The Broad Ax

THE BROAD AX The Twenty-First Anniversary Edition of The BROAD AX Will Make Its Appearance Saturday, September 9th. No Money, Time Nor Expense Will Be Spared in an Effort to Make it Far Surpass All of Its Former Anniversary Editions and to Reach the Highest Watermark in Artistic Afro-American Journalism in This Country 107 The true and tried friend of the Afro-American race who will open up his boom in full blast for the Republican nomination for Governor of Illinois, in Chicago, Saturday, August 26th and his able and far seeing campaign manager, the Hon. W. H. Stead, declares that "everything indicates his overwhelming nomination against all competitors for governor at the State Wide primaries Wednesday, September 13th. M. J. H. Ex-City attorney of Chicago, one of the most eminent lawyers at the Chicago Bar, extremely popular with all classes of his fellow citizens and Democratic candidate for the nomination for Congressman from the Eighth Congressional District of Illinois. Vol. XXI. COL. FRANK O. LOWDEN. end of the Afro-American race for the Republican nomination, July, August 26th and his able W. H. Stead, declares that the nation against all competitors isnesday, September 13th. HON. MILES J. DEVINE. Mago, one of the most eminent er with all classes of his fellow examination for Congressman from hois. HEW TO THE LINE; LET THE CHIPS FALL WHERE THEY MAY TWENTY-FIVE TO THIRTY-FIVE THOUSAND OF THAT MAMOTH EDITION WILL BE IN EVIDENCE IN ALL PARTS OF CHICAGO THROUGHOUT THIS STATE AND OTHER SECTIONS OF CHICAGO. FORTY REAMS OF AMERICAN HALF TONE BOOK PAPER HAS BEEN ORDERED FROM THE EMPIRE PAPER COMPANY 725 S. FIFTH AVENUE WHICH WILL BE USED IN ITS PRODUCTION, THE PAPER ALONE COSTING MORE THAN $300. IT WILL CONTAIN CUTS AND SKETCHES OF MANY OF THE LEADING CANDIDATES SEEKING THE VOTES OF THE PEOPLE AT THE STATE WIDE PRIMARIES WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 13TH DEMOCRATS AND REPUBLICAN BOTH WHITE AND COLORED. IT WILL ALSO CONTAIN BEAUTIFUL HALF TONE CUTS OF SEVERAL WELL KNOWN AFRO-AMERICAN WOMEN. ONE PROMINENT REPUBLICAN POLITICIAN SEEKING THE VOTES OF THE PEOPLE AT THE PRIMARIES HAS ALREADY ORDERED FIVE THOUSAND COPIES TO BE DISTRIBUTED FREE AMONG THE AFRO-AMERICANS IN THE SOUTHERN PART OF THIS STATE. THE WRITER HAVING MANY FRIENDS IN BOTH WINGS OF THE WARRING OR FIGHTING FACIATIONS OF THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY AND IN BOTH CAMPS OR FACIATIONS OF THE REPUBLICAN PARTY; THIS PAPER WILL NOT WAGE ANY BITTER FIGHTS AGAINST ANY OF THE ASPIRING CANDIDATES SEEKING THE VOTES OF THE PEOPLE AT THE PRIMARIES IN COOK COUNTY AND THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF ILLINOIS. NOW IS THE TIME TO ADVERTISE IN THE BROAD AX AND TO SECURE WRITE UPS IN IT. HON. JULIUS JOHNSON. Hon. Julius Johnson, the logical candidate for state auditor, is the most suitable of all the Republican candidates seeking the nomination for that important office at the state wide primaries Wednesday, September 13th. Mr. Johnson comes from the heart of the "Military Tract," which for years has furnished large majorities for the Republican party, without representation among the candidates for state offices. The next state ticket will be strengthened by his nomination and by recognition given to the locality which he represents. He received the unanimous endorsement of the Swedish-American Republican League of Illinois at its convention in Princeton on March 9, 1916, and the 443 delegates to that convention, representing more than 80,000 Republican voters, pledged him their hearty support. These voters constitute a large and deserving element COL. FRANK O. LOWDEN. In his manly race for the nomination for governor of this state Col. Lowden, must be given a very large amount of credit for absolutely refraining from indulging in any personalities in relation to his opponents, which is ample proof that he has strictly adhered to his first determination and that was, that he would pitch his candidacy for the nomination for Gov- COL. A. T. HERT CHAIRMAN OF THE REPUBLICAN STATE COMMITTEE OF KENTUCKY HAS BEEN SELECTED AS THE GRAND CHIEF WHO WILL HAVE CHARGE OF THE WESTERN HEADQUARTERS OF THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE LOCATED IN THE CONWAY BUILDING, THIS CITY. Phil H. Brown Secretary of The Republican State Committee of Kentucky Will be One of His Main Assistants. Col. A.1.T. Hert, who is ranked as a first class southern gentleman, who is chairman of the Republican State Committee of Kentucky, member of the Republican National committee from that same state, has been selected as the chairman or the grand high chief of the Mid-Western headquarters of the Republican National committee which are located on the 7th floor of the Conway Building. At the time that Col. Hert was elected chairman of the Republican state committee of Kentucky. Phil H. in the party, Mr. Johnson was also unanimously endorsed by the Republican convention in Rock Island County on April 17, 1916, and has a wide acquaintance and many supporters throughout the state. His Pledge. The Auditor of Public Accounts of the State of Illinois holds an administrative business office. He issues the warrants for all payments out of the state treasury and is primarily charged with the duty to investigate and approve all claims for such payments. During the next four years these payments will aggregate about $100,000,000. He keeps and audits the accounts for the various appropriations and funds of all state offices and departments. His office supervises and examines all State Banks, Trust Companies, Building and Loan Associations, Title Guarantee Companies, Wage Earners' Loan ernor on a very high plane—that he would refrain from doing any mudslinging—that fact alone has greatly added to his credit and added to his popularity among all classes of his fellow citizens throughout this state and it is rapidly dawning upon their minds that in every way he is fully capable to direct or to conduct their affairs as governor of the great state of Illinois. Brown, who is one of the best known Colored Republicans in this country, who is the able secretary of the Republican state committee of Kentucky by his vote made it possible for Col. Hert to become its chairman, for Mr. Brown had the honor of being in a position to cast the deciding vote which would either elect or defeat Col. Hert and without the least hesitation on his part he firmly decided to stand by his friend Col. Hert. As an evidence of his confidence in the business ability of Mr. Brown, Col. Hert has selected him as one of his valuable aids and he can be found right on the job in the Conway Building. Mr. Brown is the hustling editor of the Hopkinsville, Ky., News and he stands well with the Colored newspaper men throughout the United States. The next issue of this paper will contain an interesting story of the long standing friendship of Col. Frank O. Lowden, for the Afro-American race in this section of the country and in the southern part of it. His Pledge. Special Notice 83 HON. JULIUS JOHNSON First class business man of Moline, Illinois and Bradstreet Commercial Agencination for Auditor of Public Account for at the state wide primaries, V man of Moline, Illinois, who is rate commercial Agencies and Republican or of Public Accounts for the state wide primaries, Wednesday, September 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. Associations and the State Pawners' Society. He distributes the state school fund and is a member of the commission which fixes the state tax rate, besides performing many other duties required of him by law. Mr. Johnson's platform has but one plank: That he will efficiently and economically discharge the duties of State Auditor and treat those, who have business with his office, with promptness and courtesy. Vote For Him. A vote for JULIUS JOHNSON will be a recognition of character, public service, party fealty, and the hope and desire of many Republicans. His campaign is based on merit alone, "with malice toward none and charity for all." [Image of a man with a mustache and a suit] M. H. M. H. HON. FRANK W. KORALESKL One of the most popular and affable Polish-American city and warm friend of the Colored race; and Democ nomination as a member of the Board of Assessors. Mar and affable Polish-American cff of the Colored race; and Democ member of the Board of Assessors. One of the most popular and affable Polish-American citizens in Cook County; and warm friend of the Colored race; and Democratic candidate for renomination as a member of the Board of Assessors. One of the most popular and affable Polish-American citizens in Cook County; and warm friend of the Colored race; and Democratic candidate for renomination as a member of the Board of Assessors. Will Make Its Nor Expense of Its Formerark in Artistic nois, who is rated very high by the Dun and Republican candidate for the nomi- nts for the state of Illinois, to be voted wednesday, September 13th. business with his office, with promptness and courtesy. Vote For Him. A vote for JULIUS JOHNSON will be a recognition of character, public service, party fealty, and the hope and desire of many Republicans. His campa- nis is based on merit alone, "with malice toward none and charity for all." ```markdown ``` British-American citizens in Cook County; face; and Democratic candidate for re- read of Assessors. No. 48 THE BROAD AX Published Weekig In this ity sinee July 25uh, 1809, without missing one single issue, Be- publieans, Demoerats, Catholies, Pyo- testants, single Taxers, Priests, inf dels or anyone else ¢an have their say as long as their language is proper and responsibility is fixed. The Broad Ax is & newspaper whore platform is broad enough for all, ever dlaiming the editorial sight to apeak its own mind. Local communications will ressive attention, Write only om one side of the paper. Subscriptions must be paid in ad vance. One Year........cPeeeeeee+++-6200 Bix Months............--------+ 1.00 Advertising rates mate knowa on ap plication. Adaress all communications to THE BROAD AX 6418 Champlain Ave, Chicago, Ill. PHONE WENTWORTH 2507. JULIUS F. TAYLOR, Editor and Pub- lisher. Entered as Seeond-Class Matter Aug 19, 1902, at the Post Office at Chicago Illinois, under Act of March 3, 1879. GOES LONG WAY TO WED. Pretty Newfoundland Miss Traveled tc Vancouver to Marry. Vancouver, Wash.—Coming all the way from St. Johns, Newfoundland, tc meet her sweetheart of school days Miss Isabel M. Ewing, a pretty twenty: two-year-old miss, was married to Her bert G. Bradley, a restaurant man of Portland, Ore. in the office of the county auditor here recently. It was only a few hours after her ar- rival in Portland, whence she had come at Bradley's call, that they came tc Vancouver together and were married Though it was several hours after the time for the marriage license bureau tc close, Mrs. May R. Hacok, the county anditor, obliziugly went to the court- house and issued a license. Justice of the Peace W. 8. T. Dart ‘was called, and the ceremony was per- formed in the auditor's office. Only two friends from Portland and the local officials witnessed the ceremony. Bradley left his home in Newfound. land several years azo and came west im search of fortune. In a dairy lunch Dusiness in Portland he built up an in. come sufficient to send for his sweet: as LAD, TEASED, USED GUN. Boy, Who Was Mountaineer, Made ‘Onion Weeders Scatter. Kenton, 0.—A real Kentucky moun- taineer of fiction type—six feet one and @ half inches tall and weighing 160 Pounds, although only fourteen years ld—awoke the quiet settlement of Alger on the Scioto marsh, the center of the greatest onion raising district in Ohio, when he started a cannonade that sent the natives to the trenches. He was Charles 8. Hale, who hails from Greensburg, Ky., and who came to Hardin county to weed onions, The youth bought a gun and threat. ened to shoot the hats off any one who opene | their heads to him. He says the other weeders were teasing him. ‘The trouble came when officers tried to atest him. The bullet hit Harvey Porter. Spectators scattered. The lad was sent to the Lancaster [Industrial school. HAS SHAVED 243,960. Barber Says He Has Had That Many In His Chair. Lorain, O.—Theodore Curtis, a Lo rain barber. has just celebrated the twenty-fifth anniversary of the begin ning of his career. Curtis, who has Kept account of every man he has shaved, says he has removed the whis. kers of 243.900 men. “T have also cut enough bair to make eleven mattresses and to pad 43,562 crutches,” said Curtis. ‘The barber has shaved some of the country's widely known men, including Presidents McKinley, Roosevelt and Taft, Senators Mark Hanna, Matt Quay, Albert Beveriize and Ben Til man, “Doc” Cook, Buffalo Bill, Jesse Willard, Tod Sloan and Harry Thaw. “I would like to add Charles Evans Hughes to my list of notables,” ob served Curtis. NOW IT’S “SWAT THE WEED.” Arkansas Begins Campaign to Protect Selle From Ussiess Growthe. Fayetteville, Ark.—“Swat ‘em” ap plies to other things in Arkansas be fides the ily. A campaign against ‘weeds was announced recently by the extension division of the University of Arkansas, with the terse advice: “Swat ‘em and save future labor and soll fertility aud soll moisture.” Weeds may cost a community ot state millions of dollars, according to ‘an extension division bulletin. Spread of weeds is said to be due to careless. ness.¢ After farmers let weeds ripen the seeds are scattered by travelers or Birds or are sold with hay to infest ‘other neighborhoods. ‘The bulletin Urges children be taught to “swat” ‘weeds and never let one ripen to seed. Charles E. Stump, the Kansas Newspaper Wanderer Has Return- ed to His Native Heath from Birmingham, Ala. and He Will Soon be on His Way to Danville, Virginia dsansas City, Aansas—. stand ere today trembling in my boots, and al- most afraid to move, because of the battle I had when out here last. Yet I must brace up and be a brave man. I must remember who I am and what Iam, and the great things I have been able to meet in this world, and where I have been sinee that battle, and just where I am now. ‘The fight continues to rage in Europe, and people are being killed there that were never killed before. Many eases women and children suffer too, and they are not taking any part in the fight, They just go over a town with them big things and drop them down deal- ing death to the people. It may seem hard, but it is going on just the same, and I am real proud that I am not there to be hit by one of them death dealing things. I want to live as long as possible. . There is a strange thing about this world. A man may get up and preach and talk about war, and then the preacher will tell you all about the beauties of heaven, and what a great place it is, and yet I find that he is like the other people who fights hard to stay down here, and I don’t blame him much. I want him to remain as long as possible. ‘Now coming to the things that have happened. I wrote to you just a few days ago from Birmingham, Ala., and when I got through there I went with Mrs. Carrie A. Tuggle, and her cabi- net to Decatur, Ala., to be there at the meeting ofthe Grand Lodge of Knights of Pythias, and believe me honey I certainly did get there, and enjoyed it very much. ‘Mrs. Tuggle is just one of the women of our race who is doing things, and she knows how to do them. The Lord just put her here to lead women, and to do something for the children of her race, and I am glad that I have had the pleasure of knowing her myself. She is called the Grand Worthy Coun- sellor, of the Grand Court of Calanthe, and she has won the title and position, and at this session they put forth a move to have her elected for life. She certainly lives in the hearts of the women down there. Mrs. Tuggle was accompanied by her