The Broad Ax

Hon. ROBERT M. SWEITZER and Hon. WILLIAM HALE THOMPSON, continue to run almost neck to neck in the straw vote or ballot for MAYOR of Chicago; Hon. Maclay Hoyne is making a splendid showing as an Independent Candidate for the Head Boss of this city. HON. ALEXANDER H. REVELL, ONE OF THE BIGGEST AND MOST SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS MEN IN THIS CITY AND PROMINENT REPUBLICAN, AND HON. JULIUS ROSENWALD, WHO STANDS ACE-HIGH, WITH THE COLORED PEOPLE THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES; WHEEL IN LINE FOR HON. ROBERTM. SWEITZER, FOR MAYOR OF CHICAGO. BIG MEETING HELD AT THE PEOPLE'S MOVEMENT HEADQUARTERS, 3140 INDIANA AVENUE; TUESDAY EVENING; WHICH WAS ADDRESSED BY HON. ROBERT M. SWEITZER, HON. OSCAR DE PRIEST, HEAD-CHIEF OF THE PEOPLE'S MOVEMENT, PRESIDED OVER THE MEETING. The big Democratic and Republican politicians are still at sea when it comes right down to it as to who in their best judgment will be the next mayor of Chicago. Many of them are ever ready to do a whole lot of loud talking as to the final result, but when it comes down to backing up their loud talking by laying some money down on the table they generally fade or steal away, holding fast to their dough, for whenever they are cornered or pinned down real close they are dead willing to admit that it is mighty hard to tell just how or where the political tomcat will jump. One thing is certain, and that is that Mayor William Hale Thompson and Hon. Robert M. Sweitzer are running neck and neck in the city-wide straw vote or ballot which is being conducted by several of the daily newspapers, and at the present time the tide seems to be running in favor of the election of Hon. Robert M. Sweitzer, although it is hard to tell just what the next eight or ten days will bring forth, for Mayor Thompson, his shouters, retainers and camp followers are working mighty hard day and night and they are leaving no stone unturned in their efforts to re-land him back in the City Hall. Many of the old line Carter H. Harrison Democrats, who loyally supported Mayor Thompson in 1915, are Tuesday afternoon Hon. Thomas Carey, who may be induced to enter the race for United States Senator from Illinois in 1920, returned to the city after a two weeks vacation trip, and from now until election day, at this election falling in behind Col. Maclay Hoyne, who is putting up a very stiff and effective fight to become the head boss of this big town, and it must be said to the credit of Col. Hoyne that quite a few Colored men and women and especially some of the leading Colored lawyers are marching under his banner for mayor of Chicago. The first of this week Hon. Alexander H. Revell, one of the most successful and enterprising business men in this great city, who has always been a prominent member of the Republican party, who has himself many time in the past been urged to enter the race for mayor of this city, came out flat-footed in favor of the election of Hon. Robt. M. Sweitzer for mayor of Chicago, and Hon. Julius Rosenwald, who is one of the true friends or father of the Colored race in this country, who is true blue and a yard wide, also wheeled into line for Mr. Sweitzer. On Tuesday evening Mr. Sweitzer addressed an overflow meeting at the Peoples' Movement headquarters at 3140 Indiana ave. Hon. Oscar De Priest, the heap big chief of the movement, presiding over it, and Mr. Sweitzer and his wide-awake friends and political managers feel confident that many Colored men and women residing in all parts of this city will vote for him for mayor of Chicago. Tuesday, April 1, he will work very hard to land Hon. Maclay Hoyne in the City Hall as the next mayor of Chicago. Jack Johnson Salls from Havanna for Mexican Port HAVANA. March 20.—Jack Johnson, the Negro heavyweight pugilist, sailed today for Mexico, where it is reported several boxing contests have been arranged for him. Johnson's wife accompanied him. CHICAGO, ILL., MARCH 22, 1919 ERT I HALE T in the stra s making a spl for the Head B RTM. LE THOMPS straw vote a splendid show Head Boss of this HON. GEORGE B. HOLMES, REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE FOR JUDGE OF THE MUNICIPAL COURT. Hon. George B. Holmes, regular Republican candidate for associate Justice of the municipal court, is so well and favorably known throughout this city and county that he needs no long introduction to the many readers of this paper; he has very successfully practiced law in this city for more than twenty-nine years; he is an honored member of the Chicago