The Broad Ax

THE BROAD AX HEW TO THE LINE. Anarchy, Mob AND Lynch Law Reigned Supreme in Springfield Lawless Bands of White Christians Gripp the Capital City of Illinois. The Constituted Authorities Failed to Stamp Out the Lawless Element at the Beginning of the Riot and Race War Governor Charles S. Deneen, Through Cowardice and Racial Prejudice, Refused to Order Out the 8th Regiment Illinois National Guards to Protect the Lives of the Negroes and Their Property From the Vengeance of the Mob. The Old Negro Servant of Abraham Lincoln Murdered While More Than 3,000 White Soldiers Were in Possession of the City. Policemen and Tin Horn Soldiers Permitted the Anarchists to Take Possession of Their Stars, Clubs and Fire Arms. E. W. Chafin, the Prohibitionist Candidate for President of the United States, the Only Hero, Who Held 2,000 Members of the Mob at Bay by Pretending to Draw His Revolver to Protect a Frightened Negro Who Had Fallen at His Feet. Mrs. Earl Hallam, Who Claimed That She Was Assaulted by the Negro Richardson, Contracted to Have Her Picture Printed on Postal Cards and Sold for Money. Many Negroes Leaving Their Property Behind Them Have Left the Doomed City for All Parts of the Country. Governor Hoardley of Ohio, a Dyed in the Wool Democrat, Put Down the Riots in Cincinnati With Negro Troops. The Negro Needs a Second Toussaint, L' Ouverture Christophe or Dessalines to Teach Him Bravery and Heroism. That It Is Far More Nobler and Holier to Die Fighting To Protect His Loved Ones and Home. Than Figuring on Occupying Front Seats in Heaven. Vol. XIII Anarchy Reigned Lawless Bands Capital City The Constituted the Lawless Riot and Rac Governor Charles and Racial the 8th Regi Protect the Property Free The Old Negro Servant of A Soldiers Were in Poss Policemen and Tin Horn Sol Stars, Clubs and Fire E. W. Chafin, the Prohibition Hero, Who Held 2,000 Revolver to Protect a Mrs. Earl Hallam, Who Clai Contracted to Have H Many Negroes Leaving T City for All Parts of Governor Hoardley of Ohio Cincinnati With Neg The Negro Needs a Second Teach Him Bravery That It Is Far More Noble Ones and Home, Th No pen nor tongue can ever portray the horrors and the suffering which were visited upon the heads of defenseless Negro men, women and children who were peaceable and law-abiding and not guilty of committing any crimes whatever, during the supreme reign of, anarchy, mob and lynch law in Springfield-heretofore the fair city, which has the proud distinction of holding within its walls the remains of Abraham Lincoln, whose monument, as it were, was stained with the life blood of some of the Negroes who received their first taste of freedom from the promulgation of his emancipation proclamation. If it is possible for the dead to have the slightest knowledge of the things that transpire among those who remain behind or come after them, if this is true then Abraham Lincoln would be warranted in turning over in his grave and exclaiming: "My once beloved city, how thou hast at last fallen from thy high estate," for its homes and streets have been filled with half savages and half devils, who have delighted and with much glee bathed their hands in the warm blood of innocent men, women and children, and he would further exclaim: "Oh, America! Oh, American my once beloved land, thou hast host the breed of patriotic statesmen, noble minded and law abiding citizens, and it is now filled with law breakers and anarchists." Quitting these dreamy reflections, let us retrace our steps and attempt to take up the thread leading on up to the crimes which were supposed to be committed by two Negroes, which it is claimed were more than sufficient to justify lawless bands of white Christians to hold the capital city of Illinois within its grim for almost three days, murdering a score of people, wounding a hundred, robbing their dead and living victims; destroying several hundred thousand dollars worth of property and rekindling race prejudice and strife in all parts of this country. Less than one month ago Joseph James, a Negro, was arrested charged with entering the home of William C. Ballard, with the intention it is claimed of attacking one of his daughters, whom it is said that James had known for some time (be that as it may) the screams of the young lady caused her father to rush to her rescue, and while fighting in the house and on the front porch, Mr. Ballard was severely cut, in time dying from the effects of his wounds, some three or four hours after his fight with the midnight intruder, Joseph James, was arrested in one of the parks and charged with committing the crime, he was locked up in jail, promptly indicted by a special grand jury, all the CHICAGO, AUGUST 22, 1908. time claiming that he was not guilty of committing the double deed of attacking Miss Ballard and cutting her father, and while he was laying in the Sangmon county jail awaiting trial, it is claimed that about 11 o'clock, last Thursday evening Mrs. Earl Hallam, was awakened by a Negro falling on her bed, who blunted out in a rough voice "excuse me I must be drunk," then she says she was grabbed about the throat by the Negro, who choked her into submission before she could scream, then she says she was picked up by him and carried to an out building where she says she was assaulted by the Negro, and after breaking away from him she climbed over a high fence and informed the people living near her as to what had happened to her. This rather hazy assault on Mrs. Hallam, spread over Springfield like wild fire, for be it remembered that at 8 o'clock on Friday morning Mrs. Hallam, marched into the police station looking very cool and calm and as though she had never passed through the awful experience which she claims she did the night before, she was more active than Chief Morris and the other police in firing questions at the Negroes brought be fore her for identification, among the Negroes arrested charged with committing the crime was George Richardson, he was partially identified by Mrs. Hallam, as her assailant, and he was promptly locked up in the county jail. In the meantime a crowd of people collected around the jail, and young Ballard son of William C. Ballard, organized a mob, for the purpose of storming the jail and dragging out the Negro who was charged with killing his father, a committee was appointed by the mob to go through the jail and locate the intended victims; at this stage of the game sheriff Werner like a soft beaded fool informed the leaders of the mob that the Negroes were not in the jail, that they had been run out of town in Harry T. Loper's auto, then the mob like maddened and forcible bulls, sent up a mighty rebel and anarchistic yell; "Over to Loper's; come on to Loper's; and under the leadership of Miss Kate Howard, a highly respectable, fast lady of the town, who has for some time conducted a free and easy bawdy house in the capital city, in which were found many valuable articles which she had stolen from Loper's establishment, the mob rushed up in front of his Cafe, which was the finest in the state outside of Chicago, and they began their work of destruction by turning his auto upside down, setting it on fire, rushing on the inside of his richly furnished resort they picked up his elegantly carved furniture carried it out into the street, and piled it on top of the blazing auto, then the hell bent demons began to drink up all the whisky they found in and around the place which fired them up and they began to thirst for more whisky, blood and plunder. While these bloody and riotious scenes were being enacted in front of Loper's Cafe which can never be efaced from the memories of men as long as Ill. belongs to the sisterhood of States; policemen and the tin horn soldiers stationed in Springfield at that time stood around with folded arms, all attention and permitted the anarchists to deliberately walk up in front of them and take their stars, clubs and firearms from them, which is conclusive proof that the policemen and the tin horn soldiers were in hearty sympathy with the work of the law defying anarchists. The constituted authorities, utterly failed at the most opportune time, to stamp out the lawless element on the eve of its murderous course, and the result was, that rioting and race wars extended over the greater portion of Springfield. If the policemen and soldiers had displayed the least bit of courage and bravery, and shot down some of the ring leaders of the