The Broad Ax

THE BROAD AX The Hon. Thomas Wallace Swann, Secretary of the Illinois State Commission Has Been Removed or "Fired" From His Position. He Is Charged with Absolutely Refusing to Account for Funds Intrusted to His Care HE IS ACCUSED OF GETTING AWAY WITH $1,000 WHICH HAD BEEN TURNED OVER TO HIM BY BISHOP SAMUEL FALLOWS AND OTHER MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION TO EXPEND OR BLOW IN TO SUIT HIMSELF. IT IS CLAIMED BY THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE; THAT MR. SWANN HAS COLLECTED LARGE SUMS OF MONEY FROM THOSE SECURING CONCESSIONS AT THE COLISEUM WHICH HE HAS REFUSED OR UTTERLY FAILED TO ACCOUNT FOR OR TURN OVER TO THE COMMISSION. JULY 12, 1915, THE SAINTED BISHOP SAMUEL FALLOWS AND STATE SENATOR JOHN DAILEY OF PEORIA, ILLINOIS, WHO IS ONE OF THE SLIKEST AND TRICKIEST REPUBLICAN POLITICIANS IN THIS STATE BOTH ASCENDED THE WITNESS STAND IN JUDGE HARRY MORAN'S COURT AND EXERTED ALL OF THEIR MORAL INFLUENCE AND PRESTIGE IN A VAIN EFFORT TO WHITEWASH THE HON. THOMAS WALLAGE SWANN INTO RESPECTABILITY. AT THAT TIME THEY WERE IN FAVOR OF CRUSHING OUT TRUTH AND HONESTY AND CLUTCHING JUSTICE BY THE THROAT IN A HIGH OR RED HANDED MANNER. THEY WERE UNABLE TO GRASP THAT GREAT FUNDAMENTAL TRUTH NAMELY, THAT THOSE WHO SCORE A POINT AGAINST THE RIGHT LOAD THE DICE AGAINST THEMSELVES. LESS THAN SIX WEEKS FROM THE TIME THAT MESSRS. FALLOWS AND DAILEY DEALT JUSTICE A VIOLENT BLOW. THEY VOTED AND USED THEIR GREAT POWER AND INFLUENCE IN FAVOR OF KICKING OR REMOVING THE HON. THOMAS WALLAGE SWANN, AS SECRETARY OF THE ILLINOIS STATE COMMISSION. AT NO TIME DURING THE LONG AND CONTINUED FIGHT ON MESSERS. SWANN AND CAREY WHICH HAS LASTED FOR OVER TWO YEARS HAS THE EDITOR OF THIS PAPER ENTERTAINED ONE PARTICLE OF PERSONAL ILL FEELING OR JEALOUSY AGAINST THEM, OUR SOLE CONTENTION HAS BEEN THAT THEY NEVER HAVE AND NEVER WILL REPRESENT THE HIGHEST, CIVIL, MORAL AND IN- TELECTUAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE AFRO-AMERICAN BACE. Vol. XX. The Hon. State His P to Ac HE IS ACCUSED OF GETTING AWAY TURNED OVER TO HIM BY BIS MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION HIMSELF. IT IS CLAIMED BY THE CHICAGO COLLECTED LARGE SUMS OF MESSIONS AT THE COLISEUM TERLY FAILED TO ACCOUNT MISSION. JULY 12, 1915, THE SAINTED BISSE SENATOR JOHN DAILEY OF THE SLICKEST AND TRICKIN THIS STATE BOTH ASCENDER HARRY MORAN'S COURT AND INFLUENCE AND PRESTIGE IN THE HON. THOMAS WALLAGE. AT THAT TIME THEY WERE IN AND HONESTY AND CLUTCH HIGH OR RED HANDED MANN THAT GREAT FUNDAMENTAL SOORE A POINT AGAINST THE THEMSELVES. LESS THAN SIX WEEKS FROM THE AND DAILEY DEALT JUSTICE AND USED THEIR GREAT POW KICKING OR REMOVING THE AS SECRETARY OF THE ILLINOIS. AT NO TIME DURING THE LONG A SWANN AND CAREY WHICH B HAS THE EDITOR OF THIS PAP OF PERSONAL ILL PEELING OF SOLE CONTENTION HAS BEEN NEVER WILL REPRESENT THE TELLECTUAL DEVELOPMENT Thomas Wallace Swann, the man who is said to have originated the idea of the big celebration of the half century anniversary of Negro freedom, now in progress at the Coliseum, is no longer secretary of the commission appointed by Gov. Dunne to take charge of the jubilee. A special meeting of the commission, presided over by Bishop Samuel Fallow, president of the body, was held at the Coliseum yesterday, and Swann was incontinently separated from his job, which he has held for two years at a salary of $125 a month and expenses. Charges of insubordination, neglect of duty, and failure to account for funds placed in his care are made against Swann, who is a Negro by members of the commission. Swann Also Makes Charges. In return, Swann declares that the commission has permitted its payrolls to be padded, that for this reason he refused to O. K. the weekly payroll when it was presented to him on Saturday, and that his disclosures have resulted in the tying up of the state funds appropriated for the jubilee at Springfield. Members of the commission last night ridiculed Swann's claim that he has tied up either payroll or the state funds, but admit that no salaries were paid at the Coliseum on Saturday. Employees of the exhibition received their money yesterday—out of the gate receipts according to the deposed secretary. Trouble Brewing Some Time. Trouble between the commission and its secretary, it is said, has been brewing for some time. Bishop Fallows commented briefly and a bit reluctantly on the charges against Swann, but R. R. Jackson, another member of the commission, went into greater detail. "Swann," he said, "has been giving out contracts without the knowledge of the commission, entailing useless expense. We advanced him $1,000 for expenses recently, and up to now he has positively refused to give us an accounting of his expenditures. "It has also come to the knowledge of the commission that he has rented at least three concessions to people who are now conducting business in the Coli- seum for which no accounting has been made. Tells of Concession Leased. "He leased to a Negro named John J. Smith—a state game warden—a restaurant concession for which he was paid $50. We would like to know what has become of the fifty. There is another concession there for showing moving pictures of work at the Tuskegee institute. That was sold for $250, but I don't know whether the amount has been paid or not. We have had no accounting of it. A concession for selling watches went to a man named Doyle, but we have had no accounting of that deal and no money has been paid in." "The least you say about Mr. Swann will be for the best," said Bishop Fallow. "He has not been on duty and he has refused to obey orders." Insubordinate, Says Treasurer. According to Maj. George W. Ford, treasurer of the commission, one of the charges of insubordination against Swann, lies in the fact that he was ordered to move his offices from 128 North La Salle street to the Coliseum building and refused to do so, retaining the expensive suite in defiance of the commission. "Still, we realize," said Maj. Ford "that the idea of this exposition was born in Swann's mind. If it had not been for his efforts it would never have taken place." Swann declined to comment on the charges against him, but his attorney, Maj. John V. Clinnin, after a conference with his client, announced that Swann "will make a complete accounting for all funds at his disposal and will make sure report to the proper authorities in due time." "William C. Niblack is on his way from California to back me up," was all the former secretary would say. "I received that money, of course, and I will account for it." Bishop Fallows, Maj. Ford, Mr. Jackson, Senator John Dailey of Peoria, Mary F. Waring and the Rev. A. J. Carey were the commissioners present at the meeting at which Swann was deposed—From the Chicago Tribune, Tuesday, August 31st, 1915. The whole civilized world was surprised, (as it were) and more than CHICAGO, SEPTEMBER 4. 1915 startled to read the above story in the Chicago Tribune, Tuesday morning August 31st, on the passing of the Hon. Thomas Wallace Swann, as secretary of the Illinois state commission, right at this point it seems very hard to believe that Bishop Samuel Fallows and the other members of his commission would be so foolish and unbusinesslike to turn over one thousand dollars, at one time to the Hon. Thomas Wallace Swann, for his so-called expenses and at the same time expect him to render an honest counting for the expenditure of the money when he has not one honest hair in his dishonest tricky head. For the Rev. Hon. Archibald Jamés Carey, Ph. D. D. D. who has always stood behind the Hon. Thomas Wallace Swann, and made it possible for him to pull off many raw deals in this city, and the stench of some of them will reach up to the high heavens, informed us at Springfield, Ill., Tuesday June 10, 1913, the day that we appeared before the committee on appropriations and made a talk in favor of setting aside twenty-five thousand dollars for the purpose or enabling the Colored people in this state to celebrate their fifty years of freedom in 1915, that the Hon. Thomas Wallace Swann was dishonest that he had beat or tricked him out of one hundred dollars, that bold statement on the part of the Rev. Hon. Archibald James Carey, Ph. D. D. D. has been published in these columns many times during the past two years, yet in spite of that fact, Bishop Samuel Fallows who seems to be unworthy of the confidence of honest men and his commissioners permitted the Hon. Thomas Wallace Swann to steal away with one thousand dollars of the taxpayers money with orders to blow it in to suit himself or to his heart's content. It is also stated by the Chicago Tribune, that the Hon. Thomas Wallace Swann has collected large sums of money from those securing concessions at the Coliseum which he has refused and utterly failed to account for or turn over to the commissioners. Nothwithstanding the undisputed fact that the Hon. Thomas Wallace Swann, blew into this town in 1908, with a very shady reputation trailing along in the black or dirty mud or dust at his side and notwithstanding the further fact that since coming to this city to reside he never had any visible means of support nor never earned an honest dollar, and was unable to make both ends meet until he was provided with a grafting job by the Hon. Edward F. Dunne, at the expense of all the small property owners throughout the state of Illinois. What we started out to say was that since landing in this city in the midst of all double dealing and rascality, many of the most eminent preachers and the leading social lights both men and women have been eager and willing to fall down and worship at his dishonest feet and these same social leaders and preachers have from time to time severely condemned us for attempting in our weak way to pull the mask from his dishonest face and many of them and others who are controlled with an ignorant sentiment—those who call themselves good faithful christians would be greatly delighted even unto this day if some way would be devised to send or land us in jail for daring to possess the courage and the honest manhood to adhere to the plain unvarnished truth in relation to the Hon. Thomas Wallace Swann and the Rev. Hon. Archibald James Carey, Ph. D. D. D. Being successfully backed up in all his wild-cat schemes by the Hon. Edward P. Dunne, the Hon. Thomas Wallace Swann with his unlimited brass and gall compelled White men, Colored men, White women and Colored Women to bend or how down real low unto him as though he was a royal blooded king M. The ex-popular heriff of Cook county who has been selected Warden of the Joliet Penitentiary and in every way he will be the right man in the right place. and they have been perfectly willing to serve him like abject slaves in order to grace his heels and share some of his many favors even to the extent of stultifying their manhood and their womanhood. This has been proven in many ways for on Monday, July 12, the sainted Bishop Samuel Fallows who claims to be a true servant of the meek and humble Jesus and state Senator John Dailey of Peoria, Illinois, who is one of the trickiest and slickest republican politicians in this state both mounted the witness stand in Judge Harry Moran's court and willingly exerted all of their moral influence and prestige in a vain effort to whitewash the Hon. Thomas Wallace Swann, into respectability; at that time they were in favor of crushing out the truth and clutching justice by the threat in a high or red handed manner and trampling it in the mud under their slavish feet, for it was largely on their uncalled for testimony so it is claimed that Judge Moran, arrived at the conclusion that the Hon. Thomas Wallace Swann was a first class gentleman and that he was innocent of all of wrong doing; at that trial it was very hard for Messrs. Fallows and Dailey to grasp that great fundamental truth namely, that those who assist to score a point against the right simply load the dice against themselves. For less than six weeks from the time that Messrs. Fallows and Dailey assisted to deal right and justice a violent blow, they were heartily willing to assist to kick or remove the Hon. Thomas Wallace Swann as secretary of the Illinois state commission and by their actions in that respect they admitted that everything which has been published in these columns from time to time concerning the dishonesty of the Hon. Thomas Wallace Swann was the truth and nothing but the absolute truth. Once more we desire to state in the most positive language at our com- mand that at no time during our long and continued fight on the Hon. Thomas Wallace Swann and the Rev. Hon. Archibald James Carey, Ph. D. D. D. which has lasted for more than two years, have we entertained the least particle of personal ill-feeling against either one of them, our contention has been plain and simple and that is that in our humble opinion they never have and never will represent the highest civil, moral and intellectual development or advancement of the Afro-American race in this country. THE HON. THOMAS WALLACE SWANN AND THE REV. HON. ARCHIBALD JAMES CAREY, PH. D. D. D. The Chicago Broad Ax is making an un-leet-up fight on Messrs. Swann and Carey. We know these gentry. They and Henry Lincoln Johnson took it upon themselves to hike to Philadelphia in 1912 to break up the National Independent Political League, and when they failed, Swann rushed to the rostrum and thrust his hand into his hip pocket in Rev. Dr. E. W. Moore's church, pretending that he was going to shoot ye editor, and declared that all saved us was our gray hair. Had he attempted to draw his gun, he'd gotten our clinched flat at the "burr of his ear." Also Dr. Carey wanted to fight. Give it to them Brother Taylor.—The Pioneer Press, Martinsburg, W. Va. August 28, 1915. Brother Chifford, you are O. K. and it is a well known fact that birds of the same feathers will always flock—or train together, and this old saying must be true for Messrs. Swann and Carey always keep within each others shadow and seemingly they never fail to wash each others political money hands and they both always travel the same beat and wherever you find one of them, you will find the other hanging around somewhere—Editor. No. 50 the Illinois red" From y Refusing BOOKER T. WASHINGTON TO ADDRESS THE NATIONAL BAPTIST CONVENTION. Dr. Booker T. Washington, the well-known Negro Educator and leader, is scheduled to deliver the principal address at the National Negro Baptist Convention Friday evening, September 10, at 8 o'clock, at the First Regiment Armory, 16th Street and Michigan Avenue, Chicago. Dr. Washington for many years has been invited to deliver the principal address at these annual meetings, and hundreds of his race come from all parts of the country to hear the annual message of the Tuskegee Educator. COL. JOHN E. MARSHALL WILL BECOME ONE OF THE PROMINENT MEMBERS OF THE PORT SHERIDAN ARMY SCHOOL. The United States Government, at the present time is engaged in establishing an army camp or school at Fort Sheridan which will be in charge of Col. D. A. Frederick and our own fellow townman Col. John R. Marshall, along with many prominent White citizens has become one of the active members of the camp and in case this country should engage in war with Mexico his services will be very valuable. Mrs. A. F. Pierce, the daughter of Mrs. T. Williams of New Orleans, La., who is a delegate to the National Baptist Convention, gave a spread for ten invited guests at her residence, 3355 Prairie Ave., Monday evening. The dear mother was surprised at such a splendid reception and the very pleasant greeting given her by her daughter's friends. Mrs. Williams is one of the great women of the south, a devoted Christian worker in St. Marks Baptist Church, where the Rev. Henry Butler is pastor. She will be one of the participants on the program in the National Baptist Convention. Sees Oe SMO: <> ty ————————— THE CORRECT JUVENILE. © A Seryicentle Suit Fer Schoo! and Athletics. IDEAL FOR GFOREE. Corduroy, covert or serge will de- velop well this practical suit for the ‘outdoor girl. Strong bone buttons, belt ‘ind sensible pockets are its only gar nishings. Please note how every sc cessory—boots, gloves, tle and hat— carries out the idea. Proper Lighting. Add immensely to the attractiveness of your home by diffusing the lights im- ‘stead of focusing them on one point Eye strain will be relieved and shad- ows and outlines will be softened, es pecially when amber lights are used. ‘The new indirect lighting fixtures are replacing old fashioned ones, making the lighting problem more artistic and teas expensive. ‘ ‘Much the same effect may be pro- duced with less expense by fivsted bulbs and globes, gelatin films. and glass diffusing plates. ‘There are va- tious types of this indirect lighting ‘suitable for all rooms, from the kkitch- en to the parlor, and it is to be reeam- ‘mended as a blessing to the busy eyes and the tense nerves of today. A CHARMING HAT. One That Admirably Fits In Between Seasons. ‘COMRROT FOR AFTERNOONS, ‘With all the gauzy coolness demand- ea by warm weather, this hat never. theless suggests fali with its fur edged ‘brim and bright colored Sower on the front of the crown it i both ele gentand simple . reggae mete Ra aggrecan mage sto “Do women bave to sit on Juries if they vote?” Dr. Anna Howard Shaw, President of the National American Woman Suffrage association, was re- ‘cently asked: “Dict necessarily,” said Dr. Shaw; “but I have seen 2 lot of juries which needed to have some one sit on them, and I have known women who have ‘bad to stand up at most dificult and ‘@sagreeabie employments who. would be giad to sit on Juries and receive about ‘Gouble the price they can get by stand- fg. And these men and women who Weey upon the virtue of gisthood and Doyheod would rather face Satan kim- self than 2 jury of mothers. Yes, we ‘Raed women on some juries.” SEE « Aetivition of Women “Philadelphia has s woman berber ‘Who has s lucrative buxiness. ‘The Britiah war Saree aeons Sao com i tas es omen bate so tar sunptastes so cow ah ‘the criioary work of thelr bosbents ‘sad brothers “Out of hia total 6000 Paderewskt ‘Play the pane General August von Mackensen of ‘the Gernian army was born in 1840 tn ‘Saxony. Aatonto Selandra, Italy's premier of war, Was uot.so long ago protessor of public law in the University of Rome ‘and ts described as simple, modest and domestic in bis tastes. James Ford Bell, the Minneapolis tiller, whose ancestry goes back to Bngland through Philadelphia, is the sixth of his name-in direct descent to be engaged in the miffting business, and he proposes bringing up his infant son to Dea miller. Henry Suzzallo, professor of philoso- phy in the Teachers’ college of Colum. Dia university, who has been elected president of the University of Wasb- ington, is well known as a public lec- turer, author and contributor to edvu- cational magazines. Professor W. G. Foye of the Har- vard division of geology has been sent hy the Sheldon fund to study the coral reefs, the uplifted Itmestones and the ‘volcanic rocks in the Fiji islands. His investigations will occupy the better part of a year and are expected to add materially to the scientific knowledge of. the regions covered. Echoes of the War. A year of war has ended and a cep tury of regret begins.