The Broad Ax

BROAD AX The Hon. Thomas Wallace Swann Admitted on the Witness Stand, Under Oath in Open Court, that Three Indictments Were Hanging Over His Head in the Criminal Court of Cook County at the Time He Was Chosen Secretary of the Illinois State Commission by the Hon. Edward F. Dunne CHICAGO, JULY 17, 1915 ON SATURDAY AUGUST 7, A MOTION WILL BE ARGUED FOR A NEW TRIAL AND NEW TRIAL OR NOT THE CASE WILL BE FOUGHT TO THE BITTER END AND THE APPELLATE COURT OF THIS COUNTY AND THE SUPREME COURT OF ILLINOIS BOTH WILL HAVE TO HAND DOWN OPINIONS OR DECISIONS ADVERSELY TO US BEFORE ANY ONE INTERESTED IN THE PRESENT CASE WILL BE ABLE TO JOLT ONE DOLLAR OUT OF OUR LONG HIP POCKET. Vol. XX. AT THE SAME TIME PRACTICALLY ADMITTING THAT HE HAD DONE CONSIDERABLE TRAMPING AROUND FROM PLACE TO PLACE THROUGHOUT THE EASTERN SECTION OF THIS COUNTRY; THAT HE DOES NOT NOR NEVER HAS PAID ONE DOLLARS WORTH OF TAXES WITHIN THE STATE OF ILLINOIS. THE SAINTED BISHOP SAMUEL FALLOWS WHO IS FAR MORE OF A POLITICIAN THAN HE IS A TRUE SERVANT OF HIS LORD AND MASTER WHO AT ONE TIME WAS ENGAGED IN SOME KIND OF SALOON BUSINESS ON WASHINGTON STREET SWORE ON THE WITNESS STAND THAT ABOUT MAY 1, 1915, HE RECEIVED A COPY OF THE BROAD AX AT HIS HOME ON WEST MONROE STREET WHICH HE CONSIDERED CONTAINED A LIBELOUS ARTICLE ON THE HON. THOMAS WALLACE SWANN. The first part of May this year reference was made in these columns to the legal fight between Mrs. Dan M. Jackson, Oscar De Priest and others in the Superior Court before Judge Charles M. Foell, concerning the legal ownership of a note for five thousand dollars and the visit of Mrs. Jackson to the office of Oscar De Priest either on June 1 or 2, 1913 for the sole purpose of selling or of talking about selling the note in question to him at that same time May 1, 1915, it was also mentioned in these columns that the Hon. Thomas Wallace Swann in order to help out his new found bosom friend Oscar De Priest shied far away from the absolute truth when he testified in the court proceedings before Judge Foell, shortly after publishing that statement with good motives, and justifiable ends and with no intent to injure the high financial standing of the Hon. Thomas Wallace Swann or to impeach his honesty, integrity, virtue, reputation, his good name and credit, he decided that it would be eminently proper and just to punish us some way or other in the municipal court for handling his high sounding name in such a careless manner. STATE SENATOR JOHN DAILEY TRAVELED ALL THE WAY FROM PEORIA, ILLINOIS, PRESUMABLY AT THE EXPENSE OF ALL THE TAXPAYERS OF THIS STATE FOR HE IS ONE OF THE STATE COMMISSIONERS TO STATE ON THE WITNESS STAND THAT HE TOO RECEIVED A FREE COPY OF THE BROAD AX AT HIS HOME IN THAT CITY OF CORN AND WHISKEY ABOUT MAY 1, 1915, THAT HE WAS OF THE IMPRESSION THAT THE ARTICLE IN QUESTION REFERRED TO THE HON. THOMAS WALLACE SWANN. JUST BEFORE SENATOR DAILEY LEFT THE WITNESS STAND HE INDULGED IN ONE OF HIS FAMOUS TRICKY POLITICAL SMILES EXTENDING HIS CUNNING HAND TO JUDGE MORAN. AT THE AFTERNOON SESSION OF THE COURT THE HON. DAVID M. BROTHERS, ONE OF THE NEWLY ELECTED JUDGES OF THE CIRCUT COURT OF THIS COUNTY DELIBERATELY WALKED RIGHT UPON THE BENCH AND SAT DOWN BY THE SIDE OF JUDGE MORAN AND EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE JUDGE BROTHERS WOULD WHISPER IN HIS JUDICIAL EAR. BUT COME TO THINK OF IT THEY MIGHT HAVE BEEN THINKING AND TALKING ABOUT THE LORD AND HIS HOST OF BRIGHT SHINING ANGELS DESCENDING TO THIS EARTH FOR THE SPECIAL PURPOSE OF SAVING MANKIND FROM SIN AND ITS MANY VICES. MRS. DAN M. JACKSON WAS THE FIRST WITNESS TO TAKE THE WITNESS STAND RIGHT AFTER DINNER IN BEHALF OF JULIUS F. TAYLOR AND IN A FIRM VOICE SHE STATED THAT SHE DID NOT VISIT THE OFFICE OF HON. OSCAR DE PRIEST ON THE FIRST OR SECOND DAY OF JUNE, 1913, NOR AT ANY OTHER TIME TO TRANSACT ANY BUSINESS WITH HIM—THAT SHE HAD NEVER SPoken TO HIM IN ALL HEER LIFE TIME—THAT MR. DE PRIEST STATED THAT WHICH WAS NOT TRUE WHEN HE SO TESTIFIED BEFORE JUDGE CHARLES M. FOELL THE FIRST PART OF THE PRESENT YEAR. So on May 19th the Hon. Thomas Wallace Swann started suit against us in the Municipal Court with that end in view including in the information filed against us the names of James Hale Porter, James T. Brewington, Jr. Archibald N. Fields and the Rev. Hon. Archibald James Carey, Ph. D. D. D. who was foolish enough to entertain the idea that he would be able to ride to his sweet revenge against us on the back of the Hon. Thomas Wallace Swann, but the gods in the high heavens decreed it otherwise in that respect for on Tuesday July 6, our chief counsel attorney Walter M. Farmer very ably argued a motion before Judge Harry Moran of Canton this state to quash the information which was then before the court and all that part wherein any reference had been made in relation to the Rev. Hon. Archibald James Carey, Ph. D. D. D. touching upon his famous and long to be remembered trip to Milwankee, Wis. and all reference to his close friends Messrs. Fields, Porter and Brewington are stricken out of the information and when attorney Farmer" finished his able argument to quash the information the so-called special assistant state's attorney whose name we are unable to call at the present time looked as small as ten cents does when anyone feels like spending one dollar with only ten cents to their name, for the unable special assistant state's attorney never hit the ground with any law in opposition to the propositions of the law as presented by Attorney Farmer, for almost two months the would be great assistant state's attorney, we don't think toted his three law books around his arms in the various courts but seldom using them; when the Rev. Hon. Archibald James Carey, Ph. D. D. D. learned that he had no standing nor case against us in that court, that as Judge Moran had decided that there was nothing in the various articles which have appeared in these columns from time to time respecting the Political Pastor of the Institutional Church which could be construed as being libelous nor se, that is libelous on its THE ASSISTANT STATES ATTORNEY WHATEVER HIS NAME MIGHT BE WAS UTTERLY UNABLE TO SHAKE OR JOLT HER TESTIMONY IN THE SLIGHTEST DEGREE IN THAT RESPECT. JUST AS LONG AS THE WRITER OF THESE LINES LIVES HE WILL ALWAYS FEEL EXCEEDINGLY GRATEFUL TO MRS. JACKSON FOR HAVING THE COURAGE TO STAND UP FOR RIGHT AND JUSTICE IN A COUET OF RECORD. MR. DAN M. JACKSON WAS THE SECOND WITNESS FOR THE DEFENDANT AND HE SWORE THAT ON MONDAY EVENING JUNE 2, 1918, AT THE VERY TIME THAT MRS. JACKSON WAS SUPPOSED TO BE AT THE OFFICE OF OSCAR DE PRIEST THAT HE WAS IN HER COMPANY AT THE HOME OF MR. AND MRS. DAVID McGOWAN 4809 LANGLEY AVE. THAT THOMAS WALLACE SWANN HAD INFORMED HIM IN THE PRESENCE OF PHIL GREEN JUST BEFORE HE WAS TO MOUNT THE WITNESS STAND TO TESTIFY BEFORE JUDGE FOELL TO THE EFFECT "THAT HE WOULD NOT SWEAR ON THE WITNESS STAND THAT HE SAW MRS. JACKSON ENTER AND LEAVE THE OFFICE OF OSCAR DE PRIEST AT ANY TIME BUT THAT HE DID SEE SOME WOMAN ENTER AND LEAVE IT; THAT HE WOULD NOT SWEAR TO A DAMN LIE FOR OSCAR DE PRIEST NOR ONE ELSE; THAT HE DID NOT WANT TO GET INTO TROUBLE. PHIL GREEN WAS THE NEXT WITNESS AND HE BACKED UP THE STATEMENT MADE BY MR. JACKSON AND HE TOO HEARD THOMAS WALLACE SWANN STATE ON THE OUTSIDE OF JUDGE POELL'S COURT ROOMS THAT HE WOULD NOT SWEAR THAT HE HAD EVER SEEN MRS. JACKSON ENTER THE OFFICE OF OSCAR DE PRIEST ON THE FIRST OR SECOND DAY OF JUNE, 1913, BETWEEN THE HOURS OF HALF PAST FIVE AND HALF PAST SIX IN THE EVENING; THAT HE WOULD NOT SWEAR TO A DOWN RIGHT LIE FOR OSCAR DE PRIEST AND RUN THE RISK OF WALKING INTO TROUBLE WITH HIS EYES WIDE OPEN. IN WINDING UP THE CASE AT BAR JUDGE MORAN BEING UNABLE TO GRASP THE BROAD PRINCIPLES OF THE LAW CONCERNING FALSE TESTIMONY POUND AGAINST US TO THE EXTENT OF ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS AND COURT COSTS; ALTHOUGH OUR ATTORNEY WALTER M. FARMER WHO WAGED A STRONG, BLOQUENT, LOGICAL AND BRILLIANT LEGAL BATTLE JUSTIFIED ACCORDING TO THE PLEADINGS AND BULINGS OF THE COURT. face as he had never charged with committing any crime by us through the columns of this paper the final conclusions of Judge Moran in that direction caused the Rev. Hon. Archibald James Carey, Ph. D. D. D. to wear a sad long face like unto a shouting A. M. E. preacher attending his own wake or funeral and he wended his way out of the court room much sadder and wiser then he was when he entered it feeling that he had the Lord and the special assistant state's attorney on his side. Judge Moran set the case down for trial Monday July 12 and the Hon. Thomas Wallace Swann was the star witness for himself and right on the start he practically admitted that he had done considerable tramping around from place to place throughout the eastern states; that he does not nor never has paid one dollar's worth of taxes within the state of Illinois; one of his first statements was that he bought a copy of The Broad Ax of May 1, from us at the corner of Clark and Washington Sts. that we had a large bundle of the papers under our arm, that later on he bought another copy of the paper of that same issue from us at 312 South Clark St. where some Mr. Light has his cheap or small law office and both of those statements on the part of the Hon. Thomas Wallace Swann are absolutely untrue and false, but will pass him for the present. The sainted Bishop Samuel Fallows who is seemingly far more of a politician than he is a true servant of his Lord and Master who at one time conducted some kind of a saloon on Washington St. swore on the witness stand that about May 1, 1915, he received a copy of The Broad Ax at his home on West Monroe St. which he considered contained a libelous article on the Hon. Thomas Wallace Swann. State Senator John Dailley traveled all the way from Peoria this state presumably at the expense of all the taxpayers of Illinois for he is one of the state commissioners, for the sole purpose of swearing on the witness stand that he too received a free copy of The Broad Ax at his home in that city of corn and whiskey about May 1, 1915, that he was under the impression that the article in question referred to his friend the Hon. Thomas Wallace Swann. Just before senator Dailey left the witness stand he indulged in one of his famous tricky political smiles at the same time etending his cunning hand to Judge Moran and after holding a short low conversation with his Hon. he introduced Bishop Samuel Fallowes to him and all three of them conversed in rather low tones for a short time no doubt about the Lord and His wonderful works. Let us return once more to the Hon. Thomas Wallace Swann and his testimony; it is a well known fact that he entertains the idea that what he does not know is not worth knowing and the very first thing he did after being turned over to attorney Farmer for cross-examination was to fully admit in open court under oath namely, that he "had three indictments hanging over his head in the Criminal Court of Cook County at the very time he was chosen secretary of the Illinois state commission by the Hon. Edward One of the best and most up-to-date technical lawyers on the law of libel per se; that is libel on its face in the middle west, who very successfully and ably proved up on all the allegations which he was called upon to prove by Judge Moran. F. Dunne'; that statement on his part uncontradicted will appear in the court record which will in time find its way into the Appellate Court. He was confronted with the testimony which he gave in Judge Foell's Court and while on the witness stand in that court under oath he declared that he had beheld Mrs. Dan M. Jackson entering and leaving the office of Oscar De Priest at 3439 S. State St., on the evenings of June 1 or June 2, 1913, between half past five and six o'clock; that he was positive of that fact. having the courage to stand up for right and justice in a Court of record and she is just as true as the finest and the bluest of steel and we have no truer friend in Chicago, than Mrs. Dan M. Jackson. Mr. Dan M. Jackson, was the second witness for the defendant and after stating that June 1, 1913, was Sunday and that no same person would attempt to transact any important business on the evening of that day. He swore that on Monday evening June 2, 1913, at the very time that Mrs. Jackson was supposed to be at the office of At the afternoon session of the court the Hon. David M. Brothers one of the newly elected Judges of the Circuit Court of this county deliberately walked right up on the bench and made himself known to Judge Moran sitting down by his side and every once in a while Judge Brothers would whisper in his judicial ear, but come to think of it they might have been talking and thinking about the Lord and his bright shining Angels descending to this earth for the special purpose of saving mankind from sin and its many vices. Mrs. Dan M. Jackson, was the first witness to take the stand in behalf of Julius F. Taylor, and in a firm voice she testified that she had heard the testimony of Oscar De Priest given before Judge Foell, to the effect that she had called at his office, either on the evening of June 1, or June 2nd, 1913, for the purpose of transacting some business with him. She unhesitatingly stated; that she had never spoken to him in all of her life time; that at no time had she ever entered his office; that his testimony in that respect; was utterly and absolutely untrue. The Assistant State's Attorney, whatever his name might be, was unable to shake or jolt her testimony in the slightest degree in that respect. Just as long as the writer of these lines lives, we will always feel exceedingly grateful to Mrs. Jackson, for No.43 having the courage to stand up for right and justice in a Court of record and she is just as true as the finest and the bluest of steel and we have no truer friend in Chicago, than Mrs. Dan M. Jackson. Mr. Dan M. Jackson, was the second witness for the defendant and after stating that June 1, 1913, was Sunday and that no sane person would attempt to transact any important business on the evening of that day. He swore that on Monday evening June 2, 1913, at the very time that Mrs. Jackson was supposed to be at the office of Oscar De Priest, between the hours of half past five and six o'clock in the evening; that he was in company with her at the home of Mr. and Mrs. David McGowan, 4809 Langley Avenue and remained there until 9 o'clock that evening. That Thomas Wallace Swann, had informed him, in the presence of Phil Green, just before he was to mount the witness stand to testify in Judge Foell's court to the effect; "that he would not swear on the witness stand; that he saw Mrs. Dan Jackson enter and leave the office of Oscar De Priest, at any time, but that he did see some women, enter and leave it; that he would not swear to a damn lie for Oscar De Priest or no one else; that he did not want to get into trouble." Phil Green, was the next witness and he backed up the statement made by Mr. Jackson; that he had heard Thomas Wallace Swann state on the outside of Judge Foell's court room; that he would not swear; that he had ever seen Mrs. Jackson, enter the office of Oscar De Priest, on the second day of June, 1913, between the hours of half past five and six o'clock in the evening; that he would not swear to a downright lie for Oscar De Priest, and run the risk of walking into trouble with his eyes wide open. So it should be perfectly plain to the dullest readers of this article that Continued on page 2 Care of the Baby In Summer [Prepared by the children's bureau, United States department of labor.] For the first nine months or more of a baby's life, when he is growing at a very rapid rate, nature has provided a perfect food in mother's milk. With such babies a healthy development usually goes steadily forward with little trouble. But after being weaned all too many babies seem to suffer from a setback, while accommodating themselves to digest a new food. A list of the foods suitable to this period of the baby's life is given in greater detail in a bulletin called "Infant Care," published by the children's bureau of the department of labor, Washington. This publication is sent free to all who care to ask for it, sending their name and address to the bureau. The average healthy baby of one year of age should be taking five meals a day at four hour intervals. At this period he should have about one quart of milk daily. In addition, he may have well cooked cereal twice a day, squeezed beef juice or broth once a day, some fruit juice once or twice a day, unless the bowels are loose, and dry bread or toast to chew. As the baby grows and thrives various things may be added to his diet. The following are sample meals for a day for a healthy child from eighteen months to two years old (an ounce is two tablespoonfuls): 7 a.m.-Milk, 8 to 10 ounces, piece of swabble, toast or dried bread. 8 a.m.-Orange juice, 2 ounces 10 a. m. -Cereal. 2 tablespoonfuls; cupful of milk, treat or dry brownd. 2 p.m.—Broth, 6 ounces; meat, 1 tablespoonful; vegetable (spinach), 1 tablespoonful; stale bread, 1 piece; baked apple, 1 tablespoonful. 6. p. m.—Cereal, 1/2 tablespoonfuls; milk 6 to 8 ounces; toast or bread. 10 p. m.—Milk, 8 ounces in cup. (May be omitted). The following rules for cooking and preparing certain of these articles may be helpful to mothers: Toast—Bread one day old, cut in very thin slices; slices placed on edge in a toast rack in an oven to dry. Leave oven door partly open. Broth—Of round steak, one pound; of water, one pint. Put the meat on in cold water and allow it to come to a boil; then lower the flame so that it barely simmers for three or four hours. Remove the meat and add enough water to make up the original amount of liquid; strain through a wire sleeve and set aside to cool. When cold the fat is removed in a solid piece, leaving a clear liquid or jelly. Heat a small portion when it is time to feed the baby. Keep the jelly covered and on ice. Meat. — One tablespoonful. Take meat, round or sirloin steak, scraped with a silver spoon. When you have the desired amount shape into a pat and broil on a hot, dry spider. When done add a little salt. Or a piece of rare round or sirloin steak, the outer part having been cut away, is scraped or shredded with a knife. Spinach—Cook spinach in salted water until tender. Pour cold water over it and drain. Then rub through a fine sieve. Baked Apple. — Apple baked three-quarters of an hour; skin and core removed; two tablespoons of pulp strained through a fine sieve. Cereal (flour preparations). — Cereal preparation three-quarters of a cupful cooked with one quart of water for three-quarters of an hour in a double boiler. Add enough water to keep moist. Oatmeal.—Have a pint of water boiling in the top of the double boiler; add one-half teaspoonful of salt and drop in gradually one-half cupful of oatmeal flakes, stirring all the while. Cook for three hours and strain through a wire sieve. Pour on it one or two ounces of milk. The following are some of the things a baby should not have: Candy, cakes, doughnuts, pastry, fresh bread, griddle cakes, stirup or molasses, pork or tough meat of any kind, bananas, overripe fruits, pickles, tea, coffee, soda water or beer nor tastes of foods from the family table. CHILDREN'S TEETH. Take Them to a Dentist Regularly and Insist Upon Use of Toothbrush. It is most important to get young children into the habit of regularly cleaning their teeth. This should be done after every meal, but sometimes that is not possible. At least the children should scrub the teeth as a matter of routine after breakfast and the last thing at night. Dentists are advising that the gums as well as the teeth should be scrubbed carefully. First, because it is just at the place where the gum and tooth meet that decay begins and, second, because friction of the gum brings a good supply of the blood to the part, and that, of course, nourishes the teeth and preserves them. Any simple tooth powder can be used, and after scrubbing the children should rinse the mouth out with clean cold water. The mother should remember how important it is to preserve the first tooth. Any spot of decay should be stopped immediately. The wise mother takes her children regularly to the dentist, perhaps once in six months, to have the teeth inspected. This is a real economy in the end. For the Children Wild Lamb Which Looks Like Its Tame Relatives. Nearly every child has seen at one time or another the gentle little lamb which frolics so gayly in the pasture with its mother. But here is a wild lamb that was captured in the mountains of Spain and which is said by scientists to be a member of the family from which our domestic sheep are descended. A beautiful and innocent little creature it is and differs slightly from the playful little fellows we all know so well. This lambkin is said to be of the Musmon family, which had its origin, so far as known, in southern Europe. Whether this is true or not, the fact remains that any person who had ever seen a lamb would at once pronounce this little animal to be a baby sheep. He doesn't look so very wild either. When wild animals are treated kindly they soon become tame and love those who are gentle with them. Reconciliations You know there are many things always mentioned together, such as "Jack and Gill," "The Lion and the Lamb," "Stars and Stripes," and so on. A pleasant little game has been based on this and plays itself quite comfortably in a quarter of an hour. Assuming that twenty guests are expected to be present, the hostess prepares twenty sheets of paper, on which the first half of such couplings are written, the guests being required to complete them and so effect a reconciliation. The following list of twenty will illustrate the game, the last part of each sentence appearing only on the key, which the hostess will keep until the competition is closed to correct papers. A prize may be given the one having the most correct sentences: 1. Early to bed and early to rise. 2. Beauty and the beast. 