clerks and secretaries, Mrs. F. M. Cosby, grand register of deeds; Mrs. Mary Butler grand receiver of ac- counts; Miss A. 0. Jackson, bookkeeper and endowment secretary; Miss Inez Upshaw, stenographer; Mrs. J. S. Jack- son, companion and chairman of foreign correspondence; the band; and anum- ber of the students of Tuggle Institute. I did not tell you that I was there, be- cause I did not know what to say about myself except that I was a guest. Mrs. Nannie King Saunders, who is some pumpkins in the trustee board of the school was also on hand. She is devpted to Mrs. Tuggle and is doing all in her power to assist in the good work, I enjoyed myself very much at the Grand Lodge, and had a grand time. I mean at the Grand Court, and vis- ited the Grand Lodge, also. They did do some real work, and then the beauty of it was they had some time to give to service, and it looked at one time like it was going to be a revival. Mrs., Tuggle is some kind of religious talker herself, and I think I could take her with her power of speech, and then those songs she can sing which go right to the heart and move the world, I could reduce the number of sinners in this world and race. I spoke of the Grand Lodge of Knights of Pythias. It was on the train in full numbers, headed by R. A. Blount, grand chancellor, and a grand man. Now those men are the leaders of thought and the race in this section of the country. Supreme Chancellor Green was also there. and-he was some pumpkins, believe me. I heard the re- ports, and was much impressed with all that money which had been handled by Dr. U. G. Mason, who is treasurer THE BROAD AX, CHICAGO, AUGUST 19, 1916. of the endowment department. When he was through reporting, I wish you could have heard the questions poured into him. It was just like going through the third degree before Chieago po- lice. Dr. Mason answered them all as fast as they could come. He reported a nice balance on hand, perhaps it was something like $23,000. Some thought he should have the real cash to exhibit it before their eyes. He told them it was deposited in three banks in Birmingham. A motion passed that a committee be appointed at once to confer with the banks—go to Birmingham if need be, and see if that much money was on hand. This committee was appointed, and Dr. Ma- son seemed to be happy over it. Now what happened? I know you want to know. That committee tele- graphed each bank and received an- swers. They waited until all answers were in before they opened and, to their joy found that every cent re- ported by Dr. Mason was right there, and even more, for the money had been at work making more money. Dr. ‘Mason is one of the strongest men in Birmingham and he was elected without any one even trying to run against him. When we are handling the money of other people, we must not use it in our business, expecting to put it there when needed, for we may be disappointed and then we don’t know when they will call. The Grand Lodge then voted to pur- chase the building of the Alabama Penny-Pradential Savings Bank. You remember that bank closed its doofs and went out of business. That is, it failed and a receiver was appointed. They got the building for $75,000. It is worth about $140,000, and I re- joice that it could be kept in the race and will be an investment to the Pyth- ians. They were getting ready to put wp a new building. I will not be able to tell you about the adddresses of weleome, and how the fur was made to fly by two big men. * Editor O. W. Adams, of the Birming- ham reporter, was as nice as he could bo with me and showed me many courtesies. He is just a fine young man, and I am glad to have had the pleasure of being in his company. He is one of the men of our race of whom we can feel proud. I had a fine time in the eity. A fine expression eame from Supreme Worthy Counsellor Joseph L. Jones, all the way from Cincinnati, Ohio, over the wires. I was glad to hear it read. I do not know as I will bo able to tell you all about the Grand Lodge, for I must say where I am now and how I got here. ‘I left over the L. & N. for Sf. Louis, reaching there Saturday morning. I went to the home of Dr. W. Sampson Brooks and had the pleas- ure of eating breakfast with him; breakfast with Mrs. Nettie Wood, and then dinner at the Poro college, leav- ing the city at 2:15 the same day for Mexico. You must agree that I have been doing some real eating in my old days. I needed all of this for strength to return to Kansas. I find that my farm is in flourishing condi- ion and I do not need to complain ‘about anything there. | I had the pleasure of sponding the ‘night with Rev. G. W. Wright, who is pastor of the Baptist church. I ‘met the Chief Grand Recorder for the ‘Knights and Daughters of Tabor, ‘Mrs. Corine Bodine. Her husband is a ‘barber and undertaker. Then there ‘was her father-in-law who was sick in the house, but not in bed. Met her mother, Mrs. Bodine. Met many other people. Mrs, Mira Hicks-Gibbs, and this is where Mrs, Davis was born. I have had the pleasure of meeting’ out here Mrs. Mollie Cox, who is the grand worthy counsellor for the jur- isdiction of Kansas and, believe me honey, she is one of the best speakers and best trained women. She has that work down fine, and I tell you she can inspire you to be a Calanthe. She shows up tho beauties of her work. I was delighted to hear her speak Her- mione Court. She is a jewel in human flesh. I shall have more to tell you about her later, I shall close now. New York Enlarges Studies For Municipal Employees. AIM IS TO IMPROVE THEM. Success of Experiment Results In Organization of a Great Continuation School at City College For Those Who Wish to Advance Themselves. New York.—An advisory board was recently organized here to take part in the direction of courses at the Col- lege of the City of New York, of which Dr. Sidney E. Mezes is president, to train young men for the municipal service. ‘The following men were appointed by Mayor Mitchel to serve on the new- ly created advisory board: Alfred D. Flinn, deputy chief engineer of the board of water supply; Michael Fried- sam, wel! known in the mercantile world; Public Service Commissioner Henry W. Hodge, Curt G. Pfeiffer, Civil Service Commissioner Henry Mos- kowitz, President Charles Straus of the im. aes aa + 3 ty F roman Hi Ct) Ns as Oy a ae ees oe board of water supply, Commissioner of Accounts Leonard W. Wallstein and Gano Dunn. In the Inst four years the City col- Jege has granted special student privi- leges to persons in the city employ, with the view to improving the efil- ciency of the municipal service and aiding individuals to advance. Last year the experiment was made, in co- operation with New York university, of conducting special courses for those in the city service in the municipal build- ing. . |_ ‘The success of the experiment last Year influenced the mayor to appoint the advisory committee and lay plans to organize a great continuation school which will aim to improve all those im the service who wish to avail them- selves of the opportunity and to stimu- late men to study for advancement in the city employ. SORRY $54,923.15 WORTH. Last Year's Conscience Fund Breaks All Records. Washington. — Contributions to the treasury’s conscience fund for the fis- al year ending June 30 amounted to $54,923.15, making a total of $498, 763.54 returned by persons made un- easy by frauds against the govern- ment. Figures compiled at the treasury de- partment show the returns were much larger during the past year than ever before, chiefly because of two contri- butions, one for $30,000 and one for $10,000. It was in 1S11 when the first $5 came with a letter saying the writer had taken that amount from the govern- ment. It is an unwritten law of the department that no effort shall be made to learn the {dentity of these contributors. and even where the writ- ‘er has confessed to theft the money has been accepted and no effort made to prosecute. From 1811 until 1827 ‘there were no receipts. Since then, ‘except for 1848, not a year has passed ae amounts coming in. ‘SOLDIER FUGITIVE PARDONED. Kentuckian Says He's Now a Corporal In United States Army. Frankfort, Ky.—A fugitive for twen- ty years, Milton Franklin, under sen- tence of life imprisonment, was par- oned recently by Governor Stanley a few hours after he had appeared at the Frankfort reformatory and sutren- dered to Warden Wells. Franklin was convicted of murder in the Floyd county court twenty years ago. He escaped from the Johnson county jail, where he was held pend- ing an appeal. According to the story he told reformatory officials, he enlist- ed in the United States army soon aft- er his escape and 1s now a corporal stationed at Columbus, 0.. on recrult- ing duty. Wed When Two Steamers Met. Dawson, Yukon.—Miss Cassie Hen- Gerson, daughter of Robert Henderson, tscoverer of the Yukon, was married on the steamer Casca when twelve miles above Dawson. The bridegroom was Irvine Crowther, employed with the Yukon Gold company on one of its @redges on Bonanza. Mr. Crowther and the Rev. Mr. Ross went up the river in ‘the launch Reindeer, and the weddins took place immediately after the boats ont Talks on HEALTH, CLEANLINESS, PROPER LIVING, SANITATION, ETC. Dr. W. A. DRIVER 3300fS0.4State Street Phode Douglas 3617 A PHYSICAL EXAMINATION. It is a wise precaution to get an an- nual or a semi annual examination of the body. Such an examination would require an examination of the teeth by a dentist and an examination of the heart, lungs, eyes and other organs of the body, by a physician. ‘A thorough examination by a phys- ieian would require a sample of urine because the presence of two of the most fatal diseases ean be known in no other way. Diabetes and Brights Disease, tho latter also called Nephritis, are di- agnosed by urinary findings. An examination physical often en- ables the individual to live longer and better because of the knowledge of the real condition of the body. For in- stance organic heart disease is often present in a person who has not been troubled with symptoms and organic heart disease requires its possessor to live cautiously in order to attain the three score and ten year goal that we all regard as the natural heritage of tines Cimniln Good camping grounds should be the special property of sportsmen and lov- ers of the woods, and it is a pity that they should so often be desecrated by the unappreciative. ‘This is the season when the forest floor will be strewn ‘with tin cans and cracker boxes, when the clean woods will be marred with all sorts of ugly rubbish, and when the pleasure of late campers will be half destroyed by the vandalism of their predecessors. Great tracts of for- est will be blackened by flames set from little campfires. The growth of young timber will be checked. And all the trouble could be banished if only people would observe the few simple rules of the woods! The forest is the last refuge of solitude amid beauty; therefore do not make its se- eluded’ glades into vulgar plenic grounds. Noblesse oblige there as else- where, and though the after comer may not know you he will know what sort of person you are by the condi- tion of the camping grounds you leave. Countryside Magazine. ‘The Gold Dust Was There. North America has counted as a gold producing continent only since the late forties. But it might well have done 80 for about 200 years. According to the London Chronicle, in the voyage round the world which began in 1719 the privateer Captain Shelvocke found in certain California valleys “a rich black mold which, as you turn it fresh up to the sun, appears as if intermin- gled with gold dust. Though we were a little prejudiced,” he adds, “against the thought that it could be possible that this metal should be so promiscu- ously and universally mingled with common earth, yet we endeavored to cleanse and wash the earth from some of it, and the more we did the more it ‘appeared like gold. In order to be fur- ther satisfied I brought away some of it, which we lost in our confusion tn China.” s ‘The Number Nine. ‘There were nine earths, according to medieval cosmogony, nine heavens, nine rivers of hell and nine orders of angels. The number being perfection since it represented divinity was of- ten used to signify a great quantity, as in the phrases, “A nine days’ won- der,” “A cat has nine lives” and “Nine tailors make a man.” In Scotland a distempered cow was cured by wash- ing her in nine surfs. To see nine magples was considered extremely lucky. Nine knots made in a black woolen thread served as a charm in the case of a sprain. It was also be- Meved and is still by some that if a servant girl finds nine green peas in ‘one pod and lays them on the window sill the first man that enters will be her beau. Nine grains of wheat Inid on a four leaved clover enable one, it 1s said, to see the fairies. Beiline a Fakir. A story used to be told at Cairo of Sir Richard Owon during one of his schesras ix Dayye Tee Creek melee ist was seated inthe shade on the ve- randa at Sheppeard’s hotel when the tnevitable suake charmer came to him and produced from his bag a lively specimen of the horned asp—the dead- ly cerastes. The professor gazed and, nothing daunted, stooped and plucked the horns from the head of the reptile wriggling at bis feet, remarking to a bystander that the man would prob- ably think twice before trying to palm off upon any one else a harmless snake asa cerastes by the ald of a couple of fish bones. With anybody else the charmer ould probably have succeed- @& He had tried it on the wrong man. a. & ee y ~ 4 fo : ; oS ‘mortals. An individual can have many diseases fatal if neglected and not fatal if their presence is known and certain directions followed. A fatal diseaso does not’ always give symptoms or warnings to the patient as soon as the doctor can discover it. Some fatal dis eases give symptoms only when they have reached the fatal or incurable stage but the physical examination will reveal the diseases in their incipieney and being forewarned the doctor and patient will forearm and prevent a fatal issue from what would otherwise be a fatal disease. A physieal examination removes that element of doubt and uncertainty that have made most of us miserable. 4 physical examination shows a tendency to be efficient. You cannot know thy- self without a physical examination by a duly qualified physician. It is true that many a person would not have suffered untold miseries, confinement in insane asylums and even too early death if the habit of an annual phys- ieal examination had been cultivated. ‘Ask your doctor. Warships In Battle. In the days of wooden war vessels two frizates. or line-of-battle ships, might be lashed together and fire shot into each other's interiors for an in- definite period. When Paul Jones was summoned to surrender he replied that he had not yet bezun to fight. At a distance of eight miles there would not be much conversation between hostile commanders, even by signals, and aft- er a vessel is hit there isn't much ques- tion as to its future. A vessel may be injured by gunfire and get away, but if a floating steel fort ts hit below the armor belt by a torpedo or has its deck penetrated by a fifteen inch shell which meets expectations in the promptness of its explosions it does not remain in sight many minutes, and the crew can’t float around on spars until they are picked up, for there are no spars. In ten minutes the formidabie warship goes under and carries every- body on board.