Bar Association and the Chicago Law Institute and at the recent primary of the Chicago Bar Association, owing to his eminent legal ability and to his great popularity, he received almost nine hundred votes, which is by far the largest vote ever accorded to any judicial candidate by the members of the Chicago Bar Association. "His integrity and ability qualify him for the office," are the words of the Board of Managers of the Chicago Bar Association with regard to his candidacy. The Bar Association Primary placed him 8th in a list of 33 Republican candidates at the Bar Association Primary in 1918. He served with the 1st Ill. Vol. Infantry in the Siege and Capture of Santiago de Cuba in 1898. In the Mexican trouble he served in the Mobilization Camp on the Staff of the Adjutant General. He is a member of the Society of Foreign Wars; of the Santiago Society; Sons of American Revolution; Sons of Veterans; 320 Mason; Fernwood Lodge I. O. O. F.; Council 313 National Union; South End Business Men's Association and other organizations. He is also a member of the Hamilton Club; the Chicago Motor Club and the Old Colony Club. He is highly indorsed for the municipal Judgeship by hundreds of the most eminent lawyers in this city. Mr. Holmes was born at Fairlee, Vermont, December 12, 1867; was married September 30, 1897, to Miss Mary Amy Myrick, and they are the very proud parents of one son, a member of R. O. T. C. and of the Black Horse Troop at Culver Military Academy. Mr. Holmes blew into Chicago in 1885 and has resided in this city ever since in the 32nd Ward continuously. His residence is at 441 West 102nd Place. Mr. Holmes' grandfather was one of the conductors on the underground railroad back in Vermont and his home was one of the underground --- M. S. THOMPSON new vote or endid showing loss of this city Republican candidate possessing a with a whole and eighty-c against three opponents. L any judicial c many runaway slaves to make their railroad stations and he assisted escape over into Canada, where they became freemen. Mr. Holmes' father bravely fought on the side of the Union for the freedom of the slaves and for the preservation of this republic from 1861 to 1865. Being friendly disposed himself towards the Colored race Mr. Holmes, who always conducts himself like a highly polished gentleman, feels very grateful to the Colored citizens of this city for the splendid vote which they recorded in favor of his nomination for Judge of the Municipal Court at the recent primaries, and he feels more than confident that the [Name] Republican candidate for Judge of the Municipal Court (to fill vacancy); possessing a well trained judicial mind and being extremely popular with a whole army of lawyers in this city; he received eight-hundred and eighty-one votes at the Chicago Bar Association primary, as against three-hundred and two and twenty-nine votes for his two opponents. Mr. Holmes received the largest vote so far accorded to any judicial candidate by the Chicago Bar Association. votes to make their and he assisted Canada, where they her bravely fought Colored voters in all parts of this city will nobly stand by him at the city-wide election Tuesday, April 1, and assist to elevate him to the municipal bench. C. Washington, sist in the defensi tial may not star Eight hundred veterans of the Camp Grant, Ill., March. — Major Gen. Holbrook, commanding Cami Grant, today appointed Col. Ben H. Dorsey as chief counsel for the thirteen Colored soldiers charged with attacking a Bloomington, Ill., woman last May. Maj. Frederic J. Lind and two Colored officera, Capt. Lewis E. Johnson of the Three Hundred and Seventieth Infantry, and Lieut. Louis C. Washington, unassigned, will assist in the defense. The court martial may not start for a week. Eight hundred and fifty Colored veterans of the Three Hundred and Sixty-fifth Infantry, who saw action with the Ninety-second division in France, were discharged today. Maj. Lester M. Wheeler, formerly of Camp Hancock, Ga., has been ordered to Camp Grant as camp adjutant. Capt. T. H. Moore of the railway transportation office has been ordered to Washington. Maj. H. W. Bartlett, recently discharged from the army, has succeeded Thomas W. Sweeney as field director for the Red Cross, Sweeney leaving for his home in Rushville, Ill. PAGE TWO THE BROAD AX In this city since July 15th, 1899, without missing one single issue. Republicans, Democrats, Catholics, Protestans, Single Taxers, Priests, infidels or anyone else can have their say as long as their language is proper and