3. Man and wife. 4. The lion and the unicorn. 5. Oxford and Cambridge. 6. Darby and Joan. 7. Wee people and apple sauce. 8. Go farther and the worse. 9. Hook and eye. 10. Jack and the beanstalk. 11. Antony and Cleopatra. 12. Bruce and the spider. 13. David and Jonathan. 14. The horse and his rider. 15. Romeo and Juliet. 16. Hail and bait. 17. Hand and glove. 18. Stars and stripes. 19. Bread and butter. 20. Pen and ink. Japanese Children. Children have a good time in Japan. They are blessed by inheritance with a cheerful nature; they are dressed loosely, yet warmly; they are out of doors as much as possible, and inside their homes there is so little furniture they never stumble over it and are never warned against crawling up on the satin brocaded chairs or handling the bric-a-brac. The houses are always open to sun and air, even in cold weather. They are built dotted together, no nails being used, and are mounted on wooden pillars, so that when an earthquake occurs they will not tumble down, but merely shake and settle down again. Hidden Trees One day we all started for the — Bobby held the car fare in his —, and he looked so happy that we all thought that he and Mabel were a pretty — Grandma shook like an —, but after the car started she did not care a —. We sat under the old drooping — and we had — pie for luncheon. 1 — for the sea, and the sight of the broad — brought the tears to my eyes. Answers—Beech, Palm, Pear, Aspen, Flg, Willow, Apple, Pine, Bay. THE BROAD AX, CHICAGO, JULY 17, 1915. ADVANCED AUTUMN MODEL. Coat of covert in redingote fashion with deep plats to give additional fullness. These plats are not stitched, but held in place at the waist line by a snugly fitting belt of the material. The deep cuffs are trimmed with a row of tan bone buttons and over the flaring collar is worn a separate collar of white linen. TIN NOVELTIES Articles Which Contribute a Gay Note In Outdoor Life. Among the decided tin novelties which some ingenious brain has evolved is the door knocker into which the guest's name or card may be slipped and save confusion in a home of many visitors. And now that the door-stop door porters are so in vogue, bricks are being decorated in gay flowers for the purpose of holding back doors when strong breezes blow. A charming idea is that of the painted tin cluster of flowers forming the old time curtain knob or rosette, as it was called. These are only effective on a plain curtain and not on flowered drapery. Sure to be popular is a practical ornamental painted tin pail in which ice can be packed about any bottled drinks and be carried out to the tennis courts or for a garden tea. Popular, too, are the long tin horns which are meant to summon guests at the tea hour for the meals. The convenient tin newspaper rack will no doubt figure conspicuously on the up to date veranda. The bird houses of the painted tin, if they are put up in a more or less sheltered place, promise to be a decorative note of color on the lawn. Painted tin has also been introduced into garden novelties. Watering pots of different sizes for my lady who does the sprinkling of her choice blossoms cannot but appeal to the fair gardener. The garden sticks come both in the painted tin and wood, as do the weather vanes. The Ethics of Borrowing Some time since a little girl who lived in a rural community appeared at the back door of a neighbor's house with a small basket in her hand. "Mrs. Smith," said she, as the neighbor answered her timid knock, "mother wants to know if you won't please lend her a dozen eggs. She wants to put them under a hen." "Put them under a hen?" was the wondering rejoinder of the neighbor. "I didn't know that you had a hen." "We haven't," was the frank rejoinder of the little girl. "We are going to borrow the hen from Mrs. Brown."—Christian Endéavor World. To Clean Bronze Dip the bronze object into boiling water and rub with a flannel cloth dipped in soapsuds made from yellow soap. Dry with a soft cloth and then polish off with a chamols. It was their first breakfast in their little flat after they had returned from the honeymoon trip. Lovey had asked Dovey to fix him a couple of soft boiled eggs. When the eggs were served Lovey opened one of them and found it to be as hard as a rock. "These eggs are very hard," exclaimed Lovey. "I wanted them boiled soft." "Well, dear, they ought to be soft," replied Dovey. "I just boiled them and boiled them and boiled them until I felt sure that they must be soft. But I only boiled them for twenty minutes. Perhaps I should have let them boil for half an hour."—Cincinnati Enquirer. Hints for Housewives Look For Dishonest Measures. The north plaza of the city hall, New York, which was stacked high with all kinds of weights, must surely have caved in were it not for one thing. The weights were false. They were not as heavy as they looked. They were not honest weights. That is the reason they were there, for it was weights and measures week, and Commissioner Joseph Hartigan of the mayor's bureau of weights and measures had placed all the dishonest baskets and pails and scoops and balances and other weighing paraphernalia which his inspectors had confiscated in public view that passersby might see and become wise. One of the prize fakes was a five gallon oil can, so constructed that it contained but one quart of oil. It was said that the engineer who designed this can did not mean to be dishonest. He had a grudge against John D. Rockefeller and figured that he would not let any one use his oil, like the Irishman who bought a ticket and then walked, to get square with the railroad. Another internal machine was a large ice scale which gave only thirty-five pounds when it registered 100. When the iceman was arrested he said the ice had melted on the way up the dumbwaiter. On one side of the exhibit was a pile of baskets, such as are used to mismeasure fruit and vegetables, while on the other a large stack of short weight paper containers gave mute evidence of the fortunes to be made in the ice cream business. A prominent confectioner accused of possessing these containers asserted that he only used them when selling ice cream and water ices to young ladies, as he could not bear to see them injure their complexions. An interesting balance was one with a wire attached, connected through a hole in the counter with two weights weighing eighteen ounces below. By this device an ostensible five pounds of coffee became in reality only three pounds fourteen ounces. While this exhibition was exposed to the elements, safely housed on the third floor of the Municipal building, in Commissioner Hartigan's office, was a display of correct and proper scales and measures of all sorts. At this office the commissioner is busy organizing what is known as the Consumers' league. Already 61,000 women have joined this organization, and by the end of three months the bureau expects the enrollment will be more than 200,000. This league, composed of housewives, will spread the propaganda of honest weights and measures by insisting on them when making their purchases. When Ice Cream Sticks. Ice cream is sometimes frozen so hard that it does not come out of the mold easily. When this happens let the cold water run over the outside of the can. The water is so much warmer than the ice cream that it melts it sufficiently to start it out and does not melt it enough to spoil the shape of the mold. How to Clean Matting. When matting is soiled rub it with a soft flannel cloth dipped in lukewarm salt water. Rub the spots with moistened cornmeal; then go over the whole surface again with salt water, this time cold. Wipe with a dry cloth. This method of cleaning does not turn the matting yellow, as water usually does. If You Need More Fat: If your physician advises you to eat more fat see that your diet includes plenty of cream, butter, olive oil, bacon, walnuts, pecan nuts, egg yolks, suet, salt pork, salmon and beef and mutton fat. All these foods contain a very large percentage of fat. Cleaning Mackintoshes at Home Spread the mackintoch out flat on the table and scrub with warm water and yellow soap, in which a little carbonate of ammonia has been dissolved. Rinse in cold water and hang in the air to dry. On no account put it near the fire. This Drives Mosquitoes Away. Wind a piece of paper around a penel and fill the tube so formed with Persian powder. Stand it in a dish of sand and burn it an hour before bedtime. This drives the mosquitoes away and so insures an untroubled night's sleep. Bran For White Paint. A plain cloth dipped in hot water and then in a saucer of bran will clean white paint and not injure it. The bran acts like a soap on the paint. Brightening Rugs Throw coarse salt over rugs and carpets before sweeping them to prevent the dust from rising. This will brighten the color also. To Sharpen a Knife Quickly. A strip of emory cloth tacked to a small square board will be found useful for quickly sharpening the carving knife. Ironing & Bias Be sure to iron garments with the straight of the goods and thus prevent stretching of the bias seams. A FOR THE SPORTS WOMAN. Motor coat of plaid woolen mixture, built on ample, roomy lines, loosely belted and with deep pockets at the sides. With the coat is worn a tamo- shanter of knitted silk plaid. FURNISHING VERANDA. Hammock, Willow Armchairs and Paint Among the Possibilities. Every well appointed country house has a veranda, terrace or gallery that is practically an outdoor sitting room. Unfortunately, however, the best appointments for these are still expensive at the select shops, being classed as novelties or specialties. Willow armchairs and Gloucester hammocks have been greatly reduced in price, but tables, garden seats, settles, etc., of good design are still high. On the other hand, it is possible, with a little skill and a great deal of paint, to furnish a veranda very attractively with little money. A charming breakfast porch can be equipped entirely with kitchen furniture painted and decorated like the expensive peasant and cottage sets which are in vogue at present. One of the heavy, plain ironing tables that can be converted into a settle is the best type of table to buy, and the chairs should be of the plainest. Get your furniture in the natural wood and paint it any color you wish, though green, on the whole, is most satisfactory. Make or buy a stencil of some simple design; conventionalized flowers, like the decorations on the Swedish or Hungarian pottery, are good. Stencil a border of these around your table and on the backs of your chairs. Paint it in bright peasant colors, and when these are dried go over the decorations with a waterproof varnish. This is not work that demands any great skill, but it calls for time, patience and extreme neatness. The effect is well worth the trouble, for with the outlay of a few dollars you will have a set of furniture that you could not buy for five times that amount. Dairy benches and stools decorated in the same way make very attractive garden furniture. For Sore, Tired Eyes. One of the simple home remedies for troubled eyes is hot water. Hot water applications can be managed by soaking two soft cloths in very hot water. Place one cloth over the eyes as hot as can be endured while the other is heating. Apply a fresh cloth as soon as the first cools. Boracle acid, a quarter of a teaspoonful added to a glass of warm water and permitted to cool before using, makes an excellent eye lotion within the reach of all. For the Army Worm. Spray heavily with arsenate of lead for the army worm. Spray the lawns and all plants and shrubs. Do not wait until the insects arrive, as that will be too late. Spray at once and keep all foliage well covered with the spray. Polish For Steel. Sweet oil, one tablespoonful; turpentine, two tablespoonful; emery powder, one tablespoonful. STUFFED CUCUMBERS. Take large, firm cucumbers and cut them in two lengthwise. Feel and remove the seeds and pulp. Mix bread-crumbs with the pulp and season it with melted butter, salt and pepper. Place this mixture in the shells, sprinkle more breadcrumbs over the top and set in the oven to brown. A little water must be put in the pan to steam the cucumbers while they are browning; otherwise the crumbs will burn before the cucumber shell is cooked. This dish goes well with almost any combination of food. Woman's World Sister of the Kaiser, Who Is Exceedingly Pro-German. QUEEN SOPHIA OF GREECE Queen Sophia has made it quite clear to the members of the reigning house and to the statesmen of Greece-has, indeed, publicly announced to the people of the land of her adoption-that she will leave it forever in the event of its joining the powers of the triple entente against her brother, the kaiser, and his allies. Her name will be commemorated at Athens by one of the strangest of memorials, for whereas King Constantine's mother, Queen Oliga's, name is identified with the magnificent Evangelosmos hospital, founded, endowed and managed by herself, that of her German daughter-in-law is associated with the principal slaughter house of the Greek metropolis. Some years ago Queen Sophia's attention was attracted to the shockingly insanitary condition of the then existing abattoirs and to the needless cruelty attending the killing of cattle, sheep and swine. Accordingly she made a personal study during her stays abroad of the abattoirs of Frankfort, Berlin, Hamburg and London and even sent an emissary to the United States to make reports on the slaughter houses of New York, Chicago, Cincinnati and other centers of the meat packing industry in America. On the basis of the data thus obtained she caused to be built at Athens at her own expense a great central abattoir, equipped with all the most up to date appliances, and presented it to the city. The municipality of Athens naturally accepted the gift with gratitude and by way of showing its appreciation of the kindness of the royal donor called the great slaughter house in question "the Sophia." CHARMING CONCEIT. A Tiny Basket Holds Cotton, and Also the Lace and Hook. A tiny basket of sweet grasses which can be hung on a convenient hook is an invention for the use of the woman FOR THE WOMAN WHO CROCHETS. who crochets. And what woman does not crochet these days? Her spool of crochet cotton will unwind freely from this basket, and the lace and hook can be safely deposited there. A Dustless Duster. A good "dustless" duster can be made of a pair of old stockings, slit open, stitched together and then soaked in coal oil for several hours before hanging in the air to dry. Machine Oil Stains Yellow machine oil stains on white material may be removed by rubbing the spot with a cloth wet with ammonia before using soap. RADISH ROSES. Radish roses are not hard to make, and they are very attractive when served as a salad garnish or with celery and olives. Make two deep cuts at right angles in the radish, but leave the ends intact. Then loosen the red skin and place the radishes in ice water. The water makes the skin curl back like rose leaves. A tiny bit of the green stem left on the radish heightens the rose effect. ‘You can hardly contemplate the bom- berdment of the Dardanelles without conjuring up the myth and legend and history that, pave Cotenes since te began about this~narrow waterway that divides Europe from Asia. Al- ways it has been @ strategic point. Al- ways it has been a place where deeds of heroism and romance have had their setting. Always it has been a place to stir the imagination. The Dardanelles, where echoes the thunder of the guns of the allied fleets as they hammer at the defenses of the outpost of Islam, have seen many ancient battles, Never before, though, it may be safe to say, have the Dardanelles witness. Mie ce = Fi Rae tb ee c \ x yf ‘ \ ae ites | a fy ee AN ee emo eA Bis 24 f YAR EZ Aasdigin So sic Cea ees BRO je ahi Mies Aone tf Crake? a eee RSS on vc: “oa Photo by American Press Association. ‘WIRE ENTANGLEMENTS ON SHORE OF THE ‘DARDANELLES. ed such terrible fighting, such machines of destruction as modern warfare has called into being. In his recent report General Ian Hamilton, in command of the allied land forces, says: “The Turks had turned the landing places into death traps. There were wire entanglements the whole length of the shore, with a supplementary barbed wire network concealed beneath the surfice of the sea. Land mines and sea mines were everywhere, and machine guns, cunningly tucked away ‘in holes in the cliffs, were able to con- verge their fire on the wire entangle- ments.” It is over such obstacles as these that the allies have been slowly making their way attacking by land and sea. It is a wonderful attack that is being conducted, but also a wonderful de- fense. The path to Constantinople is surely strewn with thorns. A DARING AVIATOR. Warneford, Destroyer of a Zeppelin, Enjoyed His Glory but a Few Days. Of all the fliers of the air probably none achieved such sudden distinction as Lieutenant R. A. J. Warneford of the British marine, a distinction which he unfortunately personally en- Joyed for but a few days. Flying over Belgium at a great height, he encoun- tered a Zeppelin armed with machine guns. Descending rapidly to within sixty meters of the dirigible, he de- stroyed it with a bomb after an excit- ing aerial engagement This was the Se Sn a of a ee ee SS Seay aa x | ae se . . le eed er > ad id ‘Photo by American Press Association. LIEUTENANT A A. J. WARNEPORD, first time on record that a Zeppelin had been wrecked by an aviator in an Seroplane. For this feat Lieutenant Warneford Was decorated with the Victoria cross ’nd the cross of the Legion of Honor, ‘nd the fame of his deed spread over the world But scarce. week had Dassed since his notable feat when he Was killed by an accident in an eero- Plane he was testing at the aviation grounds in Buc, France, He was ac companied by the American writer, Henry Beach Needham, who was also ak Sees eee pedhipe neni en ‘He bed service on British-Indian mm the orient. “pit he baa lee Ban “Pagid oy i montheagn le DAMES AND DAUGHTERS. Serah M. Wilson of Philadelphia ts ‘&@ direct descendant of Betay Ross of fieg fame, Paulina Revere of Boston ts the great- Sreat-great-granddaughter of Paul Re ‘Vere of Revolution fame. Mrs. M. B. Knoblauch has spent over $100 im fighting the health board order t muzzle ber dog in New Fork. Mrs. William Tod Helmuth of New York bas been dubbed “The Lady of the Decorations” because of the num- ber of club badges she wears, Dr. Louisa Garrett Anderson has been given military rank equivalent to that of a major of the Royal Medical corps in the British army despite the fact that it is technically impossible for @ woman to hold a commission. Mrs. Amelia Fowler, official fig mender to Uncle Sam, is said to have made and embroidered colors for ev- ery state regiment in Massachusetts and for the Ancient and Honorable Artillery, besides many banners for civic bodies. Echoes of the War. Europe is bleeding itself to death financially as well as physically. —Chi. cago News. ‘This is the only country that has not fssued a chromatic book on the war, but our flag supplies all the colors we need.—Philadelphia Press. ‘The masses of Germany, tt is an nounced, want peace And 80 do the ‘masses of England, France, Russia Austria and Belgium.—Baltimore Amer fean. An Italian officer intimates that America is living in “a fool's para. ise” But isn’t even that better than the “fool's hell” just now raging in Europe?—Boston Record. The enormous size of those loans that the belligerents are arranging for makes one wonder where the money is coming from and how it is ever going to get back.