—Philadelphia Record. The Tithe “Enaimear” It is unfortunate, according to the Engineering Record, that in America Most people associate the word “eu- gineer” with a man who runs an en- gine or a boiler. Even the man who operates the boilers of an apartment building is called an “engineer,” al- though the name is entirely a mis- nomer when applied to him. He may be a good mechanic, but he fs not an engineer. The gray haired man who drives the locomotive of a transconti- nental limited and who holds the lives of hundreds of human beings in his care belongs to the very highest type of mechanic, but he is not an engineer, except in the United States and Cana- da. All foreign languages have words that properly designate the work these men are doing. In our country there fs no word to distinguish them from the bridge builder, the sanitary expert. ete. Who the lt ette Are. ‘The Letts are a branch of the Lithu- anian nation, a Slavonic division, and @wellers in the Baltle provinces of Russia. Lithuania was at one time a great kingdom, later a part of the Po- sh nation and now embodied in Rus- ‘sia and Prussia. The Letts, a subdi- vision of the Lithuanian people, at Present number more than 2,000,000. They are of average height, well built. Dut seldom very tall. The finely cut features, fair hair, blue eyes and dell- cate skins are characteristics that dis- tinguish a Lett from a Pole or a Rus- sian.—Philadelphia Press. Gibiniiinn. “If that bad boy insists on carrying 2 chip on his shoulder you shouldn't no- tice him.” “I didn’t,” replied the square jawed youngster, “so long as he kept it on his shoulder, but when he took it off and hit me in the eye with it I had to do something.”— Washington Star. Her Fear. Maud—What makes you so awfully Bervous, dear? Clara—Why, Fred is to have an in- terview with papa this afternoon. “Oh! And are you afraid your ft ther will not give his consent?” “No; I fear Fred won't show up” A Tartar Proverb. A Turco-Tartar proverb throws # strong light on the question of the ‘amount of veracity to be looked for 1 official documents by orienta. The Proverb runs as follows: “He whe Speaks the truth will be expelled from nine villages.” ROOSEVELT APPLAUDS HUGHES SPEECH Theodore Roosevelt sat in a box at Carnegie hall when Mr. Hughes delivered his speech of acceptance and vigorously applauded every telling point. The colonel repeatedly arose and bowed in response to the cheers for him and the shouts of "Teddy!" "Teddy!" "Hurrah for Teddy!" and when the meeting adjourned he made the following statement: "It is an admirable speech, and I wish to call attention to the following points: "I am particularly pleased with the exposure of the folly, and worse than folly, of Mr. Wilson's Mexican policy and of the way in which this policy has brought humiliation to the United States and disaster to Mexico itself. "Moreover, I am very glad of the straightforward manner in which Mr. Hughes has shown the ridicule with which Mr. Wilson has covered this nation by the manner in which he allowed foreign powers to gain the impression that, although he used the strongest words in diplomacy, they were not to be taken seriously. Not Words Which Count "As Mr. Hughes said, it is not words, but the strength and resolution behind the words which count. As Mr. Hughes pointed out, there is no doubt that if Mr. Wilson's conduct and action had been such as to make the foreign nations believe that he meant precisely what he said in his 'strict accountability' there would have been no obstruction of American lives by the sinking of the Lusitania. "When Mr. Hughes uses strong words his record shows that they are always backed by strong deeds, and therefore in the enormous majority of cases the use of strong words renders it unnecessary ever to have recourse to strong deeds. "Again, Mr. Hughes speaks in characteristically straightforward fashion of the outrages committed on munitions plants, and all men, whether citizens of foreign nations or nominal citizens of our own land, who had in any shape or way abetted or condoned those actions can understand that Mr. Hughes, if president, will protect these domestic American interests and punish offenders against them with the fearlessness and thoroughness that he showed in dealing with the powers of evil at Albany. Brought Nation to Ignominy. "Just before coming in to listen to Mr. Hughes' just characterization of Mr. Wilson's failure to protect the lives and property of Americans in Mexico and on the high seas I happened to pick up John Fiske's 'Critical Period of American History' and was struck by the following two sentences: "A government touches the lowest point of ignominy when it confesses its inability to protect the lives and the property of its citizens. A government which has come to this has failed in discharging the primary function of government and forthwith ceases to have any reason for existing." "Mr. Hughes has pointed out in his speech with self restraint, but with emphasis, that it is precisely this primary function which Mr. Wilson's administration has failed to discharge and that it is precisely this point of ignominy to which he has reduced the nation over which he is president." A POLICY OF FIRMNESS AND CONSISTENCE NEEDED. The nation has no policy of aggression toward Mexico. We have no desire for any part of her territory. We wish her to have peace, stability and prosperity. We shall have to adopt a new policy, a policy of firmness and consistency through which alone we can promote an enduring friendship. We demand from Mexico the protection of the lives and the property of our citizens and the security of our border from depredations. Much will be gained if Mexico is convinced that we contemplate no meddlesome interference with what does not concern us, but that we propose to insist in a firm and candid manner upon the performance of international obligations. To a stable government, appropriately discharging its international duties, we should give ungrudging support. A short period of firm, consistent and friendly dealing will accomplish more than many years of vacillation. - From Mr. Hughes' Speech of Acceptance. --- AN ADMINISTRATION TOO CONTENT WITH LEISURELY DISCUSSION. I do not put life and property on the same footing, but the administration has not only been remiss with respect to the protection of American lives. It has been remiss with respect to the protection of American property and American commerce. It has been too much disposed to be content with leisure discussion. - From Mr. Hughes' Speech of Acceptance. FOR A MERCHANT MARINE WITHOUT FEDERAL COMPETITION. Again, we must build up our merchant marine. It will not aid to put the government into competition with private owners. That, it seems to me, is a counsel of folly. A surer way of destroying the promise of our foreign trade could hardly be devised. It has well been asked, "Does the government intend to operate at a profit or at a loss? We need the encouragement and protection of government for our shipping industry, but it cannot afford to have the government as a competitor.—From Mr. Hughes' Speech of Acceptance. ```markdown ``` The dealings of the administration with Mexico constitute a confused chapter of blunders. We have not helped Mexico. She lies prostrate, impoverished, famine stricken, overwhelmed with the woes and outrages of internecine strife, the helpless victim of a condition of anarchy which the course if the administration only served to promote. For ourselves, we have witnessed the murder of our citizens and the destruction of their property. We have made enemies, not friends. Instead of commanding respect and deserving good will by sincerity, firmness and consistency, we provoked misapprehension and deep resentment. In the light of the conduct of the administration no one could understand its professions. Decrying interference, we interfered most exasperatingly. We have not even kept out of active conflict, and the soil of Mexico is stained with the blood of our soldiers. We have resorted to physical invasion only to retire without gaining the professed object. It is a record which cannot be examined without a profound sense of humiliation.—From Mr. Hughes' Speech of Acceptance. ******************** How Much Is Now Left of the Baltimore Platform? The president had boldly signed the Pork river and harbor bill, and his facile pen is dripping with ink eager to attach itself to a pork public buildings bill. The friendliest apologists of the president's part in the profligate waste of money wrung from the people by oppressive taxation have nothing better to say for him than that it is hardly fair to expect a man to say "I forbid!" in his presidential year when he is a candidate. The foregoing words describing the profligate waste of the people's money with executive approval are taken without change from a plank of the platform on which Woodrow Wilson was elected in 1912: "We denounce the profligate waste of money wring from the people by oppressive taxation through the lavish appropriations of recent Republican congresses, which have kept taxes high and reduced the purchasing power of the people's toll. We demand a return so that simplicity and economy which befits a democratic government." How much is now left of the principles declared and the promises registered at Baltimore as inducements to citizens to vote for Wilson. Possibly it is because he and his party have been such reckless, such wholesale repudiators of the pledges of 1912 that/few people remember or care to remember what pledges were made in his behalf about forty days ago at St. Louis—New York Sun. ************************************************************ * THE AMERICAN WORKING * MAN SHALL NOT SUFFER The Republican party stands for the principle of protection. We must apply that principle fairly, without abuses, in as scientific a manner as possible; and congress should be aided by the investigations of an expert body. We stand for the safeguarding of our economic independence, for the development of American industry, for the maintenance of American standards of living. We propose that in the competitive struggle that is about to come the American working-man shall not suffer.—From Mr. Hughes' Speech of Acceptance. Phrases which will NOT occur in the Woodrow Wilson speech of acceptance: Psychological prosperity. Molasses to catch flies. Strict accountability. Too proud to fight. Salute the flag. Get Villa. Butt in. THE BROAD AX, CHICAGO, AUGUST 19, 1916. ISN'T HE THE HANDSOME MAN! ISN'T HE THE HANDSOME MAN! WOMAN'S SUFFRAGE CHARLES EVANS HUGHES —Lanning in Providence Bulletin. —Carter i Woodrow! I've Been Up In the A Years!" CRISIS ROBERT O. CARTER CRISIS CRISIS CRISIS ROBERT W. CHATER Carter in New York Sun. In Up In the Air Almost Four Years!" "Great Scott, Woodrow! I've Been Up In the Air Almost Four Years!" THE SITUATION --- --- HUGHES SPEECH ACCEPTANCE HUGHES PUBLIC COMMENT POINTED PARAGRAPHS FROM SPEECH OF ACCEPTANCE OF CHARLES E. HUGHES. It is apparent that we are shockingly unprepared. When we contemplate industrial and commercial conditions, we see that we are living in a fool's paradise. Not only have we a host of resources short of war by which to enforce our just demands, but we shall never promote our peace by being stronger in words than in deeds. We are neither deceived nor benumbed by abnormal conditions. We know that we are in a critical period, perhaps more critical than any period since the civil war. The administration utterly failed to perform its obvious duty to secure protection for the lives and property of our citizens. It is most unworthy to slur those who have investments in Mexico in order to escape a condemnation for the nonperformance of this duty. It is only through international co-operation giving a reasonable assurance of peace that we may hope for the limitation of armaments. We have determined to cut out, root and branch, monopolis-tic practices, but we can do this without hobbling enterprise or narrowing the scope of le-gitimate achievement. We demand a simple, business-like budget. I believe it is only through a responsible budget, proposed by the executive, that we shall avoid financial waste. We have had brave words in a series of notes, but, despite our protests, the lives of Ameri-cans have been destroyed. WILSON FLEXIBILITY. We do not see why there should have been any stir in the senate over the discovery that President Wilson has completely reversed himself in the matter of the proposed child labor law. Senator Borah was able to show that Mr. Wilson described this legislation in his "Constitutional Government" as unconstitutional, an "obviously absurd extravagance," carrying the congressional power to regulate commerce beyond the "utmost boundaries of reasonable and honest inference" and making it possible, if sustained, for congress to legislate over "every particular of the industrial organization and action of the country." That, we must confess, has also been the Evening Post's view. But the Evening Post and Senator Borah are old fogies, dating back to the time when it was the custom to have fixed beliefs and principles and stick to them. The senator has evidently not read Mr. Wilson's letter in explaining his change of front on the tariff commission—that it is only a narrow man, whose mind is stupidly closed to new ideas, who does not alter his opinions. By this test Mr. Wilson is obviously one of the broadest minded men this country has ever produced, for he has changed his mind to date on the initiative, referendum, recall, woman suffrage, the tariff commission, tariff for revenue only, a permanent diplomatic service beyond politics, the merit system in the civil service, the proper place of Tammany Hall in the scheme of the universe, child labor legislation, preparedness, Bryan, a continental army—but why continue? It is a long enough list to prove that Mr. Wilson's political views are not fossilized by any fear of inconsistency.—New York Evening Post. ADEQUATE NATIONAL DEFENSE DEMANDED We demand adequate national defense; adequate protection on both out western and eastern coasts. We demand thoroughness and efficiency in both arms of the service. It seems to be plain that our regular army is too small. We are too great a country to require of our citizens who are engaged in peaceful vocations the sort of military service to which they are now called. As well insist that our citizens in this metropolis be summoned to put out fires and police the streets. We do not count it inconsistent with our liberties, or with our democratic ideals, to have an adequate police force. With a population of nearly 100,000,000 we need to be surer of ourselves than to become alarmed at the prospect of having a regular army which can reasonably protect our border, and perform such other military service as may be required, in the absence of a grave emergency. I believe, further, that there should be not only a reasonable increase in the regular army, but that the first citizen reserve subject to call should be enlisted as a federal army and trained under federal authority.—From Mr. Hughes' Speech of Acceptance. PAGE THIRD HOW THE WILSON ADMINISTRATION HAS PENALIZED PATRIOTISM. "Having in view the possibility of further aggression upon the territory of the United States from Mexico and the necessity for the proper protection of that frontier," President Wilson on June 18 called out the mobile arms of the national guard for federal service. He did not call them out at their existing peace strength, but at war strength, which is practically double. Lacking a system of reserves, the national guard organizations immediately had to start a campaign of recruiting to bring about the desired increase in their numbers. Patriotic young citizens under the urge of the cry, "Your country needs you!" volunteered for service in gratifying numbers. According to Senator Chamberlain, chairman of the senate committee on military affairs, the result is that about 135,000 citizen soldiers have been mustered into the federal service and are now on the Mexican border or in camp in their home states. There may be more, but the administration refuses to make known the exact figures. The movement is costing the public treasury many millions of dollars; it is costing the individual citizen soldiers many millions more. They went to the front believing the cry, "Your country needs you," for war service. They sacrificed advancement in their civil occupations, severed home ties, suffered in thousands of instances great financial loss. The less patriotic, who did not believe the cry or, believing, declined to make sacrifices, fatten at home on these losses. The real purposes of the call are slowly developing. They are two in number: First.