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THE BROAD AX HEW TO THE LINE. False Logic Advanced by the Editor of the Indianapolis Star IN RELATION TO THE "BROWNSVILLE AFFAIR," AND THE DISHONORABLY DISCHARGED MEMBERS OF THE 25TH REGIMENT. BY PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT AND WILLIAM H. TAFT. Vol. XIII False Logic Advanced Editor of Indi IN RELATION TO THE "BR THE DISHONORABLY THE 25TH REGIMENT. BY PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT NEGRO VOTERS AND BROWNS-VILLE. That the Democratic managers will do all in their power to create and increase disaffection among Negro voters toward the Republican ticket because of the Brownsville affair is a matter of course. The effort has already begun and will be continued with vigor when the campaign fairly opens. How far it will succeed in alienating this class of citizens from the party to which they have heretofore been loyal remains to be seen, but the chances are that when election day comes they will be convinced that their interests will still be best served by that party and will cast their ballots for its candidates. They have had no better friend than President Roosevelt in all the list of Presidents since Lincoln. Again and again he has manifested interest in their welfare and has promoted these interests in many practical ways, as Booker Washington and other leaders of the race can testify. Mr. Taft is in entire sympathy with Mr. Roosevelt in this respect. No injustice will ever be done to them through him and he will when President, serve them as willingly and earnestly as he will any and all other classes of citizens. He will be President of the Nation of which they are an inseparable part. Certain members of the race, doubtless, cherish an honest belief that the colored soldiers at Brownsville suffered a wrong, but, if this were true, there is not the shadow of a doubt that the President was convinced of their guilt or that white troops would have been accorded the same treatment under like circumstances. Many misleading statements have been made about the affair by the President's enemies and known facts have been perverted, but above all these wild tales and exaggerations the significant circumstance stands out that after two official investigations, one conducted by a committee many of whose members would gladly have put the President in a "hole," the verdict in both cases was against the soldiers. It is worts while, too, for the colored brethren who feel aggrieved to WHITEST CONVENTION SINCE THE CIVIL WARI The "illy white" delegations of the South were, as a rule, seated, this cut out "black and tans." In commenting upon it Robert L. O'Brien, editor of the Boston Transcript, which is strong in the faith for the rights of the Negro has given expression to the following: "This is the whitest Republican convention since the Civil war. The small number of colored delegates admitted will be the subject of considerable comment before the campaign is over not only by the colored people themselves, but by their friends of abolitionists antecedents. "There is something pathetic al- consider what in all probability the treatment of the Negro battalion at Brownsville would have been had the Democratic party been in control of the Government at that time. The fact that the men were soldiers would not have stood in the way of short shrift for them more than the restrictions of law interfere with the lynching of other Negro offenders throughout the South. The hue and cry that would have been raised against Negroes everywhere, based upon the supposed conduct of the battalion, would have been tremendous. As it was, this cry was silenced by the President's prompt action in recognizing the offense and in punishing the guilty. Senator Foraker, who espoused the cause of the Negroes and bitterly criticised the course of the President and the secretary of war, has voluntarily laid down his arms and has freely and frankly announced his intention of working for the success of the ticket, Booker Washington, than whom no more sagacious or unselfish adviser of the Negroes lives, is an ardent supporter of Mr. Taft. If these leaders do not waver in their allegiance to their party, surely it would be the part of wisdom for those who are less well informed on the subject to follow their example.—The Star, Indianapolis, Ind. The editor of The Star, seems to be an expert in advancing false logic, in relation to the "Brownsville affair." He states that the dishonorably discharged members of the 25th Regiment, have had two hearings, in what might be called a court of justice, and each time have been found guilty. each time have been found guilty. This is untrue for at no time have they been found guilty, of "shooting up" the Texas town. Even after a searching investigation, had been conducted, by the Grand Jury of Brownsville, composed of all white men, the Negro soldiers who had been arrested, were discharged on the ground that they had taken no part in the shooting. What a Democratic President would have done under the same circumstances is all moonshine on the part of the editor of The Star. most in the position of the Negro at the last convention. Formerly, while he had little to do with the election, he was quite a factor at conventions; it was his one day of political prominence. The view of the delegates as seen from the platform, in the old conventions, was striking by reason of its cloud of dark faces over great sections of the hall. "But this is symptomatic of the times. It marks the declining influence of the black man in American politics." Mr. John C. Payne, of Washington, D. C., was in town last week, looking after a sick brother. He was the guest of his brother-in-law, Attorney Albert B. George. CHICAGO, JULY 11, 1908. [Name] Active member of the committee that passed on the qualifications of the candidates whose names will appear on the Democratic slate which will be voted for at the Primaries August 8th. The Origin and the Mixing or the Crossing of the Races AN INTERESTING ARTICLE BY W. P. DABNEY. EDITOR THE UNION SIGNAL, CINCINNATI, O. "One of our subscribers last week sent us a communication which we published, requesting that we give particulars relative to the general statement we made in our article on the 'color question,' in regard to all races being of mixed blood, etc. We will briefly give some facts on the subject. If we take the Biblical account of the creation and early history of mankind, nothing further is needed, since it states definitely, specifically, and emphatically, that 'God hath made of one blood all nations of men for to dwell on all the face of the earth!' But many of our white brethren, however religious, generally leave the Bible when the Negro is in consideration. We shall follow them into the fields of science and history, and show the weakness of their claims that the Negro is a separate species' from the white, and that cross-breeding or mixing the races produces inferior types of mankind. Scientists claim that the world has been in existence for hundreds of thousands of years. Preponderance of evidence places the birthplace of man in Asia or Africa. The colored races constitute about three-fourths of the earth's inhabitants. "Sergi, Professor Brinton, Haeckel and others claim that 'the white race, the ethnographical pride of Europe, is only the direct fruit of a Negro race, the Euro-Africans, established in Europe from time immemorial and who came from North Africa!' Bones and skulls of Negroid type, dating from the Neolithic period, being found scattered through Europe! Color and other characteristics are the result of climate, environment, health and food. The sun is the most potent cause of blackness and frizzled hair! The hotter the climate, the blacker the people. Theodectes, speaking of Negroes, said: "By the near approach of the sun god in his course, they have their bodies covered with a dark sooty luster, and their hair curled and crisped by his parching rays." Professor Virchow, after a trip up the Nile, agrees with Herodotus, the Greek historian, who says that "the early exposure of African children to the sun causes their skulls to become hard and thick." From the earliest ages of recorded history we find men wandering to different parts of the earth, their appearance, habits and language undergoing transformation as the result of new conditions. The ancients were wise enough to recognize the kinship of all people. Herodotus speaks of "the gentle Ethiopians whom the gods delight to visit." The Ethiopians belong to the black race as do Negroes who dwell a little lower on the continent of Africa, and of this country 'tis said "its inhabitants are full of Negro blood." Learning spread from the Ethiopians to the Egyptians, to the Greeks, to the Romans! Wars brought people of all kinds together, amalgamation resulted. Free love prevailed. As with the lower animals, so with men, the strong took possession of as many females as possible! When Hannibal swept into Europe with his black soldiers, his