The Broad Ax

THE BROAD AX President William H. Taft CONTINUES TO DROP THE NEGRO WHILE INAUGURATING HIS NEW SOUTHERN POLICY. The Lily White Leaders of the Republican Party Are So Inflated with Commercialism That they Are Willing to Trample the Thirteenth, F urteenth and Fifteenth Amendments Under Their Feet. Vol. XIV President Willia CONTINUES TO GRO WHILE INA NEW SOUTHERN The Lily White Leaders of the Inflated with Commercialism That they Are Willing to Tram and Fifteenth Amendments In the war amendments to the Constitution the Republican party set forth the reasons for its continued existence after Appomattox. These articles gave the Negro freedom and citizenship and they specifically safeguarded him against discrimination. Political pains and penalties were devised in the cases of States which disregarded these principles. Several Republican Presidential campaigns were fought on this issue and some of the most conspicuous of Republican chieftains made no stronger claim to popular favor. This traditional policy has found expression with much regularity in the party platforms. In Ohio, Mr. Taft's own State, the Republicans have repeatedly demanded the enforcement of the fourteenth amendment, providing for a reduction of representation in Congress and in the Electoral College for all States which had disfranchised the Negro. The national Republican platform of last year, on which Mr. Taft was elected, "declared once more and without reservation for the enforcement in letter and spirit of the thirteenth, fourteenth and fifteenth amendments," and condemned "all devices that have for their real aim disfranchisement for reasons of color alone as unfair, un-American and repugnant to the supreme law of the land." In furtherance of a Southern policy of his own which is in conflict with that of his party, Mr. Taft now openly accepts the Southern disfranchisement laws and announces that he will appoint no Negroes to offices against the wishes of the whites. No Democrat of whom we have knowledge could more radically take issue with the orthodox Republicanism of the past Unless we are to believe that machine Republicanism, wholly abandoning principles and ethics, has devoted itself to the spoils of office, how are we to explain the fact that no protest has yet been made to this course by any notable Republican leader or by any conspicuous Republican newspaper? The power of the President is great in any case, but when politicians and newspapers are servile it is magnified many times. Revolutionizing party policy, turning his back upon the most vital of party traditions and practically justifying the nullification of the fourteenth and fifteenth amendments, with no protest from any Republican. Mr. Taft reveals courage and independence on his own part and submissiveness on the part of his political associates. Admiring the President's spirit, The World Democratically disagrees with the establishment of the new color line; and even the distinguished example of Mr. Taft cannot persuade it to approve of the virtual nullification of the fifteenth amendment. Good as the President's intentions no doubt rae it is hardly possible that the course which he has mapped out for himself is to be a finality in American politics. HEW TO THE LINE; LET THE CHIPS FALL WHERE THEY MAX That President Taft made the one fatal mistake that both the South and the Democratic Party in general have been hoping for almost half a century, certainly ever since the Negro has been empowered with the power of the ballot, that the Republican Party would make is evident from the combined public Press of the South and Southwest. Even the silence and acquiescence in most instances of the Northern Public Press lend credence to the same view. President Taft in his efforts to break up the "Solid South" by delivering the Negro over into its hands, has probably done the Republican Party as much, if not more harm than he has done the Negro. Not this only, but he has done the cause of liberty and justice for all citizens, irrespective of "race, color or previous condition of servitude," harm wantonly, recklessly and unprovocatively undermined free institutions in this country, and dealt democratic government its greatest blow. For what the Negro has to suffer today, becomes the white man's burden tomorrow. Th's has been thoroughly demonstrated in the spread of Lynch Law, and lawlessness in general. A white man's life is no longer sacred and secure in the Southland, and all things considered, his life is no safer than that of the Negro's; and this insecurity by his own hands. Here lies the danger in indulgence in the wrong direction and in wrongfully depriving any class of a nation's citizens of their rights. Supporting this contention by history, it is seriously chronicled that during the French Revolution, when the irritated Peasants could find no more Royalty to kill, they turned upon each other, and mercilessly butchered and murdered defenseless women and children. Has not Lynch Law taken the same course? Are not white men lynched in the South as well as Colored men today? Are not white women outraged as well as Colored women, and irrespective of the almost superhuman efforts put forth by whites in the South to hide these outrages, the veil is removed again and soon and the public has an opportunity to learn of the wretched conditions in the Southland? The Futile Object. The object of this "dropping" of the Negro as the press has expressed it is, to break up the "Solid South." But will this Herculean and Utopian feat be accomplished? Not while there is a Republican Party in the North, strong enough to carry the Nation, notwithstanding the elimination of the Negro. It is surprisingly strange that the Republican Party, and Republican party leaders, living as near South and in a state as strongly pro-South in sentiment as Ohio, don't understand Southern Democracy, called the "Solid South" any better than they do. These Northerners as the late lamented Frederick Douglas was won't to say, go upon the false assumption that the Southerners are CHICAGO, MAY 1, 1909. MATTHEW H. HARRIS Deputy Internal Revenue Collector, Prominent Member of the Grand United Order of Odd Fellows, Ex-Member of the Legislature of Illinois, an Honorable Member of the Afro-American Race, Who Would Make a First Class Recorder of Deeds for the District of Columbia. Deputy Internal Revenue Collector, Prominent Member of the Grand United Order of Odd Fellows, Ex-Member of the Legislature of Illinois, an Honorable Member of the Afro-American Race, Who Would Make a First Class Recorder of Deeds for the District of Columbia. reasonable men. But as a matter of fact, they are anything except reasonable men. And in the attempt of President Taft to appease those men in not only sacrificing the Negro, but in violating the most sacred and revered precedents of his party, he placed himself in the same-class of unreasonable men as his southern beneficiaries. The Reward. But what is the reward for the extraordinary actions of President Taft in this particular? Will it be what his fancy, rather than his judgment has prompted him—the "breaking up of the Solid South?" Not at all. But on the other hand, it will be that same unreasonableness that has always characterized the thoughts of that section of the country, and any prejudice-loving people, who are bent on keeping another people down; or existing at the expense of another people, of maintaining the superstitious idea of the right to rule by Divine Primogeniture, and of ultimately converting the entire country to its way of thinking. How has this unreasonableness exerted itself since the bountiful generosity of President Taft? Having secured from President Taft every guarantee that he would surely sacrifice the Negro, the same person turned at once upon the