responsibility is fixed. The Broad Ax is a newspaper whose platform is broad enough for all, ever claiming the editorial right to speak its own mind. Local communications will receive attention. Write only on one side of the paper. Subscriptions must be paid in advance. Advertising rates made known on application. Address all communications to THE BROAD AX 6206 So. Elizabeth St., Chicago, Ill. Phone Wentworth 2597. JULIUS F. TAYLOR Editor and Publisher DR. M. A. MAJORS Associate Editor 4700 South State Street Phone Drexel 1416 Vol. XXIV. March 22, 1919 No. 27 Entered as Second-Class Matter, August 19, 1902, at the Post Office at Chicago, Ill., under Act of March 3, 1879 Don't Wait to Do Good Deeds Don't Wait to Do Good Deeds. The good deeds we would do are brightened and made more prolific of beneficial results if we carry them out while the enthusiasm of our generous impulse is upon us. Have we not all experienced the warm desire to succor; postponed to a more convenient time (for us)—then dreaded for days until we finally drag ourselves to an accomplishment that makes of kindness a pitiful treadmill and bestows no sweet graciousness upon the recipient, who innately feels the irksomeness of our benefice? World's Famous Streets. SURRENDER PANHILL GROVE SURRENDER different of epinions seems to exist as to which is the most beautiful street in the world. Among those "in the running" may be mentioned: Princes street, Edinburgh, from which the city received her nickname of the "Athens of the North"; the Vla X X Septembre, Genoa; Sackville street, Dublin; the Avenida Callao and the Plaza Mayo, both in Buenos Aires; the High street, Belfast; and the Unter den Linden, Berlin. Glasses for Appearance Sake "Miss Bessie, if you are going to town today, I wish you would buy my sister, who lives in the north, a pair of glasses," ""Hy, Annie," replied the young lady addressed, "I could not get your sister a pair of glasses. She must have her sight tested so that* the glasses may be suitable." "Oh," said Annie reassuringly, "she wrote me that what fits my nose fits her nose!" Not the flight Tune A certain man was angry one night and began to swear in the presence of his wife. The latter, thinking she might shame him into quitting, decided to imitate him and swore fervidly, using the same oaths that he did. He looked at her in amazement for a few minutes and then remarked, "Well, you have the same words but you haven't got the right tune."—Exchange. "Women" Vs. "Ladies." The nuances of the English language seem to be as well understood by the person who advertised for "An aged woman to care for an elderly lady," as by the southern darkey who, presenting himself at the door of a fine mansion, announced: "It's lookin' fo' de culdulady what works fo' de white woman at dis house."—Springfield Union. Knew She Would Be Asked. Tillie was leaving to go over to her little chum's house, when she suddenly turned in the door and called to her mother, "Mamma, has baby brother got any teeth yet?" When asked why she wished to know, she replied, "So I can tell Mabel's mother. She always asks me if he has any teeth yet when I goes over to play with Mabel." Get Fat on Poor Food A recruit at one of the southern camps wrote a long letter home, which he started by telling how rotten the food was, and that he didn't get enough to eat. Near the end of the letter, about page fifteen, he told the folks how fat he was getting, having gained ten pounds in about a month. Race of Boat Builders The Irish from time immemorial have been boat builders, although the west coast mackerel fishermen, or the hake coast to the south, or the haddock fisheries on the southeast must be visited to understand the real ingenuity of the Irish native boat builder. In a large way Belfast represents the high development of the shipbuilding industry. EXPLAINED ONLY BY THEORY Origin of Band Called the Wedding Ring is Wrapped in the Deepest Obscurity. Why is a wedding ring? Why does a man slip a ring on the finger of the woman who becomes his bride? Why doesn't he give her a bracelet or a necklace, or a pair of earrings? Why is a ring the universal symbol used at weddings? And what is it a symbol of? Ever stop to think about all this? Probably not. When you were ready to marry, you hustled off to the nearest jeweler's and bought a ring for your bride, and, as far as you were concerned, that ended the matter. The origin of the wedding ring is wrapped in obscurity. A number of theories have been advanced to explain it. One harks back to ancient Egypt. Before the