instructions were, "Kill the men and take the women!" Rome, "the mistress of the world," was evidently allied with colored people, for when Britain was conquered and captives, fair, blue-eyed, blonde hair, were brought over, it was said, "They are Ex-Alderman John J. Bradley ACTIVE MEMBER OF THE COMMITTEE THAT PASSED ON THE QUALIFICATIONS, OF THE CANDIDATES WHOSE NAMES WILL APPEAR ON THE DEMOCRATIC SLATE WHICH WILL BE VOTED FOR AT THE PRIMARIES AUGUST 8TH. THE REPUBLICAN AND DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES HAVE FILED THEIR PETITIONS. The political pot in Cook county is beginning to boil in good shape for the following Republican, Democratic and other candidates have filed their petitions with the County Clerk, and will be voted for at the Primaries August next. The Republican "organization" petition included the following: State's attorney—John J. Healy. Recorder of Deeds—Abel Davis. Clerk Circuit Court—Joseph E. Bidwill, Jr. Clerk Superior Court—Charles W. Vall. Coroner—Peter M. Hoffman. County Surveyor—Edgar A. Rossiter. President County Board—William Busse. Clerk Appellate Court—John T. O'Connell. Board of Assessors. William H. Weber, Adam Wolf, Roy O. West. Sanitary District Trustees. George W. Paulin, Frank X. Cloidt. County Commissioners. William Busse, Oscar B. Hillstrom, George K. Schmidt, Warren E. Colburn, Walter Schrojdta, Frank C. Leland, Louis H. Mack, August C. Boeber, Joseph E. Elias, Joseph Carolan, William J. Umbach, William C. Hartray, Joseph M. Dennis, Alfred Van Steenberg, Carl R. Chindblom, Wallace G. Clark. Independent Republicans. Independent Republican petitions filed_were as follows: County surveyor—Harry L. Emerson State's attorney—John E. W. Wayman. Recorder of deeds—William C. Lawson. President county board—J. E. Scully. County Commissioners. Dr. James R. White, Charles Wilkard, Charles A. Raggio, Edwin T. Farrar, Max Polachek, Henry W. Boerner, Patrick J. O'Brien, George A. Lambert, Charles W. Baldwin, Henry Osterman, Garritt L. Kries, Andrew Flipe, James H. McCarthy, Max Blumenfeld, Oscar B. Knight, Jacob Morris, Frank L. Fry, Charles H. Bartlett, John Klone, James B. Ellis, J. L. Parks, Fred Holman, Edwin J. Egan, Christian Jepson, Bernard U. Patton, J. B. Scharvenghausen. Sanitary Trustees. Paul A. Hazard, Henry W. Lee, Frank L. Race. Board of Assessors. Daniel D. Healy, William F. Propper, Taylor A. Snow. ON DEMOCRATIC TICKET. Democratic petitions filed were as follows: Clerk Circuit Court. Andrew Bauer, George Edmanson, James R. Buckley. Board of Assessors. George McGurn, J. J. O'Rourke, James H. Bowman, A. W. Schwane. Board of Review. Henry Ebetshaeuser, Martin Emerich gett. INN J. Bradley COMMITTEE THAT PASSED ONS, OF THE CANDIDATES APPEAR ON THE DEMOCRA- LL BE VOTED FOR AT THE TH. County Commissioners. Henry Ebertshauser, J. T. Walsh, Peter Rosenkowski, J. A. Magnuson, Frank Paschen, D. J. Harris, James E. Daley, Joseph Jarzembowski, George Sultan James J. Lyons, Thomas F. Burns, Martin Euerich, John McCaffery, Paul Daaso, P. H. Martin, Olaf Jourls, W. J. McAllister, John Sunderman, Joseph Moudy, William Moffatt, Joseph Friedman, S. C. Sumner, Timothy Cruise, Thomas McGreevy, James J. Brady, J. A. Mullen, Anthony Krygowski, Sam Corenson, Peter Welch, W. G. Smith Thomas Mulrooney, Cornellus S. Kelly, Edward Kounovsky. State's Attorney. Jacob J. Kern, John J. Coburn, M. L. McKinley, William E. Dever, R. E. Burke, Charles A. McDonald, Maclay Hoyne. Coroner. Robert Lenard, Lawrence R. Buckley, Robert K. Sloan, George McHale. Sanitary Trustees. John Fanning, William G. Legner, F. E. Relichert, Joseph E. Flanagan, Albert Schonbeck, Martin S. Furman. Clark Appellate Court. Fred W. Brachvogel, Dan B. Jesse Clerk Superior Court—Peter Crot. Candidates o nSocialist Ticket. Following is the Socialist party ticket: State's attorney—Seymour Stedman. Recorder of deeds—D. J. Bental. Clerk Circuit Court—John T. Caulfield. Clerk Superior Court—Alexander Nickolson. Coroner—J. C. Crow. President county board—Bernard McMahon. County Commissioners — William Acker, Jacob Winnen, Bernard McMahon, J. C. Perry, Anton Sturm, C. L. Hout, Jr., M. Sahud, Peter Pithner, Charles Kissling, H. L. Boardman, Franz Beldel, William Trembeth, Vaclav Veseley, Henry Mundt, M. C. Garvey. Sanitary trustees — Dan Donahue, August Lund, Alois Reis. Board of assessors—Nels Anderson, F. P. Tuthill. Board of Review—Robert C. Magisen. County surveyor—Peter Miller. Clerk Appellate Court—L. W. Hardy. The state ticket of the Democrats, as differentiated from the independents, includes the following candidates: Lenard, Brachvogel, Ebertschaeuser, Martin, Rosenkowski, McAllister, Bauer, Paschen, Moudry, Sloan, Daley, Legner, McGurn, Sultan, Flanagan, O'Rourke, Burns, Furman, Stuckart, McCaffery, Schubert, Feener. Equal endorsement was given by the county central committee to all of the candidates for state's attorney. Here is a great number of candidates to select from, and the people should use their best judgment and not be awayed by their party loyalty, and vote for those at the primaries who will promise to look after the best interests of all the tax-payers, if they are elected to the various offices in Cook county. Will promulgate and as all times upheld the principles of Democracy, but Catholics, Protestants, Priests, Indels, Single Taxers, Republicans, or anyone else can have their say, as long as their language is proper and responsibility is fixed. The Broad Ax is a newspaper whose platform is broad enough for all, ever claiming the editorial right to speak its own mind. Local communications will receive attention. Write only on one side of the paper. Subscriptions must be paid in advance. One Year.....$2.00 Six Months.....1.00 Advertising rates made known on application. JULIUS F. TAYLOR, Editor and Publisher. Entered as Second-Class Matter, Aug. 19, 1902 at the Post Office at Chicago, Illinois, under Act of March 3, 1879. HEALTH DEPARTMENT TALKS. Homeless and Ownerless Dogs a Menace. Hydrophobia. All dogs are dangerous, for the reason that any dog, however well cared for, may develop rabies, but the homeless or ownerless dog is a far more serious menace to the public. It may safely be asserted that more than ninety per cent of the cases of hydrophobia in human beings are caused by dogs that nobody owns. And when it is remembered that there are now not less than 10,000 of these canine vagabonds roaming the streets and skulking through the alleys of Chicago, it becomes very plain that they are responsible for the steadily increasing number of cases of hydrophobia. It also becomes equally plain that this vast host of homeless and ownerless dogs constitutes a positive and terrible danger to the community. And, finally, is it not very evident that the vagabond dog must go? This means a war of extermination, waged along humane lines, against uncared for dogs. It means that the existing laws forbidding unmuzzled dogs from running at large must be strictly enforced. Also that all dogs found on the streets in violation of these laws must be taken up and destroyed. The Pasteur treatment for persons who have been bitten by dogs is expensive and beyond the reach of poor people. The Department of Health hopes that in the near future there will be a way provided so that those who are unable to pay may have the benefit of free treatment for hydrophobia, the same as we now have for that dread disease, diptheria. But meanwhile let's get rid of the pests and thus reduce the danger to the minimum. If you have a dog and it begins to act unnaturally in any way, call up the dog pound man and have it removed. If it be a valuable dog and you have money to spend on it, send for the dog doctor or a skilled veterinarian. It should also be borne in mind that rabies or hydrophobia in dogs is infectious; that is, one rabid dog in a community means that other dogs may also be infected with the same disease. In cases where persons have been bitten, the dog should not be killed, for the reason that it is often difficult to tell after the animal has been killed whether or not it had hydrophobia. If possible, the dog should be caught and confined where it can do no harm. Then notify the Health Department, which will see that it is watched for a few days. If it is determined that the dog, did not have rabies, then no particular harm has been done and there is no need of the person that was bitten continuing treatment. The Department urges the importance of persons who have been bitten beginning at once the taking of the Pasture treatment whether the animal is known to be rabid or not. If the dog does not die within ten days, the treatment may be stopped. It is a mistake that many people make in supposing that dogs are dangerous only during the hot weather months. The records show that January furnishes almost as many cases of hydrophobia as July or August. The present situation in Chicago warrants the rigid enforcement of the law prohibiting unmuzzled dogs running at large. It also calls for the active co-operation of the public in aiding