President and his Party, and begun at once to make campaign literature of the President's ignorance of southern politics. Nothing but criticisms await him every hand, showing up the Republican party to disadvantage and greatly strengthening the already "Solid South." The "Solid South" therefore, is encouraged to be stronger. For if it has succeeded in forcing the strong Republican Party, intrenched in the National Government for half a century to abdicate its prerogatives and principles, there is at least hope that by getting strong enough it can once more force its conceptions upon the Nation and repeat in fact, if not in kind the regime of 1860. These are the pleasant dreams held out to the "Solid South." But President Taft is not the only Republican president deceived by the South. McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt were both deceived and disappointed in their efforts to break up the solid South. President Hayes and the Nation were deceived in recalling the National Army from the South too early during the days of reconstruction; and even Lincoln was disappointed in the inexpediency of a section of the country not accepting for recuperation that was finally forced upon it at the sacrifice of all that was great, grand and lovely in that one aristocratic section. And lastly, William H. Taft will observe through the passing years of his administration and the political exigences in the South that he too was a victim to the ill-conceived and unfounded belief of breaking up the "aSolid South."—The Metropolitan News, New York, April 24, 1909. IMPORT JAPANESE WHITE OAK FOR RAILROAD CROSS-TIES. San Francisco, April.—The growing scarcity of American timber suitable for railroad ties has induced one of the largest Japanese importing companies to introduce Japanese white oak as a desirable foreign species to take the place of the American oak, for railroad purposes. Several of the western roads have already purchased a large quantity of the Japanese white oak to be used in replacing worn out ties along their rights of way. The increasing cost of all railroad ties has naturally led the railroad companies to desire to prolong the life of the species of wood used, by preservative methods, and only recently an application was made to the United States Forest Service to conduct experiments at their Berkeley timber testing station to determine the value and life of the Japanese oak timber when properly treated. This application brought up the interesting point as to whether or not the Forest Service would be allowed to understand experiments with foreign species of timber, inasmuch as the Act under which these experiments are carried on specifically requires that only American grown timbers shall be treated. The Forest Service has found it necessary, owing to pressure of other work, to decline to undertake this experiment, and therefore this point was not considered. It is estimated that there is a large supply of this white oak in Japan and should its use for railroad purposes prove satisfactory, it is probable that a large market will be created for it in this country. By What Term or Race Name Shall the Black Man in the United States be Known? By Rev. Solomon Porter Hood In conversation with a white friend one day, he made the remark that he was often embarrassed in addressing Negro audiences as to what term to use when he wanted to speak to them or of them as a distinct class, which often becomes necessary. The thing that puzzled my friend may have given others some cause to think. Frederick Douglass was yet however much Mr. Douglass have been criticised for the of his personal prerogative latter part of his life, not done more for the race that claim was that he was a he stood for Negroes. Booker T. Washington is yet uses this term Negro in In an issue of the Outlook, October 12, 1907, there appeared a letter criticising an editorial comment upon a Mr. McKelway's article on the suffrage, because the editor of the Outlook had made repeated reference to the Colored people as Negroes. I think the letter is misleading for I am very sure the editor will have the sanction of the best thinking people of color of this country, whether they are black, brown or mulatto, when he uses the word Negro. We have learned by experience that so far as public sentiment is concerned there is no difference how white a Negro may be or nor how black, once he is classified with the African race, he is regarded as one of them. One of the things about which the race often complains is that distinctions are not made by the public press but it is not a distinction as to colors or what we shall be called of which we complain, as the writer of the letter seems to express it, but a classification as to character. When the newspapers speak of the Negro, and differentiate between the criminal Negro, the educated Negro, the moral, or immoral Negro, this is all any reasonable person asks, and we are happy to say this is beginning to be done, though not to the extent it will be, and must be. The term Negro is used to describe people of African descent, and as much does point out our race in this country. Because there has been some emulgation of the race does not destroy the great fact that public opinion has long ago settled down to the conclusion that there is a class of people in this country who form race characteristics, conditions, and legal enactments, all fall under the same general treatment whether they be black, brown or mulatto, and are called Negroes. The writer who criticised your use of the term "Negro," claiming that a distinction should be made between the mulattoes and the blacks, and that the mulattoes were not Negroes, and refers to the distinction that is made on the same grounds in the West Indies, was most unfortunate in this reference. We speak from actual experience, having lived in the English West Indies. It is true that there is a distinction made which has worked dire results in the West Indies. The blacks or the Negroes, as there called, have been regarded as inferiors, while the people of lighter hue have often looked down upon them and drawn such a line as has kept the blacks in the servile and mental position. Where as if all had been simply known as Negroes and they had made common cause some of the foolish prejudices which have existed there would have long ago faded away. In this country a man allied with the Negro race feels that no matter what his color is he stands for the race. Term or name Shall k Man in ed States n? Frederick Douglass was a mulatto, yet however much Mr. Douglass may have been criticized for the exercise of his personal prerogative during the latter part of his life, no man has done more for the race than he. His claim was that he was a Negro and he stood for Negroes. Booker T. Washington is a mulatto, yet uses this term Negro in referring to himself and his race. Bishop C. T. Shaffer of the A, M. E. Church, can hardly be distinguished from a white man, yet continuously uses this term as referring to the whole race in the United States. Suppose the distinction the writer of the letter desires made existed, how could it add anything to the forcefulness of these three men's lives, or how have they been detracted, from by being known as or called Negroes. Some time ago the term "Afro-American" was coined by some one and it was thought to be a way out of the difficulty. But we are happy to say it is falling into disuse. The attempt to find some evasive term arises largely from the feeling that there is some kind of contumely which attaches to Negro. What can? If the Negro has been a slave he is not responsible for that, and whatever reflection there is in American slavery surely does not fall on us, however we may suffer from its effects. Then we all know that some of the