JULIUS F. TAYLOR, Editor and Publier. eee EE Entered xt the Pest Olfice at Chicage, Th, as Second-class Matter. —_—___ 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. TIDAL WAVES OF EVIL. Maryland, a border state to the great southland, it is constantly sub- jected to the evil influences, generat- ed in the zone of Race Prejudice. One wave after another rolls against her with all its baneful poison. Race hat- red belched out by the Dixons, Till- mans ,and Vardamans, followed by the segregation and Jim Crow legislation dash upon her shores before they can recede and the force of the undertoe broken, in comes the thundering dis- picable and hellish tide of disfran- chisement, in the form of Poe Amend- ments, Constitutional Conventions, a subterfuge to rob the Colored Ameri- can of his suffrage and citizenship. ‘we are confronted by a more subtle form of evil to the race, in the shape of an Industrial System of Education for the Colored child to take the place of the regular literary course that has proven successful to all civ- ilized nations in all ages. The storm center of the “damnable heresy” is in the heart of the state of Alabama. And now we are informed that the State Board of Education of Mary- land, the home of Bannaker and Doug- lass, has been dashed off of its feet and has fallen before the new fetish, with new educational “ideals’ for the “Negro Child,” that will fit him for “his station in life.” We are also in- formed by the same wise Board that ‘they are following the footsteps of “Their leader, Booker T. Washington.” ‘Who authorized these honorable gen- tlemen to create new “Ideals” for our children? Who made Mr. Washing- ton our leader? It is certain that the race never did, for a large majority repudiate him, and regret that there ever was a Washington and a Tuske- gee. Both of which have been a post- tive evil and a hinderence to the real advancement of the race. The “Sta- tion,” referred to for which our chu dren are to be fitted by our State Board, is nothing more or less than @ new phase of serfdom. And any man with a grain of common sense can see it. Mr. Washington sees it ‘and knows it, but finds it such a pay- ing scheme on which he is growing rich, on the price of the race's pres- et and future degredation, ne will not let it go. ‘What will be the next wave of evil ‘that will roll in upon us, is the burn- ing question—The Guide, Baltimoro, az : COLOR LINE BY ENDEAVORERS. Seattle, Wash, May 15.—The enter- tainment committee of the Christian En- deavor societies of Seattle, having in charge preparttions for the national Christian Endeavor convention to b: held here in July have decided that Colored delegates to the conventior should not be housed in the same hotel’ with whites. ‘As far as we are concerned we would not give three whoops in purgatory for all the good the Christian Endeavor Societies of Seattle, Wash., can accom: plish in this world !—Editor. WEST SIDE NOTES. By Prof. L. A. Simpson. A few days ago Mr. Moody Johnson @ young shoe maker enticed a 7 year old girl into his shoe store, Paulina and Lake sts, with the promise of giving her some candy, and raped her. Mr. Johnson has been arrested and. is hav- ing his meals served to him at the Cook ‘County jail. ‘The Wilson sisters are turning away people every day, at their new cafe, 920 ‘W. Lake st, They serve those elegant thome cooked meals. The West Side is fast becoming the ‘mecca of Chicago Society bells & Beau ‘Brummelis are plentiful over here. Miss Clara North, a striking young 3 er and Mrs. Ella Andrews of en si see arate ertcnste vistors ol +S par ae wanleg ters in wrenching one of her ankles, it is improving fast. ‘Mrs. Clara Knox, 753 Fulton st, a subscriber of The Broad Ax thinks she will be a widow for a while as her hus- band Mr. Knox is out of the city on a 3 months’ business trip. The West Side Young Men’s Sunday Club, is doing a good work. Their new President is bringing the young men closer together in a moral way. HE WAS NOT MOBBED NOR LYNCHED. “Because he attacked Grace Coltz, a pretty girl, a party of thirty young men, dressed as white-caps, took William Newcomb. married, and father of six children, into the woods, near Winches- ter, Va., and beat him with hickories and hedge branches. Owing to the fact that William New- comb is a white gentleman, the daily papers could only devote the above few Tines to his attack on Miss Coltz, but if he was a Negro they would have devot- ed columns in urging “the best citizens” to mob and lynch the black beast. CHARLES HOPPER & CO., TRUS- TEE BANKERS, CONSOLIDATES WITH FRED A. WESCOTT. The consolidation of Charles Hopper & Co., with Fred A. Wescott will be in- teresting to the readers of this paper, inasmuch as Fred A. Wescott is wel! known among our people, and this con- solidation means the strengthening of the institution, as Mr. Charles Hooper bas been at the head of the firm of Charles Hopper & Co., Trustee Bankers since its inception in 1900. In his former capacity Mr. Hopper had entire charge of the credits and has passed on all the Commercial Paper. Accepted Bills, Bills of Invoice, Ware- house Receipts, and Custom House Re- ceipts which have been purchased by this firm and held as collateral for th: depositors. Mr. Hopper has made a phenomenal record along these lines, and his ability to pass on credits, has reduced the element of Iess to less than one half of 1 per cent. while the mar- gin of collateral held to secure deposi- tor’s funds is 25 per cent. in excess of loans. He is a man of sterling character and good reputation and well known in this line of business. Mr. Hopper will act as trust officer and will have charge of the Trustee Banking Department, of the firm which will be known as “Wes- cott, Hopper & Co,” and will be ready to accept deposits on the trustee plan within the next few days. Deposits will draw 5 per cent. inter- est from the time of deposit to time of withdrawal. Interest and Earnings wil be payable, quarterly, instead of semi- annually viz. on Jan. 1st, April rst. July rst, and October rst. Any money remaining on deposit during any one of these quarters, will in addition to the interest, share in the profits of this de- partment up to, and including 8 per cent per annum. THE CONSTITUTION LEAGUE. (Concluded from page 1.) - cans, labor organization men, Prohi- bitionists, Socialists and others, A large number of college presi- dents and instructors are “charter” members, and there are in affiliated relationship hundreds of clergymen, and thousands of professional busi- ness men throughout forty State and the several territories. Up to the present time the League has been supported by the private con- tributions of a few patriotic citizens, but the work has grown to such vast proportions that it is now necessary to nationalize its support, and here- after its “plan and scope” will be limited only by the funds in hand. ‘We use the term “in hand” advisedly, for the League is incorporated and will manage its affairs qn a strictly cash basis without individual liabiity ‘or corporate indebtedness. We fee! that the League has behind it the heart, brain and conscience of the