The Broad Ax

Col. William Jennings Bryan Amidst the Greatest Enthusiasm Nominated for President of the United States on First Ballot JOHN W. KERN SELECTED FOR VICE PRESIDENT AT THE DENVER CONVENTION. Resolution Passed in Favor of Commemorating the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Abraham Lincoln in February, 1909. One Thousand Copies of The BROAD AX Distributed Among the Delegates and Visitors in the Queen City of the West. Birdseye View of That Great Historic Gathering by Julius F. Taylor. Pleasant Visit With Mr. and Mrs. Bryan at Their Beautiful Home, Fairview. Mrs. Bryan Presented with a Copy of The BROAD AX. An Afro-American Guides the Visitor Through the Home of the Great Commoner. The Mid-day Express on the Burlington Delayed for 36 Hours by the High Water at Lincoln, Neb. Many Afro-Americans in the West Will Not Support William H. Taft for President of the United States. Sunday, July 5, the writer, with one thousand copies of The Broad Ax, stored away in the front express car, boarded the "Midday Express" on the Burlington Route, which is the finest and the fastest train running between Chicago and any section of the west, bound for the Denver convention. It is the longest train running west from this city; it is vestibulated and electric lighted, and there is much pleasure in traveling to and from the west on such a first-class train. The great engine, pulling the "Midday Express" puffed and panted and tore out across the country like a wild Indian pulling into Burlington, Iowa, on time, at 6 o'clock Sunday evening, running 206 miles in five hours, and it continued to make good time, after it crossed the Mississippi river, until it arrived about one hundred miles west of Burlington, where it encountered the worst and the most terrific rain and thunder storm that we heard; it had been exceedingly hot and murky throughout the afternoon, and along about eight o'clock the heat became unbearable; the great black clouds began to gather in the west, while the train continued to speed on and on and all at once the heavens which had up to that time been so beautiful and enchanting to behold, became as black as midnight, and in the twinkling of an eye the storm enveloped the train, the lightning flashed in every direction and for a brief moment the sky was ten times brighter than the brightest day, then in an instant utter darkness prevailed, and the rain began to descend; it seemed as though the flood gates of the heavens were pulled wide open, and the rain came down so heavy, and fast the like of which was never seen before, the train rocked too and tro, the great engine shrieked loud and sharp as it continued to plow its way through the storm, and we thought that the day of judgment had come. Finally the train, after fighting its way through the storm, rolled into Lincoln, Neb., one hour and twenty minutes behind time, and shortly after 5 o'clock Monday morning it resumed its course westward, and it had proceeded about five miles west of Lincoln, then it came to a dead halt, and on ascertaining the trouble it soon became noised about that the "train had ran into a great flood of water," for at the point where it came to a dead stop, owing to the bursting of a cloud, a few minutes before the arrival of the train, the water was three or four feet deep, and if the engineer could have made up the lost time before reaching Lincoln the train could have passed the point re-referred to without the least danger, but it was caught between the devil and the raging sea of water, so there was nothing to do but for it to back to Lincoln, and less than one hour after it had beat a hasty retreat to Lincoln, it was surrounded with four or five feet of water, the torrent of water rushed through the depot, where it was two or three feet deep, and those in the case had to stand on high trucks, while being pulled from the trains to the shore, the water rose so fast that many of the poorer class of people living in what is called the bottoms or low lands, did not have time to escape, for it struck their little homes early in the morning before the break of day, and some ten or fifteen people lost their lives in the flood, for at some places the lake was four or five miles wide and aside from the sacrifice of so many human beings many horses and cattle also perished in it and much damage was done to property in and around Lincoln. From 5 o'clock Monday morning until 12 o'clock Tuesday noon, not one train arrived nor departed from Lincoln on the Union Pacific, the Burlington, the Rock Island or the Chicago and Northwestern, and the "Midday Express" was the first train to leave that city for the west, arriving in Denver at 3 o'clock Wednesday morning thirty-six hours behind time, and it was the first time in 187 days that it failed to arrive in Denver on time. On Wednesday morning after getting ourselves together we wended our way to the Brown Palace Hotel, where we made our headquarters during the convention; the Brown Palace and all the leading hotels and all the business houses on all the streets and the fine homes of the rich as well as the homes of the poor, were all decorated with flags, buntings in the highest art in honor of the delegates and the distinguished visitors. Shortly before noon Wednesday we secured our ticket entitling us to a seat on the platform and every session of the Convention was witnessed by us except the first session on Tuesday, which was very short, for the convention adjourned out of respect to the memory of the late Grover Cleveland. The Auditorium in which the convention was held is one of the finest buildings of its kind in the United States, more than 15,000 people can be comfortably seated in it without the least trouble, and at every session of the convention it was crowded to its fullest capacity, it is so arranged that every one either standing or sitting can see and hear every word uttered by the speaker, for the speaker's platform or stage extends out almost to the center of the hall, the natural and artificial light and the ventilation are almost perfect; it contains wide entrances on both sides and at both ends, and thousands of people can enter or leave it at the same time without coming in contact with each other; the decorations for the occasion could not be surpassed, the ceiling was studded with stars and the emblems of all the states and territories in the Union, and when it was illuminated it produced a most brilliant effect, and any city ten times larger than Denver could well afford to feel proud if it possessed an Auditorium like it, for as a convention hall it cannot be excelled in the United States. Congressman Henry D. Clayton was ushered in as permanent chairman of the Convention at the noon session on Wednesday and his set speech caught the delegates and the large crowds present, for he scored President Roosevelt and the Republican party up one side and down the other, and as he made his various points he was heartily applauded. Prior to the adjournment of the noon session on Wednesday Senator Gore of Oklahoma, started in to address the Convention, and towards the tale end of his talk he happened to mention the name of William J. Bryan, which caused the greatest demonstration that was ever witnessed in an assembly of human beings, and lasted one hour and forty minutes, and it plainly indicated that of the three presidential candidates, Bryan, Johnson and Gray, that the great Commoner of Nebraska was the favorite with the delegates and the vast audience, and that when the time came for balloting that he would receive the nomination for President of the United States. It was our pleasure after the noon recess of the convention Wednesday, to meet Congressman and Mrs. William Sulzer of New York City, at the Brown Palace Hotel, Mrs. Sulzer greeted us very cordially. She is a beautiful lady, highly intellectual, and qualified The greatest Commander of the American people, who has been chosen to Lead a United Democracy on to victory. to grace the finest home in the land. She is a great admirer of The Broad Ax, and she informed us that the Congressman has a fuss on his hands if he fails to tote it home each week, or words to the same effect. We also had the pleasure of