greatest nations have been slaves. The remarkable progress we have made since freedom, and the judgments formed of us, not from the heights we have attained, but the depths from which we have come gives us honor rather than disgrace in the sight of all fair minded men. The best people of this country are in sympathy with us, and admire the struggle we are making. The old idea that there was something inherently inferior in the race has been conclusively disproven by facts. Negro school teachers are passing the same examinations before white superintendents according to the same tests as white teachers. The same is true of Negro lawyers, doctors, pharmacists, dentists, etc., who, before white State boards, are annually passing State examinations. And Negro school children passing from grade to grade under white teachers, and through the high schools, beside young men and women in the best colleges of the country who are taking rank with any other students. Every Colored student who gets a diploma from a white faculty, every superintendent who gives a Colored teacher a school certificate, every State board that passes a Colored lawyer or doctor is proof positive of Negro ability and a living reputation of race inferiority. It is also conclusively demonstrated that it is not a question of mixed blood. While there is no line that can be drawn between the black Negro and the Negro of mixed blood, it is well to note that what may be termed white blood in the Negro makes him neither greater nor less, and that the black Negro has shown as much ability as any other, as is clearly proved by such black men as Edward W. Blyden, the celebrated Hebrew and Arabic scholar, whose (Continued on page 2.) THE BROADAX ‘PUBLISHED WEBELY. Ta patents an ot mes Sea 5 Sher nares is proper and AILS ee must be paid in ad- Sic Afvertising rates made known on ‘A@¢ress all communications te THE BROAD Ax $033 Armour Avenue Chicago. —— F. TAYLOR, Waiter and Pub- Entered as Second-Ciass Matter, Aug. 10, 1902 at the Post Office at Chicago, Illinois, under Act of March 2, 1878. CAL (7) LEADER. ‘A Nuisance That Ought to be Abated. ‘The self-constitated preacher-politi cian-leader is an eye sore in Washing. ton from which the entire racial body 4s suffering grieviously. Why these new political Moses feel called upon to lay down the charges which they are paid to serve and journey to ‘Washington to volunteer their advice to the president “about this or that appointment, is a question the public ‘would like to have answered. The at- tempt of the average Negro bishop to mix church and state by dictating ap pointments because of their. church connection which they no more repre- sent and can no more deliver than.any other ward heeler, is an idea that the American people do not take kindly to and the time is not far distant when the intelligence of the race will tell their preachers that it will not stand any longer to be sold out for Talroad fare to Washington. Among the whites the office of Preacher is understood to be spiritual and not political. The preacher is ex- pected to devote his time and talent to the spiritual edification of the man and not to spend himself in heeling around for railroad fare here and there. If a preacher will do his duty in the pulpit he will not. have time to be loping over the country hunt- ing public offices for such of their membres as will give them commis- sion on their first year’s pay. There is Bo more reason that the Negro pul- pit should be dragged in the political mire than that of our neighbors. You never hear of a white pastor or bish- op doing political stunts around Wash- ington or anywhere else. But it is a common thing to pick up a newspaper and see where some Negro bishop handed out an interview on the polit- ical situation, vouching for what the presklent will do politically and has neither party nor standing at home, | Half of these Negro preachers and bishops who lie around Washington selling their endorsements, pulling office seekers for expenses, are not citizens of any precinct in America. They neither register or vote any- where ,and they are simply out for the ish and loaves. Those political preachers who par- ide about the white house in long oats amd stove-pipe hats, never at- end a political meeting at home and ouldn't be elected to a ward mect-, mg in the precinct where they, live, | jot even by the vote of their own burches; yet these “Moseses” are in Vastington advising the president of he United States what to do. =| s a nuisance that ought to be abated. hese self-appointees ought to be un- rocked amd taken from the pulpits | hey are disgracing. What right has ay man who hasn't enough inter- st in his government to pay his x, Tegister and vote, to attempt to jetate to others whom they shall ave to rule over or scrve them? | Tt is 2 shame to see our preachers | nd bishops doing the stunts of the |’ rd theeler and professional poltti-| en about Washington. It is a dis-} race to the church amd a curse to j, je race. Why prostitute the polpit | Bd the bishop's bench to the Jevel of | je political stump? What specie! mess has a peacher who has not | ' ised of his own tamily one useful |‘ mn of decent woman to advise the ealdent who is ft for office? It the | | resident would eek ascents en ae cone y they epgaged in, he would soon | Pe a a ts SA, aia At Ae eal a8 eee fre ee eet y a ee ae it be gota the rank scent |’ 3 Patra oe ae : ba ras a rale. represent ‘ooking out for dear self-and gives really nothing to the church from which he draws his salary. ‘The Independent has the highest respect for the man of God who stays tm his place and sespects the dignity of his calling, but little respect for the hypocrite who brings the good tame of the church into disrepute thereby lessening its usefulness to God gnd man. The average Negro ‘but whisky and adultrey and as a Dreacher preaches against nothing rule he drinks more whisky and has more women than any five members of bis church. ‘You can just pit it in your pipe and smoke it, when you see a preacher sround Washington trying to sce the president that he is in the employ of some poor deluded office seeker. He is nuisance that ought to go. He has sold goods he does not possess. —The Independent, Atlanta, Ga.. Apr. 25, 1909. Rev. A. J. Carey, pastor of Bethel church this city, wended bis way to ‘Washington, D. C., last week for the purpose of calling on President Taft and urge him to provide a fat job for his friend Dr. M. A. Majors, Rev. Carey, should carefully read the above article and then remain at home, de- vote his time to his church work and refrain from dabbling in politics.— Editor. Y What Race Name Shall We Cali the Black Man? (Conctaces from Page 1.) contributions \have appeared in some of the best periodicals of Europe ani America. Bishop Holly, of the Epis copal church, now im Hayti, whe speaks and preaches with ease ir English or French: Dr. C. B. Mason, of the M. E. church, one of its sec retaries and an orator to whom any andience delights to listen. W. T ‘Vernon, ex-president of a college and now register of the treasury of Wash- ‘ngton, and a host of others of equal ability are black, so that it is not a question of color nor blood but of ability. ‘We are happy to say that while at one time there was a tendency to @read the word Negro, and take up the word “Afro-American,’ as we have already said, this latter term is grad- ually losing ground, as is’ also the term “Colored people,” which applies to any of the darker races. No one who has any real know!