mob, while it was in front of Loper's Cafe, that would have been the end of it, and the reign of terror would have ceased. But they failed to stike the iron while it was hot, and the mob felt that it had full sway, would not be molested or interfered with, by the officers of the law. It roamed over the city, entering saloons, filling up with more whisky, setting fire to the homes and business places of Colored people, brutally beating them up, compelling them to flee to save their lives and the lives of their loved ones. During this reign of terror and anarchy, the fire department was called out and in a half hearted manner, the firemen attempted to save the homes of the Colored people from being burnt down over their heads. But as their actions were displeasing to the mob, they desisted from doing so, whereas, if they had fearlessly discharged their sworn duty, they would have turned the hose on the members of the mob and driven them from the scene. For the force of water coming through the hose used by firemen, when turned on in full force on 2000 or 3000 people, tends to cool them off and will effectively hold them at bay. The honorable Roy Reece, the Republican mayor of Springfield whom the Colored people broke their necks in voting for last spring, also ran up the white feather at the improper time, for at 11 o'clock on Friday evening while the mob was still in front of Loper's place of business, instead of ordering his police officers to fire into the mob, he mounted a stand and began to address it as nicely as though he was talking to a lot of Sunday school children, they showed their respect for him by hurling stones and J. Ex-city Attorney of Chicago, popular with all the Judges in Cook County, the members of the Bar, and a warm supporter of William J. Bryan for president of the United States. bricks at him and he was forced to make a hasty get away, like a fleeing criminal, and the mob felt so overjoyed with the treatment which it had accorded to mayor Reece, that it continued on its mad career of beating up defenseless Colored men, women and children, pulling them from the street cars, robbing them of their hard earned money and other valuables, and we are lead to believe that all of these crimes and dependations were necessary in order to enable the mob to vindicate the honor and protect the virtue of one lady whom any of its members would be willing to rape or ravish at the drop of the hat. Governor Charles S. Deneen, through cowardice and trembling fear of racial prejudice flatly refused to order out the Eighth Regiment Illinois National Guards, the only brave soldiers in this city who went to the front and were up against the real thing while doing military service in Cuba during the Spanish-American war, to protect the lives of the Negroes and their property from the vengeance of the mob. The first thing that Gov. Deneen should have done would have been to rush the Eighth Regiment into the district wherein the majority of the Colored people resided, then they would have felt secure and they would not have been forced to flee in order to save their lives. It is more than self evident that the great majority of the white soldiers in this state and in most of the other states will never hurt themselves while pretending to defend the life of a Negro, whether he is good or bad, for Gov. Deneen ordered troops from Chicago and from all parts of the state, on to Springfield and those that were already on the ground permitted the members of the mob to take their guns from them and lock them up in the armory, and many of the soldiers while on their way to the capital city put in their time in filling up on beer and whiskey and some of them did not hesitate in letting it be known that "they were out for a good time and were on their way to Springfield to help to do up the "Niggers." With this bitter feeling down deep in the hearts of many of the soldiers against the Negro, or "Niggers," as many of the troops referred to the Negroes in a contemptuous manner, it is unreasonable to expect that they were eager to win any more new medals for risking their lives in an effort to protect the life or property of any Negro, for even after more than three thousand white soldiers were marching around Springfield and having a good time in flirting with the beauti- No.46 DEVINE. r with all the Judges in Cook County, n supporter of William J. Bryan for ful ladies, who no doubt wanted to catch on to the soldiers, for this is leap year, a mob collected almost under the shadow of Gov. Deneen's Mansion, where it murdered a Negro, with out the slightest interference on the part of the thousands of soldiers swarming around the city, Gov. Deneen could have rushed out of his elegant home with his revolver and saved the life of the Negro and immortalized himself by performing the one brave act of his life, but desiring the votes of the members of the mob he was not equal to the occasion. As the head commander of all the troops in this state Gov. Deneen could have ordered his soldiers to "shoot to kill" for the purpose of suppressing the imps of hell, but it seems he failed to do so and the soldiers either fired their guns up in the air or down in the ground and the friendly action on the part of the troops towards the members of the mob and their undisputed right to destroy other people's property, simply encouraged them to continue on their holy missions of murdering more Negroes, and William H. Donnegan, was their next victim, who was innocent of any wrong doing. He was more than 80 years old, and had been the faithful servant of Abraham Lincoln. He resided in one of the finest homes in Springfield, and owned considerable other property. He was looked upon as its wealthiest Afro-American, and he was put to death because of his thrift and prosperity. While the mob was engaged in performing that hellish deed, the soldiers did not attempt to shoot them down, which is further proof that they and the other officers of the law from the highest to the lowest, were in half sympathy with their work. E. W. Chaffn, the Prohibition candidate for the president of the United States, proved himself to be the greatest living hero in Springfield. He was engaged in delivering a speech in the court house square Friday evening while the mob was at its maddened hight, and persuing an innocent Negro, who had run and jumped upon the platform and fallen at his feet for protection. Mr. Chaffn, stopped speaking, ran his hand in his hip pocket, pretending to draw his revolver, ordering the men to stand back or he would shoot them down. That brave act of his saved the life of the Negro and held 2000 whisky crazed, members of the superior race at bay. It turned out that Mr. Chaffn had no weapon of any kind with him and his bravery and courage shows that if the officers of (Continued on page 2.) ‘THE BROAD AX war na at peat tee pieces ot B Seon, Singe e == RT ‘proper De hte acane Be whose platform is broad its own mind. Lecal communications will recetve attention. Write only on one side of ‘the paper. ‘Subscriptions must be paid in ad- a Bix Months. .....-ceccececee eee cen el OO aa. rates made known on ‘A@dress all communications to THE BROAD AX 803% Armour Avenue, Chicago. —- F. TAYLOR, Baltor and Pub- ‘Entered as Second-Ciass Matter, ‘Aug. 19, 1902 at the Post Office at Chicago, Il!tnols, under Act of March ‘3, 1879. SHARP COMMENT ON THE ° SPRINGFIELD RIOTS. Julius F. Taylor, Editor of The Broad ax ‘The hydraheaded monster, the murderous and destructive mob spirit, nutured and bred in the haunts “of vice, has broken out in the home and resting place of the Great Eman- eipator, Abraham Lincoln. In its murderous attacks upon innocent law- abiding citizens, it spared no race or color. Its criminal purpose being to gratify its insatiable desire for the destruction of life and property. Springfield's notorious dives and dis- orderly’ houses were the rallying places from which came the recruits to foree upon the community the rule ‘of the mob. One of the astonishing things connected with the affair, seemed to be the powerlessness of the constituted local authorities to suppress and check the mob in its earlier stages of lawlessness. Gov- etaor Deneen’s prompt action in put- ting the city under martial law is to de commended. He did not believe in Yemporizing with a local sitiuation, ‘which required drastic measures to suppress. The looting, burning and Gestruction of the property of the citizen