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THE BROAD AX Hons. Roger C. Sullivan, John R. Hopkins, Fred W. Blocki, Henry Stuckart, Frank S. Ryan, George E. Brennan, John McGillen, John T. Connery, And Many of the Other High Chiefs of the Democratic Party, Predict the Nomination of Hon. Robert M. Sweitzer for Mayor of Chicago at the Primaries, Tuesday, February 23 M. B. The extremely popular and honorable clerk of the county court, prominent German-American politician, and the people's candidate for the nomination for mayor of Chicago, to be voted for at the primaries, Tuesday, February 23rd. MR. ERNST HUMMEL Strong and influential German-American, first-class business man and democratic candidate for city clerk of Chicago, to be voted for at the primaries, Tuesday, February 294 HONEST ERNST HUMMEL, DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE FOR CITY CLERK OF CHICAGO. It is almost useless to state that honest Ernst Hummel does not need the slightest introduction to the many readers of The Broad Ax, for he has resided in this city for many years, hailing from that sturdy German-American stock which has accomplished so much for the upbuilding not only of Chicago but other parts of the United States as well. As it must be said to the credit of Mr. Hummel that he has also spent much of his time and energy in that same direction pertaining to the advancement and the development of this great city. In 1897 and in 1903 Mr. Hummel was elected city treasurer of Chicago and he proved himself to be an honest, painstaking and tip-top city official. For years he has been the secretary of the South Chicago Brewing Company and secretary of the United States Brewers' Association, with offices on the fifteenth floor of the First National Bank Building. Being exceedingly popular with all classes of his fellow-citizens and most especially with the German-Americans, he has clear sailing for the nomination for city clerk of Chicago at the primaries Tuesday, February 23d. From October 1, 1900, down to the present time, Mr. Hummel has been a constant subscriber to this paper, and we regard him as one of our best friends, and we feel dead sure that many of its readers will assist to put him over the plate in good shape. MAYOR CARTER H. HARRISON, OR THE "MAN OF DESTINY," AND HIS POLLOWERS ARE MARCHING ON TO AN INGLORIOUS DEFEAT IF ALL POLITICAL SIGNS INDICATE ANYTHING. THE VAST MAJORITY OF THE ELECTORATE OF THIS CITY PEEL THAT HE HAS ALREADY SERVED LONG ENOUGH AS THEIR CHIEF EXECUTIVE. THIS HAS BEEN MANIFESTED IN MANY WAYS, FOR AT SOME OF THE THEATERS WHERE HIS PICTURE WAS THROWN ON THE SCREEN IT HAS BEEN COLDLY RECEIVED BY THE AUDIENCE WITH INDIFFERENCE. ON THE OTHER HAND, WHENEVER THE PICTURES OF HON. ROBERT M. SWEITZER AND HON. WILLIAM HALE THOMPSON, WHO SEEMS TO BE IN THE LEAD FOR THE NOMINATION OVER JUDGE HARRY OLSON FOR MAYOR OF CHICAGO, ARE FLASHED ON THE SCREENS THEY ARE HEARTILY APPLAUDED BY THE PEOPLE WHO LOOK UPON THEM AS THE LUCKY WINNERS OF THE DEMOCRATIC AND REPUBLICAN MAYORALTY PRIZES. ENDORSEMENTS AND RECORD OF HON. OSCAR DePRIEST, THE REGULAR REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE FOR ALDERMAN OF THE SECOND WARD. ENDORSED BY THE REGULAR, SECOND WARD REPUBLICAN ORGANIZATION, THE COLORED CITIZENS ALDERMANIC COMMITTEE, A. M. B. AND BAPTIST MINISTERS' ASSOCIATIONS AND BY VARIOUS OTHER ASSOCIATIONS. Never in the history of Chicago has so much bitterness been displayed by the candidates seeking the nomination for mayor of this city as is displayed at the present time between the various candidates and especially between the Hons. Carter H. Harrison and Hon. Robert M. Sweitzer, the Hon. William Hale Thompson and Judge Harry Olson. The friends and supporters of these four candidates are constantly fighting over every inch of the ground in a life and death struggle, and sometimes it is mighty hard to tell just which way the democratic and the republican political cats will jump, for the head commanders of these four political camps or armies all claim that they seized victory in the air for their respective candidates. On the democratic side of the fence or river it does seem that Hon. Robert M. Sweitzer has many shades the best of the fight, and the Hons. Roger C. Sullivan, John P. Hopkins, Fred W. Blocki, Henry Stuckart, Frank S. Ryan, George E. Brennan, John McGillen, John E. Connery and many of the other high chiefs of the democratic party freely predict his nomination for mayor of Chicago at the primaries Tuesday, February 23d, and for our part we are willing to cast our lot with Mr. Sweitzer every day in the week and Sunday, too, for we firmly believe that he will be nominated and elected and that he will make one of the best and most progressive mayors that Chicago has ever had. Mayor Carter H. Harrison, or the "man of destiny," and his followers are, if all political signs do not fail marching on to an inglorious defeat; for everything seems to indicate that the vast majority of the electorate of this city feel that he has served them far too long as their chief executive; that after feeding at the public crib for twelve years he should be willing to step aside and permit some one else to occupy his place at the democratic political trough. In many ways this has been manifested, for when his picture has been thrown on the screens at some of the theaters it has been more than coldly received by the audiences with indifference. At the same time, whenever the pictures of Hon. Robert M. Sweitzer and Hon. William Hale Thompson, who seems to be in the lead over Judge Harry Olson or the nomination for mayor, are flashed on the screens they are heartily applauded by the people, who seem to look upon them as the lucky winners of the democratic and the republican majority prizes. As the Aldermanic contest in the Second Ward is drawing to a close, which will be long remembered by all those who have participated in it in the slightest degree, the following sane appeal has been sent out to the Colored voters residing in the Second Ward in behalf of Hon. Oscar De Priest by the Colored Citizens Aldermanic committee setting forth sound reasons for supporting his candidacy at the primaries this coming Tuesday, February 23. 1. Primarily what the race wants is representation in the city council. To best bring about this result, support should be given to the candidate who will draw a large vote from our White friends. Owing to his successful public record, for two terms county commissioner, and the fact that he has the endorsement of ninety per cent of the White republican preincet committeemen and of all the Colored committeemen of the Ward, we are convinced that Mr. De Priest is entitled to your support. 2. In selecting a Colored candidate we should take into consideration the fact that a nominee has yet to be elected, and for the reason that the Colored voters, even as a unit, could not elect, we must have such a candidate as would merit support on election day as well as at the primaries, from the whole people, by reason of his long and active participation in the republican politics of this city, county and state; his wide acquaintance among politicians generally; his personal endorsement by Congressman Madden, Senator Ettelson and Representative Robert R. Jackson, and others, Mr. De Priest stands pre-eminently beyond all others in meriting your support at this time. 3. We submit that an aggressive man of force and character is needed in the Council Chamber as a race representative. No one can doubt Mr. De Priest's qualifications in this regard. We are perhaps alive to the advantages of having such a person as your Alderman and can appreciate of what service he can be. Under all the circumstances, as outlined above and as may occur to right thinking voters, you will do yourself and your race a real service by supporting the candidacy of Mr. Oscar De Priest. Very respectfully yours, Colored Citizens' Aldermanic Committee; Dr. J. W. M'Dowell, chairman; Dr. Carrie Golden, vice chairman; W. L. Martin, chairman ex. com.; Morris Lewis, secretary; Ed. D. Green, treasurer; Miss Gertrude Hart, assistant secretary; Mrs. Cordelia West, Dr. W. W. Bradley, Dr. J. H. Plummer, W. D. Samuels, Harry O. Woods, Mrs. D. Farrow, Dr. E. J. Fisher, B. W. Fitts, Mrs. Adelaide Thomas, Executive Committee. COMMITTEE ON THE POST OFFICE AND POST ROADS. House of Representatives United States, Washington, D. C. February 8, 1915. Mr. William H. Johnson, Chicago, Ill. My Dear Sir:—You ask me what I know about Oscar De Priest, and whether he will make a fit man to represent the Second Ward in the City Council. To this I gladly reply that I have known Mr. De Priest for twenty years. During that time he has been a resi- (Continued on page 4) 1910 M. B. [Name] FORMER ALDERMAN JOHN H. JONES Republican candidate for the nomination for alderman of the o splendid record in the city council some years ago should and the voters in that ward would be highly honoring the ing him to it this coming election. date for the nomination for alderman of the city in the city council some years ago should be in that ward would be highly honoring then this coming election. Republican candidate for the nomination for alderman of the eighth ward, whose splendid record in the city council some years ago should count in his favor and the voters in that ward would be highly honoring themselves by returning him to it this coming election. Republican candidate for the nomination for alderman of the eighth ward, whose splendid record in the city council some years ago should count in his favor and the voters in that ward would be highly honoring themselves by returning him to it this coming election. COMMITTEE ON THE POST OFFICE AND POST ROADS. House of Representatives United States, Washington, D. C. Mr. William H. Johnson, Chicago, Ill. My Dear Sir!--You ask me what I know about Oscar De Priest, and whether he will make a fit man to represent the Second Ward in the City Council. To this I gladly reply that I have known Mr. De Priest for twenty years. During that time he has been a resi- (Continued on page 4) [Image of a man in a suit with a tie]. for alderman of the eighth ward, whose one yearn age should count in his favor highly honoring themselves by return- No.22 MARCH 21st A DAY OF PRAYER FOR BETTER HEALTH CONDITIONS. Tuskegee Institute, Ala.—In response to numerous calls for suggestions as to how National Negro Health Week may be observed, the following for the first day—Sunday, March 21st—has been issued by the Executive Committee of the National Negro Business League, Dr. Booker T. Washington, President. Specifies instruction for observing the other days of Health Week will be published in booklet form and distributed at an early date. In order that the people may enter heartily into the movement for better health and to the end that the program may be effectively carried out, it is suggested that the ministers of all the Colored churches throughout the nation, set aside the third Sunday in March—the 21st—as a DAY of PRAYER for better health conditions and that each minister arrange to preach on this day a special health sermon to his congregation. In addition to this, each minister is requested to arrange, whenever possible, appropriate services which shall include a discussion of local health conditions and any other matters which in his judgment will make the Cleanup Weak a success. CLEAN-UP COMMITTEE—It is further suggested that each community have a Clean-up committee which shall investigate the conditions which menace the health of their community, arrange the program to suit these conditions and then see that the program is carried out and that the community is thoroughly and systematically cleaned. In cities and communities where there is designated a date other than March 21st to 27th for general cleaning, it may be well for the Colored people in such cities and communities to arrange for their cleaning to be done on that date. These suggestions are submitted for cities and communities where no Clean-up Week has been designated. WHY AN ENTIRE WEEK.—An entire week is set apart, so that in case of cloudy or rainy weather, the first fair days may be used to do the cleaning. According to James Reese Europe, the eminent Negro-American composer, the tango and other modern dances had their origin among the Colored people. Clarence Stacks, a recent honor graduate of the Denver (Colorado) University, has been appointed cashier and head-bookkeeper of the Fraternal Bank & Trust Company of Fort Worth, Tex. The East Tennessee News is conducting a spirited subscription contest with a $550.00 piano as the first prize. R. G. McAdem, traveling correspondent for the Atlanta (Georgia) Independent, says that Dr. C. P. Washington, a Colored physician of Waycross, Ga., pays more taxes than any other man in the county. Independence Heights, a suburb of Houston, Texas, has been incorporated. It has a Colored mayor, G. O. Burgess, and two Colored commissioners. At the last meeting of the Board of Directors of the Standard Life Insurance Company of Atlanta, Ga., B. J. Davis, editor of the Independent was elected a member of the board. According to a recent statement of J. C. Lindsay, publicity agent of the Savannah (Georgia) Local Negro Business League, the six Negro insurance companies represented in that city paid out to Negroes of Savannah for office rent $1,198.00; to 153 workers in salaries and commission, $66,790.45; and Negro policy holders, $55,086.65; or a total of $123,175.10. After twelve years persistent work, the Federation of Colored Women's Clubs of the State of Missouri has secured a state legislature recommendation of nearly $75,000 for the completion and maintenance of a State Industrial Home for Wayward Colored Girls. Mrs. Ida A. Walker is president of the state federation. The Alabama Penny Savings Bank and the Presidential Savings Bank, both of Birmingham, Ala., have consolidated. The Penny Savings Bank was established by the late W. R. Pettiford, and is the oldest Negro bank in the country. The Prudential, with Dr. U. G. Mason as president, started about four years ago. The editor of The Richmond Planet says, "It is better to die and leave something behind you for others than die and leave a legacy of debts for your posterity to pay. Then your creditors will be shedding tears over your grave and cursing the ill-tuck that took you away before you paid them." ST. MARK CHURCH. Rev. Jno. W. Robinson, pastor of St. Mark M. E. church, is serving nobly the age in which he lives because of the establishment of the great church at Fiftieth and Wabash avenue, which will stand as a perpetual reminder that he is a tool in the hand of God and for the achievement of so great a task, has challenged the administration of all methodism. His sermons continue to give us inspiration and help, and we are continually saying I was glad I went unto the house of the Lord. On last Sunday evening the pastor preached a splendid sermon from the 55th psalm and the 14th verse, "We Took Sweet Council Together and Walked unto the House of God in Company." St. Mark S. S. is progressing splendidly under the administration of Supt. R. A. Crawley. The first Sunday in February one year ago last Sunday, was Go-To-Church Day and St. Mark S. S. attendance was 253. This year without any special effort the attendance was 241. The S. S. is equipped with the finest S. S. literature, and an excellent corps of teachers. Supported by a splendid orchestra doing a work that has challenged admiration. Sunday, March 21st, is to be Go-To Church Day and our pastor is cheery of the publicity committee. The city Federation of Women's Club held Douglass memorial services at St. Mark on last Sunday afternoon and it was well attended. Principal speakers were Mrs. Ida B. Wells Barnett, who was warmly received; Dr. J. W. Robinson, distinguished gentleman and scholar. Sunday, February 21st, at 4:30 p. m. Mr. Cornell C. Ramirez will speak at St. Mark lyceum. Mr. Ramirez is a converted Philippino, all are cordially invited. The ministers' annual conference is just five Sundays hence. St. Mark sick list contains the following named persons: Mrs. Chester Tanner, Mrs. Mary Fitzgerald, Mrs. Elsie Irons, Mrs. L. W. Washington, Mrs. Nora Williams. NEGEO COMMERCIAL MUSEUM AT WILBERFORCE UNIVERSITY. (Special to The Broad AX.) There is to be established at Wilberforce University, in connection with the commercial department, a commercial museum, which shall be a permanent exhibit of evidences of Negro activities in commerce, finance and industry. To make this exhibit as complete and comprehensive as possible, Negro business man and corporations throughout the country are being asked to contribute to the collection: 1st-Photos of Negro business offices, buildings in which Negroes carry on business, (interior and exterior views) and any other photos which show concretely, evidences of commercial, financial or industrial activity. 