—A patrol of the border to do the work which President Wilson's friend, Carranza, finds it impossible to do. Because the recognized government in Mexico is too ineffective to keep its own citizens in check and prevent them murdering Americans on American soil the American government undertakes the costly task of doing that work for them. The murder of American citizens on Mexican soil is another matter. Carranza may go as far as he likes in that direction. Second.—A purpose of the mobilization on the border and in the camps is to train citizens to perform effective military service. The regular military establishment of the nation is manifestly too small or the actual military needs. To this extent the cry, "Your country needs you," was correct. But these facts were not made clear when the call was issued. The idea was promulgated that men were needed for actual war service, not for military training. Deceit was practiced. Opposing in the open legislation for universal military service, the administration by its acts has established what in essence is a system of compulsory military service. It is a system all the more vicious because it operates only against the patriotic, whereas a legalized universal training system equalizes the burden of military service among all men and all classes of men. When in 1914 Europe plunged into the greatest war of all history and conditions in Mexico grew intolerable intelligent men realized the fact that it was incumbent on this nation to build up its tiny regular army and put its other military resources in condition for use. National safety demanded this. And yet in December of that year, four months after the European war began, President Wilson went before congress and declared that all agitation for military preparedness was hysterical; that we were adequately prepared. After awhile the administration changed its mind and professed to believe in the necessity for preparedness. First came an enactment to increase the regular army by 20,000. But the body of the country, and even all parts of the Democratic administration, could not change front so quickly as the head. Recruiting for the regular army lagged. Not yet have the 20,000 been secured. The need pressed. A new national defense act, providing for still more men in the regular army, was enacted. But still the men were not forthcoming. Suddenly and without warning the administration issued its call for mobilization of the citizen soldiers. It seemed still obsessed with the Bryan notion that an army could be created by presidential ukase. When the call went out the government did not own enough uniforms, shoes, socks, blankets, hats, wagons, trucks, horses, mules and other things essential to equip the men called. It had made no provision for transporting the troops called to the points where they were required. Who suffered most by this amazing lack of foresight, this leaping before looking? Only the 135,000 patriots who believed that their country needed them for national defense; only the men who are making the great sacrifices. The whole disgraceful story may be summed up in the phrase, the administration has penalized patriotism. True, it is accumulating by subterfuge a reserve of trained soldiers, but events have demonstrated that it cried "wolf" when there was no wolf. Should it be forced to cry "wolf" again, when the wolf is at the door, what will be the result? PAGE FOUR JOSEPH F. CONNERY HAS MADE A DANDY RECORDER OF DEEDS. At the November election in 1912, Joseph F. Connery, one of the brothers of John T. Connery, the successful wholesale coal merchant, was elected Recorder of Deeds, and he was the first Democrat to be elected to that office in many years. Since he assumed its duties, he has interjected many new methods into it in the transaction of the, business in connection with it, thereby, making the office earn the highest income in the county's history; saving vast sums of money, for the taxpayers, as we well know, that results always count. His business-like administration of the County Recorder's office, has been highly endorsed by the report of the judges of the Circuit Court; the Chicago Bar Association; the Chicago Real Estate Board; Cook County Real Estate Board; Board of County Commissioners and the Torrens League. Mr. Connery, is one of the public officials who is highly deserving of renomination and re-election to his present position. COLORED POLK-SONG FESTIVAL A SUCCESS. Big Chorus of Colored Men and Women, Remarkably Well Trained, Astonishes Large Audience. That 200 untrained voices can be successfully brought to "concert pitch" was demonstrated at the Auditorium last night when Asheville was given its first Colored folk-song festival. Only ten days ago Mrs. E. A. Hackley, of Chicago, whose mission is the resurrection and presentation of Negro folk-songs and plantation music, arrived in Asheville and laid her plans before Dr. J. W. Walker, the colored physician, and other Negroes of this city. They saw the opportunity, and in less than two weeks there was gathered together a chorus of 200 Colored men, women, boys and girls. And in their first public concert last night they astonished a large audience, with many White people present, the latter expressing their appreciation in generous applause. It was stricly a Negro song festival, with old, though well-remembered numbers presented with perfect harmonization. Sopranos, tenors, alts and bassos sang in splendid unison. Particularly effective were "The Battle of Jericho," harmonized by H, W. Burleigh, who, by the way, receives glowing eulogy in the last number of Current Opinion, and "Every Time I Feel the Spirit," harmonized by Carl R. Diton. Perhaps the best effort of the evening was the prize harmony chorus "Listen to the Lambs," by R. Nathaniel Dett. In this number the harmonization effects attained their best standard. The success of last night's concert resulted in the announcement that the festival will be an annual event. At the close of the program Dr. Walker made a brief address wherein he thanked the people of Asheville for their generous support in lifting the debt off the Y. M. I. building. He also outlined the work of Mrs. Hackley, saying that she was organizing the Colored folk-song festivals in all parts of the country in the hope of spurring musical interest among the members of the Colored race.-The Asheville, N. C. Citizen, August 9, 1916. REV. ABRAHAM LINCOLN MURRAY WHO AT ONE TIME HELD FORTH AT BETHEL CHURCH THIS CITY ARRESTED DOWN IN NEW JERSEY. HE IS CHARGED WITH HOLDING ON TO MONEY WHICH BELONGED TO THE MEMBERS OF HIS CHURCH. Jersey City, N. J., August 16.—(Special to The Broad Ax.)—The board of trustees and the parishioners of the Bethel A. M. E. Church, are at it again. This morning they had their pastor, Rev. A. L. Murray, of 27 Oak street, arraigned before Judge Dolan on the charge of embezzlement. The complaint was sworn out by James R. Straud, of 57 Jewett avenue, a member of the board of trustees. It is alleged that the trustees gave Mr. Murray a check of $50 to pay a bill and that he only paid $25, keeping the remainder. After hearing the evidence in the case, Judge Dolan paroled the prisoner for the Grand Jury. Rev. Abraham Lincoln Murray some years ago was the wild and noisy bible pounder at Bethel Church, in this city, and at that time he surely liked his chicken dead or alive, old or young,—Editor. APPOINTED POLICE SERGEANT Atlantic City, N. J., Aug. 18.—(Special to The Broad Ax.)—Roy Robinson has been rewarded for his twenty-three years faithful duty on the Atlantic city police force by being appointed sergeant. Sergeant Robinson is the only Colored city sergeant in the east, and is one of Atlantic City's most respected citizens, being prominent in church and fraternal circles. John M. S. Williams and George W. Corbin have been appointed detectives on the local police force. Their appointments have been confirmed. FRANK O. LOWDEN OF OREGON What He Is He Stands For He is presenting his arguments to the voters. He believes they will weigh the issues, consider the merits of the several candidates, and judge fairly when they vote at the primary, Wednesday, September 13. He is big enough to be Governor. His experience fits him for the office. His character is without blemish. His position is known on public questions. He does not dodge or trim. He is not raising false issue He aspires to be Governor-not a party boss. His campaign is construc tive. He is not raising false issues. He aspires to be Governor-not a party boss. His campaign is constructive. He is advocating measures not throwing mud. THE BROAD AX, CHICAGO, AUGUST 19, 1916. Business methods in state affairs. Practical men in state positions. Ten state departments in place of one hundred. A revision of our tax laws. Fewer state jobs and lower taxes. The development of our farms and live stock interests. Protection of our industrial workers. Enforcement of the civil service law. Full suffrage for women. W. H. STEAD, Chairman Campaign Committee. JU Aud Prima BOYS' AND GIRLS' CLUBS FOR NEGROES. Washington, D. C.,-To help negro boys become practical farmers, and to assist negro girls in becoming competent housewives, the U. S. Department of Agriculture, in co-operation with the State colleges, is organizing throughout the South, Farm Makers' Clubs for rural negro children. This activity, begun experimentally last year by the Office of Extension Work, South, has grown rapidly, and already is thoroughly organized in Virginia, North Carolina, Florida, and Mississippi. The work also is being carried on to some extent in each of the other Southern States. The chief object of these clubs is to encourage negro farmers particularly in the cotton sections, to raise some rood instead of devoting their entire attention to a single crop. In the clubs for boys, the typical plan is to encourage and help the members to use an acre, one-half of which is devoted to corn, one-fourth to potatoes, and one-fourth to peanuts. This teaches a desirable rotation, and at the same time furnishes three food products for human consumption, and two that are useful for cattle or hogs. The girl members of these clubs receive practical instruction in gardening, canning, cooking, and housekeeping. According to reports, the county superintendents of schools and teachers of Negro elementary schools are supporting the work actively, and State agricultural colleges and the technical schools established for the race are active co-operators in the larger phases of the work. HINTS TO MOTHERS. If your baby displays any of the following danger signals, stop food, giving only barley water for 24 hours, or until feeding is ordered by a doctor. It is safest to call a doctor at the first danger signal. Frequent colic. Sudden, sharp crying, abdomen tense and knees drawn up, suggest colic from indigestion. Hard curds in stools indicate that the food is not being digested. If too soft, there may be too much cream in the food. Green stools indicate intestinal fermentation. Mucus in the stool means congestion or inflammation. Foul smelling, frothy stools, fermentation. Warnings: Keep the milk cool by ice or by allowing cold water to run over bottle. Keep baby in coolest place possible with fresh air, protected from flies and direct sunlight. Do not feed your baby milk that has been exposed by standing about open to the air and heat. See that empty milk bottles are thoroughly cleansed before returning them to the milkman. See that baby's nursing bottles and rubber nipples are boiled after each feeding and kept clean. THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF COLORED WOMEN'S CLUBS ELECTED NEW OFFICERS AT ITS MEETINGS AT BALTIMORE, MD. The following are the new officers of the National Association of Colored Women's Clubs, which met at Baltimore, Md., last week. President, Mrs. Mary B. Talbert, Buffalo, N. Y.; vice president at large, Miss Ida R. Cummings. Baltimore; chairman executive board, Miss Hallie Q. Brown, Ohio; treasurer, Mrs. Ida George Jackson, Columbus, O.; corresponding secretary, Miss Georgia A. Nugent, Louisville, Ky.; first recording secretary, Miss R. B. Dunbar, Providence, R. I.; second recording secretary, Miss Charlotte Hawkins Brown, North Carolina; third recording secretary, Mrs. Macon, of Chicago; national organizer, Mrs. Victoria Haley, St. Louis, Mo.; chairman ways and means committee, Mrs. Kiser, Florida; parliamentarian, Mrs. Wilkins, South Carolina; chaplain, Mrs. Evans, Indiana. SISTERS PASS STATE BOARD. Baltimore, Md., Aug. 18.—Drs. Esther and Ruth Fowler, graduates from the pharmaceutical department of Howard University, class of *16, have the distinction of being the first two race women to pass successfully the Delaware State Board. The examination was held on July 25. JULIUS JOHNSON Candidate for the Republican Nomination for Auditor of Public Accounts STATE OF ILLINOIS Primary Wednesday, September 13, 1916 S FOR THE ILLINOIS NO IDEA WAS MIS-TAKEN OF THE ACCOUNT OF THE DROWNING OF LAWRENCE DE PRIEST. THE MOST EXTEN-SIVE ACCOUNT OF THAT SAD AFFAIR APPEARED IN THE BROAD AX SATURDAY JULY 29TH. IT BEAT ALL THE OTHER WEEKLY NEWSPAPERS IN THAT RESPECT. The Illinois No Idea: stated in its columns last week; that it was the only weekly newspaper which contained an account of the drowning of Lawrence De Priest, which occurred on Friday morning, July 28th, about 11 o'clock; that is that same week. In this the No Idea is sadly mistaken and if its bright or brilliant editors, will turn to the top of the 5th page of The Broad Ax, of Saturday, July 29th they will find a quarter of column article, giving the full details of that sad affair. Whereas, there were only about seven lines devoted to it in the columns of The No Idea of that same date July 29th, which were pulled in from one of the daily newspapers. The writer happened to be in the outer office of Mayor Thompson, when the sad news came to the City Hall and observed Alderman De Priest, when he entered Mayor Thompson's automobile to be conveyed to the 35th street bathing beach; so it will not do for the gentlemen of The No Idea to crow too loud until after they are out of the woods. OUT AUGUST THE TWENTY-FIRST. THE INITIAL NUMBER OF THE WORLD'S MOST UNIQUE PUBLICATION.. THE CHAMPION MAGAZINE. EDITED BY FENTON JOHNSON. EVERYTHING CONCERNING THE NEGRO RACE. Read: Geo. W. Ellis on "Negro Literature," Geo. W. Harris on "Colored Citizens And The Campaign," Wm. Pickens on "Caririzal." Binga Dismound on "Champions," Scrip's Theatrical Review, Roy Nash on "The Waco Crucifixion," Wm. Moore's Remarkable Poem, Herbert Wilson Clarke's Thrilling short story, John W. Felton on "The Moton Inauguration," and others. See: Letogravure Reproductions of the Eighth Regiment Moblizing, Principal Robt. Moton, Soldiers in Mexico, The Champion Officers, A Negro Photoplay, a Chicago Basketball Team and others. Forty-eight pages of Current Literature. One dollar a year. Ten cents per copy. Offices: 4724 South State St., Chicago, Illinois. 8TH TROOPS IN TEXAS RIOT; 20 HELD. San Antonio, Tex.