who in aiding the forces of Jaw and order aroused the fury of the mob as well as the Colored peo- ple shot down, and taefr habitations aid waste by the torch, are entitled to indemnity from the State, and those responsible for the outrage Seimagse acca ar cmon against the well-being f society and individuals. The mob had a deep-seated grudge against law- ful authority, and sought this oppor. tunity to strike at it. All good citi- zens feel assured that the punisment for this outrageous proceeding will be brought to justice and the blot Placed upon the city of Springfield be in a measure atoued. The poor, Getenseless blacks on whom the fury of the mob was spent, were as in- nocent of offense as a new born babe, and still the mob spirit had to bring its heavy and cruel hand down upon them. They were equally entitled to the protection of the law, with all law abiding citizens, and its absence had but one remedy, viz: The primary law of self-defence. They were pati ent under tribulations when provoked to the extreme. .And all good citi gens, irrespective of race or color, must commiend them for their atti- tude in their time of ‘rial. Having traveled considerably through the section of Chicago largely inhebited Sag pnp anaplibieay ely e man. tt is. paying them a when I state an un fact, that J -heve found 20 yin them. ‘They have always orderty, and their conduct has oth on public conveyances 7 as to inepite © -bigh | for them. I would be glad were. I.able to aay as much for other | reel 0 encourage prei -to attr wp | ft, forthe gerpoce ot asner-| te 00 ‘vila meer sore ot] ee ge I a | opener Wes Weeees cape. of Lhe | — oe eo ciate atk: Sean TED toi tows seamen || S ee ee (/tupe iatvatsin. Soca -tath | Seer ae en ee ean Sistem to ‘with sbest sheets ay ana rhea: Susntas temr-olat sea SY Sd ANARCHY, MOB-AND LYNCH LAW IN SPRINGFIELD. Genes froin bdire ¢Y members of the mob, at its first in- ception ft would have been impossible for it to have gotten beyond their con- trol. For it was composed like all mobs, of cowartlly assassins. Mrs, Earl Hallam, who claims that ‘she was assaulted by the Negro Rich- ‘Ardsoa, three days after the riot and Face war, was not positive, whether ‘he was the individual who had attack- ed her or not, and wanting to make ‘some money out of the affair, she con- ‘tracted to have her picture printed on Postal cards and sold to gentlemen whe could stand around in the saloons, and ‘other dens of vice and gaze upon her portrait and exclaim: “This is the Indy, who was forced to administer to the beastiy desires of a Negro, against her will”! But those in authority it is needless to say, promptly stopped Mrs. Hallam from making money, out of the misfortune wiiich had fallen upon her and brought shame and reproach upon her good name. Many good citizens, who honestly feel that they are tmune from race Prejudice, in order to justify Gov. De- neen, for ignoring the members of the Eighth Regiment Mlinois National Guards, and at the same time insult- ing every intelligent and self repect- ing Negro throughout this state, for ‘not permitting them to play their part in quelling the riotors contend that the “Colored soldiers would have been butchered and eaten up boots and all by the mob;” those who entertain Such a childish idea fail to take into consideration the fact, that while the riot and race war was redhot in the early 80's in Cincinnati, Ohio, Gover- nor Horadley, a dyed in the wool An- drew Jackson Democrat, ordered the Negro troops of that state to march to the scene of the rioting, and when those black soldiers started to proudly march down Broadway they bravely faced howling mob of ten thousand maddened people, and when the com- manding Officer of those Negro sol- @iers, three times in the name of the people of Ohio, commanded the mob to move on disperse and go to their homes, it had become so drunk with its own importance that it heeded not his words then he ordered the Negro soldiers to “shoot to kill” and when the smoke had cleared away from the effect of their shooting there was nothing to it, except that the streets were covered with wounded and dying men those who could break away took to the woods and the Negro troops under a good old Democratic Governor put an end to the race riots in cincin- ae Since the breaking ont of the riot in Springfield many Negroes, leaving their property behind them have left the doomed city for all parts of the country; they would not have been driven to forsake their homes if the officers of the law including the sol- liers, had thrown their protecting arms round them at the proper time, and Governor Deneen should be voted out of office for permitting the mob to rule the capital of Illinois for almost three jays. ‘What the Negro sadly needs at this ime is a second Toussaint L’ Ouver- ure, Christophe or Dessalines, to each him bravery and heroism—that t is far more nobler and holier to die ighting, to protect his loved one, and | jome than figuring on occupying a seal Tie, Re een Meeenielncinte Tecione Et THE SHAME OF SPRINGFIELD. The outburst of rage and rac hatred in Springfield is truly alarm- tng. to all good eftisens. A northern state has proved tht it contains inhabitants just as ‘brutal, just as vengeful, just as apt to ‘be Jed by passion into crime, as the People of the south by whote lynch- iugs we of the north have ‘been Shocked so often. Nor was it & small section of Springfield that is respon- Mibile, @ few rotghs ‘did ¢riminals. ‘Foe mob was composed of thousends of cittsens, many Gf theim, it is to be ‘presumed, good men ordinarily, heads of families, members éf charttits. ‘That such a state of affairs as hus existed th Spritigheld ts yossftle in Mitiidie, “th the Uithe ‘of Abbahain Lincoln, whose tidtiie typiiies fistice aiid ihierty tobitid ‘tHe Nemt, ts Bathe toas ‘hat. “Bite tie @ has teen - r) oes 7 4 = ees tml “$a Sea de haan” Yas Laden 2 ei rt a eet ss st | Sears 3 ae © pee Se ei Tee elas % Geet acai: , a eet te Fe at ¢ egy nai O Ue: w im ite atmost rigor. ne ee ™mob would have taken mn its be held to strict accountability ss murderers, Let the law oficé assert iteelf, and punish the perpetrators as they deserve, and similar outrages will not take place. ‘ ‘The Negro is a citizen of the Uiiited States, and he must be pro- tected at any cost—The Chicago Journal, August 17. This is the best editorial that we have had the pleasure of reading of the Springfield riots —Editor. CRIME AGAINST CRIME. | “Cry loud spare not.” Let each one lift up their voices like a trumpet and show the people their transgzes- sions against a people whose poor creatures have been beaten and hanged, beheaded, tortured by flames, tied to the whipping post, stabbed with the sword, and tied to wild horses and dragged through the streets until thelr brains were dashed out. Imprisoned and exposed to public ridicule and contempt. So we can say that crimes are committed to punish crime. Crimes are com- mitted to prevent crimes. I wish to say toythose who have so wickedly slain the poor innocent and beaten and driven from Chris- tian homes those who were sbso- [tutely innocent, that the same God ‘who rules the universe and the Cau- ‘casian race rules over the Negro, and the pitiful cries are heard as well as the white man’s cry. . I want to emphasize that the pun- ishment that degrades the punished degrades the man that inflicted the punishment. By hanging that dear old man a friend of Abraham Lincoln, no degra- dation was inflicted upon him, but upon those who committed the deed; and wherever the shadow falls. ‘There seems to be a little wild beast in man that (delight) is fasci- nated by inflicting pain. I wish to add my few broken re- marks with the broad-minded men and women of the black race, and to repeat, “Cry aloud” lift up our voices in sympathy and then go to work and do with our might what our’ hands find to do. Let us train our boys and girls to be Joyal to their own race. I notice through history that the Indian stuck to the Indian, the Irish to the Irish, the Jew to the Jew, the Dutch to the Dutch. I want to ask, “Will the black man stick to the black man?” I think it unnecessazy for us tw draw up resolutions, but let us do the thing that is really going to tell. ‘When crimes are committed let us show that we are not lawless, because one man of the other race may do ® wrong let us not feel that we should Kill or burn the innocent with the guilty, or sanction in any instance such abuse of the