2d-Products of Negro industrial and manufacturing concerns, consisting of any articles of commerce manufactured by Negro concerns. 3d-Any pamphlets, booklets or other information relative to the economic activities of any individual, firm, corporation or community. Receipt of all photos, articles or other materials will be promptly acknowledged. Brief descriptive statements should accompany everything sent, and all matter addressed as follows: J. E. Ormes, Commercial Department, Wilberforce University, Wilberforce, O. DEATH OF MRS. MARTHA JOHNSON, MOTHER OF JAMES A. SCOTT, EX-ASSISTANT STATE'S ATTORNEY OF COOK COUNTY. --- Last Sunday morning, at 11:45, Mrs. Martha Johnson, mother of Mr. James A. Scott, former assistant State's attorney and wife of Mr. Louis N. Johnson at the family residence 16 Indians street, Aurora, Illinois, closed her eyes in death. It was only two weeks ago this day that the editor met Mr. Scott on the streets of Chicago and the conversation turned upon our respective mothers, he was jubilant over the fact that at that time his mother was in splendid health. But the voice of this loved one is hushed forever in death. Mrs. Johnson died last Sunday at 11:45 a.m. at her home, at the bedside was her son, her husband and a number of church and society friends. We have been told that the end was peaceful and calm. Last Tuesday at 2 o'clock in the afternoon the body was escorted from the home to the Third Baptist church of Aurora, by the ladies' court of Calanthe, Mrs. Johnson being a charter member, the court having full charge of the funeral. Upon arrival at the church it was found that hundreds of the friends of the deceased had gathered there to pay their last respects to the deceased. The Rev. Harry Knight of Chicago, by request, preached the funeral sermon. Resolutions of respect and sympathy were THE BROAD AX, CHICAGO, FEBRUARY 20, 1915. CLOSING RULES. Sealed Box, Secret Ballot. Counting Committee Selected by Contestants The score today is full of new surprises. Mr. J. N. Blackshear has his foot on the "accelerator" and is speeding into a terrific finish. Madam Scott, having held the lead most of the way, drops to second, on the home stretch, but is still identified with "automobile row." If you ask Madam Scott, the answer is "absolutely no limit," not even the sky. Airships are cheap and altitudes invigorating so, "up to the top"—that's all. This week is the beginning of the end. Next Monday night, March 1st, the contest closes, the votes will be counted, and the prizes awarded. Everything depends on your efforts from now until the last minute before the close. You have worked very hard; your friends have helped you, and with their help you have all but won the coveted prizes, worth hundreds of dollars. Now you must keep the ball rolling, or all that you and your friends have done, will be wasted, and disappointment will await upon you all. Your competitors are very busy seeking new business, and finding it—you are bound to work now or they will beat you. One little six, or twelve, or sixty month subscription might win for you. And if it does nothing else, it surely increases your chances to win. So far the contestants have turned in only six and twelve months subscriptions: why not try for sixty months, or five years subscriptions. You have friends that will gladly subscribe for that length of time, and three or four, five years subscriptions, will go a long way towards winning the prizes. In short the results of all the work you and your friends have done, depends on how you finish. Your adversaries will add thousands to their voting this week. Enough to overwhelm you completely if you fail to get thousands of your own. You don't want to lose now—you must not: you must have to get enough votes to win and avert the disappointment of defeat, and the loss of all your time and work. All business must be in the office of the contest department before 9:30 p. m. Monday, March 1st, 1915, as no sub- scriptions or any business will be ac- SCALE OF $ 2.00 One Year ..... 4.00 Two Years ..... 6.00 Three Years ..... 8.00 Four Years ..... 10.00 Five Years .... SCALE OF VOTES. NAMES OF CONTESTANTS. Mme. E. M. Scott, 3611 S. State St..... Mme. E. M. Scott, 3611 S. State St..... J. N. Blackshear, 3815 Vernon Ave..... Miss B. Forston, 2962 Wabash Ave., F. Rev. J. W. Robinson, 4925 Wabash Ave. Rev. W. S. Braddan (chaplain 8th Reg) Miss Hattie Winslow, 3535 South Wab Miss Hattie Winslow, 3535 South Wab Miss Pauline D. Owens, Mounds, Ill.... Miss Pauline D. Owens, Mounds, Ill.... Alma G. Rowens, 3228 Calumet Ave..... Alma G. Rowens, 3228 Calumet Ave.... Mme. E. M. Scott, 3611 S. State St. 189,740 votes Mme. E. M. Scott, 3611 S. State St. 124,500 votes J. N. Blackshear, 3815 Vernon Ave. 219,000 votes Miss B. Forston, 2962 Wabash Ave., Flat 6. 76,300 votes Rev. J. W. Robinson, 4925 Wabash Ave., Pastor St. Mark's Ch. 71,940 votes Rev. W. S. Braddain (chaplain 8th Reg.), 5008 Fifth Ave. 47,050 votes Miss Hattie Winslow, 3535 South Wabash Ave. 45,620 votes Miss Hattie Winslow, 3535 South Wabash Ave. 45,020 votes Miss Pauline D. Owens, Mounds, Ill. 44,650 votes Miss Pauline D. Owens, Mounds, Ill. 43,790 votes Alma G. Rowens, 3228 Calumet Ave. 8,000 votes Alma G. Rowens, 3228 Calumet Ave. 8,100 votes read from the ladies' missionary society of the Baptist church, of which Mrs. Johnson was a member and from the ladies' court. Floral tributes were numerous and beautiful. Interment in the West Aurora cemetery. The editor tenders his warmest sympathy to Mr. and Mrs. James A. Scott, Mr. Johnson, and the foster son Donald, and the numerous friends here and elsewhere of the deceased in their great bereavement. THE COLONIAL PARTY AND HOUSEWARMING AT THE EIGHTH REGIMENT ARMORY. Monday evening, February 22, the Eighth Regiment Illinois National Guard will give a Colonial party and housewarming at their new armory, 35th street and Forest avenue, which promises to be a great event in the history of the regiment, for on that evening its new armory, for the first time, will be thrown open to the public for inspection. It is expected that Frank S. Dickson, Adjutant General, and other prominent military officials will be present and mingle with the guests of the evening. Dancing will follow the reception. Music by the Eighth Regiment band. Admission 50 cents. --- cepted after that time: 9:30 p. m. That will give you sufficient time to vote your ballots, and turn in your business. Sealed Ballot Box. The last printed score will appear in The Broad Ax February 27th, 1915, the ballot box will be sealed Saturday morning and the seals will not be broken thereafter until the voting period is closed, that is 9:30. The committee, representing the contestants, will then break the seals and begin counting. Keep Your Reserve until the box is sealed Saturday morning, then vote them at any time until the counting begins. The last count before the final count will be made Thursday, February 25th, at 9 a. m., and the score published in The Broad Ax, February 27th. There will be no change in the printed score thereafter. Perfect secrecy is assured to every contestant in this way. There is absolutely no means of knowing how many votes you have put in the ballot box after the box is sealed Saturday morning. The last printed score will be clipped from the paper and used as a basis for computing the final score. All coupons clipped from The Broad Ax must be in the office on or before Wednesday, February 24th. All ballots voted after the ballot box is sealed will be added to this printed score and the prizes awarded to the results thus derived. After Wednesday, February 24th, any coupons found in the ballot box will be discarded uncounted. Contestants are invited to witness the sealing of the ballot box 10 o'clock Saturday morning, February 27th, 1915, and to inspect the seals at any time thereafter. Candidates are requested to be present or have representation, when the seals are broken, and to witness the final count. No Business will be accepted after 9:30 p. m. Monday March 1st, 1915. One minute after that time will be too late. F VOTES. 1,000 votes 3,000 votes 6,000 votes 10,000 votes 15,000 votes 189,740 votes 124,500 votes 219,000 votes 76,300 votes 71,940 votes 47,050 votes 45,620 votes 45,020 votes 44,650 votes 43,790 votes 8,000 votes 8,100 votes NEGRO FELLOWSHIP LEAGUE Sunday afternoon, February 21st, at the Reading Room, 3005 State street, the Equal Rights League will hold a meeting to consider the Jim Crow Bill which is to come up before the House on February 22nd. It is sincerely hoped that all race loving citizens will be present at this meeting, 4 o'clock. The league held no meeting last Sunday, but attended in a body the Douglass Day exercises of the City Federation of Colored Women's Club, at which time Mrs. Barnett was the chief speaker of the afternoon. Mrs. Charles Bates, 4615 Portland avenue, has been on the sick list for the past two weeks. But by the proper medical attention she expects to be able to be out again the first of the coming week. Residence, 4630 Evans Avenue Tel. Keenwood 5466 Dr. H. REGINALD SMITH EYE GLASSES SCIENTIFICALLY FITTED Office, 3401 S. State St., Chicago Office Hours: 9 A.M. to 8 P.M. 7 to 9 P.M. Phone Douglas 1248 Auto. 77-810 --- Sealed Ballot Box. No Coupons Counted. Registration Day, Tuesday, February 2, 1915. Primaries Tuesday, February 23, 1915 Polls open from 6 a. m. to 5 p. m. Endorsed by the Regular 2nd Ward Republican Organization ARMORY TH AND FOREST AVENUE EIGHTH REGIMENT NATIONAL RECEPTION, AND HOUSE WARMING Evening, Feb. 22nd WASHINGTON'S BIRTHDAY For the Public to See This NEW, FIGURE. Admission 50 cts. Costumes optional with guests. EIGHTH REGIMENT BAND NEW ARMORY THIRTY-FIFTH AND FOREST AVENUE EIGHTH REGIMENT COLONIAL RECEPTION, BALL AND HOUSE WARMING Monday|Evening, Feb. 22nd WASHINGTON'S BIRTHDAY First Opportunity for the Public to See This NEW, MAGNIFICENT STRUCTURE. Admission 50 cts. Colonial Costumes optional with guests. MUSIC BY EIGHTH REGIMENT BAND --- JOHN H. HARRIS NEW A THIRTY-FIFTH ANNI EIGHTH I COLONIAL BALL AND HOUSE Monday Event WASHINGTON First Opportunity for the MAGNIFICENT STRUCTURE Colonial Costumes MUSIC BY EIGHTH Unfortunately announcements that the seal war will begin in the spring are not accompanied by notice of any suspension of hostilities. Men talk about what they will do tomorrow, but never a word about what they are going to say tomorrow. Most talk is unpremeditated. Pen, Chisel and Brush. Jerome K. Jerome's second Christian name is Klapka. He is now fifty-five years of age. M. Anguste Rodin was the son of very poor parents and began by using a barn as a studio. His first statue executed when he was twenty-one years old, was called "The Man With the Broken Nose." Emil Carlsen, whose sacred painting, "Oh, Ye of Little Faith," was recently awarded the place of honor for 1914 in the Vanderbilt gallery, New York, has not heretofore been known as a worker on sacred lines. He was born at Copenhagen, where his education was obtained. During his career he has received many awards and medals, including the gold medal at the St. Louis exposition in 1904. Pert Personals. Nothing in a name? Princeton selects a head football coach named Bnah—Boston Herald. Bernard Shaw isn't coming to America after all. But he doesn't need to now, having obtained as many press notices as if his visit had been genuine. Cleveland Plain Dealer. At sixty-six Dr. Olsier has tendered his services to a base hospital behind the firing lines. Are we to infer that the doctor has with advancing years changed his opinion regarding the usefulness of persons over sixty—New Orleans Times-Picayune. The Royal Box. Russia's grand duchesses are now acting as Red Cross nurses. Queen Mary of England is one of the most graceful female skaters in Europe. Prince Hussein, the new sultan of Egypt, who is sixty-two years of age, is a great friend of France. Queen Alexandra, the queen mother of England, has entered her seventieth year. She takes a deep interest in the war, is remarkably youthful in appearance and not long ago remarked to Adelina Patti. "We are the two youngest women in England." Three Strikes. The time may come, of course, when the emancipation proclamation will be amended to include baseball players.—Cleveland Plain Dealer. The baseball fans are naturally perplexed by the question of whether the injunction is to be recognised as a regular feature of the game.—Washington Star. After a few more lawsuits people will begin to suspect that baseball is not an amusement and a pastime, but a variety of cold, calculating business.