meeting some of our old Utah friends, among them being Judge O. W. Powers of Salt Lake City, Chairman of the Utah delegation, Ex-Congressman William H. King, State Senator A. J. Evans, Hon. James H. Moyle, Hon. Richard W. Young and Mrs. H. H. J. Hayward, who sent her kindest regards to Mrs. Taylor. All those mentioned from Utah were among the very first supporters of The Broad Ax, in its darkest days, and it is needless to say, that we were warmly received by each and every one of them. utions were ready to submit their report a young pin-headed fool from Philadelphia, Pa., attempted to say something about "this is a white man's Government, and that the Democratic Party is a white man's party," and his utterances were displeasing to those sitting under the sound of his voice that they promptly hissed and hooted him down and out of the hall and the Mississippi delegation, with Vardaman sitting in its center, lead off in the hissing and hooting, and the contest in his delegation was decided against him and for attempting to uphold him Co James M. Guffey was hurled over board as the member of the National committee, and James Kerr, was selected in his stead, after the adoption of the Platform and Resolution which contain nothing in favor n Bright and early Thursday morning two little Colored boys distributed free, one thousand copies of The Broad Ax among the delegates and visitors, at the Brown Palace, the Savoy, the Albany and the Metropole hotels, and around the convention hall and some of the most distinguished and prominent men and women in this country eagerly read its contents and gazed upon the profiles of Col. and Mrs. Bryan, and the other cuts of distinguished persons it contained. Thursday evening finally rolled around, and long before the fifth session was called to order the vast hall was filled to overflowing, and fully six or seven thousand people were on the outside waiting to get in, and if the hall could have accommodated ten or twenty-five thousand people, every seat would have been occupied by those eager to witness the proceedings and to listen to the nominating speeches. Before the committees on Platform and Resolutions were ready to report there were many speeches on the part of prominent personages, but not one of them, including all the Southern orators, had one word to say either for or against the Negro, and to their everlasting credit, their speeches were all pitched on high ground, and such men as James K. Vardaman, John Sharp Williams, Jeff. Davis and Thomas J. Heflin, did not run the convention as it was claimed that they would by some of the Colored Republican newspapers. Vardaman, Williams and Davis were not called upon to address the convention, and throughout its proceedings they were as quiet as church mice in the amen corner; it is true that a few moments before the committee on Platform and Reso- lutions were ready to submit their report a young pin-headed fool from Philadelphia, Fa., attempted to say something about "this is a white man's Government, and that the Democratic Party is a white man's party," and his utterances were so displeasing to those sitting under the sound of his voice that they promptly hissed and hooted him down and out of the hall and the Mississippi delegation, with Vardaman sitting in its center, lead off in the hissing and hooting, and the contest in his delegation was decided against him and for attempting to uphold him Col. James M. Guffey was hurled overboard as the member of the National committee, and James Kerr, was selected in his stead, after the adoption of the Platform and Resolutions which contain nothing in favor nor against the Negro; but its framers in constructing it placed him on the same level or plane with all other American citizens; that is eminently right and proper for the day is long since passed for any intelligent Negro to want any political party to look upon him as a ward of the nation and regard him as a little boy by placing a special Plank in its platform for his benefit. An extra Resolution was passed by the convention favoring the celebration of the one hundredth birthday of Abraham Lincoln in February, 1909, and Chairman Clayton exclaimed, that "as the son of an Ex-Confederate soldier and former slave owner he absolutely refused to give anyone a chance to vote against the Resolution," so he refused to put the negative vote to the proposition, and one lone delegate from Maryland attempted to say something in connection with the Resolution but he was howled down by more than fifteen thousand people. The Platform and Resolutions being out of the way the next order of business was the nominating of a candidate for President of the United States; and the secretary began to call the Roll of States, Alabama being the first to respond and having no candidate gave away to Nebraska, and Ignatius J. Dunn, of Omaha, had the great honor of placing the name of Col. William J. Bryan before the convention and at the end of his eloquent oration in behalf of Col Bryan fifteen thousand people, waving small American flags, joined in the greatest demonstration that has ever been witnessed in any part of the civilized world. The noisy outbursts of enthusiasm on the part of the great mass of people was from their hearts and (Continued on page 3.) “pale the ‘but. Enyone else r say, 8 jong as 2 ‘iw proper ‘and Broad Ax is-& new whose uiscm ie bropd enceaefor sitvente ee ae m Local communications will 2S Subscriptions must be paid ta ad- vance. : Advertising fates made known on application. ‘Address all communteations to THE BROAD AX - S038 Armour Avenue, Chicago. ah JULIUS ¥, TAYLOR; Béttor ana Pub- ilsher. - oa “Entered as. Second-Ciase Matter, Aig. 19, 1902 at the Post Office at Chicago, Hlinols, under Act of March ‘3, 1878 - DO You KNOW _ That there are more -wage workers ‘in Chicago than there are inhabitants ‘m Louisville, Jersey City, Indianapo- Us, St. Paul, Providence, Rochester, Kansas City, Mo., or Toledo? ‘That there is no important seaport between Portland, Maine, and Port: land, Ore., that has not one or more through railway passenger trains from Chicago daily? ‘That Chicago produces more steel rails for railroads than any other city on earth? ‘That deposits of the Chicago banks on May 1¢ were $698,335,473, which is almost three times the cash balance of the United ‘States Treasury, exclu- sive of reserve Gnd trust funds? _ That it pequires 980 suburban trains to carry passengers from the sur rounding towns and villages to and ‘trout Chicago daily? ‘ That Chicago has sixty-nine ~ hos- pitals, © larger aumber in proportion to population thin any large city in the country, notwithstanding ft has the lowest death rate of any_of them? That Chicago has the largest car factory, the largest telephone factory and the largest plano and organ fac- tory om the continent? a8 That.the universities and colleges within the corporate limits of Cificago ‘have 10,000 students, making this the educational center of the country? “That ‘the Young Men's Christian ‘Association of Chicago, the second Jargest.in the world, has a member- hip of more than 13,000, sustains ‘eighteen branches, and owns property walued at $2,022,0007 ‘That. criminal-statistics prove that there is less crime in Chicago in pro- portion to population than in Balti ‘more, Boston, Cleveland, Indianapolis, Kansas City, Mo., New York, Omaha, Philadelphia, Pittsburg and several ‘other. important cities? That The Broad Ax is the obly ‘Negro newspaper in Chicago which you can depend on receiving regularly ‘every week? INSTITUTIONAL CHURCH. 3825 Dearborn Street, Chicago, fll. ‘he tterest.in the work at this cliureh is growing if out is to judge by the Sunday congregation which attended the service inst Sunday at 10:45 2: m.