law. ‘There is much I could say, but I leave. space for someone” else, per- haps, who may express themselves more generously than I have done. In voting for Presidents, U. S. Sen- ators, Congressmen and Governors I wish I could make of myself » bun- dred men to vote and support the right kind of man. My heart also goes out in sympa- thy to our Hon. Governor Deneen. I feel he has acted as he thought best, but God knows all. He says vengeance is mine, He will repay. ‘Mrs. Ids B. W. Barnett, with her never tiring husband, F. L. Barnett, as for years been agitating this motlaw question and I sincerely pray hat the recent outrages will cause | mch one to think and act in the} ight spirit, as they may be led by he Spirit of God. ' ‘My hesrt goes out in sympathy to |, ee | ‘McDonald. joinder and Manager of Tie Louise | Juvenfle Hottie, 6130 Ada St ‘Atigust 18, 1908. is | WILLIAM 1H. ‘Tart: speech of acceptance, which contains a few slimy, Wily utterances concern- ing the Negro. jt ts reasonable to state that the Negroes do not believe ‘2 word that Mr. ‘Taft has to say con- corning them. He and his easy boas '& the strennons life Gave thermachly, pretentions the Republican party may mow make, the Negroes of America Ets ae a — sk eet et a a wm yer Cor for Nebras- Kain in ‘Which Protest Against Present Adminis- * tration. NEW YORK, Aug 18—The New York World will tomorrow come ‘Straight into the Bryan camp. In a leading editorial the World says: “We are nearing the end of one stage of Rooseveltism. Its fruits are before us. In the name of false pa- triotism they are jingoism, impertar- ism, extravagance, plutocracy, central- ization. They are violence, usurpa- tion, panic, depression. They are con- tempt for law, contempt for courts, contempt for Congress, contempt for the, constitution. All these have been crystallized in the machine made and corporation financed candidacy of a personally amiable and excellent proxy. “Independently and firmly, volun- tarily and conscientiously; and with a keen appreciation of its own respon- sibility to the public, the World, con- fronted on one side by Rooseveltiam and Roosevelt's proxy and on the other by Democracy and Mr. Bryan, has no hesitation in saying that, with- in the limits of true Democracy, the Democratic ticket is entitled to the full Democratic vote.” COLORED DOCTOR SUICIDES. “Dr. Peyton, of Louisville, was ac- cused of malpractice by the sister of @ prominent white girl, who was one of bis patients. When arrested by the officers, he shot himself, dying a few ‘hours later! The girl is in the hos- pital. Many white society persons are involved in the scandal and other ar- rests are likely to follow. The occur- Tence is most regrettable Dr. Peyton was one of the most prominent Afro-Americans in the ‘South, he was the editor of the Co- Jumbian, the most widely known week- ly newspaper in Ky., published by him at Louisville, and he was all right un- ‘til he permitted himself to be used as @ tool, in attempting to cover up the moral depravity of some of the leading white ladies in the city where he ended his Ife. INSTITUTIONAL CHURCH AND SOCIAL SETTLEMENT. ‘The minister will take up a special subject for discussion every Sunday morning for four Sundays. The sub ject for next Sunday morning will be “The Fulfiliment of Prophecy in the Light of Recent Events.” The text of scripture from the book of Isaiah. “The Lord hath comforted his peo- ple; he hath redeemed Jerusalem. The Lord hath made bare his holy arm in the eyes of all the nations; and all the ends of the earth shall see the salvation of our God.” Sunday night at 8 o'clock the sub- ject will be “Lessons from the Spring- fleld Riot.” Text, second division of the Psalms. A statement will be made setting forth scome of the reasons for the organization of a good citizenshtp movement. Good music and singing will be = feature of the meeting. Prof. N. Clark Smith will give-a musical and lecture recital Monday night, August 24th. REPUDIATES HEARST’S TICKET. peceeeceete Creare it Suerte County, New York, indorses Bryan. SCHNECTADY, N. Y, Aug. 18—At & meeting held here tonight by the central boty of the Independance League of Schenectady county the ticket of Hisgen and Graves was repu- diated and a strong resolution adopted indorsing Bryan and Kern and urging All Thdepéndence leaguers to work and vote for them. ‘SPECIAL NOTICE To VOCAL r ‘STUDENTS. Mrs. Sarthe B. Anderson, has dosed ber studio during the month of Aug- ‘gst, and will resume teaching .on September 14th. Pupils are now be- ing enrolled for the .fall term. Call or address Mrs. Anderson, 6450 Chan- ‘plain avenue. \Chaties ‘H. ‘Bintity, the Catérer 76, a aspen ere vt J STAT y om hey thee ink wed oa ‘his | secs ot ire inte. 8 - ? At 1 O'logk today and at the same : emetary Associstion, which ‘ ntly located along the line p and Rastern Tinois SEPT sete # Sere CET ss ee ie a on Canada. Mrs. L. A. Davis,-3226 Prairie ave. departs this evening for Brooklyn, N. Y., with the delegation of Indies to attend the National Association of Colored Women which convenes in that city August 24th, to 29th. Mrs. Carrie Warner who couducts ‘a finely furnished manicare parlor at 182 State street, will on Monday leave ‘for West Baden, where she wil! spend ‘her vacation and enjoy the mud baths ‘and fill up on mineral water. Dr. A. Wilberforce, Williams, taken his departure for New York City last night, to attend the Negro National Medical Association, which is on the bill boards there next week. Dr. Wil- liams has been selected to repond to the address of welcome to be unwound by Mayor McClellan. Many Afro-Americans who have heretofore been strong Republicans, residing in the 27th, 28th and 29th precincts of the 30th ward, held a meeting last Saturday night, repudi- ated Charles S. Deneen, and went on Trecod in favor of voting for General Stevenson for Governor of Mlinois. Mrs. Martha B. Anderson, 6450 Champlain avenue, is spending her vacation with friends in Omaha, Neb., and with Mrs. Virginia Green, also of this city who is visiting her mother at Avoca, Iowa. Mrs. Ander- son is having the time of her life. She will return home on or about September 10th. | Mrs. Lizzie Simmons, of Louisville, Ky., mother of Mrs. Bertha Whedbee, is the guest of her oldest daughter, Mrs. Julia Bell, 6243 Morgan street. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Griffin and little son, of Muskegon, Mich., have been in the city the past week visit- ing Mr. and Mrs. Grant Gardner, 3546 state street. Mr. and Mrs. Cassius M. Harper, 2819 Chicago ave., Minneapolis, Minn., have sent out invitations announcing the wedding of their daughter Miss Ellen Tarquinia, to Mr. John Raymond Auter of Chicago, Tuesday evening, Aug. 25th. A reception will be held at the home of the bride, fom 7 to 10 o'clock on the date mentioned above. Prof. Holder of Kansas City, o., has been spending his vacation if Chicago, has been shown some of its many beautiful sights by Miss Rose Marie Edie, the able assistant to Dr. A. Wilberforce Williams, 2840 State treet, Prof. Holder is highly educated . pleasant gentleman to meet and he s greatly in love with Chicago and ts beautiful ladies. Col William J. Bryan, will arrive n the city this morning from his ome, Lincoln, Neb., he will make his jeadquarters at the Auditorium An- ex, where he will remain until Mon- lay noon, he will put in the most ff his time in shaking hands with he big and little politicians, and n conferring with the National lead- rs of his party, who look upon him s a safe winner November 3. ‘The misses Bertha G. and M. B Dixon and Mrs. C. F. Kelly, of Vicks- arg, Miss, arrived in the city Sun- lay morning and are the guests of drs. Robert A. Williams and Miss ilizabeth Slaughter, 3644 Deazborn treet. Miss Bertha is a school eacher in her native city. Her sis- er is an artistic @ressmaker and irs. Kelly 1s also a school teacher. II three ladies ste beantiful flowers t the Sunny South, as sweet as they an be, and they are greatly in love ith Chteago. Gen. Adlia E Stevenson, of Bloom- | | ston, Democratic camdidate for Gov-| nor of Illinois arrived in the city hursday, and before entering into a |. snference with Norman H. Mack, the | ble, and aggressive cliairman of the | emocratic National Committee, Rog-| + C. Sullivan axid other big chiets, at | fe Auditorium annex. We hid a} erg Aongpmscagyeeah ace | son feels confident ‘tia Much ruin to the country. Business depression money panics, which a lehes