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THE BROAD AX Three or Four Members of the Eighth Regiment, Illinois National Guards Are Severely Wounded in a Saloon Fight at San Antonio, Texas After Getting into an Altercation with a White Lawyer and Running-Up-Against the Provost Guard of the Nineteenth Regulars Jack Johnson and His Wife Have Run Out of Money at Madrid, Spain and Mrs. Johnson Has Soaked Her Diamonds GEN. FUNSTON IN HIS REPORT TO THE WAR DEPARTMENT AT WASHINGTON, D. C., IN RELATION TO THE AFFAIR PUTS THE BLAME ON THE COLORED SOLDIERS THAT THEY WERE BENT UPON VIOLATING THE LAW AND RECEIVED OR WILL RECEIVE THEIR PUNISHMENT ACCORDINGLY. FOR THE SECOND TIME SINCE THE DEPARTURE OF THE EIGHTH REGIMENT FROM CHICAGO, SOME OF ITS UNRULY AND LAWLESS MEMBERS HAVE BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN BRINGING SHAME AND BURNING DISGRACE ON THAT GRAND MILITARY ORGANIZATION. MAYOR WILLIAM HALE THOMPSON WHO IS THE HEAD CHIEF OF THE REPUBLICAN PARTY IN THE MIDDLE WEST WILL HAVE CHARGE OF ALL ARRANGEMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH THE GREAT MEETING TO BE HELD AT THE COLISEUM, TUESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 8TH, IN HONOR OF CHARLES E. HUGHES THE REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE FOR PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES. diers of the Eighth regiment has been ordered. Gen. Funston’s report follows: It was a budding “Brownsville incident” in which the Colored soldiers of the Eighth Illinois regiment appear to have been aggressors, that was nipped at Fort Sam Houston yesterday, official report on the affair from Gen. Funston indicated. The telegram follows: “After having been paid, about forty men of Eighth Illinois (Colored) were assembled in a saloon near the reservation. Threats were made to throw out the White soldiers, and it is believed that some disturbance occurred. Report came to guardhouse to HIS HONOR THE MAYOR WILL SEE TO IT THAT ALL OF THE WARRING FACTIONS OF THE REPUBLICAN PARTY IN COOK COUNTY WILL BE WELL REPRESENTED ON THAT OCCASION. COL. FRANK O. LOWDEN, STATE SENATOR MORTON D. HULL AND COL. FRANK L. SMITH WILL THE FIRST OF THIS COMING WEEK INVADE CHICAGO WITH THEIR BOOMS FOR THE NOMINATION FOR GOVERNOR OF ILLINOIS AND MANY OF THE OTHER CANDIDATES FOR THE VARIOUS STATE OFFICES WILL FOLLOW IN THEIR FOOTSTEPS. Vol. XXI. Three or Nation Fight cation the P Jack Johns GEN. FUNSTON IN HIS REPORT TO INGTON, D. C., IN RELATION ON THE COLORED SOLDIERS T LATING THE LAW AND REC PUNISHMENT ACCORDINGLY. FOR THE SECOND TIME SINCE T REGIMENT FROM CHICAGO, SO MEMBERS HAVE BEEN INST AND BURNING DISGRACE ON ATION. MAYOR WILLIAM HALE THOMPS, THE REPUBLICAN PARTY IN CHARGE OF ALL ARRANGEM GREAT MEETING TO BE HELD A ING, AUGUST 8TH, IN HONOR OF LICAN CANDIDATE FOR PRES HIS HONOR THE MAYOR WILL SEE RING FACTIONS OF THE REP WILL BE WELL REPRESENTED COL. FRANK O. LOWDEN, STATE COL. FRANK L. SMITH WILL T INVADE CHICAGO WITH THE FOR GOVERNOR OF ILLINOIS DATES FOR THE VARIOUS S THEIR FOOTSTEPS. In spite of the manly efforts on the part of Col. Franklin A. Denison, Commanding the Eighth Regiment Illinois National Guards and its line officers to prevent its members from getting into trouble while stationed at Camp Wilson, Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio, Texas, and thereby causing everlasting or burning disgrace to fall upon the heads of all of its members; it appears that last Monday was pay day at the Fort and on that same evening Sergt. Walter M. Blue, 3527 South State street, this city; Private Edward Lightborne, 3514 Rhodes ave.; Private S. R. Williams, 3514 Rhodes ave., all of Co. E and several other members of the Eighth Regiment entered a saloon in San Antonio which was filled with White men including many White soldiers and some how or other a saloon row was started. The newspaper account of the saloon fight and shooting follows: "Three Negroes of the Eighth Infantry were shot during the barroom battle Monday evening by the provost guard of the Nineteenth Regulars, the injured are: Sergt. Walter M. Blue, 3527 State street, shot through the loins. Private Edward Lightborne, 3514 Rhodes avenue, shot through thigh. Private S. R. Williams, 3514 Rhodes avenue, leg shattered below the knee; amputation necessary. "It is probable that other men of the Eighth were wounded by the fire of the provost guard, but managed to escape. Blue, Lightborne, and Williams are in the base hospital. All of the men are of E company. "Gen. Hill, commanding the Second brigade, said that he had no report of the fracas, and the account of the Nineteenth regiment does no credit to the Negroes. Herbert S. Henne, an attorney of New Braunfels, was a principal in the quarrel. Negroes Curse Motorist. "I drove my car around the corner just as one of the Negroes was step- ping from the curb," Mr. Henne said. "I didn't touch him, in fact nearly wrecked my car swinging out of his way. There were ten or twelve men in the party and they started to curse me. One of them threw a brick into my car. I had stopped the machine and they were evidently going to pull me out. "I ran into the saloon at New Braunfels road and Wilson street and asked the bartender for a revolver. The Negroes ran in after me and the bartender hid. The provost guard ran in to investigate the commotion and when the Negroes showed fight, opened fire. Three of the Negroes fell. I think several others were hit, but escaped." Albert Fellows of the provost guard declared that it was necessary to fire to prevent the Eighth men from making an attack. "They started to throw beer bottles when we ordered them to surrender, and as we were outnumbered 5 to 1 we had to shoot in self-defense." Negroes Tell Story. The wounded soldiers were not accessible at the base hospital, but Capt. Clinton L. Hill of Company E told their story as they gave it to him. "I sent Sergt. Blue and several men downtown to change some $20 gold pieces. It was pay day for the Eighth. Blue says they entered the saloon to get the change, and didn't try to buy a drink. "Get out of here!" was yelled at them from all parts of the barroom. Blue tried to get Williams and Light-borne out after some words with several White soldiers. As they reached the sidewalk a brick was thrown, and then the provost guard arrived." General Funston in his report of the affair to the War Department, Washington, D. C., put the greater part of the blame on the Colored soldiers; for investigation has exonerated the guard from firing on the soldiers and a trial by court martial of some of the sol- CHICAGO, JULY 29, 1916 diers of the Eighth regiment has been ordered. Gen. Funston's report follows: Gen. Funson's report follows. "It was a budding "Brownsville incident" in which the Colored soldiers of the Eighth Illinois regiment appear to have been aggressors, that was nipped at Fort Sam Houston yesterday, official report on the affair from Gen. Funston indicated. The telegram follows: "After having been paid, about forty men of Eighth Illinois (Colored) were assembled in a saloon near the reservation. Threats were made to throw out the White soldiers, and it is believed that some disturbance occurred. Report came to guardhouse to send guards to stop disturbance. Patrol of four or five men went to scene and tried to disperse crowd, but without much success. Patrol was joined by about four more members of guard and all tried to get men away by pushing them along. "Guard finally had to strike some men with butt of guns. Then members of Eighth Illinois began to throw rocks at guard. Guard finally fired several guard cartridges at legs of crowd. Wounded three members of Eighth Illinois in legs, though none seriously. Crowd then dispersed." The Eighth Regiment National Guards have only been absent from Chicago about six weeks and it is the second time that some of its members for some cause or other have gotten into trouble, being unwilling to obey orders is the main cause, why they get into all kinds of trouble, if soldiers must have their whiskey whenever pay day rolls around then some one connected with each regiment or company should be empowered to buy several barrels of whiskey, haul it onto the grounds where the soldiers are stationed and then let the men drink and fight among themselves in their tents and within the confines of their camps. *** Col. Jack Johnson and his White wife have at last it appears hit the very hard rocks at Madrid, Spain, and Mrs. Johnson has been forced to soak her diamonds in order for them to brush by. Some months ago Johnson turned up in Spain with his wife, an English boxing trainer, and a Negro boxer and took a suite of rooms at a palatial hotel. He attempted to book passage for Brazil, but learned that he was not permitted to leave Spain without a passport. The American Embassy refused to issue a passport, under instructions from Washington, because Johnson fled from Chicago during his prosecution for white slavery. Johnson went to Barcelona and staged a prize fight between himself and another Negro. The $1,000 Johnson earned soon ran out and he is trying to coax the promoters to stage another affair. He told friends that unless he can start a boxing school here he will have hard sledding. Jack Johnson would give the whole world if he only could return to Chicago and race at break-neck speed in his auto up and down old State street Continued on page 4 83 First class business man of Moline, Illinois, who is rated very high by the Dun and Bradstreet Commercial Agencies and Republican candidate for the nomination for Auditor of Public Accounts for the state of Illinois, to be voted for at the state wide primaries, Wednesday, September 13th. Hon. Julius Johnson of Moline, Illinois, Republican candidate for the nomination for Auditor of Public Accounts for this state was born in this grand old state, April 18, 1871, at Lynn, Henry county, where his highly respected and honored parents who were among the early Swedish settlers, still reside. He received his early education in the public schools of his native town, later on in life attending Augustana College, Rock Island, Illinois, after rounding out his education he returned to farming for several years and in time he became actively interested in a newspaper and in large manufacturing industries at Moline, Illinois. From time to time he has held various responsible positions in the office of Secretary of State, the State Treasurer, the State Insurance Department and other branches of the state service, therefore he is thoroughly familiar HON. JULIUS JOHNSON. is man of Moline, Illinois, who is rated wi t Commercial Agencies and Republican ca ditor of Public Accounts for the state of state wide primaries, Wednesday, September with the business of the various state offices and departments, having a wide acquaintance in all parts of this state and in every way he is just the man to nominate for Auditor of Public Accounts. For more than twenty years he has worked very hard for the success of the Republican party at all times, but this is the first time that he has been a candidate for an elective office and from every point of view he is more than justly entitled to receive the very highest consideration at the hands of his party. Mr. Johnson is happily married and he and Mrs. Johnson are the proud parents of two bright and interesting children, they are devoted members of the Lutheran Church and they reside in a lovely home at Moline. Mr. Johnson is a prominent member of many fraternal and benevolent organizations, he is also a member of the Hamilton No. 45 ent, Illinois a Saloon to an Alter- Up-Against Madrid, Spain very high by the Dun candidate for the nomi- Illinois, to be voted er 13th. Club of this city. In his race for the nomination for Auditor of Public Accounts he has so far visited 75 counties out of the hundred and one counties in this state and he will visit the other 26 counties before he ends his campaign. He has traveled thousands of miles by auto, thereby enabling him to come in close contact with the voters. The Swedish American Republican League of Illinois at its meeting at Peoria the first part of last March, 443 delegates present and voting highly endorsed him for the position he is seeking. Shortly after the middle of August Mr. Johnson will spend the most of his time from that time on until the close of the state wide primaries in Chicago, in an effort to meet thousands of its voters face to face whom he believes will greatly assist in putting him over the plate Wednesday, September 13th, for Auditor of Public Accounts for the great state of Illinois. PAGE TWO THE BROAD AX Published Weekly In this city since July 15th, 1899, without missing one single issue, Republians, Democrats, Catholics, Protestants, single Taxers, Priests, infidels or anyone else can have their say as long as their language is proper and responsibility is fixed. The Broad Ax is a newspaper whose platform is broad enough for all, ever claiming the editorial right to speak its own mind. Local communications will receive attention. Write only on one side of the paper. Subscriptions must be paid in advance. One Year.....$2.00 Six Months.....1.00 Advertising rates made known on application. Address all communications to THE BROAD AX 6532 St. Lawrence Ave, Chicago, Ill PHONE WENTWORTH 2597. JULIUS F. TAYLOR, Editor and Publisher. Entered as Second-Class Matter Aug. 19, 1902, at the Post Office at Chicago, Illinois, under Act of March 3, 1879. At a recent gathering of life insurance men one of the old timers exhibited a copy of a permit which had been attached to a policy issued in 1863. This permit read: "The within assured has permission to reside in any settled part of the states of California, Nevada, Oregon or Washington territory and while so residing to make trips (as a passenger only) on first class steamers plying between the ports of Washington territory, the states of California and Oregon and the Sandwich Islands and to proceed to and return from in like manner or by public conveyance overland: "Provided that written notice be given by the assured whenever any trip to the Sandwich Islands or to the Atlantic states is undertaken to the general agent of the company at San Francisco, Cal., and provided, also, that on the overland route the said assured to take his own risk by death from hostile Indians."—Wall Street Journal A Natural Born Spender. When a long forgotten cousin died and left Miss Mitfield a round hundred thousand the entire village, after having recovered from the shock, fell to wondering whether the faded little spinster, after having for sixty-three years pinched and scraped and plain sawed just to keep soul and body together, would, after all, get much comfort from her eleventh hour opulence. The state of little Miss Mitfield's mind was revealed when her next door neighbor inquired what she should do with her money—did she mean to save it? "Save it!!" Her eyes flashed with new found scorn. "Listen to me, Betsy; all my life long I've wanted a pair of side combs with yellow glass beads onto 'em, and now I'm goin' to hey 'em; yes, ma'am, even if I should hey to go as high as 50 cents!"—Youth's Companion. Coffee With Milk For many years after coffee was first drunk in Europe, says the Manchester Guardian, no one thought of mixing it with milk any more than the Turks and Arabs do now. The use of coffee au lait seems to date from 1687. Mme. de Sevigne, writing to her daughter in that year, said that a doctor much in vogue "has taught us to mix sugar and milk with our coffee. They make a most delightful compound, which will help to support me through the rigors of Leut." In a letter written seven years earlier she had mentioned as an eccentric proceeding on the part of Mme. de la Sabliere that "she drinks milk to her tea." Readers of "Unbeaten Tracks In Japan" may remember that one of the Almus thought it disgusting that Mrs. Bishop should drink milk and pollute her tea with a fluid having so strong a smell and taste. Bin Van Winkle—Himself. Joseph Jefferson used to tell a story of his visit to a village in the Catskill mountains. He was taking a cup of tea in the hotel when he heard a negro waiter giving a detailed account of legends. "Yes, sah." he continued. "Rip went up into de mountains, slep" for twenty years, and when he come back hyar in d berry town his own folks didn't know him." "Why," said the listener, "you don't believe the story's true." "True? Ob course it is. Why," pointing to Jefferson, "dat's de man." Boss Prevaricators. "There goes a man who boasts that he has never bought a gold brick." "Reminds me of the fellow who says he has never told a lie." "Yes. He reminds me of the chap who says the upkeep of his automobile is next to nothing." "And he's in the same category with the man who says he never was sick a day in his life." — Birmingham Age-Herald. VATICAN HAS SHIP For First Time Since 1870 Papal Flag Flies Over Steamer. TO CONVEY REPRESENTATIVES Painted With White and Yellow Stripes—Safety Said to Be Guaranteed—Reported Von Buelow Believed Best Way to Punish Italy Was to Restore Temporal Power to Pope. Rome.—For the first time since 1870 the Papal flag is flying over a steamer owned by the Vatican, and strangely enough, it is sheltered in the Civita Vecchia harbor with the consent of the government at Rome. When United Italy under Victor Emmanuel II. established the house of Savoy at Rome in 1870, the pope was deprived of all power and position as a sovereign. He became a voluntary prisoner in the Vatican, while the king housed his court in the former papal palace of the Quirinal. As every king has been a devoted Catholic, the enmity between the king and pope has been a political expediency, a fiction in fact. Loyalty POPE Photo by American Press Association. POPE BENEDICT XV. to the Catholic church on the part of influential members of the Italian cabinet, combined with the fear of German submarines, has brought to the pope the privilege of flying his own flag once more in Italian waters. The steamer has been bought by the Vatican to convey officials of the Catholic church whom the pope desires to send abroad as his representatives. The first voyage will be to South America, to convey the new papal nuncu, Mgr. Bassallo di Torregrossa, to Buenos Aires. The steamer, to be known as the Nuncius, is painted with broad white and yellow stripes easily distinguished by submarines. Its safety is guaranteed, it is understood, by one of those secret agreements with Germany of which the papacy has been accused at various times by the quadruple entente. There would appear, however, to be no necessity for such a guarantee after the German government had been informed that such a vessel was on the high seas. Nothing would be gained by its destruction through a submarine. On the other hand, to grant it safety, even without this being requested by the papacy, would warm the hearts of Emperor William's Catholic subjects and stimulate their loyalty to him. Prince von Buelow, a diplomatic envoy at the Vatican in his younger years, long before he was German ambassador at Rome, has always been friendly to the papal government. It is reported in London and has been for eight or nine months that Buelow believes in the restoration of temporal power to the pope as the best method of punishing Italy for participating in the war against her former allies of the triple alliance. While making extended visits to Switzerland Buelow has had frequent consultations with Catholic cardinals and other dignitaries of the church. The pope's refusal to align himself on the side of the quadruple entente and especially to make public an protest against the invasion of Catholic Belgium by the Germans is declared in England to be due to a promise made by the sovereigns of the central empires that his temporal authority is to be restored after the war. The plan is, according to these reports, to make the pope the political as well as the spiritual sovereign in Palestine. A small state would be established, including Jerusalem and the other holy places as well as the seaport of Jaffa. The territory is believed to be enormously rich in natural resources and to be able to support a cardinal vicaroy, who would rule there in the name of the pope. The British government a few months after the beginning of the war made the extraordinary move of sending a minister to the Vatican, Sir Henry Howard, who had had a long diplomatic experience. This was a recognition of the pope's status as a sovereign, which Britain, along with all other non-Catholic governments, withdrew from the pope in 1870. Russia at the same time reopened her legation at the Vatican, where there had been no envoy for some time on account of the refusal of Russia to grant Catholics the protection which the papacy demanded. France has had no representative at the Vatican for some time, and neutral Catholic countries like Spain had also broken off diplomatic relations with the pope before the war. THE BROAD AX, CHICAGO, JULY 29, 1916. YOUTHFUL SNAKE HUNTERS. Boys Handle Dangerous Reptiles Like Professional Charmers. Galena, Kan.