the officers of the law in ridding the city of the class of dogs which has been shown to be so terrible a menace to human life. "P" The Honorable P. B. S. Pinchback, the only Negro who was ever elected Governor of any American State, and a man of great reasoning powers, is authority for the following bit of wisdom. "It will be a sorry day for the Negro of this country when he permits a President of the United States to be elected without his assistance." Sounder logic than this is seldom enunciated respecting the relations of the Negro to the political life of this nation. The logic vanishes to thin air, however, when the venerable Mr. Pinchback seeks to make it one-sided and use it as an argument that Negroes should support none other than the Republican Party. His obvious intention is to convey the idea that Negroes could hope for no mercy or consideration at the hands of the Republicans should that party gain the coming election without the aid of Negro votes. But, omitting Negroes from the question, there is among a very large element not only of Republicans, but of other and varied interests widespread dissatisfaction with the methods and policies recently pursued by certain potent leaders of the Republican Party. Suppose that, in spite of the persistent, and almost contemptuous hostility of Negroes to the very name Democrat the Democratic Party, because of the general alarm felt over Republican tendencies, should win out in the coming election? What right would Negroes then have to expect mercy or consideration from a party against whom they have virtually sworn eternal hostility? Would it be contrary to the soulless proclivities of American politics for the Democratic Party to then use their utmost power for the purpose of humiliating and crippling an element of citizens who have ever been and ever promise to be such a barrier to Democratic success? The Republican Party owes the Negro quite as much as the Negroes the Republican Party. The nothing, from the standpoint of mere Democratic Party owes nothing, from the standpoint of mere politics, but that hostility which he constantly invites, and he is doing himself, and the entire country, a deep injury and injustice, when he blindly allies himself with any political party; and, as Mr. Pinchback sagely says (although he evidently did not intend that the full force of his logic should be grasped, it will be a sorry day for the Negro when he allows any party to come into power with the feeling that it owes nothing to the Negro for its success.—The Pilot, Philadelphia, Pa. BOOKER T. WAHINGTON AND SOCIAL EQUALITY. For years, Prof. Booker Taft Washington, has been traveling over the country, begging money to support his army of retainers and shouters and editors of broken down newspapers, ralling against the Negro seeking social equality with the whites and urging him to patronize his own hotels and race enterprises. This is all very well on the part of Booker Taft Washington, if he would only adhere to his own doctrine. But he does not, for whenever he comes up north, he always stops at the best hotels, conducted for the whites, whether he is welcome or not, thereby forcing himself on social equality with them and spending his money with those who do not want it, nor appreciate his patronage. Last week he attended the Educational Convention in Cleveland, O., and while stopping at one of the most expensive white hotels in that city, its owner would not permit him to enter the dining room and eat his meals, nor to walk around in the office, and he was compelled to remain locked up in his room and eats his meals there, unattended like a common tramp or criminal escaping from justice. Notwithstanding this fact, that he was treated in this manner, and in the same way by other leading hotels in the north he still has the nerve, to proclaim, that the Negro must patronize his own hotel enterprises and refrain from seeking social equality with the whites. Luke Wright, the notorious southern fire-eating devil that rode into prominence by killing "Niggers" by the thousands, has been appointed secretary of war to fill the place made vacant by the resignation of William Howard Taft. Luke has succeeded in disfranchising the Negro voters of Tennessee and now he has been made secretary of war that he may disfranchise and order shot such of the Filipinos that do not conform to his idea of white man's supremacy.—The Republican, Seattle, Wash. (Continued from page 1.) worthless; you can tell by their white color they are not even fit for slaves." Roman armies carried Negro soldiers all over the known world. Black blood was scattered broadcast. Color was no badge of servitude, for captives in war were sold as slaves, and all countries of the world had slave markets. One thousand years ago English children were sold like cattle. Cross Breeding. Finot says, "No special instinct has ever prevented the varieties of mankind from interblending. It has been practiced since man's first appearance on earth." The claim has been made that cross breeding produces sterility. Instead it adds to the fruitfulness, according to Le Vaillant, and many other distinguished scientists. A glance at the mulattoes of the United States and the West Indies shows no signs of barrenness. Every historian of consequence has noted the immense mixture of different blood in various countries. Speaking of Europe, a writer says: "In no other part of the world, save America, is such an amalgamation of various peoples to be found." "Longman's Geography states: "There are in India many races and fusions of races." Sir Henry M. Stanley, speaking of the races he has seen, says: "In all my travels I have seen nothing more wonderful than this, that in whatever disguise I have found men, something in him seems to justify the belief that we are all the children of one father." "Cole states: "There are many types of man, but they are not radically different, and respecting pure, unmixed races there is not a pure unmixed race upon the earth!" The Jews have held to their religion but from Father Abraham down they have been most generous in distributing their blood. At one time they captured 32,000 Midianitish yrgins, dividing them up among their soldiers. See Numbers, 31st chapter." The Nation, commenting upon the statement that the union of whites and blacks was unnatural, says: "Bleaching went on under slavery at a rate and with an openness which proved that nature offered no barrier to the union and mixtures of the dominant and subject race." The same can be said of Spain during its domination by the Moors. As a Russian once said, "The more we are mixed, the more brothers we have." Prejudice. "The whites are growing more prejudiced daily, which is a sign of progress in the black. We never grow jealous of inferiority. American prejudice is so great that few ever stop to consider that hundreds of thousands of white and black families are blood relations. Every day our mulattoes are crossing the line into the white race, and the white man is to blame. We reap what we sow. Amalgamation "The Hon. Theodore Tilton in a speech at New York, in 1863, said: "The history of the world's civilization is written in one word, which many more are afraid to hear and that is—amalgamation. . . Three stupendous processes of intermingling are going forward in this country. First, we are absorbing the Irish race; second, we are absorbing the German race; third, we are absorbing the Negro race. A hundred years ago a mulatto was a curiosity. . . You can yourself, predict the future!" There are millions of colored people in this country now. Looking Backward. "The Ethiopians were prejudiced against the Jews. The Jews were prejudiced against the Egyptians. The Normans were prejudiced against the Britons. The Moors were prejudiced against the Spaniards. "The English were so prejudiced against the Irish that a law was passed condemning all Englishmen to death who married Irish women. The ancestors of our whites were sold in slavery just as Negroes were lately sold. History repeats itself. The Negro has a vitality that withstands any climate, a spirit that withstands any vicesitude. He was here at the beginning of history and should civilization perish, "he will be found standing at his tomb." Grace Presbyterian church will celebrate its 20th anniversary Sunday, Monday and Tuesday, July 19th, 20th and 21st. On Sunday morning Rev. F. J. Grimke, of Washington, D. C., will preach; Monday evening a general reception to friends will be held; and Tuesday a fellowship meeting will be in order. An effort is being made to raise $1,000 for building and improvement. Seattle, Wash.—The President of the Afro-American Political club, has made a statement, since the adjournment of the Republican National Convention at Chicago, in which he declares that his organization can not under any circumstances support Mr. Taft, the republican nominee for president. The statement as made to anti-Taft Republicans of this city is as follows: "We feel that the honor of the race is at stake in this matter and think far more of that honor than of any political power, we therefore can not support Mr. Taft. We will support the state Republic ticket, but not the national. Our organization has at this time a membership of 350."