~ The pastor was greeted by & large and appreciative audience ‘gt Jeast one-half of the congregation were strangers. At $ p. m. and 7:45 -p. m the auditorium was crowded to hear Mre. Mazon on the inspiring ‘theme, “Going to Heaven.” Sunday, July 19th, Rev. H. E. Stew- ‘art will preach at 10:45 a m. Subject, “Empty Cisterns.” These striking swords are taken from the book of Jeremiah. Two ovils committed, For- saking God. Turning to empty cis- eras as a source of supply. .It will be ‘shown who and what are the empty ‘dsterns. At the evening service the subject -will be Reunion, taken from ee ae ee ee ira. Fannie Hall Clint, Miss Gertrude Jackson, Master Huston, violinist. A grama reception to Mr. Work ‘and all fvonwere ithe ly wh wil aad. pee rae excellent, fine: 2 eee acer See ven the, eee eS ee oe aes Se ae eee ae ee a ees tne Ree pley “Meade ae Pence es ec | COL. WILLIAM J. BRYAN CHOSEN “TO LEAD THE COMMON PEO- PLE ON TO VicToRY. (Concluded trom page 1.) luring the grext demon- 4 to restére order and proceed ‘with the ‘Roll éall of states, but he made no better headway than if he had attempted single handed and to check the on rushing of « mighty tide. Then the famous Cowboy ‘Bend would strike up “My Old Ken- tucky Home,” and other soul-stirring ‘airs, with a view of drowning out the ase tet bo mee Dore. tee simply ‘added to the commotion and excitement and each time the band ceased playing the enthusiasm would break out again stronger than ever, for men would snatch up banners and march afound the bell, behind a Jarge portrait of Col. Bryan, which ‘was held aloft by strong arms. Ladies mounted ‘thelr seats and, waving their fiags, shouted themselves doarse on Dehalf of the plumed knight of the west. Finally about haltpast two o'clock in the morning the great sea of hu- manity, wore itself out, 2 semblance of -order was restord, and the Roll call of the states was continued. Gov. ernor Join A. Johnson of Minnesota, and Judge’ Gray of Delaware, were tlie text to be placed in nomination, then the balloting began and at 3:40 in the morning Col Bryan received 892° 12 votes as against 46 for Gov. Johnson and §9 1-2 for Judge Gray, and his nomination was made by ac- clamation, and the great sea of bu- manity af 4 o'clock in the morning, trom physical-exhaustion, staggered out of the convention hall to their va- rious homes and lodging places. Friday at 1 o'clock the convention reconvened for the purpose of sc lecting © Vice-Presidential candidate, and John W. Kern of Indiana, after s spirited contest, was chosen by ac- elamation as Col. Bryan's running mate, and the great Democratic con- vention of 1908 passed into history. Right here we must pause for a few moments to state that we were never treated any better in our life than while attending the Denver con- vention. It was our pleasure to be presented to ladies from Kentucky, Louisiana and other southern states, and they all greeted us very cordially and no one intfmated that this “Col- ored man is out of his place and seek- ing social equality with the whites.” ‘The ladies of Denver were also very polite and agreeable, and they did not hestitate in conversing with the delegates and visitors; in short, we @id not feel that we belonged to the | Colored race until we gazed into the looking glass. Saturday evening, July 11th, we took our departure from Denver for Lincoln, Neb., arriving in that city at 2 o'clock Sunday afternoon, and early on Monday morning we wended our way to Fairview, the beautiful home of Col and Mrs. W. J. Bryan, arriving there just as Col. Bryan was starting to the train to meet Vice Presidential Candidate John W. Kern. Col Bryan warnily grasped us by the hand and requested us to accompany him, which we did, aif on the way we were followed by a crowd of newspa- per men. Arriving at the station, the great Commoner and ourself, rushed sway from the crowd, and stood under » large shade tree, and conversed in jow t0hes so that no one could over- hear the conversation. ‘Then the train pulled in begring John W. Kern, Samuel.Gompers, President of the American Federation of Labor, and other distinguished men. After Col. Bryan had s short conference with Mr. Gompers, 2 reception was held, and Mrs. Bryan was presented to the xuests. ‘When it came our turn to be tntro- duced to her, she cordially extended her hand and Geclared that she still remembered us, and we presented her with a copy of The Broad Ax con- aining her picture, and she highly complimented us for continuing to stand by Col. Bryan, Then the Col. onducted us through the house, mid Mrs, Bryan called Miss Grace, rho has develop’d from & little eri, oto a charming young lady, to meet wre and jast as we Were in the sct eS “the steps of Fairview sonnet fsa de receives the visitpre through Fairview, the home of the great Commoner, and he informed us that he waa treated as well as any one could be treated by Col. and Mrs. Bryan, the members of the family std all. visitors. He sleeps and eats right in the big house, and Mrs. Bryan declares that “she could mot get slong’ Without Wiliam Ford.” Tt can be truthfully aid, that dur ing our pleasant trip through the West; we came in contset with tany substantial Afro-Americans who will Pot support William H. Taft for’ Prés- ident of the United States. NEGROES TURN FROM PARTIES TO INDEPENDENT LEAcue. _ Notable was the gathering of the Independence party _committeemen ‘and ward workers last night. The meet- ing was called for the Independence headquarters in the Security Butld- ing, Fifth avenue and Madison street, but the crowd was so large it was necessary to adjourn to Vogeisang’s banquet room, which the enthusiastic gathering filled and also crowded the wide passageways. Almost as striking as the general enthusiasm was the presence of a number of Negro men who came with tidings from thelr race to the new barty, tidings which told ‘of the ap- Proaching revolt of the Negroes trom tbe Republican party and their alle- siance with the new political organ- ization that offers them an equal op- portunity. 73 After an announcement of details of Saturday's plenie, the audience de- manded speeches. William Johnson, a well-known Ne- gro speaker, was introduced. He told of the wrongs his people had suffered from the’ Republican party, and how they had nothing to hope for at the hands of the Democrats. They did not come seeking social equality, he declared. All the Negro wanted was political equality, and they would cre- ate their own social equality among themselves. “We think, we hope,” he concluded, “the Independent party will be our L. A. Newby, a Negro lawyer of Chicago, followed in similar strain. Edward Strauss, Western organizer for the American Federation of Labor, declared that Bryan and his follow- ers were nothing more than crafty politicians, who, afraid of the hold that William Randolp Hearst had upon the hearts of the working peo- ple, had adopted the anthinjunetion plank solely in the hope of fooling the people into voting for Bryan. Dr. Gfbson, chairman of the picnic committee, praised the magnificent work that William Randolph Hearst had done in the behalf of the common people. Brief speeches also were made by J. C. La Bell, candidate for the N. S. Boynton, Frank Leonard and W D. Casey. Among the well-known Negroes present was-W. H. Smith of Chicago, a brother of Bishop C. 8. Smith, founder of the A. M.-E. Sun- day School Union of the world. Mrs. Laicy Thurman, formerly president ot the Negro W. C. T. U., and who & few months ago defeated Mrs. Booker T. Washington for the presidency of the Colored Women’s National League, is his sister—The Chicago Examiner, July 16. LITERARY NOTES. | Within the next two weeks The Orion Pubiishiig Company of Nash ville, Tenn., will issue a new book from the pen of Sutton B. Griggs, al ready known to the reading public as the author of “Imperium In Im- perio,” “Overshadowet,” . “Untetter ed,” “The Hindered Hand,” and “The One Great Question,” the more nota ble of his works.: The title of the forthcoming book 18 “Pointing the Way.” It is written tm story form, and the plot is said to Be one of the most unique that has e¥er appeared in American literature. ‘The general aim of the book is to ‘point the way for the solution of the ‘race question at its most scute Doint,, the question of suffrage at the South. But wrapped abont this queé- tion is a story of general human inter- est. Having ripened with the years, it {s now confidently expected that Dr. Griggs will more than ever challenge the attention of the best thought of the reading nation. - As an indication of the impression Mr. Griggs hag already made on the thinking public we cite the following “He is undoubtedly & man of keen brain, determined opinion, true épirit."