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THE BROAD AX The Moseley-Lewis Wedding at the Institutional Church, 3825 S. Dearborn Street, at 4.30 o'Clock Tuesday Afternoon, December 25th, Christmas Day, Rev. Moses H. Jackson, Pastor of Grace Presbyterian Church, and Rev. A. J. Carey, Pastor of Institutional Church, Performing the Wedding Ceremony, was the Most Brilliant Affair Ever Held Among the Cream of the Four Hundred Leaders of Afro-American Society In Chicago INSTITUTIONAL CHURCH WAS ELABORATELY DECORATED FOR THE OCCASION AND IT WAS CROWDED DOWN WITH SOCIETY LEADERS, BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL MEN AND WOMEN AND WITH WARM FRIENDS OF THE HIGH CONTRACTING PARTIES. EVERYTHING IN CONNECTION WITH THE WEDDING CEREMONY AT THE CHURCH HAD BEEN CAREFULLY PLANNED OUT AND WORKED LIKE A CLOCK. MR. BEAUREGARD F. MOSELEY VERY GALLANTLY ESCORTED HIS HIGHLY EDUCATED AND ACCOMPLISHED DAUGHTER TO THE CHURCH ALTAR, WHERE HER NAME WAS TRANSFORMED FROM MISS BERTHA LEE MOSELEY TO MRS. CARY B. LEWIS. THE RECEPTION AFTER THE WEDDING AT THE IDLEWILD HOTEL FAR SURPASSED ANY SIMILAR FUNCTION OF ITS KIND EVER HELD IN THIS CTY. THE MANY ELEGANTLY GOWNED LADIES ABLAZE WITH DIAMONDS AND ADORNED WITH RARE AND BEAUTIFUL FLOWERS ATTENDING THE RECEPTION PRESENTED A MOST ENCHANTING SCENE, ONE LONG TO BE REMEMBERED. MR. JULIUS N. AVENDORPH, THE WARD McALISTER OF THE MIDDLE WEST, ASSISTED BY MR. SAMUEL FIELDING AND MRS. THEODORE W. JONES, JR., PRESENTED THE GUESTS TO THE BRIDAL PARTY. MANY OUT OF TOWN GUESTS ATTENDED THE WEDDING AND RECEPTION. SO FAR MORE THAN FIVE HUNDRED BEAUTIFUL, VALUABLE AND USEFUL PRESENTS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED BY THE HAPPY CONTRACTING PARTIES. THE BRIDE AND GROOM ARE SPENDING THEIR SHORT HONEYMOON AT THE BEAUTIFUL SUMMER HOME OF MR. AND MRS. EDWARD H. MORRIS, BENTON HARBOR, MICHIGAN. BIRD'S EYE VIEW OF THE WEDDING AND RECEPTION BY MISS MABEL JOHNSTON. VOL. XXIII The Mosque 3825 noon, Jackson A. J. the W Ever Leader INSTITUTIONAL CHURCH WAS THE OCCASION AND IT WAS CROSS ERS, BUSINESS AND PROFESSION WARM FRIENDS OF THE HIGH CO EVERYTHING IN CONNECTION AT THE CHURCH HAD BEEN O WORKED LIKE A CLOCK. MR. BEAUREGARD F. MOSELEY HIGHLY EDUCATED AND ACCO CHURCH ALTAR, WHERE HER MISS BERTHA LEE MOSELEY TO THE RECEPTION AFTER THE W FAR SURPASSED ANY SIMILAR FU IN THIS CTY. THE MANY ELEGANTLY O DIAMONDS AND ADORNED WITH ATTENDING THE RECEPTION P SCENE, ONE LONG TO BE REMEM MR. JULIUS N. AVENDORPH, MIDDLE WEST, ASSISTED BY M. THEODORE W. JONES, JR., PRESEN PARTY. MANY OUT OF TOWN GUEST RECEPTION. SO FAR MORE THAN FIVE B AND USEFUL PRESENTS HAVE CONTRACTING PARTIES. THE BRIDE AND GROOM ARE MOON AT THE BEAUTIFUL SUMM WARD H. MORRIS, BENTON HARE BIRD'S EYE VIEW OF THE W MABEL JOHNSTON. At 4:30 o'clock Christmas day there took place at Institutional Church, Thirty-eighth and Dearborn streets, the most brilliant wedding of the season when Miss Bertha Lee Moseley and Mr. Cary B. Lewis, two of Chicago's best known and most popular young people, were married. The entrance to the church was covered with awning from the street to the church door. Around the altar was decorated with potted ferns and palms, and on the altar was a large vase containing white lilies. At 4:30 o'clock an instrumental duet was rendered by Prof. Theodore T. Taylor and Mr. Harrison Emanuel, after which Miss Maude J. Roberts, dressed in white satin with overdress of gold lace, fur trimmed and wearing a corsage bouquet of white roses and ferns, brocaded satin slippers and a large picture hat made of lace and tulle, sang "Because," in the rendition of which she maintained her well-earned reputation as one of the finest singers that Chicago has produced. The audience was thrilled with her charming voice and captivating manner. When the bridal party arrived "Here Comes the Bride" was rendered by Messra. Taylor at the piano, Emanuel violinist and Gossette at the organ: The readition of this piece by these masters in their respective lines produced a harmony which was keenly appreciated by the vast audience. The following prominent young men were ushers: Messra. Sam Fielding, Ben Martin, Wm. J. Kelly, Dave Lawrence and Fred Reeves. To the strains of "Here Comes the Bride" down the center aisle came Hortense Hall and Lydia Cole, bearing staffs or accepters, which were literally cov- ered with yellow and white chrysanthemums. Marion Irving and Louise Conway were ribbon bearers for the left aisle, Roma Rowan and Juanita Emanuel for the center aisle and Marvel Clinkscale and Welda Kennedy for the right aisle. Then came the bridesmaids, one at a time down the left aisle and the groomsman down the right aisle, and stood on either side of the altar. The maid of honor, Miss Lillian Johnson, came down the center aisle and took her stand at the head of the bridesmaids. The other bridesmaids were Misses Swersie McGooden, Hazel Harrison, La Porte, Ind. Mrs P. M. Santos was matron of honor. The maid of honor and bridesmaids were beautifully gowned in pale yellow satin, draped with gold lace, wore gold-colored slippers, large picture hats of pale yellow chiffon and satin ribbon and carried muffs of chiffon and satin. Both muffs and hats were designed and made by Mme. Mamye Clinkscale, a cousin of the bridegroom. Dr. C. V. Lowe, a veterinarian, was best man, and the groomsmen were Dr H. Reginald Smith, one of Chicago's most prominent physicians, and Mr. Leonard Haley, of Louisville, Ky., an intimate friend of the bridegroom's. They were attired in the usual conventional dress suits appropriate for the occasion. The bride came down the center aisle, resting upon the arm of her father, Beauregard F. Moseley, and was preceded by the little flower girl, Wendell Brown. The bridegroom and his best man came from a side door left of the altar and met the bride and her father in front of the altar. The bridegroom was preceded by Edward Birsch, ring bearer. CHICAGO, DECEMBER 29, 1917 Wedding n Street, a 25th, Cl of Grace istor of In eremony, w ong the C -American The solemn ceremony was performed by Rev. Moses. Jackson, assisted by Rev. A. J. Carey. The bride, in personal appearance, seemed to be at her very best. She was as sweet and as charming as usual and appeared to be absolutely free from any embarrassment incident to the occasion. She was handsomely and attractively attired in a gown of white charmouse and princess lace, made with a court train, wore a veil of tulle and princess lace and carried a bouquet of illies of valley and orchids. The bridal dress was made by Mrs. Theodore W. Jones, Jr., one of the finest modistes in this city. The bridegroom had every appearance of being the happiest man in the church, as he had every reason to be. After the ceremony the bridal party to the strains of Mendelsohn's wedding march, rendered by the same musical masters above mentioned, marched out in the following order: Mr. and Mrs. Cary B. Lewis, bride and groom; Miss Lillian Johnson and Dr. C. V. Lowe, Mr. Beauregard F. Moseley and Mrs. Santos, Miss McGooden and Dr. H. Reginald Smith, and Miss Hazel Harrison and Mr. Leonard Haley. The reception was held at the Idlewild Hotel, Thirty-third and S. Wabash avenue, which is under the management of Mr. Moseley, father of the bride, from 8 to 12. There were issued 200 invitations to the reception. As in the case at the church, awning was stretched from the sidewalk to the entrance. ```markdown ``` at the at 4.30 o'C Christmas D Presbyterian Institutional was the M Cream of Society In Mrs. Harry S. Brown, black georgette crepe trimmed with passementerie; Mrs. Dan M. Jackson, grey parre velvet, georgette crepe and diamonds; Miss Eva Overton, black velvet and pearls; Miss Vivian Harsh, black spangled tulle; Mrs. Arnold Hill, white taffeta and lace; Miss Irene Hudlin, white net over old rose and satin; Dr. Fannie Emanuel, white net, beaded and with garniture. The receiving line was composed of the following parties: Mr. and Mrs. Lewis, bride and bridegroom; the bridesmaids and groomsmen; Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Moseley, and Mr. Walter H. Anderson, who is one of the groom's best friends. The guests were introduced by Mr. Julius N. Avendorph, assisted by Mr. Sam Fielding and Mrs. Theo. W. Jones, Junior. The beautiful dining rooms of the hotel were decorated in keeping with the Yuletide season in red and green. Around the room were seats to accommodate 49 guests at a time, while the center table, was reserved for the bridal party. This table had as its center decoration a large cut glass vase, containing a lovely bouquet, while to the left side was the bride's cake, which was made in the form of a heart and decorated with the monogram M. L., on either-side of which were sprays of Marechal Neil rosebuds. THE WEEKLY NEWS The bridal party entered to the sweet strains of Randolph's orchestra, which furnished the music for the evening, and after the bride and groom departed the guests danced until 12. A few of the out-of-town guests were: Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Malone, owners of Poro College, St. Louis, Mo.; Rev. J. H. Ferribe, Presiding Elder of the Des Moines District; Capt. and Mrs. Conway, Peoria, Ill.; Prof. Will A. Joiner and wife, Wilberforce University, Wilberforce, Ohio; Mrs. O. J. Harrison, La Porte, Ind., mother of one of the bridesmaids, and Mr. Plummer Lewis, Louisville, Ky., father of the bridegroom. No one was more happy or more joyous over the outcome of the wedding than Mrs. Jane Hammond, grandmother of the bride, and it is hardly necessary to state that the many friends of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis wish them a long, happy and prosperous married life. Mrs. Lewis springs from one of the best and most highly respected families in this city. She is a graduate of the Englewood High School, the University of Chicago, the Teachers' College and she is an instructor in the Whitney school. On and after Jan. 20 Mr. and Mrs. Lewis will be at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Beauregard -F. Moseley, 6248 S. Sangamon street. No.15 Henry (Teenan) Jones, 3445 S. State street, will be on hand Tuesday, January 1, to extend the glad hand to his many friends and patrons. Mrs. Marion Poole, 3725 Elmwood avenue, on Wednesday evening, entertained fourteen guests at dinner, in honor of Miss Bertha Washington, of Tuskegee Institute, Alabama, niece of the late Booker T. Washington. Dancing followed the repast. Dr. Louie Usselmann, 3150 S. State street, the practical and professional jeweler, was confined to his honors itmas week through illness, but he is again O. K. now. During his sickness his good wife, Mrs. Usselmann, looked after his business for him right up to the minute. Rev. Mrs. Elizabeth Howard, evangelist of wide repute, has returned to the city where she expects to remain for a couple of months during the winter. She has been very successful in winning souls for Christ and expects to assist in carrying on the great work while in Chicago. She has spent the past three weeks in Paducah, Ky. She received many warm hand shakes at her departure, and many entreaties to return again. Mrs. Howard is among our foremost evangelists. PAGE TWO THE BROAD AX Published Weekly In this city since July 15th, 1899 without missing one single issue, Republics, Democrat, Catholic, Protestant, Single Taxes, Priests, indelible or any one else can have their say as long as their language is proper and responsibility is fixed. The Broad Ax is a newspaper whose platform is broad enough for all, even claiming the editorial right to speak its own mind. Local communications will receive attention. Write only on one side of the paper. Subscriptions must be paid in advance. One Year ..... $3.00 Six Months ..... 1.00 Advertising rates made known on application. Address all communications to THE BROAD AX 6418 Champlain Ave., Chicago, Ill. PHONE WENTWORTH 2597. JULIUS P. TAYLOR, Editor and Publisher. Entered as Second-Class Matter Aug. 19, 1902, at the Post Office at Chicago, Illinois, under Act of March 8, 1879. Newspaper Advertising Solicitor Wanted. A live newspaper advertising solicitor; one who knows how to hustle for business wanted. For further information, address the editor of this paper or phone, Westwerth 2697. Limestone Continues in Favor. Pulverised limestone continues to be in favor as a soil sweetener or fertiliser, according to the United States geological survey. Since the figures of production were first compiled in 1911 the industry has steadily increased, and the output for 1916 of 1,008,876 short tons, valued at $1,146,582, represents a gain of 512 per cent in quantity and 460 per cent in value for the six years. Almost Like Birds It is a little known fact that flying fish, encountered in the tropics, actually flap their wings the same as birds. It is commonly supposed that the fish merely volplane, sail, after getting a good start with rapid swimming. The flapping of their wings, however, is so easily that it can be detected with red eye. Also, flying fish are delicious for the table. Without Military Honors. The Sunday school teacher had read the 73d Psalm. "What do you think," she asked a little boy, "the words mean, 'I saw the prosperity of the wicked. For there are no bands in their death!'" The boy paused, and then replied, "Why, teacher, it means that wicked men mustn't have military funerals." Nitric Acid From the Air. French chemists have given very close study to the Serpek method of manufacture of nitric acid from the air. In this process bauxite is used. If this process can be worked out on a satisfactory basis it will connect the nitrate industry with the very important aluminum industry. The Real Reason An Illinois woman wanted a divorce because her husband smored and talked in his sleep. He's probably one of those exasperating husbands who talks in his sleep just enough to arouse her curiosity, but not enough to tell her where he has been Arithmetical Puzzle "How old is your sister?" a woman was asked. "Two-twelfths of her age." was the answer, "is just five-twelfths of mine, and I am nine years older than she." What was the age of each? Staples of Norwegian Wealth *Staples of Norwegian Wealth.* *Fish and timber are the staples of Norwegian wealth. Not a sloop of a steamer navigates the coast but is laden, wholly or partially, with one or the other commodity.* Rubber Planting in Sumatra. There are signs of increasing American investments in Betavia. One is a rubber-planting concern in Sumatra, where 50,000 acres have been acquired. A Lens Tree. On Dinis island, in one of the lakes of Killarney, Ireland, is a plane tree which has the reputation of being the only tree of its kind in Ireland. Paradoxical. Gushing Girl (to her friends)—You ought to read that latest story by Chamberion. It's so real, I never saw THE MUSIC PAGE. In the eighteenth century the bath was a season's event, and soap was almost a thing unknown. It was scarcely ever used, or at least infrequently. It was by no means an indispensable toilet necessity. And most of us can recall the time, muses an exchange, when Saturday night was religiously dedicated to the weekly bath. That is why we all appreciate the story of the woman who wrote her friend, "We just moved into a new apartment. It has the cutest bathtub. I can hardly wait until Saturday night." Understanding Hearts Understanding Hearts. If you see a man smiling to himself in a crowd don't imagine that he is crazy, says a writer. Usually such are the sinest of individuals and possess an enviable appreciation of themselves. They do not need to be influenced by exterior conditions and circumstances in order to call forth that spirit of gladness which lies deep within the soul. It is far more profitable to try to imitate such persons than to mock at or to pity them. For Aching Feet For burning, swollen feet soak them every night in a solution of soda water. Put a handful or more of bicarbonate of soda in the foot tub with sufficient very hot water to cover the feet. Keep adding more hot water as needed. After this, rub well into the bunion and other sore joints ichthyol ointment. Wrap feet in cloth, or put old stockings on to protect bed. Use some kind of foot ease in your shoes. Origin of Pig, Buffalo, Horse Asia mainly furnished the plg, remarkable by its archaic type, which is very close to the Sus palustris, notes a writer. Through Turkestan arrived the buffalo, which adapted its body from its surroundings—becoming smaller and more alert. The Caucasus also owes the horse to Turkestan; we find neolithic remnants of the domesticated horse at Anau, while the animal is not found in Creta before the bronze age. Counted by Sixties The Babylonians counted not by tens and hundreds as we do but by sixties. This was because they had found that the radius of a circle is contained within the circumference just six times. This "system of sixty" persists to the present time in clocks, where sixty seconds make one minute, sixty minutes make one hour, while there are twelve hours a day and twelve of night. No Woman Auctionear Although there is no record that a woman has ever been an auctioneer, it is on record that in May, 1912, the mayor of New York, Mr. Gaynor, answered an inquiry addressed to him by a woman by saying that there was nothing in the law to prevent a woman from becoming an auctioneer. Strange enough, it was a milliner who made the inquiry. We Need Bolivian Civilization The Indians of the Bolivian jungles bind their arms and legs in childhood so that below the knee and below the elbow they are strictly sinew and bone and can walk through the thorny underbrush and never know it. Some sort of protection might come in handy in the evening rush on certain street car lines.