—Chicago Herald ‘Would it be # surprise if the war should stop as quickly as it began? Pittsburgh Dispatch. ‘Write on the credit side of the war ledger: An increased knowledge of the proper care of wounds.—Chicago News. * ‘The war is in its second year, and there never was a more terrible young- ster of tts age.—Cieveland Plain Dealer. ‘One Grawback to cutting war melons tm Barope is that each slice bas to come out of some other fellow's mel- on.—Washington Post. ‘When the number of trading ships that have been sunk is considered it ts clear that the United States is not the only country that is going to need a new merchant marine when the wat ts over.—Indianapolis News. Train and Track. ‘The Erie Railroad company has put up signs telling the names of the river tt crosses and of the railways that i intersects. ‘The Southern Pacific company now ‘bas on its veteran corps’ roll between €00 and 700 and has paid out in pen- sions over $2,000,000. ‘The value of railroads and thelr equipment in the United States is placed by the federal census bureau at $16,148,000,000; of street railways, $4, 696,000,000. So that baggage cannot fall out on passengers’ heads a new rack for rail- road cars is almost completely incios- @4, access being provided by sliding doors. Flippant Flings. ‘International iaw is like Colonel Sel- Jers’ eyewater. The more you take ‘the more you need.—Pittsburgh Dis ‘patch. Favorite dons in the different states are begintiing to be as virtuous as the small boy just before Christmas.—Chi- cago News. ‘The frequency of Culebra cut slides suggests that its name originally should have been “Kelly."—Albany Knickerbocker Press. ‘A St. Paul man announces that he ‘Will not have bis hair cut until the Buropean wir ends. Barber shop war prices must be awful in Minnesota.— Cleveland Plain Dealer. - . SHORT AND SHARP. It seldom pays to think unless you in- tend to act. ‘The man looking for trouble can ‘Close his eyes and find it. Aman seldom knows what be doesn’t ‘want until after be acquires it. Nobody can know bow many lives thet pew sea wall saved Galveston. 4 self made man generally thinks that he has accomplished a real work of art. In the confusion of greater clashes the Gumdum ballet seems to have been lost sight of. It i ap emy as = man to ‘Detter in sight. “ renal Bey aa oe nl Go for them today, — a man fs old enovgh to know cate hin ok peg _Do not blame the aes for betng stub- (born. ‘He would not bea perfect ass - here Pn 4 ae Tae eoeen een a ya caings hat yoo have eaid you are Hiker to SS OS ee St Seaatien mapas G8 Gren wiser tha arent. But the wef oe Bee a r person to eaters ars 3 __THE BROAD AX, CHI0AG0, SEPTEMBES + —— a PREMIER VENIZELOS~ (~~~ Smo" snes About the only experience = 1 MANE OF THE noun) "===" == == Any time somebody walks in triuz era somebody else's neck fs hurt. Holds the Scales Of Peace OF} ove war to tecome «mete eeietgenn Ge ¥ War in Balkass, China's experience ic showing ¢ In the very center of the huge kalel- doscope which the war god ts moving before the gaze of the world stands at Present the Greek statesman, Eleathe- ios Venizelos. He fs in the completest sense the man of the hour. His recent recall, after five months of voluntary exile, to the premiership has fixed the eyes of the world upon him. ‘During the past months the psycho- logical moment for all the Balkan states has been approaching with a continual growth of its own impor- tance, not to the Balkans alone, but to the world. Now it seems to have come. A steady stream of propositions has flowed to Bukharest, Sofia and Athens from the Teutons on one side and the entente powers on the other, all striv- ing to induce the governments seated in the three capitals to abandon their policy of hesitation and to adopt one Re ec “ey Photo by American Press Association. ELBUTHERIOS VENIZELOS. @f definite action. be that a formal ‘Promise of enduring neutrality or par- ticipation in the world struggle. The ‘world bas been looking to Venizelos tc cast the die, to bring about a solution of the problem. Cabled dispatches from Europe state that Venizelos agreed to resume his Position as head of the Greek govern- ment and director of his country’s for- ign policy on condition that the king should not oppose armed intervention when it might become opportune nor ‘eventual territorial concessions, if ade- quately compensated, that might be demanded by Servia, Bulgaria or the entente powers: also that Constantine use his influence for the re-establish- ment of the Balkan league, which Venizelos so well organized in 1912, after the Balkan war, and which be considers absolutely essential for the Welfare of al] the Balkan states—as op- posed to the Mohammedan empire— for their future peace and for their ‘economic development. ‘Venizelos therefore has practically the power of deciding the plan of gov- erumental conduct. So the fate of Greece, of the Balkans and, to a de- ree, of Europe is in his hands. CROSS AND CRESCENT MEET. Prisoner at Dardanelies Pressed into Service as « Hair Cutter. ‘The illustration shows a Turkish sol- Ger, a prisoner of war, trimming the scalp of a British “Tommy” im the Dardanelles. The allies now appear to be quite optimistic over their opera- tions in the Gallipoli peninsula and ‘ . A | Ras . sae yg r / i | Photo by American Press Association. ‘TUBKIGH SOLDIER BARBER 4 thet they will enter Constan paces Se -ace ore ish “Tommy” ie getting spruced up in fhe Selle that he wil sory march cheerful while his locks are shorn, and the barber siso seems to enjoy the op BRIGHT BRIEFS: About the only experience = ‘man ‘ever profits by is his own. ‘Any time somebody walks in triumph somebody else’s neck i hurt. One way to become a satisfactory guest is to postpone the visit. China’s experience ts showing that repablics are developed, not made. ‘What fs called killing time is, in fact, neglecting opportunity for useful activ- ity. "Keep at it. There is only the differ- ence of one letter between rest and rust. hit If your conversation fs of the heavy kind be careful where you drop your remarks. $e’ ‘The things that we need the least are usually the things that we try the hardest to get. About the time a fellow begins to think he is a budding genius along comes the frost. ‘ Too many persons are unable to dis- tinguish the difference between argu- ment and assertion. ‘The meek may inherit the earth, but if the strong keep at it much longer the heritage will not be worth much. ‘Man was made to mourn, but prob- ably it was never intended that he should spend much of his time at it. If you want to know yourself ob- serve other men's conduct If you wish to know other men look within yourself. Pen, Chisel and Brush. ‘Mr. William de Morgan published his first novel when be was sixty-six years of age. ‘Mrs. Alice Mumford Roberts, the ‘well known artist and portrait painter of Philadelphia, never sketches, as is the custom with most painters, but conceives the work as a whole and goes to work in the spirit of staking ‘or losing all. » Albin Polasek, whose recent effort, “Aspiration,” was awarded the Wide- er medal for the best work in sculp- ‘ture at the Pennsylvania academy, was born in Moravia, but came to this coun- try at the age of twenty-two years. Later be began to study at the Acad- emy of Fine Arts in Philadelphia. In due course be was enabled as a Prix de Rome man to study the old masters of Italy. i Recent Inventions. A shirt has been invented with s neckband adjustable to fit several sises of necks. An apparatus for automatically spray- ing ofl from the bow of a vessel upon 2 rough sea has been invented in Eng land. The outer walls of a new safe are Perforated to permit the gases of an explosion to escape and thereby thwart a burglar who tries to blow ft open. Gasoline locomotives have been in- vented in England that are safe to use in coal mines, their ignition taking place within tight boxes and thelr ex- baust through water. Pert Personals. George Bernard Shaw decries the purchase of war bonds and buys them himself. How typically Shavian!—De troit News. ‘Though in many respects an unto tored man, Pancho Villa makes better progress than Carranza in learning his AB C's—New York Sun. ‘What's in a name anyway? Gover nors Rye of Tennessee and Brewer of Mississippi are stanch prohibitionists.— Albany Knickerbocker Press. Gabe d’Annunzio threatens an serial bombardment of Europe with his poems, thereby putting all previous in the background. — Wash- ington Post. Short Stories. _ “Tabby” cats are so called after a street in Bagdad. Asbestos has been spun into thread ‘so fine that it requires 82,000 feet to weigh a pound. “Gentlemen are requested not to comb their beards at table” is the no- tice posted in a hotel in Switzerland. An Alaskan cable was put out of ‘commission recently by a whs's be- coming so completely entangled in it that the wire proved death trap. Enough portland cement fs manufac- tured in the United States each year to build concrete forts at every needed point on the entire coast of the United States. Telephone Calls. After five yearn of work all the tale- phone lines in Melbourne have been Dut underground. ‘Telephone lines are to be extended to Tromsce, Norway, 200 miles north “the tases sa dagen nt Jot gues Sa year 00 telephone calls. French language has been found aa Seo ated tee aes te Landon et ‘words a minute. Edwim Beoth and Lincoln. ee be a It has long been known that Edwin Booth felt deeply the grief that it was ‘one of his own fanifly who took Abra- ham Lincoln's life. This little story, ‘which the editor of a well known mag- azine is fond of telling, emphasizes that fact: When I was a boy I lived tm Chicago ‘near Lincoln park. Once when Edwin ‘Booth was playing in the city I went ‘with another boy to hear “Hamlet” I was permitted to spend the night at my friend's house, but went bome for breakfast. ¢ At that early hour Lincoin park was Geserted, but as I drew near St Gavdens’ great statue of Lincoin I saw a carriage approach, driven by a negro coachman. It stopped before the stat- ‘ue, the door opened and out stepped Edwin Booth. Curious to see what would happen, I stepped bebind a clump of shrubbery where I might watch unobserved. ‘The great actor stood for a moment before the wonderful bronze with bis head bared. Then he took a rose from hig buttonhole and laid it at the base of the statue. He entered the carriage and was driven away, utterly uncon- scious that the incident had been wit- nessed by one who would ever after cherish its memory.—Youth’s Compan- fon. ‘Stic: tien ot Gnekens. Few people begin to realize the range of uses to which graphite is put, says the Scientific American, for it is an essential though minor ingredient in great number of unsuspected connec- ‘tions as common as that of lead pen- ils. With many of these the graphite man is himself unfamiliar, beyond the simple fact that this or that manufac- turer purchases from hil, for in such ‘uses it is apt to represent part of a secret process. Lead pencils, lubricants, electrical conductors and biack polishes and paints are prominent conventional uses, but tt is Uable to be present pretty much anywhere that anti-friction, un- fading blackness, heat resistance, elec- trical conductivity or noncorrostveness is a desirable property, and the fact that without graphite the derby hat, as we know it could not be, is an exam- pie of its importance as an incidental ingredient ‘ VWietiGel Sele Sone. For picturesque variety and romantic appeal the panoramas running like double cinematograph films past the car windows on the great African trunk line can never know a rival Six thousand miles, across sixty-five degrees of latitude; a score of climates ‘and the lands of a hundred different Deoples or tribes; the second longest of the world's rivers and two of its largest lakes; the greatest dam ever built, conserving water for the world's richest lands; the most imposing and ancient of all temples; the greatest wa- terfall and the most important gold and diamond mines, and finally one of the last great expanses of real wilder- ness, the only place in the world where the wild beasts of the jungle may be seen in their primitive state from a train—all these are seen, traversed or experienced in twelve days. ' / i a “Patagonians are not giants, as some have supposed and as the geographies teach,” said a man who bas traveled. “They are large in comparison with the other South American natives; that fs all Everything is relative, you know. But they are very fat. That is why they can stand the cold so well. I have seen Patagonian men and boys Fanning around unclad while I was ‘wrapped in warm garments, with the snow falling upon them in quantities and the wind blowing bitterly. They are kept warm by thelr fat and dirt. Patagonia is one of the dirtiest places imaginable. Don't go there if you hate dirt. That is my advice to all who ‘contemplate a journey to the jumping ‘off place of South America.” A Bright Prospect. “For five years,” said the commer- cial traveler, “I had called upon a cer tain draper in Scotland and never got an order. I mentioned it to the head of the frm. ‘We aye deal wi B. & Co,” he said. “Their traivier ca’d for twenty years before he took an order, and if ye'll continue to call for twenty ae Ee ee ee mye oes” —Manchester G ‘Siena Firedamp is the ordinary name for the carbureted hydrogen which issues from “blowers” or fissures in coal seams. It is infammable and when mixed with air in certain proportions is highly explosive. Its ignition ts at- tended by the danger of an attendant ‘explosion of coal dust. Of Course, “With people cooking with electrict- ty, one can no longer heap coals of fire” “Never fear. Assuredly they will perfect an electrical apparatus which ‘Will answer the same purpose.”—Lou- isville Courier-Journal. Mie New Job. _ “Tye got a new job. I'm a barber at a soda fountain.” | “& barber at a sode fountain?” “Yes. I shave the ice.”—New York ‘World. . Just the Other Way. _ Frost—It cost me $7% for the week end Snow- Entertaining friends, ‘Weren't you? Frost—Great Scott, nol none teens : Z eine rs Lesa of sincerity ts joes of vital pow- oe-—Beree, ST a re A COOL HERALD, 3 ccceceteceeee t A New Model For the 2 First “Colder” day OSES sop—g$ 4 LUXURIOUS CoaT. ‘With warm weather and vacations still with us it seems farfetched to bring in our furs. But furs and more of them are the coming note, and this handsome design of biack seal, in rip pling fullness and edged with skunk, suggests one new design. Please ob serve the smallish size of the muff. New Tawel Ende ‘The ends of the newest embrviderel towels are surely trying tw emulate the latest of dress fashions, for they are showing every variety of scallops ‘Where one was once content to hea- stiteh the ends of a buck towel and Place a simple embroidered letter in the middle of one end, to be strictly up to date one must now slash the tow- eling into some new cut of scalloping. There are square scallops, polnted ones, wide and shallow and deep round. ed scallops and scallops within scal- lops. And they are embroidered in col- ors, often with a finish of a second buttonholing of another color or crocheted picot edge. Fillet crochet inserts are quite the thing now for towel ends; sometimes one sees a piece of fillet insertion with three initials of the intended owner crocheted in the mesh. Cutwork initials or solid initials with an oval background of cutwork are Very effective and are not dificult when one considers the results obtain- ed. The plain woven ends of Turkisa towels are now being embroidered, most often with a flowered border of darned work or French knots. ee ee ; EVENING GOWN. : yA Simple, Tasty Frock ; For Fall Dances. : + = i t NS im oe , fe | 7A, ~ ads a i} 2 ae <-el .. Ral 5 = : ee A ary | ie Byori, aime ReNg tir. is) Soe a Bey A = i 4 ilies ouitiii, mais clea! Erock te Saveer To [white net oF chiffon over pale pink. ‘Hee shortish skirt is finished with * ‘wreath of roses, which also complete the. unique sleeves, while two rose clusters finish the corsage and belt tine. pe Fae ‘The Cotton Net on New Handkerchiefs. Sheer linen lawn ts the material of ‘which most of the handkerchiefs sr made with the exception of the slr handkerchiefs, and they are vscslly made of crepe de chine. ‘Cotton net oF ‘tulle forms the border band on which fo gathered « plaited frill of tbe net fone inch wide. Bo it would seem thar {the fail) has invaded even the realm of ‘moochoirs. Linen awn in rose. st™58 and bine with rounded comers ar (Ce hand! that Doast the fla Sgoare comers 2 Ew for those with the bemstitebed Of the several corps that make up the Italian army mone are more famous than the bersagiieri, Italy's plumed warriors, who are regarded as the finest infantry rifemen in the world. Originally formed in 1836 by General Allessandro de Ja Marmora as a por- tion of the newly organized Sardinian army, they took part in the Crimean war and ecquitted themselves splen- idly. The dress of the bersagiier! is of the most picturesque type, consist- ing of a dark blue uniform with red facings, but it is the headdress which is the soldier's greatest glory. This comprises a low crowned black slouch = , » o cere i 1 hy i ey aes | may Sa io ee Photo by American Press Association A SOLDIEE: OF THE BERSAGLIERL ‘hat with a very wide brim and deco- Fated with drooping plumes of green cock's feathers. Although only paid at the rate of oue penny 2 day, the mem- bers of this famous corps save up their coppers in order that they may be able to obtain for themselves plumes of bet- ter quality aud richer bue than those provided by the government. Every member of the bersagiier! is a picked man, chosen for his stamina and strength. When odt marching ‘these soldiers don’t walk, but go at a sort of trot. So well trained are they and such are their powers of endurance that they caa keep up this trot for hours. Every man of them is an ath- lete, and whether performing the ordi- nary functions of a soldier or going through the most intricate evolutions of military drill, be displays a proficien- ¢y and an ability that could only come from long and careful training. THE MASTER OF CHINA. Yuan Shih Kai Denies the Reports ‘That He Cesires to Be Emperor. ‘The report that Yuan Shih Kei was bent upon mnking himself emperor of China and thus turning the republic back to an empire caused quite a stir and wide comment. Such a course has been reported as advocated by Pro- Fe “a oe aa ee H Aa .essor Prank Johnson Goodsow of Johns Hopkine antverstty Inga Avice ‘Chinese government. But Yuan has come out declaring that he does not wish to be emperor and that none of his sons is fit to rule. ‘This may or may not bee biuff, and it Temains to be seen whether’ Yoan will Tefuse the kingly crows if it is offer 4 to him. Be has certaisty.on aiffer- ent occasions exercised the power of & monarch and an absolute one at thet. Indeed, China is now « republic only = the Children Pee ., eae £g oe ps be ee aa oe | ee ie ——— | Sigil = Be ia ee Bh eee a ae —_ ae = ir a _— | a i eS fermen yy | 7” scat ‘Photo by American Press Association. ‘One of the features at a recent wa- ter carnival held at College Point, N. ¥., was the swimming feats of Miss Katherine Brown, the five-year-old daughter of Commodore Ai Brown, the champion long distance swimmer of the world. The little tot not alone swam @ hundred yards in fast time, but performed some remarkable diving stunts from a thirty-five foot stand especially erected for the occasion. Miss Brown has been swimming since she was three years old and is consid- efed a water marvel for her age. She does not alone use the breast stroke while swimming, but can use the craw and the trudgeon as well. The illus- tration shows Miss Brown on the div- ing board showing some of her little friends how to begin the breast stroke. No need to say the listeners are paying strict attention to her advice. ee eee Children of all ages (except the-baby) enjoy greatly a potato race. Two rows of potatoes are laid along the ground for a distance of a hundred feet or 80, about five feet apart. A basket or pail is placed at the end of the row from which the contestants start. Two per- sons begin togetber, each baving a spoon, and they must pick up the pota- toes, one at a time, on the spoon with- out touching it with the hand, and carry It safely and drop it in the bas- ket. One may select the potatoes in any order one pleases, but must make a separate trip for each potato. Some- times they fing the potatoes from a Gistance, but if it falls short it must be picked up and placed in the basket. Whoever gets his potatoes in first is the winner of these two; then two oth- ers enter the contest. After all the company have had their turn the win- ners are pitted against each other until there is only one remaining, who s pronounced the champion. Midden Pet Puzzic. By taking the initial letter of a one syllable word from each of the follow. ing sentences and writing them to- gether correctly the nime of a certain kind of four footed pet will be spelied: ‘Aim at the sun and you'll reach the moon. ‘Few gems are as rare as the pearl. Art is a long and tedious study. ‘A gentle nag is the children's friend. ‘When given an inch do not take a mile. ‘Sweet is the bread one can earn for himself. ‘Always look well before leaping. Answer.