—Two small boys, Willie and Robert Shorl, the elder of whom is about fourteen, have produced a new sensation in the vicinity of their home at Five Mile, where they have a cage full of writhing snakes of many varieties. They play with these reptiles without the least sign of fear, going through with all the stunts of professional snake charmers. The collection consists of black snakes, blue racers, chicken snakes and three ugly looking rattlers. On Saturday they usually go to Snake branch and hunt for more reptiles. However, these new reptiles are not placed with their "pets," but kept in a separate cage, and are usually shipped to owners of small shows and museums, from whom they get from $3 to $5 for each reptile. Neither of the boys has ever been bitten. The older boy gave a lecture on snakes before the pupils of the Shoal Creek school. He surprised teacher and pupils allike by his classification of reptiles, giving their Latin names and discussing the harmless or dangerous varieties, taking each from a box as he explained their varied habits. HIS LUCKY NUMBER 13. Farmer Tells How Mystic Numerals Stuck to Him. Grimes is in Live Oak recently on his way to Davis, where, although he is sixty-four years of age, he is taking a course in agriculture. On the back of his auto hung its license No. 1313. When reminded of its hoodoo proclivities the Oregonian smiled and volunteered a bit of history. "I was born on Sept. 13, 1852," said he, "and was the thirteenth child in the family brood. When thirteen years old I left home to make my fortune. At twenty I married, and our wedding fell on the 13th of the month. "While riding a Northern Pacific train in 1912 I was in berth 13 and the train was wrecked. Every occupant in that car was injured but myself. In 1913 I made a little investment in mining property and cleaned up $16,000. I took the money and purchased $1,300 acres of land, and I am farming a part of it and learning how to farm it better." MUST BE EIGHTEEN TO DANCE. Girls if Younger Must Have Guardian's Permission. Cleveland.—Girls who pride themselves on how young they look will have to take along their birth certificates when they go dancing at municipal dancing halls. Those who can prove they're more than eighteen may keep on dancing after 9 o'clock. Those who not only look younger than eighteen and really are will have to press into service a parent or a guardian. No, no such luck. Any Tom, Dick or Harry won't do as a guardian. The powers that be won't put up with it. The guardian has to be a regular guardian, manufactured by a court of justice. City Dance Hall Inspector John, dance hall chaperons and dancing masters got together at a meeting in the city hall recently and tried to have the "younger set" barred from the floors after 9 o'clock, parents or guardians notwithstanding. GET $8.000 FOR KINDNESS. Boy and Girl Rewarded For Favors to Invalid Woman. Pittsburgh.—Henry Paul McPeake of this city and his sister, Miss Lois McPeake of Canonsburg, have just been made aware that it pays to be kind to an old invalid lady, in the fact that her will, filed for probate here, provides for the boy in the sum of $5,000 and $3,000 to his sister. Some years ago when Mrs. Anna Sutton Leech, a wealthy resident of Pittsburgh, was at a sanitarium at Markleton there was also there as a patient young McPeake, who is a son of George C. McPeake, Republican nominee for the legislature in Washington county, and when Lois came to visit her brother they got acquainted with the lonely widow. Between them they contributed to make life a little pleasanter for Mrs. Leech, and she promised not to forget them. She died recently. UNCOVERED HEIRLOOM Silver Watch Was Lost and Lay In Ground Six Years. Dayton, Wash.-An heirloom watch, lost six years ago by George Jones, came to light recently when County Commissioner Lee Lindley turned a furrow in a field he was plowing and brought the relic to the surface. Jones lost the watch while at the Lindley farm and had never been able to find it, although he had looked carefully many times. It was in a silver case, which was badly discolored from long contact with the earth, but after Lindley had shaken the dirt from it and wound it it ran as well as the day it was lost. Indian Gold Heart Balm. Sisseton, S. D.-The first breach of promise suit in which Indians were both plaintiff and defendant was decided when Miss Agnes Bear was given a verdict of $3,500 against Smiley Finley by a jury here. As a result all is sad in the Finley tepee. "Ugh," said Smiley, "no more white man snooky ookum for Smiley Finley!" CHICAGO PAYS HIGH Mayor Gets $18,000 a Year and Seventy Aldermen $3,000 Each. NEW YORK IS NEXT IN LINE. Gotham Allows Its Chief Executive $15,000, Philadelphia $12,000, Boston, St. Louis, Newark, N. J.; Cincinnati, Cleveland and Pittsburgh $10,000, Indianapolis and Seattle $7,500. Washington.—Chicago has the highest priced mayor in the country. He gets $18,000 a year and serves four years. New York comes next, with a $15,000 mayor, whose term also lasts four years. Philadelphia, third in the list, gives its mayor $12,000 a year for four years. Boston, St. Louis, Newark, N. J.; Cincinnati, Cleveland and Pittsburgh pay their mayors $10,000 annually, the term being four years in Boston, Pittsburgh and St. Louis, and two years in Cincinnati, Cleveland and Newark. Indianapolis and Seattle pay their mayors $7,500 a year; San Francisco, Baltimore and Minneapolis $6,000 each; East St. Louis, Louisville, New Bedford, Detroit, Kansas City, Buffalo, Mount Vernon, Rochester, Columbus, Scranton, Providence, San Antonio, Tex., and Richmond pay $5,000 each. The aldermen, who share with the mayor and certain other officials the responsibility of government in American cities, cost the taxpayers varying sums. Chicago has seventy aldermen, at $3,000 each; Boston, nine, at $1,500 each; St. Louis, twenty-nine, at $1,800 each; Newark, thirty-two, at $500 each; New York, seventy-three, at $2,000 each; Cincinnati, thirty-two, at $1,150 apiece; Cleveland, twenty-six, at $1,200 each; Philadelphia, forty-eight select councilmen and eighty-three common councilmen, all serving without salary; Pittsburg, nine aldermen, at $6,500 each; Indianapolis, nine, at $600 apiece, and Seattle, nine, at $3,000 apiece. The only cities that have an upper and a lower house of aldermen or councilmen are Hartford, Conn.; New Britain, Conn.; Atlanta, Louisville, Portland, Me.; Baltimore (thirty-three in all, at $1,000 each); Brockton, Mass.; Cambridge, Mass.; Everett, Mass.; Milden, Mass.; Fitchburg, Mass.; New Bedford, Mass.; Pittsfield, Mass.; Springfield, Mass.; Worcester, Mass.; Kansas City, Mo.; Manchester, N. H.; Buffalo (thirty-six in all, at $1,000 each); Lancaster, Pa.; Philadelphia, Pawtucket, R. I.; Providence, R. I.; Woonsocket, R. I.; Lynchburg, Va.; Norfolk, Va.; Portsmouth, Va.; Richmond, Va., and Roanoke, Va. The commission form of government, which takes the place of mayors and aldermen, involves a smaller salary outlay. In Washington, D. C., the three commissioners get a total of $15,000; in Denver, $25,000; in San Diego, $12,000; in Topeka, $9,000; in New Orleans, $30,000; in Salem, Mass., $10,000; in St. Paul, $31,500; in Lincoln, Neb., $10,000; in Atlantic City, $15,000; in Bayonne, N. J., $10,000; in Hoboken, $10,000; in Jersey City, $25,000; in Trenton, $15,000, and in Harrisburg, $13,000. In some of the commission governed cities a mayor is elected as such, while in others he is chosen by the commission. Sometimes he gets an extra allowance as chairman of the commission, but this rarely exceeds $500, and is included in most of the above totals. While most cities employ assessors to fix the valuation of property for the purposes of taxation, those of some states have no assessors, but report to the county the amount required to be raised for city purposes. SEVERED MUSCLES TRAINED. Stumps of Amputated Arms Made to Operate False Hands. Zurich.—Three professors of Zurich university have been experimenting in the hope of training the muscles in the stumps of amputated arms to connect with artificial hands in such a way as to open and close the fingers. Professor Sauerbach, one of the professors, says in a German medical magazine that the anatomical difficulties have been overcome so effectually that all that is now required for complete success is a somewhat better artificial hand, and he expresses expectation that this soon will be invented. Grass Grows In Tree Wetmore, Kan.—In the E. W. Thornburrow yard in Wetmore is a large bunch of blue grass growing in the fork of an elm tree ten feet from the ground. Every fall the residents of Wetmore, who are watching this curiosity, expect the grass to be winter killed, but every spring it shows up green and strong and matures seed. The grass has been growing in the tree for three years. Movies Draw More Than Church Movie Draw More than Church Belleville, Kan.—"Where the People Go" is the title of an interesting compilation prepared during the social survey taken in Belleville. It shows that during the year 105,000 attend the moving picture show, 93,000 religious services, 8,696 church socials and picnics, 12,400 the county fair and farmers' institute, 5,600 the Chautauqua and 2,870 go to ball games. Wouldn't Say "Votes For Women." Chicago.—Because it could not be taught to say "Votes for women," a parrot which had been recently taken to the headquarters of the woman suffragists is now back in the bird store. SENTRY A CANDIDATE FOR WALKING RECORD Arizona Man Makes Forty Miles to Find Relief—Reported "Missing." Douglas, Aritz.-Adam Dockery, a private in Company B, Arizona militia, recently reported as missing, returned to camp after walking nearly forty miles while on outpost duty. The private, a recent recruit, it was said at militia headquarters, was placed on guard at the international line, with instructions to walk to the east until he met the sentry he was to relieve. Dockery missed the sentry. He kept walking until finally he met a patrol on guard, twenty miles east of the camp. "Dockery certainly obeyed instructions," an officer remarked, "but it is a good thing he met that patrol, or he probably would have walked to El Paso." HOUSE CARRIED THIRTY MILES BY TORNADO Heavy Construction Literally Torn to Shreds—Parts Distributed Over Three Indiana Counties. Brownstone, Ind.—Bits of books and pieces of boards have been picked up in Jackson and Scott counties which were identified as parts belonging to the house of Mrs. Elizabeth Wilcox, a widow living near Campbellsburg, Washington county, which was destroyed by a tornado and scattered along in the path of the storm for a distance of about thirty miles. The house, a two story eight room building, stoutly constructed and in good shape, was literally torn to shreds in a few seconds. A barn across the road from the house was demolished, and of the corn crib, made of large round logs, no trace has been found. A large rug was taken off the floor of the house and carried about five miles. A heavy iron range was found about a quarter of a mile from the house, and an iron kettle weighing about seventy-five pounds was found a mile away from the place the next day. Mrs. Wilcox felt a slight jar of the house just before going to bed on a cot near a large stone fireplace. Parts of the fireplace fell on her and plonned her to the floor. The house was splintered and carried away by the storm. The tornado had dipped and struck a knoll just across the road from the house and scraped the sod off a space about twenty-five feet square. Alex Brown, who lives near, stepped out early in the morning and found his front porch gone. Looking over toward Mrs. Wilcox's place, he noticed the ruins and hurried over. He found Mrs. Wilcox conscious and soon removed the stones that held her down. A doctor was called, and it was found that one arm was broken, her chest crushed in and bruises and scratches covered her body. Three five-dollar gold pieces were carried away. One of them was found later about half a mile from the house. Rabbits and fox squirrels were slaughtered by the storm when it struck the woods east of the place. Of the 150 chickens on the place not more than twenty-five could be found, and several of them were stripped of their feathers by the storm. A black oak tree about three feet in diameter was found near the house, and no one seems to know where it came from, as there are no black oaks in the woods near by. An apple orchard was blown about a quarter of a mile from the place, and there was not a fence or post left standing on the place. POISON TROUT BIT HIM. Fish Leaps Out of the Water to Assault an Angler. Pasadena, Cal.-An angler who is the proprietor of a Pasadena cafe has documentary evidence of the following: While fishing in Deep creek recently he spotted a twelve inch trout and tried for an hour to land it. Following it from rock to rock, spashing through the water in pursuit as it played its game of hide and seek, the weary fisherman finally closed in on the fish under a ledge which overlooked the water. As he peeped over the edge to land his game the trout leaped to his face and fastened itself in his jaw. It held on until two companions came to the rescue, beating off the assailant with the butt ends of casting rods. The cafe proprietor's face became swollen to twice its normal size. He and his companions are warm in their praise of the efficiency of whisky as an antidote for venomous bites. They declare that a bottle which they had handy saved the unfortunate angler's life. INDIANS GAVE HIM NAME. Chief of Police of Albany, Ore., Has Interesting History. Albany, Ore.—John Catlin, chief of police here, has an interesting history. He was first found by United States troops in 1852 among the Snake Indians of Oregon when he was three years old. The Indians said his father and mother had been killed and that they did not know his name, so they gave him the name of John Catlin. He served through the civil war as a bugler and was in the army for twenty-five years after that until he returned to Albany, where he has been a police official ever since. Guatemala, Mexico's Southern Neighbor, Suffers From Raids. BIG LOSS BY DEPREDATIONS. Northern Border of Country Attacked at Intervals, and Valuable Stores of Chicle Are Taken and Readily Sold to Nearby Dealers, Who Ship to United States. Guatemala City.—The people of the republic of Guatemala, Mexico's neighbor to the south, are about as nearly out of patience with the Carranza government as are those of the United States. The depredations along the northern border of this country, which began as soon as Carranza found himself accepted by the American government as a real ruler, have continued at intervals ever since. The damage suffered by the citizens living on the frontier has not been so great as that inflicted on Americans along the Texas, Arizona and New M. B. PRESIDENT ESTRADA CABRERA. Mexico border, because the dividing line is much shorter and the country is less thickly settled. The tactics against Americans, however, seem to be the same as those employed in the north—the quick raid upon some isolated and unprotected hamlet, the shooting of a few inoffensive and unarmed people, the looting and the hurried get away. Although the Carranza government has steadily disclaimed all responsibility for these incursions and has placed the responsibility upon the omnipresent bandits, enough evidence has been collected by government agents to show that many of the attacks were participated in by men known to be Carranza partisans maintaining a loose sort of military organization. Among the few Americans in the northern part of Guatemala these attacks by Mexicans are spoken of as "chewing gum raids." In almost every case, particularly along the frontier of the department of Peten, the object of the maurauders is to steal the laboriously obtained and valuable stores of chicle from which chewing gum is made and for which the forests of Peten are famous. The chicle finds a ready market among dealers near by and is shipped out of the country as a Mexican product, usually to the United States. A trip through the interior of the country is sufficient to convince the traveler that the republic was never in a more peaceful condition. The only revolutionary efforts that have been discovered have been those of Mexicans, most of whom are known to be in Carranza's pay. These gentlemen have been promptly deported. United States silver dollars in the district between Guatemala City and Puerto Barrios, the Atlantic port, are much more in evidence than they are along Broadway. No one seems to be able to explain the intux of coins, but they are welcomed, and the tattered money of the republic is a bad second in popularity. Only second in importance to the business boom among all classes is the effective solution of the high cost of living problem. Bread forms the most important part of the people's food, and bread has been steadily rising in price on account of the control of the grist mills by a few large syndicates. President Estrada Cabrera called a halt on this by nationalizing all the water powers of the country, setting up mills and leasing them under suitable regulations. These mills cut the price of bread and the syndicate, unable to compete with them by using steam power, found their grip on the pantry of the republic broken. Fish Yields Diamond Ring. Grand Rapids, Wis. - Andrew Musial, a fisherman, is a great admirer of suckers—the fishy kind. The other day while busy with rod and line in the Wisconsin river he pulled up one of these despised specimens and when cleaning it found a valuable diamond ring in the entrails. Cripple Stops Runaway Horse. Shamokin, Pa. - Although handicapped with a permanently crippled leg, Constable Weary in a crowded thoroughfare made a flying leap at a runaway animal's head and was dragged a considerable distance until the horse was stopped. The Model Most Suitable For Motoring and Mountain Wear. Built on simple lines that neverless give a distinction all its own, this smart topcoat is fashioned of Palm Beach cloth in natural tones. The dou ```markdown ``` ALSO PREPARED. ble collar, tallored cuffs and sachet pockets pendent from a straight belt are interesting motifs, being made of striped brown tussle silk. POCKETS A FEATURE. No Museum or Codey's Book Reveals More Pigment Thaq the New Ones Separate sport skirts are now quite as likely to be of silk jersey, khaki-kool or la jerz, as of linen, even if the knitted silk, wool jersey or the velvet coat is worn. They are very lovely in white, and the advantage of being washable and needing no stiffening makes them invaluable at the shore. While there are some skirts laid in long, narrow pressed plaits, most of the sport skirts are cut flaring and in few gores. Their novel feature lies in the pockets, on which much personal ingenuity is displayed. Pockets, whether slashed or patch, are cut in odd shapes. The crescent tops are one of the favorite outlines. The upper edge will often have a tiny plaiting of a contrasting material. The belt, which is of the same material generally, may have this same plaiting along the edge and buttons with as many as three buttons. Sometimes pockets are found in the belt. They are little slashes, which are often faced, as are the up to date buttonholes, and are only large enough to hold a watch or key. Sand Toys. There are some children who will always be satisfied to spend a morning on the beach with only the little tin bucket and shovel or a few old shells. But there are others, and they are the majority, who want more play toys for the beach or sand pile than merely these. For them there comes a set of wooden blocks, with a hollowed circle on one side, into which is molded a letter of the alphabet. With these molds a child can put out on the dampened sand any combination of letters which he likes. These surely rank among the useful toys and are worth purchasing for the educational value which they possess. Another toy which will teach a principle of physics is the sand wheel, a wooden pad lie wheel caught between two wooden boxes. Through the top one either sand or water may be slowly poured to turn the wheel beneath. A small wooden onto on wooden wheels will cart the sand for a fort. Petticoats of net with flounces finished with flowered ribbon are very full and cool looking. NEW TATTING. Pattern Called Hook and Eye Is Easy to Make. Insertion—Ring 1 4ds p 2ds p 2ds p 2ds p 2ds p 4ds—close ring, turn; spool 3ds p 3ds; ring—2, same as first ring, turn; always turn after making ring; spool—3ds p 3ds Ring 3. 