—Springfield Republican. Japan's Rice Lands. Twelve thousand square miles -7, 680,000 acres—constitute the rice land of Japan which feeds a nation of about 50,000,000 people on an average of a pound a day for each person. It takes 185 days to grow a crop of rice, and in Japan the laborious work of cultivation is done almost entirely by hand. Mudholes. Whatever has been said at one time or another about mudholes, it has remained for Arthur F. Killick (Fatty Lewis) to define one. Says Killick: "A mudhole is a body of water, irregular in size and shape, that failed to get from one side of the road to the other."—Kansas City Times. Suggestive Title "China From Within," a new book advertised, may have been written by one of those old-time side-show fakers who ate cups and saucers and dinner plates for the edification of a gaping crowd of yokels—Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Uncle Eben's Deductions. "Dar must be somethin' in dis law of averages," said Uncle Eben. "Some o' de smartest men I know seems to rest up occasionally by bein' as foolish as possible."—Washington Star. Had a Hard Fall. "He offered to let me in on the ground floor." "Well!" "From the drop the stock took after I bought I must have been let in on the roof." THE BROAD AX, CHICAGO, DECEMBER 29, 1917 John Paul Jones Was Scotch John Paul Jones was Scotch by birth and a very enterprising person. During the Revolutionary war he commanded an American privateer and made successful attacks on British commerce. In 1779 the Dutch permitted him to enter their ports with two British ships of war, which he had taken and which the local authorities flatly refused to deliver up. He died at Paris in 1792, and his remains were brought to this country a few years ago for burial. Beauty or Ugliness Speaking of the personal appearance of Lincoln and other presidents, a Boston lady who has had the honor of an introduction to President Wilson, explains why she was disappointed in his looks. She says: "He isn't homely enough to be handsome and he isn't handsome enough to be attractive." A famous Parisienne once said that next to being the most beautiful woman in Paris, she would prefer to be known as the homeliest. She would then achieve distinction in either case. Rate Steal Flatiron Some plastering fell from the ceiling of the linen room at the Glenn house recently, says Pittsburgh Dispatch, and Harland Ray secured a ladder and climbed up to knock down the loose plaster remaining. He discovered a rat's nest and in it were three ladies' silk stockings, two perfume bottles and a fatiron, besides numerous other things not mentioned in this inventory. How the rats got the iron there remains a mystery. Gave Timely Warning. Vivian was playing in the lumber that had been piled in the backyard when her mother happened to see her. "Vivian," her mother said, "you mustn't play on the lumber; you are liable to get hurt." Vivian obeyed and was soon interested in something else until Billy came out. He, like boys, had to climb up to the top of the lumber. Vivian said: "Billy, don't climb up on that lumber 'cause if you do you'll be wearin' crutches." Guard Against Evil Spirit If a Chinese baby dies, the evil spirit when released will enter the body of the next child born. In order to prevent this calamity, says World's Work, the parents "tie an egg and some mustard seed to the body of the dead child in the belief that the evil spirit will not appear until the egg hatches and the seed sprouts. The astute parents carefully boll the egg and the seed in order to postpone the date indefinitely." Could Be Worse. The Woman at the Back Door—"It must be a terrible thing to have to go through life without your limb. You must remember, however, that it will be restored to you in the next world." "I know," said the tramp, "it will, mum, but that don't encourage me none. You see, me foot was cut off when I was a baby, and it won't come within a foot of the ground when it's restored."—Puck. Had a Slim Chance Being firm friends, Marie's two lovers decided that one must end his courtship to help the other. When Axel suggested "heads or tails" no coin was at hand. He agreed to the use of Sandy's pocketknife, but was ill prepared for his friend's words as the knife shot upward: "If the knife stays up you win!" Remarkable Memory In England Samuel Wesley reproduced from memory after a lapse of 25 years an oratoflo covering upward of 300 closely written pages which he had composed early in life. He said that he saw the score in his mind's eye as accurately as if it lay before him. The Observant Recontour Congleby—"When I am telling a man a story I stop short if I see a peculiar gleam in his eye." Mimms—"Does it mean that he has heard it before?" Congleby—"No, it means that he is not listening, because he is thinking of the one he intends to tell me!" The Dough That Father Made The Doug That Father Made. You can announce it that she is the house guest of her parents, or any way they like, but it generally means that the bride has ambled back for a little home cooking—Louisville Courier Journal. A new cooling system for automobiles is regulated by the quantity of fuel used to operate an engine rather than by the engine's speed, its action being automatic. Paying for Poetry. Poetess—"Do you pay for poetry?" Editor—"Yes, madam. My physician orders me to an expensive rest cure twice a year."—Buffalo Express. Doubtful. For our part, we doubt if there was ever a girl who could carry a broken heart and eat boiled cabbage at the same time—Galveston News. To Remove Ink Stains. Apply a few drops of oxalic acid, following it with a few drops of Javelle water and rinsing both quickly with boiling water. Many Big Assignments. In a single year, his brother says, Richard Harding Davis reported the coronation at Moscow, the millennial celebration at Budapest, the Spanish-Cuban war, the McKinley inauguration, the Greek-Turkish war and the queen's jubilee. And the number of titles of his books on a fly leaf numbers exactly 20. Also he always had time for a little nonsense and then—as when he organised a relief expedition to rescue John Drew from Harlem. Not So Pierce. The class had been studying about the house fly, says Good Health, and the teacher had made much of the danger with which the germ-carrying habits of the insect threaten the public health. The lesson sank deep into the mind of little George, who later was asked to write a composition on the subject. "The fly is a insec," he wrote with difficulty; "he has six legs, he is more dangerous than a lion, but I had rather a fly would bite me than a lion." His Business. Robert Louis Stevenson, who is best known to children through his "Child's Garden of Verse," was always fond of animals, and very kind to them, and one time he made a very neat, little retort to a man who was beating his dog. When Stevenson interfered, the man asked, grully, "Well, what business is it of yours? He ain't your dog." "No, but he's God's dog," Stevenson declared, stoutly, "And I'm here to protect him!" And he did. Blessings. There is a blessing on limitation—a blessing proper to the time in which we have to learn. Our present blindness may be only the condition of full sight beyond. So the dragon-fly must spend blind days beneath the water before it can mature bright wings for the sunlit air. Our not-seeing is for education. We do not, if we are wise, trouble the infant class with the higher problems of the school—Exchange Quick to Catch On. Edward had an uncle who owned a grocery and market. On Saturdays it was Edward's delight to go there to help. On this particular day a neighbor chanced in. Finding Edward there, she thought she would find out how much the little fellow knew about business. Seriously she said, "Ed, have you chickens today?" The youngster's reply was: "Tep, we have all kinds, alive, dead, dressed and undressed." Question of Certainty. "Quite a number of persons have asked me of late if my niece is going to marry a certain young man." admitted the Old Codger. "I have been obliged to tell them that she is and she isn't. You see, while she is certain that she is going to marry him, he will be an uncertain young man until after it has happened to him." Maintaining Order in China. In China every member of a family is responsible for order in that family and every inhabitant of a city is jointly responsible with every other citizen for its tranquility. If a younger son in a family should commit a crime, the older son is likely to be taken into custody for the offense and, perhaps punished. - Leaves Baby In Sand. In Africa when a mother gets tired of carrying her baby in the leather bag slung on her back, she digs a hole in the sand under some shady bush and leaves the baby in it till she is ready to take him again. So declare travelers from that continent of strange peoples and strange customs. To Investigate Leprosy. The Japanese government is making a thorough investigation of leprosy throughout Japan. Complete segregation of all the lepers on some island off the coast and the separation of the children from lepros parents is being considered by the government. Slender Type Increasing The slender type of person is said to be more susceptible to disease than the heavier, and an investigation shows that 50 years ago only 20 percent of the people were of the slender type; today 60 per cent are of this type. Voltage In Thinking Voltage in Thinking. Now somebody advertises that he can increase one's vocabulary. Well, don't do it. What humanity needs is greater voltage in its thinking machinery and less honking on the part of its vociferator.—Houston Post. The First Waving Flags. Waving flags are said to have been first brought to Spain by the Saracens. The present Spanish colors, red and yellow, came from the old shields of Castile and Aragon. Perhaps He Wonders, Teo. Another thing—why does the kind of man who marries for a home pick out a wife who is always afraid she will miss a new film?—Galveston News. The New Year's Ball of the Catholic Order of Foresters DO YOUR BIT Attend the First Annual GRAND NEW YEAR'S BALL AT THE Coliseum Annex, January 1st, 1918 Given by St. Monica Court, 279, Catholic Order of Foresters Music by Prof. Stewart's Orchestra Refreshments Served ADMISSION FIFTY CENTS Telephone Douglas 2344 FRATERNAL PR RATERNAL PRES MAJOR R. R. JACKSON, President BOOK and JOB PRINTING ENGRAVING and BOOKBINDING 107 East 35th Street The Store That S State Street F 3131-35 South The Store That Saves You Money State Street Furniture 3131-35 South State Street The Store That Saves You Money CASH OR CREDIT Phones: Prospect 179 and 427 Res. P HENRY P. BERGEN REAL ESTATE 6244 South Ashland Avenue TELEPHONE KEY J. B. CLITHE REAL E RENTING INSURANCE 7 West 51 NOTARY PUBLIC With RYAN & CO. TELEPHONE KENWOOD 1233 T. B. CLITHERO & CO. REAL ESTATE G INSURANCE MORTGAGE 7 West 51st Street PUBLIC CH J. B. CLITHERO & CO. REAL ESTATE RENTING INSURANCE MORTGAGE LOANS 7 West 51st Street NOTARY PUBLIC CHICAGO Phones: Douglas 883, and Douglas 6162 C. C. and B C. C. Hotel and Buffet THOS. COLE, Proprietor 3449 South State Street Common Sense Legal Decision. A recent English decision holds that in view of the known propensity of young, unbroken colts when startled to rush about and to kick, it is negligence to conduct such a colt along the highway at night by leading a mare which it was accustomed to follow, without securing it in any way, so as to render its owner liable where the colt, being startled by the light on a bicycle coming from the opposite direction, suddenly ran across the road and collided with and injured the cyclist. A little lad came in the grocery store for a five-cent head of lettuce. The clerk was removing the withered leaves and told the boy they cost ten cents, whereupon he remarked, "Can't you take off a few leaves and make it five cents?" Famous Cherokee Halfbreed. Sequoyah, inventor of the Cherokee alphabet, was one of the great men of the Indian race. He was a halfbreed whose English name was George Guess. His father was a white man and his mother a full-blood Indian woman. 1 --- AL PRESS Saves You Money Furniture Co. State Street Res. Phone: Prospect 532 ENWOOD 1233 ERO & CO. ESTATE E. MORTGAGE LOANS 1st Street CHICAGO Hotel Buffet Real Happiness. If this world affords true happiness, it is to be found in a home where love and confidence increase with years, where the necessities of life come without severe strain, where luxuries enter only after their cost has been carefully considered. We are told that wealth is a test of character—few of us have to submit to it. Poverty is the more usual test. It is difficult to be very poor and maintain one's self-respect—A. Edward Newton in the Atlantic. Code of Beauty. Our code and schedule of beauty is. I often feel, a very formal affair. Either we are afraid or ashamed to differ from received opinions, or we have never thought of revising the code we adopted in our youth, or we do not really look at things, or we do not care about beauty at all.—A. C. Benson. Daily Thought What a brave soul is that, that is always prepared to leave the body, and unconcerned about her being either, extinguished, scattered or removed.—Marcus Aurelius. CHICAGO Automatic 72-746 Chicago, Ill. 四月五日 Selection of Books From Lists Will Fill Gaps in the Children's Libraries There are gaps on the children's book shelves—books are missing that have been worn out by fingers too eager to be careful, or, worse still, there are staring spaces that you have been unable to fill, writes Charlotte A. Baker. You are planning to fill these gaps gradually, but you have little time to give to the work. This means that you must depend upon lists, and that you must know your lists are reliable. Recently the Michigan library commission gave the Colorado library commission a generous supply of the lists they had worked out for their district, rural, and high school libraries. The selections in these lists are made by Miss Elfie L. Powers, children's librarian in the St. Louis public library and supplemented by Miss Mabel C. True. The first list, a book of 234 pages, covers the first eight grades and has in addition lists of reference books, and special lists of vocational guidance, school hygiene, education and boy scouts. The supplementary list has 106 pages. This describes books for adults as well as children, and suggests a list for the camp-fire girls. Clim Milk Is Valuable As a Beverage, in Cookery; It Should Not Be Wasted Save every drop of skim milk. It is a valuable food. Use it in your kitchen and on your table. It is valuable as a beverage, in cookery, as cottage cheese—too valuable to waste, whether it comes through your own separator or the separator at the creamery—too valuable to be thrown away, or fed to farm animals, if it can be used for human food. At creameries where whole milk is handled, skim milk is often thrown down the drains. Creameries ought to make their skim milk into cottage cheese. Farmers ought to make cottage cheese at home. Skim milk so used will supplement out meat supply, for cottage cheese is one of the best substitutes for meat. Use it in your cooking. Make and eat cottage cheese and encourage others to use it. Make puddings and soups and bread with skim milk. The dairy division of the United States department of agriculture, Washington, D. C., will tell you how to make cottage cheese in the home or creamy and in what dishes it may be used. SMILES FOR ALL As You Were, Men. "But, Madge," queried a cluster of wide-eyed girls, "weren't you dreadfully frightened when the soldier tried to put his arms around you? What in the world did you do?" "Oh, that was easy. I just yelled 'Attention!' and he was perfectly helpless." ATTENTION! She Economized "Tum, d'ar," said Mrs. Youngbride as they sat down to dinner, "I did just as you told me to." "You mean about economizing?" "Yes. Instead of buying sirloin steak I bought a porterhouse. It isn't nearly so large, you know." ```markdown ``` "Is Ferdy paying you more attention?" "No, but since this three-cent postage came in he has stopped writing to a lot of out-of-town girls." Smith—Do you believe that music prevents crime? Williams—To a certain extent. When a man keeps both hands and his breath busy with a cornet you know he can't be busy picking pockets, attempting homicide or slandering his neighbors. Nothing to Put in Them. First Tallor—This war will modify next year's fashions. Because of the scarcity and high price of wool there will be no hip pockets, no cuffs on coat sleeves and no turnup trousers. Second Tallor—Yes; and if the war lasts two or three years longer there will be no pockets of any kind. They will not be needed. Husband—Then you won't admit that you are wrong? Wife—No; I admitted I was wrong last time. It's your turn now.