—Twenty members of the Eighth Illinois Infantry, the Negro regiment, were under arrest Tuesday following a fist and automatic gun battle last night at Mataforas and South Medina streets with the provost guard, detailed from the Nineteenth Regiment: Private Clarkson of the provost guard was shot down by one of the Negroes. The shot was fired from ambush, it is asserted. The wound is not serious. A young arsenal was taken from the Negroes arrested. The weapons included a regulation automatic, two forty-fives, several revolvers of less caliber, knives and brass knuckles. Among the weapons on the police captain's desk was a rifle with the stock snapped off. The mutilation of the rifle occurred when a member of the provost guard pulled it down on the crown of one of the Eighth. Captain H. C. Price, in charge of the provost guard, had his men out last night rounding up other Negro soldiers. LEFT MONEY TO HER MAID. Richmond, Va., Aug. 18. Mrs. Ellen Stuart Bentley, formerly of this city, died last April in New York, and in her will left $8,000 of her $10,000 estate to her maid, Minnie F. Smith. Maj. Walter Howard Loving, formerly Drum Major of the Twenty-Fourth Regiment Band, who is one of the foremost musicians, in this country, recently retired with the rank of Major and his new bride, are in the city, stopping at the home of Maj. and Mrs. John R. Lynch, 4335 Forestville Avenue; Maj. and Mrs. Loving are on their way to Los Angeles, Cal., where they will make their future home. ```markdown ``` COL. AUGUST W. MILLER. Popular and influential leader of the Republican party on the West Side a strong supporter of Mayor William Hale Thompson and the regular Republican candidate for the nomination for clerk of the Circuit Court. WALTERS A. M. E. ZION CHURCH AND LOCAL NOTES BY WM. J. BURDINE. Both the morning and evening services was well attended last Sunday and the audience listen to two great sermons from the pastor, Dr. Blackwell. Sunday service follows preaching at 11:45 and 7:45 by Rev. W. A. Blackwell, D. D. Sunday School at 1:30 p. m. Rev. G. W. Rivers, Supt. CAPT. JOHN L. FRY FORWARDS HIS SUBSCRIPTION TO THE BROAD AX FROM FORT SAM HOUSTON, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS. The following letter speaks for its self: Mr. Julius F. Taylor, Dear Friend: Find enclosed order $2.00 for the Broad Ax from June 1, 1915 to July 1, 1916. All are O. K. Will be glad to renew my subseri- The No. 1 and 2 Stewardess Boards met in the church parlor (jointly) Tuesday evening. Mrs. India Smith and Mrs. M. J. Green, presidents. The Pastors Aid Board met at the church Tuesday evening, Mrs. Marable, president, Mrs. William Burke, secretary. The Women Home and Foreign Missionary Society met with Mrs. Jennie Grear, 3888 LaSalle St. Mrs. Delilah Thomas, president. Miss Lillian I. Browder left last Sunday evening for Atlantic City, New Jersey, where she will attend the connectional counsel of a noted Zion church. Mr. and Mrs. M. E. Renfro, of 1250 Millard entertained last Friday evening in honor of their mother, Mrs. Emma Renfro, of Pittsburgh. Mrs. Lula E. Fuget, Misses Anna B. Davis, Pearle Bruce and Mrs. Sallie Luttrell and Mrs. Matte Scott, of Knoxville. A large number was present and a most delightful evening was spent. Mr. and Mrs. Ball, of 12th St. and Central Park Avenue, will entertain the visitor from Knoxville next Wednesday evening. Mrs. Benjamin E. Pinkney, of 3748 Rhodes Avenue, is entertaining her mother, Mrs. Graham, of Knoxville. The Rev. Dr. Blackwell and Mrs. Blackwell will be tendered a reception by the members and friends of Walters A. M. E. Zion Church, Monday evening, Aug. 28th. An excellent program is being arranged. Mr. and Mrs. Will Luttrell, of Indianapolis attended their daughter's funeral here last week. Mrs. Mary Ezell, of 5130 Wabash Avenue is able to attend services much to the delight of her many friends in Walters Chapel. Mrs. F. G. Carter the president of the Choir will leave Saturday to join her husband in St. Louis, Mo. Miss Fannie Maxwell is improving after several weeks of severe illness and is convalescing. Her grandmother, Mrs. McBee, of Knoxville, Tenn., has been at her bedside three weeks. Mr. H. H. Grandison, Jr., returned to his home in Cincinnati after spending a pleasant week's vacation. Miss Della McNary, of 19, East 32nd St., has been indoors for three weeks suffering with an attack of rheumatism. Mrs. Lulu E. Fugett, one of the visitors from Knoxville, is spending a fortnight with Mrs. Anna S. Lee, 5141 Wabash Avenue. Mrs. W. H. McNeally, of 5141 Wabash Avenue, will leave Saturday to spend her vacation in St. Paul, Minneapolis and other points West. --- Republican party on the West Side a strong Thompson and the regular Republican lerk of the Circuit Court. CAPT. JOHN L. FRY FORWARDS HIS SUBSCRIPTION TO THE BROAD AX FROM FORT SAM HOUSTON, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS. The following letter speaks for its self: Find enclosed order $2.00 for the Broad Ax from June 1, 1915 to July 1, 1916. All are O. K. Will be glad to renew my subscription when I get back. Regards to Mrs. Taylor. Sincerely, Capt. J. L. Fry, 8th Ill. Infantry, San Antonio, Texas. August 16, 1916. Capt. Fry you are all right at every stage of the game.—Editor. Stanton Hunton and James W. Cole, of Detroit, Mich., have for the past week been the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Binga, 3324 Vernon Avenue. J. H. Whiston, one of the owners of the Elite Cafe, 3030 South State St. is one of the handsomest men in Chicago and he is very popular with the many patrons of his establishment. Mr. A. L. Countee, of Kansas City, Mo., is stopping with his uncle, Dr. W. A. Driver, at 3344 Calumet Avenue. While here he will attend one of the leading conservatories of music. Mrs. Booker T. Washington was the first of this week the distinguished house guest of Dr. and Mrs. George C. Hall, 3408 South Park Avenue. She was on her way to attend the meeting of the National Negro Business League at Kansas City, Mo. Mrs. Sandy W. Trice, 643$ Eberhart Avenue; returned home Thursday from attending the sessions of the National Federation of Colored Women's Clubs, at Baltimore, Md., and from visiting other points in the east. She reported as having had a most delightful and pleasant trip. Mrs. Frank Shirley, a most successful business woman, of Phoenix, Arizona, is the guest of Mrs. J. H. Johnson, 3650 Prairie Avenue. Mrs. Shirley is also a pianist and vocalist, and is making a host of friends in the city. She will leave for Buffalo, about August 25th, returning to Phoenix on September 15th. Although there are signs of occasional elbow-jostling and uncomfortable congestion around the neighborhood of the famous "South Side," Chicago is still large enough to serve as a common habitat for the Rev. Archibald James Carey and Editor Julius F. Taylor, of the The Broad Ax. Richard W. Thompson, in the Freeman, Indianapolis, Ind., August 12, 1916. Dr. Carle C. Quale, who has for some years past, cut quite a figure in Republican politics around on the West side and who is one of the original Charles E. Hughes men before the Republican National Convention; is one of the Republican candidates for, the nomination, for congressman, from the 7th Congressional District of Illinois and the indications are; that he will make a pretty good showing at the primaries Wednesday, September 13th. CHIPS --- THE BROAD AX, CHICAGO, AUGUST 19, 1916 LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENCES OF PERMITTING AN INSANE PERSON TO GO AT LARGE—CASE OF FIRST IMPRESSION. ion of laymen may be quite as we as that of trained jurists. The r ant of the counting of judicial was that a majority of the court (New York Law Journal.) (New York Law Journal.) The decision of the Supreme Court of Washington in Emery v. Little john et al. (January, 1915, 145 Pac 423) will be of general interest be cause it involves the question of liability for negligence through want of care and restraint of an insane person upon which question it is stated in one of the opinions there is not a single previous decision by any court. The facts are substantially as follows: One "P." had been committed to a State hospital for the insane, of which the defendant-appellant, Dr. A. P. Calhoun, was superintendent. The insane person had never manifested suicidal or homicidal tendencies. He was, however, suffering from delusions that persons—especially detectives—were pursuing him to do him injury. Physically he was in a normal state of health. A statute of Washington provides that "any patient may be discharged from the hospital when, in the judgment of the superintendent, it may be expedient." After the intendent, the patient had been kept in the hospital for two weeks he was released by the defendant superintendent in charge of his mother, who signed a writing usually required of those taking patients from the hospital on parole, knowing that he was not fully recovered, and assumed all responsibility for his actions; that she agreed to care for him and return him to the hospital if necessary. She took him to her home where she was residing with her husband, the insane person's stepfather. The condition of the patient while in the hospital was one of apparent rapid improvement and nothing occurred to indicate anything other than continuous improvement until some ten days after he had been brought home, when two police officers of the city of Tacoma visited the home of the insane person's parents and informed that he had been writing love letters to and alarming an actress participating in a theatrical performance then being given in Tacoma. The parents of the patient thereupon furnished him with money and honestly believed that he started to visit relatives in Missouri, and went to Seattle with a view of such eastward journey. Instead of doing so, however, he went to Portland, Oregon, where the theatrical company was then performing, and turned up at the theater where the performance was being given. The manager of the show, who is the plaintiff in the present action for damages for personal injuries brought against the superintendent of the hospital and the mother and stepfather of the insane person, described what occurred in the following language: "On the evening of the 9th of July, Tuesday evening, I believe it was, during the latter part of the second performance, one of the stage hands came to me and reported a gentleman in the hall to see one of the lady performers, and almost the same time I think Miss Callie Lowe made the exclamation, 'There is the man that I am afraid of!' I walked out to the hall, which is on the same level with the stage and the entrance from the alley to the stage, and standing in the hall was a man. I walked right close up to him, possibly a foot and a half, as I would speak to anybody, and I asked who he wished to see, and he said, I am O. W. Pence, and I am engaged to be married to Callie Lowe; I would like to speak to her.' While he was speaking I noticed on the lower part of his vest he had a badge, an officer's badge, deputy sheriff, and it was turned upside down so I couldn't read it, and, as he finished speaking, I reached over and turned over the badge so I could read the letters. I says, 'What kind of a badge is that?' He said, 'What have you got to say about it?' And he pulled his gun out and commenced firing and struck me." Negligence is defined as "the omission to do something which a reasonable man, guided by those considerations which ordinarily regulate the conduct of human affairs, would do, or the doing something which a prudent and reasonable man would not do. The standard is not that of a particular man, but of the average prudent man." The Supreme Court of Washington consists of nine judges, and the manner in which the court divides as to the legal responsibility of the three defendants is almost amusing. In behalf of the superintendent of the hospital it was contended that he should not be held personally liable for the release of the insane person, which act rested in official discretion, no abuse of discretion or corrupt motive being shown. This view prevailed as far as the judgment of a majority of the court was concerned. The positions taken by the different judges vary all the way from holding all three of the defendants liable, to exonerating all of them, with intermediate votes for holding one or two of them accountable. The reasons given by the members of the court individually and in groups illustrate that what constitutes negligence is a question of practical judgment of human affairs under the circumstances of a particular case, as to which the opti- ion of laymen may be quite as weighty as that of trained jurists. The resultant of the counting of judicial noses was that a majority of the court exonerated both the doctor and the stepfather, but held the mother of the lunatic liable, and this despite the opinion of one judge that the mother was the least blamable and the doctor was the most culpable of the defendants. As already indicated, the decision will be of wide interest because one of first impression. Without venturing to express a very decided opinion in the face of so much judicial conflict of view, two suggestions may be offered: (1) As the insane person had never manifested homicidal or suicidal, or otherwise dangerous, tendencies, and was furthermore apparently on the mend from what at the worst seemed but a temporary derangement, it is doubtful whether there was sufficient ground for authorizing a jury to find that either of the defendants was responsible for the injuries to the plaintiff, under the well-known rule that a person is liable only for the reasonably to be anticipated consequence of his own acts or omissions. As laid down by the New York Court of Appeals in Hall v. New York Tel. Co., reported in this journal today, "the law requires that the injury must so directly result from a wrongful act that, according to common experience and the usual course of events, it might under the particular circumstances have reasonably been expected." (2) In the case of an insane person who has shown homicidal or other violent proclivities, any person who assumes the responsibility of letting him go at large may be held liable for the consequences of his acts. Loss of Vision.—The Industrial Accident Board of Michigan awarded full damages prescribed by law for the total loss of an eye of claimant under the Workmen's Compensation Act where there was a 90 per cent. loss of normal vision. Expert testimony showed that by the aid of glasses 50 per cent. of normal vision was retained. The Michigan Supreme Court reversed the award in Cline v. Studebaker Corporation, 155 Northwestern Reporter, 519, Judge Person stating the reasons of the Court: "He (claimant) does not testify to any impairment of his ability to work nor to any reduction in wages, because of the loss of eyesight; and it was determined by this Court in Hirschkorn v. Fiege Desk Co., 150 N. W. 851, that the statute does-not award compensation for the partial loss of an eye, except as measured by lessened earnings. Although there is no special finding upon the point, it is evident from the amount allowed that the Industrial Accident Board treated the injury as 'the loss of an eye,' rather than as a partial loss, and that it made its allowance under the schedule of fixed liabilities contained in Section 10 of the acts (Pub. Acts 1912 No. 10). Unless, therefore, the award can be sustained on that theory, it must be held to have been unwarranted. "The use of glasses is a very ordinary occurrence, both by the young and the old. It is unnecessary to determine whether the loss of 90 per cent. of the sight is substantially the loss of the eye, because that is not the present case. Ninety per cent of the sight is not lost when it can be diminished to 50 per cent. by the use of common appliances. And it is the duty of the sufferer to minimize the injury as much as he reasonably may. We cannot help but feel it unfortunate, however, that further tests of the eye were not made so as to exclude all possible chance of mistake in so important a matter." RIGHT OF STATE TO DISCRIMINATE AGAINST ALIEN COLLATERAL HEIRS IN MATTER OF SUCCESSION TAX.