—Chicago News. Short Stories. There are 2,192 miles of streets in London. Clergymen in Belgium are allowed three votes. There are 180 islands in the Sellly group, St Mary's being the largest. Two societies have been organized in Manila for the training of mothers in the care of children. Each has a large membership. Persons of the English group, including Welsh, Irish and Scotch, comprised 12.2 per cent of the total white population of this country in 1910. ALDERMAN OF THE 2ND WARD Ignorance of the Bible. One thing is undeniable—knowledge of the Bible is far less general now than it was in the days of my childhood. That amazing familiarity with the sacred book with which John Richard Green credits the people of England in the days of the commonwealth had perished until my boyhood among the sons of the Puritans and the Scotch Irish in New England and in New York state. It was not universal, but it was general. The kind of tests by which college students and students in secondary schools are frequently in these days made to display an ignorance of the Bible which is astounding could have been passed with credit by the majority of country boys and girls sixty or seventy years ago. But this thorough acquaintance of earlier generations with the Bible was not due to any considerable extent to the public school. All that we learned about the Bible in school would have added very little to our store of religious knowledge. It was in our churches and our Sunday schools, but chiefly in our homes, that most of us learned what we knew about the Bible—Washington Gladden in Atlantic. "Literary Style" A high school student writes this office inquiring what constitutes a "library style." Without trying to answer this interesting and difficult question, two remarks may be cited that throw light on it. When Charles James Fox was told that his speech read well he retorted. "Then it was a bad speech." "When one of my congregation would tell me at the end of a service that the semon was fine," Dr. Lyman Abbott has said. "I knew I had made a failure." In general the style is good when it fits the thought so well that the style itself does not attract attention. As soon as you begin to be conscious of the style—unless of course you are reading with that end in view—you may be pretty sure it's bad style. Style is something like clothes or furniture. The well dressed man is the man whose clothes do not attract attention. The well furnished room is the one you go out of satisfied, but unable to describe the furniture—Kansas City Star. Short and Sharp Justice. Short and Sharp Justice It was short and sharp justice that was meted out to the communists in the Paris of the seventies. Sir William Butler in "An Autobiography" talls a visit to the prison of La Roquette. "We were shown into a small court yard by a young naval lieutenant, who coolly explained to us the processes of the trial and execution of the communists. 'We strip their right shoulders,' he said. 'If the skin of the neck and shoulders shows the dark mark produced by the kick of the chassepifre the court pronounces the single word "classe"; if there is no mark of discoloration on the shoulder the president says "passe" and the man is released. Those to whom "classe" is said are shot. One hundred and fifty were shot at daybreak this morning in this constrast." Fakel Good Opinion Few persons do not value the good opinion of others. Pulling down the character of some one else is not the way to build up your own; the rule of another does not mean your building up. There are some who appear to think another's possessions something taken from themselves. This is a mistake. To point out an error in another's character it is not to prove a corresponding virtue in one's own. Let your chief aim be to make yourself worthy of the good opinion of others. Belittling them is a plain acknowledgment of a conscious fault of your own. The way to win the good opinion of others is to be worthy of it. If you are you will not need to call attention to it—Milwaukee Journal. Woman's World Miss McCalmont, Efficiency Ex- pert In Regard to Hospitals. MISS MABEL M. CALMONT. Miss Mabel E. McCalmont is a hospital consultant. She has a home in Brooklyn, a registration address in California, and she works wherever her commissions take her. She received her diploma as a trained nurse from the National Homeopathic hospital in Washington. Later she became superintendent of St. Luke's hospital in Baltimore. It was while she was in Baltimore that she met a director in Philippine health affairs, who persuaded her to go to Manila. In 1908 she took the civil service examination and became superintendent of the Civil hospital in Manila, as well as supervising nurse of the board of health. This work led to the position of chief of the division of hospital construction and equipment. She returned to New York in 1911. She had seen—what numbers of the public are constantly hearing referred to—the waste of money and materials and the inefficient management in hospitals. Having been "on the inside," she knew just how difficult a perfect organization is to effect. Thus her plan: Why not create the position of one, with practical experience, whose time may be devoted entirely to solving the problems of hospitals effectively? Thus it was she originated the profession of which she is the sole female member, that of consulting expert in regard to hospitals. She has frequently given advice of the highest value in the case of hospitals seeking to secure more economical and efficient service. CHIC DANCE GOWN. Coquettish Flounced Creation Shown Among Spring Models. The Drilled or flounced frock is conspicuous among the models which fashionable modistes are pushing for spring. NET DANCE DRESS. are of various sizes, but those are moderate width seem most popular. A dance frock of black satin is illu- lated here. The skirt is draped with a series of black net flouncees edged with velvet. The long waisted bodice of black velvet is softly wrinkled, with low placed velvet flowers and shoulder straps of large jet beads. Substitute For Butter. Olive oil as a substitute for butter is responsible for the delicious flavor of many French and Italian dishes. The American housewife who experiments with oil as a butter substitute in cook- ing finds that it has many advantages. It does not burn as quickly as butter and therefore does not require no care and watching. It also lends a rich flor- which cannot be secured in any way. Milady's Mirror The Beautiful Profile. It is in profile that the features show perfection or defect. A face that to front view appears symmetrical may in profile present angles and hollows and features that are too sharply delineated for beauty. So study your side view in the mirror. Note whether the side line of the head is too long. If it is draw the hair a little farther down over the temples and if the line of the face is too long bring the hair forward a bit. Carrying the chin uplifted ever so slightly diminishes the apparent length of the facial outline and seems to elongate the curve of the throat. If the head is tipped a tride to the side and back, presenting a broad side face, a good shoulder line is effected, but if either throat or face is thin beware. Hollows will deepen, and the line of the jaw will become a sharp edge. If the neck and face are too fat the fat is apt to accumulate at this particular point. Sometimes the neck is flat in front and bulging at the sides. Here the side view is distinctly not beautiful. To correct either of these defects practice the head bending exercise. Bend the head from the base of the neck first to one side as far as possible and then to the other, repeating the movements several times. Removing Dust. Dust is insidious. A wash cloth and warm water at best remove but little of it from the face. If you really wish to see how much dust the face can take up in a walk take a damp-wash cloth when you arrive home and dip it in your cold cream jar. Then scrub face and neck. The wash cloth will be so black that one is horror struck to think that so much dust has been carried on the face even for a short while. For some reason soap and water do not seem to remove the dust as well as cold cream and warm water. The face should then be sponged off with cold water to tighten the pores, which have been opened by the warm water and dusted with powder that has been chosen to match the color of the skin as nearly as possible. This powder should be wiped off till not a bit of it shows, for nothing is more disagreeable than smears of it on the face. Drink Plenty of Water. If you would have a clear complexion drink plenty of water between meals and exercise out of doors every day. Cold water stimulates the membranes of the stomach, and hot water soothes them. Slipping either is better than swallowing rapidly, and when the taste of hot water is unpalatable a pinch of salt or a dash of lemon juice will improve it. A pinch of soda with the lemon juice is even better. A rational habit of drinking water will not only improve the health, but will preserve it. Water and milk are both very good to keep the kidneys acting well. For Tender Feet Carbolated vaseline, well rubbed into the skin, is said to be excellent for frostbites. Where the skin is broken zinc oxide is sometimes very healing. White cotton stockings should be drawn on the feet, when any cream is used. Massage after a warm foot bath helps to stimulate the circulation where there is a proneness to cold feet and is a preventive of frostbite. A little salt added to the foot bath will harden too delicate skin. When Hair Darkens. Light hair grows darker as one grows older. The woman who is troubled by her hair darkening might add the juice from half a lemon to next to the last rinsing water when she washes her hair. If her hair is not too dry it will not harm it to put a teapoonful of borax in the shampoo bath. A hair restorer is composed of twice as much Jamaica rum as castor oil and a few drops of either oil of roses or lavender. Rub it will into the scalp, being careful not to have any more than possible touch the hair. Sties on the Eyelid. Sties are occasioned by the irritation of the hair follicle out of which an eyelash springs. They should be opened as soon as the pus is formed, for they will not get well as long as the pus remains. For inflammation of the follicles and scaliness add to an ounce of vaseline fifteen grains of precipitated sulphur. In applying this ointment it is well to warm it a little. Unconscious Frowns. Don't narrow your eyes when you wish to be impressive. If you draw your mouth into a button and allow deep lines to pucker between your eyes you will acquire a habitual cross expression. Is anything more unpleasant than an angry face with its features tied in veritable knots? Hair Carriers. Curleries of any description are none too good for the hair, but the kinds where the hot iron does not come in contact with the hair itself are best. Then the kid one, where no iron of all is used, is better still. THE BROAD AX, CHICAGO, FEBRUARY 20, 1915 O BELTED SPRING SUIT. The belted suit or the suit with the simulated belt is promised as a style leader among spring costumes. White, tan, putty and neutral shades prevail for these gowns. A jaunty spring suit of white broadcloth is shown here. The skirt, partially circular, is laid in inverted box plaits in front. The loosely fitting jacket is belted with white kid and has a cutaway peplum falling in points at the side. Trimmings are of white novelty buttons. Worn with it is a wide brimmed sailor hat of blue satin. WOMEN IN BUSINESS. Worry About Work Doesn't Pay In the Long Run. Business women frequently allow their responsibilities to weigh too heavily upon them. They do not forget their cares, but take them home, discuss them at the dinner table, take them to bed and once more they are heard at the breakfast table. It is small wonder that business eventually drives them and the family to the point of tense nerves and much unhappiness. The brain should not be robbed of its peace, especially at night, for nothing wears off its finer edge more quickly than worry, which naturally encourages insomnia. Every effort should be made to indulge in outdoor diversions, active and passive, so as to suit one's needs and moods. Long hours of office work and household labor should be followed by periods of play, mental or physical relaxation, which serve as a balance wheel. Depression is sometimes due to too little physical exercise. Few people suffer from fatigue where the circulation is normally active. Trying to Cure Insomnia The immediate cause of insomnia is the presence of too much blood in the brain. The feet go to sleep first, so use a hot water bag or a soapstone first of all to see if you cannot draw the blood to the extremities or soak the feet in hot mustard water just before retiring, but you must not do this too often. If very nervous put a mustard plaster at the back of the neck. The little ones already prepared and sold at the drug store for 5 cents each are nice for this purpose. One of the simplest and usually an effective method is to place a hot water bottle on the stomach. Never use drugs. They deaden, but do not heal. ```markdown ``` ATTRACTIVE SPRING SUIT. An afternoon suit of shepherd checked serge and black lacquered satin in oriental design, the skirt consisting of straight gores of serge alternating with circular gores of the satin, is pictured here. The kimono jacket of satin, lined with white pussy willow taffeta, has edges banded with black silk military braid embroidered in gold and green. It is a fine specimen of the modiste's art in adapting Japanese ideas in regard to dress to the taste of the occident. NEW SPORTS CLOTHES. What the Smart Set Dons For Outdoor Recreation. With devotees of riding enjoying themselves in the country, clothes for day wear at the smart estates become of the riding type. This brings into consideration a most attractive display of smart neckwear, sports hats, trim shirts and blouses, the most swagger article in boot styles and a corresponding array of good looking sports suits. Both corduroys and tweeds have their admirers. It is about six of one and a half dozen of the other in point of preference, so honors are even. For walking suits corduroys are in high favor. The costume shown by a leading shop forces this point home rather decidedly, for it is one of the new models designed for spring wear by a most exclusive patron of conservative but sports loving taste. It is of green cotton corduroy. The coat is made with a smart yoke with the skirt part showing inverted pleats, which are belted in such fashion at the waist line that but a small portion of the belt need hang when the coat is worn unbuttoned. The skirt is of circular cut, buttoned in front and with pockets set on just below the hips. Renewing a Rose. To renew the charms of a shabby artificial rose, trim all the edges of the petals with sharp