—Browning's Marriage CHAMPION ICE SKATING DOG THE WORLD'S FINEST DOGS Lizzie, the famous skating Airedale, awarded the four-legged ice skating championship of the world by Miss Dorothy Klewer at the St. Nicholas ice rink. They are shown taking a swing around the ice and Lizzie manages to keep up with her sponsor. The dog has won considerable fame for speed on the ice. --- There are too many round pages in square pages. The problem of each individual round page. The first and most important desideratum is to be qualified to fill it. -E. W. Settinlaw. Simple Foods. Celery is so seldom served cooked, yet it makes a satisfying change for an occasional dish. Celery au Gratin. Boil three cupfuls of diced celery in a small amount of water, allowing it to cook nearly dry. Butter a baking dish and put a layer of the cooked celery, then a layer of white sauce, then a sprinkling of cheese, alternating until all the celery is used. Cover the top with buttered crumbs and bake 25 minutes in a moderate oven. Chopped Ham and Corn Pattles. Take half a cupful of corn, three cupfuls of chopped ham, one well beaten egg, a dash of pepper and salt if needed. Form into patties and fry in hot fat. A spoonful or two of chopped ham added to a white-sauce to use with vegetables makes a more appetizing dish than does the plain white sauce. Barley Muffins Take one cupful of whole wheat flour, one cupful of barley flour, two teaspoonfuls of baking powder, a half teaspoonful of salt, one well-beaten egg, one and a fourth cupfuls of sour milk, a half teaspoonful of soda, and two tablespoonfuls of drippings. If a little hot cream is used less milk and no fat need be added. Mix lightly, roll out, cut in diamond shapes, brush with a little of the egg left in the bowl, sprinkle with sugar, and we have barley scones. Bake in muffin pans without the egg on top and they are muffins. Barley Bread. Take four cupfuls of whole wheat flour, two cupfuls of barley, one cupful of water, and one of milk, a teaspoonful of salt, two tablespoonfuls of molasses, and half a cake of yeast. Prepare and knead as for whole wheat bread. Nuts as Meat Substitutes. Nuts provide a most satisfying substitute for meat, as they contain both fat, protein and appetizing flavor. Bolled Oats Bread. Take one cupful of boiling water, poured over a cupful of rolled oats, let stand well covered for an hour, then add a teaspoonful of salt, two tablespoonfuls of molasses, two tablespoonfuls of fat, and three-fourths of a cupful of flour. Mix and knead, adding more flour; let rise and prepare as any other bread. Nessie Maxwell Latest Coffee Boiler Latest Coffee Boiler. A gas stove which arises at dawn, bolls the coffee and wakes you up when it is ready has been invented by Gemaro Rosa of Brooklyn, N. Y. The gas burner has a pilot light to which it is attached a clock mechanism. A dial over the clockworks serves to tell the time. A smaller dial is used to set the alarm, igniting and extinguishing devices. When set the burner under the coffee pot will automatically ignite at a predetermined hour and boil the coffee for four or five minutes. The flame will then lower of its own accord to slow boiling for another five minutes, after which it will shut itself off entirely. The coffee is now ready for you and an alarm is sounded. Kingbird a Hard Fighter. Some country folk call the kingbird the bee martin, because he occasionally in his insect-catching life snaps up a bee. The kingbird loves the orchard. There, while his mate is covering the eggs, he takes to a tree top to look over the landscape and the skyscape. When a hawk or a crow comes in sight the kingbird is off for a battle in which he does all the fighting. Occasionally, he takes a ride on the enemy's back for a yard or so, pecking his hardest to make his victim exceed the speed limit. Put Outside the Law. The strangest punishment which still survives in Great Britain under modern law is that of "outlawry." About ten years ago a lawyer charged with forging a check was "outlawed" in the Glasgow high court. By this sentence the person of the accused is declared forfeit. He cannot bear testimony in a court, nor sue, nor defend an action. He cannot act on a jury, nor vote at an election, nor act as tutor or guardian to another person. If anyone robs him he has no redress. Little Things That Count The sunshine of life is made up of very little beams that are bright all the time. To give up something, when giving up will prevent unhappiness; to yield, when persisting will chafe and fret others; to go a little around rather than come against another; to take an ill look or a cross word quietly, rather than resent or return it—these are the ways in which clouds and storms are kept off and a pleasant and steady sunshine secured. Extend Helping Hand. Many of the world's failures would have been splendid successes, if, in their struggling stage, some one had reached out a helping hand to them—had spurred them on when the bitterness of disappointment crushed them. There is, indeed, a moral here. The woman isn't living who cannot do some bit of good. Then let her lose no time in doing it—in offering the word of hope or encouragement which is the greatest stimulus the world ever knew. Man and His Weight Between forty and fifty a man who allows his weight to remain high is running more danger of an early demise than he would run if he contracted typhoid fever. What is more, if he were stricken with that disease, his chance would be 10 per cent less than normal. A man who is thinner than the average, on the other hand, has less danger of dying in the decade than a man who tips the scales at the normal figure. Significant Shakes. As the thumbs of a dying person fold beneath the fingers, so the handwriting begins to disintegrate when the intellectual faculties and physical vigor are on the wane. Observations of this kind are possible for there is an outward sign for each separate nerve degeneration. The user of drugs and stimulants can be easily discovered, for each of these positions has its particular quiver or irregularity.-Industrial Management. Surgical Triumph Over Locklaw. For a form of lockjaw in a young girl New York surgeons performed an operation affecting the muscles of the lower jaw, and then, to restore function, applied a spring motor that kept the jaw in constant motion. In three weeks, when the appliance was removed, the muscles had developed surprisingly, insuring natural chewing. Virginia's View Virginia, aged four, is extremely fond of peanuts. She has an ambition to eat a sackful of them. Her mother told her it would kill her to eat so many. The other day Virginia's grandfather asked her what she would do if he should die. Virginia was very thoughtful for a moment and then said tearfully, "Td eat a sack of peanuts and die, too." Trees In Shakespeare Gardens "S Shakespeare" gardens should contain only such plants as are mentioned in Shakespeare's works. These range from apricot trees (apricot) down to the lowly pansy, with columbine, crocus and rue. It should be nearly square, formal in design, with a sun dial and a place in center with rough stone flaring—Los Angeles Times. Unusual Celebration Billy was six months old, and in honor of the event his father purchased a fine new high chair for him. Little Sarah, who lived next door, was much excited over the new possession and brought her mother in to see it, saying: "Oh, mother, look at the new high chair Billy's father bought him for his half a birthday." A convenient building to have on practically any small country or suburban estate is a small structure fitted up with a carpenter's bench and tool closet, with a bin for coal, a recess for wood and a small room fitted up for the storage of household goods or garden necessities. Theodore had learned from his playmates that the Murphy family had ten children, each being two years older than the one before, "You know the Murphies; well they got ten children. Each kid's two years older than each other; they go by acorn." Eliminate Little Worries When real disaster visits us we always, somehow, seem to gain a new courage, observes a writer. "It is the little foxes which spoil the vines"—tis the little everyday fretting which wears away the stone and weakens the structure. The little things of life are not worth worrying about. There are two good reasons for this. One is that if we can remedy these things, and we usually can, we have no right to allow them to spoil our peace or the peace of those who are dear to us. First Woman Journalist. First Woman Journalist It is said that the first newspaper woman was an American, Mrs. Anne Royall, who was not only the first woman journalist, but the first woman to own and edit a newspaper. It is also curious that she is said to have originated the idea of "interviews." She was born in Maryland in 1789, put her first printing press on Capitol hill in Washington, D. C., and published a small weekly, first called the Washington Paul Pry, and later the Huntress. Big Things The greatest structure ever raised by the hand of man is the Great Pyramid of Cheops, founded 4,000 years ago, and measuring 746 feet square on the base and 440 feet high. It took 20 years in construction; 100,000 men worked for three months, and, being then relieved, were succeeded by an equally large corps. The massive stones were brought from Arabia, 700 miles away. The cost of the work is estimated at $145,000,000. To Remove Grease Spots The removal of grease spots from a carpet or rug is not an easy matter. One of the most practical plans is to sprinkle hot cornmeal and whiting over the spots and leave for two or three days, brush off with a stiff brush and repeat till the spots are gone. Or, of there is not the least danger of fire, the powder may be covered with gasoline and rubbed hard till the gasoline evaporates. Then sweep clean. Use Kites for Fishing. Kite fishing is one of the latest sports taken up by fishermen on the Pacific coast. According to Popular Science Monthly, a fine corbina "hole" has been discovered at Seal Beach, off the pier, just far enough to be out of reach of the best casters. Instead of employing boats the fishermen find it greater sport to use kites, which carry the lines out to the desired spot. When everything is dark, that is the time to have faith in the light, to look forward steadfastly toward the dawn. The worst moments of doubt, of darkness in the soul, asserts a writer, can become priceless moments of testing and of development, if a man uses them rightly and learns their lesson. Founding of Moscow. It was on the site of the Kremlin, now the center of the city, that Moscow was founded by Yuri Dolgoruki, Prince of Kiev, in 1147, although historians believe a village existed on the heights above the River Moskov even before the advent of Dolgoruki. Within a century the new village entered into the turmoll of Slavic wars then raging. Cleaning Photographs Dirty photographs are so unsightly that you will be glad to know that there is a way to clean them. Moisten a soft cloth with warm water to which a little ammonla has been added; wring the cloth out well and wipe the photographs very lightly, drying them immediately with a soft, dry cloth. The Automobilist. The man in front drives like mad 'all day, and the ladies sit still and look at the scenery. Man at the wheel has no time for that. When they stop for the night, he's too tired for conversation.—Atlantic. How Butchers Sharpened Knives. In the pulchers at Thebes, Egypt, butchers are represented as sharpening their knives on a round bar of metal attached to their aprons, which from its blue color is supposed to be iron. Mr. Fortune Hunter A lucky man on being asked how it felt to be engaged to a great heiress replied: "Fine! Every time I kiss her I feel as if I were clipping a coupon off a government bond." Would Change the Theme. Doris' mamma was reading a sad story to her when Doris said: "O! mamma, read the funnies until I get the frog out of my throat." Battery Gives Boiling Heat. A battery invented by a French electrician is claimed to give six times the usual current by heating its contents to the boiling point. An Efficient Individual. Bacon—They say Crimsonbeak does everything well." Egbert—"How about his lying?" "That's the best thing he does." Teaspoons From Cotton Fiber. Sharp teaspoons have been manufactured from compressed cotton fiber. Philosopher Dooley. "Tis a strange thing whin we come to think iv it that th' less money a man gets fr his wurruk th' more ncisary it is to th' wurruk th' that he shud go on wurrukin'. Yeer boss can go to Paris on a combination wedding an' divorce trip an' no wan bothers his head about him. But if ye shud go to Paris—excuse me fr laughin' mesil black in th' face—th' industhrees iv th' country pines away."—Exchange. Fuel Value of Woods Hickory, oak, beech, birch, hard maple, ash, elm, locust, long-leaf pine and cherry have fairly high heat values, and only one cord of seasoned wood of those species is required to equal one ton of coal. Hickory, of the nonresinous woods, has the highest fuel value per unit volume of wood, and has other advantages. It burns evenly and, as housewives say, holds the heat. The oak comes next, followed by beech, birch and maple. Cancer Not Hereditary According to the latest statistics of six large life insurance companies, compiled by an expert actuary for the American Society for the Control of Cancer, if one or even both of an individual's parents have died of cancer, that individual is no more likely than anyone else to die of the same disease. It begins to look as though cancer were not hereditary at all, contrary to ancient belief. Old Form of Investment The oldest investment the world knows is the real estate mortgage. Twenty-one hundred years before Christ, in ancient Babylon, money was loaned on mortgages. These mortgages were recorded on bricks and preserved in great earthenware jars that were sunk in the earth. They were dug up after they had reposed there 3,300 years, mute evidence of this most ancient form of investment. Towel and Medicine Closet A good idea for a towel and medicine closet or cabinet in two bathrooms which have a common wall is to divide the one closet space into thirds laterally. The upper third forms the two shallow medicine closets, back to back, with a mirrored door in each bathroom. The other two-thirds extend through the depth of the closet and are used for towels. Each of these divisions opens into one of the bathrooms. Unkind Comment. The death recently took place in Ireland of a well-known singer who had a massive physique. This was rather a drawback in the case of certain sentimental songs which were hardly applicable to his girth. One night, when in Dublin, he gave as an encore, the well-known Irish song, "I'm sitting by the stile, Mary, where we sat side-by side." An irreverent person in the gallery exclaimed: "Ah, shure, there wouldn't be room for the two of yez now." Proof of Power of Advertising. "Advertising is a great art," said one tradesman to another a day or so ago. "Let me give you an illustration: Who should be the best-known son of Jacob? Reuben, of course. But which do you read of and remember most easily? Why Joseph: because he advertised. He wore a coat of many colors, whilst the rest of the family went about in the ordinary kind—whatever they may have been. So we hear of Joseph and his brethren. Such is the power of advertising." Death to Moths. If moths get into the closet, saturate a cloth ten or twelve inches square with formaldehyde; hang cloth in the closet and close up tightly for twelve hours. The same plan may be used in chests, trunks or boxes, where clothing is stored. The fumes will kill moths as well as their eggs; also germs of any kind. No odor is left in the clothing. Oasis Made to Order. In the desert stretch between El Centro and Xuma, down in