—Indianapolis Nevs. PITH AND POINT. Swatting the fly is healthful exer cise. When it comes to debt most men are glad they are not in it. ‘What would be the result if we all followed the advice we give to others? Starvation is a common enemy that may yet compel the Merican factions to unite. Laugh and) the world laughs with you, even when you are laughing at the world. Feeling the pulse of battle is a cheer- fulsensation compared to experiencing the repulse. After all, why not resolve the war into an ammunition making contest? For such it is, as a matter of fact. How would it do to introduce ctv- Mlization to the Yaqui Indians by drop- ping a few bombs on their wigwams and things? ‘There is some comfort in the thought that Europe will run out of cash and credit before it has exhausted its sup- cities tieeine After the war all nations will wish to be our friends. They'll want our men, they'll want our ships, they'll ‘want our money too. Somebody says it is generalship that ‘wins im the great war. On the other band, it looks at times as if it might De great guns and shrieking shells. eae Science Siftings. ‘The earth's speed on its orbit is 18% miles second. Crystals of sodium nitrate so pure ‘and perfectly formed that they can be ‘used in optical instruments have been made by 2 Paris scientist. ‘The volume of the rocky. crust of the earth, estimated as ten miles thick, in- eluding the mean elevation of the land ‘above the sea, is 1,633,000,000 cubic miles. According to scientists, a man should live about five times as long as the time required for the full development of his frame and muscular system, but seldom does Church Chat. Boston's First Baptist church is 250 years old. Originally the floors of churehes were of clay, beaten bard. The weight of the dome of St Paal's, London, is 45,000 tons. Lallington church, Susser, is the smallest in England. It 1s just sixteen feet square. ‘The church porch tn former days was the place selected for the payment of dowries, legacies, etc. Marriages were solemnized in porches; fairs held there; beggars plied thelr calling, and great persons were buried in the porch. Three Reels. A motion picture laboratory for pro- @ucing educational films is maintained by the United States department of ag- riculture. ‘In Braxilian cities motion picture shows are sometimes for long periods together the only form of theatrical or "A new motion picture fim bas three new fows of pictures, side by side the {To eee ee THE BROAD AX, CHICAGO, JULY 17, 1915. ee DU PONT OWNER: | SO mo su ‘Hope often takes the form « OF THE EQUITABLE; ‘The United States has at las Sree nized Huerta. ) Contentment consists in not 1 Bulls Building and Takes Over cxinmens Life Assurance Society, ‘What becomes of ail the mon — Deople are going to save tomorn General Thomas Coleman du Pont Don't take risks in the water ‘bas assumed a new prominence among you know how to swim, and the Snanciers by the acquisition of the oat majority of stock in the Equitable Life No wonder, with history a Assurance society. Before that he bad ‘Much these days, that it has to the distinction of undertaking what | itself occasionally. ‘Was perhaps the biggest building en- ee terprise in New York city credited to a Europe holds two and a half single individual, involving something | in American securities—and | between $20,000,000 and $30,000,000, | wisely holding on to them. Before that he had won fame as the — head of the so called powder trust. Not so strange that an ae So when in February of this year, at Wrecked a submarine. But wa the age of fifty-one, he resigned from | a submarine wrecks an aeropiai the presidency of the Du Pont de Ne- ——— mours Powder company and sold all| Educational methods in Burop a aN ci \ “~~ .20 Ss re Photo by American Press Association. | GENERAL THOMAS COLEMAN DU FONT. his holdings for a figure placed a little below $20,000,000 his next activity was ‘watched for with interest. It fs true that, as a side issue, he has 4 keen interest in the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, of which he ts a Iife trustee and to which he has gtv- en something like $1,000,000. He is giving the state of Delaware a hundred mile highway, costing about $2,000,000. And in his spare moments he 1s a hotel buflder. Nevertheless, doubtful per- sons found justification for thelr be- Uef that General Du Pont had some- thing more up his sleeve, and then an- nouncement was made that he had taken over control of the Equitable and would bend every effort to effect tts mutualization. It then appeared that be had merely bought the block on which the old Equitable building stood to put up a new home for the company, which he then proceeded to buy and install therein. SULLIVAN IS CRITICISED. American Minleter to Santo Domingo Declared Persona Non Grata. James Mark Sullivan, American min. ister to Santo Domingo, 1s on a visit t this country and has been asked tc resign, it is sald, as the result of an investigation conducted by a commis sion headed by Senator James D. Phe lan of California. ‘While the Phelan report has not been made public, it is understood to cen- sure Mr. Sullivan for indiscretions in the conduct of his office, though prais- ing him for putting into effect certain CR Get ye SS } eo Photo ty ‘Press Association. Tt oi Se ‘reforms and having accomplished many things in the interests of the United States in the island. It calls particular attention to a letter written by Mr. Sullivan in which he referred disparag- ingly to the people of Santo Domingo. This letter, the commiaton eld, i Go See epost Ease ot hs post led to the 2ee- ommendation that he be permitted to sever his connection with the diplomat. gers ‘thet the sri rts ot fategrity, = ~ SHORT AND SHARP, ‘Hope often takes the form of fool- thneas. ‘The United States has at last recog- ‘nized Huerta. Contentment consists in not wanting ‘what you can’t get. ‘What becomes of all the money that People are going to save tomorrow? Don’t take risks in the water unless You know how to swim, and then don’t. No wonder, with history doing so ‘Much these days, that it has to repeat itself occasionally. Europe holds two and a haif billions ‘im American securities—and is very Wisely holding on to them. Not so strange that an aeroplane Wrecked a submarine. But wait until @ submarine wrecks an aeroplane. Educational methods in Europe seem to have been devoted almost exclusive- ly to teaching the young idea how to ‘shoot. Maybe it will cheer you up somewhat to reflect that a very large number of People envy you because you have to ay an income tax and they don’t Secretary Lane estimates that Amer ean tourists who used to spend $100,- 000,000 a year in Europe are spending it at home this year. More war pros- Derity! ‘There may be a shortage of ammu- nition, but enough is used so that the War would end in a day or two if all the ammunition that 1s fired should find its mark. Fashion Frills. Half the world does not know how its neighbor affords such hats—Mem Phis Commercial Appeal. While there usually is an astonish ing absence of clothes on the seashore strangely enough it requires several trunks full to go there. — Baltimore American. Men's decollete shirts expose Adam's apple, which is about as unattractive 4 part of the human anatomy as the bare knees of a Scotchman or the elbows of a lady in full dress. —Albany Knicker Docker Press. It has been announced by a Frenct scientist that he has discovered the origin of fashipn. Only a scientist could have done that, and of course it took him all the way back to Eve— Philadelphia Press. Flippant Flings. 4 preacher says the time will come when there will be no liars in the ‘world. He'll have to abolish the in- come tax first.—Detroit Free Press. In ordering spring lamb remember that 400,000 goats were slaughtered last year and sold as mutton—or else forget it—St Louis Globe-Democrat. “Toothbrush week” in New York re. sulted in the sale of 700,000 tooth- brushes. Why not have an “umbrella week?"—Des Moines Register and Leader. Rubber heels have been recommend. ed for the early morning milkman. Might also put rubber tires on the milk wagons, felt shoes on the horses and shock absorbers between the milk cans. —Birmingham Age-Heraid. Town Topics. Now New York city ts advertising ftself as a summer resort! There is merve for you.—Chicago News. Boston has started in to purify the drama. But what good will that d¢ if New York is content with the un Iaundered kind? — Cleveland Platz Dealer. ‘Chicago expects to have both the Re publican and the Democratic conven: tlons next year. Exciting events can not come too fast for Chicago —Wash- ington Btar. ‘An imaginative Minneapolis alder. map suggests that garbage might be removed by Zeppelins. What would be do with it? Drop it on St. Paul?- Cleveland Plain Dealer. Pert Personals. 4 Though Miss Addams did not con. quer war, she gave it a good scare— Chicago News. By not writing = poem for three weeks Bill Watson looms up as a for midable competitor for the Nobel prize —Washington Post. General Huerta himself will admit that if he ever before had any doubt of the warmth of American hospital ty tt has been removed.—New York ‘World. ‘The Prince of Wales is now twenty- one years old. If he is keen he will obserre the shadows’ of kings grow Jess with every day of the present war. —Albany Knickerbocker Presa, Tales of Cities. | Gleveland was founded 100 years ago. _ ‘The traffic over the four Bast river bridges in New York approximates ‘721,000 tons every day. 7 _ Cincinnati in 1914 paid 4 cents per apita per diem for feeding of work- ‘house prisoners, tho balance being tare eee z Aires does more shipping @ than any other city uf the bere aside ica: New among SIRES AND SONS. ‘Thomas R. Shepherd, who is strty eight years old, pitched the first inning of the recent faculty alumni ball game ‘at the University of Washington. He {a lecturer on mining law. Dr. Charles Greely Abbot, director of the Smithsonian astrophysical labor. atory, bas been awarded the Rumford medcl and premium by the American Academy of Arts and Sciences for his Tesearches in solar radiation. John M. Studebaker at the age of eighty-three years is about to retire from an active part in the wagon manufacturing firm which bears his name. He is the last of the original Studebakers who founded the manv- facturing house. William Bachaus, the pianist, who ‘Was recently drafted into the German army as a landsturm recruit at Gies- sen, may escape being exposed to the danger of losing a finger or two or even an arm. He has been appointed to a clerical post in a hospital for re- serves. ‘The Olcott family of Albany, N. ¥., holds @ unique position in the banking World in this country. Recently Dud- Jey Olcott was elected president of the ‘Mechanics and Farmers’ bank for the thirty-fifth time. He succeeded his fa- ther, Thomas W. Olcott, who was the bank's president from 1936 until his death in 1890. Short Stories. ‘The United States has 550,000,000 acres of forest. Before coined money was used in Greece skewers or spikes of iron of copper were employed us currency. There are 80,000 exhibitors at the Panama-Pacific exposition, and the weight of the exhibits averages one ton each. ‘The first national bird census shows ‘that the densest bird population is at Chevy Chase, near Washington, where 161 pairs of thirty-four species were found nesting on thirty-three acres, It fs estimated that there are in use in the United States about 100,000 elab- orate electric protective systems against crime, about 300,000 smaller systems and some 2,000,000 minor devices. Current Comment. Mexico's political economists now en- gaged in trading bread for bullets can- Rot expect to gain the respect of the masses.— Washington Star. It would seem from the testimony of some of the midshipmen that hazing at Annapolis will have to be perma- nently abolished again.—Indianapolis News. “The importation of gems has been cut in two by the war.” But America can point to ber relief fund records and say, “There are my jewels!” — New York Sun. Holland proposes to spend $10,000, 000 in enlarging its navy. That sum would buy about two-thirds of a Dreadnought at present quotations.— Pittsburgh Dispatch. Recent Inventions. An implement has been patented for slicing a boiled egg evenly. An Englishman has invented a ma. chine which Is said to perform the work done by a hand polisher on furni- ture. A device for removing tires from wagon wheels bas been invented that exerts a pull exceeding a ton, yet weighs less than twenty-five pounds. When a recent patented automobile fender touches any object it shuts off the power of the car to which it is at tached and drops @ curtain to pre Yent the object being crushed by the wheels. BRIGHT BRIEFS. ‘The worse a reputation the harder it fs to lose. Don’t wait until the mosquito bites Before swatting. | How tame will be wild boar hunting to kings after the war! What the Annapolis Naval academy seems to need is an antidope law. At the present rate unhappy Poland's erying need will soon be inhabitants. Confidence is the means through which secrets become common prop- ety. ‘While the truth is mighty, we fear it ‘n't prevaiting much in the censored ‘Peports. pois At all events the dove of peace is not to be classed among the evil birds that ‘come home to roost. Servia seems bound to have her “win- Gow on the Adriatic” even though some of the panes may be badly smashed. Another thing that hurts is that hol- low sound which comes from the depths of the Mexican national treas- ury. ‘You want to stop and think a bit before you pat the wise man end the man who knows it all in the same class. re ‘The man who shot Francis Feri suet & sae. Son Rae Se one. mee loaded, no iw iene wolseans. Zu ‘De, Liogdl of the United States heat ‘Fate eat: a ee Gs <n Sse THE GZAR BLAMES MINISTER OF WAR Soukhoniinott Mate a Scape- goat For Galician Reverses. | ‘a catastrophe arrives a scapegoat ts generally found. ‘The Russian caer has made General Soukhomlinoff, the Russian minister of war, the scapegoat for the Russian disasters in Galicia. He bas been retired as a victim of the tmperial anger over the Teutonic suc- cesses. General Viadimir Alexandrovitch Soukhomlinoff is the principal creator of the modern Russian army. Its re- cent abandonment of the fruits of early bought vietories in Galicia, by which the Teutonic armies regained Preemysl and Lemberg, was due in part to a shortage of ammunition, for which Soukhom|inoff was not held to blame. ‘Winning his spurs and a gokien sword: at Plevna in 1877, when the combined Raussian-Roumanian army captured that almost impregnable fortress from the ‘Turks, General Soukhomlinoff never- theless had to work his way up to the ‘position of minister of war by slow ‘and laborious processes. He was sixty- ‘one when the czar called him to the cabinet in 1908. His onlers were to remodel the Russian army, smarting under the disastrous campaigns of the war with Japan, demoralized by the revolutionary unrest which followed ‘upon the heels of that war's humilia- tions, possessing neither prestige abroad nor confidence at home. It was a gi- gantic task, which would probably nev- er have been necessary if Soukhomlt- noff had been allowed to begin his work years ago when he had matured his plans for reorganization. ‘The rapid mobilization of the Mus- covite soldiers last summer, standing almost a million strong close to the Prossian frontier before the declara- tions of war passed between the kaiser and the czar, ready to take the offen- sive the moment the telegraph flashed YG the news, was but the smooth turning of the wheels in the machinery which Soukbomlinoff had built up. ‘The generalissimo, the Grand Duke Nicholas, recelved the congratulations from Russia’s allies for that splendid feat of mobilization. He likewise re- cetved all the praise for the strategy which produced the early successes, as well as praise for the heroic sacrifices Of the troops and the fearless devotion to country which characterized them. But if General Soukhomlinof must now shoulder all the censure’for the unhappy experiences of his army he must logically receive something of the Iandation which the army earned = few months ago. ‘The army which was placed in the field by Soukhomlinof astonished the world in general and surprised even the military experts from other coun- tries who had attended recent maneu- vers in Russia. Aeroplanes, railways, ‘guns, every latter day development in ‘the sclence of war had been perfected and were ready for use. Nothing had Deen forgotten. ‘The indefinite supply ‘of ammunition was a possibility to be ‘achieved in agricultural Russia only ‘by 2 commercial development of fifty of the minister of war. The physical ‘ammunition—the men, themselves— Soukhomlinof supplied’ in vast num- ders, offering to the czar and the gen- eralissimo a body of troops cheerfully ready to fight, due to the reforms insti- tuted by the minister of war by which the soldiers’ condition had been amél- forated and due also to the inspiration ‘the men had tmbibed from Soukbomll- noff. The temperance movement in the army, recognized now ss one of ‘the most important of the reforms by ‘Which the Russian military was regen- erated, was lUkewise consistently sd- ‘Yocated by the minister of war, ab though he ‘was not able to behold tts realization until his men were started on active service. ‘Not only has Soukhomltnoff been rec- ognized as a gteat general, but he has ‘won further distinetion as a military author. age idee ediin’ peg “deel adr books P J oe eee see ene ae ae PUBLISHED WEEKLY. Will promulgate and all at times uphold the true principles of Democracy, but Catholicism, Protestantism, Priests, Infidels, Single Tuxedo, Republicans, or anyone else can have their say, on long no their leng- anguage is proper and responsibility is fixed. The Broad Ax is a newspaper whose platform is broad enough for all, over claiming the editorial right to speak its own mind. Local communications will receive attent- tion. Write only on one side of the paper. Subscriptions must be paid in advance. One Year.....$8.00 Six Months.....1.00 Advertising rates made known on appli- cation. Address all communications to 6532 ST. LAWRENCE AVE., CHICAGO, ILL PHONE WENTWORTH 2597. JULIUS F. TAYLORE, Editor and Publisher Entered as Second-Class Master Aug. 18, 1902, at the Post Office at Chicago, Illinois, under Act of March 8, 1879. REMOVAL NOTICE. From on and after this date, all letters or other mail matter intended for Julius F. Taylor or Mrs. Annie E. Taylor or The Broad Ax, should be addressed to 6532 St. Lawrence Ave., Jackson Park station. Phone Wentworth 2597. THE HON. THOMAS WALLACE SWANN. AND HIS SET TO WITH JULIUS F. TAYLOR. Concluded from page 1. the Hon. Thomas Wallace Swann has a long rocky road to travel before he will run out from under the testimony of Mrs. Dan M. Jackson, Mr. Dan M. Jackson and Mr. Phil Green. In winding up the case Judge Moran being unable to grasp the broad principles of the law pertaining to false testimony found against us to the extent of one hundred dollars and court cost, although our attorney Walter M. Farmer who waged a strong, eloquent, logical and brilliant legal battle justified according to the pleadings and rulings of the court. On Saturday, August 7, a motion will be argued for a new trial and new trial or not the case will be fought to the bitter end and the Appellate Court of this county and the Supreme Court of Illinois will both have to hand down opinions or decisions adversely to us before any one interested in the present suit will be able to jolt one dollar out of our long hip pocket. George W. Holt, O. M. Henderson, Prof. W. A. Johnston, Rev. H. J. Callis, L. W. Washington and many of our other friends were on hand ready to testify in our behalf if they had been called on. Mrs. Bertha Doyle who worked us out of eighty cents in 1912, for a small advertisement at the time that we were sick unto death and needed money the very worst way, who seemingly is quite friendly to the Hon. Thomas Wallace Swann and the Hon. James A. Quinn were among the many distinguished citizens present at the trial. BABY WEEK MEETINGS As has already been announced, Baby Saving Week starts Saturday, July 17th, continuing to Saturday, July 24th. The activities for the week have already been pretty well outlined and published in the various papers throughout the city. One of the interesting features, however, of the week's campaign will be the series of meetings arranged at the various field houses in the public parks. These, as now planned, will be held in the evening and everybody is invited. Good speakers will be in attendance; exercises to begin promptly at eight o'clock. The program by days is as follows: Monday, July 19th—Davis Square, 44th & Marshall Ave; speaker, Miss McDowell of Chicago University Settlement. Sherman Park, 62nd & Loomis St.; speaker, Dr. Caroline Hedger. Eckhardt Park, Chicago Ave. & Nobel St.; speaker, Miss Harriet Vittum. Russell Square, 83rd & Bond Ave; speaker, Miss Lucy Kamasa. Pulaski Park, Blackhawk St.; speaker, Dr. Wynkoop. Tuesday, July 20th—Dvorak Park, Fisk & 21st St.; speaker, Miss Kathleen Braden. Armour Square, 33rd & Shields Ave.; speaker, Mrs. Grace Colman. Cornell Square, 50th & Wood St.; speaker, Miss Genevieve Conway. Stanton Park, Vedder & Vine St.; speaker, Miss Minnie Bettke. Wednesday, July 21st—Seward Park, Elm & Sedgwick St.; speaker, Miss Agnes Martin. Fuller Park, 40th Pl. & Princeton Ave.; speaker, Miss Margaret Butler. Palmer Park, 111th & Indiana Ave.; speaker, Miss Alice Buckland. Holstein Park, N. Oakley & Hamburg Ave.; speaker, Miss Wanda Pryxluske; Park No. 2, So Jefferson & W. 14th St.; speaker, Miss M. Kane. There will also be speakers at all of the above scheduled meetings from the Propaganda Committee of the Chicago Medical Society; name to be announced later. A great many people in Chicago are thinking of the babies and what may be done to help them. Keep up the good work. Don't stop thinking either. Why not fifty-two better baby weeks every year? If babies are worth having, they are worth saving. And if we are to save them, there must be intelligent, co-operative effort on the part of all the bodies engaged in infant welfare work all the time. Don't forget the Rally Day Meeting to be held by the infant welfare workers of Chicago in the Council Chamber of the City Hall, Thursday, July 15th, at 9:00 a. m. This will be a rousing meeting in behalf of the babies of Chicago and everyone interested in this great work should be there. Mayor Thompson is expected to preside and five minute talks will be given by the leading representatives of the various co-operating agencies throughout the city. HYDE PARK NEWS. By L. W. Washington. In the Rally contest instituted by Rev. W. H. Griffin, pastor of the Hyde Park A. M. E. Church titled Men's and Ladies' day. The women lead the men in service, in attendance, in