Nation. That our cause is just. ‘That it does not represent personal exploitation, but National betterment and makes for the ultimate good and peace of the Republic. No one is authorized to collect cash for the League. All Checks, postal and express money orders should be made payable to “Treasurer, Constitution ‘League, U. S.,” and sent direct to headquarters, 500 Fifth avenue, New York. All contributors should insist upon an acknowledgment from Na tional headquarters, All bankable re mittances will bear the deposit cert! fication of the Colonial Trust Com- pany of New York as fiscal agents for }the organization. By order of the Brecutive Committee. A. B. HUMPHREY, Sec’, ‘The Constitution League, New York, May 1, 1907. . + The marriage license clerk of Cincin- nati, Ohio, a few days ago refused Lunz Soon, a Chainaman, a permit to wed Irene Keines, a white girl. They were also refused a license in Coving- ton, Ky. ‘a oe HOW TO RUN A NEWSPAPER. When a man goes astray, Keep it out. When the critic roasts a play, Keep it out. When two men in anger clash, When a merchant goes to smash, When the cashier steals the cash, Keep it out. When they quarrel in the church. Keep it out. When a teacher wields the birch, Keep it ont. When inine women fair to see Whisper something over tea Print it? Goodness, gracious me! Keep it out When two statesmen make a deal, Keep it out When another tries to steal, Keep it out. Stories thin and stories tall, Good and bad and big and small, Anything that's news at all— Hear ‘em shont, Keep it out —Peoria, (Il) Herald-Transcript. CHIPs. Mrs. Maud Boger Galloway ts spend- ing a few weeks in the city visiting friends. What is a pie-faced mutt? It is a per- son who does not appear attractive to a sporty girl. Mrs, Virgil Mackey, 3319 State st., returned home after a months visit to her home in Georgia. Mrs. James Haddock of Toronto, Ont, Can., is spending several weeks in the city visiting friends. Mr. Geo. Bynum, 2972 State st., had one of his valuable dogs poisoned last ‘week by unknown persons. Alll the officers of the 8th Regiment will assemble at Quincy, Ill, June 6th for election of field officers. Mr. W. Norton Blaucaquie! formerly of this city is doing a flourishing real estate business in Brooklyn, N. Y. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Beard of Tor- onto, Ontario, Canada, are the guests of Mrs. Hostie Johnstone 3258 Wabash ave. Mrs. Unice Wright, 454 W. Goth st.. wife of Mr. Frank Wright of the Poli: st.. Fire Dept. is quite ill in Provident hospital. ‘Mr. Chas. Lewis, 3445 Dearborn st., who has been confined (o Provident hos- pital with pneumonia is again able to be out of doors. Mr. W. E. Wright, 1912 Dearborn st.. who recently underwent an operation at Provident Hospital is well enough to re- turn to his home. Young white women are being re- placed in a Charleston, S. C., pants fac- tory by Colored young women because of the scarcity of white labor. ‘Mr. Daniel Macon is out again after a five weeks battle with pneumonia. Daa says he fouyrt pneumonia like re fights politicians “to a stand still.” Alderman John A. Richert, will be put out of business in the 4th ward next spring, for former Alderman “Jim™ Dailey and his push are red hot after his scalp. Sunday afternoon, May 26, the mem- bers of the Eighth Regiment Ill. Na- tional Guards, John Brown Post, G. A. R., will hold Memorial services at Quinn Chapel. Mrs. J. H. Hadley, has removed her cigar, tobacco store and news stand from 110 West 47th strect, to 116 West sist street, and she now has a fine soda foun- tain and a very neat store in every way. The Hotel Limbert cor. 23rd and State street seems to be doing a better busi- ness than ever since Major Franklin A. Denison, has succeeded in getting his name placed on the City Hall pay roll. Ross C. Hall, has removed his law of- fices from the Tribune Building to the 13th floor of the Ashland Block, ani he has very nice quarters in which te _ Mr. Bernard Taylor a popular young social light of Baltimore, Md. paid a short visit to one of our Chicago girls last Sunday and Monday. While here Mr. Taylor stopped at the Keystone Hotel. Alderman John Downey, is proving himself a useful member of the city council, for he is a live member of the Health Department, the Police Depart- ment and Bridewell, and City Hall and Public Buildings Committees. ‘Mrs. Lucy Churchill, 3445 Armour ave., is one of the oldest, and is among the most substantial Afro-American ‘women in Chicago. She owns one fine thouse on Bowen ave, and two on Vernon ave, which she rents to white tenants. She has other ood income properties aside from these te ene Le dg SSS dk Cole a alas ie ami ~, ogtineapteaamiatl Oe Ste SE promises to send a money order to pay for his subscription to The Broad Ax, he is Johnny on the spot, on the day he promises to send the money. ‘The Ladies’ Catholic Order of For- lesters, Augustine Tolton Court, No. |391, will give a May Party May 27, at {Douglas Club House, 3518 Ellis Ave. Music by Bowman's Orchestra. Ad- jeeaee 35 cents. With Mrs. Wm. Emanuel as chair- man, a number of ladies are arranging for a large Charity Ball to take place the latter part of this month. The pro- ceeds are for the benefit of a social set- tlement work in which the ladies are en- gaged. | the remains of Miss Nanine Allen, age 16, sister of Mrs. T. Galloway 5216 Dearborn st. were brought back “to Chicago from Henderson, Ky, Thurs- cay and were buried from the home of her aunt Mrs. Sallie Palmer, 3150 { Dearborn st. Mr. Robert Motts, proprietor of the Pekin Theatre is spending a few weeks in Hot Springs, Ark. There is a large | rumber of Colored people in Hot | Springs and we would rot be surprised | 10 Iearn of Mr. Motts’ eforts to furnish ' their amusement by opening for them a large playhouse, where they may feel EB home and enjoy themselves as the ' Chicagoans do at The Pekin. John better know as “Jack Foster.” age twenty-nine years departed this life Wednesday evening at the home of his farents 4811 Dearborn st. After a brief attack of pneumonia. Mr. Foster took ‘a small part in the play recent. The wife of his youth, for the benefit of the Frederick Douglass Center, and was well known among the young folks of the city. The lynching of a Colored citizen in Georgia this week for defending him- self against a white man, and the brutal whipping of his whole family and driv- ing them permanently form their home is just a passing incident not to be men- tioned according to Mr. Booker T. Washington's dictum, which if followed would turn the whole race into a drove of cowards well deserving to be lynch- | ed—The Guide, Baltimore, Md. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Robinson 242214 La Salle street, have for a long time lived plain and simple, saved their mo- ney instead of spending it in effort. to butt into society, recently bought a nic= brick two flat building at 3311 Armour ave, at the present time it brings in al- most $40 rent per month, and later on they will live in one flat, and continue to rent the other. this is a very good move on the part of Mr. and Mrs. Rob- jinson. On Sunday afternoon at two o'clock the funeral services were held over the remains of Yvonne Ora McGowan the 5 year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs David A. McGowan, 4809 Langley Ave. Yvonne was a patient little sufferer from dyptheria, which afterwards re- sulted into a complication of diseases to which she succumbed Friday evening. ‘May roth, Rev. Moses Jackson conduct- ed the services. Interment was at Oak- woods. L. L. Jones, 3842 State st, vice-presi- dent of the Black Diamond Develop- ment Company, returned home the first of the week from a business trip to Pittsburg, Pa. and Columbus, Ohio. while absent he sold several thousand shares of Black Diamond stock at 50 cents a share, and as the Company has about cleaned up all its stock, it had for sale, the people were glad to pay Mr. Jones, the price he asked for it. The Grand United Order of Odd Fel- lows had their dress parade and annual sermon Sunday afternoon. The parade started at 2p. m., from the Odd Fellows Hall, 3335 State st, and marched south on State st., to 37th, West to Dearborn, North to 29th, East to Wabash ave. then North to Quinn Chapel, where they listened to an excellent program of song and oratory by members of the ‘order and Quinn Chapel choir before the sermon which was preached by Past Grand Master Edw. H. Morris, and Rev. Roberts, pastor of Quinn Chapel. Among other things Rev. Rob- erts said “if lawyer Morris had only quoted a text before his address, his a a ae a a a ae HUSTLING COLORED MAN WANT- | TED TO SELL SUBURBAN REAL ESTATE. ‘Wanted a good representative Co!- ored man to sell cholee lots in a North Shore suburb to Colored people can ‘make $100.00 to $200.00 per week. No capital required, must be man of lability and education. References required. Address “J.” care Bditor 'The Broad Ax, 6040 Armour ave. WOMAN AND FASHION A Picturesque Hat. ‘The new hats are picturesque im shape, color and trimming. The up- tilted, jaunty shapes are no longer the eight of fashion. Drooping brims and d aaa sail ee Sn i 5 PS) f D \ : ESE SERA EES eo ‘hats without bands fitting closely to the head are the most up to date mod- els. | The model illustrated is of a dull ‘blue straw with a garland of flowers on wide. black velvet ribbon. ; Rienesix teeleen The consideration of lingerie neck- wear and blouse accessories, which promise to be a craze the coming sea- son, is altogether a fascinating study. It is almost impossible to describe in full the daintiness of some of these Uttle details, for the fine quality of the materinis and the wonderful handiwork employed in their construc- tion are the chief charm of modish col- lars, cuffs, bows, ties and frills. Lin- gerie belts that boast of all the elabo- ration given to collars and other lin- eerie trifles are very much to the fore. Filet work, eyelet embroidery and in- sets of heavy lace decorate the hand- somest white girdles. A favored style is decidedly wide at the back, tapering as it nears the sides and front, where it closes with a carved ivory buckle. Etched pear! and polished silver clasps in odd sbapes are equally popular for the lingerie belt. A trifle clumsy, but quite novel, is a big square buckle cov- ered with coarse crocheted motifs. Such an affair would make a charming accompaniment for an Irish lace blouse or a linen one trimmed with crochet lace. ‘The Geet Dreceers. | _ See best dresped wows are sue Se Se ‘conservative in their selections. Even ‘the woman who has the most ample dress allowance makes considerable de- ‘mand on each of her toilets, especially ‘on her street costumes. Distinction and ‘Decomingness, not freakish fussiness, are what such women require, and the dressmaker or tailor who best supplies these requisites Is the one who secures ‘and holds thelr patronage. Kimono Sleeves. ‘The clever woman who wants last season's gown brought up to date will see many opportunities for introducing the kimouo sleeve effects if she studies the new models, While mans of these are palpably in ‘one piece with the body of the waist, many others are simulated, the joinings being concealed under lengthwise folds and trimmings. Mushroom Hat Entirely of Taffeta. A large mushroom shaped hat has its brim and crown entirely of large, loose folds of leaf green taffeta silk. It is edged with green velvet and is trim- med with long, wide, shaded green grasses that start from the left front, cross the front and end at the right side. A Modish Spring Costume. ‘The gown in the sketch is a combi- nation of plain chiffon and an all over embroidery, with garnitures of taffeta bainds connected with fancy stitches to simulate hemstitching. The bertha on GE ie PAIN (WE) wa a fees i f \ | | ' offi \\ | PIN \ \\ 4 CHIPFow Gown. the bodice, prolonged into sleeves over the arm, is one of the many modish and ingenious devices to lengthen the shoulder line aud avoid the seam at the top of the sleeve. The latter, Ike a family skeleton, ts concealed effec- tively in one way or another tn almost every dressy gown that one sees this eeason. SHORT STORIES. Eight trained oarsmen pulling a pont exert about two horsepower. On the Tombigbee river. Alabama 4s enough limestone to supply a ceme.~ plant for 100 years. A Dakota man, aged sixty, bas mor Hed a girl of twenty, while bis sy married the girl's mother, azed forty four. ‘The pay of the chief justice of »: supreme court of the Uuited States $13,000 a year. The associate justice of the court receive $12.50 a yor Douglas township, in Clarke county IL, ts the holder of a unijue disti, tion. It is the only township iu ihe state without a eburch, lawyer, J « preacher, justice of the peace. cust ble or pauper. ‘The outcome of the fund left to 1 city of Boston by Benjamin Front... eo long ago and which mature! $ year aud was doubled by an eiiow ment from Andrew Carnegie is wy a fine trade school. According to a Bangor paper. } rick McMann of Jackson is the man in Maine who ever sueces!s| : teaching woodchucks to play cherkers having a pair not long azo which b trapped and taught the came. GERMAN GLEANINGS. In 300 years, according to 2 Es scientist, water will be worth 15 e-u:s a drink. It 1s sald to be practically assure! that there will be a world’s fair in li lin in 1913 in celebration of the tveny fifth anniversary of Emperor Willixu's accession to the throne. Berlin has a veritable conzestion of music halls. In addition to Bechstein and Beethoven halls, the Phiharmont and the Singakademie, that quartet of music temples, 2 uew Mozart hai has lately been erected on Nollendor? platz. Many German cities now have their Richard Wagner streets, but greater Berlin is going to name a whole quar ter after him. In the Friedeuau dis- trict there is to be a Wazner place. from which there will radiate eight streets named after the herwines in Wagner's operas—Elsa, Eva, Sivglinde, Senta, Isolde, Ortrud, Gutrune and Kundry. OLD FASHIONED. What has become of the old fash- foned man who wore paper collars? ‘What has become of the old fash- foned man who went home “to dress up” before going anywhere? ‘What has become of the old fash- foned man who was always ficuring on a great time when his ship came in? ‘What has become of the old tash- foned parents who pulled their babies through a horse collar for “liver growth?” ‘What has become of the old fasb- foned woman who said she worked her fingers to the bone slaving for ber children? ‘What has become of the old fash- foned woman who spoke of light hearted people as those who hadn't a load on their hearts they couldn't kick off at their heels?