the southeast corner of California, engineers made a new oasis the other day. They just bored a hole in the ground, and up came the revivifying waters. Then a few-date seeds were dropped into the soil, and a few vegetables planted, and they will have an oasis made to order. Fine Chance for Axial. Being firm friends, Marie's two lovers decided that one must end his courtship to help the other. When Axel suggested "head or tails" no coin was at hand. He agreed to the use of Sandy's pocket knife, but was ill prepared for his friend's words as the knife shot upward: "If the knife says up you win!" Soy Beans as Food. Soy beans, introduced into the United States more than one hundred years ago primarily for use as a forage crop, are in reality one of the most nutritious of the bean family when used as human food, according to specialists of the department of agriculture. Among the latest sanitary appliances for public eating places is a spoon pressed from paper that can be thrown away after using. Might Try It. Anyhow. A worn-out typewriter ribbon thrown into a quart of distilled or rain water will yield a fine writing fluid. PAGE THREE To Remove Insects. Insects sometimes crawl into the ear and cause pain. The best way to remove the offender is to pour a few drops of sweet or olive oil into the ear to clog the wings and stop their fluttering; then, with great care, sxyringe the ear with warm water, holding the bowl under the ear so that it will press the ear gently back, while the sufferer's head should incline a little over the bowl. After the insect is removed, saturate a bit of cotton with the oil and insert in the ear, to remain for a day. Rusalan Floors. The finest floors are said to be seen in Russian houses. For those of the highest grade, tropical woods are exclusively employed. Fir and pine are never used, as in consequence of their sticky character they attract and retain dust and dirt, and thereby soon become blackened. Pitch pine, too, is likely to shrink, even after being well seasoned. The mosaic wood floors in Russia are often of extraordinary beauty. Ben Davis Origin Unknown. The Ben Davis is sometimes thought to have originated in Indiana, but horticultural writers say its origin may never be known. It is supposed to have come into the world about the middle of the last century. It was well known in Civil war times, and it is related that it migrated westward from Virginia, Kentucky and Tennessee. It yields well in a vast territory from the Atlantic to the Pacific. For Tried Directions A pattern album is useful to the woman who does much crocheting and knitting. As far as possible a sample of each piece worked is fastened into a large blank book, with the directions written beneath or opposite. A note of any improvements that the worker finds might be made is a useful addition to the directions. Such a book would prove a valuable gift. Portrait of Wealev. The portrait of John Wesley is now in the possession of an art collector in Philadelphia. The picture is one of the finest that came from the brush of the famous George Romney. In this connection it is interesting to note that for the portrait, measuring 30 inches by 24 inches, and its frame, the artist charged but 40 pounds. Cause of Rainfall Rainfalls are governed by the law of repartition of the temperatures in the atmosphere, and to break the equilibrium and bring about rain requires so great an energy as cannot be attributed to such a feeble cause as that determined by the local vibrations produced even by the most intense firing of cannon. Musical Stones Walter B. Smith of Bangor, Me., has dug from the river bank musical stones which are thought to have been fashioned by prehistoric man. These stones are from one and a half to two inches thick and from eight to twelve inches long. When struck they emit musical tones. Peanut Hay as a Forage. The peanut produces not only food for man but grain and forage for stock. Peanut hay is equal to clover and alfalfa as a forage, while hogs are fattened on the nuts which they harvest themselves, making as high as 400 pounds of meat to the acre. Prehistoric Man Found. The remains of a prehistoric man have been found near Mexico City buried under three meters of volcanic lava. It is supposed they are at least 10,000 years old as the oldest records of Mexico make no mention of an eruption of the volcano Ajusco. Value of Concentration Concentration is the most desirable of mental faculties. It is the power of paying attention to the thing and person in hand. It is an investment that yields large dividends, including that of fascination. Not Alwaya. It is easy for some women to love their husbands when they have money and can support their wives well. When money falls, love grows hard.—Milwaukee Journal. Salt to Clean Dress. Clean soiled light cloth garments by rubbing them with hot salt. Afterward brush well with a clean brush and dampen and press if necessary. Presence Not Vital. Cholly (keeping an appointment)—"Tm a bit too early, am I not?" Ethel (sweetly)—"Yes. We were just leaving without you!"—Life. Eight of the olive trees in the historic Garden of Olives, near Jerusalem, are believed to be over 1,000 years old. Daily Thought. Out of this nettle, danger, we pluck the flower, safety.—Shakespeare. Optimistic Thought. Those who lose today may win to morrow. M. HON, MICHAEL ZIMMER The painstaking and popular Superintendent or Warden of the County Hospital, who has been favorably mentioned for Treasurer of Cook County in 1918. In view of the fact that the pneumonia season is here and that the pneumonia case and death rate is mounting higher in Chicago week by week, the Department of Health deems it advisable to offer the following seasonable suggestions. Here they are: (1) Practice moderation in eating and drinking all the time. (2) Avoid crowded gatherings of all kinds where air conditions are likely to be bad. (3) Practice regular habits in your eating and sleeping. Do not keep late hours. Do not over-indulge in any way. (4) Sleep only in a well ventilated bedroom. (5) Do not neglect "bad colds." Start treatment of these early. Many bad cases develop into pneumonia, and if of long duration, into pulmonary consumption. Pneumonia is a contagious disease. In some forms it is less contagious than scarlet fever or consumption. In other forms it is as contagious as either scarlet fever or diphtheria. It has been noticed that it spreads in hospital wards, or any place where human beings are congregated together. No doubt this is why it is manifesting itself to an unusual degree among the soldiers in certain of the various cantonments throughout the country. It can be got from those who are sick with it, or from those who have had it and are still carriers. Since the first of December the Department of Health has established quarantine of pneumonia. This means that the patient alone is quarantined, other members of the family being allowed to come and go. Here are some suggestions for the care of pneumonia patients: Place the patient's bed where plenty of fresh air can blow over the patient just as you would do for a consumptive of course, keeping the patient well covered and protected. Remove all rugs, curtains and other textile fabrics from the patient's room. Have all sputum discharged on clothes and then burned. Keep the patient's mouth, nose, throat and teeth clean. Do not allow anyone to visit the patient with pneumonia, except those in attendance. Remember, too, that the recovered patient should be careful about spitting rocklyearly; should be temperate in habits as to eating and drinking; should be careful to breathe pure air all the time and should always bear in mind that pneumonia once helps towards pneumonia twice. Finally, bear in mind that pneumonia comes mostly to those who do not take proper care of themselves and that those who have it, pass it on to others It is well known that plants will not thrive without sunshine. The same is true of human beings. The home and workshop should have plenty of sunshine. Shaded windows do not make for bodily health and vigor. A sunny room has a cheering and stimulating influence on those who dwell or work therein. Sunshine days are the days when people feel bright and sunny themselves. Dark, gloomy days always have a more or less depressing effect upon most people. Sunshine is a fine thing for everybody. Get all you can of this life supporting and energizing agency. In the words of the old familiar song, "Let The Sunshine In." Student or Warden of the County Hospital, who or Treasurer of Cook County in 1918. 5. PLAN AND PURPOSE OF THE CONFERENCE. The Tuskegee Negro Conference brings together representatives of the masses of the people, especially farmers, and with them teachers and leaders from all parts of the South. The Conference is in effect, a mass meeting of the Negro people. The general subject for the Conference will be "Meeting the Needs of the War Situation." The purpose in selecting this important subject is twofold: On the one hand to indicate what the farmers should do to advance their own interest; and on the other hand, to point out what they and others can do to help meet the present world food shortage. The Workers' Conference will be held the day following the Annual Negro Conference. At this session will be present teachers, ministers and others who are engaged in some definite form of work for the improvement of the masses of the Negro people. The Conference, which was established by the late Dr. Booker T. Washington, Founder of the Tuskegee Institute, has sought, during the twenty-seven years of its existence, to be of service to every one who attends. From year to year it has extended its influence and strengthened its hold upon the masses of the people. The record of its work is in thousands of individual lives which it has inspired with fresh hope and new ambition in the struggle for better things. Some Press Comments on the Last Tuskegee Negro Conference. There's a world of interest in reading the reports of those Conferences at Tuskegee.—Providence (Rhode Island) Journal. The Tuskegee Conference declarations bespeak the attitude of the leading Colored people of the South on that question.—Tacoma (Washington) Ledger. But the Conference does bring one ace to face with the rare opportunities presented for the Negro farming classes. Beyond the limits of the cities ie the immense agricultural stretches. They ought to be cultivated. A hungry world is clamoring for them to be cultivated. — Birmingham (Alabama) News. A few days ago the twenty-sixth annual Negro Conference was held at that place and largely attended. There were many good speeches and much helpful discussion. The sum and substance, the point and point of the advice given and the consensus of opinion is summed up in this: "Good homes, good schools, good churches make a contented, prosperous people. Stay at home and hustle. Idle land is expensive. Use every acre."—Utica (New York) Press. Those attending the conference from afar will be entertained at Tuskegee free of charge and the people in general are heartily invited to attend its sessions. Sixteen years ago, a staff writer of the New York Evening Post, was present at the Annual Tuskegee Negro Conference, and in the report published by him, said of the conference, "a more remarkable body of men and women probably could not be found within the lines of their race." During the years that followed, the Conference has main- THE BROAD AX, CHICAGO, DECEMBER 29, 1917 The First Regiment Uniform Rank Knights of Pythias Christmas Eve Ball at Unity Hall, 3140 Indiana Avenue, Was a Grand Success. Major Robert R. Jackson and Mrs. Oliver M. Polk Led the Grand March. Colonel Harry H. Biggs Deserves to Be Highly Complimented for Providing Such a Pleasant Affair for the K. Ps. and Their Friends. Tuesday, Christmas evening, the First Regiment, Uniform Rank, Knights of Pythias, Col. Harry H. Biggs commanding, held its annual Christmas ball at the Unity Club rooms, 3140 Indiana avenue, and it was largely attended and it was a grand success in every way. It was a very pleasing and new departure in many ways for the Knights of Pythias, and by getting away from the drinking end of it right on the main floor it greatly tended to draw a far better class of pleasure seekers to the affair, who delightfully enjoyed themselves during the evening. The parlors or drawing rooms are large and roomy, and with plenty of easy chairs and divans scattered here and there to lounge in, and with heavy velvet carpet on the tained the same standard and has sought to keep before it those purposes of service for which it was founded by the late Dr. Booker T. Washington. This annual gathering has continued to grow in importance and to receive increasing recognition from press and public. The Tuskegee Negro Conference under the leadership of Dr. Washington, did much to emphasize the problems of rural life and to help in their solution, and this year we shall follow the plan of previous years, and discuss timely and appropriate questions. The Negro Conference is to be held on Wednesday, January 16, 1918, and the subject for discussion will be "Meeting the Needs of the War Situation." The Annual Workers Conference will be held Thursday, January 17, 1918, and the subject will be "Rural Education and the War." I am writing now to invite you or some representative of your publication to be present at this the Twenty-seventh Annual Conference, and while here, we shall be very glad to consider you or your representative as a guest of the Institute. Yours very truly, R. R. Moton, Principal. ELECTION CALENDAR FOR YEAR 1918. Jan. 28—First day to file aldermanic petitions. Jan. 29 and 30—Registration days in districts, 6 to 10 p. m. Feb. 6—Last day to file aldermanic petitions. Feb. 26—Aldermanic primaries. March 5 and 6—Registration days in districts, 6 to 10 p. m. March 8—Last day to file independent aldermanic petitions. March 20—Last day for withdrawal of petitions. April 2—City election for aldermen. July 13—First day to file state, congressional, legislative, and county petitions. Aug. 2—Last day to file such petitions. Aug. 7—Last day to withdraw petitions with secretary of state. Aug. 12—First day to file petitions for Municipal court offices. Aug. 14 and 15—Registration days in districts, 6 to 10 p. m. Aug. 22—Last day to file petitions for Municipal court offices. Aug. 23—Last day to withdraw petitions with county or city clerk. Sept. 11—State wide, district, and county primaries. Oct. 5—Last day to file independent petitions for state and county offices. Oct. 8 and 9—Registration days in districts, 6 to 10 p. m. Oct. 11—Last day to file independent petitions for Municipal court offices. Oct. 23—Last day to withdraw independent petitions. Nov. 5—State and county election. "Registration days in Districts" noted above, refer to registration districts, composed of not less than five nor more than ten adjoining election precincts, provided for under the new central registration act. These precincts are grouped with one registration place for the group, at which place unregistered voters of the district may register on the dates named between 6:00 and 10:00 o'clock at night only. The places for holding such "district registration" will be advertised by posting notices in the different precincts and also by publication in at least three daily papers in Chicago. The Central Registration Bureau, Room 308 City Hall, is open every day (save holidays and Sundays) from 9:00 --- floors not used for dancing purposes one almost feels that they are reelining in their own parlors at home while watching the marry dancers. It was about the first large public ball held there by the Colored people, and the management of Unity Hall or club rooms are well pleased with the showing made by them. Major Robert R. Jackson and Mrs. Oliver M. Polk led the grand marche, and they were followed by well onto two hundred other ladies and gentlemen, the fair ladies looking ever so beautiful in their catchy and snappy costumes. As stated before, Col. Harry H. Biggs deserves to be highly commended for providing such a pleasant entertainment for the Knights of Pythias and their friends in Chicago. a. m. until 9:00 p. m., up to 30 days before the primary or election, and it is suggested to voters not now registered from their present address that they go to the Central Bureau and register at once so as to save confusion in the last days before the primary and election. CHRISTMAS AT ST. MARY'S A. M. E CHURCH. Unusual exercises were celebrated at St. Mary's A. M. E. Church, of which the Rev. F. G. Snelson, F. R. G. S., is pastor. A notable Christmas sermon was delivered Sunday morning by the pastor. Text: "And the Government Shall Be Upon His Shoulders." He discussed the origin of