4ds join to first p of 1; ring—2 until 4 p are made, then 4ds close, turn; spool 3ds p 3ds; ring 4 made and joined to 2 rings, same as 3 ring. Edge—Made same as insertion except on lower edge; ring 1 4s p 2ds p until 5 p are made, then 4ds close, turn; spool 3ds p 3ds; ring 2 4ds p 2ds p 1ds p until 7 p are made, then 4ds—close, turn; spool 3ds p 3ds. Ring 3 made same as first ring, only join to first p of ring after making 4ds; spool 3ds p 3ds; ring 4 4ds—join to first p of 2 ring, then 2ds p 1ds p until 6 p are made, then 4ds close, turn HOW TO MEASURE Do Proportions Bother You Greatly on Cooking Days? LIQUIDS AND THICKENINGS This List Will Be of Real Help to the Home Baker—Interesting and Valuable Items About the Art of Simple, Everyday Cookery. Proportion often bothers the best of cooks to a tremendous extent. She may be glad, therefore, to have the following very useful table: Batters, one cupful of liquid to one cupful of flour. Dough to knead, one cupful of liquid to three cupfuls of flour. Dough to roll out, one cupful of liquid to four cupful of flour. Six teaspoonfuls of baking powder to one quart of flour, if no eggs are used, or one and one-half teaspoonfuls of baking powder to one cupful of flour. One-half teaspoonful of soda or one teaspoonful of cream of tartar is about equivalent to two teaspoonfuls of baking powder. One-half cupful of liquid yeast equals one-half dry yeast cake or one-fourth compressed yeast cake. One cupful of liquid yeast, one dry yeast cake, or one-half compressed yeast cake to one pint of liquid if bread is raised during the day. One-half cupful of liquid yeast, one-half dry yeast cake or one-fourth compressed yeast cake to one pint of liquid if bread is raised overnight. One and one-half teaspoonfuls of soda to one pint of thick sour milk. One and one-half teaspoonfuls of soda to one pint of molasses One teaspoonful of soda to one and one half cupfuls of thick sour cream. One-half cupful of cornstarch to one quart of milk for blanmage. One teaspoonful of salt to one quart of stock soup, sauces, etc. One-eighth teaspoonful of pepper to each teaspoonful of salt. Two to four egg yolks to one pint of milk for soft custards. Two to three whole eggs to one pint of milk for cup custards. One teaspoonful of salt to one quart of water for boiling vegetables, meats, etc. Two tablespoonfuls of flour to one cupful of liquid for white sauces and gravies. HER SUMMER HAT. One of the New Models That Smart Women Prefer. This attractive garden hat has a broad brim of leghorn straw faced with pale pink georgette crape. A clus- BEAUTIFUL LINES ter of wax flowers and black velvet ribbon streamers add much to its picturesqueness. It is worn with a white net frock. Homemade Pillowcases. Any one who has any spare time can devote it pleasantly and usefully by making pillowcases. They can be made much cheaper than bought and with little or no trouble. You can buy pillow tubing at 25 cents a yard. Two yards will make a pair. Draw very evenly two rows of shallow scallops around the opening. Be careful that you measure them evenly so that you will not have uneven scallops at the end. That done, crochet a double edging without hemming the case. For 55 cents you can make a handsome pair of pillow cases. If desired one or more initials could be embroidered in the center above the crocheted edge. Barberry Sauce. One peck of barberries, six quarts of sweet Baldwin apples, sugar and the best molasses. Pick stems off, wash and peel the apples, core and cut in quarters. If you have three bowls of berries after they are picked take two bowls of granulated sugar and one bowl of molasses. Mix, then add the apples and cook till tender. Remove, add the berries, boll hard till you can see the seeds in them, then add the apples and simmer till it is done. You can tell if it is done by cooking a little in a flat dish. If boiled too long it will candy when cold. What Next? Decided bustle effects. Soldier button links in sweater cuffs. Three tiered collars of embroidered organdle. Velvet parasols to give character to sheer frocks. The leg o' mutton puff and the graceful bishop sleeves. THE BROAD AX, CHICAGO, JULY 29, 1916 The Real Fun In Life The Chicago banker who had intimate personal association with James J. Hill related a little incident which throws light on the character of that great retired man and builder of civilization, says the Albany Knickerbocker Press. Mr. Hill had commissioned the banker to perform a task which required a journey out of town. Here is the story: "How soon do you want this, Mr. Hill? said I. "Right away." "I suppose he noticed a fleeting expression in my face, for he asked, 'What's the matter?' "Well,' said I, 'my family is across the lake, but that doesn't make any difference. I'll start in the morning and'— "Mr. Hill held up his right hand and said: 'Hold on. Let me give you a fact born of long experience. All the real fun a fellow has in life is within the four walls that inclose his family. Go across the lake and see your family and start on my job when you get through with the home folks." Seals Can Drown. It is a curious fact that the fur seal was once a land animal. The baby seals are actually afraid of water. They would drown if thrown into it and have to learn to swim by repeated efforts. When once they have been taught to swim, however, they soon forget to walk. There are in existence only two important herds of fur seals, one of which has its breeding grounds in the Commander islands, belonging to Russia, the other in the Pribilof islands, belonging to the United States. Of these the latter is much the larger. The Pribilof islands are government property, and thus it happens that the United States government finds itself the owner of by far the most valuable herd of fur seals in the world.—London Mall. Roads In Olden Days A curious illustration of the lack of any systematic authority over the roads in England, even as late as the fifteenth century, is preserved in the records of the manor of Aylesbury. A local miller, named Richard Boose, needed some ramming clay for the repair of his mill. Accordingly—we learn from "Old Country Inns"—his servants dug a great pit in the middle of the road, ten feet wide and eight feet deep, and so left it to become filled with water from the winter rains. A glover from Leighton Buzzard, on his way home from market, fell in and was drowned. Charged with manslaughter, the miller pleaded that he had no place wherein to get the kind of clay he required except on the highroad. He was acquitted. Evaporated Liguids Steam emanating from boiling milk if condensed would become water. This may be seen in the manufacture of condensed milk, which is only ordinary milk boiled down until the water is out of it. If a liquid which contains solid bodies in solution be evaporated the solids are left behind. That this is so may be shown by adding to water that is to be distilled a trace of magenta and a little salt. The distilled water has no taste and is colorless. The magenta is generally deposited upon the sides of the boiling vessel. A Waste of Powder A man who never before had been duck hunting shot at a duck in the air. "Gee!" exclaimed the amateur's friend. "You got him." "Yes," returned the amateur, "but I might as well have saved my ammunition—the fall would have killed him anyway."-Harper's Magazine. Rice In China. Many persons fancy that the entire Chinese people depend on rice as the main article of diet, but there are millions in central and north China that have never tasted rice, and to other millions it is more of a luxury than wheat. "When I ask your age why do you say eight and twenty instead of twenty-eight?" "I believe in putting the best foot forward."—Exchange. PRACTICAL HEALTH HINT. For Pyorrhea. Prevention is the best remedy for pyorrhea. Dentists preach this everywhere. Begin with the children and teach them how to keep the teeth clean and free from all kinds of food particles. Teach them to brush the teeth and rinse the teeth and gums thoroughly three times a day after meals. Cleanliness keeps the gums healthy. Have the tartar removed from the teeth; this, if allowed to remain, makes the gums recede and loosens the teeth. Pyorrhea is not a constitutional disease; it is a local affection. But the existence is a menace to health, for it causes diseases of the joints as well as many other systemic diseases. - Watch your own teeth, watch the teeth of the children, for the first sign of tartar and go to a dentist to have it removed. - Keep the teeth clean at all times. - Use plenty of tooth powder and water to brush the teeth and do not neglect thoroughly to rinse the mouth and teeth. FOR YOUNG FOLKS Sleepy Time Story on a Very Interesting Theme. HOW FAIRIES TEACH MUSIC. Adventures of a Polite Boy and How * He Was Rewarded For His Courtesy. Entertaining Items For Children. Two Waders. "Well, children, what shall it be—a fairy story?" asked Uncle Ben, and little Ned and Polly Ann both answer- ed. "Yes." So he told them A HIGHLAND LEGEND. In the days when fairies lived in the hillocks that rose all through the highlands there lived an old piper who had three sons. Now, the profession of piping was a most honorable one, and the old piper was very anxious to have all his sons follow in his footsteps and become pipers like himself. Two of them had no trouble at all in learning, but Conal, his youngest boy, was a great trial to him, for try as he might he couldn't master a single tune, no matter how easy it was. Poor Conal was very unhappy. One evening he was wandering around, thinking mournfully of his want of skill, when on nearing a green hillock around which he had often played when a little lad he saw that it was open. Of course Conal knew it was a fairy hill, for every one in the land knew all about the fairies. Conal also knew just what to do in a case like this, so, taking his knife, he stuck it in the doorway and boldly entered the fairy hall. The little people were by no means pleased to see a mortal in their own home and crowded around him, angrily demanding: "Why do you come here? What do you want in our house?" Conal, who was seldom scared at anything, was not alarmed now and answered: "I want you to help me, for well I know you can." "And what help do you want?" they asked, for Conal was making a good impression on them, he was so polite. "I want to learn to play the pipes. I am so stupid I cannot bring from them even one little air. Now, you are masters of all kinds of music, so do please help me!" said Conal. "Well, that means no harm to us!" said the fairies, for they were gratified to see that Conal was only asking a favor. "Well, well, Conal, you have always been a good boy. You have never scoffed at us, and we'll teach you to play." So they brought forth a fine set of pipes, and they showed Conal how to use this finger and how to use the other and how to blow his breath and how to hold the pipes. What a wonderful lesson that was! Soon, very soon, Conal was fingering and drawing forth entrancing melodies as well as the fairies themselves. It was true ever after. Conal was the finest piper in the whole country, and his fame went abroad even to other lands. On the Beach. With the advent of August the beaches are coming into their own. Little folks who mayhap do not have THE BAY OF THE WATER Photo by American Press Association. IN THE SWIM. bathing suits with them on their visit to old ocean can take off their shoes and stockings and, tucking up their skirts, enjoy the aftermath of the breakers The Rising Tide. Matilda Jane had ventured far Out on the rocks beyond the bar, And there she stood in ecstacy Looking at the bright blue sea. Alas, alack, the tide once more Came slowly rising to the shore And wet her daimity little feet And forced her to a quick retreat! -Philadelphia Record. Conundrums Are the natives of Poland tall or short? Tall Because a Pole measures sixteen and one half feet. How many foreigners make a man unclevil? Forty Poles make one rude trood. FOUR BROTHERS, EACH SIX FEET, AT BORDER They Are McDonalds, and Their Comrades Call 'Em "the Big Macks." Savannah, Ga.—"Twenty-four feet of men." That is what members of Battery A, Chatham artillery, call the four McDonald brothers—Bill, Bob, Alex and Bernard. They are known also as "The Giant Quartet," "The Bli Macks" and "the Fighting Four." But their father, Bernard L. McDonald o. the city health department, towers over them all; he's six feet two. Bill is the youngest and shortest, being scant six feet. Bob, next, is the tallest, exceeding Bill in height by an inch and a half. Alex, the eldest, and Bernard are just an inch shorter than Bob. The four are a quartet in the musical sense also, each being possessed of a pleasing voice. Alex has been "end man" in most of the local amateur minstrel shows. All four went with their battery to Mexico. TELLS THE TIME BY HIS FAMILY'S FACES He Is 1 o'Clock, His Wife Is 2, and Children Go According to Age. St. Joseph, Mo.—The flight of the hours are marked on the dial of C. W. Humberd's watch by the faces of his ten children and by his own face and the face of his wife. Tiny photographs are set in the dial in place of the Roman numerals. Every time Mr. Humberd—who is a grading contractor here—looks at the time he sees his whole family. He is 1 o'clock and his wife is 2. The children are arranged in the order of their birth, beginning at 3 o'clock with Carl, who is thirty-four, and continuing through Calvin, Albert, Bertha, Glen, George, Eva, Robert, Vernon and little 12 o'clock Edith, who is three and the youngest of the family. The watch was made especially for Mr. Humberd a few years ago and he is so used to it that he can tell the exact time at a glance. He arises at Albert o'clock in the morning, has luncheon at half-past Edith and is usually home by Bertha. If he refers to the watch a score of times throughout the day he is reminded each time of his loved ones and there is little chance that he will ever forget his family in the rush of business. The idea of putting the family in the watch occurred to him as a sentimental novelty, unlike anything he had ever heard of. His work as a grading contractor carries him out of town frequently, but he reports he is not so lonely as he used to be, since he feels that he can take a glimpse at his youngsters any time he cares to without attracting outside attention. RETURNS AFTER THIRTY YEARS Sailor Had Been In Almost Every Port, and Parents Didn't Know Him. Townsend, Del.—Mourned as dead for thirty years, David Guesssferd returned to the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Guesssferd, who live on a farm near here. When sixteen years old young Guesssferd went away on a boat plying between Smyrna and Philadelphia as a sailor. He was anxious to see more of the country, so obtained a berth as a sailor on a vessel plying between New York and the East Indies, and that was the last heard of him. He has been in practically every port in the world and on one occasion was wrecked in midcoast and he and the captain of his vessel were the only survivors. He is said to have accumulated considerable money and will remain with his parents. They did not know him. DRAINED ALL THE LAND. Water Over Low Tract Disappeared When Ditch Is Dug. Rockport, Mo.—The outlet ditch that drains Lake Nishnabotna at Langdon is the talk of the whole Missouri bottom. The effects have been almost miraculous. It seems that when the ditch drained the Nishna, water standing all over the bottom, whether it had a connection with the ditch or not, disappeared, often in the night, leaving the ground fit for cultivation within a few days. The Nishnabotna river has been standing full of water for about a year, and as the water level was almost as high as the great body of surrounding land, the water soaked through and saturated it all. MOTORCAR "DEADLY WEAPON" Judge Says It Is Used For Offensive and Defensive Operations. Portland, Ore.—That a motorcar under certain conditions is a dangerous weapon was held by Judge Robert Morrow in the circuit court. The case was that of C. A. Warriner, accused of assault with a dangerous weapon in having with his motorcar ridden down a motorcycle on the Columbia highway which carried H. H. Beckman and his wife. Mrs. Beckman was badly injured. Judge Morrow fortified his decision with citations from American precedents and observations on European battlefields, where, he said, the motorcar was employed as a weapon of offense and defense. PAGE THREE Picturesque Outfit For Her Who Strolls on the Sands. This beach set consists of a short skirt, long coat, sun hat, bag and cushion, all put up in tussore silk gayy ```markdown ``` CARB FREE DAYS. stripped and trimmed with white fringe. Please notice the novel hat trimming, fringed straps radiating from the top of the crown. BREAKING IN YOUR MAID. Practical Ways to Teach Her Without Also Defuddling Her. In teaching a new maid you will have to be patient and try not to tell her too many things to do all at once—that is, impress one duty at the time. If she will wear the neat print frock, white apron and tiny cap of the regular dining room maid they will help to give her proper pride in learning to serve correctly. If soup is dished in the kitchen teach her to bring in the plates not more than two at the time on a tray. Have the large service plates in place and let her place the soup plates in them from the left hand. In removing they are taken one at the time, not piled, also from the left. Everything is served from the left hand, as it is more convenient in every way. A point you should insist upon is that she be very careful not to touch the edges of any dish with her thumb in passing, and the way to avoid this is to have a tray upon which dishes with vegetables may be carried, a serving spoon or fork, or both, in each dish. Teach her to have the glasses filled before guests are seated; also to have the bread either on a bread tray or a slice or roll within the fold of the napkin. Salt and pepper casters as well as coasters for ked tea glasses, bread and butter plates, spreaders, spoons, knife and fork, etc., all should be in place. This relieves her and makes for a quiet pleasant meal. In removing all plates and dishes after serving they should not be piled nor placed noisily within hearing. Crumbs are to be removed with a napkin in her hand on to a plate held in her left hand. Dessert is served from the left. After dinner coffee is placed at the right hand with sugar and cream, if liked. If large cups of coffee are served with the meal they should be placed at the right hand from a tray with the greatest care not to spill any in the sancers. Many women select all white for maids, but the striped blue or gray and white or plain blue with small white apron and a tiny cap are a good choice. If a maid must help in the kitchen the big apron covering her entire dress is easily slipped off before entering the dining room. Wise Precaution. In making up wash materials one always has to take into consideration the fact that the fabric may shrink after washing. If you wish to avoid undoing the hem in order to lengthen it again try this method: Before you hem the bottom of the skirt run a tuck in the hem on the wrong side. Sew this tuck with long stitches nearly at the top of the hem, then finish the hem as usual, taking care not to take stitches of the tuck with the hemming. If the skirt shrinks it is a matter of a few moments to rip the long stitches and let it down without undoing the hem. For Afternoons. Colored print dresses are quantily embellished by roll over collars of white muslin with colored hemstitched border. Tennis Togs. Tennis frocks of white tub silk or white creeps de chine with finely plaited skirts are considered extremely chic. PAGE FOUR Concluded from page 1 Three members of the Eight Regiment in trouble in Texas. where he was the king of all kings until he made a big fool of himself. Mayor William Hale Thompson who is the head chief of the Republican party in this part of the west in company with Hon. Samuel E. Etelson, returned home the first of this week from the East and when the writer ran into him in the City Hall on Tuesday he was all smiles and extended to us the glad hand and he intimated that he was well pleased with the present outlook for the success of the Republican national ticket at the polls in November; he will have charge of the great meeting which will be held at the Coliseum Tuesday evening, August 8, in honor of Hon. Charles E. Hughes, Republican candidate for President of the United States. United States Senator Lawrence Y. Sherman will preside at the meeting and his Hon. the Mayor will see to it that all the fighting or warring factions of the Republican party will be more than well represented at that great meeting which will be the real opening of the Republican campaign in this neck of the woods. Col. Frank O. Lowden, Col. Frank L. Smith and State Senator Morton D. Hull, the three leading Republican candidates for the nomination for governor of Illinois, will with their brooms invade this city the first of the coming week and from now until Wednesday, September 13th, they will endeavor to take this city by a heavy storm in an effort to stampede the voters to their side of the fence. Many of the other candidates for the big state offices will after the first qf August open up headquarters in the down town hotels and strive to win the majority of the voters of this city over to their side. CHICAGO REGIMENT IMPROVES ITS TIME. COLORED GUARDS STUDY. COLONEL DENISON PROUD OF HIS TROOPS Camp Wilson, Fort Sam Houston, Tex—"Guitars are a-playing and darkies singing—" But also very serious young Colored soldiers are spending every spare moment in poring over law books, medical books and books on war problems in the quarters of the Eighth Infantry of Chicago at the north end of the maneuver grounds. Colonel Franklin A. Denison has a right to be proud of his 1,400 guardsmen. Not only have they proven themselves good soldiers, but also real men. They came down here in the face of deep Southern prejudice. In Chicago no such distinction was made between themselves and the Whites. They were permitted to ride in the same cars, patronize the same theaters, and shop in the same stores. But here it is different, and they have adapted themselves to conditions, earning the respect and admiration of every fair minded Texan. It was a long trip to their camp-site, but I took it. And I was well repaid. Impressed With Neatness. At first sight I was impressed at the neatness with which the company and officers' "streets" were maintained. "God bless our home," was the motto inlaid with whitewash in the stones in front of the tent of Captain William H. Beeler, Acting Lieutenant Robinson, who was responsible for the funny monument, informed me that Private Sam Bell, a postoffice employee; Barney Jackson, a waiter; Harry Thompson, a medical student, and Art Robinson, a painter, had carried almost two tons of rocks a distance of a mile to complete the job. Colonel Denison was finishing a letter to his wife when I entered his tent. Colonel Denison Proud. "Don't say a word, in your papers about me," he said, "but give all your space to Captain A. W. Ford and First Lieutenant Richard Bradley of my machine gun company. They went before the officers of the Third, Fourth and