—Atchison Globe. PLAYS AND PLAYERS. “A Marriage of Reason,” the Bellew play, proved a dismal failure in New York. It opened at Wallack’s and closed after two weeks. Clyde Fitch's new comedy, “The Truth,” which was produced in Lon- don recently, with Marie Tempest in the leading role, was accorded a favor- able reception. “The White Chrysanthemums,” widely heralded, has been sent to the storehouse for repairs. It may be pre- sented in New York later if a suitable cast can be obtained and the piece im- Proved in spots. Chrystal Herne, daughter of the late James Herne, will be promoted to star- dom next season under Charles Dil- Hingham. Charles Kline's latest, to be called “The Stepchild,” has been se- lected for her vehicle. AROUND THE HOUSE. In ventilating a room open the win- dow at the top and bottom. The fresh air rushes in one way, while the fou! air makes its exit the other. If a few drops of ammonia are add 4 to the water in which silver {5 washed each day it will keep it bricht ‘as new without expenditure of strength. In order to prevent lamp chimneys from cracking put them into cold wa- ter and let it come to a boil. Before taking’ the chimneys out the water should be allowed to get cold. After washing lace curtains lay * blanket on the floor in some empty Foom, spread the curtains on the blan- ket, stretching them carefully, and they will keep their place without any fastening until dried. NEW YORK CITY. ‘Telegraph instruments of New York eity tick off seventeen messages each minute of the day. Public receipts and expenditures of New York city have increased in the last four years in an amount equal to $102,000 each day. It is estimated that 113,000 persons im New York city make their living by their wits, which means the lack of wit in others. New York city is not a windy city. as its hourly average velocity of wind ie nine miles. ‘The highest ever report- 4 ls eighty miles, which Is the accept: e@ minimum velocity of a hurricane, below that down to sixty being known &8 & great storm.—New York Herald. ied AUD CHAIN TOO. Story of a Most Laconic Deaf and Dumb Man. “The most taconfe man I knew of fs a deaf and dumb man in our town,” seid a man to a San Francisco Ar- gonaut writer the other day. “He nev- er writes on his little pad. more than enough to convey bis meaning. It hap- pened he was a good poker player and one night Won a watch and chain from a young man of the town. The young man's father, a very pompous Individ- ual, heard of it and, meeting the suc- cessful gamester on the strect next sx, stopped him. ‘The deaf and dumb man produced his little pad. On it the irate and pompous father wrote, ‘I un- derstand you won Bob's gold watch the other night’ He handed it to the deat and dumb man, expecting to see him change countenance and offer to give up his spoil. ‘The latter did not quite do that, however. Instead be took the pad, wrote two words careful- ly on it and returned it, The pompous father read inscribed thereon, ‘And chain’*” The Hypothetical Question. “Miss Prittly,” said the young law- yer with the high brow and the Hen- ty Clay forelock, “let me ask you a hypothetical question. Suppose that a young man of excellent habits and in- creasing income—a young man who believed himself fully capable of mak- ing a woman happy—were to appear before a young woman who bad eyes of rare and radiant luster and hair of the texture and glory of spun gold, whose lips were more perfect than Ho- garth’s Hine of beauty, whose cheeks held a tint that put to shame the mag- nificent pink of the rose petal—a young ‘woman whose culture and charm eas- tly placed her immeasurably above all other women in the world—and he were to ask this young woman If she would”— “Oh, Mr. Blackstone!” she whispered, sinking into his arms. “Yes!"—Jndge. imi A carpenter called at a flat to make some repairs and knocked on the door. “Who's there?” asked a voice. “The carpenter,” was the reply. “Come in,” was the response. ‘The carpenter tried the door, but tt ‘was locked. “Open the door,” said the carpenter. “Haw, haw, haw!” came the voice from the inside. ‘The carpenter was getting very mad. ‘Then the woman who lives in the flat oa the opposite side opened her door and said: “There is no one at home there ex- cept the parrot.”"—New York Globe. Mixed His Lines. ‘The manager of the great war drama ‘was furious. “Blockhead!” he thundered as he rushed into the theatrical office. “What Go you mean by sending me an actor who used to work in the kitchen of a cook house?” “How do you know he used to work im the Kitchen of a cook house?” fal- tered the agent. “How do I know? Why, in the battle scene outside of the fortress instead of shouting ‘Scale the walls? the num- skull bellowed ‘Scale the fish!” Sinden’, “Look here, waiter,” said a New York drummer at the breakfast table of a small Texas hotel, “how are these ‘eggs cooked?” “Dat'’s a cheese om'let, boss. I know yo’ axed fo’ a plain om'let, but dem exgs was promiscus, boss—jes’ a little bit promiscus—an’ so de cook jes’ throwed in a little cheese.”—Woman's Home Companion. Approaching the Limit. “Mrs. Henpeck seems to bave her husband so well trained that he’d jump through a hoop if she held it up and gave him the word.” “It's worse than that’ She even makes him help her celebrate the anni- versary of her marriage to her first husband.”"—Chicago Record-Herald. Net Guilty. // Ge , <i p = PS t “T've lost my leg, guv‘nor.” “Well, my good man, I haven't got it"—Tatler. ial ‘Mrs. Gossip—Mrs. Richleigh bas, s0 much embonpoint, hasn't she? Mrs. Comeup (Gudicionsty) — Well, ‘Bow, she might have if she wasn’t s0 tst—Baltimore american. Mearly “Becka™ « |. Ella—My face is my fortunes =~ Stella—Haven't yon ever any tore money than you ve bow r New York Press. 2 as CHOICE MISCELLANY Dangers of Smokeless Powder. ‘Modern smokeless gunpowder is dan- serous stuff to store. A scientist re- marks: “In all probability the recent terrible disaster to the French battle ship Jena will be found to have been Gue to the explosion of her after mag. azines as the result of spontaneous combustion of the powder. Such an ‘Accident at the close of the recent war tore out the side of the Japanese bat- tleship Mikasa at a time when, like ‘the Jena, she was at one of the gov- ernment dockyards. The best of mod- erm powders are Mable under certain conditions to decomposition, which, if it proceeds to a certain point and’ be actompanied by certain conditions of temperature, may result in the explo- sion of the magazine and the loss of the ship or arsenal, as the case may be. Our modern smokeless powders when in storage are the occasion of a degree of anxiety and watchfulness which was never felt in the days of the brown or black powderé.” incall ai In the United States we have 1,053 Pure blooded bis-:.. of which all but twenty are tn c*ytivity. In Canada are 351 :re 1 voded animals, of which 300.2 _. the wild state, making a to tal 1.404 pure blooded American bison left out of the countless thou ‘sands that but little more than a quar. ter of a century ago covered great areas of the western prairie. Nothing Uke it ever has been recorded in the world of animal life. It reads like a fairy tale. In Europe there are about 107 pure blooded examples of the American bison, of which number Eng: land has 32, Germany 44, Hungary 10, France 1, Netherlands 12 and Russia 8, and there are about 20 hybrids in Burope, of which England has 15 and Bussia 5.