time of mints and collage in Egypt, gold money was made in the form of a ring, and the fingers of a man's hands were his most convenient bank. He wore his money. When an enamored swain slipped one of these money rings on his bride's finger, he did it to symbolize that he gave her not only himself, but his fortune. He meant, in fact, just what the modern bridegroom means when he says in the ceremony of the ring at the altar, "With all my worldly goods I thee endow." The styles today are bands of gold or platinum, plain or engraved, for wedding rings, and solitaire or cluster rings of any kind of gems, preferably diamonds or pearls, for engagement rings. PRETTY LEGEND OF GARNETS Apache Indians Believe Spirit of Chief's Daughter Imparts Tallismanic Power to Stones. There is a garnet mine in Arizona so rich in gems that the owners sometimes say the whole mountain in which it is located is a mountain of garnets. The Apache Indians, near whose reservation the mountain stands, have a strange myth concerning the garnets. One night centuries ago, they say, the little daughter of a great chief died. As her spirit passed out, the Indians gathered about saw a multitude of sparks fly up from the tepee and drifting through the air in a shining cloud settle on the mountain side, where they shone like star dust, making the mountain bright. Later, they declare, the sparks which continued to shine, never growing cold or dead, sank into the earth and became garnets. The Indians believe that the spirit of the chief's daughter still stands guard over the mountain and imparts to all the garnets found there talismanic powers to bring good luck to all who wear them. These garnets are mined now and sold all over the country in rings, necklaces and bracelets for pale-face maids. Many of the garnet rings are made in swastika design the Indian good-luck sign—and any who happen to buy one may be sure of prosperous fortune ever afterward. Marriage Customs in the Sudan Marriage Customs in the Sudan. In "Sudan Notes and Records," Mr. W. Nicholls describes a remarkable marriage custom in the Sennar province which is known as "stealing*the fire." On the final night of the festivities the bridegroom goes to the bride's house escorted by a band of youths bearing torches. These torches can be lit only by fire taken from the bride's house, and this the relatives of the bride take every possible method to prevent. Some of the bridegroom's friends creep in secretly at night, or a body of them forces its way into the house to carry off the fire. The editor quotes as parallels the custom recorded by Sir James Frazer ("The Golden Bough," "The Magic Art," vol. II, pp. 216-320), in which fire is used as a fertility charm in marriage ritual. But this is not an exact parallel, and, assuming that the charm is in the interest of the bride, it does not account for the resistance made by her friends when the bridegroom's party endeavors to procure fire from her home hearth. Getting the Most Out of Life. With the growing mind the minutes pass unnoticed. To the stirring soul life is so full of action that the minutes count only in the total of achievement. For the man of action there is no time for dragging hours. Every minute has its task, and all too fast fly the hours—the minutes scarcely have existence. It is different with the laggard. He waits the passing of time. And time waited for seldom gratifies the loafer. To prove time's worth you have only to crowd the minutes with worth-while efforts and, before you are ready for it, the gong will ring. And every minute well spent lures the toller into new realms of effort, shortening the minutes and adding to their charm.—Grit. Hymn Stroria Men Loved. At a memorial service in honor of Roosevelt at St. Nicholas church, New York, which he attended as a boy, the pastor remarked that the dead man's favorite hymn, from his childhood, was "How Firm a Foundation." That, also, was the favorite hymn of General Lee. It is notable that the same words appealed to these two men, whose fates were so strangely different—the one successful and triumphant practically all his life, the other a defeated soldier and victim of many sorrows. Yet the dilettanti will tell us scornfully that the verses loved by these strong hearts and moving them through years of intense action are not "poetry" and are "rude." Richmond Times-Dispatch THE BROAD AX, CHICAGO, MARCH 22, 1919 LIFE HOLDS NOTHING BETTER No Trace of Tre It is reaggregable that Man That Has Contentment In His Heart Need Seek No Further for Happiness. Discontent