scissors, and if there are green leaves, trim those as well. Then straighten bent wires, press the fresh heart of the rose open so that it has a full blown look and place the flower at the left bust of a low evening bodice in some thin material. New, the corsage rose costs from $2.50 up to anything, but with careful pruning a twenty-five cent bargain may burst upon the eye like nature's own. Points for Mothers Children's Friendships. The friendships that children form have a far deeper influence over their lives than many parents realize. It is not an easy matter to influence children in the formation of friendships, for even at the beginning that seems to be a matter of personal selection. There never yet was a child who did not hate the children whom his parents talked about as particularly desirable for companions. If let alone he might have chosen them of his own accord for playmates, but not after hearing too much about their virtues. Friendship, like love, can never be created by talking too much about it. There are other ways, however, of influencing both boys and girls, and a little tact on the mother's part will accomplish wonders. It is not always pleasant or convenient to entertain a horde of children when only one playmate would be more desirable, but the old saying that there is safety in numbers is never better exemplified in the bringing up of children. There are more quarrels, to be sure, but sensitive edges are rubbed off when exposed to the good natured but quite honest criticism of many playmates. It is the guiding hand on the reins, the light touch that controls the most spirited horses. They respond quickly to firmness, but resent being pulled in with a jerk. A word here, a suggestion there, little plans for children's happiness that may cause many a sacrifice of comfort on the parents' part, have often nipped in the bud undesirable associations and ended, before they were really well started, friendships that would bring no lasting happiness. The Model Nursemaid. The children's nursemaid should be neat and have a good disposition. Irritable manners and harshness have no place in the nursery, for they soon make the little ones sollen and bad tempered. By her influence as well as by their play and games she should make them feel the value of good manners, unselfishness and perseverance. She should insist on obedience from even the smallest child. This once learned will give the nursery an air of sunshine and contentment it cannot otherwise have. Still she must realize that good discipline does not mean tyranny and hard discipline. Punishment should only be used as a means of last resource. Then it should be to deprive the child of some simple pleasure. Any severe punishment should be left to the parents. It is nurse's business to see that the nursery is supplied with toys to anuse the children so there may be toys for all, but it is equally important to let the children feel that the toys are owned in common. She should direct their play and games, but let all the children pick up their toys and put them away after they have finished with them. In her personal habits and appearance she should be neat and clean. Her work is clean, so there is no excuse for dirty hands and soiled aprons. When Lessons Tire the Child. "The child does not pay attention," the teacher says of the little boy or girl in the kindergarten, whose mind seems to be upon the thing that is being done and yet cannot accomplish it. But it very often happens that the child is not capable of concentrating attention for very long upon one thing. He watches the play or the drawing very carefully for a certain length of time; then he wearies through no fault of his own, but because of brain fatigue, and his eyes wander to the shape of the pencil he is holding or possibly to the waving leaves of the tree outside the window. Mothers who study their children carefully can tell just how long they can hold the attention of the child without wearying it, but the teacher, having so many to think about, may not realize that she is tiring the child with the lesson. Many children that are voted stupid by parents or children are only slow in their mental processes and require great patience and care in the first years in the nursery or school. Let the lesson be a little longer each day, and as soon as the child seems tired change to something else. A. Blackboard For the Children. Many mothers want something to entertain the young child so well and so long that they may read or sew or attend to household duties undisturbed for an hour at a time. One good suggestion is a blackboard and a package of colored chalks. It has been found that children work longest over blackboards, probably swing to the ease and the fun of erasing, an act of destruction which delights them and yet in some way is passed unchided by the superior powers. Next to this they like crayons and chalk on paper, and least of all paint. They enjoy the water and the messing for a time, but the spreading of the paint, while they imagine it to be an ocean, seems to detract from the clarity of the image which the child had in view when he started. Amazing sketches and actual school work may be undertaken on the black-board. As to the board itself, a small, light, unbreakable cast shaped board worth a dollar or less is the one best liked and best suited to the children. PAGE THREE SALUTE Photo by American Press Association. Young people, as a rule, are intensely patriotic. They believe—and it is natural they should—that no country equals their own native land. No other nation is so great and powerful and nowhere else are the soldiers so brave. It is entirely proper that one should cherish a love of country and home, for without patriotism to inspire it no nation would amount to much. The boys in the picture are German, and their picture was taken during a recent visit of the German emperor to Berlin. At the present time he does not spend much time at his capital, but more frequently is at the battle front. The boys, you will notice, are dressed in uniform. They were standing at their window so as to be able to see their loved ruler, and when he arrived opposite their place they saluted in true military fashion. Double Beheadings. 7. Remove the first letter from a shallow dish and you will be behind time; take away the next letter and it will be eaten. Answers: 1. Stable, table, able. 2. Stone, tone, one. 3. Trace, race, ace. 4. Wheat, heat, eat. 5. Brink, rink, ink. 6. Price, rice, ice. 7. Plate, late, ate. The Game of Teapot. An amusing game to be played by any number is called "teapot." Let one player choose a word. The others are to guess the word. In order to do this they all ask questions which the word chooser must answer. This sounds simple. The difficulty, however, is that the chosen word must have two meanings, "roll," for instance, which may mean either the variety we enjoy for breakfast, or to turn over and over. Or it may be words spelled differently, but pronounced alike, such as "night" and "knight." In answering the questions the player must use the meanings alternately, substituting "teapot" for the chosen word. Thus, suppose the word is "roll," the beginner might ask, "Does it belong to the vegetable kingdom?" The answer would be, "Teapot does belong to the vegetable kingdom." Suppose the next player asks, "How would you get to the top of a high mountain?" The answer might be, "I could not teapot there." The successful guesser has the privilege of choosing the next word. Advice For Hiking Scouts. Advice for Hiking Scouts. There are several things for boy scouts to remember when going on hikes. An old woodman gives the advice, "Never walk over anything you can walk around; never step on anything that you can step over." H. W. Gibson, in an article on the subject of hikes, advises a pace of two or three miles an hour and warns against excessive water drinking on the part of the hikers. He also advises that the scout carry only the things absolutely needed, rolled in blankets, poncho army style—Chicago Tribune. Table Manners. When I am eating head and cake I never snuck my lip; And milk I always try to take. In certain little else PAGE FOUR THE BROAD AX THE BROAD AX Will promulgate and at all times uphold the true principles of Democracy, but Catholicism, Protestants, Priests, Infidels, Single Taxes, Republians, or anyone else can have their say, as long as their language is proper and responsibility is fixed. The Broad Ax is a newspaper whose platform is broad enough for all, ever claiming the editorial right to speak its own mind. Local communications will receive attention. Write only on one side of the paper. Subscriptions must be paid in advance. One Year.....$3.00 Six Months.....1.00 Advertising rates made known on application. Address all communications to THE BROAD AX 5027 FEDERAL STREET, CHICAGO, ILL. PHONE DREXEL 4500. JULIUS F. TAYLOR, Editor and Publisher Entered as Second-Class Matter Aug. 18, 1988, at the Post Office at Chicago, Illinois, under Act of March 8, 1879. MESSRS, SWEITZER, HARRISON DRIESTRI AND THOMPSON. (Concluded from page 1) dent of the Second Ward. He is sober, industrious, forceful, energetic, painse taking, systematic, untiring, intelligent, educated and clean morally. He has been engaged in business during all the period of my acquaintance with him. His reputation in the business world is good. He served for four years as a member of the County Board of Cook county. He made a good record. He is qualified for the office of Alderman. If he is elected I have faith to believe that he will be thoroughly representative of the city's best thought. Very truly yours, (Signed) MARTIN B. MADDEN. NEGRO BOOMED FOR ALDERMAN. Republican Second Ward Leaders Indore Oscar De Priest, Realty Man. ONCE ON COUNTY BOARD. "Oscar De Priest, former county commissioner and one of the recognized Colored Republican leaders of Chicago, was indorsed unanimously for the Republican nomination for alderman for the Second Ward last night by the regular Republican ward organization. "Congressman Martin B. Madden, the ward committeeman; State Senator Samuel A. Ettelson, and White and Colored men representative of all the party factions participated in the meeting at De Priest's real estate office, 3439 South State street. Ald. George F. Harding, whose term expires next spring and who has just been elected to the state senate, was not present, but was represented by several lieutenants. First O K of Its Kind. "Politicians commented that it is the first time a regular party organization in any Chicago ward has indorsed a Colored man for alderman, and that, if elected, Mr. De Priest will be the first Colored man to sit in the Chicago city council. "The race has had at least one representative in the general assembly at Springfield for twenty years. In the coming legislative session there will be two Colored Republicans. While the Republicans were in power four and six years ago, Mr. De Priest represented his race on the county board. He has been affiliated with the Deneen organization. "A. J. Pflaum, chairman of the executive committee, presided at the meeting. The resolutions indorsing De Priest were offered by Congressman Madden."—From The Chicago Daily Tribune, November 28, 1814. LEGISLATIVE VOTERS LEAGUE ADVISORY COUNCIL REPORT ON CANDIDATES FOR PRIMARY OF 1908. Oscar De Priest, 3836 Dearborn St, born in Alabama in 1871; painting contractor; has been county commissioner, two terms, and has excellent official record; character, habits and ability good. Third Ward patronage, per annum, 1903—John C. Buckner, $1,400; R. A. Williams, $1,000. Total $2,400. Increased by Mr. De Priest, per annum, 1906—Buckner, $1,400; Williams, $1,900; De Priest, $3,600; Lockman, $1,380; Riley, $1,080; one girl, $480. Total $8,740. Further increase by Mr. DePriest, per annum, 1907—Buckner, $1,400; Blackburn, $1,000; De Priest, $3,600; Lockman, $1,260; Biley, $1,500; Ferribee, $1,000; Taylor, $1,200; Maj. Denison, $4,000; Samuels, $1,260; J. Q. Grant, $1,200; Barnett, $720; John Butler, $720; Richardson, $780; four wagons, $3,600; Jones, Springfield, $800; Dr. Chavis, $1,200; one girl, $600; Snowden, $1,248; Chas. Williams, $1,000; seven women, county building, $2,520. Total $30,608. Mr. De Priest has also been endorsed by the following organizations, which positively denies the charge that he is one man's choice: A. M. E. Ministers' association, Doctors, Dentists and Pharmacists association, Colored Barbers association, Colored Waiters association, by the Asphalt Pavers Union Local No. 25, and by 400 ladies who assembled at the Institutional church and by 47 of the 50 precinct committeemen of the Second Ward Republican organization, and it is safe to say that no man residing in any ward in this city could have a more representative endorsement and we feel confident that with such strong backing that the great majority of the Republicans in the Second Ward will deem it an honor and a pleasure to record their votes on Tuesday, February 23, for Hon. Oscar De Priest and not only nominate him but elect him in April, for in every way he is fully capable of representing all the people living in that ward in the city council. CONGRESSMAN A. J. SABATH AND A. H. ROBERTS DELIVERED ELO- QUENT ADDRESSES AT THE LINCOLN DAY CELEBRATION AT BETHEL CHURCH LAST SUNDAY AFTERNOON. Julius F. Taylor moved that a Rising Vote of Thanks be Extended to them for their Timely Remarks. Last Sunday afternoon Abraham Lincoln's birthday was celebrated at Bethel church, under the auspices of the Bethel Literary Society, B. W. Pitts, president, who also served as chairman of the meeting, and the church was filled to overflowing. Congressman A. J. Sabath, Hon. A. H. Roberts and Judge John Stelk were the principal orators, and their timely remarks were well received. At the conclusion of their speaking, the writer moved that a rising vote of thanks be extended to them for their glowing tribute to the memory of Mr. Lincoln. The following program was rendered: Song, "All Hail the Power of Jesus' Name," audience; prayer, Rev. T. A. Smythe, pastor of Bethel church; song, choir, Mr. James A. Mundy, director; reading, "Lincoln's Picture," Mrs. R. A. Jackson; song, choir, Mr. James A. Mundy, director. Offertory. Organ selection, Prof. Walter E. Gossette; address, Mr. A. H. Roberts; solo, "How Lovely Are Thy Dwellings" (Liddle), Mrs. T. A. Smythe; address, Congressman A. J. Sabath; song, choir, Mr. James A. Mundy, director. APPOMATTOX CLUB. Judge Albert C. Barnes will address the members, their wives and friends Sunday, February 21, 1915, at 4 p. m. upon the occasion of the anniversary of George Washington. The judge is a learned and logical speaker, and a true friend of the Afro-American race. All friends are invited. The meeting last Sunday in honor of the joint anniversary of