—Spaniel. Riddle. I may be made of brass, paper ot wood, I may live for a century or be easily defaced and lost. I am given 4s 2 token of love, and yet the sight of me may cause sorrow. Sometimes I hold a stream, a tree, s bird and a push; sometimes I hold only a face. I may look like you or like your friend. I may be biack or white and so small I may be seen in your eye. Answer—A picture. 5 an ‘We tiptoed through the forest ‘One bright midsummer night, ‘And there we found a clearing “Agiow with fairy light. ‘Wo spied a little elf man, ‘With a tilly, shiny pall, and be was singing, “Fern dust, ‘Fern dust for sale! ‘He sold us each a pailful ‘To eprinkle In our shoe. ‘We paid him for it, siadly, ‘With a bunch of meadow rue ‘And then we heard a rustling, “A whigpering in the breeze, ‘And the laughter of the fairies "Who danced beneath the trees. We pitter pattered homeward, "And my, but we felt quest! ley tke, wo ped And scarcely ‘the ground— ‘The magic tern dust bid oF “And stilled the smallest sound. ‘Bat we ‘next morning, Pitho fare Gun all hed gose: “noe ot sare, ym err a _ Dern Gust for mel. ances THE BROAD AX, CHICAGO, SEPTEMBER 4. 1915. Woman’s World Denil Ee ann of Pr Concealing her identity in cap and stripe for several weeks, Portugal's ex- queen has been working as a trained nurse in the Third London general hos- pital at Wandsworth, England. Entering the hospital as @ probation- er and insisting that her identity be Kept secret, her majesty has been working eight hours a day, performing all the heavy work assigned to other nurses. Every morning she motors to the hospital from Richmond. For weeks her patients, not recogniz- ing the ex-queen, addressed her as plain “ma'am.” Only the sister in charge of her ward knew the secret till recently. USES FOR OLD LINEN. How Frenchwomen Use the Tops of Old Evening Gloves. Never throw away old linen in any shape or form. Cotton sheets and pil- Joweases when old and worn are soft and splendid for bandages and other sickroom needs. No new bandage ever equals old bed or table linen for such purposes, as they will tell you at any hospital, but it is understood tt must be sterilized before being used. Housekeepers are apt to overlook this use for old linen unless there is really sickness present in the house, Dut a store of such pleces laid away will never come amiss even if they are only used for ironing boards and for wrapping up bundles in the storeroom, for in a contagious disease old sheets must be hung over the doorways to the sickroom and kept wet with disinfect- ant. When the weather 1s hot wet sheets hung about the room will cool the air. The linen should have been washed clean without starch, and the hands that roll tt should be very clean. For an open wound sterilized gauze will be a necessity, but clean linen may be used to protect the bandages under- neath. At the hospitals the old linen so utilized is baked in the regular oven to sterilize it before using. ‘When the bandages are rolled they should be placed in a clean covered receptacle until needed. A glass jar or a covered box will do for the pur- pose. The width of the bandages de- pends upon thelr use. About one inch is wide enough for a finger, and from that the widths vary. For an abdom- inal bandage six or eight inches may not be too wide. ‘The tops of old evening gloves have thelr use too. An appeal recently came from Paris for them, to be sewed to- gether as interlinings in vests for sol- diers in winter trenches. Hundreds of poor women are kept employed making these winter comforts. ‘Nurseries. In the scheme of living where ap- Pearances must be maintained at all ‘costs, where the keeping of servants is regarded as an absolute essential, where the whole aim is to impress one’s acquaintances, children are too often regarded as needless luxuries. ‘Where they are permitted to introde, they come, as a usual thing, in single numbers, one child being considered enough of 2 burden. In Europe the women who have followed this theory have in many cases seen their entire family swept away and the sad cond!- thon has made the mothers of America pause and refiect. ‘When one comes to think of it, bow very few houses are built with nurse- ries. Eyven large homes, rented_at ex- orbitant rates, seldom bave a nursery. One of the bedrooms has to be given over to the kiddies, but it can never be made to look quite as useful and pret- ty as if it bad been designed for the purpose. The ideal nursery ought to be tiled all round halfway up the wall, not cold green tiles, but a warm shade of tan or a Gcep pink. The room ought to have fitte’ cupboards in it, eo that not an inch of space is wasted. ‘There should be fitted guards in front of the windows, so that there is no car ble ere tn the bedrooms of the ordinary 5 ~ Character forming In ‘Youth. ‘at six years of age, thus putting the formative period very early in the de- ‘Velopment of the child. ‘Most mothers do not believe this dic- tum or ignore it, as they intrust their children to nurses more during those first six years than at any other time. ‘There are, however, an> increasing number. of women who realize that g00d habits are more easily formed and 00d impressions more easily made in Very early childhood than later on. So now careful mothers are arranging to Supervise as thoroughly as possible the urseries of their babies and to take 4n active share in the training of the Uttle ones. One modern mother, though possess: ed of ample means, refuses to employ & regular nurse. She takes entire charge of her two little children, a girl of four and a boy of two. This is not the result of theory on her part, bat an outgrowth from her own experience. Brought up in a tururious household, ‘waited on “hand and foot” by an at- tentive nurse, she was suddenly sent off to boarding school at the age of fourteen. “I shall never forget,” she says, “my terrible mortification at not being able to dress myself properly or even to comb my own hair. I used to ery my- self to sleep at night and dread get- ting up in the morning to encounter that awful problem of getting neatly into my clothes.” Determined that her children shall never be helpless, she has taught these Uttle mites to look after themselves im quite a wonderful way. Some years ago Punch had a picture of two small boys and a young lady asking one of them, “How old is your Uttle friend, Tommy?’ ‘To which Tom- my replies, “I do not know, but I think he xaust be pretty old, because he can blow his-own nose!” Judged by this standard, the boy of two referred to above would be “pretty old,” while the girl would be positively aged. It has taken an infinity of pa- thence to get these children to the point of efficiency which they now enjoy, but it has certainly paid the mother for all her trouble. It is much easier to take a child and dress it than it is to sit by and see it fumble itself into its garments. These two children are still bathed in the tub, but otherwise, as the Scotch say, they “sort” themselves, There are many practical details to be considered in such work. Clothes must be made simple, so as to offer as few difficulties to little fingers as may be. The faucets in the bathroom are not only an obstacle to a child, but also @ temptation to play with water and mess clean frocks, so a washing ap- paratus must be arranged. ‘The particular mother whose meth- ods are quoted above obtained a kin- dergarten table such as that on which the children play their games. It has the advantage of being exactly the right height and at the same time of being both solid and stable. Painted white this answered for a washstand. ‘Then came the question of utensils. Stoneware was too heavy, and china, though light enough to be easily han- died, was quickly broken by inexpert little hands. ‘The answer to this problem came from enameled ware, which is made nowadays in a number of attractive colors. Pretty enameled basins and pitchers, not too large to be lifted even when full, make implements the chil- Gren can safely manage. Soap dish, toothbrush mug and slop pail complete the outfit. Nothing can be broken. nothing is beavy, and yet all is clean, fresh and inviting. ‘The little girl worked her initials on her little face cloths in cross stitch, and “brother” will do the same when sufficiently advanced. Supper is al- ways eaten im the nursery, and these tots set their own table, another kin- dergarten table, and their table uten- ails are also enameled ware in attrac- tive colors, so that cups and saucers, plates and pitchers can be manipulated without risk. . ‘They are very earnest about this task of setting table, and woe betide the child whose dishes are not set in the proper order by the waitress or waiter of the day! ‘Visitors say, “How cunning, how clever the dear little things are!” but not ome in ¢ dozen realizes the work and the patience that are put in the training. ‘Rich wil be the reward when the Sey hate oceuel will bo nice Tal ae orn pate ee will be @ fortune that cannot be lost. eS Be es aD According to the September Wom an's Home Companion September ‘ the month for all housekeepers: “Bo make the acquaintance of you children’s new teachers. . “To plan varied and healthful schoo! lunches. “To see that the furnace and pipes are in working order. Rs Corrs ing. house and fences. : ““To have the roof examined and re paired if necessary. “To choose and order any new wil paper. “To look over the winter bedding, “@loman’s Gnlarging Sphere. At twenty-five a man used to begin to ive, bot « woman was on the shelf. ‘Up to a few decades ago the woman of twenty-five, married or single, was usually passee. If married she for- swore romance and spent her days in all and commendable faithfulness to “kinder, Kirche, kueche;” if unmarried and minus an ‘independent income, heaven help ber! She passed gently into the maiden aunt stage—household helper in general to any married sister, brother, cousin that ever wanted her; subject to call when there was ilIness, Se ee eee arations for some tmportant to take errors and omissions meekly and ‘without complaint. Sometimes she Dersisted in being young even at twen- ty-seven and curled her hair and squeaked her voice to a childish treble and trained tn a set of kittenish man- ners for social purposes. She bated to give up the thought of ever being married. And here's her twentieth century ‘substitute who is an undeveloped child ‘under twenty-five. She is perfectly ‘Willing to marry, but she has plenty of interests to occupy her if she doesn’t. “Moreover, she has plenty of interests fm addition to home and family when ‘she does marry. or there is one thing that business and professional interests have done fer €he modern woman which makes them beyond price—that have protract- ed youth and deferred recognition of eeenemeee: Business and pro- fessional life do for women what they ‘have done for men. It takes a man ‘about ten years to put a business on ‘the level of substantial success. Some- times it takes more, occasionally less. ‘The well planned business life of the ‘average man makes the years between Swenty end thirty and pinging. At thirty he begins to have a secure foot- ing, and if he has really lived, if he has the ri bomen experience, the falls to the hverage normal individual, he is a well rounded personality and in the prime of life at forty. Interesting occupation has shoved ‘ahead woman's prime of life similarly. ‘The young bud of nineteen or twenty 4s only pleasant to look at or to play ‘with for a little while. From twenty to thirty, if she is actively engaged in doing something worth while, she is developing continually. She is enrich- tng her mind and personality by actual contact with life, more real than that ‘Viewed from the safe walls of a com- fortable home. She is building her business life, facing conflict daily, learning self reliance. Her syal goes unshielded through the fires of expert- ence. At thirty she is in the prime of fe, rich in interest and human sympa- thy and understanding. Por it is not alone the patting of baby curis that de- velops womanly sympathy, but work- ing in the World and seeing and expert- encing what other mea and women en- dure. Woman's life used to be mainly retro- ‘spective. Before thirty she was al- ready engaged in the gentle occupation ‘of reiterating again and again her youthful experiences and conquests. ‘The modern woman with an occupa- tion looks abead. The past is to her only a foundation, and her days are ‘filled with planning for next month, ‘ mext year and ten years ebead. Sandwiches and Sandwich Fillings. Honey Sandwich—Spread thin slices of bread with very thick honey that ‘Will not run readily; spread other side with butter stirred with cream. Press one slice of each together and cut into fancy} shapes if something tasty is de- stred for an afternoon tea. Baked Bean Sendwich—Reduce the deans to a pulp (red kidney beans pre- ferred). Mix pulp with melted butter, onion juicé, a pinch of dry mustard, a few olives or pimentos chopped and s dash of tomato ketchup or chili sauce. Spread the mixture between slices of brown bread. Chili sauce is generally Deviled Ham Sandwiches—To make Geviled bam chop very fine one pint of botled ham (more fat than lean), six hard boiled eggs, ove teaspoonful of mustard (the made kind), season and Dress in a mold. This will keep for ‘weeks and is 2 good filling for sand- wiches, Fillings for sandwiches are numer. ous and nearly always on hand. First ‘there come the sweet fillings, such as qeamy fudges of all kinds, mashed chocolate creams, maple Slings, creamy maple fudge, caramel! fudge, candied ginger as a garnish for outside of sand- wiches, also as a filling; raisins chop- eee eS pat oe and mixed with butter, ete. make a good Gilling. They do not at- tack digestion quite so harshly when wed In this manner and may be used between crackers, cookies or Dread ‘results and are always liked by Dine. wie wee 3 K nasel Sree Sy a soa 3 pot ee oS ee i nee ae moe aie : . ee ee ae oR gpees a Basis Rawat ae Darning Hint. When darning run tbe thread around the hole frst, drawing the bole up un- {il the edges ile Gat on thé darmer. The hole will seem much smaller, and the ddms can’ 66 inne more entintactattty: CITIZEN SOLDIERY Unlod Saas May Flu Swiss. Army Methods, OW that there is so much agi tation for an enlarged and stronger national defense there fs special interest in an~ex- amination of the army of Switzerland, for here is a “citizenry trained and ac- ‘customed to arms” such as Washington advised for the United States and an Adee which has been advocated by President Wilson. On Aug. 3, 1914, forty-eight hours ‘after the Swiss federal council had ts- sued orders for the mobilization of the entire army of Switserland, 300,000 men stood at their appointed posts, ready to defend the neutrality of their country. The accomplishment of this feat won the admiration of even the much engaged belligerent nations, for it furnished eloquent proof of Swiss military discipline and efficiency. Switzerland, with 2 population of 3,800,000, maintains the largest armed. forced proportionately of all European lands. France comes second, Germany and Sweden next. The per capita cost is relatively small because of a rational military system which is both economie and democratic. The army of the Swiss confederation io a citizen army. Every Swiss citizen 4s lable to military service from his twentieth to his forty-eighth year. The federal forces consist of three divisions 1 e, the so called ausmug, the land- wehr and the landsturm. To the aus- ug, or elite, belong the young men up to the age of thirty-two; the landwehr, or first reserve, comprises the soldiers from thirty-three to forty years of age, and in the landsturm, or second re- Serve, are incorporated the men from forty-one to forty-eight years of age. No Swiss citizen is excused from military duty unless he is physically unfit or under the stipulated height of five feet one and one-half inches. Citi- zens who are liable to do military.serv- ice and who are prevented from ful- 6 Fel) litre pe are ne Be By Eee 2 eee a= =f co 2 1 LURE RAS x Se, ! aes. Te See ; Be 1 ie =y 4 ae ws Drie td Bis: AR 2 eee Gilling their duty on account of their residence in, a foreign country are obliged to pay a regular military tax. Military instruction is imparted at the expense of the Swiss confederation by a special instruction corps, aided by the officers of the higher and. lower ranks. ‘The year’s recruits are imme- @iately sent to one of the schools for recruits established in different cities throughout the country. Those intend- ed for the infantry receive a prelimi nary training lasting sixty-five days, cavalrymen have to remain for ninety days, Seld and mountain artillerymen seventy-five days, engineers seventy- five days, transport men forty-two days and ambulance men sixty days. Since the year 1907, when s new mill- tary organization took place in the Swiss army, both the cavalry and all the forces of the aussug have to at- tend a yearly repetition course last- ing eleven days. ‘There are special courses and train- ing for those desirous of advancing to a higher grade ‘There is a central mil- itary college at Thun for the instruc- tion of officers of the general staff and another for regimental officers. In- fantry instructors receive their trate tng in 2 school of that description at Basel, and there are, furthermore, courses for shooting (especially for of- ficers), also for ambulance work, ete. ‘Brery soldier is, moreover, obiiged to do a certain amount of rifle practice each year, and @ record of-his capacity “ahha ioe gens ty soon tn mvt ind Dat Si aia ow sper : to rarer tage: “igs he Si mi an in os teveesabe dade ome f ape eatine teeatesenias Sees stam. On. the contrary, Switaer vga wctcggth cathy Finca ee ed ey Je Nope geen r MM 2, FE 2. Will promulgate and at all times uphold the true principles of Democracy, but Catholics, Protestants, Priests, Indies, Single Titans, Republicans, or anyone else can have their say, as long as their language is proper and responsibility is fixed. The Broad AX is a newspaper whose platform is broad enough for all, even claiming the editorial right to speak its own mind. Local communications will receive attention. Write only on one side of the paper. Subscriptions must be paid in advance. One Year. $2.00 Six Months. 