- edge of the American Negro will deny that Prof. W. E. B. Dubois, of Atlanta Universitye, and Professor Kelly Mil- ler, of Howard University, are men of learning and standing and have done as much as any two other Ne- froes in this country to mold senti- ment; both these gentlemen use the word Negro always as the titles of a few of their publications will show. Professor Dubois has the following “Mortality among Negroes in cities; “The Negro in Business.” “The college-bred Negro.” “The Negro artisan.” “The Negro church.” etc. Professor Kelly Miller has the fol- lowing: “Distranchisement of the Negro.” -“The Educated Negro’s Mission.” “Barly Negro convention,” move- ment, etc. And What is true of these is also of very nearly all the Negro bishops and jcading Negro newspapers. If the term ‘Negro” is used in op- robrium we expect to dignify {t, as did the early Christians their name, or the Methodists did theirs. These have become sume of the most honored of be earth. The Negro has learned it is not what you call him but what he is. We believe the most appropriate and most generally accepted, and that hich the best thinkers of our race gave settled upon, is not “the Colored people,” nor “Afro-Amercan.” but lain simple. “Negro.” « person of ifrican descent, but spelied with a arge “N.” Call us Negroes. THE SONS OF MISSISSIPPI. . Invite you and your friends to at- tend the club’s first Ladies’ Day Ex ercises, Sunday afternoon, May 2, ‘09, 6 o'clock, Oddfellows Hall, 2335 State street. ‘This club has issued a call for ap ‘International Congress of the Negroes of ‘the World, to meet in Chicago in 1916. Representatives of several for- eign countries will be present at Sun- days meeting and speak on the ques: tion.of the Congress. Good Musical programme, Admission free, L. W. ‘Washington, Pres, J. A. Marshall, Cor. Sec.,.3616. Dearborn St. J. W. Anderson, 19 East 32nd street, who is known as the prince of goodfellows is still very popular with the ladies and it may not be true but it 4s reported that before the begining be will share his name with a see een a : CHATEAU RINK NOTES. {ted the Chateau last week. eee ‘The Barrel Race contest. at the Chateau last week was a grand suc cess. Those present had a good laugh. E. Taylor wen the tet, prize ‘Chas, Mance, 2nd prize and L. &'mons ‘the 3rd prize, eee The Juvenile Handicap at the Chateau jast Saturday afternoon was won by~C. Henderson, Ist prize, E Taylor, 2nd prise and H. Jones 3rd prize. All those not present missed a Tare treat. onions ‘On Saturday, May ist the first per son entering the Rink at 7:30 p. m will receive 9 Base Ball pass. Nine otber passes will be given away in a baseball schedule during the evening to those passing throngh the turnstile. Come out and get a pass and have good time. iz s: o-\0 x Roller Skating Season is very near over. Why not meet your friends at the Chateau and have a good time on rollers before the weather gets too warm to enjoy the sport. esis On and after next week the Chateau will close down for the summer. Great preparations, however, are now being made for the Grand Opening of the Summer Garden and Perusian Galler- Jes, the Restaurant and Out Door Music Imporium. This year the Man- agement purpose to surpass last year's effort and give the public a real up to date out-door amusement Park. The restaurant and cafe wil! be under the direct management of the famous Pekin Inn Restaurantors. Messrs. Daniels and Bell who will serve ala carte meals at all bours during the summer. The soda fountain will be in full operation and a nickclod- eum, fortune telling ami other ont door amusement features adde1. Grand Opening will take place May 29th, with a fine Program. Watch for the Opening. / Tonight a Reception and Ball is tendered the Leland Giants under the management of Andrew (Rube) Fos: ter, who has just returned with his team mates from their Southern ‘Training trip. On th’s trip 18 games were played and won. Not a single game was lost by the team on this miraculous journey and there arr some ball players in the South. 1 will be amusing to hear the boys tell of their prowess at the canvocation of the fays tonight. Come out and bear them, : «ore Giants play Callahan's Logan Squares at Logan Square. As this is the open- ing of the season the boys purpose to take Callahan's scalp. Those who wish to sep @ great, game should not fail to visit Logan Square on tomor- row. THE SONS OF mississipe:. | Julius F. Taylor, Editor, of the Broad ax At the last meeting of the Execu tive Committee of the Sons of Mis sissippi. the following resolution, of fered by Mr. J. T. Brewinton, Jr., was unanimously adopted by the Commit tee: m “Resolved, That as an appreciation of the very great service that has Deen rendered to this organization from time to time, the Corresponding Secretary is hereby instructed to ex. tend a Special Invitation to the fol. lowing ladies and gentlemen to attend our first Ladies’ Day Exercises, as the honored guests of our Club.” é In pursuant with the above instruc tion, the following ladies and gentle men were named as the Special in- vited guests: Hons. John C. Buck ner, Francis P. Brady, Patrick H. O'Donnell; Editors, 8. B. Turner, Ili- nois Idea; Julius F. Taylor, The Broad Ax; R. 8. Abbott, Chicago Defender; Mr, and Mrs. Beauregard F. Moseley, and Mr. and Mrs. Ferdinand L. Bar- nett. - s It affords me, therefore, the very great pleasure of extending you 9 cordial invitation to attend our first Ladies’ Day Exercises, 6 o'clock, Sun- day afternoon, May 3, at Odd Fellows Hall, 3335 State St. Our club has issued a call for an Inter-National Conference of the Negroid races of the world to meet in Chicago during the summer of 1910, and this subject will be discussed at this meeting b yseveral foreign resi- dents of this city. Sincerely appreciating your efforts to aid us in the past, and again pressing the hearty greetings of the organization, I am, 4 - Cordially Yours, .~* A Marshall, Monday evening, May 10, the sth Regiment, Ilincis National Guards, will give its 9th annual military ball, dress parade and band concert, at the 7th Regiment Armory, $4th street and ‘Wentworth ave. Admission 50 cents. MEMORIAL SERVICES FOR DE- PARTED MEMBRES OF GOLDEN FLEECE LODGE. ee a a ae Golden Fleece Lodge, 1615, Odd Fel lows, took time last Sunday morning at Odd Fellows Hall to conduct ‘most impressive service as a mem: orial to their departed dead during the past twelve months. The arrange ments were in charge of Messrs. Noah D. Thompson and Morris Lewis. ‘The recent sudden death of Bro ‘Wyatt B. Johnson, who had been ‘Treasurer of the lodge for many years, was the incident that brought to the mind of the members of this branch of the order he thought that jwas time to halt and count the by death and on a Sunday morning draw beautiful lessons from the lives of the departed. ‘The service was held in the lodge hall and many not members of the order, for the first time had oppor tunity to witness services there. A most interested audience gathered and but for the lack of a “collection” was all that any church service could hope for. There was a sermon, there was prayer, there was beautiful sing- ing, and sacred music from an organ. ‘The program was as follows: Organ volintary, Mr. DeKoven Thompson; Invocation, Bro. J. G. Raymore; Vio- ln Solo, Mr. Harrison Emanuel; Re- marks, P. N. F. Noah D. Thompson; Solo, Mrs. Morris Lewis; Remarks. H. A. Bartlett, M. V. P.; Baritone Solo, Mr. Creighton Thompson; Ad- dress, J. C. Buckner, Ex-D. M-M. V. P... Blest Be the Tie That Binds. Ben- ediction, P. W. Johnson, M. V. P., Bro. Morris Lewis, presided. District Master Doria Byrd was pro- sent an@ introduced Bro. H. A. Bart- lett, one of the oldest Odd Fellows in this District, now 76 years of age. A letter from Grand Master Houston was read expressing his inability to be present. Major Buckner made a most stir- ring and impressive address that brought tears to the eyes of many. He was quite master of the situation and omitted nothing in the lives of depart- ed Bros. Thomas Brown, A. J. Ford. Frank Foster, D. F. Chaplin, Holman Baker