-Chicago Record-Herala =<" “He is without @oubt one .of the men of his race."—Rev. P. B. Gus sey, A. M. Ex-Prosident of Roger Wil~ lames University. Se eae _ "Tl regard Mr. G # one of the} ; eScietir Geemieied cee og linn aged eeapnpienger Miarkable gift in getting at the phil- osophy underlying the situation make an authority in the solution of ‘this vexed and vital problem of our ‘Ume-"—Rev, J. @,. Merrill, D. D., Pres- dent of Fisk University. “His work is uniformly strong and ‘Bealthy, bis “Imperium In Imperio” & powerful ‘novel, full of the of _genius."—T. Thomas Fortune. THE NEW DUNBAR THEATER Iq RUNNING AT FULL BLAST. The Hew Dunbar Theater, 2220 ‘State street; has been running at full blast ever since the pening night. It ts one of the most beautiful lit- tle play houses on the South Side, and tt is playing to crowded houses each night. Its exhibition of moving pic- tures are the best to be found in the city. Tt te the only five-cent theater in Chicago owned and conducted by an Afro-American, and Dr. W. A. Rich- ardson, its owner and proprietor, re- flects great credit upon himself by the intelligent manner in which he has -brought forth the Dunbar Thea- ter. MAN AND SISTER, PARTED IN 1650 AS SLAVES, MEET. Thomas Washington of Arkansas is ‘Awed by Chicago's Elevated Roads. a Separated in slave days, Thomas Washington, an aged Negro, and Vic- toria Washington Demoss, brother and sister, met yesterday for the first time in 58 years. Washington, who is seventy-nine years old and has lived all his life in Pine Bluff, Ark, came to Chicago to visit Mrs. .Demoss, 3645 Armour avenue, It is the first time he has visited a large city~ He was amazed when he saw the skyscrapers and the immense stores. It was with difficulty that his relatives induced him to ride on the elevated railway. CHiPs Mrs. 5. A. T. Watkins and son, 3632 Caiumet avenue, bave gone to Glen- coe to spend a part of their vavation period. . 8. A. T. Watkins, the Supreme at- torney for the K. of P., left Sunday for Georgia for a period of two weeks on business. Messrs. Henry Hart, of Indianapo- His, Dewitt Curtis, Tony Langston and J. L. Fry made a trip to Milwaukee ‘on the Whaleback, Tuesday. Mr. Robert Motts is spending his vacation in Hot Springs, Ark., where he expects to greatly benefit his health by frequent use of the baths. Mrs. George Cleveland Hall enter- tained formally a large number of la- dies at an afternoon reception Fri- ay afternoon in honor of Mrs. Hattie [Curtis Hall and her guest of Boston, Mass | With a score of 5 to 3 and 6 to 0, the Leland Giants defeated the Cleve- Jand, Ohio, baseball team at their home on Monday and Tuesday of this week. It doesn’t seem possible to find a match for the Leland’s at home or abroad. ‘The Appomattox Club will give its eighth annual outing Monday, July 27th, at Northwestern Park, a most Golightful and cool spot for a picnic. Trains. leave Northwestern depot, Wells and Kinsie street, 9:30 and 10 am. Mrs. Asalia Smith Hackley, of Philadelphia, Pa, was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Mead, 6351 Vincennes avenue, the first two days of the week Mrs. Hackley was en route to her home in Philadelphie, after spending two-weeks in Los An- geles, California, as the guest of Mrs. Samuel W. Thompson. C. H. Coll is one of the leading Afro-American barbers, 216 N. 7th street, ‘Lincoln, Neb. and for many years he has assisted to pull chest- nuts .out of the fire for the leaders of the Republican party, but he is getting tired of his job, and is be- sinning to assume an independent at- iutde in polities. He is one of the new gubscribers to The Broad Ax. ‘Mr. and Mrs. Edward Mead gave _ ; to about one hundred of their pee y so of their guest, Mrs. A. Hackley, of Philadelphia, Pa. Attorney. B. F. Moseley is enjoying the t at. Mt, Clemens, Mich, , Ohio, Mr. Moseley ts ex Ee eee ee aera as site: Sonenat Se Stes of its cot teaachenie aoe re ee en ha atk ae eat a one ras ee eed Se ee eee ee OE Pe: SO he will support: Mr. Bryan for Presi- dent, and act ag the agent for The Broad Ax in Lincoln. Richard H. ¥: is one the = 2 ‘oung among im Lincoln, Neb. He lived in a nice home of his own, 1315 Wishington street, in that city, and for the past ‘six years he has been in charge of the drapery and rug department for Miller and Paine, who conduct the largest dry goods store in Lincoln, corner O and 13th street, and Mr. ‘Young bas the honor of holding the Most responsible -position of any Afro-American in thé capitol city of the west. He is one of the new sub- scribers to The Broad Ax, and will ‘support William J. Bryan for Presi- dent. i Miss Marie Burton, who has re- cently secured a teacher's certificate from the Chicago Conservatory of Music, has been selected by Mme. BE. A. Hackley, of Philadelphia, to rep- resent Chicago at a “Song Festival” which will be held in Philadelphia about the middle of October, and at which singers will appear from all parts of the country. Miss Burton has a well-trained voice, and her many Chicago friends are proud of the dis- tinction she hes gained at such an early age in life. After the “Song Festival” Miss Burton will tour sev- eral of the eastern states im high clags song recitals, under the direc tion of Mr. Noah D. Thompson.—“T.” . SHORT STORIES. Eaward Thompson, a watchman at Perth Amboy, N. J., says a rat comes to him every day and gets a cliew of tobacco. At a Hungarian wedding at High- land, TL, In a parade through the ‘stre@is the bride and groom were at- tended by a band and seventy brides- maids. For nearly five miles along the Bev- arly Qfass.) shore the land is owned exclusively by wealthy summer resi- dents representing more than $100. 000,000. Harry E. Elliott of Rehoboth Beach, Del. says be found in a house buried by sand on the beach, used sixty years ‘ago for storing oll, ice in a good state of preservation. In 1895 only one country in the world was infected with the bubonic plague, while in 1908 dfty-one countries are more or less infected, so Surgeon Gen- eral Wyman reports. A white robin, an albino, bas 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 fol- Jowing him that he now allows persons ‘te get close to him. pee ae “There is a remarkable charm about Von Flutie.” “That's true. He's the only man I've ever seen who could crawl under an automobile gracefully.”—Cleveland Piain Dealer. rnppant Flings. ‘The reason we dislike the end seat bog is that we want his place.—Detroit News. Man's conquest of the air has provid- ed 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_ mow put trained nurses on its ships. Pretty soon no man of moderate means. can afford even to be seasick while crossing the ocean.—Kennebec Journal, ‘The fly ts being roundly abused for carrying microbes on its feet. It real- Jy does seem that the fly might carry its germs in- 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 Prussiau government has issued & proclamation warning people against @rinking ice cold soda and mineral waters because of the injury they are lkely to inflict on the digestive organs. A man named Niedband, at Marburg, Germany, who was left a widower some years ago, married his wife's sis- ter. “She died last spring, and now be has married the mother of his two pre- vious wives. One of the effects of the German old age pension scheme is rather peculiar. pension is forfelted if the work- mar does not work forty-eight or forty- ning weeks out of the fifty-two on an average, and this provision has been a Geterrent to strikes. — —— New York City. In 1885 New York had only twenty- eight ‘millionaires; now it has over About 45,000 marriages are solem- niged every year, one in overy eleven minutes. Over 476,000,000 gallons of water are teed every day fo Greater New York. ‘There are 112 theaters and two grand people. & ebiid i» born every four minutes anda death occurs every seven min- tes in New Tork <ity—Gucenas Mag WASHINGTON Lipp, LETH Sieenial Corress..-)...... ee ey Minds shat os Fears PASS a new resileoe gee President of the United s:. 