Seventh Regiments at the school of instructions yesterday and showed what they had learned in two days' experiments with machine guns. A United States army officer who was present at the meeting, said he would qualify Captain Ford as an expert—and he had only forty hours' training. "Do you know, I haven't a single complaint from my men over the food and treatment since we have been here. And neither do they want to go home—though each company is permitted only three men off duty a night. "Private Johnson," he called to a passing soldier. A young man entered. He was Private Lewis E. Johnson. "What do you do nights?" asked Colonel Denison. "Study war regulations and Spanish, sir." "What is your occupation?" "Lawyer, sir." The soldier was then dismissed. "He is a type of the men in my regiment." said the Colonel. "Now I'll take you to a few of the tents." The trip was another revelation. There were the newly promoted sergeants, Harry Collins and James Harris, studying "The Science of War;" Corporal Parker, a Chicago policeman, with a thick book labeled "Municipal Code, City of Chicago" in front of him; Corporal Bryant Griffin and Joseph White engrossed over a large map of Mexico and figuring the best place for the United States to enter in case of war, and a score more interested in books on science and even art. Here was Dr. Tansel, Dr. Plummer and Dr. William Phillip of the medical corps diagnosing the best treatment for Captain Stuart Alexander, who had been stricken with pneumonia, and Private William B. Smith reading a recent issue of the Literary Digest. In another tent was Dr. Spencer C. Dickerson, a lieutenant in the medical corps, who had been made associate professor at the Rush Medical College, and now, in his spare moments, wrote articles for medical journals; Lieutenant R. A. J. Shaw, of the engineering department of the City of Chicago, who was directing some "rookies" in the proper method to dig a trench, and Captain James S. Nelson, a lawyer, who completed several briefs for clients back in Chicago between calls. That is Chicago's Colored regiment. —From the Chicago American, July 24. HEALTH NOTES The common house fly, parading under the high-sounding title of "musca domestica," has been better named the "typhoid fly;" but the best name for him after all is the "contagious fly," as he is known to spread sickness, death and enormous trouble from not only typhoid but diphtheria, tuberculosis, infantile diarrhea, dysentery, cholera, para-typhoid, ophthalmia, anthrax and other serious and loathsome infections. Born in manure or decaying vegetable or animal matter, he enters our houses, if allowed, and walks on our food. In other words, after walking in and eating sputum and fecal juices; after wading in and bedaubing himself with slime and filth unspeakable; after drinking from open sores on man and beast, and wiping the pus from those on his legs, head and wings, he directly transmits the nastiness of all these and at the same time communicates the dangerous germs that frequent such places. After comprehending the loathsome character and habits of this insect, who can complacently see a fly swimming in a cup of coffee or a glass of milk, fish it out and drink from his bath tub? Flies are free breeders, depositing their eggs in manure, decaying meat or vegetables, or even in cuspidors. Upon these substances the larvae subsist. The fly is fully hatched in from ten days to two weeks. One fly laying 120 eggs at a time will have an estimated progeny numbering six billions at the end of one season. This does not spell suicide, but it does mean many sick humans and a number of funerals. The first convincing evidence that flies spread typhoid was piled up by Sternberg, Vaughan, Reed, Vedder and Shakespeare, who investigated conditions in the Spanish-American War. Their operations and conclusions were corroborated by British medical officers in the Boer War. Further evidence of flies carrying disease has been given by C. Gordon Hewitt in his book, by Dr. Alice Hamilton and by many others. Dr. G. N. Kober of Washington has estimated that $350,000,000.00 is lost each year in the United States through typhoid fever, which is communicated through water pollution, milk contamination and fly dissemination, and also by transmission through contact with human patients and carriers. Of these the fly bears a large share of this responsibility. Against this pest cleanliness is the master word, for the fly is bred in filth and lives in filth. The remedy lies in community activity. To clean up all filth in the neighborhood and to keep it so, with houses screened, will banish the fly, far they do not usually stray far from food supply and breeding places. No filth, no flies. . . . Don't forget the babies in your ward. The work of saving the babies of Chicago from needless sickness and suffering is one that needs the help of all. Every citizen can and should aid. Look up the baby welfare agencies in your neighborhood and give them your best co-operation and support. Walk straight, talk straight and live straight, if you want to keep well and strong. Sometimes it is said of a person that he is "chesty." Well, there are worse things than being "chesty;" for example, slouchy. THE BROAD AX, CHICAGO, JULY 29, 1916. M. HON. WILLIAM HALE THOMPSON. Mayor of Chicago; head chief of the Republican party the west, who has completed all arrangements for the meet E. Hughes at the Coliseum, Tuesday evening, August 8 head chief of the Republican party th completed all arrangements for the meet the Coliseum, Tuesday evening, August 8 Mayor of Chicago; head chief of the Republican party throughout the middle west, who has completed all arrangements for the meeting of Hon. Charles E. Hughes at the Coliseum, Tuesday evening, August 8th. MEETING OF THE GRAND LODGE OF KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS OF ILLINOIS AT CAIRO. OFFICERS ELECTED FOR THE COMING YEAR. faithful who were welcome everywhere. Geo. Garner, E. D. Green, A. B. George and Dr. E. S. Miller kept the machinery running smoothly. The first few days of the meeting were full of snap and ginger with Chicago taking a leading part. Several smaller cities had representatives according to The Chicago delegates to the Grand Lodge of the K. P. of the Ill. jurisdiction arrived in Cairo Monday, A. M., July 24, over the Ill. Central. A special sleeping car under the management of Dr. A. A. Wesley, G. C., was filled with delegates as well as a chair car; which brought the Chicago delegation up to eighty. They were met at the depot by the reception committee and directed to the headquarters where homes were found for all. The 1st Regiment K. P. Band of St. Louis, led the way, followed by the Grand Officers in carriages and automobiles. Cairo believes in preparedness and at this particular time lived up to her reputation. Monday was spent in entertaining the visitors. Gen. Geo. J. Terrell and Adjt. S. Alston were very popular men. Major W. T. Jefferson and Lieutenant-Col. Chas. Hunter shared honors even. Col. H. H. Briggs and G. K. of R. S. Frank B. Waring performed their duties in their usual dignified manner. Dr. A. A. Wesley, G. C. G. L. K. of P. received an ovation wherever he appeared. Lieut. Bailey, Capt James Snow and Sergeant Johnson were among the B. C. C. [Image of a man with a bow tie and a serious expression]. [Picture of a man in a suit with a bow tie]. COL. FRANK O. LOWDEN. Republican candidate for the nomination for at the state wide primaries, We boom this week at full blast in CH state for the nomination for Governor of state wide primaries, Wednesday, September or at full blast in Chicago. Republican candidate for the nomination for Governor of Illinois, to be voted for at the state wide primaries, Wednesday, September 13, will start his boom this week at full blast in Chicago. Republican candidate for the nomination for Governor of Illinois, to be voted for at the state wide primaries, Wednesday, September 13, will start his boom this week at full blast in Chicago. Republican party throughout the middle moments for the meeting of Hon. Charles by evening, August 8th. faithful who were welcome everywhere. Geo. Garner, E. D. Green, A. B. George and Dr. E. S. Miller kept the machinery running smoothly. The first few days of the meeting were full of snap and ginger with Chicago taking a leading part. Several smaller cities had representatives according to their membership. We are glad to note the healthy condition of the lodges in this jurisdiction and the officers deserve much credit for their uniting efforts to place the order on its present high plane. Dr. A. W. Williams, J. Auter and Col. J. R. Marshall arrived Wednesday morning and added much to the importance of the meeting. Present reports indicate that this will be the banner year financially. The parade was the order of the afternoon, Wednesday consisting of carriages, autos, floats and horsemen. The ladies were specially attractive and was one of the leading features of the procession. The following officers have been elected for the coming year: Dr. A. A. Wesley, Grand Chancellor; Otis B. Duncan, Grand Vice Chancellor; Maj. Robert R. Jackson, Grand Master of the Exchequer; R. A. J. Shaw, Grand Attorney; F. B. Waring, Grand Keeper of Records and Seals; Rev. J. W. Robinson, Chicago and W. A. Plummer, Supreme Representatives; S. L. Bailey, Champaign, Ill., Grand Lecturer; Dora King, Bloomington, Ill., Grand Prelate; Will West, Lovejoy, Ill., Grand Master at-Arms; C. L. Hill, member of Trustee Board. ```markdown ``` on for Governor of Illinois, to be voted Wednesday, September 13, will start his Chicago. JULIUS JOHNSON MOLINE, ILL. Auditor of Public Accounts STATE OF ILLINOIS Primary Wednesday, September 13, 1916 23 Billy King and company continue to draw well regardless of the extreme heat. They have broken the record so far, and the end is not yet in sight. Next week they will be seen in "Derby Dan." The management has instituted a new feature. Every Friday evening, in addition to the regular program, a "Walking the Dog" contest is presented. Next week, first half, Argo (Harpist), also Bertie and Fowler, in addition to the regular picture program. The States. Many people go to the States to avoid the heat and to hear the music by what is considered one of the best orchestra on the stroll. Their pictures are all good, every night a feature, and Bailey, the accomplished young musician with his orchestra, alone worth the price of admission. Their program follows: Monday, Charlie Chaplin in "The Vagabond;" Tuesday, "The Iron Claw;" and the "Cave of Despair;" Wednesday, "The Deserter;" Thursday, "The Eye of God," the story of a woman's vengeance; Friday, "Mysteries of Myra;" Saturday, Dorothy Gish in "The Little School Maam." $ \phi $ The Phoenix. This house, last Monday and Tuesday, introduced to the South Side, the renowned Bert Williams' first and famous effort: "A Natural Born Gamber." This was, indeed, a very comical picture. They were waiting at the doors. As fast as the house emptied, it was filled again. Other houses, undoubtedly will, also show this film, but the Phoenix gained the initiative. In order that others who could not see Bert in his funny role the last time, may be able to see him before the pictures leave the city, this house will repeat this show on next Tuesday from 2:00 to 12:00 P. M. Moreover, theirs was the only house in Chicago where this picture could be seen on that date and the succeeding one. During the week they also showed the famous "Eighth" in camp at Springfield, Ill. Today they present Jackie Saunders in "Broken Fetters" or the "Secret of the Underworld," a Knickerbocker Star Feature; tomorrow Virginia Pearson in "Blazing Love," a play in which the whole life story of a wife with her problems is told with a striking moral; Monday "The Secrets of a Submarine;" Wednesday, "Mysteries of Myra," and on Aug. 5, "Sudden Riches" may be seen there. Aug. 6, "The Eternal Sapho." The Pickford. The Pickford is a house where you can always see one or more excellent pictures. The management never fails to have them on hand, apparently going on the assumption that nothing is too good for their patrons. Pictures have been shown there for ten cents that cost twenty-five and fifty cents in the down-town houses. They make a speciality of Triangle plays. Last Monday they had Charlie Chaplin in "The Vagabond;" on Wednesday they beat the other houses to the famous "Will Orpet" pictures the only authorized and authentic pictures of the celebrated trial and prisoner; on Thursday the Triangle "The Eye of the Night" with William H. Thompson and Marjory Wilson; yesterday, William Farnum in "The Bondman;" tomorrow, the Knickerbocker Star Feature "Spellbound" with Lois Meredith, and Sunday, The Triangle "Reggie Mixex In," with Douglass Fairbanks. The Fountain The Fountain, like most of the other houses ran a very good program last week, there appearing such features as "The Iron Claw," "The Secret of the Submarine," "The Mysteries of Myra," and others. Tomorrow, the fifth chapter of "Who's Guilty?" featuring Tom Moore and Anna Nilsson. One chapter of this film will be shown there every Saturday, each being complete within itself. Sunday, William Fox presents Nance O'Neil in "The Witch," five parts, a story of love, intrigue and romance, that is said to thrill and fascinate the audience. The Post of Los Angeles, Cal., in its issue of July 22nd reproduced the article entitled "Colored Soldiers have never shown the white feather," giving the proper credit and no one connected with the Post attempted to do any stealing. Candidate for the Republican Nomination for LEWIS W. DEPRIEST, SON OF ALDERMAN DEPRIEST DROWNS AT THE 35TH STREET BATHING BEACH. Friday morning, at about 11:15 o'clock, Lewis W. DePriest, the eldest son of Alderman and Mrs. Oscar DePriest was drowned at the 35th street Bathing Beach while in swimming. Alderman DePriest was in Mayor Thompson's inner office when he was informed of the death of his son and Mayor Thompson had Alderman DePriest conveyed to the 35th street Bathing Beach in his own private auto and one of the expert city M. D.'s, with the most modern machines for restoring life accompanied him but nothing could be done for his life had floated out and it had become a part of the broad expanse of the universe. His untimely and very sudden death is a very sad blow to his beloved and devoted parents who have the unbounded sympathy of their hosts of friends in this city and in all parts of the United States. POTT'S ASKS RECEIVER FOR ROYAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY. Appointment of a receiver for the Royal Life Insurance Company has been asked in a petition filed by Rufus Potts, insurance superintendent, in the Superior court of Cook county through Attorney General Patrick J. Lucey. An injunction to perpetually enjoin the corporation from transacting further business is also sought. It will be remembered that so far the Royal Rotten Life Insurance Company has worked the ignorant and the so-called smart Colored people of this city out of many thousands of dollars; several months ago the people through these columns were warned to lay away from that humbug company but they made fun of us calling us a fool and they continued to pour their money into the lap of the Hon. Alfred Glover, President of the Royal Rotten Life Insurance Company who is a White gentleman and hails from the south and now after it is too late the Colored people who have lost their money are squeeling like unto stuck hogs and all that we can say is that "we told you so."-Editor. ATTORNEY EUGENE J. MARSHALL WILL CLOSE THE PROGRAM FOR THE SEASON AT THE BETHEL LITERARY. This coming Sunday afternoon, at 4 P. M., Attorney Eugene J. Marshall, who is a graduate of the University of Michigan, (Ann Arbor), and the Wisconsin University, will lecture at the Bethel Literary Society at Bethel Church, 30th and Dearborn streets. He will discourse on "How can we best promote the interest of the Colored race." A fine musical program at the same time will be rendered. It will be the last meeting of the Literary until fall. CHIPS Mrs. J. W. Cross, 6418 Champlain avenue has been confined to her home the past week with a severe attack of rheumatism. Mrs. Geneva Smith, 5363 S. Dearborn street will leave the middle of the week for a three weeks vacation to Detroit, Mich., and other points in that state. Mr. and Mrs. Wood, Miss Jennie Collins and Miss James of St. Louis, Mo., spent the past week in visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Carter, 5423 S. Wabash avenue. Mrs. Sandy W. Trice, 6438 Eberhart avenue will leave Saturday, August 5th for Baltimore, Md., where she will attend the sessions of the National Association of Colored Women's Clubs. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Stanton Brown, 3240 Calumet avenue will leave the first of this coming week for Detroit, Mich., and other points in that state, where they will spend two weeks. The funeral of Mr. Thornton Walker who died very suddenly Tuesday, July 18th, was held from the home, 3234 Vernon Ave., Friday morning, July 21st at 10 o'clock. Rev. W. A. Blackwell officiating, impressive solos were sung by Miss Lucile Brown of Battle Creek, Mich., and Mrs. Fannie Maxwell of Knoxville, Tenn. Mrs. E. E. Lytle of Gary, Ind., read the obituary. Talks on HEALTH, CLEANLINESS, PROPER LIVING, SANITATION, ETC. BY Dr. W. A. DRIVER 3300 So. State Street Phode Douglas 3617 ASTHMA. Asthma is a symptom, often quite distressing. The term is applied to various conditions associated with difficult breathing, called dyspnea. There are asthmatic attacks that are purely of nervous origin; that form results from disturbed innervation and is called the bronchial type. The disturbed innervation that causes the nervous type may be due to a number of digressions from the correct habits of life. There are other types of asthma; each calls for a separate kind of treatment. Thus it should be readily understood that patent medicines and other guess work, called home remedies, are often harmful, expensive and useless in the treatment of this peculiar symptom. For instance if the asthma is due to a disease of the heart or kidney, two distinct and different methods of treatment are indicated. If the asthma is due to the pressure of tumors in the chest or enlarged bronchial glands, it would manifestly be wrong to treat the patient for heart or kidney disease. If the asthma is due to irritation from poisonous products formed in the gastrointestinal tract, the treatment must be directed to the correction of that condition. Affections of the nose are often responsible for the most distressing at- AND LOCAL NOTES. By Wm. J. Burdine. Dr. Blackwell was at his best and gave his audience two excellent sermons. Last Sunday at three p. m., he preached the Sacramental sermon for Rev. Powell at St. Matthews A. M. E. Zion church. At the conclusion of the morning service, Mrs. M. E. Blackwell, the wife of the pastor was introduced and made some very timely remarks. Mrs. Bettie Humble and daughter of Cincinnati were also introduced. Stewardess Board No. 1 was entertained by Mrs. Julia Smithy Tuesday eve. The No. 1 Board met in the church parlor Wednesday eve. The Pastor's Aid met in the church parlor Tuesday eve., Mrs. Mattie Manele, president. The Missionary Society also met at the church Tuesday eve., Mrs. Delilah Thomas, president. The Young Woman Missionary Society met at the home of Mrs. Claxton's Tuesday eve., Miss Lillian I. Browder, president. Dr. Blackwell is urging each Captain to endeavor to raise one hundred dollars by the 1st Sunday in August, the big rally day at which time he hopes to cancel the mortgage on the church which amounts to 3,800 dollars, the public are earnestly requested to assist us. The Southern Club will give a lawn fete at the home of Mrs. R. B. Davis, 4544 Evans Ave., Monday eve., July 31st. Proceeds for the benefit of the rally fund. The 1st Quarterly Conference for this Conference year was held at Walters Chapel, Thursday eve., Rev. G. W. Register presiding. Sunday services as follows: Rev. G. W. Register, D. D. will fill the pulpit at 10:45 A. M., and 7:45 P. M., Rev. A. J. Carey, D. D. Ph. D. will preach the communion sermon at 3 P. M. Mrs. J. F. Trimble and children will leave Monday for their home in Chattanooga, Tenn., after a pleasant visit to friends and relatives in the city. Mrs. Annie S. Lee of 5141 Wabash Ave, has as her guest her mother, Mrs. Martha Scott of Knoxville, Tenn., Mrs. Anderson and Miss Pearle Bruce, one of the city school teachers of Knoxville. Don't fail to attend the big Union Methodist picnic at Dellwood Park, Thursday, Aug. 3rd. Mrs. J. C. T. Carmicheal of 3822 S. State St., served a dinner Thursday, July 27th, complimentary to the following ladies: Mrs. Emma Renrof of Pittsburgh, Pa., Mrs. Lala C. Fuget, Miss Anna B. Davis, Miss Sylvia Kidd and her mother Mrs. Sallie Luttrell of Knoxville, Tenn., and Mrs. J. F. Trimble of Chattanooga. --- A. E. tacks of asthma; an examination by a physician is the proper method of procedure. The condition is cured then by removing the cause; it may be by the simplest restoration of the function of the nasal mucous membrane or operative. In any event asthma requires, like every abnormality, functional, organic or pathological manifestation of any character, the painstaking examination of the physician and his conscientious treatment. Asthmatic attacks like many other symptoms are inclined to attack the sufferer at night. There are often warnings that chronic sufferers know full well. They complain of a tightness in the chest, marked depression of spirits, chilliness and the passage of large quantities of urine. During a severe attack speech is impossible, perspiration is often drenching and the patient imagines that death is impending. That eventuality during the attack however is unknown. The quality and quantity of food should be carefully considered and its proper mastication regarded with scrupulous care. All habits should be carefully reviewed by the doctor and the mode of living rigidly supervised to prevent recurrence of the terrible distress. Through the columns of The Broad Ax, Mrs. Walker, Mrs. Nettie Anderson, Miss Ruthe Baskin, Mrs. Goodrich and Mrs. Lydia Key extend their heartfelt thanks for the many kindnesses and floral offerings in their sad hour of bereavement. A large number of prominent ladies and gentlemen of Gary, Ind., attended Mr. Walkers funeral last friday. He Who Shirks His Work The man who shirks his work, who treats the service of labor with indifference, who sacrifices his efficiency on the altar of self indulgence, loafs on his job and plans to see how little he can do and not be caught, is to be the most pitied man on the face of the earth. He thinks he is cheating his employer. But the employer is not the man he is cheating. Far from it. He is cheating himself. More than cheating himself, he is assassinating opportunity and paving the way to utter ruin and disgrace. The man who cannot be trusted with labor for which he is honestly paid is just as despicable as the man who refuses to pay for labor honestly performed. The shirker is essentially dishonest. Unfaithful to himself, setting the bomb that will sooner or later send him to poverty, he is a menace and an abomination—Dayton Journal. Why Coins Are Milled. Did you ever look at the edge of a dime or quarter? They are different from pennies and nickels, for all silver and gold coin have what are called "milled" edges, while the edges of pennies and nickels are smooth. The reasons for this is that some dishonest persons used to clip pieces off the coins, especially the gold ones, and then sell these scraps of precious metal when they had saved a great many. Every year the nation lost large sums of money this way, and the thieves would smooth the edges off so well that it was hard to find out who was guilty. The best way of stopping this practice was found to be to "mill" the edges of the most valuable coins so that no one could pave them without letting it be seen at once. — Kansas City Star. Two New York Streets The following information as to the widest and narrowest streets from curb to curb and from property line to property line is for the old city of New York, now the borough of Manhattan. Rachel lane, near Grand street, between Goerck and Mangin streets, is one of the narrowest streets, having a width of ten feet between property lines. Delancey street, east of Norfolk street, has a width of 200 feet between property lines and is the widest street. Rachel lane has no sidewalks. Delancey street has a width of 155 feet between curbs.