decorations, and by raising the largest amount of money. In fact the men did so little in proportion to what the women had done that the pastor declined to give out the report of the men until this Sunday. The women raised $33.50 in their collections and a neat little sum on their concert. They did well, they are to be commended. Mrs. French was Pres. of the women's committee, and Mrs. Stella Davis, sect'y. The morning and evening services were turned over to the women and a noted Evangelist preached the morning and evening sermon. Mrs. Allinsworth preached one of the most instructive sermons I have ever heard. I am sure the chips hit a good many in their dispersion, her appeal was for women to live the life, do not feel that they can break up the homes of their sisters in sin, and then be able to save them. The churches are raising money and the souls of men and women are perishing; one of our young men, living at 5508 Lake Park Ave., shot four times and killed a school teacher from Arkansas, and then shot himself at 2830 LaSalle St. Let us not hide our faults nor attempt to crush the lights which shine upon our pathway. The number of murders that we have recorded in the last six months is appalling. All because immorality is everywhere rampant among us, even from the heights to the depths and we rejoice in it, we do not attempt to retard its progress. We honor the men and women who commit it, we decry the advancement of the men and women who attempt to destroy it. Yes we boast of iniquity, and rejoice in revelry. We glory in the downfall of the righteous, and anticipate the coming of the creators of sin, and what is the result? crime! crime! crime! we Negroes who live in Chicago, either do not care how men and women live in their respective communities or we do not correct the evil because we ourselves are guilty. No race can survive the deeds which are being committed by us, in pulpit in pew, in society, in the homes, on the streets, without national decay. Mark in derision of you will? pass these words without notice but if the ministers will not preach it and practice to you we will. "Righteousness exhausted a nation, But sin is a reproof to any people." Miss Naomi Raymore is visiting a very dear friend of her deceased mother in Niles, Michigan. The Broad Ax wishes for her a very pleasant vacation. The willing workers held their annual election at the residence of Mrs. Matthew Coleman, 5520 Engleside Ave. Mrs. Bundle Williams the faithful Pres. of the past three or four years was re-elected Pres. with her faithful official staff. Mrs. Ruedess of 5528 Engleside Ave. entertained many of her friends last Wednesday evening by giving a whist party. We are very glad to know that a number of our women with their children are taking advantage of the fresh air of Jackson and Washington Parks, since our last invite. Mrs. Myrtel Morris, of Ann Arbor, Mich., will spend the remainder of the summer with her aunt, Mrs. Sandy W. Trigge, 6438 Eberhart Avenue. THE BROAD AX, CHICAGO, JULY 17, 1915. CAMPBELL. Last Sunday afternoon Mrs. Ida B. Wells Barnett, president of the Negro Fellowship League, went down to Joliet in response to an invitation of the Crispus Attucks Club of that City. This Club had conferences relative to aiding the employment of a Negro attorney to defend Joe Campbell who is in the Wall County Jail awaiting the action of the Grand Jury. When Mrs. Barnett arrived in Joliet, no one there had seen Campbell to learn whether he had employed a lawyer. Finding this had not been done, a committee was appointed to wait upon the sheriff to seek an audience with Campbell. The sheriff was absent but the jailer replied that Campbell had just received a letter from the Negro Fellowship League offering to secure him counsel and that he had answered the letter; that if the writer of that letter, who is also the president of the Negro Fellowship League, is in town, she would be permitted to have an interview with him. The committee called for Mrs. Barnett and immediately went to the jail, saw Campbell who authorized her to employ an attorney. He also said that he had no attorney present when he had been quizzed in the penitentiary; that after it was over, lawyer Williams who had defended him when he was on trial here in Chicago, had called to see him but that he had not offered to defend him now, or did he ask him to do so. He also told Mrs. Barnett that he had answered her letter and she would find it in Chicago on her return. She then returned to the Baptist Church of which Rev. Mason is pastor, and addressed a large audience, telling them the facts and showed them how they could help Campbell and incidently the whole race. The club immediately voted to cooperate with the Negro Fellowship League in raising money for Campbell's defense and subscription books were opened at once for this purpose. The following is the letter which Mrs. Barnett found on her return to Chicago, having been received from Campbell: Joliet, July 10th, 1915. My Dear Madam:— I cannot find words to thank you for the kindness which you have shown me. I have been in this place 22 days and you are the first one that has come to my rescue and believe me when I say that I will accept your kind offer with joy and I know that if I am given a chance I can prove that I am innocent of this crime. I have not had any chance, that's why I cannot prove that I did not commit the crime, but if you will do as you say in your letter, then I will have a chance to prove to the world that I am innocent and believe me when I say that I thank you with all my heart and may God bless you. Joseph Campbell. ST. MARK M. E. CHURCH ST. MARK M. E. CHURCH It is a long way from worship in a little store front on 47th and Dearborn St. to a Forty Thousand dollar edifice erected on the corner of Fiftieth St. and Wabash Ave. Such have been the experience of the Rev. John Wallace Robinson, D. D. pastor of St. Mark Church who with the loyalty of his flock will on Sunday July 18, 1915, dedicate unto the Lord "The New St. Mark M. E. Church." It should be remembered that Mrs. Junetta Robinson, wife of Dr. J. W. Robinson, beautiful character that she is, a woman of rare culture has shown deep interest in the recent achievements of her husband. We hail with genuine satisfaction the marked growth of St. Mark. The influence of such a toiler as Rev. Dr. John W. Robinson has aided every uplifting movement for the community's good presents to the people of St. Mark the following named eminent divines who will appear in the roll of dedicators. Sunday July 18, 1915, at 11 a. m. Bishop W. F. McDowell, D. D. L. L. D. Chicago. 3 p. m., Bishop Isaiah B. Scott Monrovia Liberia Africa. 8 p. m., Rev. Chas B. Mitchell, St. James M. E. Church. Sunrise Service by the pastor, music by St. Mark, Fulton St. and St. Luke choirs. Bazaar July, 19th to 30th. You cannot afford to be absent. THE FIRM OF HENBY JONES AND ARTHUR F. CODOZOE HAS SPLIT IN THE MIDDLE. The last part of last week the firm of Jones and Codozoe, by mutual consent came to the parting of the way. For some years, they have successfully conducted the Elite Cafe, 3030 S. State street and since February 1st of the present year, they have also ran the Elite, No. 2, at 3445 S. State street and hereafter, Mr. Jones, will go it alone at the last mentioned place and he will spend all of his time and energy in endeavoring to make the Elite No. 2 the most popular and the most up-to-date establishment of its kind on the south side. Mr. Codozoe and John H. Whetson, will conduct the Elite No. 1 in the old place and strive to maintain its present standard and reputation. MISS LENA LEWIS OF TUSKEGEE and Quite a beautiful gathering of some of our fairest and most brilliant young women, assembled at the home of Mr. and Mrs. F. L. Barnett last Friday evening to do honor to Miss Lena Lewis who is now a member of the Tuskegee Faculty, on a visit to her home, and Rev. S. Bishop who was recently ordained to the priesthood. The invitations were extended to Mrs. Barnett's Sunday School class of young ladies. There were so many of them present that surprise was expressed that with the exception of the guest of honor and Misses Ambler and Ware of Washington D. C., all the girls there belonged to Class No. 8 of Grace Presbyterian Church. It is safe to say that a more brilliant company of young ladies cannot be found in the city of Chicago. They represented almost every profession and are graduates from the high schools and colleges in and around Chicago. The novelty of the evening was, that there was so much pleasure without any dancing or whist, the young people being really glad to get acquainted with each other and display their intellectual ability. Mrs. Barnett spoke of having wanted to organize her class for a long while; that the ability and education of the young ladies was not of very much force to the community because they were not organized. She invited expressions of opinion from those present. Among those who talked were Rev. Bishop, Mr. George Procter, Misses Lewis, Ambler, Claiborne, Porter and Williams. A unanimous vote was then taken to go into a temporary organization. Miss Gonzalis Porter was made temporary chairman, Miss Ethel Spense, secretary and Miss Katharine Williams chairman of committee on by laws. After a brilliant conversation, music by Miss Marjorie Gaskill and delightful refreshments, the young people dispersed at the midnight hour, declaring they did not know when they had such a good time. THE DEATH AND FUNERAL OF ARCHBISHOP JAMES EDWARD QUIGLEY. Archbishop James Edward Quigley of the Chicago diocese who died July 10 at the home of his brother Joseph M. Quigley at Rochester, N. Y. has been accorded the highest honors possible by thousands of Chicago's population since the arrival of his body in this city. The Archbishop leaves a host of friends and great sorrow is felt by many at his death. Seen such as were never witnessed in Chicago before in the memory of the thousands who attended the funeral of the late Archbishop James Edward Quigley occurred Thursday when the late prelate was laid at rest in Mount Carmel Cemetery beside the body of his predecessor, the late Archbishop Feehan. While the Cathedral of the Holy Name, where the last rites were said, seats less than 2,000 people, a throng was gathered about the building during the services which was estimated at 50,000 people. Fully 50,000 more lined the streets and filled the windows and balconies along which the procession passed on its way to the cemetery, fifteen miles west of Chicago. Greater throng at Cemetery. Gathered at the cemetery to await the arrival of the cortege was an even greater throng than had stood in the streets around the cathedral earlier in the day. The funeral procession extended for miles and required more than two hours to pass along Michigan boulevard from Randolph street to Jackson boulevard, a distance of five blocks. MRS. ELIZABETH LINDSAY DAVIS RETURNS HOME AFTER A LONG TOUR THROUGH THE SOUTHERN STATES SHE WAS MUCH PLEASED WITH HER VISIT TO THE EXPOSITION AT RIGHMOND, VA. Last Friday evening, Mrs. Elizabeth Lindsay Davis, 3226 Prairie avenue National organizer for the National Association of Colored Womens Clubs, returned home from a long tour through several of the southern states in the interest of her association. During her absence, she visited the exposition now being held at Richmond, Va. She was much pleased with what she beheld there. She states; that ten or twelve of the leading southern states wherein, the bulk of the Colored people reside, have splendid or wonderful exhibits there; that all of the Colored educational institutions, throughout the south, except Tuskegee Institute are well represented there; that the midway will far surpass anything yet of a similar nature; that have so far come under her observation; that everything in connection with the exposition indicates progress on the part of the Colored people along educational, religious and industrial lines. 3300 So. State St. Phone Douglas 3617 FOOD POISONING. The part that food plays in the animal economy is second to none. Food contains all the various chemical elements found in nature. Medicine makes use of the various chemical elements found in nature. Thus it is easily understood that there is no definite line of demarcation between food and medicine. Coffee is a common article of food; it contains caffein, a medicine, known as a quick stimulant. Thus it may be shown that tea, cucumber, pie plant, figs, prunes and various other vegetable as well as animal foods are medicinal in composition and action. Now medicine to be effective must be concentrated, must be dynamic. We can readily understand the danger of getting food too high in medicinal power. It would be equivalent to getting overdoses of medicine. Now we can from such a premise, though it is incomplete, realize the value of those who preside over the culinary department. All hail the power of the cook! God bless the cook! It is a self evident fact that the body not only requires merely food but pure food in order to promote health and maintain physical life. During hot weather, foods are more liable to produce disease than at any other time. That is especially true of milk products such as ice-cream, custards and cheese. During the summer months foods are easily rendered poisonous by contamination from outside sources. Such contamination is due to decay, fermentation by the action of disease producing organisms, called pathogenic bacteria. It is well to know that some micro-organisms produce desirable changes in the foods, for instance the bulgarian bacillus changes sweet milk into the often nourishing and curative as well as disease preventing buttermilk. So we must remember that we have the non-pathogenic as well as the pathogenic bacteria. The vigilant house-wife with her trained eye must know more of desirable and undesirable food than she is given credit for in this battle of life. She knows poisonous changes by sight and by taste and by smell. Have you ever watched her detecting the danger that lurks in the foods and thus protecting the whole community from cholera and other plagues? She knows that foods of all kinds may become contaminated by the bacteria (call it what you will) of putrefaction, the products of which may be highly poisonous. Food may contain the tubercle bacillus that produces tuberculosis. Typhoid germs may be conveyed by the milk supply, producing typhoid fever. Scarlet fever has been traced to its origin CHARLES M. HAFT WHO LED THE FIGHT AGAINST PERMITTING A RESPECTABLE COLORED MAN TO RESIDE IN HIS OWN HOME IN THE 45TH BLOCK ON FOREST-VILLE AVENUE HAS BEEN SELECTED FIRST ASSISTANT CORPORATION COUNSEL OF CHICAGO BY MAYOR WILLIAM HALE THOMPSON. It will be recalled that early last spring; that Charles Davis and his wife, who are highly respectable Colored people, attempted to move in to a new home which they had bought in the 45th block on Forestville avenue; that Charles M. Haft, who served as first Assistant Corporation Counsel of Chicago for four years under Mayor Carter H. Harrison, led the fight of the prejudiced Whites in that neighborhood, many of them being ignorant foreigners, against permitting Mr. and Mrs. Davis, to quietly and peaceably live in that block, was on last Saturday elected as first Assistant Corporation Counsel of Chicago by Mayor William Hale Thompson, at a salary of $7,500 per year and the same Colored people and other taxpaying Colored people notwithstanding his narrow mindedness are assisting to pay him his wages. NEGRO FELLOWSHIP LEAGUE NEGRO FELLOWSHIP LEAGUE. "The Failure of the Negro to Patronize His Own Business Enterprises" will be the subject of a discussion led by Mr. Maurice Caldwell a young man in the grocery business in this city, Sunday afternoon July 18th, at the Negro Fellowship League 3005 State street. This subject arose from facts brought out at the meeting on last A. E. and it often has been found that those who handled the milk were convalescent scarlet fever patients. Trichinosis may be conveyed by pork not thoroughly cooked or cured. Cooks convalescent from typhoid fever have been known to spread the disease. Other well-known diseases may be spread by persons who handle the food. Notice that bread is advertised by manufacturers who claim our patronage because human hands have not touched their product. The dining car systems are examining waiters and cooks periodically through physicians to prevent the spread of disease by way of the food supply. Pomiaite poisoning is the term popularly used to designate food poisoning. The term was introduced about thirty years ago by the chemist, Selmi, to designate powerful, poisonous, basic alkaloidal products formed in putrefaction. Poisoning by eating oysters which have become decomposed or stale is common. It is popularly believed that the oyster season includes those months which contain the letter r; it is held to be dangerous to eat oysters out of season. An old saying is "Food out of season, trouble without reason". Other shell fish and fish of various sorts undergo certain circumstances if eaten cooked or uncooked may bring dangerous or fatal disease. The shell fish called the mussel when it becomes contaminated contains the most dangerous of the known ptomaines; it is called mytilotoxin. Death occurs sometimes within two hours after it is eaten. Certain fish and certain glands of edible fish are poisonous. The salted sturgeon used in parts of Russia has sometimes been fatal when eaten. Meat poisoning never follows the eating of lamb or mutton. It follows the eating of decomposed sausage, pork and head-cheese more than it follows the eating of stale beef, veal and ham. The changes of decomposition in meats may not be evident to the taste. It may escape the sense of smell or sight sense. Hence the need of the meat inspection by experts who use the powerful microscope and other tests. Meat thoroughly cooked is safer than meat not so prepared. Grain and vegetable food poisoning is of various kinds. Potato poisoning is a variety of food danger which is deserving of great publicity, because the potato is used probably more than any other article. Potatoes contain naturally a small amount of the poisonous principle solanin. They occasionally contain unnatural amounts sufficient to cause dangerous symptoms. The dangerous principle is found most in potatoes well-sprouted during storage, and those that grow partially above ground. Sunday, when the committee appointed at the race conference made its report of the effort to establish more union among the race. A splendid meeting was held; a large crowd was present. In the absence of the president, Mr. Lewis Johnson attorney, presided and most eloquent reports were brought from all the clubs that had been interviewed. The committee was continued, with a motion to enlarge it to fifteen. Further report will be made Sunday August 1st. Mrs. Barnett was called to Joliet to address the Crispus Attucks Club of that city, with reference to the Campbell case. She may be absent for the next two Sundays on her vacation at which time Mr. Johnson will preside. It is hoped that many will be present to hear Mr. Caldwell this Sunday at 4 o'clock. REV. W. SAMPSON BROOKS OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI STILL STANDS BY THE BROAD AX THE FOLLOW- ING LETTER SPEAKS FOR ITS- SELF. ses WHEATLEY CLUB Norns on. Daellia Wheatley, Waman*s Clah ‘The Phyllis Wheatley. Woman’s Club vi hold iff enamel ‘at the Home, 3530 Forest .Ave., July s12 p.m Annual reports of officers will be given. © ‘Additional arvimgements will be made for the New Phyllis Wheatley Home to accommodate the many appli- cants now on the waiting list, and for ‘hom there is no room in the old Home. ‘The President reeeived many words of commendation and sppreciation for the splendid helpfol work which this lab bse done for the stranger Colored girl from the men and women in the rsrious cities of the Southland recently visited by ber. ‘The matinees given at the Atlas and the States Theatres recently were 4- pancial successes. and the members thank their friends and general public for theit patronage. Visitors are cordially weleomed at any time. Elizabeth Lindsay Davis, President. Bertha Hensley, Secretary. MAYOR AROUSES IRE OF NEGROES, Appointment of Pastor to Law Depart. ment Arouses Factional Peeling. Factional feeling among Chicago’s Negro voters, who made possible Mayo: Thompson’s election by casting the vote which nominated him at the pri maries, was stirred up yesterday wher the Mayor announced the appointment of the Rev. A. J. Carey, Negro pastor of the Institutional Church, to a $2,000 a year job as investigator in the City Law Department, Carey was not indorsed by the Bee ond Ward Republican organization. He belongs to the Ettelson faction in the ward and has the enmity of the opposed Negro faction. He was also accused of aiding the Democrats, as he was ap- pointed a member of the moving picture censor board by former Mayor Harri. son, In his new job Carey will have charge of six or seven claim investi- gators, who are White men. Negroes swarmed in the City Hall nost of the day. Some protested aud- ibly against the appointment of Carey. —Examiner, July 13, 1915. COLORED LAWYER APPOINTED. Assistant City Counsel of St. Louis Gets $2,000 a Year. St. Louis, Mo., July 16 Special t The Broad Ax—Mr. Walter R. Hill, 2 wellknown lawyer of this city, ha ‘been appointed Associate Counsellor by Charles H. Dames, the newly appointed City Counsellor. Mr. Danes has the