5 yi) come & necessity. s. ea fooms of the White ites. ay ave always been devo), ot ‘and official business tha: ; ti and thelr families, the tenons at we Of the: people, have alwa:s teen pe ited as to sleeping roo. _ A Future Possivility, ‘The cloudy idea whici, the ftary may be embodied tn anoi'er sma fs that the nation slonii soy; 0" Tesidences for the chief ae: Official and a personal or = ‘The White House, rie \ ‘sta ty torle associations, coulis sat the public office butldine + tic pre ent, be more accessible 1 (gummy Dablie than ft now ts sr! i the op ficlal theater of state fins iy addition, and separate fo.) :hic tte executive and his family stout te given a private residence to some ge strable section of the city The item in the appropri inns tm which some interpret a< 1 fee, ‘ward to. this provides for 0 ymtag of a tract of land for pi: nna This tract is about two i tory of the White House and e9) gonat ble by the Sixteenth stree! nlerany Over a Century O1: It is almost 106 years si.» Gore Washington presided at the ‘sing the cornerstone of the exer: ‘\e mm. sion in the “federal city." 9 ie cain, the city which was afterw: "| (0 tear his mame. This ceremony ‘i play on Oct. 13, 1792, the three} undreity anniversary of the landins of Chriss pher Columbus. Eight years wore oop sumed in building the “presi ars pa: ace,” and Washington bil bv deat almost a year when the se pret dent, John Adams, and his wife. ati ‘gail, took possession of the 1 ::\sion Despite the cries of ¢\!rivague $800,000 had been granted! |: castes for the building and furnis!:< of the house, in those days no si! <u Architect of the White House. ‘The plans of the buildin aitted fm a competition for a pr if Sm, Were drawn by a young Ir) srchitect of Charleston, 8. C., name! Jes He ban. Since it gained it< we. the White House, from a coat of white Paint bestowed after its soking an burning by the British in i). war of 1812, some inlanders of ry :reoti! mind cherish the fond ide: :lut the batiding is of marble. 1 mu: lose a artistic and poetic value Wie: they Jearn that it is built of sands!ove from Maryland and Virginia quarti: It was not Hoban’s fault th: the o& eupants of the nation’s house !)..\! space Mmitations placed upon their icon ing and social instincts. {lis tint plans called for's three story !»0'\ling and in the third story were to be the sleeping apartments. An eco mic democracy decided that this wes gir ing the executive too much; that tm stories and a basement should «:tisy all requirements. That Hoban p!insel well is shown in the fact thot ust 1902, when the executive offices were removed to the annex provile! fr them, the building was unchans e cept for the addition of porcics at conservatories and for repairs. A Historic Herb Patch. Close to the Dutch garden whit decorates the south side of tii: White House isa little space where berté have been raised ever since tlic int mistress of the executive ans marked off a spot for a flower closure. There grow mints, sir marjoram and other plants, many which, tradition says, still come fo the roots originally planted. ll dishes for the presidential tables seasoned with the products of this He patch. and the present mistress ¢ the White House is as carefu! of ‘8 section of the grounds as of the bank somest flower bed. She has tien roots of spearmint, marjorsm. svet basil, tarragon and thyme «© Oss? Bay, and she now has at the sumo place one of tlie best herb <1niens Long Island. Parsley, of oi". ares in the collection, {n-uiins * French variety, unusually pv:nea'- New Treasury Pillars. Long delayed work of tring ost the thirty fouic pillars which ornamest the east front of the treasury tuildint and replacing them with cranite cot gmns.is now going on, ani «on tb ast of the sandstone work will bave fisappeared, and the entire structt will be of granite and marble ‘The contract was let for $2%..65aal calls for the replacing of the sandstom® pillars with monolith granite. ‘The granite cet nich that of which the nofth, south and west wing wre constructed and was quarried # Milford, N. H. <A Costly Building. ‘The contract calls for the completion if the work by the end of this Tee put in view of the delay the tue 0 ‘The contract calls for the completion ot ie Oat We ton wo of this year, Rebs view of the detay the Une = extended. ‘The granite pillars are a perfect eodntion Of the historic sand columss ‘are finished by hand. Toes bs slightly in the middie, and 2° Chine hex been invented which <0 4 this Kind of work. ‘The tate of tbe od columns hias'not been decided. | ean be removed in sufficiently perfect senttton Saey Twill be used for ome mental _ fm the parks found batiings th 720 grounds, Uke the new wer colic” ‘The treasury bollding as ic sae eee ‘an outlay of aboat $7.00" DOO: Its history hax been one of O° want change and enlargemen'. TS Se eae or ee the steoe : ‘and sides. PEER o- ohae. Ee HOFIELD: WOMAN AND FASHION The illustration shows a hat made of rich yellow tuscan straw. It is deeper than butter color and can be worn with almost any colored gown, thus making a serviceable street hat or one to wear for short journeys by train. Fancy tuscan braids usually require a facing something light in weight and of a contrasting shade, such as taffeta or thin satin. Quilled ribbon surrounds the high crown of the hat and is shaped into a X HAT OF TUSCAN STRAW. stiff tailor buckle, under which the ends of the aligret are fucked. Where aligrets are not used a soft, large bow of satin ribbon may be used. It will be even smarter and newer if both edges of the ribbon are trimmed with a narrower ribbon the same shade, laid in small box plats or quilled and stitched fast to the wide ribbon for a border. A Fashion Mixup There is no lack of variety in clothes this season. If your purse is full enough to order a dozen or more gowns you can have each one in style and entirely different in line, color and conception from the others. There have been few seasons when so many kinds of fashions were jumbled upon each other without rhyme or reason. Possibly this is because all the designers tried to get something new and all the customers went off on tangents of their own. This resulted in a mixup. Short and stout figures, long and lean ones, those who like extremes and those who do not, can all be suited in the variety of styles that are in first class this year. The short waist is as stylish as ever, and yet the extremely long waist, almost pinched in at an exaggerated length, is equally favored. Long and short coats are in each wardrobe, and loose and tight ones are equally worn. A Dainty Costume. Batiste embroidery of a fine quality can be had in both edging and insertion and for a gown of the same texture makes a most effective trimming, giving, of course, the effect of embroidery worked directly upon the dress with far less cost. The illustration shows a dress of white embroidered batiste. For marquisette the many filet embroideries and lace V make extremely good trimmings, as the weave of the net corresponds nicely to the mesh of the material. Venetian point and the many princess lace are fashionable this year for summer frocks, as are also cluyn and torchon lace, but Irish and valenciennes hold their own persistently. Net is used to no small extent for gumpes, collars and sleeves, even in the all white wash dresses. Wear a Gay Hat. If there is any suspicion that the tailor made for summer is a little too somber or plain in color the matter can be righted by the choice of a flower trimmed hat, the lavish use of the flowers being in inverse ratio to the plainness of the gown. But then such a hat costs about as much as the tailor made, and there you are, especially if the pocketbook is not of the telescope variety. NEW SHORT STORIES Shaving Under Difficulties. James K. McGuire, former mayor of Syracuse and a big Democratic politician in New York state, was in Washington not long ago, says the Saturday Evening Post. Mr. McGuire has a face that is hard to shave. His experiences with the hotel barber have been unsatisfactory, and he went down the street to see if he couldn't find one who could take off the hair and leave some of the skin. He went into a shop where the barbers are negroes. He noticed when he got in the chair that the barber who began lathering him was freely decorated on neck, forehead and cheeks with dabs of cotton held in place with court plaster. "Here!" McGuire shouted. "What's the matter with you? Who cut you up that way? Tell me before you go on." "Way, boss," said the barber reassuringly, "dey ain't nuffin to git' cited J. "WHO OUT YOU UP THAT WAY?" 