—New York Times. Shingle Roofs There is a definite record of an early use of shingles for roofing in England in pre-Norman times. At that time this method of making roofs was common. The shingles were thin pieces of split wood, usually oak. Many old examples still exist in England, especially on the wooden towers and spires of East Anglia. THE BROAD AX, CHICAGO, JULY 29, 1916. Charles E. Stump, the Newspaper Correspon dent, Has Again Resumed His Journey Through the South Land. He Is on His Way to Waco, Texas and the Mexican Border Jackson, Miss.—With my fighting record, I have decided to go to the front, and I am now headed for Mexican borders. Have put to death a snake, and 180,000 bed bugs in one battle I think I can myself whip a million Mexicans, and if I failed to do this you will not hear from me again. For when we get in the fight it will mean death. We are both going to shoot to kill. Well I am not in Kansas City, or even in Kansas, but I have left my farm to come down here in the state of Vardaman, but I will not talk about him; but will tell you just a few things about how it happened. I do not need to tell you anything about how it happened last September in Chicago, because many of you were there and those who were not have read about it in the papers. I have met that same Dr. E. P. Jones of Vicksburg, and this time he has been trying to get things in his hands in Mississippi and would it be surprising to you when I tell you that he fell flat so far as getting the state organization in his hands, nor was he able to even split the convention, and they tell me that is an easy thing to do in a Baptist meeting, and the Mississippi people will go to Savannah with almost a solid front, and no one will be there to question them. When I heard that there was going to be a convention down here, I just got myself together and rode down on the Illinois Central. I will not tell you about the change from first-class to Mr. James Crow or any other kind of crow, but I made the change just the same, and reached the city of Jackson Tuesday morning, July 18, at 5 o'clock in the morning. I found a door open to receive me, and Mrs. Georgia Hyrum, assisted by Miss Maude Richardson tried to see how much they could cook for me to eat that morning. I did get on the outside of them good things, and was glad when she told me to be at home during the convention. Now, then what happened? I went down the street, and the first one I met was the "Shining Angel" of Mississippi, Prof. V. L. Ruben, who tells me that he is some orator, and has given much time to organizing things. He thinks much of his own ability, and would like to have all bow to him. After telling him my name and where I was from, he told he who he was and what he was, and said that he was going down to the convention to whip things in line for Dr. R. H. Boyd, as he was there, and wanted the Baptist organization to fall in line for Dr. Jones. The Baptist convention of Mississippi is one of the biggest in the whole country, and if you can get hold of it then you are getting something. You will not blame the man for doing what I am going to tell you about in a few minutes. You will wait and see just what I have to say. Now Ruben has styled himself the fixer of the state, and he says he is as shrewd as men get to be, and when he looks into a man's eye he can even tell what he is thinking about. Now this is the class of man I met. But there was something wrong with this angel's fixer, because he did not fix a thing. He was just put together, and when he got through he found that he himself was trying to get out. He told me that he was through with them. The men stopped around to see what they could do in the fixing business themselves. They were in for it, and used all they could use, and talked all they could. Then when these men met, it was in a Board meeting to outline the policy of the convention. Now Dr. Jones was on hand, and he heard them all but preach his funeral. They said some things about him that was not in the Sunday school lesson for next Sunday. He looked at the sayers as they read his letter and talked about him. The convention opened. Then men in the Board made him understand that they were not going to stand for foolishness. They were not going to stand for any injunctions or anything like it. He would have to flank up for his church just like other men had done, and then he would have to obey the rule. That there was no way in this world for him to capture the convention and he was out of his head if he thought so. With all this true, they turned upon the convention. Dr. R. H. Boyd was invited to take a seat on the throne, but he was not invited to speak. Then Dr. Clark was invited up there too, but he was not allowed to have a say. Now you want to know what happened next, and I will tell you. Dr. Jones sought the printer, and had some bills printed saying that Dr. Boyd and Dr. Clark and other distinguished men would speak that night in the American Theatre. Now the sweet singer from Oklahoma, Prof. Johnson was delegated to take care of the bills by getting two boys and going through the streets and distribute the bills, because there was no room for him to sing. Well, he took to it. At night Dr. Boyd, told how they had organized the Publishing Board, paid a lawyer in Nashville to arrange for the charter, and fix it so that it would remain fixed. He wanted that it should be in the hands of 9 men to hold for the Negro Baptists of America, but these men would have to always elect themselves. Then after this was done, he elected the 9 men, and proceeded to organize. He said there were four offices, president of the Board, vice president, and secretary. He divided the chairman and vice, giving the first to Dr. Clark, and he himself took the other two, and asked if they blamed him for doing so? The crowd answered "No, no." Some one in the crowd shouted, "you had just as well take the whole hog as to take his feet." When he was through, and others had spoken, they organized a convention with about twenty people, and I could see a disappointed look in the face of Dr. E. P. Jones. Just as disappointed when he had his heart fixed on being Grand Master of America in the Odd Fellows, and got left. He made sure that he was going to have a big following in his own home, and I thought so too, but he fell way down. Dr. A. M. Johnson is continued as president, and I am sure that Dr. Jones will do some crowing, but he was whipped right in his own state, although there was P. W. Howard there to help to take care of him. I met the men of the convention. I am in Jackson. This is the place where Vardaman once acted as governor. Then there was Hon. James Hill, one of our men, who at one time acted as secretary of state. He was elected to the position by the people. I went and looked at his monument. I have been in this place before Prof. Z. T. Hubert is preparing to do some real good work in his school next year. There will be some changes among the teachers of course. I think I will have to bring this letter to a close. I have some other things I will say to you in my next letter when I write it. God bless you. Young Woman Who Is Studying Black- smithing Gives Her Reasons Ames, la.—Miss Tura A. Hawk, Iowa State college's only girl student of blacksmithing, has further demonstrated her versatility by winning the faculty cup for the best extemporaneous address, and she did it with the subject, "Why Women Should Propose." "There are three reasons why women should propose—physical, spiritual and moral," said Miss Hawk. "I ask you, is there any reason why a strong, able bodied woman should not support a husband if she chooses? No; only a time when prejudice rears itself against such a procedure. "For the spiritual reason, there is the great saying, 'Whatever ye would that men should do unto you, do ye even so to them.' As women should rightfully be the manager of the oldest of all institutions, the home, is it any more than fair that she should be permitted to ask the man of her ideals to help her found and operate that home? Must woman, because years of common practice have established a custom, wait when she is ready to begin her life work because only the men who are not her ideal will propose?" An Early Airship. We are told by Peter Farley, who wrote as an eyewitness, that in August, 1835, the airship Eagle was officially advertised to sail from London with government dispatches and passengers for Paris and to establish direct communication between the capitals of Europe. This early type of airship was 160 feet long, fifty feet high and forty feet wide, and she lay in the dockyard of the Aeronautical society in Victoria road, near Kensington gardens, then quite a rural spot. Built to hold an abundant supply of gas, she was covered with oiled lawn and carried a frame seventy-five feet long and seven feet high, with a cabin secured by ropes to the balloon. An immense rudder and wings or fins on each side for purposes of propulsion completed her fittings. The deck was guarded by netting. After all this preparation and advertisement the Eagle never got beyond Victoria road, for Count Lennox and his assistants failed to provide the necessary motive power. — London Standard A Peruvian River of Horror There is a river of mystery and horror in Peru, and the legends of rich rubber regions and untold wealth in gold are accompanied by tales of those who went up it never to return. Casier Watkins, a naturalist, who has traveled extensively in South America, tells of the stream: "This river," he said, is the Colorado river, the richest river in Peru. Great groves of rubber trees lie along its course, and gold has been found in it. But the Mascos, a tribe of cannibals, infest it. They still practice cannibalism and will kill a man on sight. Expeditions have been fitted out and been heavily armed to go exploring for rubber and gold, but none of them ever has returned. The savages have killed the men and eaten them and turned the canoes adrift. They have come down the river empty, bottoms up, or filled with supplies which the savages did not care to remove."—New York Post. Fish That Sing. There is a fish called the butterman, which is found off the Scottish coast. This fish, which is fat and comfortable looking, about a foot long as a rule, makes a distinct hooting noise from the back of his throat when landed in a net or caught on a long line. A netful of these fish, though they are rather rare, is sometimes caught, and when they are hauled in the chorus of sharp, siren-like hoots is very startling to a stranger. But in Ceylon there is a shellfish, a kind of mussel, which positively sings. In still weather when the water has ebbed away from the mussel beds for a few hours these shellfish can be heard producing a long, low, fluty sound. How they do it no one knows, but they make a quite distinct attempt at singing, and as they have no throats they must produce the sound by some manipulation of their double shells—London Globe. Wasted Motions Our life is peppered with motions that fly wide and wild. It begins on awaking. We stretch our arms—waste motion! We ought to utilize that gesture for polishing our shoes. We rub our eyes—more foolishness. We should rub our eyes on Sunday for the rest of the week. But it is in processes like shaving that scientific management is really needed. Men flatter themselves that they share with the minimum of gesture. They believe that they complete the operation under five minutes. But, excusing their inaccuracy, do they know that under the inspection of the scientific manager their performance would look as jagged as their razor blade under the microscope? The day will probably arrive when a superman will shave with one superb motion as delightful to the soul as the uncoiling of an orange skin in one long unbroken peel—New Republic. Sheen's Two Perquisites The sheep is a chunk of misguided animation which is afflicted with a perpetual cold in the head and has the appearance of always needing its nose wiped, but it has the distinction of being the only animal, man not excepted, which can afford to wear strictly all wool clothing the year round. Probably the greatest accomplishment of the sheep is getting itself lost in a snowstorm, at which it is such a success that a number of famous painters have put in a lot of time painting pictures of sheep working at this—Farm and Fireside. All False. Mr. Grimes (with great indignation) —I've finished with that fellow Skinner, absolutely finished with him. He's a bad one. He has a lying tongue in his head. Mrs. Grimes (sympathetically) —Dear mel And only yesterday his wife told me that he had false teeth.—London Tit-Bits. Speech and Writing: "Many people talk much more agreeably than they write," said the literary person. "Yes," replied Mr. Owington. "My tailor does that."—Exchange. Nothing New Wife—Don't you like my new hat dearest? Husband—Yes-a, its all right Wife—Well, I bought it on your account, dear. Husband—Yes, you usually do! How She Managed Mabel—If your grandma has lost all her teeth how does she eat? Willis—I heard pa say she had a biting tongue—Boston Transcript. By the faithful plying of the shuttle of daily duty we weave white raiment for the soul—Stafford. PAGE FIVE Give That Never Drink. The "wild cow" of Arabia, in reality an antelope, the Beatrix oryx, is said never to drink, which is probably correct, for unless these animals can descend the wells they can find no drinking water for ten months in the year. There is no surface water, and rain falls but precariously during the winter. Only once during my journey did I find a pool of rainwater, caught in a hollow rock, and even this I should have passed by without knowing of its existence had not my camels sniff it from a distance and obstinately refused to be turned from going in that direction. These antelope, however, are provided by nature with a curious food supply, especially designed as a thirst quencher. This is a parasite which grows on the roots of the desert bushes and forms a long spadix full of water and juice. The antelope dig deep holes in the sand in order to get at these. Wide World Magazine. Wouldn't Bring an Action: There is a story told of a very eminent advocate, now no longer with us, who once while endeavoring to dissuade a friend from going to law was asked what he would himself consider a sufficient ground for resorting to litigation. --- "My dear fellow," he replied, "I do not say that in no conceivable circumstances would I take proceedings against any one, but I do say that if at this moment you deliberately upset my ink on the tablecloth, chucked my wife out of the window, threw that volume of reports at the bust of Blackstone, 'made hay' with my furniture and finally tweaked my nose I should no doubt use my best endeavors to kick you downstairs. But once rid of you, either by force or persuasion, no power on earth should induce me to bring an action against you."—London Globe A Tip. "I notice you keep your office door closed all the time." "Yes. I'd never get anything done if I didn't." "Why?" "Well, so many people that I don't want to see would wander in here." "How do you know whether or not you want to see them unless you admit them and hear what they have to say?" "I don't. I suppose I do miss one or two worth while in the course of a day." "Did it ever occur to you that the old way to know what people want is to hear what they have to say? It's easy enough to get rid of the undesirable visitor after he gets in, but you never can recall the man with the worth while message if he once goes away." —Detroit Free Press. Bulwer Lytton and His Chorus The Princess von Racowitsa met Bulwer Lytton in the Riviera toward the end of the fifties. He was then, she says in her autobiography, "past his first youth; his fame was at its zenith. He seemed to me antediluvian, with his long dyed curls and his old fashioned dress. He dressed exactly in the fashion of the twenties, with long coats reaching to the ankles, knee breeches and long colored waistcoats. Also he appeared always with a young lady who adored him and who was followed by a manservant carrying a harp. She sat at his feet and appeared, as he did, in the costume of 1830, with long flowing curls, called Anglises. He read aloud from his own works, and in especially poetic passages his 'Alice' accompanied him with arpeggios on the harp." A City Within a City. In Augsburg, Germany, there is a little city in the heart of the city shut in all by itself with two gates and named the "Fuggerel." It is so called because the 106 houses within it were built with money left by Fugger, the wealthy sixteenth century banker. When he died he directed that these houses should be built and then given to the poor aged families for 4 marks and 12 pfennigs rental a year, which is exactly one American dollar. They have four rooms and kitchen, with a little front garden and a little garden behind. The Byplay Minstrels. "Mr. Interlocutor, can you tell me which is the richest country in the world?" "Why, the United States is the richest country in the world, Mr. Tambo?" "No, it isn't. Ireland is the richest country in the world." "And why is Ireland the richest country in the world, Mr. Tambo?" "Because it's capital is always Dublin."-Philadelphia Ledger. One Way to Cure a Headache One of the quickest known ways of dispelling a headache is to give some of the muscles—those of the legs, for instance—a little hard, sharp work to do. The reason is obvious. Muscular exertion flushes the parts engaged in it and so depletes the brain. When your head aches take a stiff walk or a short bicycle ride—Exchange. A Difference. "Binnick is making a collection of antiques." "He thinks he is, but they are nothing but a lot of old furniture."