Lincoln and Fred. Douglass was a grand affair. Both Hon. E. H. Morris, who spoke upon Lincoln, and Hon. Medill McCormick, who spoke upon Douglass, acquitted themselves most splendidly, while Madame Hackley and Master Harrison Emanuel were all that one could expect in their respective solos, vocal and instrumental. Chairman Beauregard F. Moseley and his committee on civic affairs and public speakers are to be congratulated upon this return to the original purposes of the club. The Liberal Culture Society of Chicago, Hon. George H. Jackson, president; Mrs. I. L. Ferribee, secretary; gave a birthday anniversary dinner last evening, in memory of Frederick Douglass, at the Y. M. C. A. Prof. George Burnam Foster, Mrs. Elizabeth Lindsay Davis, Parker Sercombe, Hon. Richard T. Greener, Mrs. Grace Wilbur Trout, Mr. S. Laing Williams, Rev. A. J. Carey, Mr. George W. Ellis, Mr. W. H. A. Moore, better known as Judge Moore, responded to sentiments as inspired by Frederick Douglass. The Citizens' Committee, in charge of the arrangements to give a grand ball and reception to raise funds to entertain the delegates to the National Medical Convention which will meet here in August, have changed the date of the ball from Monday evening, May 4, to Monday evening, April 19, at the Eighth Regiment armory., 35th street and Forest avenue. Col. John R. Marshall, chairman. James D. Marshall, one of the Democratic candidates for the nomination for Alderman of the Second Ward, is waging a lively campaign. THE BROAD AX, CHICAGO, FEBRUARY 20, 1915. THE IMMORTAL FREDERICK DOUGLASS He was one of the foremost leaders in the anti-slavery agitator, matchless eloquence which finally brought about its downfall. His 98th birthday anniversary will be celebrated Sunday saturday 21st, at Quinn Chapel. Prof. Richard T. Greener and Harry Olson will be the leading orators. He was one of the foremost leaders in the anti-slavery agitation. It was his matchless eloquence which finally brought about its downfall in America. His 98th birthday anniversary will be celebrated Sunday afternoon, February 21st, at Quinn Chapel. Prof. Richard T. Greener and Chief Justice Harry Olson will be the leading orators. The Coleridge-Taylor Club gave their first monthly social Tuesday evening, at the Y. M. C. A., and its founder, James A. Mundy, and its members and friends spent an enjoyable evening. In the afternoon of February 21, at 4 p. m., Washington's birthday will be celebrated at the Appomattox Club, 3441 S. Wabash avenue. Hon. Albert C. Barnes, one of the judges of the Appellate Court, will deliver the principal address. Miss Anna Schulman, 3405 W. 16th street, a stenographer for Attorney Walter M. Farmer, 184 W. Washington street, somehow or other fell while descending the stairs in her home Wednesday evening and broke one of her ankles, which will cause her to be confined to her home for at least several weeks. 100 HON. CYRIL R. JANDUS Democratic Candidate for Judge of the Municipal Court, to be voted for at the primaries Tuesday, February 23. Hon. Cyril R. Jandus, democratic candidate for judge of the Municipal Court who is one of the most popular officials in the county building who is 49 years old has honorably served four years as representative in the general assembly, eight years as state senator, assistant corporation counsel, city pros- Attorney Timothy J. Fell, suite 1112 Chamber of Commerce building, who is far up in politics on the Northwest Side, residing in the 25th Ward, is a firm supporter of Robt. M. Sweitzer, and he is thoroughly convinced that he will be the next mayor of Chicago. INOOMPETENT PERSONS—RIGHT TO DISMISS WRIT OF INQUIRY.—That a statutory proceeding in the nature of the writ inquirendo de lunatico cannot be dismissed by the petitioner without the consent of the court acting in its discretion for the interests of the public and of the person whose sanity is questioned, is held in the Missouri case of State ex rel. Paxton v. Guinotte, 51 L. R. A. (N. S.) 1191. 148-EIPED UBA-EIPED HON. JOHN STELK One of the upright and honorable judges of the M the Abraham Lincoln celebration at Bethel ch and was well pleased with the glowing tribut Lincoln by Mr. A. H. Roberts. One of the upright and honorable judges of the Municipal Court, who attended the Abraham Lincoln celebration at Bethel church last Sunday afternoon, and was well pleased with the glowing tribute paid to the memory of Mr. Lincoln by Mr. A. H. Roberta. in the anti-slavery agitation. It was his brought about its downfall in America. I will be celebrated Sunday afternoon, February 2. Richard T. Greener and Chief Justice rators. Miss Anna Schulman, 3405 W. 16th street, a stenographer for Attorney Walter M. Farmer, 184 W. Washington street, somehow or other fell while descending the stairs in her home Wednesday evening and broke one of her ankles, which will cause her to be confined to her home for at least several weeks. ecuting attorney, attorney for 16 building and loan associations, six years as assistant probate judge and chief clerk of the Probate Court, speaks six languages and he is an ardent supporter of all personal liberty measures and member of Political Action Committee of the United Societies. HIGHWAY—NEGLIGENT DRIVING OR AUTOMOBILE—FORCING OTHER CAR OFF FROM ROAD—There seems to be little authority upon the question of liability for injuries resulting from crowding an automobile off the road. The Michigan case of Granger v. Farrant, 51 L. R. A. (N. S.) 453, holds that the driver of an automobile who overtakes and passes another car at such speed, and returns to the right side of the road so close to it as to disconcert its driver by striking the car and causing it to swerve over the embankment, is liable for the injury thereby inflicted upon the occupants of the car, although the blow was not sufficient to propel the car over the embankment. --- SHORT AND SHARP It's human nature to want other people to be liberal. Right never seems to triumph when we are the losers. Beware of letting your hopes become expectations. The Hague palace looks as pretty as ever in the pictures. Speaking of casualties, just think how much time is killed every day. Some kinds of advice are like castor oil—unpleasant to the taste, but beneficial if taken. Some people are so absentminded that they forget about everything except themselves. There is danger that one conspicuous section of the canal may become known popularly as the Slide. Every once in a while the fighting in Europe stops to let a czar or a king or an emperor hang a medal on a general. An enthusiastic inventor has a roll calling device which he claims will save time. But what's time to congress? If they keep on in Mexico they will get the seats for gentlemen who are presidents emeritus rather badly crowded. The man who gets up with a "head" the next morning gives ample proof that he did not have much of a one the night before. The censor is the leading character in a novel by a war correspondent, whose only regret must be that he couldn't kill him in the middle of the story. Flippant Flings. A scientist has discovered that women live longer than men. Yes, but they usually hate to admit it—Chicago Herald. As long as they don't begin to name our Pullman cars after some of those battles in Poland and Galicia we shall be able to escape some of the horrors of the war—Philadelphia Press. It costs $20.70 to talk from New York to San Francisco for three minutes. It's a cinch that the man paying that price doesn't begin his talk with. "Guess who this is?" — Detroit Free Press. The "Made In U. S. A." campaign is to extend even to husbands—American girls are agreeing to marry the home product. But doesn't this amount to an unrealistic rule against exporting the munitions of matrimony? — New York Sun. Household Helps. After frying onions pour a little vinegar into the frying pan, let it get hot, and it will remove all smell from the pan. When emptying feathers from one pillow to another sew the opening of one to the other and you will not waste your feathers. If you have any poison in the house tie a tiny bell to the bottle neck, thus avoiding all danger of using it in mistake even though labeled. Spread papers over your kitchen table before starting to clean poultry, to make bread, cakes or pies. They catch waste and save much cleaning up afterward. Current Comment. The various presidents of Mexico do not stop at the capital. They just pass through it.-Philadelphia Press. On the other hand, society ought to find a way to make men before they have to go to Sing Sing.-Detroit Free Press. Count Okuma's forecast of Japan ruling the world suggests that he first learn to control his own imagination.-Washington Post. When they really do bridge the Atlantic by means of the wireless telephone, let us hope that there will be something cheerful to say.-Chicago News. Dress Hints. Try a curved surgical needle for sewing on the bows and buckles of pumps. When putting away silk waists take out shields, as they are apt to crack the silk. Women with long, thin necks should not wear collarless blouses, as the effect is not good. After dressing and when ready to go out place a hand mirror on the floor against the wall and turn slowly around. If the underskirt shows below the dress it will readily be seen, and a slovenly look may be avoided. Telephone Calls. All telephone operators in Egypt are required to be able to speak English, French, Italian, Greek and Arabic. New York city alone has more telephones than Belgium, Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, Norway and Switzerland combined. The British postmaster general is seeking to increase the use of telephones among Irish farmers. A rate has been arranged whereby three or more farmers on a line can have unlimited local calls at $14.60 each per annum. SIKES AND SONS R. W. Waters of W. R. W. Waters of St. Louis has retired after forty years as a railway conductor. Joseph H. Chote, the dean of the American bar, is now eighty-three years of age. Field Marshal von Hindenburg has been made an honorary doctor of law by the University of Breslau. Honorable T. Chase Casgrain, Canada's new postmaster general, was born in Detroit, though since childhood he has lived in Quebec. Dispatches tell of the spartan conduct of Colonel Lopoukhine of the Russian army, who went to the body of his son, killed in Gallica, kissed his forehead and lips, remounted his horse and continued giving orders. General Leunan, the Belgian commander and hero of Liege, who was almost suffocated by gases from chemical bombs thrown into Fort Lonein when the Belgians refused to surrender, is now reported fully recovered. He was also severely wounded, and after being taken prisoner was removed to Magdeburg, where an operation was later found necessary. Echoes of the War The most unpleasant thing about the march of civilization is the rattle of artillery that accompanies it.—Boston Transcript. All the nations claim that they were forced into the war, and some of them are going to be forced out of it in time.—Philadelphia Press. One of the nations has expended $780,000,000 since hostilities were begun, which is a brilliant commentary on the progress of the alleged human race.—Detroit News. Isn't it peculiar how the belligerents always seem so well informed about the enemy's losses in battle, but can't summon up enough nerve to tell about their own?—St. Paul Dispatch. Cost of Living If ordinary wheat continues to advance in price a resourceful public may resort to buckwheat cakes and sausage.—Chicago News. If wheat and cotton could get together and strike an average on their booms it would be more encouraging for the general public and make a better living price on bread.—Pittsburgh Dispatch. Considering the meat shortage that we have been up against for some years, it is little short of marvelous the way we are managing to increase our beef exports in such enormous quantities.—Indianapolis News. Tales of Cities. Philadelphia has 12,000 orphans in seventy-seven institutions. Boston has changed the boundaries of all wards. Now the city has twenty-six wards. Modern Cairo is built upon the remains of four distinct cities, which date back to the first century. It is the largest city in Africa. St. Paul has seventy-six parks, one of which, Como park, is one of the most beautiful in the United States. These parks cover an area of 1,491 acres and cost $1,603,221. State Lines. Ohio had a prohibitory liquor law 100 years ago. In drilling for oil last year in Cali- fornia holes extending a distance of 200 miles, could they be placed end to end, were sunk. From 1876 to the end of 1914 South Dakota has produced $158,224,000 in gold. Cripple Creek, Colo., to the end of 1914 has produced $250,000,000 in gold. BRIGHT BRIEFS Learning to do without gives you more to do with. _____ Neutrals are not half so tired of war as the men in the trenches. _____ Nobody is entitled to wear a halo just because he has never been in jail. _____ It is easier to pose as a prophet than it is to stand from under when your predictions go lame. _____ One kind of idiot is the fellow who attempts to take taxi rides with a trolley car pocketbook. _____ Lawyers occasionally break a man's will, but more frequently it goes down before a woman's won't. _____ If the Nobel peace prize is cumulative, it will be a nice fat fortune for the next one who wins it. _____ A lot of people don't care whether they are sublime or ridiculous so long as there is a crowd looking at them. A man climbed nineteen stories to rob the St. Louis Press club. Somebody will try to rob a poorhouse next. If the North sea were ever drained the bottom would look worse than a country wagon maker's back yard. 