and Wyatt Johnson. This is the first time a memorial of this kind has been held by an individ- al lodge and Golden Fleece Ledge und its committee deserve great cred- it and commendation for the event pe | APPOMATTOX CLUB NOTES. ‘The $5.00 dispensation is still oper at the Appomattox Club and a larg: number of citizens have taken advan tage of this opportunity to get int this famous organization. eee : ik, 2th has been tentatively selec ted as the date upon which the Club will run its annual outing. which will ‘bella boat excursion oyer the lake to tome convenient points which the committee now have under consider: ation. ‘The Regular Board Meeting is Mon- day night, May 3rd. INSTITUTIONAL CHURCH. ‘Miss Hallie Q, Brown, one of the best known women of the race will deliver a Lay Sermon at the church, Sunday night, May 2nd, a good pro- gram will be rendered. ‘The club women are extended a spe- clal invitation to be present. —s” COnHIPs jMr§B4. Gardner, 2629 Armour Ave., — list. jMre. Henry Fiudd, 3339 Vernon Ave. fs Bonfined to her home with illness. Mrs. and Mrs. E, Winslow formerly ‘of 4524 St. Lawrence Ave., have moved to 3547 Wabash Ave. Mrs. Lizzie Jones, 8912 Dearborn St, who has been suffering with « broken leg is again able to be out. Mr. Geo. W. Mitchell, 3233 State St., 4s confined to his house suffering from sets ot au wectent ‘Mrs. F. L. Barnett, entertained a small party of friends. Informally at her residence Sunday afternoon last. Mrs. L. W. Lapsley has returned to her home after a six weeks visit among fritnds and ‘relatives in the Southland, Mr. Will Davis, 3022 State stree: ‘who has been in the east for the past 2 months, returned to the city, Fri- Gay. - eee Le Wentworth ‘Who has been confined to his bed with La Grippe is again able to be out and around. a “Paul Goodiow, 2 popular character around Sist and State street died in the ‘County Hospital, Thursday of alcobolism. ae Mr, Theo. Magee 4711 State st, af- ag ee eae ee eae Sceupy the upper flat of Mr. Gray's Deautitul building at 494 Wabash Ave., after May Ist. ° Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Galloway for the past few years of 5216 Dearborn St, have moved to a beautiful steax heated flat at 5404 Dearborn st. Mr. Geo. Holt of St. Louis, Mo., is in the city overseeing the construction of his beautiful hotel 3004 State st., which will open in the near future. On and after-May 3 Mr. and Mrs. John D. Scott, 5003 Dearborn st, can be found at their new home, 5027 Ar- mour ave, second fiat Miss R: Marie Edie, the faithful as sistant to Dr, A. Wilberforce Williams, is very much pleased with his new office n. €, corner of 33rd and State street. J. W. Jenkins, has removed from 6640 Evans ave. to 6442 Evans ave, and from henceforth it will be a plea- sure for him to his chums and asso- ciates at the above number. Miss Muriel Smith will leave for her home in New York City, Sunday morn- ing, after a months visit with Mr. and Mrs. 8. A. McElwee, 3220 Forest ave. Mr. J. Hockley Smiley, recently ad- Gressed a South Side Literary Society ‘on the “Dangers of Suspicion” a very interesting subject which he handled humourously to perfection. Dr. John Shaw V. S., has accepted position at Tuskegee Institute, Ala- bama, where he will soon reside and practice as the Institute Vetenary Surgeon. Dr. Shaw is also a fine mu- sician. How does “Rev. John C. Buckner”) scund to you? The Major has recently developed into a wonderful pulpit ora- tor and many of his friends are urging him to study for the ministry, where he could no doubt hold his own with in song and prayer. Dr. Daniel H. Williams entertained & number of the medical students at an informal luncheon at his residence, Sunday evening April 18th. Several of the students made short addresses. Dr. Bailey assisted the host. A plea. sant evening was spent by all. Mr. Robert H. Harden-and Verg!l D. Humphrey, will on May ist open their new Antiseptic Chiropodist Parlors at 195 State st. Both of these gentlemen are well known citizens and will no doubt do a thriving business in their new venture. Miss Carrie Jenkins, the lovable.and dutiful sister of Mr. J. W. Jenkins,|_ was recently quietly united in mar- riage to Mr. W. B. Baker, and they ure now residing at 6442 Evans ave., where they will be pleased to see]. heir many friends. Mrs, Earnistene Smiley is making reparations for a visit to Los Ange-| : es this summer, where she will be the | mest of her cousin Mr. and Mrs. S.| ' N'. Thompson, while west. Mrs. Smi-| | ey will visit the fair at Seattle, Wash-| { ugton. 1 William Harrah, official stenogra- |} her, in the city counc!l committee t poms, always has his handsome face | s reathed in smiles, he wares fine | t uds, smokes good cigars, he is also |! high stepper, a first class =| ty om base ball sport and he takes |“ yell with the ladies. Dr. A. Wilberforce Williams, has re- xoved his office from 29th and State | P there he was located for 15 years, nd where he first began the practice f medicine to 3255 State street, n. e./8 orner of 33rd street, where he will |d e pleased to receive his friends and | tl umerous patients. , Monday evening, May 10th the off- ers and members of the Eighth Reg-| t nent, Illinois National Guards, will|® ve their 9th annual military ball, | # rese parade and full band concert, | t the 7th Regiment Armory, 34th|¢ treet and Wentworth Ave. Remem-|@ wr the place and the date. Y ‘The “Le BelleFunction” at Oakland | 1 jusic Hall last Thursday evening, | m as a success in every particular and | fe the other local clubs managed the affair. Mr. Mark Weaver, 3807 Wats), ay Was on last Sunday mornins in:ciateg asa trustee of Grace Preststorian church. Mr. Weaver fs doine gon, work for the Infant Dept. of ti Sin, ‘day School of his church by voi. .- sonally after many of the ne'clijop. hood children and seeing (0 1): car, return home. George Montague, Colors) j¢..i can politician, and a warn fien oy Congressman Martin B. Ma) rt turned to the city the firs: a) week from Va., where be <j ;) past winter, in visiting the «10. q) his boyhood days: Mr. Montz. alco spent some time in Washinzion, > C., where he paid his respect + rey ident William H. Taft. The 9th annual military ball, dress parade and band concert, to be civen by the Sth Regiment Ilinois Nationa) Gvards, at the 7th Regiment Armor; 34th street and Wenworth are, Mon. day evening, May 10th, promises to bs the leading social feature following the Lenten season. Admission 59 — «Rev. Father F. L. Reynelis who was for more than seven year pastor of Holy Angel's church, a: \urorm, ML, has returned to Chicago, ‘\) again reside for prior to 1901. Father Rey. nolds, was assistant to the late Rey Father P. M. Flannagan, 55th and Wentworth ave., and from hv neoforth Father Reynolds can be found at 5531 ‘Wabash ave. for the past < sears Father Reynolds has been « firm sup. porter of The Broad Ax and i thrice welcomes him back to Chicaxo The hail, rain and wind storm Thursday evening smashed in the plate glass front of Aldermay Henry L. Fick's place of business. 3s West 12th street, causing a loss of more than five hundred dollars. and while the thunder, lightning and the storm in genefal was raising old Ned Alder man Fick, thought the devil was righr after him, so he snatched up four or five thousand dollars in money and his big Diamond shirt stud and tore out for his barn in the rear of his home. Why She Shut Down. “A charming gentleman siwut four years old used to pass my house every i day on his way to kindergarten.” said a.lady, “and In course of tiue 1 made his acquaintance and gave a penny to im each morning when we parted. “Eventually his mother resisted me not to give any more micney to bin The next morning 1 did not preset the usual penny. He did not seem» notice the omission. The sucveediag day when the penny was not civen to him he said nothing. Bur on the mor- ing of the tuird day when the peasy was not forthcoming he sidied up to ‘me and whispered: ‘What's the mat ter?