—Browning's Magazine. No. Indeed. "It's just as easy to love a girl with money as to love one without it." "Very true, but it isn't so easy to get her." In the English language there are eighty-two sounds. PAGE 81X CANDIDATE'S WIFE Some Interesting Facts About the Life of Mrs. Charles E. Hughes. PREFERS HOME TO SOCIETY. She Is No Clubwoman and Is Also Said to Be Anti-suffrage—She Delights In the Fine Arts of Homemaking. Women all over the United States are asking about Mrs. Hughes, wanting to know something about this quiet little woman whose husband is the Republican candidate for president. Washington has discovered that Mrs. Hughes is about the only person in its official "Who's Who" who has successfully managed to keep out of the limelight of official and social publicity. Mrs. Hughes is not a clubwoman. She has always preferred to capitalize home. To her nothing else has ever Mary E. Photo © by American Press Association. MBS. CHARLES E. HUGHES. mattered quite so much. Society, except where it was necessary as a part of her husband's official life, has never interested her. It is rumored that Mrs. Hughes is an antisuffragist. She has been so close to her own family and her home that she has not seen the urgent need of suffrage for women as women more in public affairs see it. Always Mrs. Hughes has spent much more time in study, charity and church work than in any other pursuits. Mrs. Hughes is an ardent advocate of all kinds of athletics. She has personally superintended the education of her three daughters, Catherine, Helen and Elizabeth. Helen graduated two years ago from Vassar, and next fall Catherine will be a student of Wellesley. Perhaps the charity that has been of first importance to Mrs. Hughes during the past few years is the woman's evening clinic in Washington, which gives medical advice to working women for a nominal fee. The friends of Mrs. Hughes, who know her best, speak of her as a splendid representative of American woman, a woman whose home and family have always come first even when her duties as wife of a member of the supreme court were the heaviest. With Mrs. Hughes the fine arts of homemaking are the best. She is proud of her reputation of being an excellent cook. Mrs. Hughes sews, because to her it is a much more fascinating occupation than bridge, and it has been said that this clear thinking woman, with her steady, quiet eyes, believes that the modestly dressed woman is always sure of being herself, because she is bigger than the dictates and vagaries of every passing fashion. Footgear The shops are put to it these days to keep up with the demand for fanciful sport shoes. Woman has become used to having her feet exquisitely dressed and refuses to don any old shoe for athletics. The country club type of sport shoe is of white washable kid, with trimmings of colored glazed kid in the shape of tip and "saddle," as the shoe salesman calls the curved strip of kid which crosses the toe back of the tip. All white shoes are of washable kid and come in high or low style, the high laced sport shoe with white rubber sole being on the whole smarter than the low Oxford. Still, many women prefer the Oxford, which leaves the ankle free, and the new glazed kid trimmed white Oxfords are very smart indeed. That Berry Tart. Mix together with a knife or fork a quarter of a pound of butter with a pound of self raising flour and a pinch of salt. Beat two eggs, mix with two cupfuls of milk and add slowly to the flour and butter. Mix well and roll out in a thin sheet. Cut with a circular cutter and put the circles in muffin tins. Fill with rich stewed raspberries, bake for a quarter of an hour and serve very cold with whipped cream. Illusive Collars. Collars are very smart, and they have to be watched every minute if one wishes to keep up with their fashions. Feat of a Wild Boar. The boar is a terrible enemy and also an alarmingly agile one. An English sportsman tells of a splendid escape made by one of these creatures in India. This boar, which had been hard pressed, galloped into a nullah, a very sharp, deep cut, more like a narrow chasm than a ravine. Down this, along the bottom of it, he raced, followed by a man on a swift horse. The banks on each side overhanging the boar were six feet or more in height. Suddenly the creature turned a sharp corner, which hid him from view. Then by a tremendous effort he scaled the bank and gained the top. He turned short around, leaped the entire width of the nullah and landed safely on the other side, clearing both horse and rider as he jumped save for the man's pith helmet, which he knocked off. He had escaped by a narrow margin. Sea Dins a Century Ago. Seaside oathers can obtain their dips under easier conditions now than a century ago if Erridge in his history of Brighton draws a true picture of the morning scene at that popular resort toward the end of the eighteenth century. "Each man," he says, "runs to a machine ladder as it is dragged out of the sea and scuffles who shall first set foot thereon. Some send their footmen and contend by proxy. Others go in boats or on horseback to meet the machines, so that a tolerably modest man has generally some hours for contemplation on the sand, to the detriment of his shoes as well as the diminution of his patience." When impatient souls took to bathing from the beach without machines the town authorities fined them 5 guineas for each offense.—London Chronicle. Original "Annie Laurie." "Annie Laurie," as written and sung by William Douglas, differed greatly from the version familiar today. It had only two verses, and the second ran: She's backit like the peacock, She's breistit like the swan, She's jimp around the middle, Her waist wee weel might span, Her waist wee weel might span, An' she has a rolling 'ee. An' she has a rolling 'ee, And for bonnie Annie Laurie I'd lay me doun and dee. It was Lady John Scott who wrongly attributed the original to Allan Cun- ningham, who made the rough smooth in the existing verse, added a third and wrote the familiar tune. "Annie Laur- er," by the way, was a great favorite with the English soldiers in the Crimea. Buttons. The Elizabethan era gave vogue to the button and buttonhole, two inventions which may fairly be regarded as important, since they did much to revolutionize dress. The original button was wholly a product of needlework, which was soon improved by the use of a wooden mold. The brass button is said to have been introduced by a Birmingham merchant in 1680. It took 200 years to improve on the method of sewing the cloth upon the covered button. Then an ingenious Dane hit upon the idea of making the button in two parts and clamping them together with the cloth between. An Emerald Vase. A vase cut from a single emerald has been preserved in the cathedral in Genoa for 600 years. It is the largest gem of the kind in the world, its diameter being twelve and a half inches and its height five and three-quarter inches. Every precaution is taken to insure safe keeping. Several locks must be opened to reach it, and the key of each lock is in the possession of a different man. Easy Money. "Mrs. Blossom is all smiles this morning." "Yes. She is going downtown to spend a rain check." "What sort is that?" "One she got from Mr. Blossom by crying."—Baltimore Sun. Strict Plant Law The law in Switzerland protecting rare plants is so strict that to be found in possession of specimens illegitimately collected is a penal offense. PRACTICAL HEALTH HINT. Inflammations Counterirritation of the surface of the body is often a valuable means of relieving internal inflammatory conditions and of checking beginning illnesses of the inflammatory type. In such affections as common colds, bronchitis, pneumonia, stomach and bowel troubles counterirritation relieves congestion and pain. There are various ways of producing reddening of the skin (counterirritation). The mustard plaster is probably the most satisfactory means of producing quick counterirritation of a large surface. At the beginning of all diseases of the chest or of an intestinal tract counterirritation is a valuable treatment in conjunction with free cathartics (a dose of castor oil) and rest in bed. These methods should be carried out while waiting for the arrival of the medical attendant. It is rarely a physician can reach a patient before some time may have elapsed, and during this interval home treatment is advisable to relieve distress and pain. THE BROAD AX, CHICAGO, JULY 29, 1916. A Trip Into Space. "If you could ride from the earth to Alpha Centauri on a train going at the rate of a mile a minute you would reach your destination in 48,000,000 years," says John Brashear in the American Magazine. "At the rate sound travels if a song were to be sung on Alpha Centauri it would be 3,800,000 years before we could hear it. This neighbor of ours is 35,000,000,000 miles away. A spider's thread from a cocoon reaching to it would weigh 500 tons. "Our earth in its revolutions on its own axis and its trip around the sun and outward into space makes a journey of 984,000 miles a year, but the old clock neger varies. There is never a jar or tremor, and we are back again on the hundredth of a second. Do you know it would have cost me $1,500,000,000 if I had had to pay my way so far at the rate of 2 cents a mile during my journey of seventy-five years? To ride from the earth to Alpha Centauri would cost $700,000,000,000." Sharks as Swimmers. One ill service nature has done the shark—namely, that of placing a triangular fin on his back, which acts as a danger signal and gives warning of his approach. Happily the shark has not been gifted with sufficient sagacity to be aware of this peculiarity, for had he been so he would unquestionably abandon his habit of swimming close to the surface of the water and would in that case be enabled to approach his victim unobserved. The shark is a slow swimmer for his size and strength. Byron observes, "As darts the dolphin from the shark." But Byron was a poet and does not appear to have been a close observer of the habits of inhabitants of the water or he would have known that a shark would have no more chance of catching a dolphin than a sheep would of overhauling a hare. Value of Good Manners. Good manners, like the gold at the foundation of all money, are current the world over. Emerson noted this: "Give a boy dress and accomplishments and you give him the mastery of palaces and fortunes wherever he goes. He has not the trouble to earn or own them; they solicit him to enter and possess." "All your Greek," Chesterfield wrote to his son, "can never advance you from secretary to envoy or from envoy to ambassador, but your address, your air, your manner, if good, may." "The difference between a well bred and ill bred man is this," Samuel Johnson said, "one immediately attracts your attention, the other your aversion. You love one until you find reason to hate him; you hate the other until you find reason to love him." Civility, polished manners, mean much to a youth in his first position. Obituary Gems. When John Sherman of New Haven, preacher, mathematician, almanac maker and father of twenty-six children, heard of the death of his good friend Jonathan Mitchell, a Harvard pastor, he explained (after due thought and many poetic pangs): Here lies the darling of his time. Mitchell expired in his prime. Who, four years short of forty-seven, Was found full ripe and plucked for heaven. When Thomas Dudley, father of the first American poetess, Anne Bradstreet, came to his deathbed he showed where his daughter had received her surprising gift by composing such farewell lines as: Dim eyes, deaf ears, cold stomach shew My dissolution is in view. Eleven times seven near lived have I, And now God calls I willing die. "Hail, Columbia." "Hall, Columbia," was written in 1789 and "The Star Spangled Banner" in 1814. "Hall, Columbia," was first called "General Washington's March," the music having been composed by an orchestra leader in New York and the words written to be sung when Washington went to New York to be inaugurated president April 30, 1789. Later it was called "The President's March" and finally "Hall, Columbia." Why He Was Proud. In a particularly desolate region of the country two travelers came on a tumbledown shack in the midst of filth and barrenness. They were discussing the improbability of human beings living there and did not see a forlorn little boy sitting in the edge of the weeds. He arose with a proud flush on his face. "Ye needn't make fun of it. 'Tain't our n'. It's jest rented!"—Exchange Her Uplift Scheme "What is Gertrude Gadder's latest fad?" "Prison reform." "Along what lines?" "She thinks every convict ought to have a canary in his cell."—Birmingham Ace-Herald. Unreasonable. Mrs. Sharpe (severely)—Norah, I can find only seven of these plates. Where are the other five? Cook (in surprise)—Sure, mum, don't ye make no allowance for ordinary wear an 'tear' Not as Guaranteed. "You know these gloves I bought here the other day—you said they'd last me two years." "Well?" "I've lost them!"—Paris Rire. Two Typists. Jenkins—My stenographer can write 150 words a minute. Tompkins—So ran mine—but she doesn't seem to are what the words are.—Puck. A sunny temper gilds the edges of life's blackest cloud.—Guthrie. Sacrificed His Own Life. Sacrificed His Own Life. During the war of the Revolution two British soldiers of the army of Cornwallis went into a house and abused the inmates in a most cruel and shameful manner. A third soldier, going into the house, met them coming out and recognized them. The inmates acquitted him of all blame, but he was imprisoned because he refused to disclose the names of the offenders. Every persuasion was tried, but in vain, and at length he was condemned by a court martial to die. When he was on the gallows Lord Cornwallis, surprised by his obstinacy, rode up to him, saying: "Campbell, what a fool you are to die thus! Disclose the names of the guilty men and you shall be immediately released; otherwise you have not fifteen minutes to live." "You are in the midst of a campaign, my lord," replied Campbell. "You can better spare one man than two." And, firmly adhering to his purpose, he died. What Am I? I've wrecked trains; I've saved a rich man's life and of course married his beautiful daughter; I've committed murder; I've preached the gospel; I've found treasure; I've led armies to victory; I've been a king; I've seen hell; I've toured heaven; I've made men slaves and freed them; I've threatened women's honor and saved it; I've condemned to death the innocent and given liberty to the guilty; I've built nations and destroyed them; I've created drought and brought flood; I've changed poverty to riches and robes to rags; I've fought in the Crusades; I've gone through the Revolution; I've made men of politicians and politicians of men; I've tortured Christians as a pagan and as a Christian enlightened the heathen; I've been lawmaker and law breaker; but, with all, I've made the world progress—I am imagination!-Life. A Phrase Explained. Medicus tells us that it makes him mad whenever he sees some writer using the old southern phrase "the spit 'an' image" without showing any knowledge of what it means. Medicus says that he has even secretly spelled thus: "The spitin' image." So we have seen in the works of an English novelist: "He's the spit and image of his father, as they say in America." And an American short story writer And an American short story writer makes a negro character say: "Yassuh. He's de spitkin' image of his ma." The phrase was originally "the spirit and image," explains Medicus. Of course that means that one person is both mentally and physically like another. Southern people are careless about their r's, so the phrase became "the spit an image" and "the spitkin' image."—Louisville Courier-Journal. Hydroaeroplanes. The idea of the hydroaeroplane was suggested in patent specifications by Hugo Matullath of New York in 1890, but it had its practical origin in Glenn Curttus, who added floats to the aeroplane with which he was experimenting over Lake Keuka in 1908. These were placed under each wing, so that in case of accident the machine would not sink. Langley and others had "made their experimental flights over bodies of water for like reasons." Probably the first to make the floats an integral part of his machine was Fabre, who on March 28, 1910, made the first flight with a practical hydroaeroplane at Martignes on the Seine. Curttus soon abandoned floats and built boat bodies, and for this accomplishment he received the Aero Club of America trophy in 1911. Butter From a Tree One shea tree beside each man's back porch would cut a big slice of butter off the monthly food bill. In Africa vegetable butter is made from the fruit of this tree, and it is said to be of richer taste than any butter made from cow's milk—alleged or actually scraped from a churn and squeezed into the wooden mold which leaves a yellow rosebud on top of the cake. The Arabs used it in early times.—Pittsburgh Dispatch. High Calling. Little Walter's uncle was attached to the commissary department. Naturally little Walter wanted to know what that meant. His father explained that it was the commissary's duty to supply the soldiers with food and drink and the like. The very next day a lady came to call and asked Walter how his Uncle Paul was. "He's fine," said the young man. "He's a waiter now."—New York Post. Woodwork. "Is it your intention to offer your enemy an olive branch?" "I'm not sure." replied Senator Sorghum. "We'll try out the olive branch proposition. But we'll fix the thing so it can be turned into an ax handle."—Washington Star. From the Stars to You. Somewhere beneath the stars there is something that you alone were meant to do. Never rest until you have found out what it is! -John Brashear in the American Magazine. A Long Run. "This bill has been running now for three months," said the collector. "Dear me," said the debtor, "how tired it must be"—Detroit Free Press. "What is the best way to get some hard cash?" "Get hold of some soft thing."—Baltimore American. Good manners are made up of petty sacrifices.—Emerson. Naming a Famous Dish. If you are a gourmet you like lobster. The man who made lobster a la Newburg famous refused to have his name go with it. He gave Delmonico the recipe, and Del gave the delicacy the name it bears today, while that of the benefactor is never heard outside of the little circle in which he lived. Well, the creator of the dish was Benjamin Wenburg, a New York broker. He used to take his luncheons at Delmonico's downtown place, not many blocks from the Battery. When he told Del how to make lobster a la Newburg—it had no name then—Del put it on his bill and called it lobster a la Wenburg. Wenburg got angry about it and told Delmonico if he didn't remove his name he would feed elsewhere. The big caterer reversed the first syllable, and the title has been what you have been accustomed to see ever since.—Richmond Times-Dispatch. Whim of a Great Actor. Salvini, the great Italian tragedian, made it a condition that none of his sons should act in Italy so long as he remained on the stage. So Gustavo was banished to the other countries of the continent and acted in Russia and Austria with some success. Alexander learned the English language and played in this country until he died at an early age. Tomaso is now an actor in Italy and is said to have inherited to a greater degree than any of his brothers the talents of his father. Salvini was married twice; first to Clementine Cazzola, an eminent Italian actress, who died, leaving him three small children. Many years later he married an Englishwoman named Lotte Sharp, by whom he had two children. His grandchildren have attracted attention in art and other circles in Italy.-Argonaut. Flowers and Leaves. Flowers are produced by the sacrifice of stem and leaves, which subordinate their own functions to the making of seed to carry on the species. In the late summer time, when plants have flowered and set their seed, the leaf spirit seems again to assert itself and in many instances becomes so strong that the miracle of its self sacrifice is revealed. One often sees roses, after producing perfect blossoms, producing some which push out a small bunch of green leaves from the heart, or perhaps the axis of the aborted stem grows right out from the middle and bears a small secondary rosebud. This secondary rose is generally smothered in a calyx more like a conglomeration of leaves than any ordinary calyx, the calyx shewing a strong tendency to revert to the leaf form—Edinburgh Scotsman. Stupendous Surnames. The bearers of some of the surnames which appear in medieval documents must have been glad of an excuse to change them. Apparently this was done, for the more grotesque have either vanished or have been modified out of recognition. Among the former are such names as Alice Thepunders-stepdoghtre, Mazelina Stubwourchman, Frethesancecia Del Countynghouse, Godisman Attestrestresende and Thomas Wrangwisshe, which certainly have no claimants nowadays. Many surnames derived from trade or service have been contracted, such as Le Lindraper into Draper, Le Chapelride into Coward, Le Chapelayn into Chaplin and Le Gresuenour (gros veur) into Grosvenor.—London Opinion. A Queer Creature. Queer that while the male seal is a bull and the female a cow their youngster is not called a calf, but a pup. Why "seal fisheries," too, when the seal is not a fish? And why should the seal's breeding place be styled a rookery? It looks as if this strange creature is only a fish in common parlance while at sea. On land (or ice) it is classed popularly with animals or birds.—Exchange. A Glimpse of Heaven. Paterfamilias—Well, Mr. Smith, I'm pleased to see you at our humble board for the first time. Now, is there any particular cut you fancy? Prospective Son-in-law—Oh, no, thank you. I think— Youngest Daughter of the House—Dad, aren't you going to ask Cissie? You know what a shindy she kicks up if she doesn't get first pick.—London Opinion. The Beginning and End. Fond Mother—It was at this point in the entrancing landscape that my daughter received a declaration and accepted. Friend—And tell us the rest of the romance. Fond Mother—Unfortunately that is all there was.—Megendorfer Blaetter. The Assent Sarcastic He (at the end of a fishing story)— My word, it was a monster! 'Pon my word, I never saw such a fish in my life! She-I don't believe you ever did!-London Mail. Pertinent. "I asked Arthur how old he thought I was, and he guessed right the very first time." "Have you made up yet?"