appointment of three assistants and recognized the race to the extent of appointing Mr. Hill as one, with a salary of $2,000 a year. He is assigned to the Street an Alley Opening Department. ALPHA SUFFRAGE CLUB. The Alpha Suffrage Club bad no meeting this week on account of Sum: mer vacation, ‘They are at present meeting only twiee a month. Next necting will be beld Wednesday even- uing July 2ist, at the elub rooms, 3005 State Street, 8 o’elock. All members and friends are urged to be present. Mrs, M. E. Jackson, vice presitent will preside, Mrs. Austin who recently resigned as matron of the Amanda Smith Home will be guest of honor. ST. THOMAS ANNUAL PICNIC. St. Thomas Church’s pienic to Glen- ood Park will leave the Aurora & Elgin depot, corner of Jackson boule- vard and Fifth avenue, on Monday, July 19, ‘Trains leave at 9:30 and 10 a.m. The management is expecting to make this strictly a church family Vienie.S Especial effort is being put forth to make the pienie the best ever given by the church. Round-trip tickets: Adults, 75, cents; children under 12 years, 40 eents. THREE MEN KILLED; LYNCHING 18 FEARED. Macon, Ga, July 14—Three White men are dead at Cochran, Ga, and James Inekson, a Negro, is under ar- test charged with the triple killing. Governor Harris has been asked to ‘ove militiamen in readiness, Cochran authorities fearing a lynching. The victims of the Negro’s shooting were \W. S. Hogg, forty, marshal of Coch- tan, and Lynn Sanders and Oscar Law- son, farmers. i William Adams, 3101 8. Btate Street, 's one of the most popular and fashion- able merehant tailors om the south side. Things are boiling het at Love Joy, Llinois, where the Grand Lodge is. in “ession, we Jearn as we go to press that some changes in the official staff Will be made, , e é « A small reward consisting of one big red apple will be given to any one, who 11" {ell the whereabouts f Oot. Fraak Gedy; bacsios ak xe tobe ‘rromaay haya ha tb time past, i jap ards eee Mrs. P. W. Upshaw, 2962 8. LaSalle Street, left the first of this week for Richmond, Mo, and other points in that ‘state, where she will spend one month 'on & pleasure trip. Attorney S. A. T. Watkins, has Stepped down and out, is one of the “Assistant Corporation Counsels of Chi- cago and hereafter he will hold forth in his law office at 36 W. Randolph ‘Street, in the Delaware Building. _ Benjamin F. Allen, President of the Lineola Institute, Jefferson City, Mo., spent the latter part of last week in this city stopping at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Stanton Brown, 3242 Calumet Avenue, Prof. Allen, will con- tinue to fake a special course at the State University at Madison, Wiscon- sin, until August Ist, ‘Mrs. Martha B. Anderson, 6450 Cham- plain Avenue; will on Monday even- ing July 19, appear in concert at the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church Mont. gomery, Ale. She will also appear shortly after that in a high class mu- sical recital at the Tuskegee Institute Alabama, Booker T. Washingtons school. Mrs. Anderson, is fast becom- ing very popular song favorite in many parts of the Southern states. Jake Tipper one of the ardent sup- Porters of the Mayor William Hale Thompson, was awarded a position as investigator in the City Attorney's office, at a salary of $1,200 a year, this is a worthy appointment. He merits it. He did the work. He unceasingly gave the Mayor his best service, and the voters of the 2nd ward feel the Mayor has made no mistake in this. Aroused His Curiosity. “Pm sorry 1 told the boss that he couldn’t get along without me. I just aroused his curiosity.” “Aroused his curiosity?” “Yes. He was curious to know if what I said was so and decided to make the experiment."—Detroit Free Press, Encourasina. Doctor—Well, Casey, are the eyes improving? Patient—Sure they are, sir. Doctor—Can you see better; can you see the nurse now? Patient—Sure I can thot, sir. Faith, she gets plainer and plainer tvery day.—London Opin- fon. His Role. “I suppose since the baby came your husband {s no longer the hero of your domestic drama.” “Ob, no: he's merely the walking gentleman."—Baltimore American. Not Quite. Higgs—Crooke is a criminal lawyer, = he? Diggs—He's a lawyer, but as to his being criminal, I think he's too careful to quite overstep the line— New York Globe. Took Her Part. “Oh, ‘Tommy. that was too bad of you to eat your sister's share of the cake?” “Why, mamma. didn’t you always tell me to take her part?"—Exchange. Chinese Sugar Cane. One variety of Chinese sugar cane is raised for chewing in its natural state and ts kept in good condition for months by being buried in the ground. alle ia “Guess I'll have to get rid of one of my household treasures.” “How so?” “The parrot is jealous of the phone graph.”—Puck. Knowledge is proud that he has learn- eso much. Wisdom is humble that be knows no more.—Cowper. And No Wonder. “What made that stout woman so furious?” “Just as-she was getting on the sub- way train the gateman said ‘Both gates, lady.’”—Philadeiphia Ledger. Our Neighbor. ‘What is meant by our neighbor we eannct doubt It is every one with ‘whom we are brought into contact, whosoever it be, whom we lave any means of helping.—Dean Stanley. Senseless Zeal. Zeal without sense usually goes (plumb to waste. A dog digging for an ‘maginary cat in a flower bed bas ‘plénty of zeal—Pittsbargh Post. ‘ever mind ridicule, never mind de ‘feat, there is victory yet for justica— ‘Emerson. ‘Mrs. Crossdyke lived in the country. “Why do you insist on your new servants arriving Saturdays now?” s friend asked her one day. “Well, I have had some experience with these modern girls,” replied Mrs Q. “Previously I used to engage them Mondays, but now I get them to come Saturdays.” “But why?” asked ber neighbor. “There's no train back to the efty until Monday afternoon,” said Mrs. C. shrewdly, “and -hubby {s extremely partial to his Sunday dinner!"—Loo- Gon Answers. Timing the Laugh. ‘The old colored man bad climbed sate sha Gente siete kote “Shall I jive you -_ Not till after am out, boss,” rated te ot oem “acho THE BROAD AX, GHICAGO, JULY i, 1915. Se = 7 ag eet wae ae ee pase ta eee constructed of ice was the | or Palace built en the Neva by the Omart-|Are following into the past for i fa Anne of aoa Taree tocks of| cision la that which ‘bas te were squared with great | “editor” stamped upon fal egn ‘wes coteeeeal a ee fies on ee wi Cae Cea en on ae Sef use of the term as appied The buflding, when completed, was | chief writer and director of a Stty-ix feet long, seventeen and one- | les than in 1768, but there is ev pctees im the superb collection of Britt half tect and twenty-one feet a a eee dite | ABtijuarian society, Worcester, tn ornamental pedlnent and was |éaat ft waa po wed in 1701 7 the frames and of which | 082d use of the title in the | — Gaborate bates. |Newaletter of 1728 proves, on | SS ae nation of the fle in the Boston eke ee enn Milty. we beehomeee, Oe aie ane ~ Whe | taalah ‘Thomas, tn 1773. spoke o is een te adit agian arts saree (pec balporlcpe Rigg apenghecsn Cg ey lbeadiorsliee See an 8 Sis srs SOE oa, wis cu bese one cs en walle et ac are sorte ae vm, fram the sleghante trank Uy | tvee usa “paler nn ay and 2 flame of naphtha by night. : ‘A tent of ice contained a bot bath, | mristiam Science Monitor. im which persons actually bathed. There ; Segtie several cannons and mortars OR cn i carne pa of ice, which were loaded with oe ee of ice and fron and discharged. — reegjeeniireertibwnd ee bine above and graying below. Bullet Stooning Tricks _ Five feet of clay, three feet of loose earth, or two and a half feet of sand will stop a modern rifle bullet at the closest range; but, curiously enough, as the layman may think, ramming earth hard reduces its resisting power, and high velocity bullets have leas pene- ‘tration in sand at short than at me dium range. Eighteen inches of sand between boards is bullet proof, also nine inches of well bullt brick work. Soft wood, like fir, across the grain is ‘bullet proof at point blank range if forty-eight inches thick, or at 50° yards ‘if half as thick Similariy, twenty- seven inches of hard wood, Iike oak, 4s point blank proof, or fifteen inches at 500 yards. Half an inch of wrought tron or mfié-steel, a quarter of an inch of hard steel, or a fifth of an inch of special steel is bullet proof. So are six inches of shingle, fifteen inches of coal, or, as some people may be sur prised to know, eight feet of snow.— London Express. nee But for the napkin rings. They are Telics of a departed age, reminders of the era of the Saturday night bath, the old folks’ concerts and the painted pan- oramas of the Nile. They abide now in out of the way corners, tarnished and ‘forgotten, bands of old allver, often af- fectionately inscribed at the command of givers long since turned to dust. ‘They are the sort of reminders of a gentler but less fastidious generation that we do not like to part with ex- cept for some good reason and have no desire to keep. ‘The serial napkin went long ago. To the melting pot, by all means, with the rings, and that they may melt up tnto millions of dollaz worth of silver is our sincere wish— New York Times. The Clansmahted tame. Besides the privilege of having news- papers and novels read to him while he works, the Cuban cligarmaker demands another tndulgence—that of cheering his labors with cigars provided by the firm. Every morning six high grade wrappers are handed to him for his own use, and in these be folds as much as be likes of the tobacco supplied him for the day's work. The cigars thus made and consumed are said to cost the Havana tobacco industry a sum of Close on $250,000 a year. The head of One great firm once declared that he would willingly make over his factory and plintations to his employees if in return they undertook to give him the cigars they rolled for themselves. ‘The Slav Race. History has contributed to sep- arate the two masses of Slava. The ‘Mongol yoke for two centuries intro- duced Asiatic customs among the Rus sian Slava. The Turkish yoke for many centuries and down to our own times tnfivenced the character and cus- toms of the Bulgars and Serbs. On the other hand, the Latin Slavs fol- lowed the historical evolutions of the occident—they were with Godfrey de Bouillon at the crusades, they were touched with the fame of the renais- sance, they have had their part in the development of modern thought —Lit- exary Digest. ‘The Loon « Good Diver. As a diver the loon excels, and nate rally, for tt is his sole means of ltvelt hood. Not only is he marvelously quick, bet he can remain under water for a seemingly endless time In swim ming under water he uses both wings ‘and feet and can go for several bem Grea yards in this fashion. ‘The loon, like many other waterfowl, sleeps on the water with his head tucked under his wing. Mestly Himeeif. “1 bear be brought back some intr ‘eating views of foreign places.” “Yes; be bas photes of bimecif stand- ing on London bridge. himself leaning aguinst the leaning tower of Pisa and himectf im front of the pyramids.”— Loutsville Courier-Journal. Not Spotiess. “1 will have no one in my employ ‘who ts not above suspicion. Can you offer me a spotiess character?” “Mo, ma'am; it got some ink apt on {e"—Baittmore American. Looking Backward. Do you remember the time when you wanted a girl's picture more than ‘anything else in the work!? — Pitts {porgh Post. id Mo man ever wetted city end ES Stivell Origin of “Editor” ‘One of the most interesting verbal SF Dhilological trails that scholars now ‘ate following into the past for light on origins ie that which bas the word ‘serail coro Yale's an on evolution of English speech, Professor Lounsbury, could find no ear fer use of the term as applied to the chief writer and director of a period. ‘fea than in 1768, but there is evidence im the superb collection of British and ‘American newspapers owned by the Antiquarian society, Worcester, Mass., that it was so used in 1761. The al leged use of the title in the Boston Newsletter of 1723 proves, on exams nation of the fle in the Boston public Ubrary, to be inaccurate. Undoubtedly Isaiah Thomas, in 1773. spoke of him- self as editor of the Royal American Magazine. The interesting point to be noted, while the hunters are busy on the trail, is that, relatively speaking, “editor” is a new word in journalism, “Printer” and “publisher” preceded it —Christian Science Monitor. Wavy of the Bluciew The bluejay—Cyanocitta cristan—e Purely an American bird. He is about twelve inches long, is light purplish bine above and graying below. The collar and frontiet are black and the wings and tail ultramarine; barred, the outer tall feathers being tipped with white. What a graceful, beautl- fal bird this is, impertinent and noisy, his raucous scream followed by a chor tle that sounds much like a mocking “Ha, ha, ha. ob, my.” He ts accused of robbing the farmer's corn crib, of sucking the eggs of other birds and even of tearing to pieces thelr young. The sportsman as be goes through the woods, gun tn hand, thoroughly hates the jay, which ts a kind of game war den, sounding an alarm to the other birds as thetr enemy approaches. Nat- aralists have placed him in the crow family despite his beautiful plumage, bat his manners and his morals are more like those of the sparrow hawk — Indianapolis News. i ten ict It ts proverbial that “the darkest hour precedes the dawn.” W. F. Den- ning, the English authority on me teors, has recently called attention to the literal accuracy of this proverb, as ‘established by his own observations ‘on thousands of nights. He says: - “Before dawn a greater darkness ‘seems to drop down like « mantle upon the immediate surroundings. Objects which were plainly observable during the previous hours of the night are blotted out. and a nervous feeling is sometimes induced by the dense opac- {ty.of the alr.” He claims to have noticed this phenomenon when the subject was far from his thoughts, so that it could not have been purely subjective. He is unable to state the exact interval be- fore sunrise when the remarkable dark. ess comes on nor whether tt 1s com- mon to each season and sky conditions, ei eek Tt ts difficult to realize the callous. ness toward the sick and wounded against which Wellington struggied-in the peminsula. One evening at dinner be beard that at a post several miles away a large number of sick soldiers were lying in the open, exposed to the weather. He rode promptly to the place, found the sick in the plight de- scribed, while the healthy officers were fm comfortable houses, and was told by the commanding officer that there was no accommodation for the sick. He instantly arranged in detail for the Dilleting of the sick in those houses, but, suspecting what might follow, paid a surprise visit the next night and found that the invalids had again been turned out into the épen Weill- ington immediately reinstated them, arrested the officers and had them tried and dismissed for disobedience. i ag ay If the telephone company charges 15 cents to carry your voice across the Hodson river, and if the telegraph company charges 25 cents to carry ten words acrom, and if the ferryboat charges 3 cents to carry your body across, and if the tunnels charge 7 cents for carrying your body under the Hndson river, and if the express com- panies charge 23 cents for carrying a 20 pound parcel across, and if the gov- ernment charges 15 cents for carrying 2 20 pound parce! across, compute the ‘amount of logic in a square inch of modern civilization —Life. ‘The Cheapest Paper. London used to possess the cheapest Journal ever published. It was called the Sixa-Penny: or, Penny-0-Week ‘Down and Country’ Dally Newspaper, and subscribers of 1 penny weekly had the paper delivered to them every day, while single copies were a farthing. ) _ Unhappiness. | They who have never known pros perity can hardly be said to be unhap- py. It is from the remembrance of joys -we have lost that the/arrows of ‘aMiction are pointed. —Emile Zola. ‘Mie Qurcn Sweet Sell. Btz—Who do you consider your best friend, the one who would do the most tor you? Dix-My wife's busband.— Boston ‘Transcript. Got Even. ‘Mabel—Marry him! Why, his grand- father kept pigs! Edlth—I know. He told me that your grandfather stole ‘two of them. —New York Globe. ~ Ne Hints For Her. . - Grawford—Has your wife hinted yet ~~ “Fagore’s Fame in india, ~~~ } a smowfg sot af binds ec Togece’s fame ine manivo toda Rhys telis the following story im his biography of Tagore: “Mr. Montague. the underuecretary Of state for India, was on one occasion riding through ah Indian forest at might when be came upon a clearing where two or three men sat around the fire. Not being certain of the road,” says Mr. Rhys. “be was giad to dis mount and rest his tired horse. Shortly after he had joined the group a poor looking, 111 clothed lad came out of the forest and sat down also at the fire First ne of the men sang a song and then another. The boy's turn came, and he sang a song more beautiful both in words and music than the rest When asked who had made the song he said that he did not know, ‘they were singing these songs everywhere’ Awhile after Mr. Montague heard the words that he had used again, this time ins very different place, and when he asked for the name of the maker of the song he heard for the first time the name of Rabindranath eee | eee ites see tte ‘The use of a tooth wash does not approach the conditions of a laboratory test, though there can be little doubt that a good deal of germicidal work tn the mouth is done by the vigorous ap- plication of the toothbrush, and it may be pointed out that the tongue may well be included in the process. To be effective, however, the action of all an- tiseptics takes time, according to the vitality of the organisms they encount- et, and usually the tooth brushing Process does not occupy many seconds. This question of time exposure is im- portant, but it is very generally over- looked and consequently the antiseptic treatment of the teeth falls short of that effectiveness which is shown to be the case in laboratory experiments. The tooth washing process should be more prolonged and the antiseptic wash allowed to remain in contact with the teeth and gums for some minutes in- stead of seconds before finally washing the mouth clear of antiseptic with plain water—London Lancet. Mie Yellerwand. Many persons are under the impres- sion that America has few, if any, na- tive plants worthy of cultivation in the home garden. They have been accus- tomed to look upon them as weeds and ‘wild things, and.so unfamiliar are they with native flowers that they fail to recognize them when they meet them outside their native haunts. A writer tells how he transplanted a stalk of goldenrod from a fence corner in the Pasture to a place in his garden. It flourished luxuriantly and sent up many stalks as high as a man’s head, each crowned with a great plume of brilliane flowera. A neighbor was at- tracted by the beauty of the plant and declared it must have cost its owner some dollars. When told, bowever, that numbers of the same plant were flourishing behind his barn he exciaim- ed: “What! You mean to tell me it's yallerweed!” And he went away with the air of one who had been imposed ‘upon—Country Gentleman. ies Bn Cin: ‘The Chilenn masses have a bad name for larceny. In Chilean ports ship passengers are warned to lock thetr cabin doors, and loaded lighters have to be guarded at night Chilean stokers will saw through the bulkhead into the vessel's hold, steal goods and hide them in the coal bunkers till the night after they arrive in port, when they find opportunity to lower them ‘versie to confederate in a boat un- Ger cover of darkness. Harbor thieves will even cut @ hole in the bow of a Vessel and make off with boatloads of freight. ‘The Germans of southern ‘Chile have the worst opinion of Chilean honesty, and in Santiago I was bidden notice the high walls and grated win- dows of the houses of the better class. Professor Edward Alsworth Ross in “South of Panama.” Defining « Batman. What is a batman? The term seems to be a military one. It apparently means the driver or manager of pack horses. A bet horse is a pack horse which carries officers’ luggage. “Bat” isa pack saddle and, like so many milt- tary words, it is French. ‘There is @ common French proverb, “Cest Ia que le bat le biesse"—“That is where the saddle burts,” or, as we say, “where the shoe pinches."—-Manchester Guar dian. nee “Who is that long haired fellow at the other table?” “That is Burxvaynskezits, the fa- mous Rossian pianist. He hes made & great name for himself.” “Must have made it out of barbed wire, didn't he?’—Exchange. Anxious Waitina. Detective (2 a. m.)—Hey, youse! Wot- cher hanging around this ‘ere front door fer? Supposed Burgiar—I'm wait- ing for th’ Indy inside to git asleep. ‘We're married.—Philadelphia Bulletin. Getting It Right. “Mrs. Citnnick thinks a great deal of ber busband.” “You've got the wrong preposition: Make it ‘for’ instead of ‘of.’ "—Brown- ing’s Magazine. A Musical Opinion. “What selection is that the orchestra ‘has fust finished? “I Gon’t know. Sounded to me like neuraigia expressed in mosic.”"