Christmas bells; the virgin birth of the Son; gave the paternal family line complete of the Christ reaching from the virgin and consort Joseph, back seventy-five fathers to God Himself, the all-father. He gave spiritual interpretation of Bethlehem's star; of the visit and gifts to the Magi. He praised Jesus as a lawgiver, as the wonderful councillor, as the Prince of Peace, and declared that the white cross of Jesus would outshine the red cross of war. He declared Christ to be fully able to carry the government upon His shoulders, and was not only the chief cornerstone, but was also a living stone. Every burden bearer's name suits Jesus. To St. Peter He is the day star; to St. Luke, the day spring, and a deliverer of the Romans and all gentle world. To Isaiah He is the Emanuel, the first forgotten and desirer of all nations. To St. Matthew He is the governor, unconquerable and triumphant. Christ is the root and offspring of David and the bright and morning star. All mankind will yet hall Jesus as their Bread of Life and the Light of the World. And we shall yet see this priest of God riding forth carrying the imperial government of earth and heaven upon his kingly shoulders. Christmas testimonies were given by the entire congregation. At 3 o'clock Rev. Wm. Dawkins, of Williamsport, Pa., preached the Christmas missionary sermon to the St. Mary's Missionary Society, Mrs. Blanche Ward Snelson, President. At 6:30 o'clock Mrs. Dr. Snelson conducted an exceptionally fine Christmas Christian Endeavor service. At 8 p.m. Mrs. Evangelist Elizabeth Howard delivered a powerful sermon on "Salvation, the Mission of the Advent of Jesus." On Christmas eve night, Suptt T. W. White and teachers, Sadie Lytle, Ima B. Jones, Pinkie Davis, W. A. Dotson, Viola E. Hill, La Ursa W. Snelson, Lucile Young-Jones, J. W. Snowden, Mazie Fields, Lula Williams, Blanche Ward Snelson, Gerald Young and others conducted a lovely Christmas exercise and Christmas tree for the Sunday school. For the Amanda Smith Orphan Home Dr. Snelson urged that all the Sunday school teachers and scholars bring a gift to the Christmas tree, and everybody responded nobly, which resulted in two barrels of Christmas gifts, fruit, vegetables, etc., being received. At 11 o'clock Christmas morning Dr. Snelson preached Christmas day sermon. Text: "Where Is He That Is Born King of the Jews?" Two sisters were given the Christmas offering, which brought great joy to their hearts. Through the Missionary Society, Mrs. Blanche Ward Snelson, President, $10 worth of Christmas candy was divided between the Louise Training School of Boys and the Amanda Smith Orphan Home for Girls, and through the Deaconess Board, Mrs. Sadie Lytle, President, several Christmas baskets were sent to the aged and feeble. At 2 o'clock Christmas afternoon Dr. Snelson, assisted by Rev. A. J. Bowling. PEU HON. CHARLES M. WALKER Popular citizen, eminent lawyer and one judges of the Circuit Popular citizen, eminent lawyer and one of the most honorable and straightforward judges of the Circuit Court of Cook County. Popular citizen, eminent lawyer and one of the most honorable and straightforward judges of the Circuit Court of Cook County. Mrs. Dr. Snelson, Mrs. Emma Carey Robinson, Mrs. Mary B. Hickerson and Mr. Herbert Carey, carried the Sunday school gifts to the Amanda Smith Orphan Home at Harvey, Ill. The trip consumed the whole of Christmas afternoon, but all were happy to take cheer to Mrs. Waters and the children under her care there. spent 10 days in St. Louis, Cairo Murphysboro and Centralia. Mrs. Jas. Robinson is visiting relatives in Jackson, Tenn. Mr. David Giles attended a Christmas barn dance. It must have been strictly a private affair as he did not THE RED CAP MEN AT THE 12TH STREET STATION OF THE ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD. As the L. C. Ushers are represented officially and also as members of Bethel Literary Society, we are glad to again make mention of Mrs. H. A. Watkins, wife of our vice president who won the first prize in the essay contest held recently in St. Mark's Church. This is an annual treat promoted by Mr. B. W. Fitts and as each Church and Literary Society offer their best talent, each of whom are excellent, Mrs. Watkins deserves all honor given her. She demonstrated to unbiased judges high thought and rare ability of delivery. We are assured that Mrs. Watkins will give Bethel Literary this essay early next year. Mr. Frank Woods of New York City spent Christmas day with friends in our city. Mr. F. S. Randolph of New York who owns a valuable estate in Virginia spent Christmas here. Mr. R. M. Winfrey and he have just returned from a hunting trip. They bagged a 160 pound deer, many birds, rabbits and squirrels and a red coon, a very rare varmint. We are glad to state that our friend Mr. A. S. Glover received a $500.00 bonus from the Chicago Laundrymen's Club by whom he has been employed for a number of years. Such gifts are welcome compensations to employees and are an incentive to them to do their best for the interest of the firm or company. Sergeant Jno. Ferguson visited Mr. and Mrs. Mackey Williams in St. Louis, Mo. Mr. and Mrs. Williams will leave after New Year for two months' stay in Hot Springs. The Sergeant is contemplating a visit to Palm Beach, Florida. Mr. Chester Wilkins and friends were the guests of Mr. Wyatt Edgerton at Christmas dinner. Later Mr. Wilkins treated the entire party to several public amusements. Mr. B. M. Craver a widely known and extensively traveled gentleman, spent Christmas with friends in this city. Dr. C. P. Johnson, member of the Program Committee of Bethel Literary, is glad to announce that he has secured the consent of Major R. R. Moton, Principal of Tuskegee, and Dr. Chas. E. Bently to address the society early next year. We are proud to announce that Mr. Robt. Glover will address us next Sunday, Dec. 30 at 4 p. m. Subject, Around the World the Other Way. A special invitation is given to the ushers. Mr. Wm. Ferguson and Jesse Waters left Christmas night for New Orleans. Mr. Jan. Matthews was in town just in time to assist the madame to prepare the Christmas bird. Mr. Matthews --- --- of the most honorable and straightforward t Court of Cook County. spent 10 days in St. Louis, Cairo Murphysboro and Centralia. Mrs. Jas. Robinson is visiting rela- tives in Jackson, Tenn. Mr. David Giles attended a Christ- mas barn dance. It must have been strictly a private affair as he did not say where it was held. At her residence, 6438 Eberhart Ave. Mrs. Sandy W. Trice, assisted by Mr. Robt. Daniels, Mrs. Walter Sheridan, Mrs. Clara Lewis and several other ladies will entertain open house to their many friends, New Year's day and evening. * * * Rev. Wm. Y. Bell, Pastor of New Hope C. M. E. Church, Evanston, paid us a visit last Monday. Under a strain "Old Cap." said, train, From the front his mem retreated- He gave a broad grin Because he had Big Ben And Old C. P. he cheated.—J. L. R. DR. ARMSTRONG SLASKED IN MIX-UP. Dr. J. Frank Armstrong, 1924 West Lake street, is reported to have been seriously cut Friday, November 9, when he was accused of being familiar with a man's wife on Fulton street. It is claimed that Dr. Armstrong was warned to discontinue his frequent calls at the residence and Friday morning was found in the house when he was not answering a professional call. Presto, change. Enter huzz-y, exit "Doc" without collar and pin, but a deep gas in his back. Park Avenue hospital rendered medical assistance. —From the Chicago Defender, Nov. 24, 1917. The above is one of the many fake stories which appears in the columns of the greatest weekly newspaper in the world from time to time, which are gotten up simply to sell a few extra copies of the paper at the expense of upright and honorable citizens. It must be said to the great credit of Dr. Armstrong that he possesses a splendid reputation, that he is gentleman of the very highest character and it is an act of gross injustice to him to publish such rot about him—Editor. ST. MARY'S ANNUAL MEMORIAL SUNDAY, DEC. 30. A special memorial service for the departed loved ones of 1917 at St. Mary's A. M. E. Church will be held Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock. The memorial sermon will be delivered by Dr. Snelson; papers will be read by Mrs. Julia Armstrong. Mrs. Clara Fisher, Mrs. Emma Pettis. The eulogy of the departed will be given by Mrs. Blanche Ward Snelson. All friends and families connected with our dead are invited to be present at this historic memorial. NEGROS ORGANIZE TO WIN JOB MORE IN CONGRESS. Kansas City, Mo. (Special).—To obtain the election of Negroes as congressmen from New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Chicago, is the aim of the Negro National Educational congress, according to a statement given out here by J. Silas Harris, the organization's president. Mrs. W. H. Smith, of Grand Rapids, Mich., is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Sandy W. Trice, 6438 Eberhart avenue. CAPT. TRICE r- ATTORNEY GEORGE W. BLACKWELL Ex-Assistant Prosecuting Attorney of Chicago, one of the popular young Afro American lawyers in this city, who is being urged by a host of friends to ente the race for one of the judges of the Municipal Court in 1918. ee AMERICANS’ ONE GREAT IDEA|BETROTHAL ur THE JUNGLE Happiness Has Principal Charm—The | Maiden and Intended Each Supposed People Are the Most idealistic to Meditate on Advisability of and Imaginative. 1 Union Before Ceremony. “The Americans are the most ideal- {sic and imaginative people in the ‘world, and the most prosaic, because lie Wordsworth, the most prosaic of poets, they believe in happiness, and luppiness to them as to Wordsworth mans ‘mens sana in corpore sano;’ every one efficient in the tasks of mod- ex Ife, the least herole of doctrines. “met 2 young American poet, hand- sme, and besides elated by winning some prize or other for a poem. He ‘id to me in his arrogant way that poetry is a by-product of life. Why, I mld, ‘Tt fe life itself.’ ‘I don’t agree with you,’ was all he condescended to rly. This young man expressed the American idea. “I think the English dislike of the eres, ete, through thelr long history 4s because of their poetical minds and thelr preoccupation with personality nd its freedom. “The taste for scenery has this ad- vantage over the taste for human ma- ture; the heart is not braised. Yet doe seénery is never absurd as are pow mortals, neither is there Imughter tor genial pity. We love scenery Mincipally because the feelings it ere- tes are tranquil and easily controlled that we can enjoy our full measure o sefeontent; dealing with human nature, the poet cannot be the supe- ter person nor can he be proud.”"— “iol Letters of John Butler ne Sound cork is something werfh taking care of and using prop- Sy. Never “waggle” a cork out of 4 bottle, ‘That is the best way to week or at least spring 2 crack in the cork. Remove the cork with s ‘wing or twisting movement, always ‘2 ue direction only,'t. ¢., not = twist see way and then in the opposite way. Replace the cork with the same twist ‘ whes removing it. Never lay a cork vn on a dirty, splashed table... If it must be laid down, stand it on ite crown or top. For bottles containing laulds In use, ©. g, developers, ete, attach the cork to the bottle. thus: Pass a crochet needle through the top ot the cork, and with ite ald draw the tad et @ piece of fine twine right thwsagh the cork, and tie this end ef testing round the neck of the bottle, “Adjusting matters that the eprk. just tals to reach the table (1. e, bottom the bottle) when the cork and “ting are free. ‘This saves the cork eetting Iost in the darkreom. —— ee Makes Egos Tell Their Ane tome! 200 rapid way whereby to termine the age of an eeg has deen fereoped by M. Grosateld, a French Gvestigator. He has supplemented Se unal method by one dependent on Pete gravity, notes the ‘Boston PHuecrpt. ‘The existing way where 1 12 determine the age of eggs ts by Stating them and taking note of the yalté= which forms about the yolk.” XC Groesteld has determined that ape SS: mravity of normal eggs in the i, 2tttibuted to Archimedes, aed Ree has been figured out the lass 1p quay 0" cach Week of Keeping. For Rspection of qualities of eggs, Rtas devised a form of hgdrodi Tee tz takes the place of the welgt- aue snd the scale indicates the the oe 1 ee of the egg. A little enge’ tec arranged (0 held the eo ends Soa ae the 7g 8 sees to errors i ang tties Dot with ges tn the About GCerk BETROTHAL Ur THE JUNGLE Maiden intended Each Supposed to Meditate, om Advisability of Union Before Ceremony. “& second deating of tomtoms thun Mered through the barrio. The bride ‘was coming! Down an avenue made for her by women of the tribe slowly crept the tiny figure. It was draped in the softest eastern stuffs; jeweled anklets and bangies tinkled merrily. A gauzy veil of wondrous workman- ‘ship swathed the figure, but through it Piang recognized his beloved Papita. Slowly she approached ; fearfully she Taised her eyes to the man who awalt- ed her, Florence Partello Stuart writes in St. Nicholas. Her little feet fal- tered, and Papita leaned heavily against the woman who supported her. But at that moment Piang gave a strange whistle, three soft notes of a mina bird floated over the berrio and Papita became suddenly alive... Again bride threw back her veil. “The unwilling maid seems to have forgotten her woe,” said one scornful Woman to another. ‘The priestess commenced the cere- mony that was to last all night. It was filled with Weird chants to. which ‘Papita responded’ with renewed vigor. But ber eyes furtively glanced towarda ‘spot near the curve of the creek where @ slender reed swayed unceasingly. —_ After several hours the priestess led the way to the water and Ynoch Placed Papita in her gala vinta and Pushed “her out into the stream, He got into another and the two boats Bosed each other while the crowd show- ered them with oils and perfumes. When the command came to part, the boats shot off in opposite directions. A maiden and a bridegroom are each supposed to meditate, in Oriental fash- fon, on the advisability of the union be- fore the final ceremony; so read the Dyak marriage laws. To induce Sieep. ‘When trying to induce sleep it is well, observes an authority, to pul away all serious thoughts and try to get the mind into a pleasant, elevated state. Some people make a habit of reading before retiring, but too often one reads on until eyes and head ache. As a result the following morning the e@yes_sre bloodshot and bulging from the overstrain and the individual has lost the necessary amount of rest be- cause of this enforced strain. It is most important that the ventilation of the sleeping apartment be attended to; that -there is clear, fresh air circulat- ing. Windows should be raised from the bottom and lowered from the top also, so that the air may circulate free- ly. ‘The question of whether it is healthy to sleep with a pillow or with- out one has been debated many times, but a happy mediam is recommended as the most comfortable one. ee Because peculiar me. tin tn waking, the camel has base talled the “ship of the desert.” - ‘This title may also have some reference to the extreme stupidity and passivity of the animal, says. Poplar Science Monthly, which submits to . great es ne oe 5 Gt a time without stopping for food or drink, with no more. urging nee of ite pilot. . ‘The mannet in which the. drivers hobble the camels when they stop for a rest Is interesting. They do not de- pend upon stakes driven in the deep, yielding sand, but simply double back and tie one end of the forelegs of the animal, so that it can He down or. rise ‘up, "but cannot move from the spot. BROAD AX, CHICAGO, DECEMBER:29, 1917, Charles E. Stump, the Kansas Farmer ~and So-Called Newspaper Man, Sounds the Praises of the Christmas '_. Issue, or the Twenty-Second Anni- versary Edition of The Broad Ax st ame see cnly the side of life. Tt should ‘be the sim’e the good people to scatter all the san shine possible as they go through thi world, and we find many people who » look after life. Editor Julius F. Taylor belongs t ¢ class of men who believe in scatter ing sunshine, and the Christmas issu of The Broad Ax is an imbodiment o: sunshine, and one of the best paper I have seen. It was full of good in formation, and it is a paper well worth ‘Keeping. I want to take advantage o! this opportunity to congratulate him He is giving to the people a good pa Per, if_I know anything about news Papers, “and of course I know more about farming than I know about get- ting up a newspaper. I am glad to be able to say a few things to you this week, while I am in Chicago, and I have seen many things to greet me in the eify, and I have had an Old Aunt Dolly time while in the City of Chicago, and I