_ Aln’t your busbard working?” Uncertainty of Lion Hunting. A lion fs a fearfu! animal. Do not run away with the idea that he fs mt dangerous. You may bave luck to kill twenty, but No. 21 wll likely get you However careful and svi 1 shot sou may be, there is the grvatest danger in tackling a lion. I remember Colonel HL, who had lived tn Africa for niue Years and during that time had never seen a lion, and the first lion he sa¥ he wounded and got badly mauled saying to me: “Here, man; you bate been here only sixteen months sd bave Killed five lions. Chuck it, au. while you are in luck. They are bound to get you if you go on hunting then” —Forest and Stream. Beware the geese when the fer Preaches.—Spanish Proverb. What They Make Judges Out Of. Justice David Brewer of the United States supreme court, durivg a0 a¢- dress before the students of law st the University of Pennsylvania, told them one of the experiences of Bis! judicial career at bis own expens?. “It happened 1 was sitting at oD time on a number of cases in whieh & good friend of mine was interested ‘&s counsel, and it also happened thst fm many of them my decisions wer? Tendered against my friend's clients ‘One day after the completion of such ‘@ case we sat together talking, wen ‘Very bashful young man from tbe rural districts came in to see me Vea" tng 2 card of introduction to 0)! my advice upon the choice of * 7° fession. “What do you think you want to do? [asked him. ‘I kind of thouzht Td better study law,’ he replies. ‘vt that I-want to very much, but be 2st I guess I'd like to be a judze. Thee make judges out of lawyers. dot they? “be asked, somewhat be=!t" ingly. “Ovce in awhile,” my lega! fried replied before I could answer. “ce in awhile they do, but not often’ "- Philadelphia Press. Wanted—A gents ‘Twenty-five. energeric Colored Men and Women to sell stock. in the great ‘at industrial proposition ever offered CALL AT ONCE. 2 Fork Coal & Iron C0. 3724 STATE ST., CHICAGO, we 2 GREAT FREE OFFERS: = — 2 This Offer of THE BROAD AX will Appeal]Especially to Women s a Self-Tightening Shears : a The Best Shears in The World ? 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It contains matter concerning the race never before published. It takes up the industrial, social, relig- ious, ethological, domestic, inventive and business advancements of the Negro. One of its most important features is the origin of the Negro, why he is black and why his hair curls. Although it contains over 40C pages, with about 100 illustra- tions:the price has been placed within the reach of all at $1.00 for board back; $1.50, cloth bound and $2.50, half morocco. Liberal arrangements will be made with agents. 10,000 are wanted throughout the country. For terms write to Giles B. Jackson, 602 N. 2nd St., Richmond, Va. Parties desiring to secure this book from the home office can send the price $1.00, $1.50 or $2.50 to R. T. Hill, Treasurer, 602 N. 2nd St.. Richmond, Va. Postage 13c extra. Proved His Theery. but Died. ‘The acme of reaiiin was reached, though by ac ident, is a criminal trial a number of years azo sit Lebanon, O. Two men had a per oz ea odnter. One of them afer sails Uyluz to @raw bis pistol treat lis bi) porket turned to flee. A misoient bee be toil shot In the xmall of tie Lik ne chamber of his plsul we. an. t have been fired. bis soniPow yas tried for murder. ‘ite dese: w tended that the man bed si¢ bho of while trying to draw his pistel. whi had become entangled {a te liulay of the pocket, and that the prisoner's «bot had not taken effect. The prosecution contended that such a wound could not have been self inflicted. The defend- ant’s counsel, Clement L. Vallandig- ham, undertook to demonstrate to the jury just how the dead man’s pistol bad bung in the pocket and just how possible it was to inflict such a wound. Suddenly there was a loud report, and the lawyer sank to the floor. The ball had entered the back almost in the identical spot where the dead man had been shot. The defendant was acquit- ted. Mr. ‘Vallandigham died. — Ex- change. ‘Westminster Abbey's Poets’ Corner. | Turning from King Henry's aes: with its wealth of fancy’s “fairy frost work,” to. the poets’ corner in West- minster abbey, we are attracted by a spell mightier than that of carven stones in the presence of those “serene creators of immortal things” who bare enriched our literature with gifts be- yond al price. This “glorious company of paupers.” as they have been.termed, says a writer in Great Thoughts, have ‘won 2 fame in the glow of which that of statesmen and warriors wanes and perishes, “touched to death by diviner eyes.” Drawn together, as it were, by the spell of Chaucer, “our frst war- bier,” what Spenser calls “black ob- itvion’s rust” has failed to tarnish their golden record. We move entranced ‘amid the memorials of Drayton, Ben Jenson, Spenser, Shakespeare, Beau- mont, Milton, Gray, Addison and many ‘more, incinding the impassioned peas- ant singer, Robert Burns, and the great ‘Victorians, Robert Browning and Al- fred Tennyson.—London Standard. | ———* aater the First—I thought this yere Loafer the Second—So it is. ain't ‘Loafer the First—tt ain't. Tt means ‘work. —Londou Sketch a a ‘Phone Oakland isse-t39 Jeha J. Dunn sare: WOOD Filty-First St. and Armour Ave. Ram Yanwe| PO OS CHICAGO = A Pleasant Winter Evening. ARE YOU IN SEARCH OF ONE? ‘Then Visit the “Chateau,” 6826 State Street, Tonight. “There ‘s a fine Picture Show, Roller Skating, Dancing and superb music, refreshmests and a jolly good time for good people. No proscrip- tion, Special prize program every Saturday and Sunday. Admission, 10 cents--one dime LELAND GIANTS’ BASE BALL AND AMUSESIENT ASS’N. 7 Ceuse For Reoret. “I licked the stuffin’ out o’ Dick Smith this mornin’.” “You bad boy! Aren't you sorry for tS ad “Yessum—awful sorry. I jest found out that he’s goin’ ter have a birthday party tomorrow.”—Cleveland Leader. In the Toils. “Were you ever sent up in a balloon, Sen? “No, sab. I's been sent up several times, bot neter in a balloon, sabl"— Yonkers Se ‘The Whdle Story. “I hear you are giving up your charge.” said one aged and infirm min- faster to another the other day. “How are your people taking it?” SSph, well” was the answer, “P'm re signing and they're resigned."—Liver ——. on :eritht and Het. ze got a bright thing oie y= “What was it?” : jacky Sepecdeiebs ine Guam be at Jeenty dropped into the ¢ PATRICK H. O'DONNELL WILLIAM DILLON CLARENCE A. TOOLEN ‘Tel. Central 4ee0 O'Donnell, Dillon & Toolen ATTORNEYS AT LAW Sulte 1218-1219 Ashland Block RANDOLPH & CLARK STREETS CHICAGO JAMES J. GRAY ATTORNEY AT LAW Surte 1518 Ashland Block RANDOLPH AND CLARK STREETS CHICAGO - Tel. Central 4723 on HILES J. DEVINE eo Walter M. Farmer cae ee one A. D. @ASH Seeger Dr. W. 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Burt, cigars, notions and news stand, 2636 State street. - “RB A Jones news-stand and barber shop, 4827 State street, 7 - LL W. Washington, Ciieago Beach Botel, Hyde Park nem, Bee ies Nee In an Irish garrison town a theatrical company was giving performances, and some soldiers from the local barracks were engaged to act as supers. Their duties included the waging of a fierce fight in which, after a stirring struggle, one army was defeated on a given signal from theprompter. For a few nights all went well, but on the Friday evening a special performance of the piece was to be given under the patronage of the colonel and other officers of the garrison. The two armles met as usual at the end of the second act, when they fought and fought and kept on fighting, regardless of the agonized glare in the eye of their (actor) general, who hoarsely ordered the proper army to "Retreat, confound you." But the fight still went on, and soon the horrified manager saw the wrong army being driven slowly off the stage, still fighting desperately. Down came the curtain amid roars of laughter, and the fuming manager hastened to ask the delinquents why they had failed to retreat on hearing the signal. "Retrate," roared a burly fusileen whose visage had been badly battered, "and is it retralte ye'd have us, wid the colonel and all the officers in the boxes?"