the pockets of the few at the fexvense ofthe many. But canditge Sherman has already been ti, Switched fOF vice president by thy American people, for they have prom. ised that job to John Ww. Kern of in- jana. 2 —. : WAMBLEY @ son’s Bed Bug and Moth Liquid. Will destroy chicken lice, tas og cats and dogs, lice on horses ang other animals. The liquid is « disin- fectant as well as a healer. “Does not stain.” The 15¢ and 25¢ bottles and 25c packages of Cockroach and Ant Feed are the small orders roferrag to in our ad. in another column, tor which we will accept stamps in pay. ment by out of town orders if desired. PENSIONS PROLONG LiFe. of Longevity. - An important and noteworthy ‘act which fs to be taken into acs int by English economists in the administra. ‘tion of thelr old age pension system ig that pensioners live long. That fact, often stated in a satiric vein, is 1 be ‘taken seriously, as demonstratel, by Statistics and as having an essential bearing on both the amount of pen sions to be paid and the effect of ‘hen upon society. A striking demonstration of this is to be observed in the records of the Friendly Society of Iron Founders in England. That organization has for many years been paying pensions to its superannuated members. In IS<-5 it was found that the average aze of these pensioners at death was siz. ty-eight years and six months. In 1906-7 it was seventy-one years and three months. Thus the average life of a pensioner had been lengthened by two years and nine months. It does not appear that the general average of buman life in England has been lengthened to so great an extent, wherefore we must conclude that the pensions are, an Important factor in the promotion of longevity. That is quite natural, of course, for the en- jJoyment of a pension means better food and generally better conditions of life than the superannuated worker would have without it, as well as greater freedom from anxiety, and those improved circumstances prolong life. If the same rule operates under the national pension system, as it proba- bly will, though perhaps not to so marked an extent, the national tress- ury will have more to pay on that ac- count than ts estimated under the present expectancy of life. ‘This increase in the length of life of pensioners, while it will add to the cost of the system, is of course to be regarded with gratification as a be- neficent and desirable result and as an argument in fuvor of the system— New York Tribune. ‘What Becomes of the Coins? ‘What becomes of all the metal mon- ey? We know that paper money Is worn out or destroyed from time to time, but what happens to the coins whieh Uncle Sam turns out yearly by the tens and tens of millions? The Philadelphia mint in the fiscai year ended June 30 made 137,133,717 separate pieces of money. These coins are worth $126,755,848. Now, it hap- pens that this same mint has been con- verting gold and silver bullion or metal alloys into coins for many years, and several other mints in the country have also been working steadily. If the nation’s population increased 1,000,000 in the past year the Philade! phia mint made for each persou 137 coins. Who has that money in his pos- session? More than $1,000,000 pieces of the mew money were pennies. 8° that every citizen of the United States got a new cent since last June.—Phils- delphia Press. Saee thien Cae Ge A member of the firm of Romandks Bros. received an order one day last — ‘that be could not fil. woman came into his place of Matin aiid ‘Banded hich care, 0 which was a chewing gm model. “I have lodt the key to nity crank,” abe said, “and 1 pushed that cum into the lock and got a model of it. [ ey tga wich Ghat ode wil 1 my, that tog by, can yéa not?” ‘owned tlidt he could tot. The guin was in a rather pliable cdadition, ‘he told the customer, from the heat. .and he would ft a key by 7 was sat- 1 pres: L- Pree Press. eee nahi @t Das ‘been qrritten over and over again that the North American Indiac rae. always ,beapdless. . New list 4 an etter. from = ee 1808, to Dr. ot Palen. Cont, 10 Which Gtidddrd tilts of a tribe of “yel- lawman, mot)inthe least tawny, who dake. on the qrest side ° Se i we = L senurset Brevities THE HALL OF FAME. Admiral and Mrs. Dewey are spend- ing the summer at Buena Vista, Pa. | Major Weed of New Haven, Coun. aged sixty-seven, has ridden 49,735 miles on @ bicycle im the last eight years. . F. 1, Pon ene Se after Ih tm one bouse for ffty- seven years bas Gecided that it is time to move. W. Cole of Groombridge, Sussex, Enziend, has succeeded in planting 5,000 cabbages in three hours and ten minutes. In the first hour he planted 2.008. Colonel William C.-Greene, the “cop- per king” Of Cananea, Mexico, accom- panied by his daughter and a party of friends, 1s making a tour of the world. . Baward Rogers, 2 Norridgewock (le) man, with other men was cut- ting down a tree when a young crow flew down from the nest, and Rogers, making @ flying leap, caught the bind. George Getty of Franklin, Pa, has been the father of twenty-eight chil- dren by two wives, and twenty of them survive; also forty-eight grand- children and twenty-five great-grand- ebiidren. Prince Cen, son ot Prince Ching, president of the board of foreign af- fairs, and Liang Tun Yen, assistant secretary to the board of foreign af- fairs, have been selected to receive the American fleet of battleships when it arrives at Amoy. . Vernon Stiles, the American tenor, has been engaged for # period of six years to sing leading tenor roles at the Royal Opera in Vienna. After three years, under the terms of the contract, Mr. Stiles is free to return to America for five months each year to sing at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York. Laundry Lines. Drive a book or staple in small end of ironing board and hang in closet or inside of door. In froning handkerchiefs it is well to Degin at the center. If one irons the bem first the middle will bave a tend- eacy to bulge or “full.” If you unexpectedly find your wire clothesline hopelessly rusted, lay strips of newspaper on it and pin clothes over them. Then the first bright day give your line two good coats of gray paint. Flannel will not harden or shrink if ‘When new it is put into clean cold water and left for a week, changing the water frequently. Wash well in ‘warm water, using a little soap to re- move the oil. Flannel thus washed wever hardens. English Etchings. London eats 180,000 tons of fish a year. England loses 60,000 persons every year by emigration. "The newest visiting card fad is to have a litte plan showing the rest- dence and the ‘adjacent stheets (printed 2 the back. The latest wonder ts the installation &t the London Hippodrome of a series of tiny machines that silently generate sea air in the auditorium * The Society For the Protection of Ancient Buildings bas been making stenuous protests of late against the manner in which Bxeter cathedral is ae oe whch, i to the sculpture, declared, has been obliterated witfiout Teason. Pith and Péint. A man hates faint praise worse than be bates abuse. The little things get together and cause big troubles, Every one thinks he gives as much to the poor as his means will allow. A genius is a man who knows Bow te do only one thing and ktiows bow to do that well. A man is never so humble that ‘iis Cpinion is not worth quotifig .wlieh favorable to you. Roosters are a 1a ie pfealie ira found « worm until after be tis ews lowed it—Atchison Globe. Plays and Players. Edy “= t's Lee in = George Broadhurst iv Play, called “An Juternetionsl ig Ree coming season. Dallas Welford ist appr ah & Sh eee eee. ‘ment oe Any wil Setson again under the ot Willem Harris im the = wweome@y 38 | se ‘Our Intians. 