will be sorry when the time comes for me to go to another part of the world, but come it will and it will be before you can read this letter. I wrote to you the last time from Topeka, Kans., where I was attending a great big meeting of us farmers there. We had a great time in the meeting of the Sunflower Agricultural Association, which we farmers make up for our own mutual good and protec- tion. We have decided that it-is time for us to get together and do all the good we éan. We are going to do it. This was the greatest session in our history, and it was presided over by our President W. R. Carter, who is also president of the association as well as the school. He has been faithful in doing his part of the work. Speaking of Dr. William R. Carter, he will have a place in the nation and country, because he has done something. He is a man who has made good in this world and it is because he has brought something into life. You will remember that in Kansas, there gre mixed schools exept in some of the larger cities. Dr. Carter noted a lot of energy going to waste, because so many boys and girls did not wait to go through high sehool, s0 he got to- gether some friends and started the Topeka Industrial and Educational In- titute, which has been designated as he western Tuskegee. The state at mee took hold of the institution, until oday it is doing a big work and fitting mar boys and gitls for real service. ‘Dr. Carter has been able to reach the earts of the people, and there is a retty full school, yet we are going to jet hold of more information and lot ou have it. We live not for self but or others and this is what it takes to sake great men and women. It is won- jerfal in this connection to see how be little things grow, and to see what art we ean take in shaping their little ives. His work will ever stand. I was ndeed delighted to touch this great astitation. I had tho pleasure of meeting Hon. ohn M. Wright, whose ability will ver place him in the front rank of usiness men in Kansas City. I should ave ssid in Topeka, Kans. He is s eputy in the country treasurer’s office, nd he knows all about that position, nd the rage should feel prond of him. ight by his side is his wife, who is ne noted singer. For a long time she as with the Blind Boone concert peo- le, and has the distinction of being} nown in this country, and by some of hose who still live in Europe for she pent a few years over there. It would not be in good tapte for me| » try to'tell you all about that place,| yr I made it to Kansas City, and had’ 0 pleasure of touching sme big peo- je there. Now in Kansas City, Kans, wells Tilford Davis, Jz., © mail toter| t the town anda poet. A man-who singing his way right into thé hearts |; t the . He ie not just an or-| act Since a Pattie ome patation and worth. He is president ont Sie 8 eaten panies | “they are going to meet i Sr alae aa ok mie be there to represent his organiza- on. I have told you about his won-|s etal ability 2s = poet. Mrs. Norene/|! avis, the wife, is grand worthy coun-| ] tlor of the Calanthes in Kansas, and | , such she is making a reeord. She is }I was invited by Mr. and Mrs. Charles ‘Stewart to spend Christmas with them, ‘and I could not turn down a big in Vitation like that, sineo I would not have to pay board, and that was cheaper than remaining at home or on the farm. Got here Monday shead of time, and did not do much, except to go down to Olivet Baptist church, and found pastor L. K. Williams, D. D., holding his cabinet meeting. Have you ever seen his cabinet? It is just @ young ehureh at work. It is com. Posed of about one hundred men and Women. They are the workers in the chureh, or the leaders of the workers. Love and harmony prevailed among these good people. To me it was a sopree of pleasure to see these people and hear them talk about their past year’s work, and plan for the future. They are going to do wonderful things in this country, and Dr. Williams is a wonderful man all the way through. They are going to put up one more church soon. Now then you want to know what happened the next day? I went around to see many friends, and they seemed glad to sec me and I was glad to see them. At aight I wont by Ebenezer: Baptist ehureh and found them getting ready to give the pastor a banquet. It was something fine. Rev. J. F. Thomas has been in the work a number of years—in fact he is the oldest preacher in Chieago, and deserves all the good things the people ean do for him. He has won his place in this world by hard work. I was glad to seo what they: were doing, and then to touch Major B. R. Jackson who is a candidate for alderman in his ward. Tarning from there I went down to Olivet to hear Roscoe Conkling Sim- mons, of Louisville, Ky., deliver an ad- dress. It was indeed a large crowd, and I want to congratulate both the speaker and the organization for being able to get together so many people. They were there in large numbers, and [ was proud to see them. Time will not permit me to diseuss the speech this week, but may tell you about it in another letter. Getting through with that, it was now.seady to end the day. The next night I was back at Olivet to a banquet which the men had given to the women workers of the chureh, and count it in your’ number that it was something fine. These people are doing practical shureh work. They are doing what they yhink Jesus would have them do. They nave a leader in Rev. L. K. Williams. [ met him down in Texas. He is the man that should lead that big Baptist ost, but I am not talking about that. I have been to many places-in Chi- ago. Sunday morning, I was with Rev. A. J. Carey, Sunday night with Rev. J. *. Thomas. I have touched Major B. z. Jackson, and many others, and now | am ready to stop writing for this vesk. ; PETITIONS OUT NAMING LAM- PERT FOR MAYOR. Petitions are being circulated to prt Neloon N. Lampert, viee-president o! the Fort Dearborn National Bank, int the race for the Republican mayoralty nomination, but Mr. Lampert says he is not a candidate, and knew nothing of the petitions until notified by news: papermen. Ho has never thought seri: ously of becoming a candidate, he said. Politicians declare Mr. Lampert is Fred Landin’s choice for Thompson's succes. sor, but Mr. Lampert says he has never talked to Lundin about the matter. PROHIBITION PAPER TO SUSPEND. ‘The Mountain State, a West Virginis prohibition paper, which has bees edited by Rev. J. W. Bedford, will sus- pend publication with the new year. CHIPS. ‘Mrs. Thomas Cole, 5427 8. Wabash avenne, will receive her friends on New Year’s Day. ‘Mrs. David Manson, 5816 8. Michigan avemne, will be at home to her many friends Tuesday, January 1. Mrs. J. Gray Lucas; 508 E. 26th street, and her bright little daughter, arrived home the latter part of last week, from Kokomo, Ind, where they spent siz weeks with relatives and friends, 1 in maid that Gon Bagh 8. Scot is one of the world's greatpst experts tm sign language, and that without any fighting he has setiled more’ dis- putes with Indians than any other man Satis tet ie oo tae Tea ae Fis Beeicost Seana Se wi are aR. ny oot Be. ) eae an r4 cea Ae, ou ioe aay | Fhe Bec! seh cr ye 9 Set ee ee Bien, nates as “ae 4 ee kee Se ~ ee bs i e EO a ft wt “Be uiuasn PT} Ht rs re S ; ebay ta ang ee 9 a a ne ae Pier S PS 3] = i ee | ee en Soe aren : © eth = oe F ¥ bak. He = Pe eg peels eo ee THE BEAUTIFUL HOME OF MR. AND MRS. BEAUREGARD F. MOSELBY, 6248 S. SANGAMON STREET, WHERE MR. AND MRS. CARY B. LEWIS WILL RESIDE AFTER JANUARY 20th. SS eee pire, according to a Bible student. CHOPSTICKS ARE NOW PASSE | fenctius, patriarch of Constantinople, See had been deposed, and was succeeded Chinese Insanitary Methods of Eating | by Photius, who suminoned 2 council Affected by European and Ameri. | of the East in 867, and passed sen- can Influences. tence of excommunicetian on the hich. } Fancy yourself a guest for the first time at a Chinese dinner. In front of you, a8 you seat yourself on your back- Tess chair, are a small plate, a spoon for soups, and a pair of chopsticks. Of the intricacies of the manipulation of the latter nothing need here be said; it is a matter of practice. Each course 1s brought on in a large dish and placed In the center of the tabie. The service, then, is simple; each person serve himself, and the service is direct. ‘You will, and so will everybody else at that table, put your sticks into the dish in the center, convey therefrom food to your mouth, insert the sticks into your mouth as far 2s you choose— and return to the center dish for more, Nathaniel Pfeffer writes in World Out- look. By the time each guest has had three helpings it will require skillful Maneuvering to get @ piece that has not been touched over by sticks that have made at least two trips to at least one other person's mouth. ‘Fhe sanitary consequences are ob- vious. As the chain is as strong as its weakest ink, so the health of that company is as good as that of its sick- est guest. And if you have been brought up under the tutelage of occi- dental doctors and have an uncomfort- site knowiaige of gue, yor mind dwells uncomfortably as you eat, on condition of yeur fellow-guests. If by chance your vis-a-vis remarks in pass ing that he has a bad cold, your hun- ger may be appeased quite suddenly. Little by little, however, this is be- ing changed. Today in the homes of many upper class Chinese, who have been educated in Europe or America or have come into contact with foreign ninaneen, the sostem of Solieidenl| fishes and individual service is com- ing more and more into use. THREE AND SEVEN ARE LUCKY Mystic Numbers, According to Popular ‘Superstition, Bring Forth Good ‘and Bad Luck. * There is said to be luck in odd num. bers, and there are prudent farmers’ wives who are careful to put an odd mumber of eggs under a hen for hatch- ing. Of course the fatal thirteen is ‘an exception to the rule. ‘Three is considered especially lucky, but there are superstitions of bad luck connected with it. For in- stance: Break one dish and you will break three. Three times a brides- maid, never a bride. There is a belief im certain sections that when a fire occurs there will be two others, mak- img three inside of 24 hours. It is said tf a dream occurs three times fn succession it will come true. An ex- ception to the rule that even numbers ate not Iucky is the common belief that the finding of « fourjeaved clov- er will bring good fortune. ~ Seven is one of the luckiest of num- bers, The seventh son is considered a natural healer, while the seventh son of a seventh son has almost un- Umited power to work wonders. ‘Keep a thing seven years and you will have a use for it. If you are the sev- eath person haying your fare rung up after a street car has started on its trip you will have good Iuck all day. it will bring good luck to walk over seven rails on the railroad eee permet nee fou will have good for the year the figures of which added up make your age. Thus 1917 added up makes eighteen. Origin of the Greek Church. Apart from theological discussions, such as those rising from the addition of the words, “and the son,” in the creed, the separation of the Latin and eats cones ens oa eee. Gs founding of Constantinople and Political division of the Roman em- ‘Pire, according to a Bible student. ‘Ignatius, patrjarch of Constantinople, had been deposed, and was succeeded by Photius, who summoned a council of the East in 867, and passed sen- tence of excommunication on the bish- op of Rome. The churches became re- united towards the end of the ninth century, and remained so until the middie of the eleventh century, when in 1054 Michael Cerularius, patriarch of the East, renewed the condemne- tion of the Latin church, and was fn turn excommunicated by Pope Leo IX. Efforts toward reunion were made from time to time, and at Fer- Fara (1439) the Greek prelates signed & decree of union, but were forced by the people and clergy to repudiate it, Sinee then the two communions have remained separate. Boa Constrictor May Be Trained. ‘There are several varieties of bos constrictors, the best known being the Gibola or land boa constrictor. ‘This is the smaller, and least vicious of the tribe. It is harmless and will not attack unless attacked, writes a correspondent. In fact, if caught young it may be tamed, and the ne- tives of the Amazon valley frequently Keep them around their houses instead of house cats, as they keep the place clear of rats, mice and other vermin, ‘and even of larger marauding animals, ‘You cam buy these snakes in the mar- kets of Para, Manaos and other North Brazilian ports, where they are offered for sale in boxes, like chickens or rab- bits and the owner will haul them out ‘and demonstrate them to you. ‘The water boa. constrictor is the largest known snake in existence, growing to the length of thirty to forty feet and the thickness of a man’s upper leg. BOLIVIA'S CITY OF SILENCE Santa Cruz De La Sierra Far From the Outside World—Maii Reaches "New York in Two Months. “The only tropical city of Bolivia it stands from 1,500 feet above sea level so far ‘from the outside world that mail deposited on January 7 reached New York on March 11. Of the 14, 000 inhabitants of Santa Cruz De La Sierra, 11,000 are female, writes Harry A. Franck im the Century. “It is a city of silence. Spreading over a dead-fiat, half-eandy, jungled plain, its right-angled streets are deep im reddish sand in which not caly its shod feet, by no means in the majority, though the upper class 1s almost foppish im dress, but even the solid wooden wheels of its x carts made not 2 sound. There Ro modern industry to lend {ts stri- dent voice, though the town boasts three ‘stream establshments’ for the making of tce, the grinding of maize oan Se wane ee oe ores street fades away at elther end the whispering jungle. Narrow side- walks of porous red bricks, reafed by the wide ovethanging eaves of the houses, often upheld by pillars or; poles, line most of the streets, these are by no means continuous, being commonly high above the street level and often taken up entitely, es/ pecially of an evening, by the families,’ who consider this their veranda rath- er than the pedestrian’s right of way, the latter generally: finds it, easier to) plod through the sand of ihe street Care for the Crazy. In the Orient the crazy-man iss Privileged person, to be tolerated, given fdod, allowed to” go: where’ be ‘will, but never cured. He is mupposed to be.a peculiarly “holy person.” But it ia Americans, says World Outlook. who in 1872 founded the first hospital for the insane east of Suetthe Kert Refuge af Canton, with $00 patients, who come from pil classes; here ‘you will find the mandarin, the colonel and beggar. OF them 39 per cent ate re- ported as recovered. = Often Serves as the Connecting Link Between a Blouse of One Material and Skirt of Another—Some New York—Find out where the bulge is and you find where the fashion is. This was the opinion of an artist who studied movement and color and knew nothing of the practical side of apparel. "Throughout the centuries of dress," he continued, "the student who deals only with the history of fashions will find that the entire difference rests in the bulge, its presence, its absence and its placement." One could write chapters dealing with the bulge that has gone through centuries of fashion. A skirt goes out at the hips and in at the ankle, out at the ankle and in at the hipe; sleeves flare at the elbow, the shoulder or the wrist; collars rise outward from the neck, flare over the shoulders, roll downward to the collarbone. The bulge is so all-important that a woman is hopelessly out of fashion unless she follows its movements. She may wear the wrong color, compromise on a fabric that is slightly out of fashion or combine materials that were not intended for each other at their sources, but she will not put a bulge where a bulge should not be. She will work overnight, be extravagant and lose her temper merely to avoid wearing a skirt that goes out in the wrong place, a sleeve that flares where it should not, a hipline that is concave when it ought to be conver What in common garden English we call "the bulge," the French more elegantly term "the movement." It is interesting and puzzling to those who go to Paris the first time and hear the discussion of dress in the atellers of those who design and sell clothes, to hear the two words—"the movement"—punctuate every sentence. If the movement of a gown is right, or if a celebrated designer, through the hands and the fabric, brings a new movement into an accomplished result, the whole fashion of the season is changed. The Bias Movement The different curves which clothes have taken during the last two years are too familiar to women's minds to recount them. And these women, who watch the development of line