—London Scraps. Mind Your Own Business. An old custom once prevailed in a remote place in England of giving a clock to any one who would truthfully swear that he had minded his own business alone for a year and a day and had not meddled with his neighbors. Many came, but few, if any, gained the prize, which was more difficult to win than the Dunnmow flitch of bacon. Though they swore on the four gospels and held out their hands in certain hope, some hitch was sure to be found somewhere, and for all their asseverations the clock remained stationary on the shelf, one being able to prove his absolute immunity from uncalled for interference in things not in any way concerning himself. At last a young man came with a perfectly clear record, and the clock seemed as if it was at last about to change owners. Then said the custodian, "Oh, a young man was here yesterday and made mighty sure he was going to have the clock," but he didn't. "And why didn't he get it?" "What's that to you?" snapped the custodian. "That's not your business, and you don't get the clock." The Chinese Sampans. In Canton 400,000 people spend their whole existence in boats, which are there called sampans. They are born in them, live in them from infancy to old age and finally die in them. Collectively these boats form a floating suburb to the city proper, one of the most amazing human settlements in the world. Every creek is crammed with them. Along the main banks of the river they are huddled twenty deep—so close together that the covering of mats appears continuous as far as the eye can reach. And each sampan houses a separate family, with its own big brazier lamp, which serves for heating, lighting and cooking the evening meal. The scene when a really serious conflagration once gets a proper hold in the midst of these floating wooden homes may be imagined. Escape is impossible except for those moored at the outermost edge. In one of these conflagrations over a thousand persons lost their lives. Wanted Her. "An old couple from the east," says the Detroit Free Press, "are visiting their son in this city. If the mother gets out of sight of the father, he is constantly asking for her and is not content till they are together again. The other evening she went to another part of the house while he was in the parlor and after he had asked for her a half dozen times the son said, rather curtly: "It seems as though you couldn't be without mother five minutes at a time." "You're right,' said the old gentleman slowly. 'That's the reason I married her.'" A Suit of Ratskin. A thrifty Welshman at one time exhibited himself publicly in England attired in a costume composed from top to bottom of ratskins, which he had spent three years and a half in collecting. The dress was made entirely by himself. It consisted of hat, neckerchief, coat, waistcoat, trousers, tippet, gaiters and shoes. The number of rats required to complete the suit was 570. Most curious of the garments was the tippet, composed entirely of rats' tails. Worst Place For It. Small Johnny had been ill for several weeks when one day an aunt from a distance came to visit the family. "Why, Johnny," she exclaimed, "how thin you are! Have you been sick?" "Yes'm," replied the little fellow. "I had the brain fever and right in my head, too, the very worst place I could have had it." His Secret Student—How would you advise me to go about collecting a library? Professor—Well. I'll tell you how I managed it. When I was young I bought books and loaned them. Now I borrow books and keep them—Stray Stories. "Why not? "He kept me walking until all the restaurants were closed."—Exchange. Wherever there is a failure there is some giddiness, some superstition about luck, some step omitted, which nature never perdons. Emerson. There are avalanches of different kinds, but when the term "avalanche" is used it is generally supposed to apply to falls of great bodies of snow or ice, says Mr. Edward Wymper in the London Strand Magazine. One of the first occasions of this kind which attracted attention took place in 1820, upon Mont Blanc, and it is commonly called the Hamel accident. Dr. Hamel, a Russian, set out on Aug. 18 to go up Mont Blanc, accompanied by two Englishmen and eight guildes. They had ascended to a height of more than 14,000 feet, with five guildes in front, who were cutting or making steps, when all at once the snow above them gave way, and the members of the party were carried down a thousand feet or more over the slopes up which they had toled. Snow again broke away above and more or less covered them. Some of them struggled out, but three of the leading guildes were hurled into a crevasse and buried under an immense mass of snow. The bodies of these men reappeared at the foot of the glacier thirty years afterward. Two Bits of Wood. Importance cannot be reduced to a matter of size. The success of a piece of work may depend on a tiny detail. Such is the case in regard to that marvel of construction, the violin. Rev. H. R. Hawels in his "My Musical Life" tells of the care and labor expended on two little pieces of wood which go to make up the perfect whole. The sound bar is a strip of pine wood running obliquely under the left foot of the bridge. A slight mistake in its position, looseness or inequality or roughness of finish will produce that hollow, teeth on edge growl called "wolf." It takes great cunning and a life of practical study to know how long and how thick the sound bar must be and exactly where to place it in each instrument. The sound post is a little pine prop, like a short soul of cedar pencil. It is the soul of the violin, and through it pours all vibrations. Days and weeks are spent in adjusting the tiny sound post. Its position exhausts the patience of the maker and makes the joy or the misery of the player. Moving on Short Notice. I was lying on the floor of an old country log house one summer day near a big open fireplace when I heard a peculiar, frightened squeak. I got up to see what looked like a huge mouse moving at a very rapid walk across the room. When I got a closer look I saw that it was a mother mouse moving her whole family. At least I hope there was none left behind, for very soon a small snake, but large enough to put into a panic the mother of four less than half grown children, came through the empty fireplace and after the little fugitive. The mother mouse had two in her mouth, and fastened to either side of her, apparently holding on with their mouths and for "dear life" were the other two. I killed the snake and watched the moving family disappear through a hole in the corner. I do not know whether they returned after awhile or whether the father mouse put up a "To Let" sign and joined them in a foreign country, but I do know that I saved a happy family.—St. Nicholas. The Creditor's Letter Here is an interesting letter received by a well known English tailor in reply to a "final" application for settlement of a long outstanding account: "I have much pleasure in informing you that I have placed you on the list of my creditors, your number on the roll being 103. In view of your name appearing so far down my list and in common fairness to my other creditors who have been on my books now for some considerable time, I am afraid I cannot hold out the slightest hope of the 'early' settlement which you ask for. I think it will be well, therefore, if you discontinue forwarding your frequent 'reminders', which can do no possible good and which are a constant source of annoyance to me."