3 ae See = = MSE ie gran ‘out to the ‘the 28 years in we bave ba tae ee recat oe a speaker oe ee eoeee: oe to 1906 Pennsytvania Use of, but ‘Tt is necessary to @raw upon the supply of West Vir Officers superintending and men em. ployed.in the construction of the new battleship at the New York navy yard have been strictly forbidden to give out any information about the work. ‘Since its establishment the depart- men of agriculture has cost the United States more than $20,000,000. It has given (smployment at diferent times to experts and professors and issued 17,675 publications. Probably the jongest if not the Jargest barn in Massachusetts is in one of the tobacco fields in Westfield. ‘This barn, which has been added to from time to time, as the business of the owners prospered, Is now 500 feet long. Fly Catches. Pitcher Willett of the Detroit Amer- feans is making good Manager Jen- mings’ clatm for him. * “Pittsburg’s perennial pennant pur suing Pirates,” is the way a New York scribe designates Barney Dreyfuss’ Na- tional league representatives. ‘While no one pretends to want Bugs Raymond, there are just about three National league clubs that would give their eyeteeth to win him away from ‘St Louis, Kopetchy of the St. Louis Nationals is a much better first baseman than he ‘was last year. If he shows the same ratio of advancement next year he will be a ful! fledged star. Pitcher Eddie Summers of the De- troit Americans is the hardest loser in the game. The other day Cleveland took @ fall out of his delivery, and De- ‘troit bit the dust. After the game ‘Summers retired to the dressing room and shed really and troly salt water tears. ss Church Work. , The national board of church ex- ‘tension of the Christian church is try. ing to raise $1,000,000 by the end of ‘Bext year. Best Bot isuens fo Leadon, cove mission, in London, cover one and three-fourths ‘acres and are the result of twenty-three years’ work. ‘The first payment has been made on the three and one-half acre tract of land in Baltimore which is to be the site for the Episcopal cathedral in that city. ‘The summer vacation work of the Episcopal City mission in Boston costs about $5,000, being devoted wholly to the care of women and children who eed fresh air. ‘There are about 4,000 churches in the missionary territory over which Rey. ©. A. Wooddy acts ag superintendent, he being an agent of the Baptists in Montana, Idaho, Washington, Califor- nia, Oregon and Nevada. Facts From France. ‘The Paris Gaplois says that Taft's pomination is due to Mrs. Nicholas Longworth. In the little town of Venauson, in France, a man named Guigo has been elected’ mayor, his brother clerk and ‘his six sons municipal councilors. Although France bas ‘bad compa! sory education for about twenty-five years, the percentage of lliterates Teaches the high figure of forty per 1,000 men and sixty per 1,000 women. ‘The former residence of the Cath- olic bishop at Marseilles, France, is ow used.as a police station, while his chapel is used for an assembly room for the officials, this being one of the odd turns brought about through the expulsion of the church from France. Current Commien‘. | The most dangerous of the revenue enters is the tax dodger.— Atiants Journal. Bight men who were jilted by s ‘Chicago girl have formed a club. Grat Atude bas strange ways of manifesting iteelf—Buffalo Express. aye Dr. Wiley of the selon Sn ee . als.” Seg. eat De ne Catone’ sapoatin we ‘entertained for a long time— ‘Herald. ; Some one has invented a clock tha! Sie ee AA {2 time to wind the clock.— Bostos a ‘Germian Gleanings. ae emai ea oe ies Sg FS << ber daughter, aged ntnety- “a + penne BoP i : = SoBe fe a Humor ees WAITING FOR ANOTHER ee ens The, tmoccesne ares pit ton of a group 3 fount thew © le Site ee hee At first they regarded him with deep Tee net Ce fered more or from his habit of borrowing. When ‘be Mad convinced them that he had no designs on their pocketbooks they consented to listen to his story. “Well,” be began, “I have a very dear friend whom I long hesitated to borrow from because of my regretta- ble absentmindedness in sach matters. {Heavy sighs from the assemblage.] However, being in desperate straits one day, I mustered up courage to ‘touch’ him for a five spot. Guess he ‘hadn't heard much about me, for he ‘went right down into his pocket and dug up the requested sum. “‘All right, old chap,’ said he. ‘Any time I can help you out in a pinch I'll be giad to do 80.’ “That was some three weeks ago, and of course I had tried to forget tt, ‘not having managed to gather the amount of the loan meanwhile. The other morning my friend approached me with a genuinely serious ajr. “ ‘Say,’ he said, ‘I had a funny dream last night, and you were In it’ “That so? said I. ‘What was I doing—returning money that I had borrowed? -“Thatp just what you were dotng in part of the dream,’ replied my friend. “We were at a social gather- ing, and I could plainly see you band me the five—by the way,’ he broke off, ‘have you really paid me that five? “‘No, I responded, and I could have Kicked myself the moment the ‘word escaped my lips. “*Well,’ said my friend, ‘that dream made 80 strong an impression upon me that I was half convinced you had Teally paid me, and If you bad said you did I would not have doubted your word “I took very little interest in the re- mainder of the dream,” said the tm- Pecunious man sadly. “Have you paid him yet?” one of the Na ose the repty. “1 ain waltiaig for him to have another dream."—De- troit Free Press. Hardships of the Very Poor. ‘Little Marion, having few real play- mates, has supplied herself with sev- eral imaginary ones, with whom she has many surprising experiences. Her mother recently overheard her playing her large family of dolls and en- heels ng “Yes, Mrs. Smif,” she said, heaving 2 deep sigh, “we are poor—terribly poor. We are so poor that I have to ‘spank my babies to keep them warm.” Woman's Home Companion. | For the Mesk Man. “1 buy all of John’s shirts,” said the tall, firm jawed woman, “and I don’t allow him to wear loud colors. Show me some subdned shirts.” “Yes, ma'am,” hastened the witty clerk. “Just step this way, Here are some subdued shirts for subdued hus- bands."—Detroit Tribune. The Trouble, Lowe Comenty—Yes, Starman, the tragedian, is hopelessly mad. ‘Hi Tragedry—Overstudy? Lawe Comerdy—No, his understndy. He made a bigger bit in the part than ‘Starman, — Catholic Standard and ‘Times. What's the Use? a re ( | Gl. a 7 as ak Siege eer aoe Pane rE | “How fast do you usually travel?” “J dou't pay much attention to thet,” anewerec the motorist. “I cet most of my excitement in watching the rapid! ssatacts my way.”—Boston Post. er ze Pee eae Agents Wanted | EES ; IN THE SOUTH, WEST, AND OTHER SECTIONS OF THE a ; To handle The BROAD AX ‘AND ACT AS CORRESPONDENTS Splendid Chance to Make Moncey! Write for torms at once! | ‘Applicasts must furnish reference, Address all communications to } JULIUS F. TAYLOR, THE BROAD AX = (#8 =~ get Som Please enter my name.as a mbscrber to THE AX | herewitir'enclose $2.00, the annual subscription to saint. . t Ne E ee ae aa cna H. O'DONNELL WILLIAM DILLON }CLARENCE A. TOOLEN ‘Tel, Central 4660 * O'Donnell, Dillon & Toolen ATTORNEYS AT LAW ‘Sulte 1218-1219 Ashland Block RANDOLPH & CLARK STREETS CHICAGO GRAY g MORAN ATTORNEYS AT LAW Suite 1114 Ashland Block, Clark and Randolph Sta, Tel, Central 568. ‘ CHICAGO. Rectdaner OT Mecallieter Fine ‘Telepbene Ashland 165 eats “automatic 5048 MILES J. DEVINE ATTORNEY AT LAW Balte 318-820 Reaper Bicck CLARK AND WASHINGTON STS. CHICAGO. _ A. D. GASH Attorney at Law, > See 616 619, B Telephone Masa 3077. JOHN £.OWENS Artonay & Covnesven) “wT law (Bae ASHLAND BLOOR ger Phone Main 4153 NOTARY PUBLIC Phone residence, Gray 5670 Walter M. Farmer ATTORNEY 4T LAW | Suite 106, 171 Washington St. Res, 4856 Langley Av. CHICAGO Phome Oskland 1538 B.A. Rawlins ‘The Modern Embaimer UNDERTAKER AND FUNERAL DIRECTOR When his werk is finished you have no displeasure. 4817 Btate Street CHICAGO Phone Calumet 1579 Morgue and Private Chapel. €. JOHNSON UNDERTAKER AND LIVERY R. W. GREEN, MGR. 2712 State Street Chicago Dr, W. & MACKEY P= 4842 Armour Avenue. Phone, Blue 6571. CHICAGO. Hours: 9 to 12 a m; 1 to 4p m; and Nights, City Office, 500 Burton Bidg. 39 State Street Hours 47 P. M. Phone Central $207 W.D. Langford, M.D. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON Home Office, 2353 State Street cxirmeais aa: 1:30 p.m After eee Phone Calumet 264 Dr. AB. Schultz C. E. Kreyssler Chemist and Druggist Arthur Johnson Merchant Tailor , ‘Serietly First Class and Up-to-Date ‘Work at Reasonable Prices ‘Special Attention Given to Orders for Cleaning, Pressing, Dyeing and Repairing Goods Called for. Orders Deitvered. 134 W. Sist Street, Chicago THE CONTINENTAL NATIONAL BANK — CHICAGO etic or. Phene Onbined sees pene | zee Wo oD biped yar tea nam meee] Fle are W. B. Cowan & Go. Real Estate,Loans and Insurance Tel. andes Pai MRS. A. E. BAKER nomone spencer . 