—The Republican, Seattle, Wash. CUBAN GIANTS MERE PIGMIES. Lelande Take Second Game of Series from the New Yorkers, 8 to 0— Four Hits Off Ball. The Cuban Giants had another case of rattles yesterday at American league park and were beaten in the second game of their series with the Leland Giants, 8 to 0. Croxton twirled good ball for the New Yorkers, but in the first inning he passed a couple of men and two hits were made which cost three tallies, while a muff by Nelson in left field in the fourth cost another trio. Walter Ball pitched great ball for the locals, allowing only four hits, and passing not a single man. The teams will meet for the third time this afternoon at the same grounds, Dewberry pitching for the Leland Giants and Anderson, who beat the Gunthens in the eleven inning battle, for the visitors. Score: Leland Giants 3 0 0 3 0 1 0 0-8 Cuban Giants 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Two base hits—Payne, 2. Double play — Gordon - Robinson - Croxton. Struck out—By Croxton, 2. Bases on balls—Off Croxton, 3. Umpire—Green. FREE PATROLMAN WHO SLEW. Coroner's Jury Exonerates Mirtell Parker for Killing Edward Smith. An inquest was held at the Desplains street police station yesterday over the body of Edward Smith, who was shot and killed at West Madison and Aberdeen streets on June 29th by Mirtell Parker, a colored patrolman of the Woodlawn station. Parker was exonerated by the coroner's jury. The killing followed a quarrel over the arrest of Thomas Quigley, 1320 Ravenswood Park. Parker testified that Smith knocked him down twice. He said he fired in the air and did not intend to shoot Smith. CHIPS Mr. Geo. Boyer, formerly of Chicago, died in Omaha, Neb., last week. Miss Mattie Eckels, 3219 Wabash avenue, is confined to her home, ill. Mrs. Mary Johnson, 3429 Armour avenue, is on the sick list. Mr. Jos. Tucker, 2723 State street, who recently met with an accident, is improving. Miss Alice Foreman, of New York City, is the guest of Mrs. Morris, 3225 Wabash avenue. Miss Josephine Conway, of Peoria, is visiting Mrs. B. F. Moseley, 6248 Sangamon street. Miss Belle Owens, of 3126 Wabash avenue, has been confined to her bed the last two weeks. Miss Estella Crawford, 5149 Armour avenue, is at home again after a pleasant stay in the country. Dr. James R. White, 36th and State street, is a candidate for County Commissioner at next election. Mr. William Augustus Hinton, of Langston, Okla., is in the city, studying at the University of Chicago. Mr. Jake Mansfield 402 27th street, who has been confined to his bed with lumbago, is able to resume work. Miss Victoria D. Bonds, 6552 Wabash avenue, is in town for a short vacation and visit with her parents. Mr. Frank King, 3608 State street, returned to the city after a pleasant visit of two weeks to Benton Harbor. Edward Goff and Reuben Lewis, arrested for selling ice on Sunday, were dismissed by Judge Girten last Monday. The annual picnic of the Uniform Rank, Knights of Pythias, was held last Monday—a fine day and a fine crowd. Thomas Gallagher, continues to make strong headway in his race for Congress in the Eighth Congressional District. Miss Alice Foreman, of New York, was the guest of honor at a dinner party in the Pekin Inn, Wednesday evening. Mr. John Johnson, Sr., is confined to his bed at the residence of his daughter, Mrs. Jos. Brent, 3550 Prairie avenue. Mr. C. H. Smiley is confined to his bed at his residence, 72 E. 22nd street. His physician predicts a very slow recovery. Mr. Ambrose Clarke, of St. Louis, Mo., spent a few days in the city last week en route home from Grand Rapids, Mich. Mrs. Hattie Curtis Hall and son, of Boston, Mass., are in the city, stopping at 6318 Champlain avenue, the home of Mrs. Curtis. Miss Hattie Powers, 2937 Wentworth avenue, who has been ill for the past two weeks, is again able to be out of doors. Mr. Francis McKay, the genial and popular proprietor of the Kinston pharmacy, 116 1-2 51st street, is looking happy these days. Busy? After a short visit, during which he made a splendid impression upon his professional brethren of this city, Lawyer W. T. Stanton, of Pittsburg, has returned to his home. Mrs. Dr. Carey, after spending a month as the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Hancock, 6554 Champlain avenue, left for her home in Cincinnati, the first of the week. Mr. Charles Pickett, of Washington, D. C., will join her husband as the guests of Dr. and Mrs. E. S. Miller, the first of the week. Miss Bertie Stevens, the beautiful belle of Natchez, Miss., is visiting Mrs. Arthur Cardoza, 5349 Wabash avenue, and receives much social attention. The Grand Lodge, Knights of Pythias, will meet July 21st at Jacksonville. Many Chicago knights are expected to go to have a part in the fight for Grand Lodge officers. The Foster Drug Co., of Little Rock, Ark., enjoys the distinction of being one of the very few Negro business establishment in which the United States government has a sub-postal station. Dr. G. H. Anderson, of St. Louis, after ten days' visit to his relatives, returned to St. Louis on Saturday last. While in the city he was the guest of his brother, Dr. D. H. Anderson, 3018 State street. Miss Estelle Johnson, of Kentucky, and Miss Laura Allen, of Nashville, Tenn., are visiting in the city and are the guests of Mrs. Henrietta Simpson, 4740 Dearborn street. Both ladies are favorably impressed with Chicago and its people. Mrs. Clifford Johnson, 2712 State street, has recently at a great expense remodeled and refurnished her office and the other part of her undertaking establishment and having a large stock on hand, she is prepared to look after her patrons in first class shape. Attorney A. L. Williams, Louis Seldon, Charles Hughes, and others have organized the Young Colored Men's Cook County Deneen Club. The club so far has almost four thousand members, its meeting place is at 171 E. Washington street, Mr. Williams is its president and he is making things hum, for Gov. Deneen. From Bristol, Pa., comes the news that the will of the late Elizabeth Lacy of Wrightstown, Anna M. Reading, a colored woman who was for many years a faithful servant of the deceased, inherits at 32-acre farm worth $5,000. Relatives of Mrs. Lacy receive the furniture of the farmhouse and much valuable silverware. Vardeman has been converted to the Christian religion, Hoke Smith has been defeated for renomination for governor of Georgia, Jeff Davis has been fined for totin' a pistol and Luke Wright has been made secretary of war, which is retiring the southern devils from "Nigger" shooting at a rapid rate.—The Republican, Seattle, Wash. Mirtell Parker, the policeman who shot and killed a teamster on the West Side last week, was exonerated last Tuesday by the coroner's jury. Mr. Parker is still under the doctor's care, but is recovering from the severe beating he received in the fray. Grace Presbyterian baseball team plays the Bethany team, with which it is tied for first honors, today at West Pullman. Here's luck. There will be a musical program and-praise service rendered Sunday evening at 8 o'clock at Grace Presbyterian church. Dearborn street, near 34th street. The evening will be in charge of the young men of Mrs. C. E. Jones' Sunday school class, assisted by the young ladies. Among the numbers vocal solos will be rendered by Miss Maude J. Roberts and Mr. Creighton Thompson. All are invited to come early to secure a seat. J. W. Anderson, 79 E. 32d street, is seriously considering a business proposition offered him, by the Cowan Bros. Real Estate Brokers, in a $2,500 modern brick building in Englewood One of the society attractions of the past week was the County Fair, given by the members of the Phyllis Wheatle Club on last Thursday evening at Odd Fellows Hall, 3335 State street. The attractions were many and very unique. A Creole dinner was served from 5 to 10 P. M. and a next sum was realized for the benefit of the club's new home for girls. After several months' illness Miss Anna Boyle died on the 6th inst., at the home of her parents, 3435 Dearborn street. The funeral services were held at the Institutional church of which the deceased was a member. Wednesday afternoon, July 8th. When in health Miss Boyle taught in one of our public schools, and was much loved by a large number of her pupils and friends. There were many floral offerings. Her remains rest at Oak wood cemetery. ruppant Flings. The reason we dislike the end seat hog is that we want his place.—Detroit News. Man's conquest of the air has provided him with another element in which to have accidents.—Chicago News. "Paris is thronged with Americans," says a cablegram. But nothing is said about the churches being crowded.—Rochester Post-Express. One of the transatlantic lines has now put trained nurses on its ships. Pretty soon no man of moderate means can afford even to be seaslake while crossing the ocean.