—Outing Magazine. Rie Rl. It bas always been our boast that the English are the apostles of cleanlt- ness, Perhaps {t would now be ad- visable to reconsider that contention. ‘The American has replaced our dingy, irty looking tram cars with clean, alry and roomy vehicles. He has trans- formed our dismal and filthy under- ground railways into reasonably bright and well ventilated systems, and he has substituted for our dreary private hotels the speckless palaces we have seen arise almost as if by magic. All ‘those improvements we could have ef- fected ourselves if we had really been ‘80 devoted to cleanliness as we im- agine we are. How surpassingly charming we Englishmen would be Were we not so perfect—in our own estimation—London Truth. a ia cla A committee clerk at the house end of the capitol estimates that as a re sult of the deliberations of the recent shert session of congress the literature of the year has been enriched by the addition of 9,000,000 words. This stu- pendous verbal output was printed in the Congressional Record and consisted of speeches. reports of various kinds and the presidential messages, of which, for one reason and another, there were an unusual number and va- riety. The session consumed only sev- enty-one legislative days, the Average uration of which was a little less than five hours each. Thus the verbal out- put per hour of the nation’s stitesmen the past winter was 24,000, a record, it 1s believed, unsurpassed in the modern Ristory of parliaments. Werkine Out Mis Poll Tex. ‘This is the story of the difficulty of compelling a Tonkawa Indian to work out his poll tax: “Kapitan worked about fifteen minutes and then struck for a four hour day. This was granted. In another fifteen minutes he struck again for lemonade to drink instead of water. This was allowed. Then the street commissioner got a gun and told Kap the striking season was over. So Kap worked until noon. Just as the school bell rung for 12 o'clock Kap ran a twenty penny nail through bis foot. ‘The boss wanted to pull it out, but Kap said: ‘No, you don't; not in the noon hour. Wait until 1 o'clock.’ Kap had @ sunstroke in the afternoon, but otherwise he got through the day very pleasantly.”"—Nardin (Okia.) Star. @Mctor Heart” In Doas. “Motor heart’ in dogs is a new dis ease,” says one of the king’s veterinary surgeons. “The motor car possesses 2 curious fascination for dogs. They enjoy the swift motion, the exciting, scorching rush through the air as much as their masters. But the veterinary surgeon In many cases is obliged to curb this canine fondness for the car, because of the injurious effect the sport has on a dog's beart.” ‘The symptoms of “motor heart” in dogs are enlargement, flabbiness and general weakness of that organ. The dog looks restless and excited. The heartbeats are rapid and weak. Breatb- ing is difficult and distressed. The only cure is total abstinence from car rides—London Mail. ttaattte Samen Among the more recent forms of ar lamps are those in which a stick of magnetite is substituted for carbon in the negative terminal. The magnetite lamp is the result of efforts to find substance capable of withstanding ex- posure in an open arc and giving a awhite light instead of the orange color ‘of the brilliant fame carbon lamps To increase its efficiency 2 small per centage of other metallic oxids is add- ed to the magnetite. It is found that the flame in these lamps is fed only by the. negative electrode, the magnetite stick, which alone needs to be replaced ‘from time to time, the positive ter quinal, composed of copper, not being eansumed.—Youth's Companion. ‘WOMAN AND FASHION In Princess Style. Princess models have gained » foot: hold in the fashion world, and it seems as though their reign will be of indefl nite duration. For young girls those showing full skirts with well fitted, shaped girdles connecting the skirt and waist are most becoming. When making the ginile care should be taken to see that it fits perfectly, and then Uttle trouble will be encountered In ar- Fanging the skirt so that ft will hang correctly. The dress illustrated is fashioned from mulberry colored volle, trimmed with shaped bands of a darker shade. 7 ie . 7 AF HH R Mi) f i! if i i PANS ER i ii \\ H'\\\ Hl \\\ / I a PSN. ii eet Sh Ce ‘The five gored skirt has the plaits stitched to a depth of six inches below the girdle, which holds it well in place over the hips and allows « pretty flare at the bottom. ‘The waist is plaited back and front. and the chemisette is made of cream colored valenciennes insertion, which 4s also used as a finish to the curt. A china blue rajah made after this model, trimmed with bands of em- broidered silk or satin velvet of a dark- ex shade, would be particularly chic. If thin materials, such as lawns, ba- tistes or organdies, are employed in place of the trimming bands lace {n- sertion should be used. This dress is suitable for girls from thirteen to sev- enteen years of age. Toaue Shapes Hold Popularity. ‘To the joy of many the toque shapes are still on the high tide of favor. Nat- urally they are modified and may have upturned brims or have one side turn- ed down or are transformed to a regu- lation mushroom. ‘Mushroom hats have drooping brims to keep in tune with the droopiness of the general outlines of the costume. ‘Trimming ts massed indiscriminately on elther the left or the right side, well inclining toward the back. The narrow hat is a novelty, being made of narrow delicate braids sewed on chiffon foundations. The appear- ance of fiuffiness is sought for in dressy hats, and chiffon lace and light ‘woven straws are combined to make a shape. For practical wear the sailor returns to claim its place. This is the hat of the young person, with saucy quills ‘and upstanding ends of ribbon. Olive Green. Among men’s suitings ollve greens tm smart mixtures are leading novel- ties, and a few of the more exclusive ‘women’s tailors are using these color- ings to some extent. Probably by fall we shall see ‘a good deal of these shades; also of the navy and other dark blues that are the present mode in Paris. i i ‘The pinafore style of bodice shows ttle sign of its disappearance from our midst, and it is capable of so much x "7 GS ayy 67, POS A cs <N Cs CF 8 foe RSS Pe ff q \ y & PIMAVORE EVEXING BODICR. variety that one does not soon tire of *& ‘We see it alike on day and evening gowns, and a very pretty adaptation of 4 is shown in the illustration. Here it figures on an evening frock of pale green louisine. It is held