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Those guns reduced the form at Ligea, Nanur and Antwerp and wrought havoc in Rheims. So civilization shuddered when the 75 centimeter field guns of the French army decimated whole regiments at the rate, as General Joffre grimly put it, "one shell to a company." These weapons are revolutionising warfare on land, and that revolution is only in its infancy. But there is still another infernal machine which is developing into the most powerful factor of naval warfare and revolutionizing warfare on the sea, and that is the torpedo. We are hearing a lot about submarines nowadays and their deadly work, but it isn't the submarine that does it, after all. It's the torpedo fired by the submarine that says "Good night!" for the heavy battleship or the armored cruiser. Without this necessary adjunct a submarine could perform no useful function. Torpedoes fired from a torpedo boat are, of course, just as deadly as those fired from a submarine, but the submarine has the advantage of concealment in approaching an enemy. Firing a torpedo is simple. If fired from a submarine the eye of the submarine, the periscope, reveals the location of the enemy. The torpedo, already in its tube, awaits the touch of a finger—nothing more. The tube has a spoon shaped mouth, well greased within so that the torpedo may shoot out easily and take the water in a horizontal position. Meanwhile, before it has been shoved home, the torpedo's air chamber has been charged to provide the energy ```markdown ``` Photo by American Press Association. A TORPEDO BOAT. for its engine. An impulse charge of more compressed air, a sort of air cartridge, is placed in position, and all is ready for the word. "Fire!" from the man who knows the moment when the enemy's ship is in direct line with the tube, and then good night to the ship. The brain of the torpedo, that marvelous center of control in the body of the deadly submarine, works more surely than any flesh and blood mechanism. It never becomes disturbed, even in the severest stress of peril; it works with the direct certainty of fata. It is the manifestation of the minds of many men, concentrated on the accomplishment of one thing. There is no indirection, no unnecessary detail, in its operation. True to the mark, it flashes along, exactly fifteen feet below the surface, the steering by the vertical and horizontal planes done as surely as though a human hand was at the work. And in this magic brain of the torpedo are generated the subtle potency of heat and the white negation of freezing cold. In it, too, are the nice calculation and the power that can cause the torpedo to swing through an angle of ninety degrees toward a target straight ahead. In the brain of the swift undersea destroyer is the concealed thought of many men. It is as if the submarine were manned by a crew of the world's greatest specialists in this particular sort of warfare. Then there is still much of unread mystery to the general public in the "basest chamber," which is the funnel lobe of this destructive brain. Governments and the firms that shape the things of death for governments are the only ones that know completely what strange intelligences are held there. Why the Blues? Why the blues Every one loves the blue sky with its brightness, warmth and softness. Hundreds have written of it in glowing terms of praise, while the inarticulate millions have felt what they expressed. Who does not love a pair of blue eyes—laughing blue eyes, true blue eyes, tender blue eyes, Irish blue eyes? The men who follow the sea love her every mood and hue, and yet 'tis her sparkling sapphire cloak they would have her don on the happiest occasions. "It is impossible in our condition of society not to be sometimes a snob," wrote Thackeray—not to have a heart that would relish pumping a little blue blood along with the red. But when our thoughts are dull, depressed and drear, like an unkind wintry gray sky, we are in the blues. Why this paradoxical defaulction of the color which is associated with so many of the fair and pleasing things of life? If we must vilify a color there are yellow, canaries and jaundice. There are red devils and danger. Why the blues?—Boston Globe. Smokeless Powder. Ordinary powder produces smokes when fired because of the quantity of fine particles formed from the breaking up of the saltpeter and from some of the charcoal which is not completely burned. To get rid of smoke, so long a handicap in the use of guns, it was necessary to produce a substance that would explode without leaving any solid residue. This was accomplished by the use of guncotton or nitrocellulose, from which the most satisfactory smokeless powder is made. The substance is a chemical compound, not a mixture like gunpowder, and is made by treating cotton with a mixture of nitric and sulphuric acids. When exploded it is all converted into gases. Burning is not necessary to cause an explosion, a mere shock or jar being sufficient. It is too violent an explosive to use in small arms or in cannon, but guncotton can be made into less forceful forms, suitable for use in guns, and most brands of smokeless powder are made in this way.—Boston Herald. Japanese Hotel Bedrooms. In "Queer Things About Japan" Douglas Sladen gives a picture of the Japanese hotel bedroom, which still leaves much to be desired in comfort and privacy: "Before dinner is over you begin to long for your bed. You ask to be taken to your bedroom, but your bedroom is taken to you. Its walls and the bed are brought in. The walls are paper shutters which make a slice of the sitting room your own; the bed is a quilt. Take up your bed and walk' is an everyday occurrence in the east, where a bed is a spread. The only way a European can get any comfort out of a Japanese bed is to sleep on about half a dozen at once, one on top of the other. If you want to wash you must do it outside. The Japanese will not allow a basin of water on their precious mats." Penya' View of Batha Pepys' view of baths—probably representative of his generation—may be gathered from a contemptuous reference to his wife's whimsical notion, after spring cleaning, of going to a hot bath in town to "clean herself." However, he reflected consolingly, the new passion for cleanliness was not likely to last. The idea of Pepys' French contemporaries on the same subject is illustrated in a little book on Christian conduct, by Jean Baptiste de la Salle. "For the sake of cleanliness," says the author, "it is well to rub the face every morning with a white towel, in order to remove the dirt. It is not advisable to wash with water, for this exposes the face to the chills of winter and the heats of summer." His Birthmark An Irishman who had just traveled from Dublin to Glasgow to seek employment was informed that he had a poor chance of getting a job because he was displaying marks consistent with pugilism. "You mane that I've a black eye, sir, eh?" "Exactly." "Shure, that's only a birthmark which I have. You see, sir, I was coming from Dublin on the boat, and by a mistake I went into the wrong berth, and the fellow who was there gave me this."-London Answers. Coleridga Revised. The ancient mariner had just uttered that immortal line about "Water, water everywhere." "That's all very well," came echoing back over the angry seas, "but the thirst is yet to come." Whereupon the ancient mariner rimed "verse" with "curse" and did other horrible poetical things.—Philadelphia Ledger. How He Won. First Business Man—To what do you attribute your success? Second Business Man—To the fact that I was always first at the office. For seventeen years I caught the 6:15 into town. First Business Man—Ah, I see! All due to your early training—Columbia Jester. Taking Unfair Advantage Couss Taken—Madam, if you won't tell me your age I'll ask the lady next door and let her guess at it. Woman— Stop; I'll get the family Bible right away—Philadelphia Lederer. The poppy, so the ancient story goes, was created to allay her grief by China while searching for her beloved daughter Proserpina. THE BROAD AX. CHICAGO, FEBRUARY 20, 1915. DAMES AND DAUGHTERS. Mrs. Clara. Auchmoody, who conducts a farm near Los Angeles, wears male clothing when at work. Miss Edith Havemeyer, heiress to over $7,000,000, has set up her own bachelor girl establishment in London. Although she is 101 years old, Mrs. Abigail F. Miller of Philadelphia says her one ambition is to ride in an aeroplane. Mrs. Anna Moore of Chicago has just discovered that she is an adopted daughter after fifty-two years' belief that she was the daughter of a Minnesota farmer. Mile. Renaudiere has been awarded the Order of Leopold by King Albert of Belgium as a reward for her bravery under fire while serving with the Red Cross ambulance. Romona Flores is the only female colonel in the Mexican army. The "Joan of Arc," as she is called, has fought forty-seven battles and has been wounded twice. Carranza gave her permission to join his ranks, and she was made colonel and put in command of a battalion of 500 cavalrymen. Fashion Frills. No, fashion doth not make fools of all of us—but it makes some of us look like 'em!—Baltimore American. And the fashion edict that skirts must be eight inches above the ground is given out in Chicago, of all places in the world!—Boston Globe. The crinoline skirt is coming. Fine news for the manufacturer of dress goods, but sad intelligence to the rest of us—Portland Oregonian. The fashion folk say that the "debutante slouch" style is passing, and it may be that the reason for this is that the no slouch type was always more popular among the really bright young men—Indianapolis News. PITH AND POINT. There is a time for all things and a thing for all times. There are no glasses that can correct mental shortsightedness. If there were but one loafer he would be the lonesomest man in town. Fame is worth a great deal more than money—if you've got both. It is harder to tell what to do when in doubt than what to do when in debt. Some senate speeches much longer than the Gettysburg address won't last as long. A remarkable man is one who does a remarkable thing and doesn't talk about it. Some men are so steady in their habits that they become motionless in their progress. The ancient kings wore their crowns at the war front. Now they're lucky to wear their heads. One reason why gossips are so unpopular is because they get such a lot of truth mixed up with their lies. Bravery on the field of battle wins your country's gratitude, but nobody cheers you for not yelping in a dentist's chair. War, too, has its infinite variety. Nowadays a soldier can be killed by engines of war in the air, on the sea and under the sea. Perhaps the man in the trenches may spend some valuable moments before he is killed in trying to study out what he is to be killed for. Animal Oddities. More than 300 kinds of fish are known to produce sounds. In many parts of Asia and Africa the peacock is found in a wild state. The adjutant, or marabout, a bird of India of the stork species, will swallow a hare or a cat whole. It stands five feet high, and the expanse of its wings is nearly fifteen feet. The green turtle is not a vicious creature to handle, like its snapping Japanese brother, but its fins are very strong, and one blow from them is quite sufficient to break a man's arm. Town Topics. "Pay as you sit down" is being advocated in Chicago for bettering the car service. It might work wonders.—Springfield Republican. Boston is pronounced to be still "the Hub," since the "three R's" are taught harder there than anywhere else in the country—Reverting, Reverting and Reminiscing.—New York-Sun. New York has been told time and again that it is the wickedest city on earth, but the church bells keep ringing and the bread lines go on doing business just the same.—Washington Star. Recent Inventions. To keep the base lines of hall grounds dry when it ruins a Pennsylvanian has presented a canvas cover, easily rolled for removal. Guns that automatically load themselves with acetylene gas and discharge themselves to sound of signals have been invented by a Scotchman. A newly invented fire alarm, operated by a weight falling when a fusible link is melted, not only rings a gong, but also fires several blank cartridges. Novel Plan to Search For Stefansson's Lost Party. An original, and novel use to which hydroaeroplanes can be put is being advanced by Burt McConnell, one of the survivors rescued from Wrangel island of the Canadian arctic expedition led by Vilhjalmur Stefansson. Mr. McConnell is organizing a rescue expedition to search for Stefansson and other members of the expedition. "The idea of rescuing the missing men of the Canadian arctic expedition by hydroaeroplane originated with me," said McConnell in a recent inter- A. E. H. Photos by American Press Association. BUET M'CONNELL AND HYDROAEROPLANE view, "but it is known that Amundsen intended taking machines with him into the arctic and to use them for scouting, while his ice ship, the Fram, drifted about at the mercy of the arctic ice pack." Mr. McConnell's plan is novel, but has been declared feasible by experienced arctic explorers, among them Rear Admiral Peary. It calls for a small ice bucking schooner to be used as a base for two hydroaeroplanes. When a sufficient northern latitude is reached the hydroaeroplanes will fly daily on alternate days whenever conditions are favorable, with an observer as a passenger. He will sweep the surface of the Arctic ocean and Bering sea with a powerful glass, covering it in flights that will be mapped like a checkerboard. Any living men could be easily observed and located by this method. DIRE WORK OF BOMBS Dropped From Airships, They Wrought Havoc In Recent Zeppelin Raid. In the recent aerial raid on Yarmouth and other English coast towns great havoc was wrought by bombs dropped from Zeppelins. One of the places attacked was King's Lynn, the attacks T Photo by American Press Association. \WRECK OF HOUSES IN KING'S LYNE. tration shows the ruins of two houses in that town destroyed by bombs thrown from sashraps. A woman and a boy were killed in these houses, which, as shown by the debris, were completely shattered. DAMES AND DAUGHTERS. Mrs. Beginald Manners, a member of the board of health in Newark, N. J., is the first woman to hold office in that city. Mme. Millerand, wife of the French minister of war, is the president of a society known as the Blue Cross, whose mission it is to rescue wounded and abandoned horses or mercifully kill those past aid. Owing to the success made by Miss Minna Wedekind, who was appointed a letter carrier by the German postal authorities over a year ago, the government is now appointing hundreds of women to similar positions. Mrs. Ethel Ryan is a private night watchman for a commission merchant on Washington street, New York, in a busy market district, where Mrs. Ryan is about the only woman to be seen at night. She has several men under her, carries a revolver and not long ago made two arrests. Miss Jean T. Moehle, an automobile saleswoman, recently showed that she could handle machinery as well as sell cars. In a leather apron and blue jean coat she stood on a platform in a New York salesroom and dismantled and assembled a motor taken from a car she had driven over 10,000 miles. Industrial Items. There are no manufacturing plants of any kind in Bermuda. Woman's skilled labor is more used in Finland probably than anywhere else. Rapid progress is reported in Venezuela in introducing modern sugar making machinery. Because of the devastation of Belgium China is now looking to America for her supply of window glass. A committee of 350 has been selected from all the provinces of Japan in order to constitute a society for the encouragement of home industries. PITH AND POINT. The war entanglements are not all barbed wire. How hard it is to forget that which shouldn't be told! The man who wants to know must admit he doesn't know. Let's remember the kind acts of others, but forget our own. Earthquakes are nature's way of changing the world's geography. Fame—that which youth longs for. Youth—that which fame longs for. The uphill road is the hardest one to travel, but it is the only one that rises. Most of us who attempt to wear the mantle of greatness are disappointed in the fit. When it comes to predicting the world's end no one can beat the man who has spent his last dollar. Some people surely make a bad guess when they judge the width of the world by the size of their own back yard. You can lose friends as easily by handing them money as by handing them advice—that is, if you expect to get the cash back. Merely being on the map is good enough for this country, which rejoices because it is not in either the war zone or the earthquake belt. Owing to the dry, cold atmosphere, there are no infectious diseases known in Greenland. What a fine place Greenland would be for "keep well clubs" of various kinds! Echoes of the War. For a new European war songs "Plenty of money, plenty of men; shovel 'em in the slaughter pen."