—Under the treaty between Great Britain and the United States, entered into in 1899, it is provided by Article 5 that "In all that concerns the right of disposing of every kind of property, real and personal, citizens or subjects of each of the high contracting parties shall in the dominions of the other enjoy the rights which are or may be accorded to the citizens or subjects of the most favored nation." Treaties with Germany, Nicaragua and Argentine Republic provide in effect that the citizens or subjects of those countries shall not be discriminated against in the matter of taxes. By virtue of these various treaties it was held in Brown v. Daly, 154 N. W. 602, that the State Treasurer of Iowa could not recover from alien collateral heirs who were subjects of Great Britain a collateral inheritance tax in excess of 5 per cent, it appearing that collateral heirs who were citizens of the United States were not required to pay such excess. The court, per Evans, J., said: "It is contended by appellee, however, that Article 5 has no application to the case. In support of this contention emphasis is put upon the first clause of Article 5: In all that concerns the right of disposing of every kind of property. It is argued that this article does not purport to deal with the right of receiving property. It will be noted M. MAJOR ROBERT R. JACKSON. Major General of the Uniform Ranks Knights of Pythias throughout the world; Commander of the First Battalion of the Eighth Regiment, Illinois National Guards, who occupies a warm spot in the hearts of his fellow countrymen and who will on September 13th be nominated to make the race for the legislature from the 3rd Senatorial District of Illinois. that Article 5 does not limit itself to the protection of 'the right of disposing,' but purports to apply to 'all that concerns the right of disposing.' The right of the donor to give and the right of the donee to receive the gift are interdependent. They are parts of the same thing. To abridge the one is to abridge the other. Surely, therefore, the right of a donee to receive is something which 'concerns the right of disposing.' We think therefore, that the appropriate construction of Article 5 makes it applicable to the case before us. If applicable, its effect is to give subjects of Great Britain the benefit of the more favorable provisions, if any, of our treaties with other countries." JUDGE ORLANDO BURRELL—ILLINOIS PIONEER'S NINETEIETH BIRTHDAY.—Judge Orlando Burrell celebrated his 90th birthday, July 26th, 1916, at his home in Carmi, Ill. He was born in Bradford County, Pa., July 26th, 1826 where he spent his early childhood In the fall of 1833, the family left Pennsylvania and located in Mt. Vernon, Indiana, and in February, 1834, came to White County, Illinois. In the early 60's Judge Burrell led a company of the best men of White County to the defense of the Union. He served and helped to organize White County's first board of supervisors in 1872. Later he was county judge, sheriff, mayor of the city, and in 1894 was elected on the republican ticket to represent his district in Congress. For the last few years the Judge has led a quiet home life, having served his country, his district, his county, his city and his township with honor and credit to himself and to the entire satisfaction of the people whom he served. Judge Burrell is still hale and hearty. THE STATE BOARD OF LAW EXAMINERS report that 283 persons passed for admission to the Illinois bar at the recent examination held in Chicago, 9 were women and 79 resided outside of Chicago. 97 failed to pass the examination. PROF. FREDERICK WOODWARD, dean of the law school of Leland Stanford, Jr. university has accepted a position as professor of law in the University of Chicago law school. JUDGE AND MRS. DUPUY AND MRS. FARLIN Q. BALL are at Ephraim, Wisconsin, for the summer. CONGRESSIONAL investigation of the present high prices of print paper and underlying conditions of the pulp and paper industry was demanded in a resolution introduced in the House July 18th by Congressman James R. Mann of Chicago. The resolution provides specifically for a report on whether the high prices are due to any existing combination in restraint of trade. A JUBOR out West was asked whether he had been charged by the presiding judge. "Well, squire," said he, "the little fellow that sits up in the pulpit and kinder bosses it over the crowd, gin us a talk, but I don't know whether he charges anything or not." —St. Louis Star. DEAN FRANKLIN, judge of the city court of Macomb, Ill., has been assigned by Chief Justice Scanlan to sit in the court house and perform marriages and other duties that may be assigned to him from time to time. THE MAYOR OF BROOKLYN nights of Pythias throughout the world; of the Eighth Regiment, Illinois National in the hearts of his fellow countrymen re-nominated to make the race for the District of Illinois. COMMISSION ON DEFECTIVES. — The commission on defectives recently appointed by Judge Scully held a meeting last Monday to get a general expression of opinion as to best method for organization of the work. Dr. W. A. Evans, health editor of The Tribune, a member of the Scully commission, suggested two lines of activity. "This commission," he said, "should study the commitment laws with a view to changing them so that such men as Henry McIntyre, the negro, could be sent to an institution. Our present laws do not provide for this. Segregation and idle captivity for these people is not an economic possibility. "The condition of the feeble-minded, as distinguished from the other classes of defectives, requires special study. I would suggest that they could best be put in colonies or institutions where they can be self-supporting. Many feeble-minded persons are able bodied and can turn out good work if properly directed." Dr. George A. Zellar, alienist and member of the state board of administration, declared that mental defectives in Illinois are increasing at the rate of 100 a month. It will be necessary to build additional institutions for the care of these people. Horses In the Time of Homer Horses in the Time of Tramper. The horses used in Homer's time were war horses. The warriors were drawn in chariots. The art of riding was known, but it is alluded to as something unusual. Ulysses at the time of his shipwreck "bestrode a plank, like a horseman on a big steed." There are reasons for believing that the practice of riding was much later than that of driving, and the myth of the centaur, where, according to Shakespeare, "man is incorpased and demnatured with the beast," probably originated at an early period when the appearance of a man on horseback was a novel sight. At one of the Boston theaters recently there was shown on the screen a picture of a stock exchange. The brokers were hurrying about, pushing, waving their arms, gesticulating and to the uninitiated acting like a lot of insane men. Two young ladies in the balcony watched them with breathless interest for some time, then one asked: "Why in the world don't they sit down and rest once in awhile?" "My dear," was the enlightening answer, "don't you know that a seat in the Stock Exchange costs thousands of dollars?"—Harner's Magazine. The joys as well as the burdens of life are pretty evenly divided between the sexes after all, and probably a little girl derives as much innocent pleasure from being a flower girl at a wedding as a little boy does from going to school with a live garter snake in his trousers pocket.—Ohio State Journal. The Man Behind the Message The value of a thing depends largely upon who says it. Words may be bullets, but character must be the powder at the back of them to give them projectile force. The man behind the message is as important as the man behind the gun. "What is it, do you suppose, that keeps the moon in place and prevents it from falling?" asked Araminta. "I think it must be the beams," replied Charlie softly. The Skeptical Aunt-What does he do, Dolly, for a living? Dolly (greatly surprised)-Why, auntie, he does not have time to earn a living while we are engaged! PAGE FIVE Too Costly. Two Kinds of Joy He Told Her. Keeps Him Busy. PAGE 16X OUR BORDER NURSE One Society Woman Has Offered Her Services. HAD EUROPEAN EXPERIENCE After Watching a Corner of the Battle of the Aisne and Serving In Servia, Mrs. French Has Applied For Permission to Go to the Border Here In Her Own Country. Mrs. Seth Barton French, prominent in New York and Newport society, who has just returned to her home after completing part of a 7,000 mile tour on THE NURSE Photo by American Press Association. MRS. SETH BARTON FRENCH. which she started in behalf of the allied hospital work and Servian relief fund, has applied to Secretary of War Baker for permission to go to the Mexican border for the organization of hospitals there. Mrs. French was among the first women who offered their services as nurses in the European war. She took up relief work in Servia, to which country her father, Walker Fearn, was at one time United States minister. Mrs. French had charge of one of the American hospitals in France and stood alone on the banks of the Alise with shells bursting about her, watching an artillery duel between the British and Germans. She says: "It was my good fortune to drive several staff officers to the lines in my car. As a result I saw a small slice of the battle of the Alsne. I could see shells bursting in the air, and suddenly the whole scene of the artillery duel spread before me from the high plateau on which I was standing. It was so exciting that the thought never occurred to me that I was in danger, and even when shrapnel burst a few hundred feet away I was so engrossed with the spectacle that my own person seemed wholly unimportant. Afterward I learned that the Germans could easily hit me if they had wanted to." FOR A CHILDREN'S PARTY. Hints to Help Mother and Also Please the Youngsters. Be sure to have an abundant supply of wholesome, attractive drinks. Children are always thirsty after romping about. Chop all the fruits you use for the cakes, even the currants. In this way they don't upset the little "tummies." Do not use carraway seeds or much candied peel. Most children do not like them. A supply of small individual sponge cakes, iceed with chocolate and made in attractive shapes, are sure to be popular and are quite wholesome. Keep the menu very plain, but decorate lavishly and gayly. Food that looks pretty and party-like will delight the little people, while the simple, wholesome fare that leaves no after effects will make the mothers rise up and call you blessed. Very thin sandwiches filled with simple fillings and free from condiments will be much appreciated, especially if cut in fancy shapes and garnished prettily. Let the party begin early and break up early. Put the time clearly in the invitations. If the tots are kept up much after their usual bedtime it means frazzled nerves with subsequent squabbles and tears to spoil the joy of the evening. Fruit pastes, homemade fudge, plain taffies are the best candies, and an old fashioned candy pulling adds considerably to the pleasure. In warm weather an out of doors marshmallow roast, corn popping and peanut roast, accompanied with story telling, is an unfalling success. Cucumber Sticks Pare some chilled cucumbers and cut them their full length into sticks about as thick as a pencil; serve them on a dish of chopped ice; to be eaten with salt as celery. BLOUSES OVER SKIRTS. Vivid Chat About the Very Latest Kinds of Waists. Many and varied are the lines of the new blouses; possibly the most noteworthy feature is the peplum or skirt sections which are seen on many of the new models. To be sure, these peplum blouses were introduced some time ago, but they have not attained the wide popularity which they would seem to deserve as pleasingly different and affording splendid opportunity for effective trimming. New blouses of this type are of crape, taffeta and satin, and when in matching color with the separate skirt give the appearance of smart dresses that eliminates one of the chief objections to separate blouses and skirts—that of giving the figure a cut in half look that is disastrous to the average figure. A very striking example of this peplum blouse is of taffeta, the wrist length sleeves set in at a drop shoulder line; the peplum a straight gathered one about eighteen inches long and the sleeves and bodice generously trimmed with tiny buttons. Still another feature is the draped or hoodlike collar of the blouse material. Striped silk used on the bias is another fashion feature, and an interesting blouse made thus is finished as a basque and is to be worn without a belt or girdle. Most of the dressy washable blouses and many of the silk and crape ones are enhanced by effective hand embroidery, for the vogue of this attractive trimming is now assured. Sleeves are long or short as one prefers in dresses and blouses and set into regulation extended or drop shoulder armholes, so you see fashion is kind just now and does not restrict us to one and only one style. Probably there will not be a narrowing of new fashion features, such as was the case a few years ago. Women do not like to be dressed like an aggregation of twins, and we have come to know that there is not one particular fashion that suits us all to perfection. NEW MODEL OUT. Misses' Corsets For Autumn Wear Are Built Like This. Built on straight lines to please French dressmakers, this juvenile corset has a free hip and comfortable, almost boneless seams. The material THE LADY OF THE LADY'S LADY'S LADY'S PARISIAN DESIGN. is crepe de chine, with only two side bones and one at the side back. The top is fitted with elastic to ease respiration, and the bottom is hemsitched. INFANTILE PARALYSIS. An Expert Tells Mothers How to Avoid and Prevent This Scourge. The following statement was issued recently by Dr. Charles F. Bolduan, director of the bureau of public health education of New York city: "Infantile paralysis is caused by a very small germ, perhaps the smallest germ known, entering the brain and spinal cord of little children. The germ probably gets in through the nose or mouth. It is important to keep your children away from those who have the disease and also away from the other members of the family in which the case has developed. "The reason for this is that the germ is in the nose and throat of the patient and frequently is carried there by others in the household. "Read the list of addresses where the disease has occurred and which are published in the newspapers, and keep away from the infected houses. "Every mother should keep her children about her much as a hen looks after her little chicks. It is dangerous to let children attend parties and festivals and to take them into crowds where they may sit alongside of some person who has the germs in his or her nose. "Since the germs are so very small and may be present on the hands or the face or soiled handkerchiefs, even when there is no visible dirt, the utmost cleanliness is necessary. See that the hands and the faces of your children are kept absolutely clean. Soap and water, after all, are the greatest foes of all disease. "Clean up your house. Throw away all useless rubbish. Take down the curtains and wash them. Wipe all the woodwork with a damn cloth." THE BROAD AX, CHICAGO, AUGUST 19, 1916. FOR YOUNG FOLKS FOR YOUNG FOLKS A Sleepytime Story That Speeds the Sandman Along. WEIRD AND STRANGE TALE. What Happened to a Lonesome Old Musician—Story That Came From an