in clothes more than the introduction of new colors or fabrics, are now interested in that oriental movement which is trailing over the horizon and which we frequently call bias. The world has always accredited the Orient with the lines that go across and around the figure. The primitive peoples are supposed to have wrapped their clothes about them for centuries, This silm one-piece frock is of blue gambardine trimmed with black silk braid. High collar of lace. and the sensuousness of the East is supposed to be the origin of this bliss movement of fabric on the female figure. The straight line conceals; the bias line partly reveals. The American Indian is probably the only great primitive who kept to the straight line in continuity, as if it were done in accordance with the Indian physical framework. Recently, the designers have blended the American Indian silhouette with that of old Egypt, the Egypt of Thals, with straight, translucent draperies and plaited skirts that sweep the feet. Gypsy Cash in Favor. Everyone knows that the so-called gypsy cash which has been taken from the Roumanian vagabonds is apt to increase the size appearance of the hips, and yet it has come into fashion as quickly as a thunder-shower comes up in August. There is a strong belief among the designers that this Roumanian hip girdle, which is as old as Nineveh and Tyre, will not prove popular, but all the designers believe that the bias movement, which is creeping into all A woman in a wide-brimmed hat sits in a chair, holding a fan. She is wearing a patterned dress with a large bow. The background is a blurred landscape with trees and a building. Again the apron. The blouse is of gray chiffon, the apron of silver lace. Black satin skirt and saff of the chiffon. Hat of gray jersey faced with black satin and embroidered in black and silver. the fashions and which expresses itself in long, oblique lines, will soon take the place of the straight, Indian and Alexandrian silhouette. The dressmakers, who are trying to achieve something new in evening gowns, in order to keep women interested in this form of apparel, have used this oblique movement to accomplish something quite out of the commonplace. On a black velvet frock, this new silhouette was given by using a broad piece of cloth of jet studded with rows of rhinestones, which wrapped the upper part of the figure in long lines that dropped from shoulder to hips, and crossing in front to tie in back, ended in a narrow train which gave dignity to a slim skirt. It is a long jump from an evening gown of velvet and cloth of jet to a sweater, but among the artistic set, this oblique movement has been worked out in a knitted scarf which is a substitute for a sweater. It is worn as the Canadian soldiers wear it, crossing over the front and back in oblique lines, with the long ends tucked through the part that forms the belt in front and dropping down with their fringe ten inches below the waist. The importance of Sashes. Whenever the girdling of the hips becomes a first fashion, sashes leap up on a high pinnacle and proclaim their presence with trumpeting authority. Throughout the ages, sashes come and go, much to the amusement and interest of women, especially those women who see in accessories the most diverting part of fashionable apparel. Some minds work along the line of adjuncts in clothes, rather than fundamentals. In every little group of women there is one, or probably more, who will burn the midnight oil to create or attach new and fashionable accessories to an old gown. In the addition of a sash, the placement of a rose, the application of a bit of jet, new cuffs or a gold cord, they find their chief pleasure in clothes. These women will have their heart's delight this season, for the fundamentals are few and the accessories many. Camouflage is the word that has spread over the planet, and it is a word that no longer refers to war, but is forever incorporated in the language of a people. A new sash is camouflage on an old gown, and as such it plays an important part in the development of this season's clothes. These sashes have the blas movement; they girdle the hips in oblique lines, they tie at the side, they form an apology for a bustle in the back; they are now in front, in the primitive fashion, they are fringed, embroidered, stenciled or made of Betik. They are the connecting link between a blouse of one kind and a shirt of another, and they soften and make harmonious the joining of these two opposing garments. Sometimes they have bibs and aprons attached to the front and then they become sashes de luxe. Usually, these peasant accessories are made of old silver lace, which has come into high fashion this winter, in keeping with the fact that necessities are difficult to obtain, but luxuries easy. You may not be able to buy a woolen undergarment, but you can wear a silver lace apron. This apron, with its bib, collar and sash that ties in the back, is built into a complete accessory, and sold to go over any gown which needs to be enlivened and camouflaged. THE BROAD AX, CHICAGO, DECEMBER 29, 1917 Good Grooming Very Different From Painful Neatness. Self-Forgotfulness, After Making Sure One Is Well Dressed, Adds to Attractiveness. Are you well-groomed, or are you just painfully neat? There is a world of difference between the two, you know, although not a few seem unaware of the distinction. Mayhap it's an attitude rather than a fault in the grooming that makes some people fastidious, while others must remain prim, says a woman writer. Again, it is undoubtedly an ignorance, or, worse still, a deliberate disregard for the dictates of fashion, and particularly in the little things. Most of all, it is the inability to carry things off with an air of smartness that gives the impression of painful neatness. Quite the best way to overcome this unpleasant stiffness in dress is to first see that every single feature of the costume is above reproach, the grooming of one's person not by any means excepted, and then to forget all about one's self. To be continually smoothing one's dress, tucking in stray ends of hair, mauling the hands, straightening the collar and doing a hundred other meaningless things that prim people do is to give a most unpleasant impression of prigishness. Self-forgetfulness, you know, is one of the big secrets behind "charm." Perhaps you have often wondered why careful Sally Jones proves so much less attractive than less careful Peggy Brown; Sally is too careful, too mindful of her appearance, of herself; Peggy straightway forgets all about herself, so interested is she in the "other fellow." Of course, there is nothing commendable in carelessness as regards one's person, but it is certainly to be preferred to undue carefulness resulting in squeamishness. There is no limit to the charm of a person who is carefully groomed, yet who manages to forget that she is so, once she leaves her boudoir. FROCK FOR EVERYDAY WEAR C A one-piece frock is always needed for general wear, and this one fills the bill. It is of plaid velours and is practical and smart. Collar and cuffs of plain cloth give all the contrast that is necessary. A little vest of white estin makes its becomingness certain. CARE OF GLOVES IMPORTANT Shoes Also Are Likely to Receive More Attention Than Usual on Account of High Prices. Women are learning to be careful of gloves these days. The best way, some women content, is to purchase several pairs of really good gloves and make them give the best service by taking infinite care of them, repairing the least rip instantly, by smoothing the gloves out flat and never rolling them into a wad, by protecting them from wet on rainy days and by having them cleaned before they get so soiled that hard rubbing is necessary. Two pairs of white kid dress gloves, one pair of heavy dogskin gloves and a pair of washable chamals gloves should be a fair allowance. Shoes, also, will receive extra care and attention this year. Every pair will be neatly tread while not in use, oil will be rubbed into leather to keep it soft and pliable and shoes will be exchanged for slippers the moment one comes into the house. The heavy laced sport shoes for rough weather wear will stand much hard usage, but dainty buttoned boots for formal wear should be carefully protected by rubbers when pavements are damp. A well-cared for shoe will last longer and look better while it lasts than one that is treated without the respect footwear should have these days of high prices. Fetching Bed Jacket. A bed jacket of pink seltin is interesting because of its wide cape collar of cream net, edged with valenciennes. The net is caught into thy plaits at the back, the plaits embroidered in dots. Bleeves and bottom are edged with the lice in testoons, joined to the silk by double seam heading. It is possible to utilize ribbons for many of the little accessories of dress. This is particularly true for boudoir garments, chief of which is the matinee and the cap. Rather novel are caps made of narrow ribbons, which are braided and then either loosely joined on the underside or so manipulated that no sewing is necessary. The effect is heightened when the ribbons are of two or more colors, such as pale pink and blue, yellow and mauve, or two shades of rose. For women whose fingers are not clever enough to fashion the braided cap, it is better to use wide ribbon and join them by feather stitching or fagoting. The ribbon may be cut in even lengths and the top then gathered in and tipped with a silk tassel, the weight of which folds the top over against one side of the head, somewhat in Turkish fashion. Lace is, of course, more dainty than ribbon; but almost always its beauty is supplemented by the use of ribbon rosettes or pump bows of ribbon. Very pretty are the caps which have bands of ribbon attached to either side and then drawn down at the back and finished with a bow at the nape of the neck. KEEP FLESH FIRM AND CLEAR Massage May Be Used to Increase the Flesh or Diminish It as Desired, Says Beauty Expert. Massage may do its bit toward affecting the contour of the face if one happens to be dissatisfied with one's birthright, says a beauty expert. If the cheeks are hollow, rub them gently to increase the flesh and to make them round. If a double chin or superfluous flesh is the affliction, rub vigorously to wear away the fat by friction. Never begin a massage without first having washed the face thoroughly with hot water, not only to remove all dust, but so that the pores may be opened and made ready to receive the unguent. In order that the finger may slide over the skin without pulling, and also that the tissues of the skin may be benefited, a lotion or cream should be used. Upon the original condition of the face depends the type of lotion that should be used. If very fat, an astringent composition would be best. While the thin face requires the flesh-making cream. SPORTS BLOUSES ARE SIMPLE Some, Which Are Made of Jersey, Cloth, Show Vest of Chiffon Trimmed With Cotton Fringe. Sports or traveling blouses are simple and straight, bordered with cotton fringe. Some blouses of jersey cloth show a straight vest of chiffon trimmed with the cotton fringe. This vest effect is admirably adapted to a long jacket in a contrasting tone. Side by side with the simple blouse are dressy designs entirely covered with embroidery, not arranged as in previous seasons in a round pattern but running up and down in broad band effect and covering the surface of the material almost completely. A novelty is embroidery carried out in square designs, arrayed somewhat in the manner of a cross. BOW FEATURE OF NEGLIGEE I A big butterfly bow fixed securely on the back is the feature of this quaint neglegue. It is of corn-colored silk corduroy alternated with a pale shade of chiffon. The bow is of tobacco-brown mohair velvet ribbon and there is a girdle to-match the bow. Sweaters of Mohair. English mohair sweaters are considered very smart for country wear. They have the rough, warm look of an angora sweater, with trimming of tightly knitted sephyr wool. A good looking model is of brown English mohair, with trimming of darker brown stripes on collar and cuffs. RANGE IN BLOUSES RANGE IN BLOUSES Garments Suited to All Sorts of Costumes and Purposes. Smart Models In Velvet and Satin Are Straight and Short, to Be Worn Outside Skirts. The blouses are charming this year, full of originality, greatly varied, suited to all sorts of costumes and purposes, picturesque, formal, elaborate, simple, frivolous, severe. The usual simple models in white, flesh-color or sult-color georgette, chif- A Fur-Edged Blouse of Satin. fon, crepe de chine, satin and tub silks are to be seen, and extremely good looking some of them are. Many of them, even in the sheerest georgette, have a tailored air so far as line and finish go. Smart little models, straight and short, to be worn outside the skirt are made up in velvet and in satin and are delightful where the wearer is slender enough of hip to stand the widening given to the figure by this utter elimination of waist and hip curves. One of these blouses was in a deep old blue satin embroidered in narrow bands of rich warm Oriental colors and narrowly bordered by fur. Another was in brown velvet embroidered in brown and gold. A trifle longer than these models, a trifle more shapey and with long sleeves held in by a cuff in place of the short open sleeve of the blue satin and the brown velvet blouses is a blouse of creamy white satin delicately embroidered in gold. Still longer—some reaching to the knees—are tunics of satin or velvet or lace or chiffon, some of them richly embroidered, some trimmed only by other material in the same color or by effective sash girdles. The plain long velvet tunics with wide sashes of metallic brocade or of handsome colored brocade are often very effective, and stunning things are done by the blouse makers with metallic laces. Practically all of these tunic blouses, short or long, are of the slipover variety, slipping on over the head and opening down the front only just enough to allow this. KNITTED TRIMMING IS USED Employed as a Novelty on Woolen Coats and Also on Some New Blouses of Georgette Crepe. Apparently women have all grown so used to knitting that they cannot stop doing it. At least, one is justified in such an inference from the number of knitted accessories and the forms of knitted trimming one sees. To begin with, the vogue of the knitted wool sweater is by no means finished. Women stop in their war work of making socks and mufflers now and then to knit a sweater for themselves of some gay yarn. Perhaps the newest thing is the woolen coat with trimmings of knitted yarn. Some of these coats are very smart. They are expensive, too, for, of course, the knitted work is hand done, and they are also a novelty. Some of the new blouses of Georgette crepe are embroidered in wool of various colors—quite effective, too. Another novelty is the Georgette blouse with collar and cuffs of knitted worsted. The collar is of the stand-up and turn-over variety and it is held neatly snug with a band of black velvet or ribbon. The cuffs are elastic, of course, and cling closely to the wrists. A blouse of flesh-colored Georgette has collar and cuffs of bright blue and yellow. The Tip-Toe Drape Coming. A new idea is being featured in misses' suits this coming season, a tip-toe idea which is obtained by the arrangement of the fulness at the back. It is not a bustle, not even a bustle arrangement, but is a different drape, and adds a style to the figure which heretofore has been absent. The suit coats average 30 inches in the back, with uneven bottoms. These bottoms, may be rounded, pointed or scalloped, but the smartness still remains. One model suggested a Norfolk coat style, but the fastening was made by drawing the belt through the coat fronts and fastening, thus allowing the front of the coat itself to be open. Pleats are used on these models and are laid in groups and add to the style lines. Scarf, Muff, Hat and Bag, All Made Up to Match in Fur and Velvet, Are Popular. For the last few seasons there has been a tremendous vogue for accessories of dress in sets. And this year the vogue is just as persistent as ever. There are sets of scarf, muff, hat and bag. These are usually made up of fur and velvet. The elaborate ones are for afternoon wear. There are also charming sets for skating, consisting of a skating bag, a cap, and a muffler. One of these is made of bright plaid velvet, trimmed with seal. The muffler is wide and is banded at each end with a strip of the seal, from which three big seal balls dangle. The little cap is made with a shaped—or rather gored—crown of velvet, and an upstanding, snug brim of seal. Another interesting set shows a hat with a wide black velvet brim and a crown of woven chenille in various bright colors. The scarf is made of black velvet, with an embroidered band of chenille at each end. Then there is a little set consisting of a bag and hat. The crown of the hat is made of figured silks, and the brim is of mink. The bag, of an unusual shape, is of the silk, with trimming banks of the mink. CAMISOLES IN SUIT SHADES Object is to Supply Suitable Lining for Shear Walsts—Bodices of Contrasting Colors Used. The latest development in camisoles is in the deep shades, now being shown in satin as well as the glove silk. Those of glove silk are shaped at the shoulders with straps of the material, and come in all of the street shades to match ankle-length bloomers. The satin bodies are being shown chiefly in rose and Copenhagen, cut straight across with ribbon shoulder straps. Wide Dresden ribbon in dark colors is employed to form the tops of these camisoles. The object of the deeper shades of course is to supply a lining for sheer waists in suit colors, and it is said that in many cases a georgette blouse is worn over a bodice of contrasting color, such as dark blue over a suitable shade of green. PRETTY COAT FOR 101 This pretty coat for a little girl is of beige broadcloth charmingly trimmed with collar and cuffs of warm beaver. SOME DRESS HINTS Hats are made of panne velvet. Shiny leather bags are favorites. Toques are made of white satin. Some toques are high and narrow. Sash ends are finished with beaded tassels. Necklines are on the whole rather severe. The proper colfure must cover the ears. Princess dinner gowns are made of velvet. Red, white and blue jewelry is a novelty. The newest form of lynx furs is taupe dyed. Evening wraps have huge collars of fur. Gray and tan are favored for dress shoes. Toques are sometimes made of jersey cloth. A few hats are made entirely of chenille braid. Dainty "Dusting Cap." Take a large handkerchief with a pretty border and fold in the middle. Sew together at one end and reverse. Take the point where the seam and fold meet and bring it forward to the front and catch. 