—Kennebec Journal. The fly is being roundly abused for carrying microbes on its feet. It really does seem that the fly might carry its germs in a gripsack or its overcoat pocket or somewhere besides its feet.—Washington Herald. German Gleanings. The town of Westhofen, in Germany, still enforces an old ordinance which forbids any one walking in the street with a lighted cigar. The Prussian government has issued a proclamation warning people against drinking ice cold soda and mineral waters because of the injury they are likely to inflict on the digestive organs. A man named Niedband, at Marburg, Germany, who was left a wilder some years ago, married his wife's sister. She died last spring, and now he has married the mother of his two previous wives. One of the effects of the German old age pension scheme is rather peculiar. The pension is forfeited if the workman does not work forty-eight or forty-nine weeks out of the fifty-two on an average, and this provision has been a deterrent to strikes. New York City. In 1886 New York had only twenty-eight millionaires; now it has over 2,000. About 45,000 marriages are solemnized every year, one in every eleven minutes. Over 476,000,000 gallons of water are used every day in Greater New York. There are 112 theaters and two grand opera houses, seating about 110,000 people. A child is born every four minutes and a death occurs every seven minutes in New York city.—Success Magazine SHORT STORIES Edward Thompson, a watchman at Perth Amboy, N. J., says a rat comes to him every day and gets a chew of tobacco. At a Hungarian wedding at Highland, Ill., in a parade through the streets the bride and groom were attended by a band and seventy bridesmaids. For nearly five miles along the Beverly (Mass.) shore the land is owned exclusively by wealthy summer residents representing more than $100,000,000. Harry E. Elliott of Rehoboth Beach, Del., says he found in a house buried by sand on the beach, used sixty years ago for storing oil, ice in a good state of preservation. In 1895 only one country in the world was infected with the bubonic plague, while in 1908 fifty-one countries are more or less infected, so Surgeon General Wyman reports. A white robin, an albino, has made his home on Winter island, Salem, Mass., for this season. The curious bird has attracted much attention. He has got so used to bird students following him that he now allows persons to get close to him. Remark "There is a remarkable charm about Ken Rhodes." Von Flume. "That's true. He's the only man I've ever seen who could crawl under an automobile gracefully."—Cleveland Plain Dealer. | Humor | THE NEW STENOGRAPHER. She Showed a Sample of Hew Werk on wr. Spots was rumiing his hands throngh his hair shampoo wise because pis st-nographress had suddenly left. “Ten dozen letters to get out today snd no chauffeur lady to Tun the type- ‘riter! What shall I do?" he ex- daimed. = Jost then & TOUR Sm, WHE cab mined hair, in @ house cos- fun, entered the office, —* “Neal a key puncher?” was her tn- yi. Spotz Dade her have a chair. Tpon investigation he learned that-she has escaped from Taffy’s big school, where she hed learned to talk stenog- raphy ($7.59 puts you through). ‘The young lady ‘was ined up tn front of the typewriter, and Mr: Spots began todictate. She did not take down what be sald In shorthand, for he doubted if she could transcribe ber own hiero gisphics. In dictating he madean effor to assist ber In-punetuation. When the Jetter was finished it read as follows: Mr. B. A. Goodthing, Hotel Dubb, City: Dear Sir—Looking over our leadger ae bet ee account Scie of S143 in figures comma witeh I thrust you will remit by return male parenthesis as we wish to clothes out all old outstanding accounts period new perasraph. Lbeg to call 2 your attention the knew line of european goods we are displaying ia cor visgese aoe ee dash a indWef goods that will a peal ts Your good taste full stop next sentence ‘We have just received « large Pareesian Capital P consignment and have sum bergains at fenominally low prices ex- chmation mark. As the saying goes quotation marks @ word to the wise close Quotes that’s the end of the sentence an- other paragraph you will sot call sround two sce us at Your leerure interrogatior c PTrusting to be still favored with youn patronage as in the passed, I remain comma Very resp. yours ‘M. WORTH COLWELL —Puock. Her Best Wishes. “Well, I must go now, auntie. Do take goad care of yourself. I am so un- easy about that cold of yours!” “It's nothing, Claribel. T'll be over it in a day or two.” “If it should grow any worse you'll let me know, won't you?” “Nonsense, child! If I write to you tt will only make you more unessy. If you don't get any letters from me you ‘will understand that I'm well again How will that do? In case you don’t hear from me I'm all right” “Yes; that will be better. And, oh, auntie, I shall be so amxious not to bear from you!"—Chicago Tribune: Good Enough’ For Him.” City Niece—Why, uncle, P'm surpris- ed to see you wearing such a rusty looking hat when you come to town. Uncle Reuben—It's the hat I allers wear tew home. City Niece—Yes, but that's different Everybody knows you there. Uncle Reuben—Waal, mobody don't know me here, so I ain't worryin’, by grass!—St. Louis Post-Dispateb. A Clever Ginnie “Did you write to papa, George?” “asking for your hand?" “Of course.” cha ‘supposed “That's strange. I papa Would be terribly angry. You know be oesn't like you.” “Yes; know. But I fixed it all right. 1-1 didn't sign the Jetter.”—Cleveland Plain Dealer. Looking For Work. “Why don't you go to work instead of berzing and boozing?” “I will, boss, as soon as there's an openin’ in my trade. An’ I ain't got long to wait now, nuther.” “What is your trade?” 2 “Tm a track walker for seroplane lnes.”"—New York Press. Heard In the Slums, “BE SI a a TT te AY \\ Na (| (pl) =e eS ee Se > Pos “He's a regular philanthro—what do You call it?” “Wot's he did?" “Why, in’ de last week hes give vay to desea “Deadwood Dice aa? & dozen ‘Nickel’ Ibraries!"—New- York World. 3 “My physician Ys a very Inconsistent "ah ald the heat ufterer, “in what ne “He advinsd we $0 Map, Selieete Gilet and avoid all excitement and then invited me to go with him to the besebell game”"—Houston Post. ee tee oa Failed 4p Gee the Qui tag nt Git that tne aay eee ba had seen a sea serpent “Us converetion’ teams irrelevant. He ‘to talk ‘es! option and probibition "Boston FACTS IN FEW LINES ee ; In Cuba the state telegraph offices Foar thousand graves in South Af- ica of British soldiers who fell in the ‘late war still remain unmarked. ‘There are now nearly 3,000,000 hogs Pie Arpsotana, Cattle, sheep, horses other animals are relatively as abundant. rer £100,000 ts te be-spent tn Mel- bourne and Sydney in entertaining the officers and men of the American bat- Heship fleet. . ‘The women members of the parlia- ‘ment of Finland have introduced a Dill to raise the marriageable age of girls from fifteen to eighteen years. A very creditable exhibition of orien- tal paintings, both modern and ancient ‘examples, was held at the India Gov- ernment School of Art in Calcutta re- cently. ~ Parts of the Bible are now printed tm seven Kongo languages, though it was less than a quarter century ago that none of these had been put into ‘written form. ‘The production of four in Germany, ‘owing to the constantly increasing con- sumption of the same, has increased within the years 1893 and 1907 from ‘8,500,000 to 10,250,000 tons annually. Disraeli in his “Curiosities of Liter- ature” records an exhibition of minute ‘writing by Peter Bayles, an English- man, who with a pen transcribed the whole Bible within a space so small that the manuscript was contained in ‘an eggshell. ‘In Denmark only the interprovincial, the intercommunal and’ the interna- tional telephones are worked by the state, while the local telephones are ‘worked by private Mmited companies, to which the state has granted conces- sions, ‘Two thousand dollars has been of- fered by a Frenchmcn to the man who can make a fiying machine—not « Girigible balloon—that will stay in the air fifteen minutes. The best known ‘aeroplane experts in Paris are working for the prize. In modern steel plants electricity te the motive power used in driving the various machines, soch as rolls, saws, punches, etc. The electric motor i particularly adapted to this work, since it can be made to drive the ma- chines direct without the use of belt- ing or shafting. The ameer of Afghanistan, some of whose subjects have been attacking the British on the frontier of India, has issued a decree that any one who Dreaches a war against the English ‘Will have his tongue cut off and that ‘any one who leaves Kabal for the pur- pose of fighting the British will have his feet cut off. Anew method by which the audience at a theater can show its approval or isapproval of a play without disturb- ing the performance is being intro- @uced by ‘the Italian dramatist Tra- versi. Before leaving