Instrument's Strings—Riddles For Little People—A Queer Name For a Camel. Tonight I am going to tell you a mystery tale, said Uncle Ben to Polly App and Little Ned. I shall call it THE VIOLIN'S STORY. Once in a little village lived an old violinist. He had many friends. They were the old men of the town. He loved children and they loved him. One stormy day it was dreary for him. No children came in to hear him play. He had an old, old violin. He knew nothing about this violin, except that it was willed to him at the death of an old friend of his father's. He loved the instrument dearly and often wondered where it had come from. To soothe his restless spirit he decided to play. He had no sooner taken the precious instrument when that same thought came to him again. "Where did that violin come from and what is its history?" He played. His thoughts were far off. As his fingers wandered over the strings sad and sweet, wild and triumphant notes came forth. They told of a youth who had loved that violin dearly, who had often soothed a little old mother's heart with its touching music. Then came wild clashing notes, telling of war; then sobbing, plaintive tones of the little mother left behind. But, bravely shouldering his gun, the young man went forth. At the last moment he turned back to take with him his beloved violin. After a lonely and patient year of waiting the mother received back not her son, but the violin he had loved. His faithful comrade brought it and told of his dying a hero and how he had also comforted and inspired others with his glorious music. Sobbing over her lost son, yet proud of him, the little old mother passed away, giving to the faithful comrade the beloved instrument. At last sunshine and happy little faces peeped in the window. The old violinist laid his violin carefully away and told the children the "Violin's Story." Wit and Wisdom. Why is a stick of candy like a horse? The more you lick it the faster it goes. Difference between an auction and seasickness? One is the sale of effects, the other the effects of a sail. Why is the letter A like 12 o'clock? Because it comes in the middle of day. What occurs twice in a moment and not once in a thousand years? The letter "M." Difference between a spendthrift and a pillow? One is hard up, the other soft down. Soldiers. The general gave an order then; He shouted to his men: "About face! March right up that hill, Then march right down again!" For if you send them up, then down, They might as well be here." An Oddly Named Camel. Recently in the city of St. Paul there was a parade in connection with the convention of the Prohibition party, which hopes to prevent the sale of intoxicants. More than 10,000 persons took part in the parade, including ```markdown ``` MISS ANN T. BOOER many children. A feature of the parade was a camel, the picture of which is here shown. And what do you think she was named? You never could guess it. The camel was called "Miss Ann T. Booze"—Anti-boone. Clever, wasn't it? FORMAL FROCK. Every Woman Needs One Suoh Gown as This Just Now. Sage green taffeta is the fabric used here-a kilt skirt, deep girldle of crushed sage velvet and collar and vestee of A FOR AFTERNOONS. white net. The musquaire sleeves are finished with cube buttons, pendant from cords to match the cube tassels on the girdle. BAR-LE-DUC CURRANTS. Two Picked Recipes For a Delicious Winter Treat. Take selected currants of large size, one by one, and with tiny embroidery scissors carefully cut the skin on one side, making a slit one-fourth an inch or less in length. Through this with a sharp needle remove the seeds, one at a time, to preserve the shape of the currant. Take the weight of the currants in strained honey and when hot add the currants. Let simmer two or three minutes, then seal as jelly. If the juice of the currants liquify the honey too much carefully skim out the currants and reduce the sirup at a gentle simmer to the desired consistency, then replace the currants and store as above. The following recipe is less work, but gives a nice preserve: Get the largest size currants, red or white, and stem them without breaking. To each pound allow three pounds of sugar. Take some ordinary currants and bruise them while warm until you have a pint of juice. Put half a cupful of this into a porcelain kettle and three pounds of sugar. Bring slowly to a boil and skim carefully. After boiling five minutes drop in very carefully one pound of the large currants and let simmer four minutes. Take them out without breaking them and boll the sirup down five minutes or longer if not very thick, as the currants are sometimes less juicy than at others. A few minutes more will be needed at one time than another. When thick skim well and strain through a hot cloth over the fruit. Put into little jelly glasses and when cold cover as in jelly making. PAPER ROPE FOR WEAVING. A New Occupation For Idle Vacationists This Summer. Raffla and reed have long been popular for weaving, but now give way to the more practical material-paper ropes. In using this article all necessity of wetting and singeing disappears. It is soft and therefore easy on the hands. The lengths are greater, minimizing the need of continual plecing, and the possibilities in color combination make it far more adaptable. Dainty blue rooms, pink rooms, yellow or violet rooms may have woven wastebaskets, lamps and even whole desk and bureau sets of matching color. A soft finish is often preferred, but if something more durable is desired a coat or two of shellac will produce a hard, glossy finish that will stand any amount of wear. The shellac will keep the basket in shape and will shed dust It makes no difference how intricate the chosen shape may be, baskets can be made in curved lines or straight, with sharp angles or tapering lines. This is because the foundation is of wire-easy to bend, yet strong enough to hold a shape once formed. Reed baskets are often uneven when finished, for the material is springy and the spokes vary in flexibility. Even more popular than the baskets just now are the butterfly rope trays and the electric lamps. They are beautiful in any home and also make handsome wedding presents. The work once started becomes of absorbing interest. Woolen Stockings There are very attractive woolen stockings made for sport wear. Some of them are striped and others have clocks of bright color. Picturesque are the frocks with the skirt trimmed with narrow upstanding frills that are finished at the bottom with narrow ribbon. THE NEW FREEZER THE NEW FREEZER Ice Cream as It Should Be Made In Your Home. FOOD VALUE OF IT IS GREAT. A Domestic Science Expert Talks About the Substitutes For This Hot Weather Delicacy-The Real Thing Dishes Out Quite Different From Gelatinous Mixtures. The government standard calls for an ice cream made of cream, sugar and flavoring and containing from 12 to 14 per cent of butter fat. Since cream itself averages about 20 per cent of fat and may have as much as 40, this would not seem unreasonable, but many there be who consider ice cream, made of cream, to be the dream of an idealist and too rich for the average taste and digestion. If you don't want a straight ice cream, well and good. If a frozen custard, a sheerb or a cornstarch pudding is preferred, have it, but buy it and, incidentally, pay for it under its own name. Don't call it ice cream. Let ice cream be sold as such to prevent fraud, that the invalid, the consulescent and the child may not get something they should not have, and that every one may know what he is eating. For true ice cream is a substantial food; it is not merely a frozen dairy for topping off a meal. With 6 per cent of tissue building protein from the milk—and the best kind of protein at that—14 per cent of fat, also of the most approved quality, about 16 per cent of sugar and with an energy value almost equal to that of brown bread, weight for weight, the food value of ice cream is not to be overlooked. Of course if one wants a sturdy, companionable product, one that will sit about sociably with the family on a warm summer evening and show no disposition to run away, then a starchum-gelatin mixture, with just enough milk and flavoring to give it character, is just the thing, but it isn't ice cream. While various dangers threaten ice cream, the most serious are those due to the use of carelessly handled cream containing disease organisms or streptococci, the melting and refreezing of the product and its manufacture or storage in uncleanly, insanitary places. We cannot depend upon the freezing nor even upon pasteurization to destroy the toxins produced by organisms in the milk, even if the bacteria themselves are killed. Typical illness marked by colic, headache, depression and diarrhea has been traced to the presence of colon bacillus, acquired during the process of manufacture while the mixture cooled in an insanitary place. It is a good plan to know your ice cream maker like a brother or to make it yourself. And obviously the children should be warned against the ice cream cone and the wayside stand that so appeal to their vagrant hearts and fearless stomachs, cruel as such a precaution may seem. After the third or fourth year children may be cautiously introduced to plain vanilla cream, small amounts at weekly intervals being given. Whether or not it agrees is largely a question of personal peculiarities—some children tolerate sweets much better than others—and no hard and fast rules can be laid down. NEW NECKWEAR What Fall Collars Promise to Look Like Is Really This. This Cromwellian effect is achieved by a triple collar of pale pink organdle, each edge being trimmed with three M. THE PURITAN. rows of cartridge plaits. The collar fits the neck rather high in the back, and worn with a dark gown is most picturesque. Medieval Experts. Our medieval forefathers were quite accustomed to women workers in many of the trades which in our pre-war days were closed to women. Chaucer and Langland use many words with characteristic feminine suffixes, which indicate the trades then open to them, as, for instance, baxteres (female bakers) and soutenueres (female shoemaker). There were also female candle makers, wigmakers and bookbinders, and in the Act of 1454 (38 Hen. VI., c. 5) complaints are noticed of the women silk manufacturers of London against the Lombard merchants. BLOUSES COOL Ponges and Shantung Are Favorites For Summer Waists. Silk for blouses are much in vogue striped ponges, crepe de chines and georgette crapes. This illustrated is a figured shantung, the natural tone THE TENNIS WOMAN WELL CLAD blocked off in chocolate. Moire ribbon makes a perky little tie. Pearl buttons close the front, and all seams are hemstitched. TRAINING THE TASTE The Importance of Teaching Children The Sense of Colors. Some persons are totally lacking in color sense—taste in colors, to put it differently. In other respects they are quite normal persons and often, of course, get far ahead of those with the keen color taste. Other persons lack appreciation, taste, in other respects. Usually appreciation or taste can be trained, although sometimes color or music appreciation is utterly lacking. The time to begin to train is with very young children. The place is the home. If a child is brought up in a tasteful home it will unconsciously grow up with a cultivated taste. In addition, of course, it is well to note the child's individuality. If it seems dull to music, painting, color, form, help develop its taste along these particular lines. A house, to be the ideal environment for a growing child, should be beautiful, of course, but it should have the beauty of simplicity and find the beauty in its surroundings without depending on elaborate furnishings. Perhaps the best way to train a child's taste, if the child seems rather hopelessly deficient, is to let him work things according to his own ideas for a little while. If a little girl like gaudy colors, let her have a frock of a gaudy color, which she herself chooses. She will, the chances are, soon tire of it. If the small boy likes impossible ornaments and hangings in his room, let him have them. Not only will he himself dislike them soon enough, but his friends will doubtless make fun of them, and so they will become intolerable to him. Once there was a boy of nine or ten years who chose for the wall paper of his room a dainty design with pink background upon which there were medallions showing little French malds in all their finery. His mother remonstrated with him, telling him his choice was not boyish, that it was babyish, a nursery paper, or at best one for a very little girl. But he wanted that paper, and he got it. It had not been on his wall very long before he realized his mistake. Of course he had to put up with it for months, but its presence there taught him a lesson in interior decorating he never forgot. EASY WAY TO CLEAN SILVER This May Help You to Save Your Elbow Grease. A simple way to clean discolored silver is to put a quarter of a pound of sal soda into a gallon of water. Place this on the stove and let it come to a boil. When at boiling heat dip in the pieces of silver, one by one, taking each out quickly. Wash in soapsuds and dry with a soft, clean cloth. This method takes about one-quarter of the time consumed by polishing. Silver spoons or forks may be kept brightest if they are left for several hours in strong borax water. Silver that is frequently washed with ammonia water will need cleaning less often. Silver teapots, being seldom in constant use, are very likely to become moldy. They can, however, be kept in perfectly good condition if, after washing and drying them thoroughly, a lump of sugar is placed inside. The sugar absorbs the dampness and keeps the teapot sweet and fresh. Silverware should always be kept by itself and wrapped in tissue paper, each piece separately. Silver dress trimmings may be cleaned by covering with magnesta and leaving for two hours. Giddy Towela. Turkish towels are now being made with a deep border to be embroidered. The cross stitch and the French knots are the two most popular stitches used on Turkish towels. QUINADE GROWS HAIR REMOVES DANDRUFF SEND FOR SAMPLE QUINASOAP THE IDEAL SHAMPOO 50AP THOROUGHLY CLEANSSES THE SCALP QUINACOMB HAIR STRAIGHTENER SHAMPOO DRYER QUINADE 25¢ QUINACOMB 50¢ QUINASOAP 25¢ AT ALL DRUGGISTS SEEBY DRUG COMPANY, NEW YORK CITY, N.Y. THE SANITARY and SHIP CANAL Length - - - - - 32 Miles Depth - - - - - 22 Feet Width - - - 162 to 290 Feet THE CANAL OFFERS: Industrial Locations, Dock Facilities, Water Transportation, Railroad Connections, Electric Power, Concrete Building Material. Direct Connection with St. Louis via the Illinois River and Direct Connection with the Gulf via the Illinois and Mississippi Rivers. Electric Energy Created from Water Power for the Modern Factory Means Efficiency and Economy. THOMAS A. SMYTH, - President JOHN McGILLEN, - - Chief Clerk F. D. CONNERY, - - Comptroller Karpen Building 900 So. Michigan Ave., CHICAGO An Artist's Fad 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, Isabey's 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. "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." L 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. Hia Views. 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 is stunned the case of "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. 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 magniloquent 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 smile 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 gits ter de mountain top," said Brother Williams. "Of all time dat's do 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 hollers old man Trouble locates you an' sets his traps ter trip you an' send you rollin' down ter de bottom, what you come from."