—Atlanta Constitution. War is the creature that sends the peasants into the trenches to be shot and starves the peasants that stay at home—Detroit Free Press. How the mystery of it all must grow in the mind of the man in the trenches—the poor fellow who sees little and knows nothing and yet faces the loss of everything!—Philadelphia Ledger. Town Topics. Baltimore is now 185 years old and its complexion is younger than ever. Baltimore American. There were 181 murders in New York during 1914. We take it that the percentage of convictions hasn't yet been estimated.—Detroit Free Press. Chicago's symbol is the handsome goddess with "I Will" across her breast. She should change it to "I Spend." She is now above the seventy million mark and still throwing it away.—Philadelphia Ledger. British Briefs. There are a quarter of a million acres of land devoted solely to orchards in England and Wales. When the last census was taken—April, 1911—there were in the United Kingdom 22,159,814 males and 23,502,832 females. Scotland average five feet eight and three-quarter inches in height, Irishmen five feet eight inches, Englishmen five feet seven and one-quarter inches and Welshmen five feet six and one-half inches. THE ZION MOVEMENT AFFECTED BY WAR But Vision of Ages May Yet Come to Pass. Out of the welter of the war may be born a new state, the vision of age, the state of the tribes of Israel in the land Abraham took when he came out of the land of Ur of the Chaldees, the land of Palestine, where the descendants of the sons of Abraham, Isaiah and Jacob have for centuries pictured a new kingdom. For centuries it has been the dream of the Israelitish race to re-establish a kingdom in the land their nomadic fathers trod. All the prophets JEWISH CITY MAX NORDAU AND A GILIPSE OF JEW SALEM. told the day when the Hebrew should have a kingdom, but for centuries the Jew has been a wanderer on the face of the earth, the adopted son of every nation, the man without a country. Now is visioned the renaissance of his nation. Two prominent leaders in the Zionist movement have been Max Nordau and Israel Zangwill. Recently, however, a proclamation was issued by the Turks ordering the destruction, under pain of death, of all colonist documents and papers relating to Jewish colonization. In many cases land settled by Jews was handed over to Arabs, and wheat collected by the relief committee in Galilee was confiscated in order to feed the army. Later perhaps changes in the political map of the world may give tangible form to the Zionist movement, and the scattered tribes of Israel may yet gather in Jerusalem. REMEMBER THE MAINE! Heroes of Lost Ship Commemorated by Memorial at Arlington. The new Maine memorial in Arlington cemetery at Washington consists of the mainmast of the old unfortunate warship set in a concrete foundation in the shape of a mausoleum to resemble the turret of a ship. 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PROVIDENT & SANITARY COMPANY LIQUID SHAMPOO Unexcelled for cleaning the scalp. Prepares it for further treatment. Removes oily dandruff and promotes the growth of the hair. PRICE, 25 cta. THE BROAD AX, CHICAGO, FEBRUARY 20. 1915 Interesting Bible Point Commentators cannot fix the date of Joseph the carpenter's death, says the Christian Herald. Some hold that it must have taken place before Jesus began his public ministry. In support of this they point to the fact that Joseph is not mentioned in connection with the wedding feast at Cana. Others believe that Joseph must have passed away before the crucifixion; otherwise he would have been at the cross with Mary. Under the circumstances nothing definite can be stated on the matter. Christian tradition asserts that Joseph was over eighty when espoused and that he lived to be a very old man. The "upper room" mentioned in Acts 1, where the first gathering of disciples and converts was held after the ascension, may have been in the house of one of the apostles (of John or Mark, as some suppose), but the general view is that it was probably the upper chamber in a house the owners of which made it a custom to hire out such rooms for meeting purposes. This custom, it is claimed, was known in Jerusalem long before Christ. Waters of the Nile The waters of the upper Nile start to rise about June 15, reaching the greatest height at the autumn equinox, and then gradually subsiding until the following April. That the Nile should thus save the country from total barrenness and make it one of the most fertile lands of the earth is reason sufficient for the bestowal on the mighty stream of the name of "the most holy river" and that the good Messalmanus of Egypt should believe that it has its source in paradise. In ancient times the river had its appointed priests, festivals and sacrifices, and if its rising were delayed a single day they took the most beautiful girl they could find, dressed her richly and drowned her in the waters as a sacrifice to turn away the wrath of the river god and merit his favor. The quality of the Nile water has been highly extolled. Some have said that it is to other waters what champagne is among wines. The priest of Apis would not give it to the sacred bull lest he should become too fat. As Good as a Clock. When Rossini, the Italian composer, who was noted for his punctuality, was director of the Theatre italien in Paris he was used to attend the rehearsal every morning. Precisely as the clock struck 9 he came out of his house and hailed the nearest cab. Eventually a certain cabman noticed it and was at the master's door each morning. As soon as Rossini entered the cab the driver would look at his watch and then drive off at a good pace. This proceeding was repeated every day. Rossini often wondered whether the driver looked at his watch to see how much time he had to get to the theater. Finally one day he said, "My friend, why do you always look at your watch as soon as I enter your cabf" "Monsieur will pardon me," replied the cabman, laughing, "but I do it to see whether my watch is right"—Novellen-Schatz. Won a Title. December, 1854, when Napoleon III offered to send re-enforcements of 20,000 men to the Crimea if the British would convey them, the government was on the point of declining on the ground that no transports were available for such work. It was eventually decided to ask some of the great steamship companies for assistance, and at the next cabinet Sir James Graham announced that this had been done. "Mr. Cunard," be added, "can provide immediate transport for 8,000 men, leaving the question of payment to be decided subsequently by arbitration." "What is Mr. Cunard's Christian name?" asked Palmerston. "Samuel," replied Graham. "Sir Samuel," said Palmerston, with emphasis on the "Sir." And at the close of the war the ship owner was created a baronet—London Chronicle. A. Card Problem. Can any reader, asks a writer in the Strand Magazine, verify and explain the following, brought to my notice recently? Deal out four whist hands, purposely making a misdemeanor a. e., two cards to one hand. Pick up the hands, shuffle to any extent and then redeal—properly this time. It will be found in nine cases out of ten that one of the hands contains either a singleton (one card of a suit) or lacks a suit altogether. I have tried this repeatedly and nearly always with the same result. Got Rid of Him. "I understand your wife is doing her own cooking." "You are mistaken." "But Jinx told me she was." "Oh, that was just for a little while" Jinx was making us a visit, and I guess she thought he had stayed long enough."—Houston Post. An Unfair Example Professor—If I fail to give a correct answer to any problem in mathematics that any one present offers me I agree to forfeit the sum of $10. Voice in Audience—Make the date of my wife's birth agree with her present age—Life Remance Versus Reality. For about three months she regards her wedding day as the greatest day in history, but later on she gets so that she regards pay day as the greatest day in history,—Cinchnasti Enquirer. They who know not how to act agreeably, though they have learned many things, are still ignorant—Cinchnasti German Women as Soldiers German Women as Soldiers. Something like a century ago Prussia rose against Napoleon, who was already weakened by the retreat from Moscow, and with the help of the Austrians and also of a very large body of Russians managed to drive the French army over the frontier, after defeating it in the tremendous two day struggle at Leipzig. It appears that certain women played a prominent part in this fighting. Seventeen daughters of Prussia were at the front during this momentous conflict. They were most capable as soldiers, able to command and able to obey, as well as being capable of withstanding the hardships of campaign. To cite some instance, Maria Werder, a woman of Silesia, was allowed to serve as a hussar in the same regiment as her husband, who was a wealthy landowner. Elenora Prochaska is one of the better known of these heroes. She engaged, under the name of "Carl Rema," in the Light Horse when only eighteen and several poets have sung of her courage. A monument to her memory stands in Potsdam—Washington Star. Some National Flowers Every one knows of the rose, sham rock and thistle as the floral emblems of England, Ireland and Scotland and the leek, though not a flower, for Wales. The sugar maple leaf is the emblem of Canada. Other nations and cities have all their floral emblems, and the lily seems to be the favorite. Italy has chosen the lily and also the city of Florence, known affectionately as "Giglio," which means lily, and the city itself is spoken of as "the Flower of Cities and the City of Flowers." France, of course, has the lily in the fleur-de-lis. Germany's is the cornflower, while Prussia's choice is the linden tree, and the most famous thoroughfare in Berlin is known as the Unter den Linden. Spain's emblem is the pomegranate, and its wonderful city of Granada is named after that fruit. Egypt, with the glories of the Nile, appropriately chooses the lotus. Athens has the violet, while Saxony has the sweet scented mignonette—Pearson's Weekly. Court Humor. A legal journal gives the following instances of humor in German courts: In Berlin an ironworker was sent to prison because he had laughed at a policeman. It appears that as this man was proceeding along a street one day his risibilities were aroused by the sight of a particularly stout policeman giving chase to a dog. The offender was promptly haled to court and "sent up" for scandal. A German in attempting to board a moving train fractured his leg. After six months in a hospital he was discharged, whereupon the state railway department at once prosecuted him for "infringement of regulations." He was fined a sum equivalent to $5. Upon entering an omnibus a man trod on the foot of a woman, who was so incensed by the incident that she remarked that he walked like a hen. For this term of reproach the lady was fined 20 marks. Fifteenth Century Artists. Artists in Italy in the fifteenth century were little better off than small shopkeepers. This is shown by the dowries they usually gave their daughters, which varied from $1,040 to $2,080, and it is related as an extraordinary instance that Andrea Mantegna gave his daughter $2,600 at the time of her marriage, which was about the close of the fifteenth century. Michelangelo, Raphael and Titian were the only painters of the fifteenth century who succeeded in attaining a position of ease. Michelangelo at his death left about $48,000, besides some real estate to his nephew, Leonardo. Raphael's property was estimated to be worth $135,000, while Durer was worth at the time of his death only $31,650. In those days, however, pensions were frequently given to artists by sovereigns and cities. Thorn Hedge of Ypres. The town with the unpronounceable name, Ypres, once proved literally too thorny a problem for English besiegers. When Henry Spencer, bishop of Norwich, led his troops against it they tried in vain again and again to pierce the mass of thorn bushes that lined the exterior slopes of the ramparts; hence the image of Notre Dame de Thuine, "Our Lady of the Garden," in the Cathedral of St. Martin at Ypres and also the fair of Thulndag, fixed for the first Sunday in August in honor of the thorn hedge that saved the city. London Opinion. Educated Man. It is the worst of educated men that they cannot speak about any great question till they have read everything that has been written about it, for fear that some one should say, "But have you read Schwartzenburg?" Then, if they have not read Schwartzenburg, they are done—Tolstoy. Real Power. Nodd—Do you think it is true that a great, nay a gigantic force, like the press of this country, is controlled by the advertisers? Topp—Why not the press? My wife is—Life. NOTARY PUBLIC Faustin S. Delany Attorney and Counselor at Law 312 S. Clark St., Suits 422 CHICAGO COLLECTIONS A SPECIALTY Res. 4510 St. Lawrence Ave. Tel. Dreszel 5260 Office Phones: Res. 5128 S. Webash Ave. Oakland 4062, Auto. 78-068 Phone Dreszel 18815 Dr. Theo. R. Mozee DENTIST 4709 S. STATE STREET CHICAGO Hours 9 A. M. to 5 P. M., 7 P. M. to 9 P. M. Sundays by Appointment THE MOST COMPLETE OPTICAL ROOMS IN THE CITY BEST GOODS AT THE LOWEST PRICES Boys! Do you want this dandy BICYCLE? 