in place by shoulder straps of ribbon and worn ‘over 2 chemisette and sleeves of ring spotted net. A trimming of insertion ‘tm Greek key pattern makes a pretty nish. THE HALL OF FAME. George J. Gould is disposing of his stable of polo ponies and is withdraw- ing from the game temporarily. Michael Leavitt of Millford, N. H. who claims he is 110 years old, walked three and a half miles recently just for exercise, he sald. Ex-Mayor Burke of Burftogton, Vt, who lately retired from office, is a ca- pable blacksmith. A few days ago he shod fifty-two horses “all round.” Representative and Mrs. Nicholas Longworth expect to spend a month in Alaska the coming summer. They will leave their home in Cincinfati about July 1. Alma, the one-year-old daughter of ‘Mr. and Mrs. Harry Reiter of Red Hill, Pa., enjoys the distinction of having four living great-grandmothers and two grandmothers. Eleven years ago Elmer Chase of Milo, Me, got a large splinter in his hand, which has caused bim so much "annoyance that the other day he had @ physician extract it. | Gabriele d’Annunzio has refused an offer of $16,000 to deliver eight lectures in South America. In refusing be wrote, “I have no wish to brave the ocean for a box of cigars.” | Dinizulu, the Zulu chlet once widely | known and feared in war, has a graph- ophoue with which he entertains his | guests. He has also an organ, built in England, on which he plays himself. ‘To have served forty-six years with- out having a single criticism passed | upon his work is the record of Assist- -ant Chief Edwin Williams of the Hart- }ford (Conn) fire department, who now | resigus. Lionel Walter Rothschild, who ts "spending $100,000 on a history of ex- tinct birds, is a member of the famous family of bankers. He ts a son of the ‘first English Baron Rothschild and "possesses an immense fortune. "Charles A. Elch of Cohasset, Mass., now that Thomas Wigglesworth is ‘dead, is Harvard's oldest living grad- uate. He was eighteen years old ‘when he was graduated in the class of '83. He is ninety-two years old and ‘hhas practiced law nearly seventy years In Boston. ‘When John Burns entered the Brit- ‘sh cabinet, there were rumors that he ‘would refuse to don the cocked hat and epaulets of official uniform. The ‘King asked bim about it. “Not true,” replied Mr. Burns, “and, besides, I bave already worn your majesty’s unl- form.” The king naturally asked when that was. “When I was in Penton- ville,” answered Mr. Burns, alluding to his three months’ sentence after the ‘Trafalgar square riots. FACTS FROM FRANCE. ‘The French government Is taking steps to stop the promiscuous wearing of foreign uniforms in France. The reason is that they are often used to promote and cloak fraud. France, with her population of less than 40,000,000, has a national indebt- ‘edness of more than $6,090,000,000, or about $156 per capita. The debt charges alone entail a burden of more than $6 a year on every man, woman and child. M, Bovet, director of the postoffice at Lausanne, France, has notified the postal employees in the town that in future toothache will not be an excuse for absence from v-rk. They must either get the tooth out or get out themselves. A Parisian couple, M. Lebon and his ‘wife, who are being divorced and are Gividing their effects, have spent $15,- 000 on law in a wrangle over the pos- session of a collection of postage stamps. An expert is to be engaged to divide the collection equitably. LEARNING THEIR PARTS. ‘William Gillette memorizes new parts ‘on long country walks. Ethel Barrymore, seated before the fire, bas her maid or secretary read her new parts aloud till she has mastered them. ‘Mme. Bernhardt rarely attempts to memorize a part save in the presence and with the help of the playwright— ‘New York Press. Richard Mansfield learns new parts in the morning, walking up and down his brary. One morning often suffices for the longest role. Nat Goodwin learns a new part by saying it Into a phonograph, which ‘then repeats It over and over to bim until he knows it perfectly. Henry E. Dikey finds that bis mind 4s at its best for mastering new parts late at night, and accordingly he will often remain at his desk till sunrise, 2 manuscript before him, his lips moving rapidly. ENGLISH ETCHINGS. A firm in business on Oxford street London, has just insured for $1,000,000 against earthquakes. ‘Some of the saloons in Liverpool dis play the sign, “Ladies Cannot Be Serv. 4 Without Their Hats On.” In London’s new criminal court, on the Old Bailey site, prisoners will elim up white marble stairs to reach the dock. In a recent municipal election at Chard, England, two male candidates withdrew in onter that two women might have an uncontested election. London firemen get one day's leave in fifteen and a short annual holiday. ‘They begin on 25 shillings a week and do not rise to the full wage of 35 shillings ont? efter ten years’ service. NEW SHORT STORIES John D. Changed His Eating Place. John D. Rockefeller used to get his noon luncheon daily at the Hollenden years ago, says the Cleveland Plain Dealer. An old time Cleveland resi- Gent tok recently as he sat in the lobby of that hotel the circumstances that caused tle Standard chief to look else- where for a suitable noonday repast. It seems that in those days the lunch- eon menu offered roast beef aud pota- toes for 35 cents. That price seemed reasonable enough to Mr. Rockefeller, and he used to order roast beef and po- tatoes with the utmost abandon. Oc- easionally he would add a piece of ple to bis order, for his digestion was fair- ly good in those days. One day he went in and gave his usual orter, but after he had finished bis meal and it ey. eats ii hw TT At was too late to change his order he found that a change had been made in the prices and that roast’ beef alone was 35 cents. Potatoes came 10 cents extra. Now, Mr. Rockefeller had been giv- tng the waiter a ten cent tip for sev- eral dass, but this time. In view of the extra charge for potatoes, he laid out only a nickel for the waiter. ‘The lat- ter, in considerable vexation, according to the story, reproached him, saying, “If I had as much money as you have I wouldn't squeeze a nickel so hard.” To which the oil magnate retorted, “If you squeezed a nickel as hard as I do you wouldn't be a waiter.” “Pretty good, wasn't it?" said the walter afterward in telling about it. But John D. went to a cheaper eat- ing place after that. ‘Wes Not Pasteurized, Darius Barry was a prominent Lynn citizen between 1850 and 1870. He was @ very learned but somewhat rough mannered Individual, who had a repu- tation for being a wag and wit. The Rev. Father Strain, the Catholic Priest, admonished him for having his cows fed in a certain cemetery in a nearby village in which many forelgn- ers had been buried, and Darius in- stantly philosophized, “Well, well, that ‘accounts for it—accounts for the taste of garlic in the milk!” But the best work of Darius was when he gave a poem to bis son Eu- gene to pass upon. Darius wrote po- etry now and then for the local papers and often had Eugene pass upon it “That is no use, father,” said Eugene on three straight days to three