—Pittsburgh Press. Telling the Time Ingenious Teacher—If the clock were to strike fourteen, what time would it be? Intelligent Pupil—Time to send the clock to be repaired—London Telegraph. The only competition worthy a wise man is with himself—Mrs. Jameson. Infinite Variety of Styles For All Individual Tastes. Everywhere one goes the new handbags are most noticeable. Here is a new fashion which has definite variety. No two of them resemble each other. Any woman of taste can design her own handbag and have something personal and unique. These bags are on the order of the famous pocket of Lucy Lockett—that is to say, they are of the reticule type and hang over the arm by ribbons or chains. They seldom have the gate or silver frame, but draw up through rings or in simple old fashioned style through a fold. These bags are sometimes knitted bead affairs. A very stunning one often seen is so large one expects to find fancy work inside. It hangs over the arm by long platinum chains. The upper part is of suede leather, the lower part knitted in varicolored stripes. There are also saddlebag shapes which hang over the arm. These are made of dark moire silk, generally heavily embroidered and fringed with several colors of beads. Others are embroidered with steel or silver beads. One extremely large silk bag has a heavy silver frame. The bag part is made of beautiful brocade, often intermingled with gold or silver threads and fulled into the silver frame. It is so large and the chain so long that when held over the arm it drops more than halfway down to the knees. The only sort of arm bag which resembles those carried last season are small shapes, the frames all covered with striped or plain taffeta. These should match the dress worn. The bead frame bags often have little all over patterns of contrasting colored beads. All bags, whether of the reticule or frame bag type, are fitted inside with the usual small mirror, pocket powder puff, etc. A very odd fancy of the moment seems to be to go gloveless. The gloves are buttoned or snapped together at the last fastening and thrown across one end of the bag, saddle bag style. It looks very odd to see these white gloves, more or less clean, dangling over the bag. For a shopping bag the very flat, thin envelope type seems to be the most popular. The polished and seal leathers are the most seen, and this bag has generally a leather handle on one side which can be slid along until it is a mere hand strap through which to thrust the hand. Hand or arm bags show signs of wear quickly, and nothing takes away from a costume more than a shabby bag. This new style may be easily fashioned by the girl at home, for the inside of the bag is lined and faced with flat pockets to hold the vanities, which may be taken from old cases and recovered. Extra Fine Piecrust. One cupful of lard, two cupfuls of flour, one tablespoonful of lemon juice, three-quarters of a teaspoonful of salt, one egg and sufficient cold water to hold the mixture together. Slift the flour and salt into a basin. Flour the blade of a knife and chop the lard into the flour, being careful to keep the flour between the blade of the knife and the shortening. When the mixture looks like meal add gradually the egg, well beaten, and mixed with the lemon juice. Roll the pastry into a ball with the knife. It may be used at once, but it will be improved if allowed to stand in a cool place for one hour. This pastry should be rolled out once and handled as lightly as possible. Bake in a hot oven. Lemon juice makes gluten of flour more elastic, so that dough stretches rather than breaks as paste is rolled out. PROUD SATISEACTION. A Fetching Model That Mother Can Make at Home. Ever useful gingham is the fabric used for this small gown cut with a high waist line and side plaited skirt. Envelope pockets and plaque collar and T VACATION GARB. cuffs are the only trimming. The colors are cool green and white stripe, but any shade becoming to daughter will be suitable. cuffs are the only trimming. The colors are cool green and white stripe, but any shade becoming to daughter will be suitable. 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A Parisian artist in lieu of a picture gallery has a collection of great painters' palettes, some 500 in number, among them being Corot's, Isabeys and Theodore Rousseau's. On many of the palettes are sketches by the painters who used them. Wycliffe's Bible John Wycliffe, completed the translation of the whole Bible for the first time into the language of the English people. He was born near Richmond, in Yorkshire, about 1324. A Case of Fifty-Fifty A Case of Hypocrisy. "Half the world doesn't know how the other half lives." "That's the half that minds its own business probably."—Philadelphia Ledger. The smallest thing well done becomes artistic—William Matthews. Flower of the Air. There is a plant in Chile and a similar one in "span called the "flower of the air." It is so called because it appears to have no root and is never fixed to the earth. It twins around a dry tree or sterile rock. Each shoot produces two or three flowers like a fly—white, transparent and odoriferous. It is capable of being transported 600 to 700 miles and vegetates as it travels suspended on a twig. Perfect Machinery "Their household seems a perfect place of machinery." "Yes; the wife's the governor, the children safety valves and the husband a crank."—Philadelphia Bulletin. His Views. "Dear me, I forgot to send her an invitation to our wedding!" "I imagine it won't make much difference. We won't miss one pickle fork."—Kansas City Journal Astronomy. Astronomy is one of the most exact of the sciences. The powerful telescopes, the spectroscope and other almost perfect instruments come pretty near telling the truth. Stevenson's Brownies. Stevenson maintained that much of his work was only partially original. His collaborators were the brownies who ran riot through his vault during the hours of sleep. He stances the case of "Dr. Jekyll and Ms. Hyde." "I had long been trying to write a story on this subject," he writes, "to find a body, a vehicle for that strong sense of man's double being which must at times come in upon and overwhelm the mind of every thinking creature. For two days I went about racking my brains for a plot of any sort, and on the second night I dreamed the scene at the window and a scene afterward split in two, in which Hyde, pursued for some crime, took the powder and underwent the change in the presence of his pursuers. All the rest was made awake and consciously, although I think I can trace in much of it the manner of my brownies." Lordly Disraeli. Disraeli once told a woman that two possessions which were indispensable to other people he had always done without. "I made," she said, "every kind of conjecture, but without success, and on my asking him to enlighten me he solemnly answered that they were a watch and an umbrella. 'But how do you manage,' I asked, if there happens to be no clock in the room and you want to know the time?' 'I ring for a servant,' was the magnolient reply. 'Well,' I continued, 'and what about the umbrella?' What do you do, for instance, if you are in the park and are caught in a sudden shower? 'I take refuge,' he replied, with a amile of excessive gallantry, 'under the umbrella of the first pretty woman I meet.' A Warning. "Watch out how you holler for de worl' ter look up at you when you gitt ter de mountain top," said Brother Williams. "Of all time dat's de one time ter lay low, fer de worl' will find you when it gits good an' ready. An' dis other thing is what you got to consider: De minute you hellers old man Trouble locates you an' sets his traps ter trip you an' send you rollin' down ter de bottom, whar you come from!" -Atlanta Constitution. Raised Decorations on Eggshells. It is easy to work out a design in relief on an eggshell, whether the contents of the egg have been removed or not. The first step is to draw with a pencil the design or the lettering that you wish to appear on the egg. Make only an outline and the leading points of the design. Then melt a small quantity of candle wax in a shallow tin and let it set a little, but while it is still soft take it out of the tin and spread it over the design on the egg. If there is any difficulty in getting the wax to hold touch it here and there with the heated blade of a penknife. "Kissing the Book." When did "kissing the book" be recognized as a part of the oath? Master William T priest, who was tried for her fore the archbishop of Canterbury 1407, has in an account of a trial related a conversation a "man of law" and a "mast vninity" on the subject of oath of law spoke of a witness laying his hand on the book upon the master of divinity that chargget him to lay his hand upon the book, touching it and by it, kissing it proper. Take vinegar enough to cover the egg completely and soak the egg in it for a period that may be half an hour or may be an hour and a half, according to the strength, of the vinegar. At the end of that period take the egg out and peel off the wax. The design will then stand up in relief against the rest of the shell, for the acid of the vinegar will have eaten away the uncovered part and left untouched only that part which the wax protected. Youth's Companion. Tipping In ConstantPeople The tipping evil is no joke even in this country. But it has hardly reached the degree of insidiousness marked by this tale from the near east: "On the morning of my departure from Constantinople I gave the letter carrier who had brought my letters during my sojourn here half a medshid as a tip. "In the afternoon a man came up to me and said: 'My lord, I am a stranger to you. You never received a telegram. But may it please you to know that I am the telegraph messenger. May it please you to know that it was up to me to deliver telegrams to you if such had been received for you in our office. I surely would have brought them to you most quickly. I know you will be just and you will not harm a man who has always been ready to serve you. I cannot be blamed that I have never been called upon to be of service to you. I, too, deserve half a medshid." —Bruno's Weekly. Masking the Guns. Against air craft observation one of the first precautions taken is to splash guns, limbers and ammunition wagons with different neutral tints so that they will blend with the ground about them. Any earthworks, pits, etc., that are erected or dug are strewn with leaves and branches and the earth disturbed generally, so that from above nothing unusual shall be spotted by keen eyed air men. A battery of guns is seldom placed along the sky line, for there it is an easy mark. Generally the guns are concealed some distance down the incline in front of the sky line, unless the guns are howitzers, in which case they can be best served from behind the ridge. The idea of placing the guns in front of the ridge is that the rising ground behind them serves as an effectual screen, as the guns themselves are painted to represent earth and foliage—London Standard. He Wanted to Know. The late E. H. Harriman, says the Wall Street Journal, was a stickler for facts. He cared little for an approximate statement. When he asked his employees for information he wanted it definite. While traveling through Nevada one day with a number of the officials of the Union Pacific the train passed a little station with much platform, a bleak background of sagebrush and junipers and no habitation within sight. "What is that station there for?" asked Mr. Harriman of one of the railway officials with the party. "They ship a few cattle and two or three cars of wool." "Which is it, two or three?" snapped Mr. Harriman. "Which is it? There is a difference of 33 1-3 per cent." Birds as Lamps. The natives of Trinidad make use of the young guacharo in an unusual manner. The young are very fat and are frequently found to weigh more than the full grown birds. Their fat is used by the natives to produce an oil which is a substitute for butter. Also it is frequently the custom of the natives to draw a wick through the body of a young guacharo and use it as a lamp or candle. Thus the guacharo is sometimes called the oil bird. A. Great Secret. Old Bachelor Uncle—Well, Charlie, what do you want now? Charlie—Oh, I want to be rich. "Rich! Why so?" "Because I want to be petted. Ma says you are an old fool, but must be petted because you are rich. But it's a great secret, and I mustn't tell it." The Aftermath. Mrs. DuPuy-I was so surprised to hear that Edith and Mr. Sissingham were married. You know they always used to claim their attachment was merely platiconic. Mrs. Kolkremes—Yes, I remember. But now, I fear, they wouldn't claim it was even that. Spitzbergen's Minerals A little of almost every precious mineral has been found in Spitzbergen, but there are no signs, according to geologists, that precious minerals exist in paying quantities. Bit of Advice "One of your eyebrows is a trifle awry." "Ah, a bit of misplaced color." "Just so. Hue to the line, my dear."— Exchange. The more virtuous any man is the less easily does he suspect others to be vicious—Cicero. "Kissing the Book" When did "kissing the book" come to be recognized as a part of the English oath? Master William Thorpe, a priest, who was tried for heresy before the archbishop of Canterbury in 1407, has in an account of his own trial related a conversation between a "man of law" and a "master of divinity" on the subject of oaths. The man of law spoke of a witness merely laying his hand on the book, whereupon the master of divinity said, "He that chargeth him to lay his hand thus upon the book, touching it and swearing by it, and kissing it, promising in this form to do this thing, will say and witness that he that toucheth thus a book and kisseth it both sworn upon that book." So the practice is at least 500 years old. "Kissing the book" must have been a familiar practice in Shakespeare's day, for in "The Tempest" there is more than one joeyal reference to it. "Swear by this bottle how thou camest hither," says Stephano to Trinculo. "Here, kiss the book," offering him his bottle of sack. There is also legal proof that the practice was well known in the seventeenth century—London Opinion. Being the Vice President: "Isn't it easy to be a vice president?" remarked a young woman who had been sitting in one of the galleries for some time watching the senate work. "Clinch," colloquially responded her escort. But senators know differently, for they are fully aware of what it means to sit hour by hour and pilot their august body through the parliamentary jungles which frequently are confronted. The rules for legislative procedure in the United States senate are practically no rules at all, paradoxical as it may seem. The course of the upper house is guided largely upon precedent and past rulings of vice presidents, and as a consequence the presiding officer must be thoroughly conversant with what his predecessors have done from the time the nation was born. This means long hours of study and extensive reading.—Chinchnati Enquirer. Antiquity of the Ballet. Strictly defined, the ballet is properly a theatrical exhibition of the art of dancing in its highest perfection, complying generally with the rules of the drama as to its composition and form. It was in existence in Italy as far back as A. D. 1500, the court of Turin in that day making especial use of it and the royal family and nobles taking part in it. The ballet was first introduced in France in the reign of Louis XIII, and both that monarch and Louis XIV. occasionally took part in its dances. About the year 1700 women made their first appearance in the ballet, which up to that time had been performed exclusively by men, as was the case also with plays and operas, but no woman ballet dancer of any note appeared until 1700. Laggings of the Marines Lepidoglossa of the marines. The stout leggings worn by members of the United States marine corps are not a purely defensive adjunct to their very nasty uniforms, as popularly supposed by civilians, but are a protection for the men against tropical diseases while in foreign service, naval surgeons say. Many of the most dangerous tropical diseases are transmitted by the bites of insects. Among these are malaria, yellow fever, bubonic plague, hookworm, elephantiasis and tropical ulcer. Fleas and mosquitoes are the prime carriers, and they make their first attack upon the ankles, thence working their way over the whole body. The leggings worn by the United States marines afford splendid protection to the ankles against fleas, mosquitoes and infected dirt. Shakespeare Altered. A portable theater had been pitched in an out of the way spot where the prospective theatrical patrons were unsophisticated in matters dramatic. The players possessed the costumes for "Hamlet," and Shakespeare's tragedy was selected for representation. It then occurred to the proprietors of the show that the name might not attract, so they altered the title to "How the Stepfather Was Paid Out"—London Mail. A. Virtue Misplaced. "I ordered this steak not well done," said the impatient guest. "I know it." answered the intellectual waiter. "But the cook is one of those people who believe that no matter how small a thing is it should be well done." New Version: Mother was hacking at the fatted calf when the prodigal clumped into the kitchen. "Aw, say, maw," he grumbled, "lay off the veal and give us a little spring lamb. These occasions don't happen every day."—Buffalo Express. Big Balance on Hand. "Jack, I have a notion to give you a piece of my mind." "You could do that, Juliet, and still have quite a surplus." — Richmond Times-Dispatch. High Art. Patience—They say that is a spurious painting. Patrice—Really! It looks like a watercolor to me.—Yonkers Statesman. A Question of Gifts People seldom improve when they have no other model but themselves to pattern after.—Goldsmith. HAS ODD CAREER. Woman at One Time Headed Six Living Generations. HAD FIVE SONS IN CIVIL WAR. While She Was Celebrating Her One Hundred and Fourth Birthday It Was Figured Out That Venerable Old Lady of Wisconsin Has 185 Descend- ants—Is Rugged and Enjoys Life. Prairie du Chien, Wis.—Grandma Shrake is in her one hundred and fifth year, for she celebrated her one hundred and fourth birthday anniversary recently. She is a most remarkable woman in several respects. With the aid of a cane she is able to get about quite well, and she is always cheerful and happy. Up to a year ago she was able to read the newspapers, but her eyesight has failed fast since that time, and she is now able to recognize people only when they get within a few feet of her. She has a rugged constitution and is able to take care of three square meals a day and enjoy them. At the birthday anniversary thirty-five of her relatives were present to do honor to the event, an event that is exceedingly rare. While the circle were enjoying dinner it was figured out that this venerable old lady had 185 descendants living at the present time, as follows: Three sons, of which Sylvester Ault, aged eighty-three, of Oelweln, Ia., was present at the celebration and who declares that he is still a young man; forty-six grandchildren, ninety-two great-grandchildren, forty great-great-grandchildren and four great-great-great-grandchildren. Mrs. Shrake herself was the mother of ten children, of which the three sons are all that are living of the first generation. And what a wonderful family record is Grandma Shrake's—the head at one time of six living generations, all female, the only known instance of the kind in the United States. Death has removed only two of the links. The six generations are: Mrs. Lydia Shrake of Wyoming, Mrs. Margaret Elder (deceased), Mrs. Rachel Goff (deceased), Mrs. Malissa Spaulding of California, Mrs. Cora Gulley of California, baby Agnes Gulley of California. They all used to live at Wyalusing. Grandma Lydia Thomas Ault-Shrake was born in Connellsville, Fayette county, Pa., and at the age of four moved with her parents to Coshooncton, O., where at the age of eighteen she married William Ault in May, 1832. To them were born five children—Louisa, Sylvester, Margaret, Elias and William. Two of these sons, Sylvester and William Ault, served in the late civil war, the former in the Fifteenth Wisconsin and the latter in Company A, Thirty-first Wisconsin. In September, 1839, her husband died, and two years later she married Jacob Shrake. In 1844 they moved to Green county, Wis., and in 1850 to Wyalusing, their home ever since. To the last union were born five children—Jacob, of Bagley; Jane, David, Abner and George. Three of these sons served in the civil war, Jacob in Company A, Thirty-first Wisconsin; David in Company H, Wisconsin's Eagle regiment, and Abner in Company C, Forty-eighth Wisconsin. This makes five sons Grandma Shrake sent to the front in the dark days of the war, another remarkable thing to her credit and showing her patriotism. Her second husband, Mr. Shrake, who died in 1861, was also a soldier in the war of 1812. HOME AFTER 21 YEARS. Kansan, Long Thought Lost at Sea, Ends His Roaming. Pratt, Kan—Charles M. Short, who has been mourned as dead by his mother, Mrs. M. A. Annett of St. Joseph, Mo., has been found in this city and is alive and well. Short tells a peculiar story of a roaming life, which he has at last decided to stop and go home to his mother. About twenty-one years ago Short left his home at Excelsior Springs, Mo., and started out for himself. He went to San Francisco, where he went on the seas as a sailor. He never wrote his mother, but a word to a cousin in Nebraska gave the information that he was a sailor on a certain boat. This boat was reported sunk, and there was no report of Short's name in the list of survivors. His mother then mourned him for dead until recently a flash came over the wire from the cousin in Nebraska that Short had been found. FALLS ASLEEP ANY PLACE. Slumbers In Street, on Wharf, Falls In Saved, Snoozes In Cell. Bayonne, N. J.