—Lon- Gon Ti-Bice A long, tow. fe the best; _ PAGE FIVE ee RS Whlis Curcitin Little ts reaily known about his whaleship. This. ts ‘conald- cing 1 ood baeeoeee baat The dive or suiphur bottom whale i the largest animal ving today, Spec- tmens hare measured elghty-seren feet tm length, which {o all probability weighed about serenty-ve tons. Odd- ly enongh. although the mouth will permit twelve men to stand in it the throat ts only nine inches in diameter. These particular whales feed on mi note shrimps—about three-quarters of am inch in length—and they probably ever touch sh while they can obtain these. From the.inside of one of these whales five barrels of shrimps were taken. The sperm whale possesses Spermaceti in liquid form tm the ap per portion of its head. From one of these whales twenty barrels of sper- macet! were taken oug of the “casa” This same type of whale also yields ambergris, that valuable substance used so extensively im the manufac- ture of our best perfumes. A Lest Sea. “One of the most curious experiences 1 ever had.” says James Oliver Cur- ‘wood, the author, “occurred on my first trip to James bay, the southern por tion of Hudson bay. We reached the bay just at sunset. It happened that I was the first to awaken in the morn- ing, and when I crawled out of my tepee I gave a yell that roused the camp. The sea was gone! Not a sign of that vast grass grown dip in which it had been, My first thought, and a natural one, was that I was out of my head. Where had the sea gone? Had we really camped on its shore the night before? I strained my eyes, but could see nothing but that dip speckled with pools of water. 1 was in the company of a Hudson bay factor at the time, and I turned to find him laughing. Then the explanation came. At this point James bay was unusually shal- low, and at low tide the sea dropped back seven miles! During the night ft had actually left us seven miles in- land.” = Semen Chet Wt See Every Japanese is a Japanese first, whatever else he may be second. In this unified patriotism they are incom parable. It extends even to the minor affairs of life. There is no Japanese, of high or low degree, who will admit any fault of his country to a foreigner, however strict his censure may be when talking to bis friends. If there ‘are faults the Japanese conceal them. ‘They never volunteer any information as to drawbacks, and they always have an excuse for failures. -No condition can arise in Japan whereby a foreigner can learn from a Japanese of anything to the detriment of the country. The statesmen will not tell you anything. ‘The coolies will not tell you anything. ‘They are units of concealment. They put the good face on everything. It is Japan first with them, Japan first al- ways, and always 2 super-Japan.—Sam- uel G. Blythe in Saturday Evening Post. ‘iia ate Chinese names of places often define thetr character. Thus the terminal “yang” means fortress, Pingyang the “fortress of peace.” “Cheng” means a “walled city.” “Shan” fs a mountain. “hat” the sea, “Kuan” a camp; thus Shankaikuan ‘s the “mountain sea camp.” A “ling” is 2 mountain pass; Motienling, near Mukden, is the “beaven scraping pass.” ‘The suffixes “tao” and “to” indicate islands; “po” or “pho,” a harbor; “wan.” a bay; “Kiang” and “ho,” « river; “kow.” a port; “fu.” 9 first class city; “Ju,” @ provincial capital. “Pet” is north, “nan” is south, “king” is cap- ftal. ‘These suffixes help to explain such familiar names tn these days as Senshantao, Chemulpo, Tallenwan, ‘Yangtsekiang, Hoangho, Yinkow, Che- fu, Anju, Peking and Nanking. PRESSE RE PS Shy Ea Macaulay was 2 self shaver—though not with a safety—and the woeful re- sults are recorded in bis biography. ‘When he sailed for India and his cham- ders were cleared there were found between fifty and sixty strops, hacked into strips and splinters, and innumer- able razors in every stage of disrepair. At one time he hurt his hand and had to go to the barber. After the opera- ‘tion he asked the charge. “Ob, what- ever you usually give the person who shaves you.” was the answer. “In that case.” said Macaulay, “I should give you @ great gash on either cheek.”— London Mirror.” The Alpaca. In spite of attempts to introduce the alpaca into countries away from ite native habitat. failure has attended them. It is rarely found below an al- titnde of 5,000 feet. Its wool is of an exceedingly fine luster and quality and ‘occasionally attains a length of atx inches, “Good Morning.” It is customary in most countries to say “Good morning” as a greeting even when it isn’t true. But the English ‘man says “Beastly morning.” and it generally is.—New York Independent. F ee oh eae” In New Caledonia beads of infants are squeezed into different shapes, the taces of boys being lengthened to look ‘Meo warriors and the girls’ faces made oval by pressing up the chin. Baby Talk. ; ‘The fret infant specch ts the ase of the consonants “m” and “r” “s” or “ end the test words “mun” end = (Oxtess what we Go is useftd cur gi py te vain —Phaetrus. PAGE SIX The Mescal Button. Peyote, known commercially as mescal, is a species of cactus grown in northern Mexico. The mescal button, about one and a half inches in diameter, is to the uninitiated disagreeable in both odor and taste. Although a tea is made from it, it is more generally eaten in its dry state, and has been called "tury whisky." The effect upon the user is different from that of any other drug. There is trembling and nausea, a sense of dual existence, in some cases a delirium somewhat similar to delirium tremens, and an overestimation of time—minutes becoming hours and hours long periods of time. The most extraordinary effect, however, is the visual hallucinations and the effect upon the hearing. The habitue enjoys "a regular kaleidopeople play of most wonderful colors, an incessant flow of visions of infinite beauty, grandeur and variety, while each note produced on the piano becomes a center of a medley of other notes which appear to be surrounded by a halo of color, pulsating to the music."—Leslie's. The Difference. Herman Frasch, chief chemist of the Standard Oil company, who died worth $5,000,000, made many millions for his employers by his utilization of waste. In an interview in New York, discussing the discovery that turned coal tar from a waste to a highly valuable byproduct, Mr. Frasch once said to a reporter: "That one little change, that little chemical change, did it all. There is never more than a tiny difference, you know, between a waste and a byproduct, between wealth and poverty, between success and failure. "Look, for example, into some great business office. Here is a haggard man in his shirt sleeves on a high stool working for dear life—he checks the cash. Then, in a little glass office all by himself, look at that other frock coated man leaning back in a tufted green leather armchair, smoking a cigar and reading the paper—he cashes the checks."—Boston Record. Eating Asparagus Mr. G. K. Chesterton does not like the modern way of eating asparagus. "Excluding cannibalism," he writes, "and the habit of eating sand (about which I can offer no opinion), there is really nothing one can eat which is less fit to be eaten with the fingers than asparagus. It is long; it is greasy; it is loose and liable to every sort of soft yet sudden catastrophe; it is always eaten with some sort of oily sauce, and its nice conduct would involve the powers of a professional juggler, combined with some practice in climbing the greasy pole. Most things could easily be eaten with one's fingers. Only this one tiresome, toppling vegetable I eat between my finger and thumb. I should be better off as a giraffe eating the top of a palm tree. It doesn't want any holding up."—London Chronicle. Lots of Vowels. In the Hawaiian language every word ends in a vowel. A Hawaiian finds it almost impossible to pronounce two consonants together, and in English he has the greatest difficulty in pronouncing any word ending with a consonant. Mr. Hale in his Polynesian grammar says: "In all the Polynesian dialects every syllable must terminate in a vowel, and two consonants are never heard without a vowel between them. It is chiefly to this peculiarity that the softness of these languages is to be attributed. The longest syllables have only three letters, and many syllables consist of a single vowel. Again, no syllable, as a general rule, in the Bantu family of African speech can end in a consonant, but only in vowels. Protected Grubbs—I hear that old Skinem has given the committee his views on the proposed new charter. Stubbs—That must be a mistake. Skinem never gave anybody anything. If the committee had his views he has the committee's note providing for the return of the views with something more than legal interest. —Richmond Times-Dispatch. An Element of Difficulty. "What is the hardest part of your work as a lecturer?" asked the man designated as toastmaster. "As a rule," replied Mr. Speekins, "the hardest part of my work is waking the audience up after the man who introduces me has concluded his remarks." —Washington Star. No Postmortem Touch. "Loan me $5 until Thursday, old man. If I live till then I'll surely pay you." "All right. But if you succumb don't send anybody around to touch me for the funeral expenses."—Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Medus Vivendi The term modus vivendi is a mutual arrangement whereby persons not at the time being on friendly terms can be induced to live together in harmony. The term may be applied to individuals, to societies or to peoples. It signifies a mode of living. Wood Alcohol. The greatest danger in inhaling the fumes of wood alcohol is their effect on the optic nerve, which often results in total and incurable blindness. Strange. "Strange things happen in life." "Indeed! I even know a man who actually thinks his landlord is a fine fellow."—Exchange. France had numerous national flags before it adopted the tricolor. Although its present banner is not particularly artistic, its predecessors ranked among the most beautiful flags in the world. The first French flag was extremely quaint. It consisted of a blue hood hung on a cross bar and represented the cloak of St. Martin, a saint greatly reverenced by the French, and years ago his helmet was carried in their wars to inspire the soldiers. The second French flag was a beautiful banner of red, with its loose end cut into three tongues resembling flames, between each of which was a green tassel. Some picturesque banners were at one time carried by the French warriors before the tricolor waved over the French battlefields. There was the sky blue cavalry standard with the golden sun of Louis XIV., the white and gold banner of Joan of Arc, magnificently embroidered with the Madonna, angels and lilies, and the famous old banner of the city of Paris, with its white ship on a blood red field. Watch Your Dishecloth. Improperly cared for, what a happy hunting ground for germs and microbes the dishcloth may be, exclaims Eva J. de Marsh in Farm and Home. Just put one in a pan with a lot of dirty, greasy dishes, rinse it in lukewarm water or not at all, hang it in a warm, dark, shut in corner and leave it overnight. You will know it is there! Drink some milk, eat some butter, pudding or jelly that has stood where it absorbed all the dishcloth had to give, and if you suffer no ill effects you are germ proof. The materials of your cloth may be anything, so long as it is absolutely clean and free from dystuffs. Let your dishes be scraped clean before they go into the pan, use your cloth to wash them only and always rinse it well when you are through. If you can, frequently hang it in the sun, wash and boil often, and never leave a cloth so it will remain wet a long time and get sour. How's your dish rag? The Man-of-war Bird The frigate pelican, or man-of-war bird, is usually met with by travelers in the tropics. Although when stripped of its feathers it is hardly larger than a pigeon, yet no man can touch at the same time the tips of its extended wings. The long wing bones are exceedingly light, and the whole apparatus of air cells is extremely developed, so that its real weight is very trifling. It flies at a great height above the water and from that elevation pounces down on fish, especially preferring the poor, persecuted flying fish for its prey. According to some authors, the name of man-of-war bird was given to it because its appearance was said to foretell the coming of a ship, probably because the frigate pelican and real frigates are equally adverse to storms, and both like to come into harbor if the weather threatens. Our First Silk Factory. Ohio was the first state in the Union to engage in the manufacture of silk, according to Dr. William C. Mills of Ohio State university. "The first silk factory was erected at Point Pleasant in 1841 by John W. Gill and Thomas White," said, Dr. Mills. "These men planted twenty-five acres in mulberry trees and began the raising of silkworms the following year. Dress silks, ribbons, silk velves and figured silks were manufactured. The buckeye burr in light buff was the first pattern woven. A vast pattern from this piece was presented to Henry Clay, who also wore a suit of broadcloth made in a Steubenville factory. Since 1877 not a yard of cloth of any kind has been made in Steubenville, although at one time there were twelve woolen, cotton and silk mills located there."—Baltimore American. The Sublime Porte. The phrase "the sublime porte" arises from an aspect of the sultan's capital. The French words "sublime porte" are derived from "porta sublima," meaning "the lofty gate." Constantinople city used to have twelve gates, and near one was a building with an imposing gateway called Bab-Humajun. In this building resided the grand vizier, and there also were the offices, of the chief ministers, whence all the edicts of state were issued. The French phrase was adopted because at the time French was the language of European diplomacy. Restricted Freedom One of the funniest things in the world is the self conscious look of embarrassment on the face of a distinguished visitor when he receives the freedom of a city and its key, which he knows won't even admit him to a five cent moving picture show.-Philadelphia Inquirer. A Facilitator. Impatient Guest—Walter, I must catch a train, and I'm in a hurry. What are the chances of my getting served at once? Walter—About one to one, sir. Impatient Guest—I get you $1 to one waiter. Here you are! Now slide—Exchange. The Other Side She—Why do you refuse Ethel's hand to Mr. Nocoyne? Don't you want your daughter married off? He—Yes; what I am trying to avoid is having a son-in-law married on—Boston Transcript. Useful and Ornamental. "You certainly wear swell clothes, old man. How can you afford them?" "By wearing swell clothes I'm able to make enough to be able to afford them."—Browning's Magazine. THE BROAD AX, CHICAGO, JULY 17, 1915 Arizona's Mines. The True Philosophy The northwestern continuation in Arizona of the great mining region of Mexico, celebrated for centuries for its fabulously rich ores of silver and other metals, is the oldest mining district in the United States. The district has an area of 1,400 square miles, situated on the border of Mexico, in the middle of that portion of Arizona known as the Gadsden Purchase. Authentic records show that silver mining was carried on here by the Papago Indians before the Spanish conquest of Mexico in the sixteenth century. Later the lodes were worked from time to time and their ores smelted under the direction of the Jesuit fathers and the Spanish government, and remnants of their old mine workings, to which the charm of romance clings, point the way to possible wealth not yet exhausted. From 1833, the date of the Gadsden Purchase, to the present time mining has been carried on by Americans—not, however, without interruptions, especially during the earlier part of this period, in which raids by the bloodthirsty Apaches or Mexican outlaws figured prominently—Exchange. They're All Good. Burne-Jones, the famous artist, made many sketches for the children of his friend, J. Comyns Carr. He once laughingly proposed to instruct the eldest boy in the principles of anatomy, and there and then made for him two beautiful drawings representing the anatomy of the good man and the good woman, in both of which the heart, magnificently large, winged and backed by spreading flames, is the central detail. By special request he made another drawing, illustrating the anatomy of the bad man. On being met with the reproach that the third drawing showed nothing of the details of internal structure he replied: "There are none. The bad man is quite hollow." On being challenged to illustrate the anatomy of the bad woman he gravely replied: "My dear boy, she doesn't exist." Sailors as First Lords. A good many sailors have been first lords, including Keppel, Spencer, St. Vincent and Barham, but these appointments were all made long ago, and some of the first lords, though not always the worst, have been strikingly unsallorlike in their appearance and ways. Among these was Lord Goschen. He used to tell a story of how, when he was appointed, there was a popular song which bound the singer to strange happenings he he prove unfaithful, and a verse which had an immense success ran: If ever I cease to love May Mr. Goschen have a notion Of the motion of the ocean, If ever I cease to love. Mr. W. H. Smith is supposed to have inspired part, at least, of "Pinafore." —London Standard. The Mushroom It is commonly believed that the mushroom literally grows in a night, so that it has come to be emblematic of sudden development, but the truth is quite otherwise. It is very likely to require several weeks for its formation, and up to the time of its appearance in the light of day it remains beneath the surface, very much compressed and held in small compass. Then comes a moist night, and the cells of which the fungus is composed are greatly expanded, so that it thrusts its self out above ground. But it is no heavier, though, so much bigger, than days before perhaps, when it lay hidden in small compass under the top layer of soil, a perfect mushroom—Exchange. Heart of a Hailstone The heart of every halstone is a tiny speck of dust. Such a speck, with a little moisture condensed about it, is the germ from which may be formed a halstone capable of felling a man or smashing a window. But first it must be caught up by a current of air and carried to the level of the lofty chirus clouds five or six or even ten miles high. Then, continually growing by fresh accessions of moisture, it begins its long plunge to the earth, spinning through the cloud and flashing in the sun like a diamond boit shot from a rainbow. Maternal Pride Judge (in children's court, sternly)—This youngster was brought up before me three years ago when he was hardly more than knee high. I let him off then with a warning. Mother of Culprit (proudly)—He have grown wonderfully, your honor, haven't he?—New York Post. First Public Pianist Of all the myriads who play the piano how many know that "Tom Bowling" Dibdin was the first man who played the instrument in public? That was in 1787, and the feat was performed at the first night of "The Beggar's Opera."—London Mall. "I noticed the road agents who held up the train worked with different methods." The True Philosopher. The true philosopher makes a considerable to do over his love of and his search for knowledge. But if he is a truly wise philosopher and if he values his reputation he will stop safely short of ever acquiring exact information. Exact information is fatal to the philosophical temperament. A philosopher is a man who can make solemn and profound remarks about any matter whatsoever without knowing anything about it. As soon as he learns something about a matter he is to that extent excluded from philosophizing about it. He is no longer a pure philosopher; he is now part scientist. This explains why there are so few prominent and prosperous philosophers these days. With the vast development of our means of communication, the multiplication of books and newspapers and the obtusiveness of reformers, it is almost impossible to get through the world without picking up a great deal of correct information, and consequently it is well nigh impossible to be a philosopher.