different poems. When the same verdict was rendered on the fourth day, Darius re- marked: “Bugene, when Tennyson wrote that the world thought it the best work the great poet had done!” Darius had palmed off a Tennyson effort on Eugene, who was so busy that he could not give the proper estl- mate—Boston Herald. ‘te: Casement Cie Teens: ‘The late A. J. Cassatt, president of the Pennsylvania Railroad company, used to pride himself on never losing his temper, no matter what the provo- cation. At the same time he showed consideration for others less favored in the matter of equilibrium. On one oc casion he was on a Pennsylvania train which stopped owing to some trifling mishap. Mr. Cassatt asked a brake- man some questions regarding the stop- page, and the man, not knowing the passenger, replied in sulpburous lan- guage, consigning Mr. Cassatt to hot quarters and telling him to mind his own business. The president related the cireumstance to the superintendent of that division and added, “Just call that man into your office and tell him he cussed the president and that here- after he should be more polite to pas- sengers.”—Boston Transcript. Bestecred the tuultation. Sir Thomas Lipton, whose grocery shops, “Lipton’s Limited,” are as thick In London as the fog, was talking to a New York reporter on his last visit about pure food laws. “and that reminds me,” sald Si Thomas, “of my youth, when I was running my first grocery and sleeping under the counter. “A rival in the next street was sell Ing notoriously bad goods, and T beard a story about him with delight. “It seems that a customer entered his sbop and asked for a pound of butter. “Yes, sir,’ said my rial. ‘The real ona pe “What was it you sold me yester day?’ inquired the customer. “That was the real, sir.” “Then give me the tmltr.tion.’” PASSPORTS. ‘The Strict Regulations That Are En- forced In Russia. ‘There are very few countries where travelers now require passports in or der to promote their convenience and security. In Brazil and Venezuela a ‘passport must be shown to the officials ‘before one is allowed to leave the coun- ‘try for u foreign port—a vexatious ‘measure, enforced apparently for the sake of enabling a few officials to col- | lect small fees. In Russia, as is well known, pass- ‘port regulations are enforced with the ‘greatest stringency. No traveler, in- deed, is permitted to enter the empire “until he has obtained a passport and convinced the Russian consular offl- cers at the port from which he sails that he is neither a Roman Catholic priest nor a Hebrew. ‘The question or- dinarily asked is, “What ts your re- ligion?” but it 1s designed to provide against the entry of elther of these two classes. ‘When the traveler arrives at a Rus- slan port with a passport that has been properly vised and countersigned at a consular office, it is critically ex- amined by a police otticer aad duly reg- Istered. At the entrance of the hotel another police officer takes possession of the document and in the course of twenty-four hours returns It with a Permit for a limited residence in the country. It has been said with but little ex- aggeration that it Is as difficult for one to leave Russia as It 18 to enter it. When the traveler departs for another city in the empire, he must have the Passport countersigned by the police. ‘This process continues until he reaches the frontier, which he cannot cross un- Jess the passport has been vised and stamped by the police. Not infrequent- ly tourists are stopped at the frontier and subjected to serious inconvenience because they have neglected to comply with the police regulations respecting Passports. All this red tape causes an- ‘Royances and irritation among tourists, who are apt to overlook the fact that Russians as well as foreigners are com- pelled to observe these police regula- tions. It is the business of the police to know where everybody ndges. ‘The same system prevails in Turkey, where it {s not practicable for a for- @igner to travel without a passport. Elsewhere in Europe passports are not required. They are relics of a bygone Period when communication between countries was slow and infrequent— San Francisco Chronicle. Skin Like Armor Plate. ‘When she is in a freakish mood, na- ture seems to revel in making human deings who are a constant mystery to thelr fellow creatures. Such a man ts Herr Schwartz, the “armor plated man,” who is sueh a puzzle to the doc- tors of Europe. Herr Schwartz has for some years been undergoing an ossifi- cation of the whole of his body and is tapidly developing into the hardness and immobility of a statue. His back bas now become rigid, the muscles standing out hard and immovable. In fact, he seems to be enveloped in a Kind of armor plating, consisting of surface bone as hard as stone. He is no longer able to move his jaws and is compelled to take food in a liquid form through a tube, some of his teeth having been removed for the purpose. And yet this osseous man enjoys excel- lent health and not long ago was mar- ried to a charming youag Berlin wom- an—Boston Post. Beston’s Firet Building Law. ‘Two hundred and twenty-six years ago a house was burned in Boston, ‘which led to the promulgation of the first building law. The fact developed at a legislative bearing recently, and ‘when told by Assistant Solicitor Child aroused great interest. The order passed on March 16, 1681, was as fol- lows: “About noon the chimney of Mr. ‘Thomas Sharp’s house in Boston took fire. The wind drove the fire to Mr. Colburn’s house and burned that down also. For the prevention whereof in our new town indended this somer to ‘bee builded we have ordered that noe man there shall build his chimney with wood nor cover his house with thach, which was readily asented unto.”"— Boston Herald. a area At nearly all of the large dinners this year 2 flasblight photograph bas been taken of the feast, photographs being developed and ready for the din- ers by the time the dinner bas beeu over. Such a thing has not been al- lowed before by the places where the dig dinners are held. ‘That such photo- graphs have been taken this year has Deen due to an ingenious contrivance which the flashlight man now has for collecting his smoke. This is a large inverted baglike arrangement into which the smoke ascends and is caught 80 successfully that not a vestige can be detected afterward. Now the flash- light man, instead of being tabooed, seems to be one of the adjuncts of the large public dinners—New York Sun. Comic Neutrality. International law can sometimes de- velop a situation that is not devoid of humor. Something of the kind has just happened in Laxembourg. A mag who had been arrested in Germain Lorraine had to be conveyed to Saverne through Luxembourg. On reaching cull bourgh, the first station in Luxem- Dourg, he managed to get the carriage door open and, leaping to the platform, refused to re-enter the carriage om the ground that, as the country was ne tral, be could neither be compelled nor arrested. He was detained, but the Laxembourg government by telephooe ordered his release. while the jailer re- turned to Lorraine crestfallen.