'bout. You all is puffy safe. You see, just befo' you all cum in I had a difficulty with a porter an' had to put him out. He rasped me once or twice while I was doin' it, an' he jlist come back an' threw in a chunk of iron that hit me in the forehead. He's comin' back in a few minutes to throw in another chunk of iron, but you all is puffy safe. I'll stand here between you all an' the do', an' all you got to do is to dodge when I do." Mark Is Ever Mirtful H. H. Rogers on his return voyage from Bermuda last month said one evening in the smoking room of his travelling companion, Mark Twain: "He is an incorrigible humorist. Even in his most emotional moments he can't help being funny. "When he married in Elmira in 1870 his father-in-law made him a present of a fine, well furnished house in Buffalo. "The present came as a superb surprise. Mark Twain knew nothing of it till, amid a party of relatives and friends, he was shown over the luxurious place. Then when they told him it was his tears filled his eyes. "But he was still the humorist, and, turning to his father-in-law, he said, though in a voice that trembled a little: "Mr. Langdon, whenever you're in Buffalo, if it's as much as twice a year, you are to come right up here and take tea. You can stay all night, too, if you want to, and it shan't cost you a cent."--Philadelphia Record. His First Offense. W. C. Philips of the Association For Improving the Condition of the Poor said recently in New York that among infants artificially fed fifteen times more died than among those fed naturally. "We will learn in the end to live correctly," said Mr. Philips. "As things stand now we are not much wiser in our way of living than an immigrant of whom I heard the other day. "This immigrant, a Magyar, was arrested for stealing a bottle of whisky. At the station house the sergeant said to him, pointing toward a tub: "Strip and take a bath." "Vat? Go in de vater? shrieked the Magyar. "Yes,' said the sergeant; 'take a bath. You need it. How long is it since you have had a bath? "The Magyar lifted up his hands and rolled his eyes. "Oh,' he said, 'I never was arrested before!" No Loopholes There. Eugene Walter, the extraordinarily successful young playwright, said at a recent dinner in his honor in New York: "The playwright to succeed must make his point inevitably. Every point, by fair means or foul, must be captured. Not a loophole for failure to creep in may be left." Mr. Walter smiled. "In fact," said he, "the playwright must be as sure of his point as was the young lady who took advantage of the present leap year to propose. "She didn't give me a chance," her husband explained afterward to a friend. "She said: 'Will you marry me? Have you any objection?' Thus, whether I said yes or no, she had me cornered." "Well, you might have kept silent,' said the friend. "That is what I did,' the other replied, 'and she fung herself on my breast murmuring that silence gave scream." COUNTING THE STARS Use Made of the Microscope and of Photographs/Photos Photographic Plates. The gigantic but fascinating task which J. Franklin-Adams, F. R. A. S., has undertaken of counting the myriad stars in the heavens and assigning to each its proper magnitude is one which demands the quality of almost infinite patience. Mr. Franklin-Adams has already secured photographic plates covering the whole of the southern hemisphere, and these, with the series dealing with the northern hemisphere, will number more than 200. Each plate, which is fifteen inches square, records from 20,000 to 250,000 starry images, and on a rough calculation the total number of stars photographed will prove to be about 23,000,000. The task of counting the stars on the plates has already been commenced, and that work, together with the cataloguing, will take another ten years. The method of counting the stars on the plates was explained by R. J. Mitchell, Mr. Franklin-Adams' chief assistant. "First taking one of the plates," said Mr. Mitchell, "we move it across a graduated grating contained in the field of a high powered microscope. A horizontal strip in the grating is then examined, and the stars in this small area are then counted from left to right. Of course it is impossible to insure absolute accuracy, for there is the possibility that a star may be counted twice or missed altogether; "Then there is the difficulty presented by mechanical specks on the plates, which may at first be taken for stars, but Mr. Franklin-Adams has a method by means of which all stars above the tenth magnitude can be differentiated from dust specks. Mr. Franklin-Adams and his assistants check one another in the counting, but there is always a slight difference in the totals, due, of course, to the personal equation as represented by the operator. "Merely to count the stars on an average plate apart from noting their photographic magnitude occupies the time of two men for more than a fortnight if they work seven hours a day. In taking the plates Mr. Franklin-Adams used a triple achromatic ten inch lens working at F4. In the northern hemisphere the minimum exposure was two hours twenty minutes and in the southern, with its clear atmosphere, two hours."-London Mall. An Ingenious Swindle A large number of chemists in Paris have just been the victims of an ingenious swindle. About 200 of them the other day received a visit from an individual who handed in a prescription to be made up. Among the ingredients was one which was quite unknown to them, and a note was added to the effect that it was to be obtained only at a certain wholesale depot. The chemists almost to a man sent off to the depot for the special ingredient and paid 12 francs for a bottle of stuff. The prescriptions were duly made up, but were never claimed, and it now transpires that a couple of men had temporarily hired the depot and sold bottles of colored water to the unsuspecting chemists at 12 francs apiece. The Paris police are anxiously inquiring for them as well as for their confederates who visited the chemists' shops. Barrels of Money. As the dot of his bride, Grand Duchess Maria Paulowna of Russia, 3,500,000 rubles have been deposited to the credit of Prince Wilhelm of Sweden. The money was shipped from St. Petersburg in thirty-five barrels, each containing 100,000 rubles in gold. The Swedish royal mint will recast the gold into Swedish values free of charge, and the young couple will then be enabled to establish their royal menage on a fitting scale. While this sum is a free gift of the bride to her husband, the grand duchess retains the income from her landed estates in Russia for her own pln money, and in addition to this the czar is having built at his own expense a castle for the royal "honeymooners" near the capital—Argonaut Wonderful Surgery. Among recent wonderful surgical operations is one of the most daring and unusual nature. An idiot six years old, the daughter of a resident of Berlin, has been converted into an intelligent being by the process of grafting part of the mother's thyroid gland upon the child's pancreas. In more popular language, this means that part of the mother's throat has been transferred by the grafting process to a gland, or tissue, lying directly at the back of the stomach. The operation was carried out by Dr. Carl Garre, a German surgeon, whose success in the transplanting of organs from one animal to another and even from the lower animals to human beings has attracted wide attention. How Far We Are Behind. Over 1,000 years ago Switzerland possessed a forest system and had developed a scientific forestry by the fifteenth century, says the American Magazine. As early as Louis XIV. France awoke to the fact that her forests and her life were draining away together. But it was too late. Today she is spending $84 an acre to reforest her watershed. The same experience is costing Italy $20 an acre. Ambrose Channel. Ambrose channel, leading from New York bay into deep seas water, is the most important waterway to the city. Since its improvement was started, about seven years ago, more than $3,000,000 has been spent on it, and an equal sum will be required before the work that is planned will be completed, about four years from now.