with his lot in life is the great curse of the man of ordinary estate in this world. To have the things that are beyond his reach consumes him with a ceaseless fire. Such men, as a rule, have enough and to spare, but this does not seem to satisfy them. If they would only determine to be content with what they have they would be happy. The consequence is that they make a dismal failure of a life that could easily have been a great success as far as their happiness is involved. And, without happiness it were better that a man had not lived at all. Then we have the man who has all the wealth and power and maybe all the glory that he craves, but who is in constant fear that it will be taken away from him; that he will lose his worldly possessions or that somebody will rob him of the limelight. Contentment never sleeps under the roof of such a man. Wherefore, of what good to him is all that he has? Now, if the man who wants that which is beyond his reach could school himself to be like Paul, "content in whatsoever state" he found himself, he would get things out of life that he never dreamed of. He would sleep soundly and awake in gladness. And if the man who has all the wealth he had craved could school himself to feel that it wouldn't matter if he were to lose it all, he would also sleep soundly and awake in gladness. Who among us that would wish to go through life and miss the biggest thing there is in life? Well, the least man on earth can have that big thing for his very own simply by a motion of the mind that God gave him when he was born. The big thing in life—its name is Contentment. It lies at your feet. Take it up and let it warm you—Utica Globe. VENICE HAD FIRST THEATER Buildings Designed Solely for Perform ances Were Erected in the Italian City in the Year 1629. The theater proper began in Venice in 1629, when comedy and melodrama filthoer presented on temporary stages erected in the squares or in the halls of palaces, passed into buildings especially made for that purpose. Pompeo Molmenti, the Italian historian, relates that the earliest genuine musical drama heard in Venice was the Prosperinarapita of Giulio Strozzol, set to music by Gaudio Montevarde. From 1637 onward theaters rose so rapidly that by the close of the Selcento they numbered 18 in Venice; some were devoted to comedy, others to music, others again were used indifferently for comedy or melodrama. Almost all the theaters belonged to noblemen who reserved boxes for themselves and took the rent for the buffet. The Council of Ten settled the hour of the performance and the length of time it might take. The advertisements were posted at the plazzetta and at Rialto, while clerks went through the town to announce the play and the hour when the house would open. The Money Cowry The occurrence of the money cowry in Iceland and England has a curious origin. This species, a native of the tropics, is used as current coin in certain parts of Africa. Some years ago it was very abundant on the coast of Cumberland near the mouth of the Calder river. The specimens are believed to have come from the Glendowra, a vessel wrecked off Seascale in a fog in 1873. She was homeward bound from Manna and carried 60 tons of cowries as part of her cargo. As this means about 70,000,000 shells, it may well be that money cowries will be picked up on our northwestern coasts for many years to come. Those found earlier on the coasts of Down, Ireland, were supposed to have come from a slave ship wrecked in the neighborhood. South African Timber It is not so very long ago that South African timber was, taken all round, considered of little value. Now that imported timber has gone up in the market, many virtues have been discovered in the native timber which previously were unknown. In consequence, South African timber has come to the front, so that it figures prominently in many instances. Sawing timber, such as Cape pine, poplar, yellow wood, blue gum and other varieties, cut into standard deals of 3 by 9 inches, is quoted at 10½ pence to 1 shilling per foot. This timber is used mostly for boxes and packing cases, as well as substitutes in the mines and buildings for the imported Baltic woods. Russia's Greatest Ruler St. Petersburg, the modern capital of Russia, now known as Petrograd, was founded in 1703 by Peter the Great, who died 194 years ago. Peter first built a small hut for himself and a few wooden hovels. The majority of nobles, however, preferred that Moscow should remain the seat of government, but Peter was determined to build a new capital, and in 1711 he laid, with his own hands, the foundation of his palace, which was built of brick. Peter was an extraordinary character and Russia's rise to a great power was entirely due to his genius. It is regrettable that we know so little about King Hiram—from whose seaport of Tyre, 100 miles north of Jerusalem, most of the material was shipped for building the famous temple. Probably, like Solomon, he had great stores of jewels, but none of them has been preserved, and, as for Carthage (called Tarsish in the Bible) it was destroyed so utterly by the Romans that no identifiable relics of the kind have survived.