1.00 Advertising rates made known on application. Address all communications to THE BROAD AX 6533 ST. LAWRENCE AVE., CHICAGO, ILL. PHONE WENTWORTH $397. JULIUS F. TAYLOR, Editor and Publisher Entered as Second-Class Matter Aug. 18, 1896, 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 6539 St. Lawrence Ave. Jackson Park station. Phone Wentworth 2597. WILL PLAN HOW TO MUNITION TUBERCULOSIS WAR. Five Sectional Conferences in Indianapolis El Paso, Columbia, S. C. Springfield, Mass., and Albany, N. Y. Meet this Fall. How to munition and carry on the war against tuberculosis during the coming year will be discussed at five sectional conferences on this subject being called by The National Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis in Indianapolis, Ind.; El Paso, Tex.; Columbia, S. C.; Springfield, Mass., and Albany, N. Y. The Indianapolis meeting, to be held September 29, 30th and October 1st, will be known as the Mississippi Valley Tuberculosis Conference and will take in the States of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Missouri, Iowa, Minnesota, Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota, North Dakota, Montana, Wyoming and Colorado. At El Paso the Southwestern Health Conference will meet September 27th to October 1st and will discuss not only tuberculosis, but other health subjects. This conference includes Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Arizona, California, Nevada, Utah and Colorado. The Southern Tuberculosis Conference at Columbia will meet October 8th and 9th, and will devote considerable attention to the problem of the tuberculous negro. The states included in this group are Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia. The New England Tuberculosis Conference will embrace the six States of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Island. This conference will be held on October 22nd and 23rd. The North Atlantic Tuberculosis Conference will be held at Albany during the week of November 1st. It will take in the States of New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland, Delaware and the District of Columbia. Methods of carrying more effectively the war against tuberculosis, both by physicians and laymen, will form the chief subjects for discussion at the various conferences. It is estimated that over 100,000 people are interested in the tuberculosis fight. Every possible effort will be made to interest these workers in attending the conference nearest to them. CLUB. The Illinois Central Station Ushers, of whom Sandy W. Trice is Chief, and the Illinois Central Train Porters and Pullman Porters, have organized a political club, to be known as The Frank O. Lowden Club. On account of Sandy W. Trice being so well qualified, and so well known in the Negro business circle, as well as being connected with so many Fraternal Orders and Churches, and having the respect of all of the Ushers and Trainmen, he was elected President of the Club, and the following subordinate officers: Sandy W. Trice, Pres., Wm. B. Ferguson, Vice Pres., and Treas., Wm. Davia, Vice Pres., B. I. Collins, Vice Pres., Boysie Sheppard, Vice Pres., E. G. Jordan, Vice Pres., John Ferguson, Vice Pres., James Tindall, Vice Pres., Chas Blake, Vice Pres., W. J. Crawford of Centralia, Ill., Vice Pres., Jas. L. Robinson, Seas, Juan W. Bell, Corresponding Seas. ```markdown ``` The White Gentlemen of The Southern States Are Charged with Being Responsible for Miscegenation in that Section of the Country. They Are Worse Than The Lowest Savages or Barbarians of Servia, According to the Free Press of Milwaukee, Wisconsin THE SOUTH AT THE BAR. The spirit and method of the Ku Klux Klan has once more triumphed in Georgia. Once more southern "gentility" and "chivalry" have revealed their true character in murder, secession and anarchy. For the same bestial spirit that sought to disrupt this union, the same spirit that lashed and ravished the helpless slave, the same southern spirit that even today is celebrating the blood-lust of the Ku Klux Klan as a virtue, is living in the persecution and murder of Leo Frank. The trial and conviction of this unfortunate Jew, as accomplished by the courts of Georgia, was enough to damn the people of that state as unfit for citizenship. The horrible sequel of his assassination proves them to be something worse than barbarians. Americans have gazed askance at the bloody immorality of Serbia. But Serbia is a paradise of civilization compared with the state of Georgia. Southern readers have written that we must not confuse the Georgian rabble with the "better classes." But where have the "better classes" been during all the nightmare of Frank's persecution. If the "better classes" permit the rabble to run Georgia's courts, its newspapers, and now its penal institutions, they are worse than the rabble—a cheap, spineless and degenerate social group. If there exist in Georgia any appreciable number of men and women who have passionately recessed the prostitution of the most sacred machinery of government, the most precious dictates of humanity, the holiest considerations of justice, they have damned themselves far worse than the mob, because they have tolerated and through toleration condoned. And this is not the worst. The worst is that the spirit of Georgia is typical of the spirit that prevails throughout a large portion of the old South. Every southern state that tolerates lynch law, whose people revel in the writings of tortured blacks, is capable of Georgia's monstrous outrage. Every community that buras Negroes at the stake or hangs them for unproven or petty crimes, would act as Georgia did in the case of Frank. How can the nation—the civilized, responsible and self-governing part of it—longer tolerate this anarchy, this blood-lust on the part of a section that once defied humanity and government till it had to be broken with swords and bullets? The North, with the familiar sentimentality of the conqueror, has been inclined to accept the southern explanation of the continued persecution of the blacks. With a romanticism unworthy of school girls, the North has swallowed the pretense of "chivalry," "honor" and superior "gentility" with which the South has venerated its barbarism. THE BROAD AX. CHICAGO. SEPTEMBER 4, 1915. colored black in 5,000 is the result of a Negro's design on a White woman. The light-colored black, with scarcely an exception, dates his ancestry to the lust of some southern White master, who did not hesitate to make the creature he bought and sold as an animal the mother of his children. So much for the southern hyprocrisy that prates of miscegenation to justify its crimes. Hundreds of thousands of splendid men and women inhabit the southland, just as they did at the time of the rebellion. Stock that could produce a Lee has in it much of human virtue. But as at the time of the rebellion, so now, these men and women are not determining; they have permitted themselves to be swept along by the current of the majority because of sectional prejudice, reactionary tradition and the recognized danger of opposing hectic public sentiment that thrives nowhere as in the South. But because the South seems helpless to redeem itself is no reason why the bulk of the nation should stand idly by and permit it continuously to disgrace this country in the eyes of the world; least of all, to propagandize its doctrine of race-hatred, anarchy and blood-lust throughout the land by means of lying novels and motion pictures. If the cries of the burning black victims of a hundred southern stakes, have not been able to rouse the conscience of the North, can it remain deaf to the last agonized prayer of Leo Frank as his tortured body was swung by "southern gentlemen" from a southern pine? If Georgia cannot be scourged out from the sisterhood of states, if she cannot be reduced to a condition of dependence lower than that of the Philippines, she can at least be visited with a commercial, social and political ostracism which will convince its gentry that true Americans still enthrone justice and humanity as the chief bulwarks of the nation—From the Milwaukee Free Press, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The above editorial covers every inch of the ground in relation to the true racial situation in the southern states and it would be useless on our part to attempt to write a long comment on it—Editor. THE LADIES OF THE APPOMATOX CLUB RECEIVED IN HONOR OF THE MANY VISITORS TO THIS CITY. Monday afternoon from 3:00 to 6:00 o'clock, the following ladies received in the parlor of the Appomatox Club, 3441 South Wabash Ave., in honor of the many visitors to this city: Mrs. S. A. T. Watkins, Mrs. H. A. Turner, Mrs. C. G. Roberts, Mrs. A. Brown, Mrs. W. T. Jefferson, Mrs. S. C. Dickerson, Mrs. W. R. Cowan, Mrs. D. Manson, Mrs. Mark Cowan, Mrs. A. W. Williams, Mrs. T. R. Mozee, Mrs. J. Gray Lucas and D. A. McGowan. MADAM R. AZALIA HACKLEY WILL SOON OPEN UP HER VOCAL INSTITUTE AT 3119 CALU-MET AVENUE. Madam E. Azalia Hackley, has completed all arrangements to purchase a house and lot at 3119 Calumet Avenue and in the near future, she will establish her vocal institute in it. Madam Hackley is well and favorably known in the musical world throughout the United States and in some parts of the old world and it is expected that after she gets everything to running smoothly; that she will have scholars or students from far and near unto her. THE 2ND WEEK AT THE COLISEUM NOTING THE PROGRESS PRESENTED BY THE LINCOLN JUBILEE EXPOSITION. By L. W. Washington. Every day can be found a representative of "The Broad Ax" to catch what ever may be of interest to the race. All that could be expected of the people who crowd the building each day and evening—Since the commissioners has never stated what is to become of any money excess of the current expenses; it behoves some one to raise the question, The Broad Ax wishes to inquire if the excess money is to go to the state; to some charitable institution or to the commissioners. U. S. Senator James Hamilton Lewis spoke as did the Governor of Michigan on the day devoted exclusively to that state (Michigan). Wholesome advice was given by both of the above gentlemen, of the nameless development of the race, it is particularly noticeable, the Friction Heater invented by Mr. C. S. L Baker, in which it is claimed by him that the manufacture of the medalic which can be made cheaper than those now in vogue. That the expense incident to the cost to any one for an engineer, a fireman, the cost of coal, the dust and ashes removed, will be but an item in that this machine saves all the above mentioned, added to this comes the publication of what the daily American, which has this to say, Tues. Aug. 31.—"Negro Whipped, Heats House without fire." Heat without fuel—that is what one of the Negro exhibitors at the Lincoln Jubilee Exposition at the Coliseum is offering the public. Charles S. L. Baker, son of a slave, has commercialized a thrashing given him by his father years ago in Missouri. The result—he has developed a process of utilizing friction for heating water and for generating steam to run an engine. "Do you know what a linchpin wagon is?" Baker asked. "Well, as a wagon it is not so far removed from the farm wagon of to-day. If the wheels are not lubricated, a hot box results. That's what happened to me, I forgot to grease the wooden axles of father's wagon. Father tried to make a trip with it. The hub got hot, and so did dad. He had promised me a thrashing, and I got it." Baker said that the resulting heat of that hot box and the thrashing set him to thinking. He wondered why the hub got hot, and first learned of friction. Can Heat House Then he tried to devise a way of conserving the heat developed by friction. He went into debt for $1.25 for two pieces of gas pipe. He put one inside the other and filled the space between with water. Then he reverted to the old process, practiced by his ancestors thousands of years ago, of rubbing two sticks together to produce fire, only he stopped short of the fire and succeeded in heating the water. To-day he uses a small electric motor to whirl his sticks inside a cylinder. Within a few minutes hot water and then steam are produced. "I have heated railroad cars successfully with my patent," said Baker. "I attached a belt to the car axles and used waste energy. I can heat an eight-room house or a twenty-room house either, from a plant in the basement or each radiator can be used independently with a small motor such as is used to run a sewing machine." Which speaks volumes for the race. Next comes the Electric Clock invented by Mr. J. B. Gaskill, automatic in its development, not alone in giving the time, but in its development of music. Mr. Norwood (a Chicago boy) presents a new and novel device in the way of a bread wrapping machinery, thus giving to the world, and to those engaged in large bakeries a device which will more rapidly wrap bread than any now in use. The public schools come in, for more than passing mention, 1st the public school which are daily teaching the hand (also Booker T. Washington) as well as the brain, for the development, of White and Black alike; the boys and girls are kept bus'ly at work before the world; in useful and to their beneficial training. The Louise Training school for boys has on exhibit needle work, cabinet work decorating, and shoe mending, all done by the boys of this school between the ages of 10 and 14 years of age. Mr. Adelbert Lee has a fine cabinet set, constituting a couch, a rocker, a center table, and a mosaic mohogany clock, the finest development of cabinet work in America. The art work of Miss Ethel Worthington, in hand painted china, can't be beat, in hand has caught the technic eye of the visitors of the exposition and the most beautiful thing of it all is that she is demonstrating her work on the scene. The Governor of Michigan, Gov. Ferris was presented with an enlarged picture, a perfect finished production which swing in position in the Michigan booth, by William Ross Roberts, Brother to Hon. A. H. Roberts of Chicago, III. The miniature tools of a PHYSIOLOGICAL AND PATHOLOGICAL DEATH. To live naturally and enjoy the benefits of so doing the organism must observe the laws of nature. A careful life is necessary to enjoy health; health is the physiological; it is the natural, the normal. Health is absolutely necessary to the maintenance of the physiological. "Three score and ten years" are allotted unto the mankind; but those who obtain them in full physiological naturalness must exercise great caution. To die is physiological, if death comes before the normal life cycle of "three score and ten" is its presumption to say that such a death is pathological? When the cause of death is merely old age, called senility, shall we call such a passing natural and physiological? Is not such a death merely a physiological process, not death but sleep? Those who attain to a great age do not seem to suffer the "sting" of death. Is such freedom from suffering from the agony we associate with the idea of death, is such exemption the reward of careful and methodical observation of the laws of nature? Such a "shuffling off this mortal coil" appears to be the physiological exit. In order to obtain the physiological death it appears to be the logical inference that we must pursue the physiological life. It is a law of nature that like' begets like. To live a natural, healthy, physiological three score and ten year life and obtain its reward, the physiological dissolution it is absolutely necessary to obey the laws of Chicago man, Mr. Joseph A. Hill, 3038 W. 47th St., is equal to the best in the market to day, and will bear the inspection of any first class patentee, or metal designer. He has on exhibit tiny little wee plyers to large steel drills, instruments or tool made in a thrible combination, tiny water gage faucets, small governors for musical instruments, and ball bearing wheels. The sanitary baby carriage, with detachable window screens, is what all mothers should see. The coconut soap made exclusively in Chicago, made by Mr. Robert Linn is a nice exhibit and seems to be appreciated by the ladies. Mrs. T. E. Butler has an excellent exhibit in needle work. Having received her instructions from a Japanese teacher, her work stands alone, it is in a class by itself. Mrs. Butler paints with the needle like a painter does with a brush, showing; heights, lights and the shadows, and she does, what is the most important part about art, that is blending with the needle. She has on exhibit: A piano cover, in yellow roses, and 5 center pieces done in french embroidery, a beautiful exhibit and one of the most suggestive of the spirit of the celebration is the one by the Chicago Dressmakers and Milliners Club. The dresses and gowns show that the Colored women have reached the highest point in the dressmakers and the milliners art. Mr. E. V. Woodlee is the popular demonstrator of the exposition. The display of the pictures and product of the Biggs Brothers Dairy Stock farms is a splendid exhibition of the Negro Farmers Advancement, it is all inspiring to the boys-and girls of our cities. The Piny Woods Country Life School of Broxton, Miss., is interesting, interesting because it shows progressiveness in the advancement, of Up-Lifting of the real Negro children. It would in fact pay you to visit the exposition and taking your thinking cap with you study, so you may understand something of the progress we have made in fifty-years. Wednesday evening the Grand U. O. O. Fellows took the Coliseum by storm lead by Major E. E. Jackson, of Knights of Pythians and Major General of the Order Morris Lewis, they marched through the aisle on the main floor in the midst of the exhibits receiving cheer after cheer, to this Geo. T. Kersey and Mr. Morris of Minn., should receive a portion of the credit. The Catholics of the city on Thursday, took the exposition with no less enthusiasm than did the Odd Fellows. They presented the best showing among the Whites during the last two weeks of the Jubilee. Watch for The Broad Ax, next week, for we have a man on the ground and he gets the news. [Name] nature. To obey the laws of nature requires a knowledge which is obviously well nigh superhuman. Hence we must consult those who ought to know when in doubt about such matters. Failure to obey nature's laws never fails to bring its penalty. Ignorance does not protect. We have a form of disease that our poorly informed friends call a "strain"; it produces more disease and loss of function especially in the subacute and chronic stages than all other causes combined, probably. The so-called "strain" has more to answer for as a producer of functional death, that is pathological functional death, that is ordinarily known. That common condition is responsible for the largest per cent of the surgical operations that must be performed upon the unsuspecting gentler part of humanity. It produces more sterility than all other causes of that pathological condition or premature physiological death. As far as the physiological process of gestation in the women is concerned that wolf in sheep's clothing, called "female trouble" and "strain" makes her a creature of aches and pains causes local structural abnormalities, local pathological and physiological death. Such dreadful consequences by their gradual growth are hidden from the view of those who have not dedicated their mentality to the grewsome and awful ramifications of disease. That accounts for the easy spread of a disease that causes more childless marriages than probably all others. FRANK'S BODY SAVED FROM THE MOB BY NEGROES. Marietta, Ga., Aug.