—Life. That "Dead Man's Chest." The rendering of the first line of Stevenson's immortal song as "Fifteen men on a dead man's chest" spoils the significance of the phrase, writes a correspondent. License is permitted to poets, but no fifteen men could ever find room on the chest of any man, dead or alive, unless they were Lilliputians on the top of a Gulliver. The actual phrase is "the Dead Man's Chest," which is the name of one of the Virgin islands, lying to the east of Porto Rico. It is said that when Columbus discovered the group he named them after St. Ursula and some of her mythical virgins, but the English buccaneers rechristened them in homelier terms, such as "Dutchman's Cap," "Broken Jerusalem," "Rum island" and "The Dead Man's Chest." Kingsley refers to the matter in the first volume of "At Last," and Stevenson acknowledged, in his account of "Treasure Island," that he had lifted the phrase from the older novelist's pages. -Manchester Guardian. How to Sharpen Your Knife In the Woman's Home Companyon a contributor gives boys the following advice as to how to keep their knives sharpened: "Few boys who undertake to sharpen a knife have any great difficulty in getting a sufficiently keen edge. It is in keeping this edge that the trouble arises. This is due to holding the knife blade too flat when sharpening. "By holding the knife blade very flat a sharp edge can be readily produced, but is so very thin that it is easily broken and the blade is marred by jagged nicks. "The men who are employed in factories to sharpen the best grade of knives hold the blade at an angle of about 45 degrees and really sharpen only the cutting edge itself. This method leaves the blade behind the immediate point of contact sufficiently thick and strong to stand any ordinary usage." Temperament. "What the dickens do they mean by artistic temperament?" asked young Arbuthnot of his talented pa. "Why," explained pa. "if you go to a tailor and ask him to make you a suit the tailor is satisfied to go ahead and make you any kind of suit you want any way you want it made. If you go to an architect he's tickled to build you any kind of house you want any way you want it built. But if you go to a man and ask him to write you a certain kind of book or poem in any particular way, or if you want him to paint you a picture or sculp you a statue of any particular kind the man with the artistic temperament, instead of being tickled to get the job, will say: "Now just look what this durn fool wants now!" —Judge. Perspiring School "Seymour Hicks is an English actor who has never visited America," said a Chicago manager. "Hicks is a comedian of the violent school. He's all over the stage at once. In his efforts to please he perspires in a way that is painful to witness. "At a dinner I once gave Arthur Pinero made fun of Hicks for his strenuous methods, his lack of repose. "Hicks, my boy," Pinero said. "I see you've got upon your bills "Doors open at 8." Why don't you change it. Hicks, to "Pores open at 87'"—Detroit Free Press. "Didn't I see daughter in the kitchen yesterday?" inquired father. "Yes." "That's a hopeful sign." "Don't be too hopeful," said mother wearily. "She is merely preparing to read a paper on domestic science at her club."—Kansas City Journal. Swellled. Playwright—I want a hat—size 8. Hatter—Mr. Penem, you always wear a 6¼. Playwright—Sir, I know what I want. My comedy was a success last night.—Chicago Mail. "Yes. I have announced my unwillingness to be a candidate."—Washington Star. Don't Dodge. Do not dodge. Whatever the difficulties to be met, they are not made easier by trying to dodge them. In trying to dodge a missile from one direction you may come in line with one from a different direction. When we dodge trouble we are more than likely to get into other trouble no less easy to endure. Look with courage on what must be met. Faced with courage difficulties are half conquered. Better meet and conquer difficulties than to dodge them. Do not dodge duties that devolve on you. Duties performed add strength and dignity to character. It matters little what these duties are; though they be of the simplest and humblest, well and truly done, they acquire dignity. Stand up bravely and squarely to meet the difficulties of life. With courage you will conquer. You will come through life with fewer scars than by trying to dodge duty or difficulty. Trying to evade begets in a man a cringing spirit. He gets a habit of truckling, and upright, self respecting manhood is gone. Don't dodge if you would hold yourself above meanness.—Milwaukee Journal. Creek Names of Iowa. That Iowa is a farming state is reflected in the names of many of the streams that flow through it. First there is Farm creek, so that Farmers creek is not out of place; then there is a Chicken creek, a Duck creek, a Goose creek, a number of Turkey creeks, as well as Pigeon creek. There are Fox, Hawk and Rat creeks to devour the domestic animals, and some Crow creeks, while there is also a Fly creek and Mosquito creek. Water creeks are present, likewise a Hog run and a Mud creek, so that Bacon creek is not strange. It is fitting that with a Bee creek and a Bee branch there should also be a Honey creek. There are a couple of Cherry creeks, a Crabapple creek and plenty of Plum creeks, and for the wild animals we have Bear, Beaver, Buck, Crane, Deer, Doe, Elk, Otter, Panther, Raccoon, Skunk and Wolf creeks. With a Keg creek there is a Whisky creek and a Whisky run. Finally there is a Purgatory creek—Argonaut. Beauty of Victoria Falls The Victoria falls, the native name for which is Mosi-oa-Tounya, or the Thunder Sounding Smoke, have rightly been called the most beautiful gem in the whole of the earth's scenery. No pen picture or photograph can give the faintest idea of the marvous grandeur and beauty of the scene. The majesty and mystery of the gigantic gorges, the foaming torrents, the wonderful atmospheric effects—all come upon one with a force and power as though nothing had ever before been read or heard in connection with them. The falls by moonlight are a truly fascinating spectacle. The roaring clouds of spray, the somber rain forest, the stream of the Zambebi shimmering far above the trembling earth, the lunar rainbow, combine to make an inimitable picture. Portugal. Five hundred years ago, the span of a few generations, Portugal was the greatest maritime power, preceding Great Britain in that eminence. The Portuguese first explored the two coasts of Africa. The Cape of Good Hope was doubled by Bartholomeo Diaz in 1436. Vasco da Gama reached India, via Cape of Good Hope, eleven years later. In 1500 King Emanuel ascended the throne of Portugal and assumed the title of "lord of the conquest, navigation and commerce of India, Ethiopia, Arabia and Persia." In that year the Portuguese made settlements in Brazil. History is a catalogue of dreams. The dream of empire is nearly the oldest one. Its star is very fickle. The Post's Peacek Dante Gabriel Rossetti had an irresistible tendency to purchase rare and beautiful birds and beasts that appealed to his poetic or artistic fancy. Elen Terry tells in "The Story of My Life" of his once buying an exquisite white peacock, which very soon after its arrival at his home disappeared under the sofa. In vain did Rossetti "shoo" it out. It refused to budge. This went on for days. "The lovely creature won't respond to me," said Rossetti to a friend. The friend dragged the bird. "No wonder," said he out: "it's dead!" Bounded Omlns "Gosh, I'm timorous about the new styles!" "Why so?" "Heard my wife say this morning that she was planning a gown. A little later I heard her say that her mind was a perfect blank."—Louisville Courier-Journal. For the Hirsutely Ornamented Mrs. Vermonte Brown—Why on earth don't you get your husband to cut off his whiskers? Mrs. Smiffan Jones—I wouldn't have him do it for the world. I want him to let them grow and get them all out of his system—Ohio State Journal. Size of the Earth The diameter of the earth from pole to pole is 7,800 miles, the equatorial diameter being 7,925 miles. The slight difference of diameter is owing to the flattening out of the poles. No Doubt "I wonder if surgeons don't feel somewhat cheap when they have to be operated on themselves?" To make laws complete they should reward as well as punish—Goldsmith. The Japa Work All the Times. Literally the Japanese work all the time. It is not at all uncommon to find Japanese men and women at work in their shops at 2, 3 and 4 o'clock in the morning. They must work like this or starve. They live directly in the rear of their places of business. Their entire household equipment comprises a few mats, a few cushions and a little tableware. They go at their job—whether it consists of making clogs or inlaid cuff buttons, and work and work and work until they are exhausted. Then they sleep a little and go back to work. It does not take a Japanese ten minutes to eat his meal of rice and fish. He has his festivals, of course, and a good many of them, but he works the rest of the time, and in many households it must be a special and personal festival, connected with some individual or family gods to lure him from his occupation. He needs the money.—Samuel G. Blythe in Saturday Evening Post. Mars and the Hand There is a mount in the hands of persons who are said to be impressed more in music by marches of warlike character than anything else. It is a soft, cushion-like mount within the center of the hand proper, but is generally developed toward the outer edge of the palm. These persons are said to be under the influence of Mars and to have inherited warlike tendencies, but it more than usually shows an ordinary amount of courage that is possessed by most persons. These are the ones who would be thrilled by the "Marsellalse," the Russian national hymn, the "Watch on the Rhine" or the "Star Spangled Banner." Subjects of Mars seldom become proficient musicians or successful singers unless the other indications in their hands show other musical fancies.—Buffalo News. Poor Knights of the Garter The splendor that surrounds the Order of the Garter makes it almost impossible to believe there ever have been "poor" knights of the order or that these still exist today. Such, however, is the case. These now number eightteen in all, and their official title is the Military Knights of Windsor. They are divided into two "foundations": twelve being in the "upper foundation" and the remainder in the "lower." When Edward III, founded the premier order of chivalry of the world he appointed one poor gentleman to act as a sort of attendant or squire to each knight, and twenty-six was the original number. These were known as the "alms" or "poor" knights of the garter until the title was changed to the present one by William IV.-London Standard. Death to the Mosquito The Panama canal was built by paraffin! The fearful mosquito plague, which once made life for the workers unaware, and which was one of the factors which made the French relish their attempts to build the canal, was ended by the simple expedient of covering all stagnant water with a film of paraffin. Midges lay their eggs in stagnant waters, but the larvae which develop have to come to the surface frequently to get fresh air. The paraffin entirely cuts off the supply of air, the larvae are suffocated, and consequently there are no midges. Other parts of the world, formerly regarded as the graves of white men, have now become mosquito free by the same means.—Pearson's Weekly. Positive and Comparative In the lobby of a Cincinnati hotel, during an educational convention, one school man approached another and, by way of introducing himself, said: "I'm Beck." "That's good," replied the man addressed, taking the proffered hand. "I'm more so." "You're what?" asked the first speaker. "I say I'm more so," repeated the second. "Well, my name is Becker."—Youth's Companion. Like Son Was Father All through the long sermon little Johnny had been restless, and his mother had to keep pinching him in order to keep him in anything like order. Still his fidgeting continued. "Can't you do something with that boy?" whispered the wife to her husband. "Yes," said the husband. "I second his motion to adjourn."—St. Louis Post-Dispatch. A. Subtle Mexican Drug The Mexican Indians derived from their ancestors, the Aztecs, the method of making the poison of Talavatch. It is a subtle drug, the constituents of which are not known. The peculiar effect of the poison is to destroy the mind while only slightly affecting the body. Because Drawing Teacher—Rastus, your drawing of the mule is very good, but why didn't you finish it? Rastus—Cause, Miss Emily, you tol' us to leave out de Too Young. Too Young. The Boss—You are late again, Newlywed. Have you a reasonable excuse?" Newlywed—No. He's not old enough to reason yet—just yells all night—Puck. It is in general more profitable to reckon up our defects than to boast of our attainments—Carlyle. LINCOLN STATE BANK OF CHICAGO This Registering *Home Bank* FREE to our *Savings Depositors*: will start you saving and keep you at it. A *Savings* Account is the first step to wealth. OPEN one with US. Farragut's Way. While preparations were being made for the attack on New Orleans, the navy department came into possession of a complete set of plans of the defenses of that city. Not only were the positions of the forts laid down, but, also, the submarine mines, as well as the system of torpedoes, and the reserve of war vessels which were to cooperate with the land batteries. No time was lost in sending it to Admiral Farragut, but no acknowledgment ever reached the navy department. Meanwhile the passage of the forts was effected. New Orleans captured, Admiral Farragut in due time went north. Proceeding to Washington, he at once called at the navy department, where he received hearty congratulations upon his brilliant successes. While he was in the department a prominent official referred to the plans of the defenses of New Orleans and asked the admiral if he had ever received them. "Tet," he replied, "I received the plans, but on examination I found out that, according to them, New Orleans could never be taken. So I tore them up and threw them into the waste basket"—Argonaut. The Camel's Stomach. The stomach of a camel is divided into four compartments, and the walls of these are lined with large cells, every one of which can be opened and closed at will by the means of powerful muscles. When a camel drinks it drinks for such a long time you really think it never meant to leave off. The fact is that it is not satisfying its thirst, but is filling up its cistern as well. One after another the cells of its stomach are filled with water, and as soon as each is quite full it is tightly closed. Then, when a few hours later the animal becomes thirsty, all it has to do is to open one of the cells and allow the water to flow out. Next day it opens one or two more cells, and so it goes on day after day until the whole supply is exhausted. In this curious way a camel can live five or even six days without drinking at all, and so is able to travel quite easily through the desert, where the wells are often hundreds of miles apart—Exchange. The "Fins" of a Submarine. There are few persons outside of the navy who have ever seen a submarine's "fins" in action. The modern submersible craft built for the United States navy are all provided with these lateral rudders, but when the vessels are at the surface or moving in a level plane under water the fins are folded back into recesses in the sides of the hull. The purpose of these plans is to aid the submarine to rise or sink on an even keel. "Porpoising," or rising and diving at an angle, is avoided in submarine practice as much as possible. The lateral fins are attached to the hull by ball and socket joints, so that they may be rotated to give a planing effect either upward or downward at any angle and folded away when not in use—Popular Mechanics. Live Stock Was Cheap In 1194. Live Stock Was Cheap In 1194. The high cost of living lends an interest to a volume issued by the London Pipe Roll society. From the introduction one gathers an idea of prices in 1194. Certain land was to be stocked and a price for each class of stock was fixed. Oxen figure at four shillings, cows a shilling less. Farm horses were also four shillings a head, pigs were a shilling, and sheep stood at sixpence. Incidentally, the book proves the antiquity of the familiar fine in London of 40 shillings, for it records its imposition as long ago as 1185 on one who had overthrown a pillory. Good Reply. The teacher was drilling the class in mental arithmetic. "Now, boys," he said, "here is an easy one. A man desiring to go into business borrows $1,000,000 at 15 per cent for four years. What's the result? Quick!" Fifteen hands shot up and fifteen voices shouted in chorus: "The man goes broke."—St. Louis Post-Dispatch SURPLUS, $20,000.00 Commercial Banking Savings and Checking Accounts Foreign Exchange Safety Deposit Vaults Mortgages and Bonds 3 Per Cent Interest on Savings Deposits Your Patronage Solicited Depository and Correspondent, Continental & Commercial National Bank of Chicago, Illinois. Cheese is wholesome and a very valuable food. It is rich in proteid and can be used as a substitute for meat. One pound of cheese is equal in protid to two pounds of beef. Cheese is indigestible if eaten raw. This may be somewhat overcome by cooking it and adding a small amount of bicarbonate of sodium. An admirable way of eating cheese is by combining it with macaroni. It is enjoyable served in the form of Welsh rabbit. To prepare Welsh rabbit use the following ingredients: One tablespoonful of butter, one teaspoonful of cornstarch, half a cupful of thin cream, half a pound of sharp or mild cheese (as may be preferred) cut in small pieces, one-fourth teaspoonful of salt, one-fourth teaspoonful of mustard, a few grains of cayenne and toast. Melt the butter, add the cornstarch, stir until well mixed, then add the cream gradually, cook slowly for ten minutes, season and serve poured over toasted bread. Ancient Diamonds. The discoverer of diamonds is unknown. From references in Exodus it is apparent that the diamond was a precious stone in Egypt in those early times, and even before that it was known in India, where probably it was first obtained. The name is derived from the Greek word "adamas," meaning "unsubduable." From Pliny, a writer of the first century, we learn that the diamond was regarded as the most valuable of all things and only a few kings ever could afford to buy them. But as no means of artificial polishing had been discovered the stone depreciated in value, so that the ruby and the emerald became more precious. The discovery by Ludwig van Berquen in 1476 of a mode of polishing and cutting it at once returned this gem to the first place among precious stones.—Chicago Herald. A Curious Beetle. The little bombardier beetle because preyed upon by larger beetles of its own family has been armed by nature with what is practically a miniature cannon. When attacked the bombardier beetle turns and makes off, but if overtaken by the larger insect—bangl—and an acid fluid is shot from giants situated in the tip of its tail onto the enemy beetle. The acid when ejected vaporizes upon reaching the air and thus gives the effect of a puff of smoke from a gun, while at the same time a small but distinct report, like a tiny cannon, is heard. The bombardier beetle is a rapid fireer, too, for the discharge can be repeated in quick succession, and thus the little insect keeps off his larger foes until he can scurry into a convenient hole in the soil or find shelter under a stone—Atlanta Journal. This Happened In New York. This Happened "No spik English." gesticulated Halz with rising excitement, looking rather wildly about for an interpreter, down at the Seamen's Church institute on South street. Arab translators are not frequent about the institute, and the man behind the desk down in the savings department was distinctly mystified, says the Lookout. "He won't take this money; it's interest on the gold he deposited with us a year ago," he explained at last to a glittering eyed man from Bagdad who finally came to the rescue. "On, no, he can't; Mohammedans—they can't—any of them. It is against their religion to take interest. Halz, he very good, very devout," protested the interpreter. And Halz went away, witlessly content. Antimony: The use of antimony is to harden the softer metals, such as tin and lead, in the manufacture of shrapnel shells, babblitt for machinery bearings, type metal and castings of all kinds. In its pure state it cannot be employed for any useful purpose, owing to its extreme brittleness. Its value in alloying, however, is great, not only because it hardens metal, but because of its low melting point. THE BROAD AX, CHICAGO, JULY 17, 1915 A Costly Client. Miss Bayley told me that Mr. Phipps, the oculist, told a gentleman, who told her, the following anecdote of the late Duchess of Devonshire: Mr. Phipps was sent for to Chatsworth to operate upon the duchess' eye. He stayed there some time and at parting received from the duke a fee of £1,000. Just before he stepped into his carriage a message from the duchess brought him to her chamber. She hoped the duke had done what was handsome by Mr. Phipps. The gentleman protested: "Yes, and more than handsome." "It is an awful thing," continued her grace, "to ask, but really I am at this moment in immediate want of such a sum, and if you could, Mr. Phipps" Mrs. Grant's Retort. The Grant administration be brilliant throng of military of the capital, and the young p president's family—he daughter and several sons—White House gay. Mrs. G plain in appearance, unpreten manner, but genuinely hospit quicker witted than she was a given credit for being. Addressed in French by a y oomat at one of her reception sponded in English. "Ah!" said the bumptious s attempting to be facetious. "does not speak French? How ing! In Europe all the ladie upper class speak French and ly two or three other langua What could the oculist do? He produced his £1,000, took his leave and never heard of his money from that day to this.