419—36TH ee ‘J. GARNER Tel. Dongias 338 THE. BLITE BUFFET ae 3080 State Street CHICARL = ue ee r Pn a Waiters and Cooks Prefer Our Make JACKETS AND LINEN because they have found them ‘satisfactory. ae for eee aren =— —— = Marcus Ruben (Inc.) 90 State St, CHICAGO. THE BROAD AX. ta for sale at the following news Reade A. F. Tervalon, 134 W. Sist street Cigar Stere and News Stand. Geo, L Martin, maker of fine cigars, and news stand, 342 East Sist St. | CHE Green, cigars, tobecco and ‘news stand, 2718 State st. Mra. Nellie Phelps, Cigars, Notions and News Stand, 181 W. Gist street. T. B Salfs Ciger Store and Laundsy office, 281 20th Bt. ‘Mrs. Alma A. Simpson, news ageut, 1255 State street. W. & Cole, 354 Thirty-frst street, cigars, tovacco and news stand J. RB Peters Cigars, ‘Tobacco and News Stand, 332 H. 27th street. Mrs. A. B. Baker, Notions and News Stand, 419, 30th strest, ~ W. P. Johnsen, Notion Store and News Stand 3704 tate st. Turner Williams’ Shaving Farier and News Gtaad, 1903 armour are. ‘B Deris, cigars, tobace:, snd com feotionery, 3583 State ot. CC McLain, gars, whacco and ‘news stand, 205 State street Mrs, J. W. Hailey 116 W. Sist st. Beco ‘Armour sve ‘M. 4. Johnson, news stand, cigars nd tobetto, 5512 State Btrost. ‘The Btandard Mews Co 181 W. Sind 2, Mow Tak, Oy.0 T, 4 wa iowa Soe Tae oe ae . Curious Spectacle on the Coast of California. In the neighborhood of Summerland, on the coast of California, ten miles south of Santa Barbara, the visitor may behold at the present time a strange and interesting spectacle the like of which was never seen in the world before. It is nothing more or less than a fishery for petroleum. Out from the smooth, sandy beach and extending at right angles therewith into the ocean are many long docks or piers supporting old derricks. The latter are like any other derricks constructed for such a purpose, but instead of being used to bring up oil from the dry land they are made to serve for fetching the fluid from beneath the waters of the sea. The pliers described are, many of them, of great length, stretching a quarter of a mile or more out into the Pacific, in order to tap the oil bearing strata under the sea. Derricks are set all along the beach itself, upheld by plies, in order that the breakers may flow back and forth beneath them. One might imagine that the discovery of the oil under the sea came about through observation of petroleum floating on the waves. Such does not seem, however, to have been the case. Prospectors for the precious fluid, having come upon a productive oil field on terra firma in the neighborhood of Summerland, were naturally led down to the ocean beach by the circumstance that the oil producing area appeared to extend in that direction. Finding that there was oil beneath the very breakers, it occurred to them to seek it farther out. The petroleum obtained from under the sea is remarkable, like all the oil in the neighborhood, for containing a great deal of asphalt. It is, in fact, very impure and thick owing to this admixture of an extraneous substance. But the asphalt itself is decidedly valuable when separated and is being utilized for paving and other such purposes—Saturday Evening Post. A Bored Floor. Mr. Reeder of Kansas told a story to the house of representatives about a Kansas settler and a trick he played. "I think we sent him on to the state of Wyoming," he said. "We have a lot of bad people in our state from Kansas," suggested Mr. Wendell of Wyoming. "This was a pretty smart fellow, and I wonder they did not send him to congress," answered Mr. Reeder. "The law required the settler to build a house with a board floor and a board roof. So he dug into the bank a space of three feet wide and six feet long and put poles across the top for a roof. Then he sharpened a stick and bored holes in the ground of the dugout. Next he bored holes through the roof and made an affidavit that he had a bored floor and a bored roof."—Detroit Free Press. Hingham has one hall with three names, the largest in the town and the one where all the town business is transacted, where Company K, Fifth regiment, M. V. M., has its armory and where the Hingham Agricultural society holds its deliberations. The hall has the distinction of having three names—Hingham town hall, the armory and agricultural hall. If it is a public performance or town meeting, the notices read, "At the town hall;" if it is a rose and strawberry show or an agricultural meeting, then they read, "At agricultural hall," and if Company K is drilling or entertaining its friends the invitations say, "At the armory." No other hall in Plymouth county has so many official titles—Boston Herald. Honduran Hard Wood. A railroad in Honduras, which has just been opened to traffic as far as Celba, thirty-five miles, was built with crescented pine ties from the United States. It is worthy of note that, while crescented pine ties are being shipped from the United States to Honduras, hard woods are coming to the United States from that country. Americans are doing the shipping both ways. A tract of 8,000 acres in Honduras has been secured by an American company, which will cut the mahogany and other valuable hard woods and ship them to the United States—Forest and Stream. English Musical Taste The London Evening News in order to determine the musical taste of the English people asked its readers to name the musical compositions the performance of which gave them the most pleasure. The answers showed these to be the most popular in the order named: The overture to "Tannhauser," the overture to "William Tell." Tschalowski's "1812" Grieg's "Peer Gynt Suita" Thomas "Mignon Gavotte" "The Mikado" Mendelsohu's "Midsummer Night's Dream" A skyscrapping structure, without a nail or a screw in it, has been put up around and above the great southwestern gate of the city of Pekin. It is made entirely of bamboo poles and cords. The enormous scaffolding was necessary for the rebuilding of the Chienmen gate, which was badly battered in the Boxer troubles. The new gate is to be an imposing affair, twice the height of the great wall of the famous Chienmen city. CLASS CONSCIOUSNESS. Pilkins, full of petty hauteur, Bought a yellow auto motor- Think of it a yellow! And its tawdry tints bedizen Half the world and its horizon. How I hate the fellow! For his peky "honk" comes bossing Every time I touch a crossing, And in automobilese There's no honk for "If you please." So I (by financial rigor) Bought a yellower and bigger— Faster also when it please. And the chap applied to blind me Wallows, in the dust behind me. He's the fellow now who sneezes! And my "honk" is quite as raucous In the automobile caucus, So I wave my hand and bow Quite politely to him now. (P. S.-Why do people visit On a crosswalk? Say, why is it?) -Edmund Vance Cooke in Woman's Home Companion. On the Highway. Waggles—Gee, I wonder why dat dorg blt me? His Friend—Oh, well, dere's no accountin' fer tastes, you know!—St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Smashing Her Baggage. A series of terrific crashes against the front door brought the mistress to that exit, and, flinging it open, she beheld standing calmly before it the new cook, her baggage lying about in confusion, while driving off with a black countenance was the baggageman. "Mercy!" exclaimed the startled mistress. "Why did that rude man hurt your baggage after you like that, Mary? Wouldn't you pay him?" "Oh, it ain't thot, mum; but me last job wor at his house." -Judge. A Useful Tool. Gyer—Lots of inventors never fully realize the importance of their inventions. Myer—Don't they? Gyer—No. Take the hairpin, for example. It is said the inventor never intended it to be used in dressing the hair. Minneapolis Journal. A Reason Now: "Oh, Arizona will be admitted, all right," said the gentleman from that territory. "Been turned down pretty regularly, hasn't it?" "Don't let that worry you. They'll need the name for a battleship now." —Philadelphia Ledger. Deluding Himself. Towne—It doesn't seem to have done Gagley any good to join church. He appears to be grouchier than ever since he got religion. Brown—I don't believe he's got it at all. I'll bet what he takes for religion is merely dyspepsia. — Philadelphia Press. Proverb Practically Applied. "A man is judged by the company he keeps," said the aporist. "Yes," answered the man with a boom. "Which makes it undesirable sometimes to print the names of all the contributors to your campaign fund."—Washington Star. What He Does. "Pa, what does a king or an emperor do when he grants anybody an audience?" "He does about what your mother does when she grants me an audience—talks most of the time."