—When Judge Newton A. Morris made his plea to the mob, asking that the body of Leo Frank, who was taken from the state prison at Milledgville and brought to this town and lynched, be not mutilated, the only men he could find in the crowd of more than 5,000 who had the courage to support his request and take an active part in the rescuing of the body were two Negroes. The Associated Press, after telling of the cutting down of the body, told the story as follows: "At that instant the man who had voted 'no' ran forward and began kicking the body. "Again and again, as a man grinds the head of a snake under his heel, did the man in his awful frenzy drive his heel into the face of Leo Frank, grinding the black hair of the dead man into the black dirt. "Stop him! For God's sake stop him!" cried Judge Morris as he ran up to the man and begged him to stop. "A Negro ran up to Judge Morris. 'Here I am, Judge,' he said. 'Here's the wagon.' "Judge Morris gave orders and the Negro and another opened the back of the wagon and pulled out an undertaker's basket and started with it toward the body. "Bring the body on, men," shouted Judge Morris: 'bring it on.' "But none of them would pick it up, and Judge Morris, beckoning to the Negroes, wedged in and worked his way toward the body until the Negroes finally got hold of it and started toward the undertaker's wagon."—Ex. General J. T. T. Warren, Quartermaster General, U. R. K. of P. and Chairman Supreme Finance Committee of the Knights of Pythias throughout the world, of Hot Springs, Ark., has been visiting the city on his way home from Columbus, Ohio, where he attended the meetings of the Supreme Lodge of his order. He was present at the big citizens ball, at the Eighth Regiment Armory last Thursday evening and cut quite a wide swathe among many of the beautiful ladies who were present on that delightful occasion. Dunn and Hight, who conduct the Budweiser Buffet and Cafe, at 5050 S. State Street, has really and truly been the home of the Elks, in their section of the city the past week. On Tuesday evening, their place was overrun with them, many members being present from the Ohio, Washington, D.C. and New York and other delegations. The Following Business Places Are Highly De- serving of the Patron- age of the Visiting Elks Who Will Meet in Con- vention in This City from Sunday, August 29th to Saturday, September 4th | Jackson’s Hall, 2959 State St. head- quarters of Morning Star Lodge No. 40, Wash., D.C, 2nd largest lodge numeri- cally operating under our jurisdiction. Donated by the United Negro Voters’ League, 2971 State St, Robert Vance Ridley, pres.; headquarters of Ind. Del- egation. The Brunswick, 3004 State St, Geo. W. Holt, prop. Fine wines, liquors and cigars; Hotel (Stag) in connection. Fred Holt, mngr. Galif. Delegation. The Keystone Hotel, 3022 State St. Fine wines, liquors and cigars. David ‘McGowan, prop; James (Boston) Clax- ton, mngr. Headquarters of Ky. Del- egation. ‘The Elite Cafe, 3030 State St. Fine Whiston (Lovie Joe) prop. Cabaret in connection. Headquarters Tenn. Deleg. Visit the Grand Theatre, State St, near Sist, The coolest and most up- to-date vaudeville house south of the Loop. ‘The Elite No. 2, 3445 State St., Hen- ry (Tenan) Jones, prop. The most elab- orate emporium on the stroll. Fine wines, liquors and cigars; cafe and cab- aret im connection. Chas. (Givadarn) Fowler, mngr. THE STAR AND FORD HOTEL. The Star Hotel, 2901-2003 8. State street, phone Douglas 4560 and the Ford Hotel at 2953-2955 8. State street, phone Douglas 808, are both centrally located, for the visiting Elks. Rooms which are electric lighted, ean be obtained for 50-75-6100 per day. The street ears on State street pass both hotels and the elevated trains by getting off at 29th street station will land any one seeking rooms, within s few feet of the hotels. ST. MAREK M E CHURCH. Sunday Sept. 5th, is our 2nd Quarter ly Communion day. The Rev. Gloster R. Bryant, Superintendent of the Chi cago-Indianapolis District will preack at the morning and afternoon services The Rev. Mr. Jackson an Evangelist will preach at the Evening service. We shall have with us at the afternoon serviee, Revs. H. M. Carroll, Fulton St. Rev. H. ©. Cooper, St. Lake, Rev. J. A Winters, St. Paul, Rev. H. J. Callis, Rev. Jas. Higgins, St. Mary and theit congregation. Last Sunday the morn ing sermon was preached by the Rev. J. M. Harris, D, D. Supt. Sedalia Dist. Central Missouri Conference. His ser mon was full of practical and spiritual suggestions. There were five additions and one conversion. The Rev. J. L Walker, D. D. Chicago, prenehed at the evening service. In spite of the rain 8 good congregation were present. The bring one Campaign is on for the month of Sept. Have you got a bring one button? Will you get any of the brought one buttons? You must bring some one with you. You are appointed an agent to solicit interest in Church going among your neigh- bors. The pastor will preach Sunday morning Sept. 12th, hear him. HYDE PARE NEWS. By L. W. Washington. Many Hyde Parkers are visiting the exposition. eee : Mr. Toles is working for the city he is a valuable man to any political party, par Capt. William Thomas. of the Ohi- cago Beach Hytel is one of the able assistants of Mr. Steve Griffin, fhe head-bellman and hesd-porter. oe Miss Bindi Williams of 5588 Engle side Ave, entertained some of her Visiting friends by. giving quite am ales Bg B85 OS 3 Mr. Emma ie re Pretty reception, given oe ee SAM BRAUER, DEALER IN ALL KINDS OF IMPORTED WINES AND CIGARS. pr eee Sam Brauer, 2644 8. State street, corner 27th street, opposite the Pekin ‘Theater, desler in all kinds of imported and domestic wines, liquors and cigars, with the assistance of Bud Jones and ‘L. Page, will be on hand bright and early from early morning until late at night to greet the visiting Elks. ee KAPLAN’S BUFFETS. / East 28th street, near Wabash ave- nue. Phones, Calumet 684; Auto. 74— 509. 2900 8. State street, corner 29th street. Phones, Douglas 50; Auto. 72— 334. LS Kaplan, proprietor; Harry C. Goldstein, manager. Finest kinds of liquors and cigars on hand and the visiting Elks are wel- come at both places, ji THE JACKSON PALM GARDEN AND BASEBALL HEADQUAE- ‘TERS EXTEND A HEARTY WEL- COME TO THE VISITING ELKS. ‘The Jackson Palm Garden and Base- ball Headquarters, 2936 8. State street, Mrs. A. Jackson, proprietor; George H. Shaffer, manager, extends a hearty wel- ‘come to the visiting Elks, who will be im evidence in this City this coming ‘week from many parts of the country. WELCOME TO OUR CITY. ) oo Visitors to Chicago during the cele- bration of the Lineoln Jubilee, can Profit by inspeeting the largest apart- ment building in the U. 8. occupied by Colored people. While in the building don’t fail to call on Goodman Bros, dealers in wines, liquors and cigars, The Mecea Bldg., 3360 South State St. 0 guests were present and automobiles Tined both sides of the street. Miss Martha Glover of 4727 Evans Ave, is very sick. We wish for her a speedy recovers. ‘The writer found Rev. W. H. Griffin, pastor of the Hyde Park A. M. E. Church enjoying the exhibits at the Lincoln Jubilee celebration. One of the prominent Odd Fellows at the Coliseum, Wednesday night, was the popular young Chicagoan in uni- form Chas. H. Griffin. Prof. Osear J. Buckner and wife of 3817 State St. entertained at a very fine Iuncheon Isst Saturday, Mr. and ‘Mrs. Chas. Barton, Mr. and Mrs. Me- Fedrick of Peoria. Many nice dainties were served and music and select read- ing added to the pleasure of his guests. SIX ROOM BRICK COTTAGE FOR SALE AT A BARGAIN ON EASY PAYMENTS. Beautiful six room and bath, cement basement, furnace heat, hardwood floors and trimmings, one and s half ‘story brick cottage located on St Lawrence avenue, near Marquette Bond, 66th street Boulevard st a bar- ‘gain, if parehased st once, small amount of money required. or farther particulars, address [Julius F. Taylor, 6532 St. Lawrence ‘svenne. Phone Wentworth 2597, no agents wanted. ‘BRICK HOUSES POR SALE “a= A GREAT BARGAIX. ‘We have for sale group of ive brick houses that are offered st 2 bar gain, they are to be sold all at once, and on easy payments, three, to five hundred dollars down and the balance the.sume an rent, they are located os South Park Boulevard near Thirty fourth strest. De you want to be s member of = syndicate that will. pur chase these houses? If so. address X esre this paper. - —& BROAD AX CHICAGO, SEPTEMBER 4, 1915. ~ amerings Beg ‘The “possessions” of the United States are as follows: Alaska, purchas- ed from Russia in 1867, price, $7,200, 000, area, 500,884 square miles; the ‘Hawaiian Islands, annexed by the re quest of the inhabitants in 1808, area, 6449 square miles; Porto Rico, area, 8,006 square miles; Guam, area, 210 square miles, and the Philippine Is- lands, “area, 115,026 square miles, ceded by Spain in the treaties of 1996 and 1900 on payment of $20,100,000; American Samoa, area, 77 square miles, acquired without money pay- ment in 1800, and the Panama canal zone, which is not actually owned by the United States, but to which the country in consideration of the pay- ment to the Republic of Panama of $10,000,000 and in addition an annual “rental” of $250,000 has acquired per- petual right of oceupation, use and con- trol. The canal zone is ten miles wide, and its area is 436 square miles. No Payment was made for the territory of Hawaii, but the United States assumed the public debt of that country to the amount of $4,000,000. es ee a ee |The professor of jurispradence in a ‘Western university was lecturing to a hundred embryo lawyern. He asked whether every one in America could own property. One fellow answered. “No; a criminal can't own property.” But the professor sald: “Suppose a man owns a ranch, gets into trouble With his neighbor, assaults him and is own the ranch?” ‘The class was unanimous that he au. “If he 14 not continue to own tt,” ‘Went om the professor, “what would ‘become of it?” ‘That was supposed to settle the dis cussion, but one boy called out, “The lawyer would get it!” ‘There wat a hearty laugh, of course, and the professor added: “We learn two things from that apt Temark—be a lawyer, and don't be a riminal.”"—Youth's Companion. Neurailcia. Severe neuralgia can be cured by in- Jecting alcohol into the nerves, but the cost is terrible, for the price is the death of the nerve, with paralysis as the result. Such, in brief, is the con- ¢lusion which Dr. Williams B. Cad- Walader reports to the Journal of the American Medical association after ex- Deriments made at the laboratory of neuropathology of the University of Pennsylvania. The alcohol kills not only the nerves of sensation, but the motor nerves as well. In a nerve like the sciatic this would be serious. For the nerve may remain paralyzed for a year after the injection of the aleobel. In trifacial neuralgia, which is camsed by a purely sensory nerve, this action is of little importance. The cure is not permanent, however, but affords free- dom from pain for several months, per- haps as much as year. The nerves regenerate just as they do when sev- ered. 2 Scents Stites: Mr. Fazakerly, an eminent counsel, ‘was once stopped by a country gentle- ‘man, a neighbor, who asked him about some point then very important to him and got the opinion verbally. Some time after the gentleman called on the counsel and said he had lost £00 by his advice, as it was a wrong opinion. The counsel said he had nev- er given an opinion and, turning to his books, sald he was confident of that. Being reminded that it was giv- en during a drive the neighbors had ‘one summer's day near Preston, the lawyer replied: “Oh, I remember now! But that was only my traveling opin- fon, and, to tell the truth, neighbor, my opinion is never to be relied upon unless the case appears in my fee Dook."—Case and Comment. Wood Screws. Of the many varieties of screws that known as the wood screw (from their ‘exclusive use in wood) is the most com- mon, and it has been made by ma- chinery for many years. At first such screws had biunt points, and therefore it was necessary to bore a bole for their reception. but about 1850 Thomas J. Sloan, a native of the United States, Gevised the well known gimlet pointed screw and machinery for its manufse- ture. oe eae ee Bemovine Tree Stumpa. 4 German method for removing stumps is simpler and less dangerous than our way. They bore a hole in the stump and pour into it equal parts of nitric and sulpburie acids. After a few weeks the largest stumps of hard ‘wood are eaten by the acid and easily crumbled with 2 pick. ‘The Shot Jerid. In southern Tusiis lies an extensive salt marsh desert called the Shott Je- wid, of which the Arabs stand in ter- ror, for many a caravan has been lost fm the salt incrasted morass, which, according to an authority, is as much ‘28 1.200 feet deep in places. The Game of Golf. Farmer Barnes — There's one good thing about golf anyhow. Farmer Fal- lows (skeptically)—What's that? Farm- er Barnes—Why, ye don’t have to play tt if ye don’t want to—London Seraps- A Possible Solution. . “Blow can a man be as stupid es that fellow ahd live?” “Some of the men at the club have a theory that he was raised on & vact- um bottle”—Jndge. 2 ot ey, wis a yon me Ca Be "1 aay, ‘why aid you name tint “reson er coc & becker meet ee eS 25 eS \ aS ( J —— te ; Gx ] JZ ee ee O75 —~ < Ae Cee Uys SR TM oN Pee CONVENTION OF THE NaA- TIONAL GRAND LODGE OF ELKS AND LADY ELKS OVER AND THE DELEGATES SAY THAT CHI- CAGO 18 THE GREATEST CON. VENTION CITY IN THESE UMI- TED STATES. Drilled teams competed with each ‘other last Friday, at the American Giants Base Ball Park. After the elee- tion of grand officer and a reception and iniation at hall. The Elks band led them forth to the Coliseum, to pay their respects to the Lincoln Jubilee. Visiting Elks:—Ross Hamilton, Min- neapolis, Minn, H. H. Pace, Alanta, Henry W. Jackson, Pittsburg, Pa, Le Rue Paxton, Pittsburg, Glover Schull, ‘Minneapolis, Minn, R. N. Hyde, Des- ‘Moines, Iowa, P. H. Southfall, Minne- spolis, Minn, Edward Pipkins, Minne- apolis, Minn, James Broueh, Minne- apolis, Minn, G. Edward Southall, Minn. Earl Hudson, Minn, T. H. Nut- ter, Wheeling, W. Va, John Clayton Stearns of New Jersey, Outer Guard. Visitors:—Thomas J. Turner, Decatur, IIL, Jeasie W. Harris, Pittsburg, Arthur G. Froe, Weleb, W. Va, and member of the Board of Education, Grand Exhalted Ruler T. Gillis Nutter, Wheel- ing, W. Va, Grand Sec’y, Geo. Bates, New Jersey, Grand Treas, James Car- ter, Richmond, Va. Grand Esteemed Lecturing Knight, Geo. F, McMichen, Baltimore, Md., Geo. Holbert of Minn., Mian., Grand Loyal Knight, Grand Lee- turing Knight, H. A. Howell, Grand Inner Guard. Philadelphia, Penn, is where the next Grand Session will be beld. . » CHD Ss Michigan, Field Agent is in charge of the Mich. exhibits. Mr. and Mrs. Harry A. Duncan, are at home to their friends at 3344 8. Park Avenue. ‘Mrs. 8. J. Carter, who for some years past, resided at 3256 Rhodes Avenue; is now residing at 3344°8. Park Ave- nue. pe: | J. A. Walden, who bas many friends, ‘around the South Side, has removed from 4523 Evans Avenue to 5232 8. Wabash Avenve. ‘The Fountain Theatre of $44 East ‘35th’ St. (near Calumet Ave.) has hanged hands, and is now directed by Wm. W. B. Clark, one of the most enterprising young Colored men in Ameries. ‘The appeal to be made to Congress, through the-work of Otis Gans Pletcher 3821 State St. He is at the Lincoln Jubilee and the scroll is in charge ‘of Miss Ella Berry. ‘Mrs. Theo. B. Mozeé, with « party of friends, inclnding George Walker, John B. Oter and his sister Miss Oter of Harrisburg, Pa, spent a few days in Bt. Louis, Mo, the first part af this week. re b GRAND OFFICERS—LADY ELES. ‘Mrs. Mamie EB. Hodges, G. D. B. Hampton, Va.; Mrs. Lottie 0. Kennedy, G, Viee D. R.; Mrs. Hattie Smith, G. Asst. D. R.; Mrs. Mary F. Green, @. Chaplain; Mrs. Hattie Cosby, G. Door- keeper; Mrs. Emma V. Kelley, G. See- retary; Mrs. Emma Cherry, G. Ree. See'ty; Mrs. Francis Young, T. Treas- urer; Mrs, Elisabeth Kimbrough, G. Escort. Grand Trustee Board. Mrs. Minnie Johnson, Mrs. Hattie Bartlett, Mrs, Sarah Robinson. Delegates. Mamie Mathews, Mary Starr, Jessie C. Corston, Susie B. Williams, Hattie Hubbard, Octavia Corbin, Gertrude Montgomery, Mary Williams, Rose Cooper, Florence Johnson, Evlyn Wil- liams, Lizzie Newsome, Ethel Bundy, Julia Smith, Maude Bell, Ben Kelley, V. Wise, Leun Brownell, Bdith Hop- kins, Mattie Alfred, Ella Harris, Daisy Weleh, Mary Henry, Minnie Brown, El- Is Wave. #109 L. B. P. O.—White Duck suits and eaps., special corp. ‘ Chas. Young Lodge of Elks. Captain Otis B. Duncan: Ist Lieut, John W. Slaughter; 2nd Lieut, Jesse H. Wormley; Ist Sergt., James C. Adams; Color Sergt, B. J. Johnson; Sergt, John C. Allen; Sergt., Hazel Wallace. Corporals; Moss, Taylor and Faut. Privates; Bender, Byrd, Cosby, Gar- rett, Holmes, Johnson, Jones, Lewis, Marshall, Motley, Wells, Wilson, Per- kins, Richards and Smith. Dr. T. L. Griffith of Des Moines, Towa was in the city attending State Baptist Conference. He is the able pastor of The Corinthian Baptist Chureh and Pres. of the Western Bap tist Convention. ‘Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Clinkseale, 5652 8. State Street, on last Saturday even- ing pleasantly entertained in honor of Prof. and Mrs. P. A. MeGinnis, of Wil berforee, Ohio, and Dr. and Mrs. Fears of South Bend, Ind. ‘Mrs. Alie Croker and her two sons of Richmond, Ind., are here in the city visiting Mrs. O. J. Buckner of 3817 State Bt. The children are just wild over the boys at the bench in the ex- position. Mr. E. J. Taylor exemplified the N. T. Degrees at the last session of the Grand Commandery of Knight Tem- plers at Rock Island. He is said to be one of the best im this country performing his duty without » Ritual ‘He is Chicagoan. 