the theater every person is to drop a ticket into one of three boxes marked “Good,” “Indiffer- ent” and “Bad.” The father of the late Marquis of Linlithgow, the English peer, who died | at forty-seven, was one of the shiest of men. It is said that when the late peer was born the father was con- acted by the nurse to see his son and heir. Lady Hopetoun, the mother, inquired afterward if he bad kissed jthe baby, and the nurse replied, “"Is {lordship shook ‘ands with Lord 'Ope.” | ‘The inroads made by the sea on the || shores of England were the subject of some excited discussion. A commission was appointed to thoroughly investi- | gate the matter. ‘This commission bas '| now issued a reassuriag report, which declares that, while the sea does wash away much land, the proportion is {more than maintained by the extra land secured by damming and filling in | ‘The sum of $417 an hour seems 2 fairish wage even for those in the first rank of the bullfighting profes: || sion. Whether the remuneration is ad. Jequate in view of the risks incurred may be open to discussion. Certain it 4s, au expert in the Madrid Epoca tells ‘us, that bullfighting is such an emi || nently healthful occupation that its fol- lowers, if they retire unburt, invaria bly reach a green old age. ; Joshua Poole, known as “Fiddle! ‘| Joss,” who has died at Bradford, Eng land, at the age of eighty-two, in his early days was a notorious gamble os aeeinmelinns While i '|terms. of 3 ‘Wakefield jefl he came under the tp ‘fmence of a ‘prison warder, wh | pronght about bis reform, and on bis release be became celebrated: as < | roche end perce aot | It fg ramored that Princess Victoria | daughter of the king of England, is en CHOICE MISCELLANY eee ee oe ee ‘Here is a story that has the merit of some novelty. It ts related by Mme. Jean de Reszke of her famous hus- Wand and a certain great tenor, A timid looking man called at the De Reszke house and asked if the master would consent to hear him sing. “I am 2 clothes dealer,” be said, “but I have a reputation among my’ friends of possessing a fine tenor voice, and I should lke the masier to give me 2 hearing.” The man was pootly clad and his manner embarrassed. M. de Reszke willingly gave the itinerant clothes dealer a hearing. The man’s voice was magnificent, and the famous tenor told him so. “Come,” said ve Resrke, “admit you have already sung {m public.” “No,” replied the man. “It is true that I aid try once, but the Fesult was such a fiasco that it quite Aiscouraged me.” M. de Reszke often thought of the man's splendid voice as 2 loss to the public, but a short while ago he recelved a marked copy of a Munich newspaper. It contained an interview" with the famous Viennese ‘tenor, Herr Helnrich Knote, who stat- ed ho bad passed the season at the Metropolitai Opera House, New-York, and on his way back through Paris he determined to sing for M. Jean de Restke, and tn order to get a sincere opinion from bim he disguised himselt ab 9 iethen Genlic—Boston Herel. _ Says Women Have Two Souls. : “Women have two souls, perhaps more, according to President G. Stan- ley Hall of Clark university. He gave this as the explanation of the “fickleness” of woman, of her “er ratle methods of jumping at conclu: sions and her intuition,” in a recent address on “Psycho-therapeutics” be fore the graduating class of the Col- lege of Physicians and Surgeons. “Woman is much more susceptible than man,” be said. “There is 2 good reason for this. We know that she has two or more souls. She may love and hate at the same time and the same person. She may say and think she is sick or well when the reverse is really true. It means simply that ‘one soul is in the ascendency. ‘These two souls may be absolute strangers to each other, but they certainly exist ‘We have proved it beyond the shadow of a doubt.”—Boston Dispatch to New ‘York Tribune. ‘The King Laughed. A curious court story went the rounds some little time ago about a lovely foreigner, one of whose verbal slips gave King Edward occasion for 2 hearty laugh. A very lively person- age with a delightful accent, she made such a favorable impression upon the king that be asked her to be his part mer at bridge. “But, sir,” she said, “I really don't know how to play.” ‘The king would take no denial, how. ever, and sbe became rather embar rassed. “I assure you, sir,” she said, “I could not think of playing. I don’t know the difference between a king and e knave.” There was an awkwar’ silence, and then she realized what she had said and was covered with confusion. The king, of course, laughed ft off and now tells the story with gusto.—Dundee Advertiser. How Emperor William Rests. It seems that the German emperor fs 4m the habit of having a slight meal every two hours. His incessant activi- ty makes this necessary, and his ex- ample is followed by most of his suit, who would otherwise be unable to do ‘all that is demanded of them. ‘The empress also when the emperor 4s “on parade” has frequent refresh- ‘ment during the day. The kalser also Keeps two hours of the day when pos- sible to rest. From 2 to 4 o'clock he fs not to be disturbed when at home. Otherwise he is the entire day oceu- pied elther with business or pleasure. He retires to rest late and is up again the next morning at 5 o'clock —London Gentlewoman. Frost Flowers. | ‘The phenomenon called “frost fow- ‘ers” was discussed before the Biolog- ical society in Washington recently by Dr, Walters. ‘The so called flowers are composed ‘of ice that forms on frosty mornings fp autumn and early winter on certain plants. ‘The pecoliar thing to be er- plained is that frost fowers do not form on all plants, but on only about twenty-six species, as far as yet ‘known. Among these are frostweed ‘ittany, marsh fieabanes and cultt ‘vated heliotrope. The phenomenon is apparently due to capillary movement [of water in the plant. But a wholly | satisfactory explanation is lacking. Australia’s Rabbit Pest. In 1852 two rabbits were imported into Austraila from England. These ‘arrivals in that continent now number billions and are a great pest. Five rabbits eat ss much grass as one sheep. From 1878 to 1888 the Austra- ‘Man government paid out $5,988,015 as Dounty for the noxious animals at the tate of 25 cents each and from 1883 to 1886 $2,200,000 for the same purpose. ‘For some years the rabbits died by millions, owing to the drought, bat since 1904, with the ralny seasons in- creasing, they have again come into notice and bid fair to become as great pests as in the past—Pittsbarg Dis- patch. i ee ' Call Bell on Hitching Post. | A western druggist with an eye for ee ee nt tased dette an ‘at the top of ft. Prospective 2 arriving in carriage or auto- , press the button without leav- and the drug clerk tm- attends to their wants. ‘The tor =ight calls —Pop ee ; f | Agents Wanted | MESS: <a ' IN THE SOUTH, WEST, AND OTHER SFCTIONS OF THE. ———— CON . To handle The BROAD AX - AND ACT AS CORRESPONDENTS ) Splendid Chance to Make Money! Write for terms at once, ) Applicants must furnish reference. Address all communications to JULIUS F. 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In about four years' time, when you wish to climb the Matterhorn, instead of engaging a guide and waiting days for fair weather and then risking your neck in a breathless, glorious scramble over the glaciers and cliffs, you will simply press a button and shout, "Going up!" The railway to the top of the mountain, which is to be completed at a cost of $1,250,000, will be the most interesting of the world's great elevations and will carry the "rocking chair climber" to those grand viewpoints which denied all mountaineers until the memorable ascent in 1885 by Mr. Whymper, Lord Douglas and their companions, which ended tragically. The road will pierce its way upward through tunnels in the living rock to a point within sixty feet of the summit, at an altitude of 14,780 feet, where a number of rooms will be cut. The announcement is made that the trembles will be provided with various novel contrivances, not the least of which will be a special chamber filled with compressed oxygen for tourists suffering from mountain sickness. It is needless to say that the wide mountain climbers, whose pride and joy is it to coach the nightly Alpine snow peaks, look upon this prospective intrusion of the railroad and hordes of "trippers" with ill disguised grief. It was bad enough, say they, to have Jungfrau desecrated, but the Matterhorn that superb peak, pronounced by Ruskin to be the perfect mountain, should have been left alone. On the other hand, thousands of people for whom the climb would be a physical impossibility are fully capable of appreciating the stories of the outlook and the uplift that comes from standing on so renowned a summit. No one has an exclusive property in such a peak as the Matterhorn—Boston Transcript. The Radium Supply. Mine, Curle possesses 15 milligrams of radium; Professor Bordas, 10; M. Becquerel, 10; Sir William Ramsay, 20; Sir William Crookes, 20; Professor of Arsonall, 20, and