—From "Recollections of a Long Life," by Lord Broughton. A Joke on the Lynx. Frequently during the winter nature plays a joke on the lynx. Mr. Lynx does his hunting at night and lies outstretched on some horizontal limb during the day. Some day, while the lynx is dreaming, the sun comes out bright and warm and softens the surface of the snow to such extent that when the animal climbs down and starts in search of his supper the soft snow collects in great clumsy balls on the long foot hairs. The lynx sits down and with his sharp teeth gnaws away the accumulated snow, gets up and starts on, only to find that the balls have collected again. Again he sits down, a little less patiently this time, and gnaws the snow away. In a short time it has accumulated once more. The infuriated animal tears at the persistent snow with his sharp teeth and wounds his feet until they bleed. You can often track the animal by the bloodstains on the snow. Youth's Companion. Oldest Bridge In England. Oldest Bridge in England. Harold's bridge, said to be the oldest bridge in England, is near Waltham Abbey, which the Saxon King Harold founded. It consists of a single arch of sandstone surmounting stone foundations and spans a little stream, the river Lea. Across this bridge King Harold is said to have been borne to his grave in the abbey churchyard after having been slain by an arrow at the battle of Hastings in 1006. The sides of the arch have crumbled away, but the central portion is intact and seemingly as secure as it was when constructed. more than 850 years ago. The bridge is not in use today, but stands in a pasture adjoining the grounds of the ancient abbey, of which the chapel, now used as the parish church, and portions of the brick wall surrounding the grounds alone remain. - Springfield Republican. A Gramophone Trick. The neatest thing in gramophone tricks is to offer a bet to any member of the company that you can play a record without the machine. It is a perfectly straightforward matter, says the Strand Magazine. Take a lead pencil and a piece of note paper and explain that this is all you are going to use. Then fix the lead pencil into the hole of the disk so that it can be set spinning on the point like a child's teetotum. Fold a piece of paper, which should be thin and crisp, and hold the sharp point of the paper in the groove of the record very lightly, so as not to disturb the equilibrium of the spinning disk. The record will be distinctly played, only very faintly, of course, as you are substituting a somewhat primitive "producer" instead of the patent sound box. Frohman's Generosity. Mr. Heyman said to Charles Frohman one day: "Do you know you are not doing right in sending money to all the people who write and tell you they are in hard luck? They may be imposing on you." "There may be some that are imposing," Frohman answered, "but I know that there are others in want, so I can't afford to make a mistake"—New York World. Patriotic James In some school not located—locate it to please yourself—the teacher was hearing the history lesson. Turning to one of the scholars, she asked: "James, what was Washington's farewell address?" The new boy rose with a promptitude that promised well for his answer. "Heaven, ma'am," he said.—Current Opinion. Old English Customs The ladies of Edward IV's time dined at 11 in the morning and were in bed shortly after 8 at night. Perhaps none of the old English customs has undergone such a change as the number of meals taken a day and the times of retiring to rest. Poisonous Fish. Poisonous fish are rare here, but common in the tropics. A Japanese fish, fugu, has deadly poisonous roe. Roe of pike and meat of sturgeons are poisonous when spawning. The bile and liver of many fish are poisonous. But most fish poison is due to decay. Domestic Bless Domestic Blues. Madame—I don't know where our son gets all his faults from. I'm sure he doesn't get them from me. Monsieur—No, you're right there; you haven't lost any of yours. Man's chief wisdom consists in knowing his follicle—Rochefoucauld. Mrs. Grant's Retort. The Grant administration brought a brilliant throng of military officers to the capital, and the young people of the president's family—he had a daughter and several sons—made the White House gay. Mrs. Grant was plain in appearance, unpretentious in manner, but genuinely hospitable and quicker witted than she was generally given credit for being. Addressed in French by a young diplomat at one of her receptions, she responded in English. "Ah," said the bumptious foreigner, attempting to be facetious. "Madame does not speak French? How surprising! In Europe all the ladies of the upper class speak French and generally two or three other languages besides." "I know," said Mrs. Grant dryly, "and can understand why this must be on a continent divided into so many small kingdoms, some of them smaller than our smallest states, each speaking a different language, but in our great, united country, one language only is spoken from end to end of it. We need no other." The abashed foreigner retired.—Exchange. The "Dominion" of Canada We are accustomed to take the expression of the "Dominion" of Canada for granted, but the original of that somewhat unusual word is known to very few. When at length the great scheme of Sir John Macdonald was realized, and the nine provinces grouped themselves together into one great confederation, a serious difficulty was presented by the choice of a suitable name. For a time almost a deadlock issued. At length one old member of parliament rose from his seat and told his colleagues that he had read in his Bible that very morning the words, "His dominion shall be from the one sea to the other." Accordingly he suggested that Canada should be known as the Dominion, or God's Land. The suggestion seized upon the hearts and imaginations of those present, and it was promptly acted upon—Pall Mall Gazette. In the Stocks. In England the punishment of the stocks has been inflicted within the memory of men now living. In the Manchester Guardian of June 14, 1872, there is an account of a man enduring this form of punishment at Newbury. He was a rag and bone dealer of temperate habits and was fixed in the stocks for drunkenness and disorderly conduct. "Twenty-six years had elapsed since the stocks were last used," states this account, "and their reappearance created no little sensation and amusement, several hundreds of persons being attracted to the spot where they were fixed." The "amusement" does not appear to have been shared by the prisoner, who was released after four hours and "seemed anything but pleased with the laughter and derision of the crowd." Truth Persists. The prejudices of one age are condemned even by the prejudice of the succeeding ages. The truth haters of every future generation will call the truth haters of another generation by their true names—for even these the stream of time carries onward. In fine, truth, considered in itself and in the effects natural to it, may be considered as a gentle spring or water course, warm from the genial earth and breathing up into the snowdrift that is piled up and around its outlet. It turns the obstacle into its own form and character and as it makes its way increases its stream. And should it be arrested in its course by a chilling season it suffers delay, not loss, and walts only for a change in the wind to awaken again and roll onward—Taylor Coleridge. Painting and Music. Whereas, while polish, refinement, culture and breeding are in no way arguments for artistic result, it is also no reproach to the most finished scholar or greatest gentleman in the land that he be absolutely without eye for painting or ear for music—that in his heart he prefer the popular print to the scratch of Rembrandt's needle, or the songs of the hall to Beethoven's Minor symphony. — James MacNelli Whistler. Badly Shrunk. The loser of an election bet in Baltimore one time had to wheel the winner several miles in a wheelbarrow, with the provision that every time the man stopped to rest five inches were to be cut off the legs of his trousers. He stopped four times. Yankers. Patroon Van der Donck, in the years after 1642, lived such a serene and robust life on his Hudson river estate that the Dutch villagers called his manor farm "De Jonkheer's landt"—the gentleman's land, later compressed by the frugal English into Yonkers. A Mighty Splash. 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When a piece of iron is slowly heated in a flame it at first radiates heat, and as the frequency of the wave motions becomes greater it radiates light—first red rays, then yellow and finally, if the heat is very intense, a white light is emitted. The red rays are longer and of less frequency than the blue. When white light is passed through a prism the waves are acted upon and are separated. The red rays are diverted less from their previous direction than the violet. This is exemplified by light from a clear sky. Refracted by suspended particles in the air, the blue rays are diverted more than the others and give a blue appearance to the otherwise colorless clear sky.—Samuel S. Sadfler, S. B., in "Chemistry of Familiar Thinness." e in The B Phone FRANKLIN 2717 RESIDENCE 1262 HACALISTE PLACE TELPHONE, MUNROE 2134 MILES J. DEVINE ATTORNEY AT LAW SUITE 213-230 REAPER BLOCK CLARK AND WASHINGTON STS. PHONES CENTRAL 230 AUTOMATIC 61-815 CHICAGO Franklin A. Denison ATTORNEY AT LAW 36 W. Randolph Street, CHICAGO Office Phones: Res. 5133 So. Wabash Ave. Oakland 6062, Auto. 73-058 Phone Dresel 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 Phone Res. 508 E. 36th St. FRANKLIN 2727 Phone Douglas 4397 AUTO. 41-543 J. GRAY LUCAS ATTORNEY-AT-LAW '25 N. Dearborn St. Union Bank Building Suite 311 CHICAGO Phone Main 2017 Automatic 32-395 A. L. WILLIAMS ATTORNEY AND COUNSELOR AT LAW Suite 706 Firmenich Bldg. 184 W. Washington St. Residence 5548 Jefferson Av. Phone Midway 5515 Chicago All Eye Trouble SEE DR. LOUIE USGELMANN The Practical Optician OPTICAL ROOMS IN THE CITY THE LOWEST PRICES 3150 S. STATE ST. Phone Douglas 5308 CHICAGO Boys! Do you want this dandy BICYCLE? FILL OUT AND MAIL THIS COUPON TO DAY "The Bicycle Man" % The McCall Co. 236 W. 37th Street New York City Dear "Bicycle Man": Please tell me how to get one of your high-grade Bicycles, without money, and for very little effort. Name Address On the last day of school prizes were distributed at Peter's school. When the little boy returned home the mother was entertaining callers. "Well, Peter," asked one of the callers, "did you get a prize?" "No," replied Peter, "but I got horrible mention."—New York Times. Bluff. "Bah!" sneered the blustery man. "Bluff is the thing. A man can bluff his way through life." "But," said the conservative, "if you couldn't swim and fell in you couldn't bluff the river for a second."—Livingston Lance. CHICAGO Ot JESSE BINGA = = BANKER ~~ ce Telephone Dougias 1565 GENERAL BANEING 3 per cent allowed on Savings Accounts Safety Deposit Vaults, $3.00 per Year : REAL ESTATE DEPARTMENT ‘Asagent buy and sell Real Estate on commission, manages estates for non-resi- MMs Se ase Especially Invites the patronage of Chicago business men. THE ELITE NO. 2 3445 SOUTH STATE STREET Telephone Douglas 4591 The finest and most UP-TO-DATE BUFFET and CAFE on the South Side. First-Class Entertainers. HENRY “TEENAN” JONES, Proprietor. JOHN BLOCKi & SON PERFUMERS C. E. Kreyssler, Druggist 5057 S. STATE STREET NOT ON THE CORNER For me gpee—stc Chemicals, and Medicinal Preparations Biocki’s Ideal & Blockl’s Flower In Bottle Perfumes HOTEL LINCOLN $1.00 Per ieths isinpeteensishiemci $1.00 Per Week City Credit Co. 20 W. Washington St, Sank Foo _ EASY. PAYMENT. TAILORING Suits and Overcoats. Made to Order are FIT AND WORKMANSHIP GUARANTEED === 7 All The Very Latest Patterns in Woolens to Select From "Order NOW—Your Credit is Good _ $L00 Rex Week —MWeber, Mer. _ 1.00 Per Week. PAGE EIGHT be oka tame ea Arverne, L. I. °°". UNDER NEW) MANAGEMENT quiet ot tes. sonnk, sae . Only a fow ailnutes’ ride by trals separates New York City from this delightful spot. Hotel Lincoln is within ‘three minutes’ walk of the Beach, where there is ioe imenifeenty tp S En ecite, "Bvery" osavest ence to suit the most ixcelfent Cuisine, Mod. ice. “ For information write C. A. BRECKENRIDGE Proprietor “A E x 17, 1915. “HE BROAD AX GAN BB FOUND } ON SALE AT THE FOLLOWING SIRES AND “SON NEWS STANDS: -- Mr. John Redmond was “st From on and after this date The| on the very frst day he sat Broad Ax, can be found om sale at the; ment. following news stands: | As president of the Frenct N. B. Jones, magazines, cigars, to bacco and news stand, 68 E. 35th St N, C. Chalmers, cigars, tobacco, no tion store and news stand, 5012.8 State street. z _L. E. Chilton, news stand, 8. E. cor ner Sist and State streets. 8. Berenbaum, Cigars, Notions and ‘News Stand; 31 W. 51 Street, nea Dearborn. E, H. Faulkner, news agency; 3109 State street. George I Martin, maker of fine cig are and news stand, 18 W. Sist 8t. near State, BR. M. Harvey’s barber shop aad news stand, 3924 State street. W. M. Maxwell, notions, cigars, to daceo, confections and news stand, 5244 Btate Bt. Edward Felix, sotions, cigars and news stand, 52 W. 80th St. F. Bishop, cigars, tobaceo and news stand, 3 W. 27th Bt, near State. Sylvester MeGlofin, news stand and laundry office, 4122 State Bt. William Gaughan, laundry office cigars, tobacco and news stand, 2636 State Bt. E. M. Oliver, notions, cigars and news stand, 15 W. 36th Btreet, near Btate. A. D. Hayos, cigars, tobacco, notions, stationery and news stand, 3640 8. State St. George MeFaro, shoe shining parlers and news stand. 3800% State street. T. B Hall, Laundry offies, cigars, tobacco and news stand. 3618 South State street. Fred M. Waterfield, cigars, tobseco. notions and news stand, 5202 South State street. Coleman & Glanton, cigars, tobacco and news stand, 3342 8. State street. Miss E. M. MeCiain, hair dressing parlor and news stand. 30 W. 30th street. F. M. Diffay, cigars, tobacco, netions and news stand. 3605 State street. | DAMES AND DAUGHTERS. ‘Miss Rose A. Gray of Newark, N. J., has been employed in one position with the same firm for the last fifty years. In recognition of the devotion of Lady Ralph Paget the municipality of Uskub, Servia, has decided to rename the finest street in that city after her. ‘Much of the credit of the home re- Mef work done in Philadelphia during the last winter is due to the hard work of Mrs. J. Willis Martin, wife of Judge ‘Martin. ° ‘Miss U. L. Potnkalssky has charge of the unique schoo! maintained om ‘Ellis island by the United States gov- ernment to teach immigrant children quartered there. ‘Miss Helen Losoniteh, who has come to thie country to co-operate with the Servian agricultural relief committee, 4s the daughter of the former secreta- Fy of agriculture and commerce of Ser- ‘Via. She was decorated by her country for heroism and valor as @ war nurse. ‘Bhe reads and speaks Engtiah weil, spnabitants of the Americas bave a Derfectly good hemisphere with plenty <p at ol hey eek ‘Hatred tn plants Kills men, says a scientist. A toadstool, then, must be @ mushroom tn a highly peeved state of mind. ‘Burope lingered on the verge of war fer many years; more by far, % is Doped, than will be necessary to bring about a preparedness for peace, Train and Track, ‘The Internatioual and Great North en raftway, Texas, is about to spend $1,000,000 for improvements. In 8 new type of interurban car the engine runs at & constant rate, the speed of the car being governed by friction Grtve, which ts applied to each ef the eight wheels independantiy. ‘Withost stopping bis train an en gineer can move a lever tn his cab and open a newly devised switch to enable ‘him to enter a siding, the switch auto- matically closing when the last car as passed over it. The Royal Box, | ‘The Prince of Wales, it is said, after the war will give his attention te agri euitare, | The Rulser is entitled to wear the ‘watform cf every regiment in the Ger eae King of Stam sends « ‘Bvery year the contingent cf Siamese scholars to Bng- Yand to be educated at his expense, ‘ing Victor Emmannel of Italy fs a great numismatist and possesses a col- jection of over 20,000 coins, which is suid to be the finest in Burope, ~ English Etchings. tm Lendon, ap Pe comprises ‘There were 7,000,000 people im Less than a thousand Victoria crosses ‘Rave been awarded since they were first tushioned in 1806. ; ‘The original Greenwich powder | - = gee SIRES AND SONS. ‘Mr. John Redmond was “suspended” om the very Grst day he sat in partia ment. As president of the French republic ‘M. Poincare receives a salary of $120, (000 per annum. Baron Burian, minister of foreign af- fairs for Austro-Hungary, has bad a Jong and honorable career as a states- man and a diplomat. John ‘Fowler, who has been in the consular service of this country in Chi- wa for the past quarter of a century, ‘will henceforth be stationed at Bimou- ski, Quebec. He is a native of New Hampshire and entered the govern- ment service in 1879. Brigadier General Wiliam Lather ‘Sibert, whom the war department has named as commanding officer of the Pacific coast defense district, with Deadquarters at Fort Miley, San Pran- cisco, was a conspicuous figure tn the construction of the Panama canal. Dugald Christie, missionary doctor, who has labored in bleak Manchuria for thirty-three years, is the only man in civil life who has ever been decorat- ed by four rulers—those of China, Ja- pan, Busia and Great Britain. He ts & native of Scotland, a veteran of the United Free church of his home land and has lived to devote himself to the work at band. Town Topics. Now that Detroit is to have a speed way here's hoping the joy riders can be confined to it—Detroit Free Press. ‘There's a movement on foot to make ‘Chicago a city of gardens. Beer, vege table, summer or Mary?—Washington ‘The man who enunciated that axiom, “What goes up must come down,” ner- ef studied the career of the New York tax rate—New York Press. Philadelphia justifies its title of the Qlty of Brotherly Love by ignoring the war long enough to seek the Olympic games for 1916.—Chicago News. Train and Track. ‘There are 39,000 miles of railway in Germany. ‘Traveling at sixty miles an hour con- tinuously a train would cover the cir enmference of the earth in seventeen days. ‘There is an electric railway ten miles Jong in the south Tyrol which ts op- ‘erated entirely by adhesion, though the maximum gradient is 62 per 100. By authority of the Brazilian govern- ment the railways of that country and Paraguay will be connected, providing ‘nother transcontinental line for South America. . Tales of Cities. ‘New York bas become the world's (Greatest seaport. Gasttie now has a club of former maifents of Buffalo. ‘Bewon’s chief exports are leather manufactures, meats, printing paper, end wheat. ‘Toledo this year bas planned new buildings calling for expenditures ag- sregating over $1,000,000. Bt. Louis estimates that 27,000 tons of soot yearly fall in its streets and on ts roofs from the 9,000,000 tons of soft ecal annually burned in city }imite, Industrial Items. ‘There are 180 shoe factories tn Can- ada, employing 16,150 persona, In Chicago there is an electric pie making machine with which six girls ean turn out 23,000 pies a day. ‘In numerous cases women are taking the places of their husbands as officers im the labor unions in Germany, It takes a woman twenty yeas to veach a maximum wage of 15 a week fm many New York department stores. SHORT AND SHARP. ‘The vecant lot league has alms open- ef tts season. ‘Teo many of the things we wait for ate not worth the delay. Little things console us beesose most ¢f our affiictions are little cosa. ‘It costs $25 to tip anybody m Wie consin now—if you are found out. & cruiser in 2 snug harbor is worth two on the bottom of the cruel sea. No. man bas been known to etimb Gown from the ladder of fame grace faly. ‘Why do some men look so startied when their wives call them “deer” in public? ae ‘Satan seldom collects pay in advance, Dat he never neglects the accounts at the windup. Best let sleeping dogs lie, is an old @phoriam whose valve has been proved many times. China finds that betng a repubile does Bot free ft from the kind of troubles to whieh it has been sccustomed. ‘ se Prophets who predicted that the war Would soon be ail over now hasten to explain that they meant all over Be One trouble about starting the ged sk oars manent Siocking at 6 ofeleak tn _ ‘A STORE LMAN HILLMAN tm ii The: Cranford Apartmeit Building, 3600. Wabash Ave EO ees ee a - 3 oe ie : { ki P : ic 3185 s i (4 Lh fo tm t ] i - Ee i be i a ri e ae a eer Gee | a Seeks Seren a The finest building ever opened to Colored tenants in Chicaga, Steam heat, electric light, tile baths, marble entrance. J. W. Casey,’ Agent, “Phone Randolph 803 74 W. WAS@ANGTON STREET. A Prosperity Booster— Three Car Loads of This Range — ME ome Tes Oe a —— a | F | = aly 7. Ti UENO WUT . E pate { a N i. iceaiclaes main One Dollar and a Quarter Down One Dollar a Month $21.25 in all ‘Vas SAME range we WING to the fact that show on page 42 of our CO) re tere cere ve new 1915 Catalog, and car loads of this partic- sell at $26.00. See We never carried amore make _ unprecedent popular style. While it ig 10m Drice, divided into Ot exceptionally small and sy everybody may eaioy compact, —- a complete the advantages of a modem, composite in every respect uptodate —with all the essential tree car loads are for thls features of thehigher priced sale only, and this afer styles, holds good while they last. On display at all our branch stores and our big salesroom down town. The Peoples Gas Light & Coke Co. __ Peoples Gas Building Telephone Randolph 4567 RANK DUNN ewvasuance ~~ ~~“TEL OAKLAND J. 8. MoOAHEY 1977 ‘1950, 1504.18 TRUSTEES % JOHN J. DUNN WHOLESALE COAL mera PIFTY-FIRSt STREET aed ARMOUR AVENUE RAILYARBS Gist St and iB 2 B.S. Stat St. and ARMOUR AVE. 5 ‘RANK DUNN enieae a aa PITH AND POINT. ‘Léte ie @ hurdle race over the ifs end bots. 4 diol ¥ ari stallins $0 be ene the a By avs Just has © the nee sane ome men are so tar snead of i times that the times will never oe wp with them. ‘A paragraph suggesting the besitd ‘an the dove ot pence finds tbe rediist introducing its claims One advantage in talking with 7 salt ie chat you cen folly age everything that is said.