—Denver News-Times. A Churchgoer. "Do you attend church regularly?" inquired the solicitous friend. "I've been a regular churchgoer of lata," answered Mr. Cumrox, "Mother and the girls took me on a guidebook tour through Europe." — Washington Star. The Easiest Way "The easiest way to succeed, my boy, is to give the people what they want." "No, sir; you are mistaken." The easiest way to succeed is to make the people think they want what you are giving them."—Chicago Record-Herald. Signs and Symptoms "Do you believe the countenance is indicative of character?" "In some respects. For instance, when you see a hatched faced woman, ten to one you'll find her temper on edge."—Baltimore American. Man as a Shopper. A gentleman undertook to purchase a waist for his wife. "What bust?" inquired the saleswoman. "Why, I didn't hear anything."—Everybody's. Not Worth Repeating. Kind Lady—But that isn't the same story you told me the last time you were here. The Hobo—Course it ain't. Youse didn't berrieve de odder one—Chicago News. Obviously. "Aunt Hepsy, what do they use invisible hairpins for?" "To fasten up invisible hair, of course, child."—Town Topics. Telephone Douglass 1855 JESSE BINGA REAL ESTATE LOANS 3637 STATE STREET CHICAGO. LEASES NEGOTIATED, EXCHANGES MADE, PROPERTY MANAGED. For Sale $4,500—S. W. cor. 57th and L. modern, hardwood th $5,250—6337 Langley Ave., 2 flat heat, hardwood throw $9,000—3444-45 Wabash Ave., 2 sell separate. Make $2,000—3718 LaSalle St., 6 roo $2,000—3720 LaSalle St., 2 flat, $2,000—3722 LaSalle St., frame provements. $2,800—3940 Dearborn St., 2 flat JESSE BINGA, 3637 S Good Colored Tenant AND TREAT Stove He Mr. 57th and La Fayette Ave., 2 th, hardwood throughout. Hagley Ave., 2 flat brick and stone, hardwood throughout. Wabash Ave., 2-9 room stone from parate. Make terms. Walle St., 6 rooms, frame, brick f walle St., 2 flat, brick and frame, 5 walle St., frame building, 6 roo ments. Arborn St., 2 flat frame, 5-6 rooms 3637 State St. Pho Sored Tenants Always A AND TREATED ACCORDINGLY Heated $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 improvements. $2,800—3940 Dearborn St., 2 flat frame, 5-6 rooms, bath. JESSE BINGA, 3637 State St. Phone, Douglas 1565 Good Colored Tenants Always Appreciated Stove Heated Flats TO SUIT EVERY MAN'S INCOME I am no Agent. I Ren- You will save many a week if you first MONEY TO LOAN ON REAL E Samuel Richardson Telephone Main 2133 CH (Please "CAN'T SLEEP WILL YOU scratch and tum- and Moth Liquid will clear b vermin? Also kills lice on o gallon, 75c; gallon, $1.25; 5 of Cockroach and Ant Feed b mination of Insects," sent pos for small orders, large by P. C WAMSLEY & Leland Giants Base-Ball Now Organizing $100 The Stock-Holders of the Leland included to dissolve that Association in or increased Capital for the purpose of buy- Giants Base-Ball Club and Establishi- Class, Up-To-Date Amusement Par- Figure Eight, Shoot The Chutes, M Pavillion, Roller Skating, Hurley B Riding, and all the latest fun making de- gether with a First Class Summer H guests, at it's present location, 79th an- d ride on the Electric Cars to the Loop Di- The Public is Base-Ball mad, and a value in a single season. Millions can This New Enterprise. Are You In Favor Of The Ramen ense And Well Paying Plant, Wh Be Employed, between May and October out fear and Enjoy The Life and Free The Answer can only be effectively give- tion. it has been made purposefully low so have a Share and Interest in this Tween Shares Only Ten (10.00) Dollars Each Any Holiday around Amusement Par- wanted and never welcome. Come! buy an attached Coupon and mail with Ten and Amusement Association. Do it to-da Leland Giants Base Ball & Amusement Mr Beauregard F. Moseley; Treas:- which I am sending as Part (or infall) as shares of the Capital Stock of the Lel- Association. I agree to pay $ has been pa- certificate. ENT. I Rent only my o I will save many a weary step when you want if you first call on me. LAN ON REAL ESTATE OR PERSON Richardson, 142 La min 2133 CHICAGO Room 1, (Please cut this out) T SLEEP, BED scratch and tumble all night, when luid will clear beds and walls of the kills lice on chickens, cow or cal allon, $1.25; 5 gallon can, $4.50 and Ant Feed banishes them. B sects," sent postpaid on request. large by P. O. order or register LEY & SON, 3344 St Telephone Us Base-Ball and Amuse Organizing—Capital St $100,000 Members of the Leland Giants Base-Ball A Association in order to give room for t the purpose of buying a Permanent Hor club and Establishing For All The People Amusement Park, With It's Theat The Chutes, Minature Ry, Electric ating, Hurley Burley, Double Swim nest fun making devices and laugh produc class Summer Hotel, large enough to location, 79th and Wentworth Ave., tw tars to the Loop District in Chicago. Base-Ball mad, and amusement Crazy. St Illions can be made by those Who feavor Of The Race Owning And O Buying Plant, Where More Than 1,0 May and October of each year, where the Life and Freedom of a Citizen unm be effectively given by subscribing for St purposely low so that all Loyal Member rest in this Twentieth Century Enter (00) Dollars Each. You Squander Mo Amusement Parks and Public Places, come. Come! buy and build one of you and mail to Ten Dollars to the Lela iation. Do it to-day so that we may com Call & Amusement Assn. 6258 Halsted ley; Treas:- Enclosed please Part (or infill) as subscription fee for Stock of the Leland Giants Base Bai $.....per month un has been paid, at which time I am Name Address City State I am no Agent. I Rent only my own Property You will save many a weary step when you want a Flat if you first call on me. Samuel Richardson, 142 La Salle Street Telephone Main 2133 CHICAGO Room 1, OT15 BLOCK "CAN'T SLEEP, BED BUGS" WILL YOU scratch and tumble all night, when our Bed Bug and Moth Liquid will clear beds and walls of these miserable vermin? Also kills lice on chickens, cow or colt. Cost, half gallon, 75c; gallon, $1.25; 5 gallon can, $4.50. A 50c package of Cockroach and Ant Feed banishes them. Booklet, "Extermination of Insects," sent postpaid on request. Remit stamps for small orders, large by P. O. order or registered mail. WAMSLEY & SON, 3344 State St., Chicago Telephone Douglas 6100 Leland 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 It's Theater (Light Opera), Figure Eight, Shoot The Chutes, Miniature 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 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 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 (10.00) 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! buy and build one of your own by filling out one 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 infall) as subscription fee for the Capital Stock of the Leland Giants Base Ball and 'Amusement Association. For further information address Leland Giants Base-Ball and Amusement Assn. 6258 Halsted St. Chicago, Ill. A Resentment. "What made you draw yoh rasser when dat man said he didn' have no kind o' soda water flavorin' 'ceppin' chocolate!" inquired Miss Miami Brown. "T's tired o' hearin' 'bout drawin' de color lime," answered Erastus Pinkley. "I wanted to give notice dat I ain' gwinter stand foh no Jim Crow soda fountains."—Washington Star. rending tale of its ov All payments on Stock Accounts must be made to the order of Beaugrand Hospital of Mossley, Chicago, Illinois. All Stock-holders are entitled to preference as employees and should inform the Treasurer with their details to apply for employment. HILLMAN'S STATE & WASHINGTON STS. WHERE EVERY PATRON Saves ON EVERY PURCHASE MARKET AND GROCERY TELEPHONE DOUGLAS 565 81st and State Streets BRADLEY & FIELDS REAL ESTATE, LOANS AND INSURANCE THE RAILROAD INN Imported and Domestic Wines Liquors & Cigars Cafe in Connection N. E. Corner Fifty-first and Armour Avenue, Chicago, IL. BASE BALL AT 8 P.M. AUBURN PARK, 79TH AND WENTWORTH AVE. Take State Street and Wentworth Avenue Car to the Park. AFTER THE GAME VISIT THE Chauteau De Plaisance The only Summer Resort of its kind in the World. 5222-24-26 STATE STREET. American Brick Co. President and Treasurer, THOMAS CAREY. Vice-President; JOHN SHELHAMER. Secretary, WILLIAM SULLIVAN. Common and Sewer Brick Office and Yards: J. J. Bradley BRADLE REAL ART 8. Halsted Street Frank H. Lewis, Prop. THE Imported L N. E. Corner POOL AND BILLIARDS THE Phone Callnet 2940 America's Greatest Sport BETWEEN J. M. Fields HELDS DANS CE CHIGAGG Lou Seldon, Mgr. INN Public Wines Bars e, Chicago, IL. CIGARS AND TOBACCOS NAC