3 Prof. J. C. Leftwich, Pres. of as Industrial School for Indian and Col ored children in Clearview, Oklahoms, stopped off to visit his friend, B. W. Fitts, proprietor of the Orystal Print ing House om his way to Hammond Ind, where he addressed 5,000 peopl at a christian convention. MBS. A STEPHEN'S CAFE AND RESTAURANT. There is no better and no more up to-date -business woman in Chicago, who is ‘more widely and. favorsbly known then Mrs. “A. Stephens, whose place of business is st 2913 8. State Street. ‘All of ber patrons receive the very best and most courteous treetment and are served with wholesome food, at the cooking s specialty. She also success- fully conducts s furnished rooming house for men only st 2927 8, State ‘Btreet and her places of business are ‘worthy of the patronage of the public. PAGE FIVE CHIPS. Mrs. W. R. Benson and son formerly of Chicago have returned from an ex- which they made their home in Rupert; she is now stoping at 3355 Prairie Ave. Anti-Air Creft Shells, ; Special shells have to be used in anthair craft guns, or the ordinary shell fired into the air cannot be seen fm its fight, and the gunner would have no idea whether be went near hhis target or not. So “tracer” shells are used in anti-air craft guns. ‘This shell leaves a trail of smoke by day and fire by night, so that its fight can clearly be seen, and the gunner is able to observe how far off his target be is. ‘The “tracer” bas in its base an in- Semmable composition which is’ fired ‘as the shell leaves the gun. The actual base of the shell has in it a number of holes, through which the smoke streams as the shell makes its way through the air. At night = firework attachment to the base of the shell takes the place of the smoke compost- thon. ‘The shell itself ts 2 high explosive shrapnel—that is to say, it is a shell with a thick steel high explosive head and a thin steel body filled with bul lets. When it bursts the flying frag- ments of thick steel from the head smash up the aeroplane or Zeppelin, while the flying bullets kill or wound the aviators Pearson's. The Greck Lesenecs In ancient times, before the com quest of Alexander the Great, there Were many differences in the dialects spoken in different parts of Greece About 330 B. C. a common dialect, sometimes called Hellenistic Greek, arvse This is the Greek of the New Testament By 800 A. D. the differ. nes between the spoken and written ‘auguage bad become so great that the herary language was supplanted by the spoken. From this time the lan- suage bas been further changed in xtammar. intlection and by the intro- duction of loan words from other lan- guages, notably from the Italian and ‘Purkish. Since the Greek kingdom ‘was established in 1890 there has been ‘@ movement toward the ancient idiom. ‘This has resulted again in a gap be tween spoken and written Greek. The Rew movement bas made such prog- Tess, however, that it is not too much to say that a modern newspaper would be now intelligible to Plato. ‘Giniieen oO iclicctin Many of the physical features of eastern Nebraska were produced by sheets of ice that invaded the region during and after the earlier stages of the great ice age. At the opening of the glacial epoch the great Keewatin Glacier sptead southward and covered large parts of the Dakotas, Minnesota and Towa and extended thence into eastern Nebraska, where jt was proba- bly several hundred feet tajck. This first stage of glaciation was brought toa close by the melting of the tee in @ warmer interglacial time or stage— the Aftonian. A remarkable assem- biage of animals invaded the region ‘after the ice had disapepared, and the bones and teeth of many of these ant- mals have been found in the Aftonian deposits of western [owa. ‘The late Professor Samuel Calvin identified the remains of horses, camels, stags, ele- woe ‘atin on Otte Olas” A curious item Ip the trade slang of hosiers is the term “pope's size,” ap- piled to vesta. They clsasify the scale of chest measurements for these as: ‘Small men's, 32 inches; slender men’s, 34 imches; men's, 36 inches; pope's, 89 fmches; out sine, 42 inches. ‘The origin of this term. which bas been current for nearly a century, was Giacassed some years ago in Notes ‘nd Queries, when it was stated on Seek memes (Sek 8 Sat a0 eomnee: ‘with the successors of St. Peter. Hi sages thet fhe head of ox oe frm’ of west end -hosiers, Mourn Pops & Plante, oriered thie size to be made specially for his own personal ‘we, and the manafsetarer called i ster him for want of a better name— London Tatler, 5 pa DFO eo the. Shes is te en gh 9 ae Sin = ee ead r : ‘Dr. 8, Josephine Baker, sa seg ye New beard of ‘has under ber over 800 nurses and 100 doctors. f N, Goodwin, a police ame ot er ‘Xone cy, has. bees Placed jp Wye honor regiment of the ‘New York police force because of con- ey {tn the performance of Mra, Thoinas 8, Rable of New Tork ‘went to work at the age of sinty-cight as shoppers’ guide for a monthly maga zine. Bt ee ee home decoretor. ’ Dr. Marjorie Kimian of San Fran. cisco ts said to be the youngest womap dentist-in America and the: second ‘Chinese woman to be graduated from the San Francisco Coilege of Physi dans and Surgeons. Though she is ¢ native of the United States, her par ‘ents are both Chinese. Current Comment. ‘Merico's right to self government 4s freely concéded. Its right to persecute Jaw abiding foreigners is what is de- nied. —Chicago News. It Degins to look as if the American Gollar were becoming almost as impor. ‘tant to the world as it is to the United ‘States.—Indianapolis News. ‘The eleven cent stamp has entered ‘our postal life. Even the task of pat- ting on stamps ts being reduced to 2 minimum these labor saving days— Baltimore Ambrican. ‘Worth is to close his London shop be canse to economize Englishwomen are buying no new dresses. America’s de- ‘sire for economy hasn't yet reached that stage—New York Tribune. PITH AND POINT. ‘Envy has torpedoed many @ friend- ship. Seas Calling a man e Har is never an ar cument. A well wisher is good, but a well doer is better. Good luck and bad habits are very ‘seldom on speaking terms. If a man got all he wished he'd have more than he knew what to do with. ‘Wise men are always doubtful about ‘the man who is dead sure of every- thing. ‘Tt fs'as safe to judge a man by the excuse he makes as by the company he keeps. 4 ‘There is as much trouble ‘over Mace- Gonia now as there was thousands of years ago. ‘When it comes to pacifying Mexico ‘the other powers seem willing to let their Uncle Sam do it, ‘There are two clabses of busy people —those who are busy in fact and those who are busy in appearance, ‘You can’t satisfy some.people. ‘They are always looking for trouble and are never happy when they find it A boy may be proud of his father and still not take much comfort in wearing the old man's castoff clothes. ‘When you hears man say that be has never made a mistake just ask him if he has ever made anything else. German Gleanings. Germany's population has grown 180 per cent in a century. ‘The goose step of the German soldier was adopted with an object, that of making the peasant conscripts more sure footed in a charge. In Germany it is said to indicate good Juck if a spider spins its web downwerd toward you. if the opers- tion is reversed that means misfor- tune. In Germany the prefix “von” means “court worthy.” It is granted by the sovereign, who alone can raise & man from the rank of a citizen to that of gentleman. ae z The Royal Box. Prince Youssuf Ineddin, the heir of the sultan of Turkey, i Sfty-cight ‘years of age. e Dowager Queen Alexandre draws an annuity from the British government of about $300,000. eee king of the’ _ ~The present ot ee ee ee Aviation Notes. ‘The. alr craft industry inFrence 4s confined almost entirely to aereplanes An Bngiish inventor's aeroplane ean eee into. eee ‘te may bappen 1 addt ‘tion of pater eee $ reste 7 ‘fon and tapering toa: paint at the "Beth and Dil “> “Sloth and Diligence. - foen to : “You work oe ‘ ‘Bow you have that field. I hear Ingenuity hes invented a plow driven by steam Why vot get one to plow for you while you sit with me in the shade and enjoy life?” ! Diligence bought the plow which ‘would plow a feld in a fraction of the ‘time it had ttken him to do it But fnstead of sitting in the shade he put ‘more land into cultivation, and it took ‘a his time to attend to the plow and ee that it worked properly. ee encom bad ‘more’ to do then ever on account of ‘the new land he had eyltivated. - ‘Barvest overt, Sloth went to pay Dil- tgence a visit, saying to himself, “Now ‘he will have a little giore time to talk to me.” But be found him conferring ‘with Ingennity tp regard to a larger. more powerful plow, thet be might ‘next season put still more land in cul- ‘vation. ) ‘Moral.—There ig mo cure for dili- ‘gence—Boston Journal, | ——— ; Plas oe Watchdoos. Im some parts of Mexico the wild hogs, which the natives call jabalis GQab-bab-lee), savage beasts in thelr ee er enn ee ne te = Beate Seay SB go o8t into the ‘ills with the and fight of copetes ee other wa animale; if ehey are raised with chickens they will pro- tect them, and round a ranch house at ‘night they are as useful as any dog. sauna Sect by watare, (ear can be until they follow their mas ter round like a dog. The landlord of @ hotel in one of the border towns even keeps one of the wild bogs as a playmate for his baby son. ‘The jabali is only first cousin, how. ever, to the domestic pig. Swine are divided into two main branches. In ‘one Ine is the farmer's pig, descended from the wild hog of Burope, and in the other is the jaball, which is really a peceary. But the jabali is quite “piggy” enough with his email flexibie ‘snout, long mottled bristles and long sharp tusks. Vitis of the Butcher Bied. Some call it the butcher bird, but the real name is shrike. It is one of the oddest birds we have, because it represents a creature that is changing tts type. “Should you happen to walk through the country and come across a thorn tree with a small garter snake or a mouse impaled on a spike you may know that a shrike is around Originally the bird was insectivorous and spent its time eating grasshoppers and such like. Somehow it got a taste of mouse or perhaps a smaller bird that it Killed in a fight It liked the meal, and naturally the bill of tare ‘was extended, to incinde mice, snakes and Usards. Very fory is the shrike It had no talons to tear its prey apart, 0 it hit on the plan of impaling the ‘Victim upon @ thorn, where it could dine leisurely and on the installment plan. The butcher bird is about nine inches long and looks something like » mocking bird. — Philadelphia North American. 5 "The Tyranny of Wille. Many petty tyrants have sought tc Smpose their will on posterity. Henry Bodd, who died in 1802, gave proof ix his will of 2 prejudice against mus taches, “In case my son Edward shal ‘wear mustaches.” he stipulated, “then the devise hereinbefore contained in favor of him of my estate called Pep per Park shall be void. and I devise the same estate to my son William, bis appointees, heirs and assigns. And in case my said son William sball wea: mustaches then the devise hereinbefore contained in favor of him of my estate called Twickenbam Park shall be void and I devise the same estate to my son Baward.” Presumably the sons accept ‘ed that close shave for « fortane—Lon- don Spectator. A Mighty Workman. Mrs. McTavish (to neighbor)—Is it true that-your Jock startit to work in the pit tast Monday? Mrs. Christie (her face giowinig with pride)—Quite true, Mrs. M. and, what's mair, I sec by the papers that there's been twa thoosand mair tons o” coal shipped last week than ever bas been before! I aye ‘said Jock had the makin's o « guid rena te a oe a ee Fires of any sise are so scarce in Bolland that the city of Rotterdam. ‘with q population of over 400,000, bus practically no fire department, while the prevalence of cauals offers an ever ready water supply to Sight aay fires which might occur. Long and Short of It. eee ere yor otek Satin? = “Well,” reptied Mr. Bitnks, “antict- pation is broader and higher, but reall- ‘sation fs longer and Gatter.”—-Philadel- ‘pia Ledger. eee | 6 ‘viewpoint of an tnnocent =a ‘the oid codger, “I believe that the keenest e ‘I know of occurs when two @yepepticn get to- pan compare thelr symptoms.” Lc. Eater: War tances. She war lance of the middle ages 2S See = ae EE = eae 7 Oks ee : a eens 2 aie te mAh ¢ 2 7" The Good Old Timon = Crater Lake's Gamy Trout. "At one time in Rome political offices} Whether it be from the tempera ‘were auctioned off in public to the high-| or the quality of the water ts ‘est bidder. In ancient Greece theft was known, but it is the testimony of not considered so much of a disgrace 23 | perienced anglers that, pound being caught at ft. © pound, Crater lake trout .are be "Our prisons are not ideal, but we! fighters than trout found elsewber have made progress in dealing with] “Around the edges of the lake.” erime. ‘There were formerly fourteen | the general superintendent of the P offenses in Delaware punishable by| “there is no foliage to entangle ; hanging. In the early history of Con-| hook and line. and it is the ideal p wecticut lying, “that foulle gnd gross| for the amateur fisherman. Whe ‘sin,” was punishable with five stripes | was there the lake was so clear ‘at the whipping post and confinement | you could see to a depth of forty | fm stocks; people were imprisoned in| ‘The first Osh I caught I saw take ‘awful dungeons for gebt. In Rome| fly. I saw every motion of bis t men were sold ito slavery to pay| until I finally landed bim on the b Gebts; creditors cogld tear the body of | which I only did with the aid of on the debtor to pleces, each recelving 2| the concessioners in the park. | pleee according to the size of his credit. | not know of any otber place in ‘Poday ie the best day creation has| world where an amateur fisherman ‘ever seen. For 2,000 years the Sermon | swing his dy in any direction witl on the Mount, like leaven, has been danger of catcbing ft on some | pertheating the hearts of men. At last| and when he hooks his fsb wi only that which is good can endure.| every motion as he fights for fret ‘The fires of time burn out the dross. | I agree with Emerson Hough in e ‘There is “one faroff divine event, to-| word that be has said about fishin ward which all creation moves.” It 1s| Crater lake.” perfection—but it is not bere—Lealle’a. Pane ———_——_ District of Columbia. Bettina « Fashion. ‘The municipal government of Some years ago the coral fishers of ‘Torre del Greco, near Naples, were in hard straits, The value of coral bad fallen vo low that they were no longer ‘able to find purchasers for their bar vest. At last in their despair they be- sought the queen to come to their aid. At the first great court ball that was held that year at the Quirinal the queen, to the surprise of all bebolders, wore about her neck a collar composed of six rows of coral instead of ber su: perb collar of pearls, and her black bait ‘was crowned with a diadem of coral and brilliants. From that evening the mode changed. Old coral ornaments that had been hidden away for years ‘and years were again displayed at the Jewelers’ and were snapped up by eager purchasers. Queen Helena's ob- Ject was attained, and that court ball marked the beginning of more prosper- ‘ous days for the coral fishers of Torre del Greco. ‘The Crtanman'e Wardrehe, | ie “Heme ie in Cites” lass Taylor Headiand tells the following ‘story to illustrate the conveniences of the Chinese costume: A Chinese government representa- tive who was uew to American ways ‘came to the home of an eminent New ‘York banker fora week's visit. It was ‘winter, bot he came without luggage, and yet every day be appeared at din- ‘ner with a change of garments. At first his hostess wondered bow he man- ‘aged it, but soon she discovered that ‘bis body was his trunk and that in- stead of putting his clothes into his trunk he put his trunk into his clothes, His garments were like the layers of an onion, except that any layer might De worn on the outside, and as some ‘of his gowns—for such they might be ‘ealled—were of silk, lined with fur, or fur, lined with silk, he could wear them either side out at will oxtail Caeatn® ‘The lowest form of bird life which exists is believed to be the kiwi, or Apteryx nantelli, of New Zealand It is 80 scarce, however, that scientists consider themselves lucky to get a spec- fmen in any condition It is without ‘wings or tail; its legs are short, but very strong, and are used for digging. ‘The chief food of the bird is eartb- ‘worms. The body covering ts a cross between hair and feathers. The kiwis develop great speed and make 4 des erate fight when attacked. A pecul- iar characteristic is that during the rocks of roots of trees and when at rest resemble to some extent a hedge. hog when it is curled up. Efforts to ‘breed them in captivity have utterly fafied, and enly 2 few museums cap boast of specimens Explained. ‘When he came in late he said to his ‘waiting wife, “See the nice present I brought you" , “Where is it?" “Here it is. A point lace ‘handker let.” “Ob, ain't st beautifull “Yen, it cost a dollar, marked down to 99 cents.” “My, what 2 horrible odorf” “Ob, that's the scent off the dollar” hiteeiae Chesterfield on Drees. “When you are once well dressed for the day,” wrote Chesterfield, “think 20. more of it Always asf without any stiffness or fear of discomposing ‘that. dress let all your actions be as eesy and natural as if you had no lothes on at all” An Unkind Retort. “Zou made a fool of met” exclaimed the angry husband. . “Call yourself « foot if you wish, my Gear,” caimiy rejoined his tantalizing: ly placid wife. “but remember that you ave always claimed to be a self made COS ZL Henest. Anyhow. “So you are marrying the men of your choice?” “Not exactiy the man of my eboice; rather the man I could get”—Detrolt Free Press, Quite Manly. . ‘Mother—I'm afraid you are overeat fag. Tommy. (keeping oa) —1 ain't afraid Women get scared at things “fore men do.