—Roman Kowaski, twenty-six, of 145 Prospect avenue was found asleep recently in the street in front of his home. Passersby, believing him unconscious, had him hurried to Bayonne hospital, where doctors said he was in perfect health. He was taken home by friends. Shortly thereafter police headquarters received a message that a man asleep at Packard's dock at the foot of East Twenty-eighth street had fallen into the bay. With long ropes he was rescued by Policeman Hunter. At police headquarters he was found to be Kowaski. He was put in a cell and fell fast asleep. PAGE SEVEN PHONES: OFFICE, MAIN 4188 AUTOMATIC 33-736 RESIDENCE, DREXEL 7090 Walter M. Farmer ATTORNEY AT LAW SUITE 708, 184 WASHINGTON ST. NOTARYPUBLIC CHICAGO Office Phones: Res. 5133 So. Wabash Ave. Oakland 4662, Auto. 73-058 Phone Drexel 18815 Dr. Theo. R. Mozee DENTIST 4709 S. STATE STREET CHICAGO Hours 9 A. M. to 5 P. M., 7 P. M. to 9 P. M. Sundays by Appointment Phone Main 2017 Automatic 32-395 A. L. WILLIAMS ATTORNEY AND COUNSELOR AT LAW Suite 706 Firmenich Bldg. 184 W. Washington St. Residence 5548 Jefferson Av. Phone Midway 5515 Chicago A. D. GASH ATTORNEY AT LAW 118 North La Salle St., Chicago Suite 615 to 616 PHONE MAIN 2214 Residence 1262 Macalister Place Telephone Monroe 2714 MILES J. DEVINE ATTORNEY AT LAW Suite 313-329 Reaper Block Clark & Washington Sts. Phones Central 239 Auto. 41-918 CHICAGO Franklin A. Denison ATTORNEY AT LAW 36 West Randolph St., Chicago Suite 708 Delaware Building Tel. Central 3142 FRANK DUNN J. B. McCAHEY Trustees Established 1877 TEL. OAKLAND 1850, 1851, 1852 JOHN J. DUNN WHOLESALE COAL RETAIL Fifty-First and Armour Avenue RAILYARDS 51st St. and L. S. & M. S. 51st St. and Armour Ave. THE BROAD AX CAN BE FOUND ON SALE AT THE FOLLOWING NEWS STANDS: From on and after this date The Broad Ax, can be found on sale at the following news stands: N. C. Chalmers, cigars, tobacco, notion store and news stand, 5012 S. State street. L. E. Chilton, news stand, S. E. corner 51st and State streets. S. Berenbaum, Cigars, Notions and News Stand; 31 W. 51 Street, near Dearborn. E. H. Faulkner, news agency; 3109 S. State street. George I Martin, maker of fine cigars and news stand, 18 W. 31st St., near State. R. E. Harvey's barber shop and news stand, 3924 State street. W. M. Maxwell, notions, cigars, tobacco, confections and news stand, 5244 State St. 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 McGloffin, news stand and laundry office, 4122 State St. William Gaughan, laundry office, cigars, tobacco and news stand, 2636 State St. E. M. Oliver, notions, cigars and news stand, 15 W. 36th Street, near State. A. D. Hayes, cigars, tobacco, notions, stationery and news stand, 3640 S. State St. George McFaro, shoe shining parlor and news stand. $38^{01} \frac{1}{2}$ State street. T. B. Hall, Laundry office, cigars, tobacco and news stand. 3618 South State street. Fred M. Waterfield, cigars, tobacco, notions and news stand. 5202 South State street. Coleman & Glanton, cigars, tobacco and news stand. 3342 S. State street. Miss B. M. McClain, hair dressing parlor and news stand. 30 W. 39th street. F. M. Diffay, cigars, tobacco, notions and news stand. 3605 State street. --- PAGE EIGHT TEENAN JON TEENAN JONES' PLACE 3445 SOUTH STATE STREET Telephone Douglas 4591 The finest and most BUFFET and CAFE Side. First-Class E HENRY "TEENAN" J A. F. CODOZOE, J. H. WHISTON, Proprietors CHAS. HARRIS, Manager The Elite AND BU 3030 STATE STREET JOHN BLOCKI, President JOHN BLOCKI PERFUME GO TO C. E. KREYSSI 5057 South St NOT ON THE FOR HIGH GRADE DRUG MEDICINAL PRE All Prescriptions Caref ALSO CARRY A FU BLOCKI'S IDEAL & B IN BOTTLE P The finest and most UP-TO-DATE BUFFET and CAFE on the South Side. First-Class Entertainers. HENRY "TEENAN" JONES. Proprietor. A. F. CODOZOE, DOUGLAS 5971 J. H. WHISTON, Proprietors Phones DOUGLAS 3256 CHAS. HARRIS, Manager AUTO. 72.379 The Elite Cafe AND BUFFET 3030 STATE STREET CHICAGO BLOCKI'S IDEAL & BLOCKI'S FLOWER IN BOTTLE PERFUMES All Eye Trouble SEE DR. LOUIE USSELMAN The Practical O tici THE MOST COMPLETE OPTICAL ROOMS IN THE CITY BEST GOODS AT THE LOWEST PRICES Consultation or examination FREE. We have 28 different ways of testing the eyes and guarantee to give satisfaction. 3150 S. STATE ST Phone Douglas 5308 CHICAGO A Test of Philosophy. Slowbetter is a calm man, not easily upset. On one occasion, as his motorcar had come to a sudden stop, he crawled underneath it to see what was the matter. Somehow or other some petrol ignited. A fierce burst of flame and smoke came forth, enveloping Slowbetter. In the midst of the excitement he walked to one side with his usual slow and regular step. His face was black, his eyebrows and eyelashes were singed, and what was left of his hair and beard was a sight to behold. Some one brought a mirror, and he had a look at himself. As usual, however, he took matters philosophically. "Well," he said slowly and deliberately, "I was needing a shave and my hair cut anyway."-Exchange. Our First Free School. The first free school established in the United States was in the province of Massachusetts Bay in the year 1641 by order of the general colonial court. In 1647 the same authority declared that free schools should be established within every town having fifty householders under penalty of a fine of $25. This fine was doubled by a declaration made in 1671 and again doubled in 1683. "So you are playing with your soldiers, Willie?" said the caller. "Yes, ma'am." "They seem very heavy soldiers." "Yes, ma'am. They're on their way home from the war and they've got a lot of lead in 'em."—Yankees Statesmen. Warranted Not to Fail. Doctor—Your wife needs outdoor exercise more than anything else. Husband—But she won't go out. What am I to do? Doctor—Give her plenty of money to shop with. Getting In Debt Poverty is hard, but debt is horrible. A man might as well have a smoky house and a scolding wife, which are said to be the two worst evils of our life--spurgeon. Madge—Did you have anything to talk about at the club meeting? Marjorie—Lets! On account of the storm there were only three of us present. Judgn. --- Lead Soldiers Fine Field. and most UP-TO-DATE CAFE on the South as Entertainers. "N" JONES, Proprietor. DOUGLAS 5971 Phones DOUGLAS 3256 AUTO. 72-379 Elite Cafe BUFFET ET CHICAGO F. W. BLOCKI, Treasurer BLOCKI & SON PERFUMERS. GO TO SSLER, Druggist North State Street THE CORNER DRUGS, CHEMICALS AND PREPARATIONS Carefully Compounded RY A FULL LINE OF & BLOCKI'S FLOWER PERFUMES All Eye Trouble SEE Dr. LOUIE USSELMANN The Practical Otician OPTICAL ROOMS IN THE CITY IN THE LOWEST PRICES 3150 S. STATE ST. Phone Douglas 5308 CHICAGO One of the most wonderful clocks in the world is owned by a Frenchman, Louis Descutier. It is mounted on a Louis Seize stand and has four faces. Besides marking the hours, it shows the tides at six different parts of the world, the mean time and the solar time, the age of the moon, the movements of the planets and all eclipses. It is also a perpetual calendar. It was made by Janvier of Paris in 1790 and took eleven years to manufacture. San Diego, Cal., has a wonderful clock with twenty dials, which tell the time simultaneously in all parts of the world, also the days of the week and the date and month. It stands twenty-one feet high, and four of its dials are each four feet in diameter. It is enclosed in plate glass, so that every action can be seen, and the whole is illuminated every night. It is jewelled with tourmaline, topaz, agate and jade and required fifteen months to build. The motive power is a 200 pound weight. The cost of the clock was $8,000—People's Home Journal. Styles In Indian Names. Although among the Indians there are not so many Deerslayers as there were in the days of James Fenimore Cooper, yet many of the names still possess strong individuality. This is shown by examining the names that were prominent in a recent sale of Indian lands in the Standing Rock reservation, in the Dakota. Here, for instance, was found Barney Two Bears, an amabil neighbor to Miss Katie Good Crow. Meida Crowghest and Mary Yellow Fat have adjoining tracts, and there are also Mr. Crazy Walking and Jack Mk Ghost in the same section. It is not to be wondered at that Mary Lean Dog looks enviously from her door when Agatha Big Shield goes by with her aristocratic name, nor could any one blame Jennie Dog Man and Mary Shave Head if they fell all over themselves to assume on short notice the heroic name borne by Morris Thundershield, heir apparent to Leo Stae Thundershield.—New York Times "Are the fish thick here?" "Well, not too thick, sir," answered the native. "We have to use this lake partly for navigation."—Louisville Courier-Journal. THE BROAD AX, CHICAGO, JULY 29, 1916. Why They Walk In Circles. "If you were lost in a desert or in a forest and tried to find your way out," says a well known scientist, "you would be almost sure to walk in a circle." This well known fact is due to a slight inequality in the length of the legs. Careful measurements of a series of skeletons have shown that only 10 per cent had the lower limbs equal in length, 35 per cent had the right limb longer than the left, while in 55 per cent the left limb was the longer. The result of one limb being longer than the other will naturally be that a person will unconsciously take a longer step with the longer limb, and consequently will trend to the right or left, according as the left or right leg is the longer. The left leg being more frequently the longer, the inclination should take place more frequently to the right than to the left, and this conclusion is quite borne out by observations made on a number of persons when walking blindfolded. The inequality in the length of limb is not confined to any sex or race, but seems to be universal in all respects. Courtesy In Business Paya. In the American Magazine is a story by Fred C. Kelly to prove that courtesy in business pays. It has to do with George C. Boldt, manager of the Waldorf-Astoria in New York city and former manager of a Philadelphia hostelry. "One night when all the hotels in Philadelphia were crowded and it was almost impossible to obtain a room a man and his wife drove up to Boldt's hotel and asked in a tone of despair if he could give them a place to sleep. "Yes. Boldt told them; 'you can take my room. That's all I have.'" "The next morning the guest told Boldt that a manager with his sense of courtesy would be an assured success in a much larger hotel." "And, aided the guest, I'm willing to prove you with the hotel." "Since then that same guest has invested many millions of dollars in hotels under Boldt's direction. The guest was William Waldorf Astor." The Silver Fox. The silver fox is really a black fox, but it is some persons suppose, of be almost white or a silver gray. The name is given on account of the presence of glistening white and grayish hairs which appear among the black in the better grades the long, silky brush has a tip of pure white. About a quarter of a century age the little animal, which weighs when full grown only about twelve pounds, became almost extinct. Because of the beauty of its fur the species was trapped until almost the last of them had disappeared. For a long time the standard price offered by the Hudson Bay company for silver fox pelts was around $1,000, and the efforts of the French Canadians, half breeds and Indian trappers to obtain this sum, to them a fortune, can be better imagined than described.—St. Louis Post-Dispatch Curious Recruiting Custom. The Russian army in the early part of the nineteenth century had a curious way of raising troops. A levy of two to four men out of every 500 were selected and then medically examined at the army's headquarters, either at Moscow or St. Petersburg (now Petrograd). If the recruit successfully passed he was then turned over to an officer, who saw to it that he was correctly measured and, if the proper height, was sent into another apartment, where the front part of his head was shaved. If rejected as being medically unit or short of the necessary height the back part of his head was then shorn of its lochs to prevent him from appearing again among new brides. Heavy Holes. Mrs. Newed—I would like a pound of your best cheese. Grocer—Yes, ma'am; that's the way it comes. Mrs. Newed—Well, I don't want any of it. I'm not going to pay for a pound of cheese that contains a half pound of holes! Quite Deliberate "I am glad to say," remarked Mr. Seckton, "that I never spoke a hasty word to you." "No, Leonidas," answered his wife rather gently; "I'm willing to give you credit for set hurrying about anything." NOTARY PUBLIC Chicago, Ill. COST A DIAMOND FOR EACH TIME JILTED Youth Haa Only Three Remaining of Original Seven In Locket—Hopes to Find a True Lover. Kansas City. Mo.—A well dressed young man walked into a loan office here. He brought forth his pocketbook and paid the interest on money he had borrowed on a locket. Then he asked Frank Nevin, appraiser, to be allowed to see the trinket. Nevin produced it. The young man examined it and grew confidential. "That locket," he said, "represents four love affairs gone astray. You will notice four of the seven diamonds with which it was originally set are missing. It was four years ago that I became engaged the first time. The girl suggested I take a diamond from the locket for our engagement ring. I have been engaged three times since, and every time I have used one of the diamonds. The girls have broken their engagements and then kept the ring. "You see these three remaining stones? I hope to be able to find a girl that will keep her promise before they are all gone." Mr. Nevin said the diamonds in the locket were worth about $75 each. WAR EMANCIPATES THE TURKISH WOMEN Veils Being Discarded or Modified and Theaters Will Soon See Native Actresses Is Belief. Constantinople.—Since the allies abandoned the Dardanelles attack Constantinople has become normal and is now as far removed from the theater of war as any big city in neutral countries. The cafes and motion picture houses are well attended, and the theaters are crowded. Recently there was a big first night in the Petit Champs, the occasion being the performance of a French comedy. The actors were Turks, but the actresses were all Armenians, as Turkish women are not yet permitted to appear on the stage, but the general opinion is expressed by all thinking Turks that before long their women will make their first appearance as actresses. The emancipation of women in Turkey has made remarkable progress since the beginning of the war. In the best society in Constantinople the women no longer wear their veils when receiving their guests. Though vells continue to be worn by the Turkish women in the street, still the fashion has made them so flimsy and transparent that they might just as well be dispensed with. Consequently all the fascination and mystery that heretofore has surrounded the harem has suddenly disappeared. There is no longer any such thing, and in its place there is simply the usual family life. The Turkish woman is as much a housewife as her European sister, and in this war her resources have been taxed to the utmost. Despite the fact that the rich agricultural country of Anatolia is not far distant, the prices of all necessaries of life have increased enormously. Turkey has awakened from its long lethargy, and the war has brought a new life in the empire. Progress is now the keynote, and the indications are that within a few years Constantinople will be one of the most advanced cities in the world. WOMEN NOT REAL ANGLERS New York Commissioner Pratt, Therefore, Would Let 'Em Fish Free. Albany, N. Y.—"Women." says Conservation Commissioner Pratt, "do not constitute a factor of importance in the fishing situation." Therefore Mr. Pratt recommends that the fair sex, as are children under sixteen years of age, be exempt from the provisions of his bill to compel fishermen to take out an annual license costing $1.10. "It is not desired." he adds, "to put any burden upon these young fishermen." Under the bill a license is not required to catch suckers, bullheads, carp or other plebeian fish, but to catch fish propagated by the state the $1.10 fee must be paid. GENE BANK 3 per cent allowed Safety Deposit Va 3 per cent allowed on Savings Accounts Safety Deposit Vaults, $3.00 per Year REAL ESTATE DEPARTMENT As agent buy and sell Real Estate on commission, manages estates for non-residents, including payment of taxes and looking after assessments. Money to loan on Chicago Real Estate. As agent buy and sell Real Estate on c dents, including payment of taxes and on Chicago Real Estate. Especially Invites the patr The Cranfor Building. The finest building ever open Steam heat, electric light, tile ba The Cranford Apartment Building. 3600-Wabash Ave. THE NEW YORK MUSEUM The finest building ever opened to Colored tenants in Chicago. Steam heat, electric light, tile baths, marble entrance. The finest building ever opened to Colored tenants in Chicago. Steam heat, electric light, tile baths, marble entrance. Honolulu.—The reforestation or now barren Kahoolawe island, in the Hawaiian group, is the proposition the territorial board of agriculture, the members of which, after a visit to the small islet heretofore designated unsuitable for settlement, decided to begin the work of planting algaroba trees there. It is recommended a portion of the island swept by the strong trade winds be fenced to prevent depredations by sheep and wild goats. Members of the board say the introduction of horses on the island would assist in the distribution of seed. It is also proposed to construct several large reservoirs to conserve the rainwater that falls so plentifully at all times. Algaroba trees planted there ten years ago have reached a substantial growth. COLORS EMPLOYED ON FARM Barnhart Tells How He Made the Whole Place Yellow and White. Reading, Pa.-Henry A. Barnhart of Indiana told the committee of the state board of agriculture, in session here, of his efforts in behalf of the artistic side of farming. He illustrated this by citing that his big barns and outbuildings are all painted yellow, with white trimmings; the farmhouse is painted white, with yellow trimmings; the cattle have the same yellow color, because they are Guernseys; not a horse is used except he is yellow and has a white mark on his head and white feet. The shepherd dog is yellow, with a white band around his neck; there are yellow colored chickens, yellow colored squirrels, the place being known as the "Color Scheme Farm of Indiana." BORN WITH EIGHT TEETH. Baby Also Brought Into World a Sufficient Quantity of Hair. Pittsburgh. A baby boy born with eight teeth and Samsonian locks has the attention of all Undercliff. The boy has been named Alvin Leroy King and is the son of Mr and Mrs. Leroy King. When the baby opened his mouth for his first lusty yell the nurse was surprised to see four teeth each in upper and lower jaws. The child's head was covered with black hair. Ever since the King home has been an attraction for mothers, fathers and children calling to see the baby. Protects Tame Jack Rabbit Bloomingdale, Ind. — William B Leonard has inserted a notice in the newspapers requesting his friends and neighbors not to harm his pet Kansas jack rabbit. The rabbit has the run of the Leonard farm, but is so domesticated that it returns at night to sleep in the kitchen THE MUSEUM 'Phone Randolph 803 S. E. Cor. State and 36th Place, Chicago Telephone Douglas 1565 GENERAL BANKING owed on Savings Accounts at Vaults, $3.00 per Year rate on commission, manages estates for non-resi- ties and looking after assessments. Money to loan the patronage of Chicago business men. Anford Apartment 27. 3600. Wabash Ave. er opened to Colored tenants in Chicago. tile baths, marble entrance. J. W. Casey, Agent, 74 W. WASHINGTON STREET. When Twins Came Along He Asked For License, Which Was Granted. Olympia, Wash.—A man in Vancouver has a motor driven baby carriage and has applied to the secretary of state for a license to operate it. He wrote as follows: "A short time ago I took out a license for a motor attachment for a bicycle, and now I want to transfer that motor to a baby carriage that I purchased when twins were born into my family. May I do this without taking out a new license?" I. M. Howell, secretary of state, in his reply to the proud though anxious father replied that the transfer would be allowed. Cheapest Light and Fuel Cheapest Light and Fuel The U.S. Bureau of Standards announces, in an official bulletin, that the mantle gas light is the cheapest of all house lights. The Bureau's tests show that the antiquated flat flame burner uses up five times as much gas as the mantle burner to produce the same amount of light. The tests also show, that for the same amount of light, flat flame lighting costs about four times as much as mantle lighting, including cost of mantles. Since "candle power" is useless in mantle lighting, isn't it perfectly plain that the most economical household would save money with "heat unit" gas and mantles for all lighting? And since "heat unit" gas would be more economical than "candle power" gas for cooking and all heating purposes, what reason remains for retaining "candle power" gas in Chicago. Talk to your Alderman about this. --- 一