—New York Agents Wanted IN THE SOUTH, WEST, AND OTHER SFCTIONS OF THE COUNTRY 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. TAYLOR, EDITOR AND PUBLISHER OF THE BROAD AX 5038. Armour Ave. Chicago, Ill. PATRICK H. O'DONNELL WILLIAM DILLON CLARENCE A. TOOLEN Tel. Central 4660 O'Donnell, Dillon & Toolen ATTORNEYS AT LAW Suite 1218-1219 Ashland Block RANDOLPH & CLARK STREETS CHICAGO GRAY & MORAN ATTORNEYS AT LAW Suite 1114 Ashland Block, Clark and Randolph Sta. Tel. 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Harrison 1078 CHICAGO ICE CREAM CIGARS. TOBACCO SHIRT WAISTS KIMONAS MRS. A. E. BAKER NOTIONS 419-36TH STREET Underwear a Specialty CHICAGO J. GARNER Tel. Douglas 328 THE ELITE BUFFET FINE WINES, LIQUORS AND CIGARS 3030 State Street CHICAGO A Waiters and Cooks Prefer Dur Make JACKETS AND LINEN because they have found them satisfactory. Write for complete Catalogue FREE. giving full instructions how to order. Marc s Ruben (Inc.) 390 State St. CHICAGO. THE BROAD AX !a for sale at the following news stande: A. F. Tervalon, 134 W. 51st street Cigar Store and News Stand. Geo. L Martin, maker of fine cigars, and news stand, 342 East 31st St. C. H. Green, cigars, tobacco and news stand, 2718 State st. Mrs. Nellie Phelps, Cigars, Notions and News Stand, 131 W. 51st street. T. B. Hall's Cigar Store and Laundry office, 281 29th St. Mrs. Alma A. Simpson, news agent, 1255 State street. W. S. Cole, 354 Thirty-first street, cigars, tobacco and news stand. J. R. Peters Cigars, 'robacco and News Stand, 338 E. 27th street. Mrs. A. E. Baker, Notions and News Stand, 419, 36th street. W. P. Johnson, Notion Store and News Stand 2704 State st. Turner William' Shaving Parlor and News Stand, 2903 Armour ave. R. Davis, cigars, tobacco, and confectionery, 3532 State st. C. C. McLain, cigars, tobacco and news stand, 2906 State street. Mrs. J. W. Hadley 116 W. 51st st. cigars, tobacco and news stand. Mrs. Katherine R. Hamlet, Cigars, tobacco, and fancy groceries and news stand 5028 Armour ave. M. A. Johnson, news stand, cigars and tobacco, 3812 State Street. The Informer News Co., 188 Randolph St., Detroit, Md. The Standard News Co. 121 W. 58rd st., New York City, N. Y. Standard News Company, 49 W. 135th street, New York City, N. Y. 10 15 50 YEAR --- Selections “Boon-a Railway Will Mount to the Top of the Great Penk. In about four years’ time, when you wish to climb the Matterhorn, instead of engaging a guide and waiting days for fair weather and thea risking your peck in a ireathless, glorious scram- ble over the giaciers and cliffs, you ‘will simply press a button and shout, “Gong up!” The railway to the top f the mountain, which is to be com- pleted at a cost of $1,250,000, will be the most interesting of the world's great elevators and will carry the “rocking chair climber” to those grand ‘viewpoints which deGed all mountain- eers until the memorable ascent in 1865 by Mr. Whymper, Lord Dougias and thetr companions, which ended tragically. The road will pierce its way upward through tunnels im the living rock to a poiat within sixty feet of the summit, at an altitude of 14,780 feet, where a number of rooms wil be cut. The: sgnouncement ts made that the terminus will be pro- vided 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 true mountain ellmbers, whose pride and joy it ts to conquer the mighty Alpine snow peaks, look upon this prospective intrusion of the railroad and hordes of “trippers” with 1 dis- gulsed grief. It was bed enough, Bay ‘they, to have Jungfrau desecrated, but ‘the Matterhorn, that superb peak, pro- mounced by Ruskin to be the perfect “mountain, should have been left alone. ‘On the other hand, thousands of peo- ple for whom the climb would be s physical impossibility are fully caps- ‘ble of appreciating the giories of the ‘outlook and the uplift that comes from standing on so renowned a summit. ‘No one has an exclusive property in such 2 peak as the Matterhorn —Bos- “ton Transcript. ‘The Radium Supply. ‘Mime. Curle possesses 15 milligrams of radium; Professor Bordas, 10; M. ‘Boecquere!, 10; Sir William Ramsay, ‘20; Sir William Crookes, 20; Professor ‘@Arsonval, 20, snd Thomas A. Edison “20. milligrams. About twenty mill! grams more are in the possession of other professors. All this is in the form of pure or nearly pure radium ané tts salts, and the entire amount is ‘185 milligrams, or about two grains ‘Commercial low grade radium ts dis eee cesta 5 poet cnt Sue and its is very variable; bence efkct statistics are not obtainable, bu! Mt fs eatimated that the entire amoon! -et commercial radium contains les: ure radium than the quantity in the possession of scientists, as stajed ‘To these supplies must be added the ~eomparatively enormous quantity o! ‘Three grams of radium which Profess ors Exner and Wien have lately ex tracted trom balf a ton of Joachimstal ‘pitehblende, the value of which is estl mated at $80,000. One gram of this is to be sent to Sir William Ramsay for ‘experiments on radium emanation— (Belentific American. Sein i ai Bome a seaport! This ideal whieh ‘has been long under discussion, is, ac ¢ording to « British consul's report, about to be realized. Several schemes have been brought forward, incinding ee for a ship canal something like that which has opened Manchester to the see. The royal commission ap- pointed to stady the question has, how- ver, adopted the project proposed by ‘the Italian board of works, which is to Gredge the Tiber sufficiently to allow ‘ steamers to approach Rome ‘the river's. mouth at Fiumicino, important entrance works are to be undertaken. Thus the transfer of from steamer to rail at Civite J tty miles off, will be ne ‘Becessary. ‘The Great Little Pin, “Que Gundred and thirty-three mil ‘gross of pins—nineteen billior ‘The census bureau is the author for the statement that the output of ‘Bins in the United States for the yea! ‘ROT alone reached these stupendous ‘It,is not strange that man. has for many years wondered ‘the pins ‘go to. Nineteen bil supplies 225 pins for every ‘and child in America F all ‘These.figures are for (eatin, py an he oot tens safety pins nor the importa. a Sees ee Lenden’s One Mores Tram Car~ ‘Bermondsey enjoys the distinction of Possessing the last one horse tram car 4a Ionéon, It ts a cariosity which Phould attract “rubber neck” ‘sight seers. From “Old Kent road to St ‘“Jusves’ church, Bermondsey, this, the gly cer on the route, runs slowly Sees et 4 a a Sr alpehsesbi uckun sees ion Gown. on the ground and minus top seate—Loodon Tit-Bits. eee! In sfthia year, the tercentenary of Mo ‘Dirth, it ts interesting to note ‘hat the only one of the several | jwhich be ts. known to bave <¢-Cibentons ‘St. Gtlen. whiire be canta’ Septee meen oe passe ape PS? ee ——_ A COLOR BEARER, = Most people cease to celebrate sates ‘With James Augustus North, ‘T calcd on bim one afternou. Pep ye A-ftying at the mast. t ‘Wis face—all I could see of t— Was burning red, A (Of bandage round his head. pp mcg any) ~ ar ee ee dat Ge alertnay Soe ee Prudent. 1 fg’ | (foo Wa SOLA: PATE Bs Xi 7 Whidbgod es By K / Sf (Hi ee Wy YY, 7 7 7 | “lf BA: ae geet oe Oh he te, “Mamma, you told me that when ‘one of the boys wanted to pick a fight with me I must turn around and burry away.” “Yes, dear.” “Weil, Willie Jones tried to pick 2 fight, and when I turned around he Kicked me. Then I hurried away.” “That was right, dear.” “Yes, mamma. T hurried around the Uttle circle in which is the fountain, an’ Willie Jones burried after me. But you see, I can burry twice as fast as ‘Bim, an’ pretty soon I catched up to ‘Willie an’ grabbed him by the hair an’ slapped bim good an’ plenty. : Wasn't that right, mamima—‘cause I did just ‘what you told me to do?" And whet could mamma say ?