—Boston Transcript. | ‘Cold Proposition, ~ anh as sat sens ess sr steamer? Gotham—Well, was introduced to a git? from — iz Self Sacrifice. No man has ever sacrificed bimself in the common meaning of that phrase, which is self sacrifice for another alone, Men make daily sacrifice for others, but it is for their own sake first, They must content their own spirit first. A man must feel better for doing a duty than he would for shirking it. ° "Take the case of the Berkeley Cas- tle, a British troopship crowded with soldiers and their wives and children. ‘There was room in the boats for the women and children only. The colonel Mined up bis regiment on the deck and said, “It is our duty to die that they may be saved.” ‘There was no mur- mur, no protest. ‘The boats carried ‘away the women and children. When the death moment was come the colo- el ane Ses cows et oe ores posts, the men stood at it,” and s0, a8 on dress parade, with their flag fiying and the droms beating, they went down, a sacrifice to duty for duty’s sake. They were soldiers with a soldier's pride—a soldier's self re- spect. They bad to content a soldier's spirit—Mark Twain. Brush your teeth By all means brush your teeth religiously and well, but for pity’s sake brush your tongue too. Wield your brush backward and forward, under and over, to the north, to the south, to the east and west, scour it with fervor, for it is in truth a tiny forest of dense foliage wherein lurks the unseen enemy. Every time you open your mouth a whole regiment of Uttle microbes charge through the aperture and take up quarters somewhere in the confines of your chewing apparatus. Seek them out and annihilate them before sleep enfolds you, for, fortified with an enor- mous capacity for work, they rest not, neither do they weary, and you may awaken in the morning to find whole companies firmly intrenched in the middle of your tongue. If you can't conceive of your own particular organ being so invaded take a microscope and mirror and get busy.—Philadel- phia Ledger’ ‘The greatest ocean depth yet sound- ed is 31,200 feet, near the island of Guam. If Mount Everett, the world’s highest mountain, were plucked from its seat and dropped into this spot the ‘waves would roll 2,000 feet about its crest. Into this terrible abyss the wa- ters press down with a force more than 10,000 pounds to the square inch. The stanchest ship ever built would be crumbled under this’ awful pressure Uke an egg shell under a steam roller. A pine beam fifteen feet long which held open the mouth of the trawl used in making a cast at a depth of more than 18,000 feet was crushed flat as if it had been passed between rollers. ‘The body of the man who should at- tempt to venture to such depths would be compressed until the flesh was fore- ed into the interstices of the bone and his trunk was no larger than @ rolling Pin. Still the body would reach the Dbottom.—Pearson’s Weekly. That plants die like animals we all know, but we do not know the exact moment when they die. For hours a dead plant seems alive. There is no twitch, no death spasm. A scientist bas, however, succeeded not only in noting the precise moment when a plant gives up its life, but in recording its death spasm. The plant is heated ‘very gradually so as to avoid all exct tation. This is done by placing the plant in a water bath the temperature of which is continuously raised by the application of a gas or spirit flame. At ©0 degrees C. a spasmodic extraction takes place. All attempts to obtain response after this fail, even though the plant is cooled down to its normal temperature. This death temperature of 60 degrees is constant for all plants, Eyes of a Bird. Fishes and birds have an advantage over human beings in their ability to see on both sides of them. Their eyes are set not for looking straight ahead, but for looking out on each side. ‘That 4s because they balance thelr bodies to right or to left, while we balance forward and backward. A bird can watch the tips of both wings at once. ‘The pilot of an aeroplane has to turn his bead from side to side to see his wing tips. ‘< Madge — Why did you throw him over? Mabel—He would have been 4 Very parsimonious husband. Madge— But he fairly lavished money on you uring the engagement. Mabel—Yes; but as soon as we began to talk honey- moon the first thing he did was to look Up excursion rates—Judge. Inconsistency. ‘Mrs, Bacon—He’s a very inconsistent man ‘Mrs. Egbert—Indeed? “Yes. Why, he tried to break his boy of being left handed, and he could only punish the little fellow with his left hand."—Yonkers Statesman. A Great Effort. “Quiet. children, quiet!” says the German mother in Fiegende Blatter. “Pather is tired to death. He wrote a letter today that will go so very far— ‘all the way to America.” Take Along a Hammer, Sbe—Havre you been up fo break ea BT A Sains sttong.—Boston ‘Transcript. | Zhe victue of prosperity 4s temper- ence. The virtue of ettventty is Sets >, ae oN dee atl ‘ne ale ail tees ened, ‘Whether it be from the temperature or the quality of the water is pot known, but it is the testimony of ex- perienced anglers that, pound for pound, Crater lake trout are barder fighters than trout found elsewhere. “Around the edges of the lake.” said the general superintendent of the park, “there is no foliage to entangle your hook and line, and it is the ideal place for the amateur fisherman. When | was there the lake was so clear that you could see to a depth of forty feet ‘The first fish 1 caught I saw take the fly. I saw every motion of his body until I Gnally landed bim on the bank, which I only did with the aid of one of the concessioners in the park. I do not know of any other place in the world where an amateur fisberman can swing his fy in any direction without danger of catebing it on some twig and when be hooks bis fish watch every motion as he fights for freedom. I agree with Emerson Hough in every word that be has said about fishing in Crater lake.” District of Columbia. ‘The municipal government of the District of Columbia, including the en tire city and adjoining territory, is vested by act of congress in three com- missioners. two of whom are appoint ed by the president from citizens of the district baving bad three years residence therein immediately preced ing their appointment and confirmed by the senate. The other commission- er is detailed by the president of the United States from the corps of engt- neers of the United States army and must have litieal rank senior to cap- tain or be a captain who bas served at least fifteen years in the corps of engl- gineers of the army. ‘The commisston- ers appoint nearly all the subordinate official service of said government ex- cept the board of education, which is appointed by the supreme court of the District of Columbia. There is not an elective officer in the District, and the People living there hare no vote in 2 presidential or other election. Sih ot in Oe Se As to the origin of the rose there ts ‘a legend that a Jewish maid of Beth- lehem (whom Southey names Zillah) was beloved by one Ham'ull, a brutist sot. Zillah rejected bis suit, and Ham'ull vowed vengeance. He gave cut that Zillah was a demoniac, and she was condemned to be burned, but God averted the flames, the stake bud ed, and the maid stood unharmed un- der'a Tose tree full of red and white roses, “then first seen on earth since paradise was lost” _ From other sources it would appear that the rose was first white, and the ‘Turks say it was colored with the blood of Mohammed and will never suffer the lower to lie on the ground, while contrary to this, the Greeks hold that tt derived its color from the blood of Venus when she trod on a thorn of the white thorn when going to the as sistance of the dying Adonis. The Jecese Goda What humor could be wider than that of life itself? Franz Schubert on his deathbed read the complete works of J. Feniwore Cooper Jobn Milling. ton Synge wrote “Riders to the Sea” on a secondhand forty dollar typewrit- er and wore a celluloid collar. Rieb- ard Wagner made n living during four Jean years arrancinz {talian opera arias for the cornet. Thomas Henry Huxley's wife called bim “Hal” Her. bert Spencer sang bass In a barber shop quartet and was in love with George Eliot. William Shakespeare was a social pusher and bought uim ‘@ bogus coat of arms. Bismarck was afraid of his mother. The greatest sol- ier in Hungarian history was named Hungadi Janos.—Owen Hatteras in ‘Smart Set. aS ae A New York bellhop who bought a hotel had a code for the art of getting tips which ts as follows: Play the honeymooners hard. New- ty wed men like to make a splurge be fore their brides. Don't waste time on “big bugs.” Shower attention on the women. If they tip at all they tip liberally. Don't “stall.” Do your part and then leave it to the guest. ‘Don't persecute tightwads. Shame them with faultless service. Don’t make yourself obnoxious by greed for tips. Above ail, save.—Exchange. - His Chosen Profession. “And what do you expect to be when you grow up, Bobby,” asked a minis- ter, “a lawyer, like your father?” “No,” Bobby replied. “Mother says I'm too much like papa to make a suc- cossful lawyer. I did think i'd be a rum major. but I guess I'll be a lion tamer.”—Chicago News. Egypt's Desert. It has been discovered that the air of the Egyptian desert is as free from Decterial life as the polar regions or the high seas, and tt ts’ an excellent place for people suffering from rheo- a ‘Telegraph. ed, nd An angry ostrich ts 2 great fighter. Ho strikes oot. with bis feet, and his Jegs, being immensely strong, be can ‘with no\great amount of exertion, ki amen Her Prize. Daughter— Did you have to fish much. mamma. before you caught soo Mother—Fish, my dear—Ssb! 1 ‘Wes bear hunting—London M. A P. Ss Pere ice "Virtue that parieys 4s near surren- ‘Gel? Sacrifice. Brush Your Toraue. i i Be SS Eves of a Bird. Fereshadowed. ‘Inconsistency. A Great E@c-4. ‘Take Along a Hammer. Harvest Time i, & How, come and see g 4. barren Sbantung. Here. tov, Ms the ting Supreme interest to th. tel Life in the country js ractealyat red by so many wheat harvest, ag Srey od man and ona byt He te see’ coe more. For meses? fore all plans are made with relena, to it Carpentry, masonry. Work at every kind must either be fhe fore “pulling wheat tine” op ‘aid ete at that time to wait until the fs over. No matter how imp = the eyes of « foreign Tesident the Work to hand may become, be east beg or bay his workmen toy when once the wheat is ripe, Tn the ospitals all the patients waat well by wheat puillug tine ‘gt must stay on, but many a one incay tated im hand oF foot for rea gee oes home to take his or Ler panes “watching the ste,” that all the me of the family may go to the feid an thrashing floor.—Christian Leraig —— ‘The Irish of the Balkan. The Servians are the Irish of sony, eastern Europe, with all the virtues sag some of the weakuesses of the Ini ‘People. ‘They are especially proad their national poetry, which they poy sess as no other natin possesses ‘modern times, for they still have their ‘national bards—men who live by may ing national song, not highly cultured Poets, but men in the street They dy Bot go to ® newspaper to report what they hear, but to the next ina of ext fee house, and there take up thelr ip struments to recite what they have t way. Virtually our bards are anciest reporters. The old ones sing. Thow of the present day stenograph Th Servian language is the richest and most musical of the Slav dialects, The Bussian language has that reputation Dut ft is not so musical and clear and Fich.—Miyatoviteh, Servian minister t England, in the Manchester Guardian Clouded Wiedews. | Many people have a window ora part of one which they would like tax Ted to the too curious gaze of pastes by of, possibly, of neighbors. ‘This can be managed by prettiy crystallizing the window glass as fo: lows: Fill a jam pot onethini fall gum arabic and add a little hot water Let this soak for some bours sl when the gum has quite dissolved add the same quantity of epsom six ‘Then stand the jam pot in a basin of hot water and stir well until the sit has quite dissolved. Apply the mix ture to the glass quickly with a camels hair brush. The effect 1s like crystallized grou glass, and, while light is admitted, a0 one can see through it The effect a plain ground giass is obtained by using @ linen rag instead of a brush an patting the preparation on thinly—Ex change (eects ca ahaa iene General Sir John Younshusband, te well known writer on military sub Jects, was once cleverly victimized by ‘some Indian natives. At a village where he was encamping the dusky inhabitants brought to his teut a num ber of sapphire-like stones which they stated bad been dug up at 2 spot some distance from the villaze. Sir Jota was convinced that he had luckily bit on a treasure mine. He bought every stone the natives possessed. “I had dreams of boundless wealtb.” said Sir John when relating the str “and on my arrival at Calcutta 1 bas tened to have the stones valued ‘Lovely color, light, perfect, not a fav. worth 50 guineas apiece—if they wer not made of Birmingham paste” 3s the expert's crushing criticism.”—Low don Tatler. Gite of a Pastel Cord. Don’t despise the badly written Dos” ‘al card, moralizes a writer in Bust ness. He received a cand that Was written in a scrawl and showed signs of having been in the writer's pocket for some time after he bad signed it But it was answered just as if it bal been written by a reputable business man. And it was. It seemed that the card had been hastily written on the cars, put into the merchant's pocket discovered several days later and then mailed. “We have since.” concludes the writer, “done a very nice business with this man.” His Music Room. “and you cail this your music room?” “Yea.” “But there are no musical instr ments in it?" “No. It’s so constructed that I can't hear any of the surrounding music that may be turned on from time to time.” —Violin World. A Lesson In English. ‘Deacher—Now, Clarence, can you tell me what “can't” is the abbreviation of? Clarence—It’s the abbreviation of “cannot” ‘Teacher—That's right. Now: ‘Edgar, what is “don't™ the ‘abbrevis- tion of? Edgar—“Doughnat."—Chict” go News. 5 Tee 2 Contentment in old age Mr by him alone who has not lost faith ip what is good. his persevering strengt? of will and his desire for active = ployment —Turgenieff. + Splendid Scheme. Mother (of her son)—He has s bean tiful voice, and we bave had bin tanght the Sute so that he can accom pany himself —Exchanze —_——- He Did. “Dia Stmkins get any demeses abi be? My dear to see his face.” _ 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. Beautiful Autom FUNERA Auto Hearse, Two L persons, black-broad clo plush, Grave, Out Side Beautiful Automobile FUNERALS $65.00 Auto Hearse, Two Limousines carrying twelve persons, black-broad cloth casket, or any color in plush, Grave, Out Side Box and Embalming. 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Although but few persons know that this stone can be anything but hard, the flexible stone is not so much of a curiosity as it seems, for it is found in North Carolina, and there are specimens of it in a case at the Philadelphia collection. The sensation of handling a piece of stone which bends like a piece of rubber is a strange experience. If handled too roughly the stone breaks—Indianapolis News. A Museum's Worst Enemy. One of the worst enemies curators of museums have to contend with is a tiny beetle, which works so neatly that there is no evidence of its woeful work until the specimen is found dismembered or otherwise ruined. Neither in America or England has any effectual remedy been found. The tiny mischief worker is the Anthrenus museorum. The adult measures only or even less than one-eighth of an inch in length and is convex in form. The female lays eggs in specimens, and the larvae feed on them—the valued butterfly and the magnificent beetle—brought from afar. These larvae are small, plump, hairy grubs, and the sole sign of their presence, likely to be overlooked by the amateur, is a few specks of brown dust in the case—Scientific American. Next Door to It. An acquaintance of the late Josh Billings was one day talking with him about the remarkable increase of imitations and substitutes for original articles, as oleomargarine for butter, celluloid for ivory, and so forth, "and," said be, "many of the substitutes go ahead of the real thing. I guess in time there will be a substitute for everything, though I don't know about wisdom." "No," replied the humorist, "up to the present time at least there is no really good substitute for wisdom. But silence is the best that has so far been discovered." 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"Oh, but he is a foreign nobleman, my dear!" "I don't care." said the other girl. "I'll be jiggered if I'd marry a man who does his courting with a bored air."—Louisville Courier-Journal. A Detail. Enthusiastic Aviator (after long explanation of principle and workings of his biplane)—Now you understand it, don't you? Young Lady—All but one thing. Aviator—and that is? Young Lady—What makes it stay up?—New York Times. Business. Madge—Why don't you tell him frankly that you don't like him as well as you do Charlie? Marjorie—How can I dear? I'm not just sure that Charlie will propose. Judge. The Curious Pair Mrs. Rubba—I wonder why that woman keeps watching me so? Mr. Rubba—Perhaps she's trying to find out why you are staring at her—Philadelphia Press. Peking Observatory. It is believed that the observatory at Peking is the oldest in the world, having been founded in 1279 by Kublai Khan, the first emperor of the Mogul dynasty. Covent Garden. Covent garden, London's greatest vegetable and fruit market, was once a convent garden owned by the monks of Westminster. Chicago, Ill. A Detail. Business. The total Russian forces, infantry, cavalry and artillery, at Balaklava has been variously estimated at from 30,000 to 50,000 men, while the English force was much smaller in numbers. The two famous charges of that day were that of the heavy brigade of about 900 men against 3,000 Russians and the still more renowned charge of the light brigade of about 600 men against the Russian guns. No accurate figures seem to be recorded, as those given by various authorities differ greatly. The result of the first charge was the break of the Russian cavalry, which fled back to the protection of their artillery and were not pursued very far by the British. The second charge was unsuccessful as a military measure, for, though the Russian gunners were momentarily driven from their guns, they returned and fired upon friend and foe alike, while a superior force of cavalry engaged the British. It is said that evening parade saw only ten men mounted out of the 600 who had ridden in the charge. Sights In Italian Cities Genoa and Rome are the most beautifully lighted cities in Europe because their streets are narrow enough to allow of the slinging of white electric globes across from house to house. There are no disfiguring lampposts, but at intervals down the middle of the street swing the globes of light of the tint of moonlight. Venice, on the contrary, is terribly overlighted and glitters distressingly and inappropriately. Ruskin complained that the gas in the great plaza had grown so dazzling in his day that walking or sitting there he could no longer see moon or stars. What would he have thought of the horrid exaggeration of the clusters of electric lights? Without being a Ruskin one longed to switch off nine out of every ten.—London Globe. How Very Annoying! Just as the young man raised his hat in response to a bow and a smile from the beautiful girl who was passing by his foot struck a banana peel and flew out from under him. He landed on the back of his neck, his hat flying in one direction and his cane in another. "Are you hurt?" asked a friendly policeman as the victim of the accident sat up and began to swear volubly. "Hurt!" he exclaimed. "No, I'm not hurt. I'm dead sore; that what I am. That bonehead camera man across the street forgot to turn the crank, and now I've got to do that fall all over again." Then the policeman realized that he had been privileged to see a moving picture comedy in the making.