Thomas A. Edison, 20 milligrams. About twenty milligrams more are in the possession of other professors. All this is in the form of pure or nearly pure radium and its salts, and the entire amount is 185 milligrams, or about two grains troy. Commercial low grade radium is distributed among a great many hands, and its strength is very variable; hence effect statistics are not obtainable, but it is estimated that the entire amount of commercial radium contains less pure radium than the quantity in the possession of scientists, as stated above. To these supplies must be added the comparatively enormous quantity of three grams of radium which Professora Earner and Wien have lately extracted from half a ton of Joeschinst pitchblende, the value of which is estimated at $80,000. One gram of this is to be sent to Sir William Ransay for experiments on radium enanation—Scientific American. Home as a Seaport. Rome a seaport! This ideal which has been long under discussion, is, according to a British consul's report, about to be realised. Several schemes have been brought forward, including one for a ship canal something like that which has opened Manchester to the sea. The royal commission appointed to study the question has however, adopted the project proposed by the Italian board of works, which is to dredge the Tiber sufficiently to allow ordinary steamers to approach Rome from the river's mouth at Flumicino, where important entrance works are to be undertaken. Thus the transfer of cargoes from steamer to rail at Civita Vecchia, fifty miles off, will be no longer necessary. The Great Little Pine One hundred and thirty-three million gross of pins - nineteen billion pins! The census bureau is the authority for the statement that the output of pins in the United States for the year 1907 alone reached these stupendous figures. It is not strange that mankind has for many years wondered where all the pins go to. Nineteen billion pins supplies 225 pins for every man, woman and child in America. Nor is this all. These figures are for the common pin and do not include hatpins, safety pins nor the importation of an unstated quantity of pins from other countries - Exchange. London's One Horse Tram Car. Bermondsey enjoys the distinction of possessing the last one horse tram car in London. It is a curiosity which should attract "rubber neck" sight-scars. From Old Kent road to St. James' church, Bermondsey, this, the only car on the route, runs slowly backward and forward all day long, and the fare is only a heftpenny. It is a pantomime looking vehicle low down on the ground and minus top seats—London Tilt-Bite. Milton's Cottage. In this year the tercentenary of Milton's birth, it is interesting to note that the only one of the several houses in which he is known to have lived exists. That is the little cottage at Chaffest St. Giles, where he resided for a time when the plague raged in London in 1908—London Builder. THE HALL OF FAME. John C. Godding of Gardiner, Me, the oldest living papermaker in New England and probably in the United States, recently celebrated his ninety-fifth birthday. Rear Admiral Joseph Philibert, the French commander in Moroccan waters, has been promoted to the grade of vice admiral. Rear Admiral Berryer succeeds him in command of the Moroccan division. James Sherburne Weymouth of Laonia, N. H., is the last survivor of a family of thirteen children, twelve of whom lived to maturity and had families. He has seen seven generations of his maternal family. Young Cornelius Vanderbilt declares, "The happiest time in my life was when I was wearing overalls in the Baldwin Locomotive works in Philadelphia one hot summer a few years ago studying locomotive construction." Alvin F. Smith of Montpeller, Vt., aged ninety-three, claims that the use of tobacco has prolonged his life. Luther P. Wood of the same town, aged ninety, disagrees with Mr. Smith, and to prove that he was in good condition Mr. Wood, who has never used tobacco, recently walked two miles. Andrew Forrester, Sr., eighty-one years old, and his son, Andrew, aged forty-six, recently called at the office of the clerk of the district court, Kansas City, Kan., and took out their first naturalization papers. The senior Forrester has been a resident of the United States for nearly half a century. Sir Charles Matthews has been appointed by the British government as director of public prosecutions, with a salary of $15,000 a year. He was born in New York, where his father, Charles Matthews, the famous actor, was filling a theatrical engagement at the time, his mother having as Lizzie Davenport also been a footlight favorite. Charles L. Kimmens of Bolton, Mass., has resigned to town sexton after serving for four years. His brother was sexton four years; his father was sexton forty-five years; Jesse W. Babcock, Mr. Kimmens' stepson, was sexton two years; George Babcock, his brother, was sexton two years, making a total of fifty-seven years that the office has been filled by the Kimmens family. English Etchings. The Cremation Society of England has decided to lower its membership fees and otherwise to extend its operations. The drapery trade has supplied more lord mayors of London than any other business, the total being seventy-four. The foundation stone of the first skyscraper in England was laid at Liverpool recently. The new building, which will be 300 feet high, is being constructed on a site overlooking the Mersey. After sixty years of doing without a complete Feong Men's Christian association building London, the birthplace of the movement, is to have what it needs in this particular. The new headquarters in Tottenham Court road will be a stately pile of buildings designed by Rowland Pimbe. Home Notes. If old keys are kept in a box by themselves some of them will frequently come into play in unlocking a trunk or other receptacle the key to which has been lost. If your cellar is dark and you are afraid of accidents when going down the steps have the last step whitened so that you will easily know when you are at the bottom. You can see this step plainly even in a dim light. The under oven in the range is a most convenient place in which to keep items. They may be taken hot from the stove and placed there where they are out of the way. They are usually warm when taken out, thus heating up rapidly. Pith and Point. Freedom is like blue roses—there is no such thing. People don't care for explanations and don't believe them. It is not what you think of your employer, but what your employer thinks of you. Some men don't know much, but they always know enough to think of the meanest thing. A grouchy man may not be agreeable, but he is a joy in comparison with the facetious man. Don't despise the ignorant man. If it were not for him the smart people would not have a chance to show how much they know.—Atchison Globe. Plays and Players. Joseph Hart, the well known yau-de-ville top liner, has made a big hit in London. Edward E. Kidder has written a play for Marguerite Clark called "The Moon Child." A theater in Meridon, Conn., is to be named "The Merry Widow." Marie Doro may continue to play unbound, as she has made a big social success in London. Reginald Barlow has retired from the stage to enter the ministry. He is a son of the old minister, Milton Barlow. For Sale $4,500—S. W. cor. 57th and La Fayette Ave., 2 flats 5-6 rooms, modern, hardwood throughout. $5,250—6337 Langley Ave., 2 flat brick and stone, 5-6 rooms, steam heat, hardwood throughout. $9,000—3444-45 Wabash Ave., 2-9 room stone front residences; will sell separate. Make terms. $2,000—3718 LaSalle St., 6 rooms, frame, brick foundation. $2,000—3720 LaSalle St., 2 flat, brick and frame, 5-5 rooms. $2,000—3722 LaSalle St., frame building, 6 rooms, modern im- provements. $2,800—3940 Dearborn St., 2 flat frame, 5-6 rooms, bath. JESSE BINGA, 3637 State St. Phone, Douglas 1565 $4,500—S. W. cor. 57th and Leland modern, hardwood thir $5,250—6337 Langley Ave., 2 flat, heat, hardwood thru $9,000—3444-45 Wabash Ave., 2-9 sell separate. Make t $2,000—3718 LaSalle St., 6 room $2,000—3720 LaSalle St., 2 flat, b $2,000—3722 LaSalle St., frame provements. $2,800—3940 Dearborn St., 2 flat JESSE BINGA, 3637 St. Leland Giants Base-Ball Now Organizing $100 The Stock-Holders of the Lelandcluded to dissolve that Association in increased Capital for the purpose of buys Giants Base-Ball Club and Establishment Class, Up-To-Date Amusement ParFigure Eight, Shoot the Chutes, M.Pavillion, Roller skating, Hurley BRiding, and all the latest fun making degether with a First Class Summer H guests, at it’s present location, 79th and ride on the Electric Cars to the Loop Dirt The Public is the Ball-mad, and a value in a single season. Millions can This New Enterprise. Are You In Favor Of The Ramense And Well Paying Plant, WhiBe Employed, between May and October out fear and Enjoy The Life and FreeThe Answer can only be effectively given it has been made purposely low so have a Share and interest in this TwenShares Only Ten (10.00) Dollars EachAny Holiday around Amusement Parwanted and never welcome. Come! buythe attached Coupon and mail with Tenand Amusement Association. Do it to-da Leland Giants Base Ball & Amusement Mr Beauregard F. Moseley; Treas:- which I am sending as Part (or infull) as shares of the Capital Stock of the LelandAssociation. I agree to pay $___ has been pa certificate. Mr. 57th and La Fayette Ave., hardwood throughout. Hagley Ave., 2 flat brick and stone hardwood throughout. Wabash Ave., 2-9 room stone from separate. Make terms. Salle St., 6 rooms, frame, brick, Salle St., 2 flat, brick and frame, Salle St., frame building, 6 rooms. Born St., 2 flat frame, 5-6 rooms. 