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Sunday afternoon, February 14th, at 4 p. m the Dougiass and Lincoln birth- ay celebration will be held at the Ap- pomattoxr Club, 3441 Wabash avenue. ‘Miss Mande J. Roberts will render ‘several vocal solos. Address, Hon. Ea- ward H. Morris. Violin solo, Mr. Har- vison Emanuel. Address, Hon. Medill McCormick. The public are cordially invited to attend the celebration. ‘Last Setarday afternoon Mrs. Martha B. Anderson, 6450 Champlain Avenue; entertained the Woodlawn Whist Club, which is composed of 12 lady members and every two weeks, they meet at the home of one of the members of the Club and -play whist, simply for the pleasure of playing, as no prizes at no time are awarded to the winners. SIRES AND SONS. Dr. Stephen Paneretoff, the first But arian minister to the United States, recently entered upon his official du. ties at Washington. ‘William A. Orr, secretary to Charles S& Whitman, governor of New York, has been city editor of the New York ‘Tribune for the last year. He was born in Wingham. Ont, and is thirty- one years old Paul Potret, who is called the “com. mander tm chief of fashion,” bas given up-bis task of designing handsome gowns for women and at igst reports ‘was serving as en infantryman in the ‘French rank and fle ‘brated his seventy-seventh birthday. ‘In speaking of bis halfits he said to aval visitors, “I have been retiring every night at 10 o'clock, and 1 am up ‘at 5 o'clock every morning reading the newspapers before anybody eles in Washington.” "Sir Henry Howard, who has bean ap- ‘Pomted Britieh ambassador extraontt ee i een sentative Great ‘bss sext to the et ee in Son ok Ses ‘Protestant has lodged « ne en see Flippant Flings. ‘It will be funny to see dignified office around for fear of waking the baby—Atlanta Constite- don. George W. Perkins advises consum- ers to buy in bulk and save on the cost of living. How would you buy liver by the bulk?—Detroit Free Press. A Kansas man wants a divorce be cause his wife snores. Goodby mar riage if he gets it and a precedent is established. —Atlanta Constitution. Since the White House is the tra- ditional goal of every American boy, what is now left for President Wil- ‘son's grandson to plug for?—New York Sun. BRIGHT BRIEFS. A grievance is never improved by secret nursing. Industry is the mother of success. Lack is merely a distant relation. Mexican generals are spectacular in everything except getting killed off. ‘When a man writes his autobiogra- phy many interesting facts are omitted. Some men are so lucky that they even fall down when nobody is around to see. Swelled bead is the only disease in which the suffering is done by other people. ‘The greatest mistake 1s to become @iscouraged because you have made a mistake. Kipling insists that the English are the only humorous nation. If they can ‘fathom that joke they are. Scientisty are agreed that the old earth is cooling off. But the process Goemn’t extend to the firing line | Tete and to sce family relics sold at ‘auction, but the most painful thing*m- er the hammer is generally your ‘thumbnail. ‘With its armed neutrality, tts mount- ing deficits and its dearth of tourists, ‘Switzerland finds its scenery less satis- factory than usual. ‘Hussein Kemal, the new khedive of ‘Bgypt, has @ larger mustache then the former Khedive. Otherwise the gov- ‘ernment is not greatly changed. A census of the men who have been pretident of Mexico in the last four Years is in order. A census of those ‘who have tried to be president ts hope- ee = ot ‘ THE BROAD AX, CHICAGO, FEBRUARY 20, 1915. a THE BROAD aX CAN BE FOUND The Keystone State. ON SALE AT THE FOLLOWING| There ure severu! theories as NEWS STANDS: Pennayivania came 00 be cal From on and after this date The| Herstove Bate, The ove most accepted and the one most Brosd Ax, can be found on sale at the| fy who own Pennasivania as ti following news stands: due conte: te that Penanpivente : ae N. B. Jones, magazines, cigars, to bacco and news stand, 248 E. 35th St N. C, Chalmers, cigars, tobacco, no tion store and news stand, 5012 8 State street. L. E. Chilton, news stand, 8. E. cor ner Sist and State streets. 8, Berenbaum, Cigars, Notions and ‘News Stand; 31 W. 51 Street, neat Dearborn. E. H. Faulkner, news agency; 3109 8 State street. George I Martin, maker of fine cig are and news stand, 18 W. Sist St. near State. R. M. Harvey's barber shop and news stand, 3924 State street. W. M. Maxwell, notions, cigars, to bacco, confections and news stand, 5244 State St. Edward Felix, sotions, cigars an. news stand, 52 W. 30th St. F. Bishop, cigars, tobacco and news stand, 3 W. 27th Bt, near State. Sylvester McGlofin, news stand and laundry office, 4122 State St. William Gaughan, laundry office cigars, tobacco and news stand, 2636 State St. E. M. Oliver, notions, cigars and news stand, 15 W. S6th Street, near Btate. A. D. Hayes, cigars, tobacco, notions, stationery and news stand, 3640 8. State St. George MeFaro, shoe shining parlors and news stand. 3800% State street. 7. B. Hall, Laundry office, cigars, tobaceo and news stand. 3618 South State street. Fred M. Waterfield, cigars, tobacco, notions and news stand, 5202 South State street. Coleman & Glanton, cigars, tobacce and news stand, 3342 S. State street. Mise EB. M. McClain, hair dressing parlor and news stand. 30 W. 30th street. F. M. Diffay, cigars, tobacco, notions and news stand. 3605 State street. ‘Tiny German States. While it is well known that some of the German states are of lilliputian size, few persons are aware that it is quite possible to visit seven of them. including two kingdoms, two duchies and three principalities in an easy walk of four and a half hours. A good walker, starting from Steinbach, in Bavaria, will arrive in half an hour at Lichtentanne. which {s situated in Saxe-Meiningen. Thence the road pro- ceeds in one and a half hours to Rauschengesees (Reuss, elder branch). ‘after which i. a few minutes Gletma. in Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt, is reached. ‘Balf an hour's walk brings the pedes- trian to Altengeseees (Reuss, younger branch). An hour farther on lies Drognitz, on Prussian soil, and the last stage is another bour's stroll. finishing up at Saalthal, Saxe-Altenburg.—Wash- ington Star. Over Their Heads. Lady Southwark, in her “Social and Political Reminiscences,” relates this experience of her father, the late St ‘Thomas Chambers, during an election meeting in 1880, when Gladstone was speaking for him in St. Pancras: “When my father arrived the crowd outside the building was so dense that it seemed physically impossible for him to get in. An inspector, realizing this. suggested that be shoud go over and not through the crowd. This extraor. dinary idea was carried out. My father ‘Was lifted up with a gentle shove and Propelied along on the heads of the People on all fours. ‘This, he said, was ‘Rot so difficult, as most wore bowler hats. Willing hands assisted, and when he reached the inside of the door he ‘was gently lowered to the g 4.” ‘One Exception. Mrs, Blane said to her daughter one day: “I am certainly easy on shoes. Look at this pair of elastic sides. I've worn them three years, and they're as good as new. I'm easy on clothes too. There's my tweed—Just as fresh as the Gay I bought it seven years ago. And hats, gloves, stockings—in fact, I'm easy on everything.” “Bxcept father, eh?” said the daug- ter—Detroit Free Press. iti tee. It is claimed that during the siege of Paris in 1590 the Parisians invent- @4 the first bombs ever used. Being short of ammunition with which to reply to the artillery of the Bearnais, they set to fabricating it as best they could. Old nails and bits of wire, copper and other metals were rolled up in leaden envelopes, and the can- mons were loaded with these impro- vised projectiles. Right and Left. A writer says that probably in every language, as in English, “right” orig- finally signified merely “straight,” “straightforward” and thus “normal.” “Left” at first was no opposite to “right,” but meant “weak.” ~inefi- lent.” More Worry. duties Gunde st tha take tndae “Gosh, I'm you ‘that. ‘It will make me worry."—Loulsville (Courfér-Journal. ae ‘The Keystone Stats. ‘There ure sever! theories as to bow Pennsyivania came to be called .the Keystone State. The one most general ly accepted and the one most dear tc all who own Pennsylvania as thelr na- tive state. Is that Pennsyivania decided the great issue of American independ ence. At the meeting of the Continental congress in Philadelphia July 4 1776 the vote adopting the Declaration was taken by states. Of the thirteen orig- inal states six bad elready voted in the affirmative and six in the negative. when the delegation from Pennsyive- nia camein, John Morton casting the deciding vote in the affirmative. Thus Peonsylvania, by her vote, decided and was named the Keystone State. Another reason advanced is that in constructing a bridge between Penn- syivania avenue and Georgetown. ‘Washington, a single arch was erected of stone left from building the walls of the capitol. On the thirteen “vous- solrs” or arch stones, the names of the thirteen states were engraved. Penn- sylvania, falling in the keystone of the arch, became still more widely known as the Keystone Ptate—Philadelphia Press. etiesk: and the Wess. In “Ants, Bees and Wasps” it ts re lated that one summer some fifty years ago Sir John Lubbock became inter ested in 2 curious parasite of the bum blebee. He wished to complete his in ‘vestigations, but as the winter came or @id not know where to get the bees 90 be advertised. In reply to bis advertisement a man wrote offering him a supply of bees at one and six apiece. The price was high, but in the cause of science Lub bock did not demur, only when he had bought all the bees ne required ne wrote to the man and said. “Now that 1 have had the bees, for which | am greatly obliged. would you kindly tell ‘me, to satisfy my curiosity, now you are able te procure them at this time of year?” The man wrote back quite courteously, but quite trmly.- saying: “No. Since | can sell the bees at eight eenpence each. | think it pays me bet ter to go on doing sv than to tell any body else how to procure them. Tre Aleskens. According to the government statis ties, the natives of Alaska are about 26,000 in number. und they are spread over more than 350.000 of the 5iX).00 square miles of the territory. Their small settiements extend along 10.10% miles of coa~t and on both sides of the Yukon river and its tributaries. for » distance of wore than 2.500 miles Une Of the supervisin districts coutains » fall 100,000 square miles The others average more than 65,000 square miles each. Of the natives of Alaska ap proximately 11.000 belong to six tribex Of Indians in soutbeastern and south erp Alaska and tp the valley of the Yukon. About 11,000 are Eskimos on the western and vorthwestern coasts. along the Bering sea, the Bering strait ‘And the Arctic ocean. ‘Something more than 3.000 are Aleuts and mixed races throvgh the Aleutian islanda—Chris tian Heraia ee ee “I've got the most wonderful dog ut the worid—the smartest, 1 mean.” sai Ove of 8 party camping ip Canada jas fall. “When } bring out my rife o knows I'm going after deer. and be never offers to follow me. but if fees me reach for my shotcun mi knows that means partridges, anc when | get to the woods | find hin there waiting for me. Actually thai dog knows the difference between s rifle and a shotgun.” “That's nothing.” said another of the party from nis place at the other sid of the Gre. “You fellows have seer my little Towser, haven't you? Well when I begin to get out my Gshin; kit Towser runs up debind the bart and begins digging worms.”—Saturda) Evening Post. Cine tie aa The beginning of the postal service tm what is now the United States dates from 1639. when a house in Boston was employed for the receipt of letters for and from the old world In 1672 ‘the government of New York colony ‘established » post to go monthly from New York to Bostom. A general post. olce was extablished in, Virginia i 1692 and in Philadelphia in 1698. In 1790, when the federal government ‘Went into operation. the number of ‘offices in the thirteen states was only about seventy-fve—New York Amer- ican Chinese Language. | Where the Chinese language, writ- ten or spoken, came from nobody ‘mows any more than they know ‘where the original Chinese themse!vex came from. Bat it is probable that the ‘Detmary Chinese characters existed 5,000 years ago pretty much as they do ‘today. | —— . A Gentle Reminder. He—Have you decided what yoo wi! ‘Wear at the next german? She—Tat depends somewhat on the flowers thst ‘Qfe cent me. | have a perfectly dear Fa pagel paper swckemes be just too sweet for anything — ae Snares: Wheat We Remember, ‘The will governs the memory. We forget what does not concern us; we remember what is of lasting tmpor. tance to the will—Friedrich Paulsen in “Introduction to Philosophy.” Ennu! perhaps bas msde more gam- bers than avarice, more drunkards than thirst ud perhaps as many eut- ides as despair. ai HILLMANS ee aL meh) | % Everything to eat, to wear and for the home a Dee eee a et mere Varela eurngs tat wo give teal Genrer i ae ola The- Cranford Apartmeat Building. 3800. Wabash Are OP TS os Sens ee ie... eae Eoee§ eae ep ta Oe ks ee a i$ BEd ot Sa Sighs: ee i Se eS poste 2 ah ie a 2.2 as i (Fie le Mies FE) ee Ly ie el | . A ar U 4 4 een | : oe i ey i at ae j 4 4 ed ; iy ‘ i rit = : re a oe a pete es eae The finest building ever opened te Colored tenants in Chicags Steam heat, elettric light, tile baths, marble entrance. J. W. Casey,’ Agent, “Phone Randolph 803 74 W. WA INGTON STREET. 6 Lae Pay hl —Oa——, a ee | cf ge Pee Pee Ree Aer a Lage Pe Take a Second Look At— the Store-Full of Light Across the Way. Tf the owner buys that light By Measure He Is Using GAS ARCS For a store-full of gas arc light costs far less than@ store-full of any other light—and gas arc light is by far the softest and most diffusive. A single Gas Arc actually yields a volume of 400 candles and burns one cent’s worth of gas an hour— that’s _ A Huge Volume of Light for Little Money We RENT these Gas Arcs—95,000 of them, to the best lighted and most economically managed stores, shops, lofts _ factories and warehouses in the city. The Peoples Gas Light & Coke Co. Peoples Gas Baildina o — andih 6 PRANK DUNN ceTamuenco—=« TEL OAKLAM? J.B. MeCAHEY 1877 1550, 1651, 0% ‘TRUSTEES! JOHN J. DUNN WHOLESALE COAL RETAIL FIFTY-FIRSt STRRET aad ARMOUR AVENUE RAILVARDG Gict St. ced L. 9.2.5. eralnset easuees Gilet St. and ARMOUR AVE. euieae? ee Insects In Flight Motion pictures of insects im Sight how that they regulate their speed by cianging the tmeclination of their ‘Wings rather than by altering the ra- Didity of their motion. ——— Unpleasant. “Tho man who tells os of our faults ‘{%@ our best friend,” quoth the philos “Tes, but he won't be long,” added ‘the mere men—Jotge sts eA EE Perhaps ft to. “It you want a thing well Gong’— sonee eaaat So Got Se on. Aie’t that more sense,than what you ‘Were going to say?" Greanland Summers grow very a oD ‘Things grow very ‘Gono Sor mele of at ground is covered ¥ Be Dears sal ber 5 Sa fe ts juicy. and the natives ee me uae Her Young mas. © oe petit Sone aoe maser oon come ber eee: ead oa amen theses Tree