—St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Putting Off. When the ship Central America sprung aleak in midocean a steamer, seeing her signal, drew near and asked, "What is amiss?" "We are in bad repair. Lie by till morning," was the answer. "Better let me take your passengers on board now." "No," said the captain; "Lie by till morning." In an hour the lights of the fled lit steamer were not visible. She had gone down, and all had perished. Mr. Moody once closed a meeting in Chicago, saying, "Think this matter over till next Sunday." On their way home from church that evening a light suddenly flashed across the sky. It was the beginning of the great Chicago fire. That congregation never assembled again—Christian Herald. Hurrying Up Melancholy Aunt Clara from the country had the habit of listening to the big clock on the town hall in the village where she was visiting and exclaiming every time it struck: "Eternity draws one hour nearer." Clarence was very much impressed with that solemn reflection. One day the big clock got out of order. While repairing it the workmen made it strike every few minutes. Clarence heard it with bulging eyes. "Oh, Aunt Clara," he said excitedly, "eternity has got a move on today!"—New York Times. His Excuse. Justice of Peace—Your wife says you struck her. Have you any excuse to offer, uncle? The Prisoner—Ah suttinly has, jedge. While I wuz prayin' fo' rain fo' mah gyardin she starts in prayin' fo' fair wedder 'case she was gwine to wash.— Boston Journal. Swise Cowballs. The cowbells used in Switzerland have a peculiar sound, rather mournful in its droning prolongation. It has been discovered that tigers fear it and run when they hear it. Therefore Swiss cowbells have been introduced into the Himalayas as a protection for cattle. Her Little Joke. "Henry," she exclaimed as he came home to dinner, "I heard something early this morning that opened my eyes." "What's your idea of luck?" "Well, I've noticed that the fellow who works most of the time to earn his way seems to get what Luck there is about"-Detroit Free Press. All Money Good In Canada All Money Good in Canada. There is no place in the world where money is under less supervision than in Canada. The coins in circulation there are not confined to the Dominion. British halfpennts and pennies circulate as freely as the cents, and United States coins of all descriptions are accepted as equal in value to the Canadian coins, though the United States refuses to handle the coins of the Dominion on its own side of the border. In the course of a busy day in Canada you are not surprised to meet coinage of many nations. Sometimes you get finds. A correspondent who is an amateur coin collector tells me he got among his change a beautiful specimen of a farthing of the reign of George III, and an hour or two afterward he became the possessor of an old Irish halfpenny over 100 years old with the harp on one side. Probably these two coins had been carefully preserved, but poverty induced the proprietors to part with them.—London Chronicle. Then There Was a Shakeup. Some years ago the Italian minister of foreign affairs, Signor Prinetti, asked his majesty King Victor Emmanuel to sign a decree for the augmentation of the staff of the foreign office. The king promised to think the matter over and the next morning set out alone on foot to pay a visit to the office. Arriving at 9 o'clock, he found no one there. A long search unearthed a solitary clerk who was smoking cigarettes. "What are the hours of this office?" asked the king. "From 8 to 12." was the reply. "And when may I expect to see your colleagues?" "They generally turn up about 11." "Very well. When your chief comes tell him the king has been here." And then his majesty sent for Signor Prinetti and suggested that instead of asking for more clerks he should make it his business to see that those already on the staff attended to their duties. The Inguisitive Japs. The Japanese have a lively desire to know all about you. They are actively interested in your health, your business, your habits, your wealth, your personal affairs, how you like your eggs for breakfast, what your clothes cost, where you are going, when you are going and why you are going; what you intend to do after you get there, what your excuse for existing is, how often you get your hair cut, how many children you have or have not and why, what your watch cost, who is your tailor, how often you wash your teeth, how much you owe, whether you have any birthmarks and what was the occupation of your grandfather. These and all other topics that are personal to you they are anxious to discover. Their curiosity is unbounded; but, my sakes, how polite they are about it!-Samuel G. Blythe in Saturday Evening Post. Hunting Trouble. When a man just naturally wants trouble it is mighty easy to find an excuse for making it. According to Mike Hogan, Casey and O'Brien were having a personal argument of their own. It had progressed to the extent that each had forgotten what it was about originally, and they were wholly oblivious of the gathering crowd until an urbane and genteel person in a frock coat put in. "Come, come, my man," be said, gently plucking Casey by the sleeve. "You don't want to fight. I can tell it by your looks. Your face is too benign"—"Two be nine! Two be nine, is it, ye scut?" bellowed Casey. "Me face is two be nine, is it?" And there was where the real trouble began—Louisville Times. Longings. A well known essayist and connoisseur of New York attended recently an artistic tea in Washington square. Near artists of all sorts—near poets, near sculptors, near painters and near novelists—attended the tea. The ladies wore djibbahs of green burlap. The gentlemen wore sandals. The collation was vegetarian. Looking calmly at that mass of freaks, he said, with a smile: "Artistic longings consist invariably, it seems, of long hair, long teeth and long faces—everything but long purses, in fact."-Washington Star. Tranches In War The Romans, who were the first to make war a real art (if one forgets a certain Alexander), were in consequence the first to use trenches. Their main line of intrenchment ran across southern Germany from the east bank of the Rhine to near the present Stuttgart. Cynical. "But be sure you're right," exclaimed the confident philosopher, "and then go ahead." "Be sure you're right," protested the married man, "and then get down on your kn^ps and ask to be forgiven."—Puck. No Truth. "They say diet has much to do with people's character." "Nothing of the sort. I saw that your Miss Tart the other day filling up on angel cake"—Baltimore American. An Outdoor Sport. "Why do you beat the rugs with a golf club?" "It looks more like I was debug this for exercise and not under compulsion"—Kansas City Journal. Discretion of speech is more than eloquence, and to speak agreeably to him with whom we deal is more than to speak in good words and good order.—Francis Bacon. Room 40, 143 North Dearborn Street Corr. Randall St. CHIAGO@O McCormick Bldg Evening Office, 3458 State Street Phone Automatic 77-574 NOTARY PUBLIC Faustin S. Delany Attorney and Counselor at Law 312 S. Clark St., Suite 422 CHICAGO COLLECTIONS A SPECIALTY Res. 4510 St. Lawrence Ave. Tel. Drexel 5200 Louis B. Anderson LAWYER Room 508 Firmenich Building 184 W. Washington St. :: CHICAGO Cor. St. Ave. PHONES: OFFICE, MAIN 4183 AUTOMATIC 33-736 RESIDENCE, DREXEL 7990 Walter M. Farmer ATTORNEY AT LAW SUITE 708, 184 WASHINGTON ST. 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WHISTOR, Proprietors Phones DOUGLAS 3256 (CHAS. HARRIS. Maneger AUTO. 72-379 | The Elite Cafe | s AND BUFFET | 3030 STATE STREET 7S M- - [CHICAGO ) PHONE OAKLAND 1016 + AUTOMATIC 72-588 < ‘3. R. DUNN. GEORGE HIGHT. Proprietors 2a_ BUDWEISER GAFE AND BUFFET ee 7 ‘Entertaining from 7:00 p, m. to 1:00 a.m. every evening 6050 S. STATE ST. . CHICAGO 15050 South State ‘Strect—Home of the Elks —— Great Lakes Lodge No. 43, I. B. P. O.E. W., organized by JR Dunn. - - - = ie ae ae a EE 1.00 Fee wee WEBER COMPANY #82.1. TAILORS pac. tee THE BROAD AX, , CHICAGO, SEPTEMBER 4, 191% THE BROAD ax caN BA FouND| SHORT AND SHARP. OM BALE AT THE FOLLOWING — NEWS STANDS: Some men do no wrong and } From on and after this date The little that is right. Broad Ax, can be found on sale atthe! uo inles to get F following news stands: a Se aie El Bi following news stands: N, B. Jones, magazines, cigars, to Daceo and news stand, 248 E. 35th St N. ©. Chalmers, cigars, tobacco, no tion store and news stand, 6013 8 State street. L. B. Chilton, news stand, 8 E. cor- ner Sist and State streets, 8, Berenbaum, Cigars, Notions and News Stand; 31 W. 51 Street, near Dearborn. E, H. Faulkner, news agency; 3100 8 ‘State street. George 1 Martin, maker of fine cig: ars and news stand, 18 W. Sst St. near State. BR. M. Harvey’s barber shep sad ‘news stand, 3024 State street. ‘S. M. Maxwell, notions, cigars, to bacco, confections and sews stand, 5244 State Bt Edward Felix, notions, cigars and news stand, 52 W. 30th St. F. Bishop, cigars, tobacco and news stand, 3 W. 27th St, near State. Sylvester MeGlofin, news stand aad laundry office, 4122 State St. William Ganghan, laundry office tigars, tobacco and news stand, 2636 State Bt EK M. Oliver, notions, cigars and news stand, 15 W. 36th Street, near Btate. A. D. Hayes, cigars, tobsceo, notions, stationery and news stand, 3640 8. State Bt George McFare, shoo shining parlers and news stand. 3800% Btate strest. 7. B. Hall, Laundry offles, cigar, tobacco and news stand. 3618 South State street. Fred M. Waterfield, cigars, tohacco, notions and news stand, 5202 South State street. Coleman & Glanton, cigars, tobscce and news stand, 3342 S. State street. Miss EB. M. McClain, hair dressing parlor and news stand. 30 W. 39h street. FP. M. Diffay, cigars, tobacee, notions and news stand. 3605 State street. Karisruhe’s First Family. Sleepy Karlsruhe is amusingly de picted by Sir Horace Rumbold, who passed a dull part of his diplomatic career there. He found Karlsruhe so- ciety entirely composed of half a dozen families of long descent and small means, who hed intermarried for gen: erations. Whoever was not a Gem- mingen was a Hardenberg or a Duerckhelm or.an Amerongen. Talley- rand hed a tale of his first visit to the Karlsruhe theater. “Who is that lady in the third box on the first tier?” “That is a Gemmingen,” said the young native who accompanied him. “And that general in the stalls?” “Also a Gemmingen.” At last Talley- rand exclaimed, “Why, you all seem to be Gemmingens!” “Yes,” said the youth in German-French, “but all are not good Gemmingens. I am a good Gemmingen—Gemmingen-Gemmingen- Gutenberg!”—London Standard. Ben Franklin's Chair, In his old age Benjamin Franklin's health failed him to « considerable ex- tent. He suffered from gout and the stone, which, with complications, eventually carried him off. But he was always exceedingly cheerful, even when suffering, and, as one of his friends has recorded, “full of anecdotes and learning.” Even at this time in his life he added to the already exten- sive list of his inventions, contriving among other things a most curious chair which, when desired, could be converted into a stepladider for the purpose of reaching the higher shelves in & Ubrary. As far as known, only one of these chairs was ever actually constructed for his own particular use, and this is owned at present by the Philosophical society of Philadelphia. Rein. _ ‘There are so many things worse than rain that we refuse to fret about it. If we had the toothache every other ay for two months straight we might growl If an amateur cornetist lived Rext door and practiced regularly we should complain; if bills were sent in once a week instead of once a month; Be bones pores want bese; if all friend ‘Were mercenary and false in ad- Yersity; if sickness visited us oftener Sind stayed longer than health; if ma- few Tight justifably be iseable we miserable and remain so. But so long as so many worse things that could be don’t arrive it can rain every day it it wants to, Most of our Joy is weather proof—Detroit Free Press, ; eet: _ Nicholas Copernicus was the founder of modern astronomy. He was born n Poland in 1473. Hils father was a Pole, and his mother was a German. ‘He went to the university at Cracow, ‘where he studied medicine, theology, mathematics and astronomy. Later he devoted his whole attention to as- tronomy and developed the “Copern!- can” system, which is the one now Gmiversally accepted. It regards the fun as the center of the solar system ‘tnd the planets,-of which tho earth is me, a8 revolving around it, while ground the majority of these primary, og at ageing ‘The first stars are es suns, each with tts own, lanetary system, = SHORT AND SHARP. Some men do no wrong and yet do little that is right. ‘The man who tries to get rich in a hurry usually stubs his toe. ‘Unfortunately, the safety first move- ment cannot be made retroactive. ‘There is nothing wrong in being @ save to habits—if they are good habits. Much unnecessary trouble is made by persons who always say just what they think. 5 ‘The riskiness of being president of Haiti suffers no abatement as the years ‘roll on. 4 | always let tho other fellow do all the getting excited; thus you hold the advantage | ‘The man who is stuck on himself seldom sees very much that is good in other people. A good many real nice men will dis. play murderous instincts when {t comes to killing time. . eee Many 2 fellow gets the reputation of being fast when his creditors think he ts mighty slow. By the time many a fellow arrives at a conclusion he is so tired he never gets away from it. ‘There isn’t much use in telling a girl you would die for her unless you carry @ pretty heavy life insurance. Don't grumble at the man who talks exclusively about himself. Some peo- ple do worse when they talk about others. An interesting question may arise as to what the United States is going to do with all the gold that European na- tions keep putting out. Over in Spain they are said to be hoarding gold. Spain is pretty old to take up the savings habit, but it's Rever too late to economize. . Town Topics. Jersey City’s population of 270,000 ts nly another brigade of New York's great army.—Boston Herald. Milwaukee has emancipated itself from the cabaret, preferring to take its nourishment in comparative peace. Chicago News. ‘The greater Baltimore means a greater Maryland, for the city is the Beart of the state, and as one beats a ee ee Newspaper alarmists assert Philadel- phia is practically without defenses, ‘but what nation would be so foolish as to bombard such a quiet place?— Albany Knickerbocker Press. Dress Hints. ‘When pressing tucks in crepe de ‘ehine, thin silks and such materials be eure to use tissue paper between it ‘and the iron, as scorching 1s easy. Don't wear brilliant colors if you have red hair and-brightly colored cheeks. You will look far better in certain shades of brown, in navy blue ‘and in light colors for evening White ‘and black will also be good choices. If buttons tear away on woolens, try sewing them on with a small linen Dutton on the under side. The needle may readily be passed through both Duttons at the same time. Buttons sewed on this way look well, no mat- ter what the garment. Household Helps. If you wish to place a dish directly om the ice put a rubber ring under it to Keep it from slipping. ‘The brush should be removed from the carpet sweeper once in awhile and thoroughly cleaned and scalded. Cakes should not be placed in a cold place or at an open window 'to cool. The steam will condense and make them heavy. ‘Wear loose chamois gloves for af dirty work whenever possible and oc- casionally sprinkle a lttle flour inside, as this prevents the heat from harm- ing the skin. ; Train and Track. ‘Australia has 18,381 miles of govern- ment railways. As a rule, one mile of railway in Great Britain takes 270 tons of rails, Photographic means have been in- vented for measuring the blows dealt by fiat car wheels to tracks under va- ‘lous conditions. Railway extension work is at pres- ext practically paralyzed in Argentina, Dut there are hopes that a bill author- taing a branch line from Santa Fe to Puerto Reconquista will be introduced at the next legislative session. Three Reels. ‘The motion picture business is rated the fth largest industry of the United States. This includes merely ‘the making of the Sims, “4 moving picture machine, built to Deovent delara. has three reels moant- ‘ide by side, and as the end of one 18 pesebed the otber 48 thrown into bas been estimated that nearly ate siest up yearly to ‘ordts Gemtnd far moving = Ea VAR ye JILLMAN' HILLMAN |. The Cranford Apartmeit Building, 3600. Wabash Ave eee a eee slang hg x he ee, & “ ee A se ee ; fat re . Hn = (Ciel ae eI is ; : ¢ a i fe |e | Tee Eo im = bh " rs Rn Se eee eS The finest building ever opened to Colored tenants in Chicago Steam heat, electric light, tile baths, marble entrance. ° J. W. Casey,Agent, + "Phone Randolph 803 74 W. WASPANGTON STREET. (American or Evropean Plan) mee UNDER!NEW 3 een | MANAGEMEN1 . Combines the restful . j 7 quiet of the country ané $3] seashore with the galetie Sail of a great city. - Only i feg| few minutes’ ride by tral ee York Ci ig] from this delightful spo bee] Hotel Lincoln is withis Bea| three minutes’ walk of the fm) Beach, where there { boating, bathing and Ssh Ge! ing; 26 magnificently 99 | j pointed rooms, single 0 Ei] en suite. Every conven! / i ence to suit the m . ie) exacting. H Excellent Cuisine, Mod erate Rates, Bost of Ser ice. — For information wri Ar Phone 1417 C. A. BRECKENRIDGE verne, L. I. Hammel Proprietor =. RANK DUNN asTasusnes TEL OAKLAND FRANK DUNN ESTABLISHED TEL OAKLAND J. B. MeCAHEY 1877 ‘1589, 1591.15 ‘TRUSTEES! JOHN J. DUNN | wWneLesacE COAL "84" FIPTY-FIRSt STREET ang ARMOURAVENUE =, RAILVARDS Giet St and L S12 B.S. Slot St and ARMOUR AVE. FRANK DUNN enieaco JOHN BLOCKI & SON PERFUMERS C. E. Kreyssler, Druggist 5057 S. STATE STREET NOT ON THE CORNER Fee Mh crade Drags, Chemicals, and Medicinal Preparations Bien gee Biockl’s Flower -. In Bottie Perfumes Phones Douglas 8653 . Auto. 74-252 The Brunswick Hotel & Buffet 3004 S. STATE STREET GEO. W. HOLT, Proprietor Phone Douglas 8629 The Mission Buffet & Billiards 3504/S. STATE ST. cHicaco -INCOLN UNDER!NEW ca] MANAGEMENT Fm} Combines the restful fm| quiet of the country and Pa] seashore with the galeties i] of a great city. - Only 8 few minutes’ ride by trala | ‘separates New York City | trom this delightful spot SB] Hotel Lincoln is within j] three minutes’ walk of the ] Beach, where there {s j] boating, bathing and fist ing; 26 magnificently a> pointed rooms, single of en suite. Every convent vence to suit the most exacting. Excellent Cuisine, Mod- qrate Bates, Best of Serr For information write 91417 C. A. BRECKENRIDGE amme! Proprietor = ee > TEL OAKLAND ee ail