—London Pick-Me-Up. A Doubtful Outlook A woman in evident distress was standing at her door. "Well, what about that?" said the other. "Ah," responded Mrs. Brown, "you don't know Bill! When his side wins he gets on the loose, and when they lose he comes home and whacks me. They've played a draw today, and I'm sure I don't know what he'll do this time!"—London Express. Variety. "I can't see why you don't like hotel life," said Mrs. Gramercy. "It relieves a woman of all her cares and gives her so much spare time. Now, honestly, don't you find that home cooking becomes rather monotonous?" "Not at all," replied Mrs. Park. "Why, my dear, we have a new cook every few weeks." Clubman - I understand, sir, that you begah life as a newsboy? Guest of the Evening - I fear none one has been fooling you. I begah life as an infant. - Philippine Gossip. ] GENERAL BANKING ent allowed on Saving Deposit Vaults, $3.00 REAL ESTATE DEPARTMENT All Real Estate on commission, management of taxes and looking after assessment. Only Invites the patronage of Chicago bu Douglas 727 Res. Phone E. JACKSON GENERAL DIRECTOR 461 STATE ST., CHICAGO Branch: 1310 Bingham St., Pittsburg Mages for Hire to Parties and Telephone Blue 4601 H. JOHNSON N AND EXPRI are Moving a Specialty Storage W TE STREET F. LYNG Bing, Gas Fitt Sewerage STATE STREET, CHI 3 per cent allowed Safety Deposit Vault REAL ESTATE As agent buy and sell Real Estate on co- dents, including payment of taxes and lo- n on Chicago Real Estate. Especially Invites the patro Office Phone, Douglas 727 E. JACK FUNERAL 2959-61 STATE Branch: 1310 Bingh Fine Garriages for Hire Telephone B. H. JO VAN AND E Furniture Moving a Special 4915 STATE STREET M. F. H Plumbing, G Sew 4740 STATE ST 3 per cent allowed on Savings Accounts Safety Deposit Vaults, $3.00 per Year As agent buy and sell Real Estate on commission, manages estates for non-residents, including payment of taxes and looking after assessments. Money to loan on Chicago Real Estate. Especially Invites the patronage of Chicago business men. Office Phone, Douglas 727 Res. Phone, Douglas 5998 E. JACKSON FUNERAL DIRECTOR 2959-61 STATE ST., CHICAGO Branch: 1310 Bingham St., Pittsburg, Pa. Fine Garriages for Hire to Parties and Weddings. Telephone Blue 4601 B. H. JOHNSON VAN AND EXPRESS Furniture Moving a Specialty Storage Warehouse 4915 STATE STREET CHICAGO Plumbing, Gas Fitting and Sewerage 4740 STATE STREET, CHICAGO TELEPHONE TELEPHONE DREXEL 36338 BARTLETT & Real Estate g, Loans and In street NOTARY PUBLIC J. S. BARTL Real Renting, Loans J. S. BARTLETT & SON Real Estate Renting, Loans and Insurance Telephone Oakland 1081 encouragement. "I have a splitting headache," sighs the beautiful young thing. "Have you ever tried magnetic healing?" asks the obliging young man. "No. What is it?" "You rest your head, thus, on my shoulder, and I pass my arm about your waist in this manner. Now be perfectly calm and see if this does not relieve you." The position is maintained for five or ten minutes, and then the obliging young man asks: "Does your head ache any more?" "To be on." "Well, I'm sorry I don't seem able to relieve you." He is about to remove his arm when she looks up at him childingly and says: "It seems to me that if you have any confidence in your method you would be willing to keep on trying."—Chicago ```markdown ``` --- THE MUSEUM Estimates Given J. S. Bartlett 5126 State Street JESSE BINGA BANKER S. E. Cor. State and 36th Place, Chicago Telephone Douglas 1565 GENERAL BANKING owed on Savings Accounts at Vaults, $3.00 per Year ESTATE DEPARTMENT state on commission, manages estates for non-resi- ces and looking after assessments. Money to loan the patronage of Chicago business men. 727 Res. Phone, Douglas 5998 JACKSON AL DIRECTOR ESTATE ST., CHICAGO Bingham St., Pittsburg, Pa. For Hire to Parties and Weddings. Telephone Blue 4601 JOHNSON EXPRESS Specialty Storage Warehouse STREET CHICAGO LYNCH Gas Fitting and Beverage STREET, CHICAGO Prompt Attention to Jobbing PHONE DREXEL 3633 L. E. Bartlett BERTLETT & SON Real Estate Loans and Insurance Chicago NOTARY PUBLIC sighs atic heal- man. on my n about Now be does not Rive or obliging more? "I made enough money in Wall street last week to buy a house and lot." "Did you buy it?" "Well, no; but I wish I had."—New York Herald. Why She Did it. "Why is it," they asked, "that you let your husband have his own way in everything?" "Because," she replied, "I like to have some one to blame when things go wrong." Proof. Chicago HILLMAN'S STATE & WASHINGTON STS. WHERE EVERY PATRON Saves ON EVERY PURCHASE Jacob Feinberg Wholesale and Retail MARKET AND GROCERY TELEPHONE DOUGLAS 565 81st and State Streets OHN J. BRADLE JOHN J. BRADLEY Real Estate Loans Fire and Plate Glass Insurance 4709 S. HALSTED ST CHICAGO Good Colored Tenants Always Appreciate Colored Tenants Always Appreciate Good Colored Tenants Always Appreciated AND TREATED ACCORDINGLY Stove H TO SUIT ME I am no Agent. I You will save many if you MONEY TO LOAN ON REAL Samuel Richard Telephone Main 2133 (Plea Save Heated FI TO SUIT EVERY MAN'S INCOME Agent. I Rent only my own land. You will save many a weary step when you want a Flat if you first call on me. DO LOAN ON REAL ESTATE OR PERSONAL PROPERTY Richardson, 142 La Salle Main Main 2133 CHICAGO Room 1, OTIS (Please cut this out) Is, Prop. Lou Phone Oakland 1787. THE RAILROAD INN Ported and Domestic Wine Liquors & Cigars Cafe in-Connection Corner Fifty-first and Armour Avenue, Chicago American Brick Co. Agent and Treasurer, THOMAS CAREY. Vice-President, JOHN SHELHAMER, Secretary, WILLIAM SULLI MANUFATURERS OF Lemon and Sewer B Office and Yards: Lemon and Robey S Yards running winter and summer, equipped with the latest improved Wolf Dryer. Telephone Yards 12 Stove Heated Flats 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. MONEY TO LOAN ON REAL ESTATE OR PERSONAL PROPERTY Samuel Richardson, 142 La Salle Street Telephone Main 2133 CHICAGO Room 1, OTIS BLOCK (Please cut this out) THE RA Imported and Liquor Cafe N. E. Corner Fifty-first American President and Treasurer Vice-President MANU Common and Off 45th and Yards running with the latest i Output of Winter Yards ..... Output of Summer Yards..... Telephon Phone Oakland 1787. THE RAILROAD INN Imported and Domestic Wines Liquors & Cigars Cafe In-Connection N. E. Corner Fifty-first and Armour Avenue, Chicago, M. - American Brick Co. - President and Treasurer, THOMAS CAREY. Vice-President, JOHN SHELHAMER, Secretary, WILLIAM SULLIVAN. MANUFATURERS OF Common and Sewer Brick Office and Yards: Yards running winter and summer, equipped! with the latest improved Wolf Dryer. Telephone Yards 128. THE CONTINENTAL NATIONAL BANK OF CHICAGO --- Frank H. Lewis, Prop. Telephone Yards 693 N J. BRADLEY ts Always Appreciated rated Flats MY MAN'S INCOME not only my own Property try step when you want a Flat t call on me. STATE OR PERSONAL PROPERTY n, 142 La Salle Street CAGO Room 1, OTIS BLOCK (but this out) Oakland 1787. BROAD INN Domestic Wines & Cigars Connection Armour Avenue, Chicago, IL. Brick Co. THOMAS CAREY. JOHN SHELHAMER, Mary, WILLIAM SULLIVAN. TURERS OF Sewer Brick and Yards: Robey Sts. and summer, equipped! Loved Wolf Dryer. Yards 128. FULL Weight That's merely honesty Giving the Common Certificate PROVES IT QUICKLY. You can the Secret of REAL Saving-Get it We furnish the BEST at the cost of the other kind WHOLESALE RETAIL CHARLES R. PRICE CO. MINES ARTS RAIL YARDS CHARLES R. PRICE CO. Nearl Othert: 582 W. 43rd BL Unit 801-807 UR GUARANTEE—City Weighmasters Certificate With each Load, 2000 Pounds To Each Ton. Lou Seldon, 4gr.