—London Fifty-First St. and Armour Ave. RAIL YARDS: 1st St. & L. & H. S. RY. 2nd St. and Armour Ave. CHICAGO 50,000 BOOKS FREE By Mail 50,000 BOOKS FREE By Mail THIS BOOK contains many illustrations and is a storehouse of knowledge for both old and young who are suffering from excesses, lost vitality, nervous disorders, blood poison, stomach, kidney and bladder diseases. 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Address TO-MORROW MAGAZINE, For the business and superintendent and The New Civilization. 2228 Calumet Ave., Chicago, Ill. 10 CENTS THE COPY. $1 A YEAR. 19 FACTS IN FEW LINES FACTS IN FEW LINES Switzerland has a hotel keeper's school, where hotel keeping is taught in all its branches. Australia has arranged for the repatriation of a thousand discouraged Australians now in South Africa. A Baltimore scientist now claims to have discovered that natural gas was used on the altars of many primitive temples. A Tokyo newspaper remarks "that one day's pay for an American workman in San Francisco represents a fair monthly stipend for a Japanese." Of the 95,000,000 yards which still remain to be excavated before the Panama canal is finished 43,500,000 are concentrated in the famous Culebra cutting. Mrs. J. B. Hines of Washington swept her dining room and threw the dust into the kitchen stove. The dust exploded with a loud report and blew the stove to fragments. What is regarded as the world's shearing record has been established by nine men on Hawkes bay station, Australia. They succeeded in shearing 2,394 sheep in nine hours. The two new Cunarders are the first vessels to exceed the Great Eastern in beam. They are eighty-eight feet wide as against the eighty-three feet of the leviathan of fifty years ago. Mrs. James E. Mansfield of Newark, N. J., while on her deathbed wrote this, which has been admitted to probate: "This is my last will. Property, both personal and real, to my husband." In the thirty-five years that William J. Wheeler of South Paris, Me., has been an insurance agent he has made settlements for damage done by lightning in eleven out of the twelve months of the year. The fact that $117 a square foot has recently been paid for land in New York city recalls the other alleged fact that the entire Manhattan island was originally bought from the Indians for $24 worth of gewgaws. A small table that had been many years in an almshouse at Bristol, England, was sent recently with other discarded furniture to an auction room, where it was recognized as a Chippendale and sold for $367.50. A pack of English foxhounds were recently in full cry after a fox and the field was having a fine run when all at once two sheep dogs jumped out, killed reynard and ended the day's sport there and then to the general disrust. Richard J. O'Mulrenin, M. A., of Dublin by his will left the violin which was played on Vinegar hill the night before the battle in 1798 to the museum in Kildare street, Dublin. His library was bequeathed to the Gaelic league. Edward B. Condon, who went to Tanana, Alaska, without a dollar three years ago, now owns mining properties worth a million. At a recent dinner given in his honor he burst into tears when presented with a gold watch, for he declared it was the only gift he had ever received. Sewer system, new water system, fire alarm boxes, electric railways, telephones, new and increased electric light plant, bridges, most extensive harbor improvements and no port dues—all this going on at the one time in Manila means that the city is becoming the American Hongkong, Shanghai or Yokohama. Fifth avenue, New York, is sometimes spoken of in art circles as "Picture lane" because of the numerous dealers' galleries there or in the side streets just off the avenue. Art, however, is not limited to any one of the city's thoroughfares. Fourth avenue has its share of galleries, and they are also to be found west of Fifth avenue and uptown. Eben Appleton of New York city has in his possession the "star spangled banner" which flew over Fort McHenry and which inspired Francis Scott Key to the composition of his national ode. It is his intention at his death to leave the flag to either one of the national museums at Washington or the Massachusetts Historical museum at Boston. The men who mechanically handle large sums of money seem to lose the sense of relative value. A customer asked the paying teller of a New York downtown branch bank, "How much money do you usually have on hand when the bank opens?" "Not very much," was the answer; "not over $300,000 or $400,000. We keep the most of it in the main bank uptown." There is now a canal connection between Milan and Pavia, about twenty-five miles long, through an ancient channel, which has been in use for more than 600 years. Thousands of canal boats from the Po go to Milan every year, pass through the city's canal system, which is founded on the old defensive moats of the middle ages, and proceed northward to the Italian lakes, or vice versa. Probably the oddest scrapbook in New England is that of William F. Fernald of Old Orchard, Me. It is a big book, devoted exclusively to the preservation of news lore pertaining to appendicitis. Every person, great or small, who has had an attack of appendicitis and a newspaper notice within range of Mr. Fernald acquires a space of record in his book. All phases of the case are noted. A wonderful family of barbers is that of Benjamin M. Youells, who lives at Easton, Pa., and who, although eighty-seven years old, still wields a razor. Of his nine children, all of whom are living, the three sons are barbers, and two of his six daughters can handle a razor as skilfully as a man. The other four daughters are married to barbers. Nine of his seven grandchildren are barbers, and his seven great-grandchildren say they will become knights of the razor. Pairing Off. "Let's make a bargain." "Well?" "If you won't talk about your new auto I won't talk about my new baby." —Cleveland Leader. Quick Corrections. He—Let me propose to you— She—Oh, indeed, I'll accept— He—That we get out of the rain— She—Your suggestion. — Baltimore American. Quantitative Distinction. Mrs. Knicker—Does your husband go out between the acts? Mrs. Bocker—No. He comes in the theater between drinks. —Judge. Mike's Choice. Footpad—Your money or your life! Mike—Take me loof. Oi need the money.—Kansas City Times. The Sad Part. "Man wants but little here below," So as short as little song. Alas, that for that little he So often has to long! He has to long so long, alas, But for that little bit. And most it always shuffles off Without a-getting it! —Woman's Home Companion. A Smash. "The McBangs have had a marital bust-up, haven't they?" "I should say so. McBangs exploded with rage, his wife burst into tears and was all cut up about it, and now they have broken with each other."—Cleveland Leader. Opposed to It. "Really," said Mrs. Subbubs, "we ought to have one of those burglar alarms put in"— "What!" exclaimed Subbubs. "And have the thing go off at night and wake the baby? Not much!"—Philadelphia Press. "The trouble with that man is that he takes small matters seriously." 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