—Philadelphia Public Ledger. Secret of Happiness The happiness of life is made up of minute fractions—the little charities, a kiss, a smile, a kind look or word, a heartfelt compliment in the disguise of a joke, and the countless other essentials to peace of mind which are few, simple and always close at hand. If we would cultivate the habit of making a note of these things, we would get more pleasure out of the common experiences of everyday life and should soon master the secret of happiness. Salt Used as Money The value of salt is recognized in all countries, and in those parts of the world where it is scarce it is used as money. In some parts of Abyssinia bars of salt and rifle cartridges are the only small change in circulation. The bars are ten inches long and two inches in length and breadth. Five or eight "salts" make one dollar, depending on the distance of the source of supply. Three cartridges have the value of one salt. Seemed Indelicate. Maggle always liked to talk over the telephone; one morning before she was dressed, aunty called up and after talking to mamma asked to speak to Maggle, but she positively refused to come to the phone, and when mamma asked her why she would not talk to aunty over the phone she said, "Ts 'shamed to talk when I isn't dressed." —Chicago Tribune. Ancient Jewels That women of ancient times were not less fond of jewelry than those of today might reasonably be taken for granted. But the remarkable fact (as recently ascertained by archeologists) is that the jewelry they wore—at a period, let us say, 1,000 years before the birth of Christ—was fully equal in artistic workmanship to the best products of the twentieth century. To Care for Oilcloth To clean oilcloth rub with a fannel dipped in turpentine. Then shave half an ounce of beeswax into a large cup and stand the cup in boiling water. Add a saucerful of turpentine, a little shaved castile soap and a few drops of oil of citronella. Whip until it begins to get stiff. A little of this rubbed into the oilcloth will make it clean. Cleanliness Necessary. When our daughter was six years old she was taken to see her first vaudeville performance. One number on the program was a dancer, who wore very little, and Lova's first remark when she saw the dancer was: "Oh, mamma, but she has to wash herself clean, so much of her shows."—Cleveland Plain Dealer. Clean Photographs Dirty photographs are so unsightly that you will be glad to know there is a way to clean them. Moisten a soft cloth with warm water to which a little ammonia has been added; wring the cloth out well and wipe the photographs very lightly, drying them immediately with a soft dry cloth. Drum's Place in Music The drum is a relic of ancient ages. Music in its crudest form is fundamentally rhythm—later to develop into harmony. The drum, lacking pitch, lacking true musical expression, nevertheless essentially registers rhythm. It represents music in its infancy as devised by primitive peoples. The Great Art. There is but one art—to omit! Oh, if I knew how to omit I would ask no other knowledge. A man who knew how to omit would make an "Hind" of a daily paper.-Robert Louis Stevenson. Mothers in Heaven. "Perhaps even from heaven, our mothers see us and protect us still. I think they do."—"Mothers and Children," by Frank Danby. Ancient Burial Chest A cist (sepulchral chest) of massive slabs, enclosing a cinerary urn, said to be pre-Christian, has been found near Douglas, Isle of Man. Real Definition of Politics Politics is but another name for God's way of teaching the masses ethics under the responsibility of great present interests.