-Atlanta Constitution. THE BROAD AX, CHICAGO, AUGUST 19, 1916. GRAND STATE ST. CARNIVAL Twentieth Anniversary for the Home for Aged and Inform Colored People. From August 19th to 26th inclusive. WILL BE GIVEN A $300.00 Cable-Nelson Plano for the most votes. Votes can be bought at all business stores on STATE STREET. One cent each or with a purchase. Votes can be bought from 3439 State Street. All wishing to join the contest THIS CARNIVAL WILL BE A WHIRLING SUCCESS COME AND JOIN US COUPON This coupon is good for one hundred votes. Cut out and bring to W. H. RILEY, Manager, 3439 S. State Street The rate of fall of the bullet from the line of projection is fixed by the laws of gravity, hence the more rapidly the bullet is made to pass from the rifle to the target the flatter will be this curve or "trajectory," the less accurate the estimation of distance required and the less the chances of error through an inaccurate estimate of distance. WEDS CONVICT; NOW WORKS TO FREE Bride Hopes to Gain Pardon Her Husband, a "Lifer"—I The normal velocities of our sporting rifles, in black powder days, were about 1,300 feet per second. The first of the small bore, high power, smokeless variety raised this to 2,000 f. s. for bullets of military length and 2,200 for shorter sporting bullets. Now it has gone up to 3,100 f. s. The burning questions asked again and again by the rifleman are, "Where will we stop?" "Will the 4,000 f. s. bullet come next?" Don't provide inducements to get a child to love amusements. It may encourage a habit that will sadly interfere with a sincere and useful life. Don't make a boy feel that he cannot waste too much time in having fun and catering to his senses. Life is real and earnest, and amusement is admissible at times, but should not be the rule. The manly youth is for fun, but he is not always engaged in striving for his own pleasure. He should not be educated into that idea of life. He should not be furnished with inclinations away from what is true and real in life. It is a serious matter tempering with a youth's nobler aspiration. Providing amusement is apt to prove an unnatural adjunct in education.—Columbus Journal. The famous English chief justice Holt and his wife hated each other to the limit, and when she fell dangerously ill he was so delighted that he became digressfully tipsy. But his wife was equal to the emergency and sent for the great Dr. Radcliffe, who hated Holt, and therefore out of spite when the case was presented to him came with great promptness and saved her life.—Westmuster Gazette. The feminine navalette that is so amusing to the nautical man has a good illustration in this question asked by a young woman who saw a monitor lying at anchor in Boston harbor. She turned to her escort and said: "What makes that boat lie so low in the water? Is it high tide?"—Sailors' Magazine. The Prince of Wales of Pope's time once said to the poet: "Mr. Pope, do you not like kings?" "Slir," replied the poet, "I prefer the lion before the claws are grown." Infants suffer from not having enough water to drink. Babies are thirsty and frequently cry from the discomfort due to thirst. In proportion to its weight an average infant during the first year of life requires a little more than six times as much water as an adult. During the time when the child is upon an entirely fluid diet the addition of much water other than that supplied by the food is unnecessary. The food (breast milk) of all young mammals consists of from 80 to 90 per cent of water. This is needed for the solution of certain parts of the food, such as the sugar and some of the proteins, and for the suspension of the other proteids and the emulsified fat. All the food is thus dissolved and minutely divided so as to be the more readily acted upon by the feeble digestive organs of the infant. - When the feeding becomes less - frequent water to drink (from a - bottle with a nipple on it) should - be given to drink between the - feedings. In summer time espe- - cally babies suffer a great deal - from thirst. Cultivating Amusements Hate All Around. High Tide. Pope's Preference Safety First. Water For the Baby. WEDS CONVICT; NOW WORKS TO FREE HIM Bride Hopes to Gain Pardon For Her Husband, a "Lifer"—First Occurrence In Oklahoma. McAster, Okla. — "Love laughs at prison bars" is an old saying that was given practical demonstration at the Oklahoma state penitentiary. Etta Martin, a pretty young Spanish girl from St. Louis, became the bride of John Cieloha, Bohemian, who is serving a life sentence for murder. It is the first sentence on record where a life term convict was permitted to marry and the third case of marriage in which an Oklahoma prisoner appeared as principal. The first case was that of a trusty, who married before marriage license clerk or officiating minister knew of his record. In the other case the ceremony took place in the warden's office, but the bridegroom held a parole in one hand. The young bride of John Cieloha expects to bring about the release of her husband through pardon or parole. "If he hadn't escaped from the penitentiary he would have stood a much better chance," suggested a newspaper man in talking with the newlyweds shortly after their marriage. "But if he hadn't escaped I wouldn't have found him," was the quick reply of the young wife. The persistence with which she pursued her demand for marriage with a convict leads one to believe that she'll keep her word as to freeing him. Cleiola was charged with being accessory to the murder of David Conway, an aged bridge keeper on the Midland Valley railroad, near Muskogee, seven years ago. Conway was found beaten to death, presumably by robbers. BURGLAR ROCKS BABY. After Order Is Restored Policemen Find Negro Alongside of Child. Aurora, M.—A noise at her bedroom window early in the morning aroused Mrs. William Lustic. As she looked timorously in the direction of the window she saw a negro crawling into the room. She screamed and fled, clad only in her nightgown. Her husband jumped out of bed when he heard his wife's shriek. He bumped into the negro and was so frightened that he, too, ran out of the house. In their panic Lustic and his wife forgot their one-year-old baby daughter, who slept in a cradle. Of a sudden Mrs. Lustic heard the baby cry. Policemen who were summoned found the negro seated in a chair rocking the baby. LAYS SIX EGGS AT ONE CACKLE Connecticut Hen Has Busy Birthday, Rooster Acts as Cop. Hartford, Conn.—A hen and a rooster near here have joined the "super chicken" class. In Willington a White Leghorn he celebrated her birthday by laying six eggs at one cackle. After she stopped laying recently an agricultural college student performed an operation on her, which was more than successful. A dangerous "blind" bridge at Boltch Notch was guarded by a rooster. The fowl, which is called Speaker by his owner. Mrs. Minnie Howard, because of his parliamentarian qualities, did traffic cop duty all afternoon, warning automobiles to slow down before crossing the rickety structure. TRAINS LONG TO WHIP RIVAL Waits Nine Years to Do It and Then Gladly Pays a Fine. Hiawatha, Kan.—Robert Noe of Powhatan waited nine years to whip Garrett Bartley and then gladly pawn a fine for doing it. Nine years ago Noe, then a boy, won a foot race from Bartley. They afterward fought, and Bartley whipped the victor. Noe promised to even up later and trained for the event. Meanwhile Bartley had moved to another part of the county. A few weeks ago Noe moved into the same neighborhood. The first time he met Bartley they fought. 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? Ive wrecked trains; Ive saved a rich man's life and of course married his beautiful daughter; Ive committed murder; Ive preached the gospel; Ive found treasure; Ive led armies to victory; Ive been a king; Ive seen hell; Ive toured heaven; Ive made men slaves and freed them; Ive threatened women's honor and saved it; Ive condemned to death the innocent and given liberty to the guilty; Ive built nations and destroyed them; Ive created drought and brought flood; Ive changed poverty to riches and robes to rags; Ive fought in the Crusades; Ive gone through the Revolution; Ive made men of politicians and politicians of men; Ive tortured Christians as a pagan and as a Christian enlightened the heathen; Ive been lawmaker and law breaker; but, with all, Ive 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 seen it spelled thus: "The spittin' 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 makes a negro character say: "Yassuh. He's de spittin' 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 spittin' 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 Curtiss, 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 Selne. Curtiss 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 Brashean 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. "Get hold of some soft thing."—Balti- more American. Good manners are made up of petty meridices.—Emerson. PAGE SEVEN PHONES: OFFICE, MAIN 4188 AUTOMATIC 33-736 RESIDENCE, DREXEL 7990 Walter M. Farmer ATTORNEY AT LAW SUITE 708, 184 WASHINGTON ST. NOTARYPUBLIC CHICAGO Office Phones: Res. 5133 S. Wabash Ave. Oakland 4682, Auto. 73-058 Phone Dreszel 18815 Dr. Theo. R. Mozee DENTIST 4709 S. STATE STREET CHICAGO Hours 9 A. M. to 5 P. M., 7 P. M. to 9 P. M. Sundays by Appointment Phone Main 2017 Automatic 32-395 Phone Main 2017 Automatic 52-595 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. 41-916 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 1650, 1651, 1652 JOHN J. DUNN WHOLESALE COAL RETAIL Fifty-First and Armour Avenue RAILYARDS 51st St. and L. S. & M. S. 51st St. and Armour Ave. OMIOAQO 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. M. 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 McFare, shee shining parlors and news stand. 3890½ 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 E. M. McClain, hair dressing parlor and news stand. 30 W. 39th street. F. M. Diffay, cigare, 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 CAL Side. First-Class B HENRY "TEENAN" 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. KREYSSEN 5057 South St NOT ON THE FOR HIGH GRADE DRUG MEDICINAL PRE All Prescriptions Caref ALSO CARRY A P 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, J. H. WHISTON, Proprietors CHAS. HARRIS, Manager DOUGLAS 5971 Phones DOUGLAS 3256 AUTO. 72-379 The Elite Cafe AND BUFFET 3030 STATE STREET CHICAGO JOHN BLOCKI, President F. W. BLOCKI, Treasurer JOHN BLOCKI & SON PERFUMERS GO TO C. E. KREYSSLER, Druggist 5057 South State Street NOT ON THE CORNER FOR HIGH GRADE DRUGS, CHEMICALS AND MEDICINAL PREPARATIONS All Prescriptions Carefully Compounded ALSO CARRY A FULL LINE OF BLOCKI'S IDEAL & BLOCKI'S FLOWER IN BOTTLE PERFUMES All Eye Trouble SEE DR. LOUIE USSELMAN The Practical O tici TMJ 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'm." "They seem very heavy soldiers." "Yes, ma'm. They're on their way home from the war and they've got a lot of lead in 'em."—Youkern Statesman. 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. Judy. Lead Soldiers Fine Field. most UP-TO-DATE CAFE on the South Entertainers. "JONES, Proprietor. DOUGLAS 5971 Phones DOUGLAS 3256 AUTO. 72-379 ite Cafe BUFFET T CHICAGO F. W. BLOCKI, Treasurer BLOCKI & SON CUMERS O TO SLER, Druggist State Street THE CORNER DRUGS, CHEMICALS AND PREPARATIONS carefully Compounded A FULL LINE OF BLOCKI'S FLOWER PERFUMES All Eye Trouble SEE Dr. LOUIE USSELMANN The Practical Otician TICAL ROOMS IN THE CITY THE LOWEST PRICES 150 S. STATE ST. Phone Douglas 5308 CHICAGO Two Wonderful Clocks One of the most wonderful clocks in the world is owned by a Frenchman, Louis Descutter. 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 inclosed in plate glass, so that every action can be seen, and the whole is illuminated every night. It is jeweled 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 Deerclays as there were in the days of James Fennimore 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 Lakotas. Here, for instance, was found Barney Two Bears, an amabil neighbor to Miss Katie Good Crow. Melda Crowghost and Mary Yellow Fat have adjoining tracts, and there are also Mrs. Crazy Walking and Jack Elk Ghost in the same section. It is not to be wondered at that Mary Lean Dog looks enviiously 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, the heir apparent to Long Stan Thundershield.—New York Times Not Too Thick. "Well, not too thick, sir," answered the native. "We have to use this lake partly for navigation."—Louisville Observer-Journal. THE BROAD AX, CHICAGO, AUGUST 19, 1916. ERNEST WILLIAMSON My Formal Compartment Auto-Scans Are Revolutionizing Formal Service in Chicago. They Are Vastly Preferred to Single Carriages and Autos, as they Intore For Greater Elegance and Comfort, and Beaches Save More than Half the High Cost of Carriages and Automobiles Tel. Kenwood 455 Calls Promptly Answered Day or Night Auto. 73-867 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 not 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, added the guest, I'm willing to provide you with the hotel." "Since then that same guest has invested many millions of dollars in hotels under Baldt's direction. The guest was William Waldorf Astor." The Silver Fox. The silver fox is really a black fox, instead, as some persons suppose, of being 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 ago 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 unfit or short of the necessary height the back part of his head was then shorn of its locks to prevent him from appearing again among new levies. Heavy Holes. Mrs. Newed—I would like a pound of your best cheese. Grocer—Yes, ma'am. Mrs. Newed (examining it)—Why, this cheese is full of holes. 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 hoes! Quite Deliberate "I am glad to say," remarked Mr. Fackton, "that I never spoke a hasty word to you." "No, Leonidas," answered his wife rather gently; "I'm willing to give you credit for net hurrying about anything." NOTARY PUBLIC Chicago, Ill. 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 vells when receiving their guests. Though vells continue to be worn by the Turkish women in the street, still the fashion has made them so filmsy 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 sexes 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. GENERAL BANKING 3 per cent allowed Safety Deposit Va REAL ESTATE As agent buy and sell Real Estate on c dents, including payment of taxes and l on Chicago Real Estate. Especially Invites the patro The Cranfor Building. The finest building ever oper Steam heat, electric light, tile ba 3 per cent allowed on Savings Accounts Safety Deposit Vaults, $3.00 per Year As agent buy and sell Real Estate on commission, manages estates for non-residents, including payment of taxes and looking after assessments. Money to loan on Chicago Real Estate. Especially Invites the patronage of Chicago business men. The Cranford Apartment Building. 3600. Wabash Ave. THE BROADWAY The finest building ever opened to Colored tenants in Chicago. Steam heat, electric light, tile baths, marble entrance. 'Phone Randolph 803 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 heretothe 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. Reroy 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 insert 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 JESSE BINGA BANKER S. E. Cor. State and 36th Place, Chicags Telephone Douglas 15€5 owed on Savings Accounts at Vaults, $3.00 per Year ESTATE DEPARTMENT state on commission, manages estates for non-resi- tates and looking after assessments. Money to loan the patronage of Chicago business men. Anford Apartment 21. 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. ---