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July ‘Manchu restoration in China a7 ee ee Saiz “Convention sank home rule see "Ahmed Fuad made sul- “Bec. ERerotasion te Pongal: sidonto Pec itUnion, government under Borden victorious in Canada election. eee Jan. 2—U, &-Mexico parleys ended, Scares ower Sa Pa oe weet marched out of ee vee nies Geteated ts | SHer, Yili Hoops captured Osaags ae peasce opened, i a leek Salve conference meet. o eae a 2 ee “Foot. 1—sire. ¥. won ee pa me on me Soot thicken. White Sox wee morte Lcualgeereetel Se eae are = eee Feet eo ee tm east central In- pial ot Rass neer’ Chester. Far led Sze ES = cy ae Sesser are recy, Se ee ae See bt ‘than 1 mes perished tp Sersares ts at baweuken Silt “Guy “t~ Niagara Gotge trolley car 2 ees =e and flood at Tokio: “Oct ts dollar fre ta <aeet Sree Tras os wale bee tae cee ae yee ‘Wayne U. & attore eee Gee Dewey st painter, in New York. jeg Balsa Se Monge, sae R Fes WAI Hayman, theatrical pro- pie eStats Saran, “palate at ‘at Ste Aston, Foe ee eee ‘March 4—A_ ‘Wensel, painter, at En- ‘“Zisce 6c Mtanoel de Arriéga, former Piarch Count Ferdinand Zeppaa,-ef, CE Gate, American ambassador te alata in Congresmman Crros Bulloway Viarch ie Walter Clark. . American wpe tes. Lloyd Sion, Splomat and ne ee ee er APct Mecck Daketa at Wemiaston “Sip ikGen. vou Bissing, German SOT eet Dave tntasmery, actor, tp nae i-wW. Ewe member federal ea a ‘May 30—Joseph Benson Foraker, form- oo eae ie Gee wre and peer Sala Te Pratt, eculptor, at Bos » Lockwood, ploneer suf Sak apie (Nay Harry Lane, U. 8. senstor from OSes. w. Ht. meer, U. 8 at Sa Pe Bee tae ten 3—Mre. Matilde B. Cares, philen: ‘Louls Gathmann, inventor, at Washing- i &—D. W. Potter, evangelist, ot Ciepei2 aime. Terese Carene, plant eee eid 4, eras, Cathe Suse BS Dol" American come June #1. Haseré Payne, oe Se erpeeet gel Rpasermiee we July Federal Judge F. M. Wright af OTe as Bo Sweeney, asstetant secretary of the interior. Jay, Matas at Beockiines Mase Soeietntsrot 5. B Carter, director of Op dara AALS Ben ve Ugiy Shades, Harrigon Gray Ota, owner ‘Vitae. tatege 7. Cobany veteran actor, at Br Rioneon Obert. veteran church Jour- Sara ome Foe ‘Mate, Cath- Aug: | w. Sree iapece= Sige tomes , Peetor of the fe Ps cen. <- Brown, president of . Stone, collector of the port Oct a evened satan of Bary. Oct. Dom Be ‘former | P= alee | Pant 0. Hosting » former : ta! Sloe en | “Charles Mart, | B. Andrews, edweator, at Gen. enor, former con ) ‘Rotgers, U. 8. N | LW. ‘actor. | r “qoeen, r former a Ss ce thiet of Sarees Sere panel wena ——" ney carts sno Ped seco rams caren ¢ ad ema re emeiaoe se 919 |: sips oa alas ie £ eich : CooFE te 7 “THE BROAD AX: CHICAGO, DECEMBER 29, 1917. ~ : 3 to : 2 -CRAN > ORD Aphrtment Building a 00 Wabash Avenue ; : oe | a eg od — = = DL od fa = ‘The finest building ever opened to Colored tenants in Chi- ies eaees Rant chassis ght loaf, anaiSla Comes. J. W. CASEY, Agent Phone Main 263 133 W. Washington Street STYLE BOOK R --- HAIR --- | Te Colored Women a ‘We are the largest manufacturers of Solored Women's “Hale. Our intent ‘book showing pee siziee "in = eat are foam, We sell choo (Sande our bal and follet articles Set lufacticn guaranteed ° on sewoey back. ‘We make the best ‘each comb we give lamp Fa ies eee ee ar Maser POSTPAD 6% Gren manufacturer? prices Send two-cent samp. ‘Agente Wanted. Address as follows: anit Sok hows” New fork City. ‘Address Dept. 06 ‘PHONE DOUGLAS sess Dr. Mac Enery J. 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FARMER Seon 7=> NOTARY PUBLIC ‘Suite 78 pene aon, um Phenee, Office, Se Sovth Peck “Ave W.-E.- MOLEISON ATTORNEY asd COUNSELOR Suite 815 Hartford Bldg. PHONE: - CENTRAL 6583 __- CHICAGO TELEPHONE OAKLAND 246 C. E. KREYSSLER DRUGGIST Preactiptions carefully compounded. Mr. Kreyssler extends the greetings of the holi- day season to bis many friends and customers. “5057 "South State “Street -~ Near Sist Street” ‘Not'on the Corner cmcaco | TELEPHONE WEST 4508 J. Frank Armstrong, B. S.,M.D. Physician and Surgeon _ Ds A restos and) 9B 3 1:40 vo Sin PB ed by appointment sie caso Famous Family of Preachers. “Rev. Lyman Beecher, sometimes te ferred to as “founder of the Beecher family,” had seven sons who were preachers, Beginning with the oldest, they were: William Henry Beecher, Dorn in 1802; Edward Beecher, bora fm 1808; George Beecher, bora tn 1800; ‘Henry Ward Beecher, born in 1818; Charles. Beecher, born in 1815; Thom es K. Beecher, born in 18%, and James C. Beecher, born in 1828. Explorers Simply Groped. Tt used to be told of the early ex plorers of the Mississippl that, after entering the delta, they never knew how they got inside, and that, after passing through it to the gulf, they never knew how they got outside, It ‘was many years before the navigators fixed upon landmarks which enabled them to steer in anything like @ straight cours = ~~ Philadelphia Mad First Magazine. ‘The city that gave birth to the mag- azine is not the city from which now come the greater number of our standard and popular periodicals. Phil- adelphia, not New York, was the first Uterary center of the New World; for although Boston produced the first ‘Rewspaper, in the fourth year of the eighteenth century, Penn's city was next, and In the magazine field it was first. Weather Has Made History. All through history, from classic times down to the present, the inter- vention of the weather has turned the tide of wars. No wonder that com- manders, kings and nations used to pray for favorable weather when their fortunes were at stake. There was a time, both in pagan days and later under the Christian cycle, that no. army went into battle without offering devout supplications for a fair day or & foul, as best suited their aims. What He Wanted te Find Out At a certain wedding the happy pair ‘were about to retire, when the younger brother of the bride struck his glass with a knife and sald: “Ladies and gentlemen, as the young couple are about to leave us, I will cut my re marks short. I invite each and all of yeu to take up your glasses, rise to your feet, and—see if one of you has mot been sitting on my new hat!” Voice of Envy. “Did I understand you to say that Mr. Grabcoin has more money than he knows what to do with?” “No. ‘That is merely the point of view held by some of Mr. Grabcoin's neighbors who think they could enjoy life a great deal more than he does, if they nly had his money."—New Haven Journal. Weuld Make Daddy Sorry. Richard was proud of his newly ac quired pompadour. One day while standing in front of the glass admir ing it, be suddenly turned to his moth- er and said: “Say, mamma, when dad comes home and sees my pompadour, won't he be sorry he had his hair cut bald.” ‘Meanina of Biblical Phrase. ‘The “lodge in a garden of cucum bers,” mentioned in Isaiah 1:8, is © rude temporary shelter erected in the ‘open grounds in which a boy or man i set to watch to scare away robbers or the foxes and jackels from the vines. Door Comparatively Medern. ‘Who invented the door no one knows. It is, however, an inyention of comparatively modern times. All the ancient houses, even the houses con- taining doorways, had no doors, Fab- rics or skins of animals were hung across the doorways to keep out the Few Real Biue Flowers. ‘Bive is a scarce color im our gar Gens, but ageratum, cornflower, baby blue-eyes, Swan river dalsy and Salpt- glossis sinuata, anemone biande, for fet-me-not, some larkspurs, some col- umbines and one or two iris are very good biues. Had Seen the “Ad.” ‘When forma! announcement of Hel- en's engagement was made in the so- ¢tety column of the local paper, Dicky came running up to his sister, saying: TOR, Maton. | ot yout Gf tn tip be Artificial Limbs Lona Known. Artificial legs and arms were, it ir believed, used in Egypt as early as 700 B.C. They were made by the priests, Who were the physicians of that early time. : More Than Mere Right. ‘Singleton—“But ¢ven a married man hasa right to his opinion.” Henpek— “My dear fellow, it isn't a question of right; it's a question of courage”"— Boston Transcript. Portable Hydraulic Press. A portable, but. very powerful, hy- G@raulic press has been invented for ending large pipes to any desired Here’s a New Wane Term. > “A modest minimum. wage” is the Intest contribution to social sciesee, Row being used in arbitration courts in the commonwealth of South aus Instruments of Precision. Accuracy is one of the most neces sary qualifications of the present-day ‘business giri—or so it would appeat ‘trom the following conversation over- heard the other day in the park: “So T answered the phone, and he said, ‘Is Mr, X—— there?’ and I said, ‘Yes, do you want to see him? and then what ‘@o you think he sald? He said, ‘My dear girl, this is not a telescope; this is @ telephone.’"—Manchester Guard- fan. Replaces Human Sacrifice. ‘The meaning of the rite of “break- tng the bottle” at the launching of ships was originally nothing short of sacrifice, Building e town or launch ing a ship were solemn matters to our forefathers, not to Be done with- out devoting a life to propitiate the gods. Our timid civilization no long- et dares to sacrifice a slave or @ pris- oner on such occasions, and therefore we breek the bottle, signifying the taking of a man’s life. For Fever Patient. Here ts 2 cooling drink for fever Patients: Put a little sage, two sprigs of balm and a little sorrel into s stone jug, having first washed and ried it. Peel thin a email lemon, alice it and put a small piece of the peel in; then pour in three pints of bolling water. Sweeten and cover it closely. Just a Suggestion. ‘Little Mary was called in to see the new baby, who was the sixth in the family. All the previous children had been very small babies. Mary looked at-the baby a short time, then sald: “Mamma; don’t you think tt ‘would be better to have them a little bigger and not so many of them?” Revenue From Alaskan Seals. Of all the treasures in Alaska, the ‘seals are probably among the most val- wable. Unlike mineral wealth, they weed never run out, for, in conse- quence of their powers of reproduc- tion, they can yield under reasonable control @ large and continuous revenue for an indefinite future. Another Thing to Remember. ‘Willie and his mother had been vis- iting thelr aunt in the country. After returning, his mother was telling one of her friends over the phone how homelike her aunt's house was. Wil- Me was taking in the conversation and, speaking up, said: “Mamma, don't for- get to tell her how homely auntie was, toa.” Profitable Reading. ‘The woman who does not keep abreast with what Is taking place is do- ing herself a serious injustice. There is no possible excuse for ignorance im this day when opportunity is open to all through the public schools, the pub- We Ubrary and the newspaper—Ex- change. Discovered “Arabian Nights.” ‘The “Arabian Nights” stories were translated into English from the Ara- Die by Antonie Galland, a French savant, and traveler, who died in 1715. He obtained them in their original form during his visit to the East as an attache of the French embassy at Constantinople. . we —_— | ‘ines Cite” | Some of the new autamobile horns make a noise so different from any- thing ever heard by the’ present gea- eration that one {s tempted to belleve the inventor has accidentally hit on the bark of the ichthyosaurus—al- bany Argus. Arabe Eat Cucumber Rind. ‘The cucumber is grown in great quantities in Palestine. A traveler visiting an Arab school in Jerusalem writes that the dinner the children brought with them to school “consist- ed of a plece of barley cake and a raw cucumber, which they ate, rind and all” Interrupted Solemnity. Buddy, aged three, was flower car ‘tier at his aunt's wedding. When all was very quiet and the minister was reading the marriage ceremony, Bud- @y crlled out in a loud, clear voice, “Mamma, is he reading a story about the bears?” ‘The Tendency of Thines. * ‘The wise politicians are those who have learned from experience the real tendency of things, who can climb the ‘Focks where others have been wrecked, of from foresight.can be cool when Deril is upon them.—Froude. sya ‘Symmetry Deliberately Lacking. The Church of St. Basil, in the Kremiia, on Kremlin hill, in Moscow, Russia, is perhaps the only building in the world constructed with a care- ful view to avolding all symmetry in color or form. Practice Economy. ‘The sane standard, “Eat enough food and no more,” rigidly followed, would reduce greatly food bills In many Bomes and at the same time tend to improve the physical condition of all members of the household. ‘Little nan; aged five, tatkthg to: beuther in the cradle sald: “Ton to Uttie thing, you hasn't got no sadder, only mamma, and she works so hard.” | As NearAs Your Telephon, z eee Pgh enees ote dee Tekh et aly Cogs et hat orien oe wel ine a funeral a business rOpositi ie wil bencht by it in service, quality and ern indollars and ceats. The result of my campsip fo doit foe me oot of the lng! and mow capnicg A visit will convince you. ZG ‘Consult me, Ican save you Worry, Time and Money. 44 Stig al pat othe Cony ———- < Gharel Cal ronptiy anrwered doy or sight — Ernest H. Williamson, iia yg? Undertaker “75-207 BGR $028 and 5030S. StateSt, - - - - Chicago, DR. 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Later he confessed his sin and tried to impress the listener with the idea that, bad as the case was, it might have been ‘worse. “I ate all of Vir vinta’s candy,” said he, “but I left the bag for her to pop.” We Fe Vote Maramatsy @ converted ex-com wet and mantger of a ‘home for dis charged prisoners at Kobe, recently needed to make a trip to Tokyo, but Rad only 85 cents toward his fare, With faith in God, be neverthéless state for the station. One train de parted without him, but when time for the next arrived, it brought a mission- ary who, greeting Mr. Maramatsn, said to him: “By the way, I have been te tending for some time to hand you this $5 for your work.” Mr. Maramaten’s faith was vindicated. Explains Corn’s Fruitfuiness Many plant students are led to der how ears of corn become so #2 Polenated that no vacances oF ‘among the kernels, for the tassels ® 80 far above the silks and winds bi freely throughout the fields. But observation has shown that there 7,000 pollen grains to every evels only one is necessary. ‘Tunnele of the Ancients. “ Although tunneling is amos most ancient of enterprise, ™ progress has been ‘made In it th Sis’ yetad eee tt tat im the semiamythical dS ‘Thebadi Kings the long tune! thé mountatm rock, expanding 4 tance of 400 feet or 40, into some Tr, chamber; was's common work (5 rock temples of Nubia and Indit show that in certain matters «f % tute moderns may still learn {roe ancients. ee ae