}—Cleve- Jand Piain Dealer. Strange Actions of a Steam Cer. Our ite four-year-old has always Itved in an inland village and there- fore is not much acquainted with nac- tical affairs, though deeply interested tm refiroad trains and other forms of terrestrial locomotion. Recently _he ‘visited in a neighboring town which 4s situated on 2 river. Standing on ‘the shore, he saw a little fetryboat ap- proaching and became much excited. Selzing his mother's skirts, be exciaim- ‘@4: “Oh, look, mamma! Here comes a ehoochoo car in swimming!” — Wom- an's Home Companion. ‘The Tender Thought. Barry is six years old. “Pa,” he asked one day, “if I get married will I have a wife like ma?” “Very likely,” replied the father. “And if I don't get married will I have to be an old bachelor like Uncle Tom?" “Very Ukely.” “Well, pa.” he said after a moment of deep thought, “it's a mighty tough ‘world for us men, ain't it?’—Success Magazine. Pe i teeta | “What made you draw yob rasuer “when dat man said he didn’ have no Kino” soda water favorin’ ’ceppin’ chocolate?’ inquired Miss Miam! Brown. “I's tired o' hearin’ "bout drawin’ de color line,” answered Erastus Pinkley. “I wanted to give notice dat I ain’ sgwineter stand fob no Jim Crow soda fountains.” —Washington Star. . Real Circus. “Mister, aid you ever see « circus train?” drawied the station master at Bald Eagle Junction. “I should say so,” laughed the soap salesman. “I came down here on & train with fourteen honeymoon cov- ‘ples. Talk about a circus train! Well, You should have seen those couples ‘when we entered a tunnei.”—Chicago FO gt dust Like a Man. ‘Mrs. Stubb—John, how about the ‘Rew shades? i ‘Mr, Stubb (pettishiy)}—Oh, bang the ‘shades! ‘ ‘Mrs. Stubb (sweetly) — Why, Jobn. ‘that is just what I bave been trying to ed et cater eee a ee, Gendy Pikes—You didn't remain at Ge wayside cottage long. Gritty George—No. De lady was too poetical. She pointed over to de sun- ‘eet and said de clouds reminded her of ‘bars of steel. I thought it was time to ‘beat it—Denver News-Times. Classifying It “T seo that ballooning is to become S toclety sport.” “Bather more elevating than moukey =. ; ats “Exactly. 2 sport Piigag tery Sah om es | Timbiecute—Smawley strikes me as Betas ‘in of thee chaos who are al 2 pe Nerrowing tenets wy, _eaietate-9 what, Why, ‘he Gix't Reve any door to keep the got from be'é bors fo enamine Fz “epee. ee Bese, Rae Cnicaco. ARABE® MEOOTIATER, EXCHANGES MADE, PROPERTY MANAOES. EF'or 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 in: provements. $2,800—3940 Dearborn St, 2 flat frame, 5-6 rooms, bath. JESSE BINGA, 3637 State St. Phone, Douglas 1565 (eland Giarts Bese-Ball and Amusement Assn. Now Organizing—Capital Stook $100,000 ‘The Stock-Holders of the Leland Giants Base-Ball Association, has con- cluded to dissolve that Association in order to give roor for the former, with it’s faereased Cuptel fx tho purpose of baying 9 Becmmeneat Honse Per The Leland Giants Base-Ball Club and ‘For All The People, The First Gis, Up-To-Date Amusement Fark, With Ite” ‘Temter_ ight" Oper Figure Eight, Shoot The Chutes, Minature, Ry, Electric Theater, Pavillion, Skating, Hurley Burley, Double Swing, Boating, Auto Riding, and ali the latest fun making devices and laugh producing to- ether with 2 First Class Summer Hotel, large enough to accomodate 1000 quests, at it's 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 Im- mense And Well Paying Plant, Where More 1,000 Persons Will Be Employed, between May and October of each year, where you can come with- out fear and Enjoy The Life and Freedom of a Citizen unmolested or annoyed? ‘The Aaewer can only be effectively given by subscribing for Stack in this Corpora tion. it has been made purposely low so that all Loyal of the Race can have a Share and Interest id this Twentieth Century Enterprise. Think of it, Shares Only Ten (18.88) Dollars Each You Squander More than this amount ‘Any Holiday around Amugement Parks and Public Places. where yor are not Wanted and never weicoms. Come! bay and build one of your 2wn by filing cut the attached Coupon and, mail with Ten Dollars to the Lalar.s Giants Base-Ball and Amusement Do it to-day so that we may commence to build. Leland Giants Base Ball & Amusament Assn. 6258 Halsted Street, Chicago, Ill Mr Beauregard F. Moseley; Treas:- : Enclosed please find $___.____ which Iam as Part (or infull) as subscription fee for Binres of the Captal Stock of the Lalped Giants Hise’ Ball and” Ammasameat T agree to pay $_...___)__per month until the full amount Bonin nn---onees-neeeeeene~-- has bon paid, at which time I am to recieve my stock as pee eke ¢ LA Mossiey, . Guicago, Illinois. "All Stook- Keer are gottid to peer 8 ses Smorm ag Traore wid tt ‘Snel remittance of thelr inten Amneey inet Cty Pens mane Asan e288 s ‘Twe Littl Wevtersrs. ‘The boy and girl had spent the half osen years of their tranquil Hves im & country home on the banks of the James river. ‘The contrast when their parents moved to the great, bustling northern city was exciting in a thousand ways, Dut reached its climax when they found themselves two indistinguisbed midgets in an enormous public school bufiding among handreds of other chil- Gren representing almost every nation ‘under heaven. Tt was opening Gay, and the teacher to whose grade they were assigned ‘was inscribing names and nationalities ta ber book. She came at last to the little brother ‘nd sister clasping each other's hand tightly under the Gest. “Americans, of course” she conctad- of hurriedly as she wrote Gown their ‘ames in the book. Edward's eye sought Evelyn's tn- q@utringly, and she telegraphed back her doubt. ‘Then she rose to her little feet in the interests of trath, her knees smniting together. “Please, Miss Teacher,” she quaver- ‘ed, “I think we're Americans, but Pm Bot sure, but I know for certain we're ‘Virginians."— Woman's Home Compan ‘Rodrick—Man at the seashore discov- ed diamonds in the surf. Did you ever discover any jewels when you ‘were there? ‘Van Albert—I thought I discovered a jewel last summer, bat after she jilted me I zame to the conclusion that she ‘was only an imitation —Chicago News. rs ee “You must watch my feet clonely.” ‘eel the ballet teacher to her pupil “tor when your turn comes, I tell you, ou will have to toe the mark.” “Then,” said the totelligent pupii, “you go ahead and I will mark ths te."—Balttmore American. Always Pisening mt. ‘Teas—Inn't May the lucky girl? Jees—Yes. Khe's got an engagement vie and, what's more, she’s teft handed —Phiiadeiphia Press, IW STATE G WASHINGTON STS Ny WHERE EVERY PATRON Saves ON EVERY PURCHA*+E Jacob Feinberg MARKET AND GROCERY TELEPHONE DOUGLAS 565 81st and State Streets 4. 4. Bresiey ‘Tetophone Yards 008 4. Fielde BRADLEY & FIELDS | REAL ESTATE, LOANS AND INSURANCE (FO B. Halsted Street CHICAGO os Tea | THE RAILROAD INN _ Imported and Domestic Wines Liquors & Cigars Cafe in Connection i N. E. Corner Fiftyfirst and Armour Avenue, Chicage, it. WEREECARE LEWIS THE FRONTANAC crLiUuUsB BASE BALL THE LELAND GIANTS VINITING. TEARS ti Say Fly Catohes. Gheckard’s given name i's Samuel Det be has always been known as ‘James or Jimmy for some reason never fully explained by the player. Moxey Manuel, the ambidextrous twirler Grafted by the Chicago Amert- ‘cans from New Orleans, showed some veal baseball class recently at St. Lov- 4's, Where Manager Fielder Jones sent iim 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 Cleve- land, once wore a Cincimnati uniform. ‘George Stone of the Bt. Louis Amer- Scans fs not only a great hitter, 2 grand chap and an honest man, but he can wantpulate the turgid udder of the ‘wulley cow, harvest the esculent roast. ing ear and make the industrious pote- to bug get a bustle on. In other words, ‘Btone is some pumpkins as a farmer. Facets From France. - American Brick Co. - ee eis JORY SHEER, Z MANUFATURERS OF Gommonr and Sewer Brick ~ Office and Yards: 45th and Robey Sts. foe ae eS | Telephone Yards 128. 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 perasitic plant, because of Its wavages. It destroys hops, peas and simost anything, and it 1s almost im- possible to eliminate it. 42 author who was assisting at « rebeareal of his play in a small Paris theater ventured to make some re marks on the performance. The map ager had him torned out of the house and told him that he was not there to extticino. ‘The minister of fine arts in France has signed a decree authorizing the ap- peintment of women as attendants in ea eae ee ‘Mike the men candidates, must examination, which varies eo- ping to the post applied for. ‘Subscribe for The Broad Ax.