3637 State St. Phi Parts Base-Ball and Amusement Organizing—Capital City $100,000 Holders of the Leland Giants Base-Ball Association in order to give room for the purpose of buying a Permanent Club and Establishing For All The Parts Amusement Park, With It's The Great The Chutes, Minature Ry, Electrical, Hurley Burley, Double Slay, Best fun making devices and laugh products at location, 79th and Wentworth Ave. Sars to the Loop District in Chicago. Base-Ball mad, and amusement Crazy. Jason. Millions can be made by those cause. Favor Of The Race Owning And Paying Plant, Where More Than Ten May and October of each year, when The Life and Freedom of a citizen be effectively given by subscribing for the purpose purposely low so that all Loyal Merchants in this Twentieth Century Earn $0.00) Dollars Each You Squander and Amusement Parks and Public Place. Come! buy and build one of the mail with Ten Dollars to the Lease Association. Do it to-day so that we may. Ball & Amusement Assn. 6268 Hall Oseley; Treas:- Enclosed p Part (or infall) as subscription fee for Stock of the Leland Giants Base-Ball $ per month has been paid, at which time I Name Address City State Ireland Giants Base-Ball and Amusement Assn. Now Organizing-Capital Stock $100,000 The Stock-Holders of the Leland Giants Base-Ball Association, has concluded to dissolve that Association in order to give room for the former, with it's increased Capital for the purpose of buying a Permanent Home For The Leland Giants Base-Ball Club and Establishing For All The People, The Only First Class, Up-To-Date Amusement Park, With Its Theater (Light Opera), Figure Eight, Shoot The Chutes, Minature Ry, Electric Theater, Dance Pavilion, Roller Skating, Hurley Burley, Double Swing, Boating, Auto Riding, and all the latest fun making devices and laugh producing concessions, together with a First Class Summer Hotel, large enough to accommodate 1000 guests, at its present location, 79th and Wentworth Ave., twenty (20) minutes ride on the Electric Cars to the Loop District in Chicago. The Public is Base-Ball mad, and amusement Crazy. Stocks have doubled in value in a single season. Millions can be made by those Who Take Stock In This New Enterprise. Are You In Favor Of The Race Owning And Operating This Immense and Well Paying Plant. Where More Than 1,000 Persons Will Be Employed, between May and October of each year, where you can come without fear and Enjoy. The Life and Freedom of a Citizen unmolested or annoyed? The Answer can only be effectively given by subscribing for Stock in this Corporation. it has been made purposely low so that all Loyal Members of the Race can have a Share and Interest in this Twentieth Century Enterprise. Think of it, Shares Only Ten (1000) Dollars Each. You Squander More than this amount Any Holiday around Amusement Parks and Public Places, where you are not wanted and never welcome. Come!买 and build one of your bym by filling out the attached Coupon and mail with Ten Dollars to the Leland Giants Base-Ball and Amusement Association. Do it to-day so that we may commence to build. which I am sending as Part (or inful) as subscription fee for shares of the Capital Stock of the Leland Giants Base Ball and Amusement Association. I agree to pay $.....per month until the full amount .....has been paid, at which time I am to recieve my stock certificate. Baseball Term. "I. "Dropping a hot fly." "How did Subbubs meet his fate anyway?" asked the first man. "I believe," replied the other, "some careless fellow suburbanite dropped a lighted cigarette stump on the gas bag of Subbubs' flying machine."—Catholic Standard and Times. An Authority. "They say the mole will starve to death in a day," remarked the boarding house lady. "How do you know?" replied the thin boarder. "Have you had any around here?"—Yonkers Statesman. His Natural Tendency. "Jinks, the big promoter, is going to spend his summer vacation at Gibraltar." "I thought he couldn't be easy, even in his rest, away from some big bluff."—Minneapolis Journal. Different Views. Isn't he just too know. They say so to speak of— Subscribe for All payments on Stock Accounts must be made to the order of Beaugrand F. M. Mosley, Treasurer, 6538 Halsted Street, Treasurer, 6538 Halsted Street, holders are entitled to preference as employees and should inform the Treasurer with their final remittance of their intentions to apply for employment. For further information, please contact the Ball and Amusement Assn. n. 6938 Halsted St. Chicago, Ill. Fayette Ave., 2 flats 5-6 rooms, throughout. brick and stone, 5-6 rooms, steam without. room stone front residences; will firms. frame, frame, brick foundation. brick and frame, 5-5 rooms. building, 6 rooms, modern im- frame, 5-6 rooms, bath. St. St. Phone, Douglas 1565 I and Amusement Assn.* —Capital Stock 10,000 Giants Base-Ball Association, has con- ter to give room for the former, with it's a Permanent Home For The Leland For All The People, The Only First With It's Theater (Light Opera), Mature Ry, Electric Theater, Dance Derley, Double Swing, Bosting, Auto pices and laugh producing concessions, to- tel, large enough to accommodate 1000 Wentworth Ave., twenty (20) minutes drist in Chicago. Amusement Crazy. Stocks have doubled in the made by those Who Take Stock In Price Owning And Operating This Im- more More Than 1,000 Persons Will of each year, where you can come with- dom of a Citizen unmolested or annoyed? by subscribing for Stock in this Corpora- that all Loyal Members of the Race can withthenth Century Enterprise. Think of it, You Squander More than this amount and Public Places, where you are not and build one of your own by filling out Dollars to the Leland Giants Base-Ball so that we may commence to build. Assn. 6258 Halsted Street, Chicago, Ill. Enclosed please find $___ subscription fee for and Giants Base Ball and Amusement ___per month until the full amount at which time I am to recieve my stock Sheckard's given name is Samuel, but he has always been known as James or Jimmy for some reason never fully explained by the player. Mozey Manuel, the ambidextrous twirler drafted by the Chicago Americans from New Orleans, showed some real baseball class recently at St. Louis, where Manager Fielder Jones sent him into a breach unexpectedly. The acquisition of Pitcher Charles Rhodes by the Cincinnati Nationals from St. Louis recalls the fact that Pitcher "Dusty" Rhodes, now of Cleveland, once wore a Cincinnati uniform. George Stone of the St. Louis Americans is not only a great hitter; a grand chap and an honest man, but he can manipulate the turgid udder of the mulley, cow, harvest the esculent roasting ear and make the industrious potato bug a hustle on. In other words, Stone is some purpkins as a farmer. Faets From France. Southern France sent to Paris last year over 58,000 tons of fruits and to foreign countries nearly 46,000 tons. The French have now prohibited the importation of the dodder, a leafless, twining parasitic plant, because of its ravages. It destroys hops, peas and almost anything, and it is almost impossible to eliminate it. An author who was assisting at a rehearsal of his play in a small Paris theater ventured to make some remarks on the performance. The manager had him turned out of the house and told him that he was not there to criticise. The minister of fine arts in France has signed a decree authorising the appointment of women as attendants in the public libraries and museums. This women, like the men candidates, must pass an examination, which varies according to the post applied for. Subscribe for The Broad Ax. Fly Catches. WHERE EVERY PATRON Saves ON EVERY PURCHASE Jacob Feinberg Wholesale and Retail MARKET AND GROCERY TELEPHONE DOUGLAS 565 81st and State Streets BRADLEY & FIELDS REAL ESTATE, LOANS AND INSURANCE 8. Halsted Street GH16A60 THE RAILROAD INN Imported and Domestic Wines Liquors & Cigars Cafe in Connection N. E. Corner Fifty-first and Armour Avenue, Chicago, IN. American Brick Co. President and Treasurer, THOMAS CAREY. Vice-President, JOHN SHELHAMER, Secretary, WILLIAM SULLIVAN. MANUFATURERS OF Common and Sewer Brick Office and Yards: Output of Winter Yards ..... per day Output of Summer Yards ..... per day Telephone Yards 128. J. J. Bradley BRADLE REAL A 8. Halsted Street Frank H. Lewis, Prop. THE Importen I N. E. Corner POOL AND BILLIARDS THE Telephone Yards 608 J. M. Fieldo LDS IS CHICAGO Lou Seldon, Mgr.