—Wendell Phillips. Order of the Bath. Voice From the Tub—For the lava Mike, Jimmie, run and get me a cake of soap. Optimistic Thought. Every one of us is a sinner; we are men, not gods. WHY HE QUIT "THE ROAD" Ex-Drummer Voices Regret for the Disappearance of Oldtime Boni face and Clerk. "Oh for the old-fashioned hotel clerk, smiling, accommodating, always friendly, who never forgot a face, obliging and always making a fellow feel like he was at home," said Frank Whitsell of Portland, Ore., according to the El Paso Herald. "What a difference between the old professional hotel clerks of 25 years ago, even up to 15 years ago, and the automatic, mechanical clerks who never try to oblige—I might call them automatic grouches—of the present day behind the hotel registers. If you ask one of them a question he or she, nowadays, intimates that you get your room and meals, just exactly what you pay for, and not a thing more, please understand that. I was a commercial traveler for a quarter century up to six years ago, and I know. Why, we old drummers, as they used to call us, felt at home in those old hostelries of the western states, just on account of the clerks. Say, they were God's noblemen, those old-timers. They seemed to anticipate a fellow's wants and would go to all sorts of trouble to accommodate one. The milk of human kindness flowed in the hearts. And it made business, too. I have stopped at an inferior house, many a time, because I had been treated so well by the clerk. And I can say, tog, the proprietors were much the same way in those days. Hotels were made homelike, not a big box with compartments, where you are to be tucked away at so much per. That was one of the reasons I quit the road, the chilly, purely mechanical hotels of the present day." CANNOT BE TAKEN ALIVE Borillas Will Fight to the Death, and Are to Be Feared, Even When Mortally Wounded. The most perilous job that any one can undertake in the jungle is the capture of a full-grown gorilla. It is said that no gorilla has ever been captured alive after he was full grown. He would be a bold man who would attempt such a feat. Gorillas fear nothing. Even when mortally wounded they show an agility, strength and ferocity which is astonishing. A famous traveler once stated that it would take 150 men to hold down a gorilla with any degree of safety. On the other hand, all other apes are said to be pathetically easy to capture. The usual method is for a trapper to seat himself where he is certain to be observed by these creatures and pretend to drink from a bottle of crude spirits. When he is sure that he has been observed, he leaves the bottle and goes away. The moment his back is turned the monkeys rush to appraise their curiosity concerning the contents of the bottle. They like the taste of the spirits, and quarrel among themselves for it till the bottle has been emptied. They are soon overcome by the intoxicant, and the trapper returns and gathers them in. Change of Fashion. Indeed, so completely have fashions and materials changed in a century that the articles included in the following advertisement of goods to be sold on Fishbourne's wharf, "back of Mrs. Fishbourne's dwelling," have scarcely any meaning for us. Among the numerous articles to be disposed of were: "Tandems, isingham, nuns, bag and gulxall shirtings, huckabacks, quilted hum-hums, turkettes, grassets, single allee alloens, children's jumps and bodice, whalebone and iron busks, men's Newmarket caps, allibanles, dickmansoy, cushloes, chuckloes, cuttanees, crimson dannador, chained sooees, lemeones, byrampauts, moree, maffernany, saxlingham, prunelle, barragons," etc. Humhums was a sort of towel made of coarse Indian cotton cloth; curtanee a kind of piece goods of silk and cotton, also imported from India; barragon is the barracan of today, a fabric made of camel's hair, used widely in the Levant for robes and mantles; but for the most part the articles named in the advertisement have long become obsolete. Length of Arms and Legs. According to many measurements made at the Anthropological laboratory in London, the right arm, in human beings is in a majority of cases longer than the left arm, while, on the contrary, the left leg is longer than the right leg. Sometimes, however, the relative proportions are exactly reversed but seldom does perfect equality exist between the two sides. The tendency of the right arm to exceed the left arm in strength is sometimes greater in men than in women, while equality of strength in the two arms occurs almost twice as frequently with women as with men. Time to Reform. The sailor, returning a trifle buddied from a peace celebration, found his hitherto respected and respectable ship newly camoufaged in the most modern cubist style. Running his eye over the whole mess of conflicting squares, triangles, lines, circles and sundry other nameless blobs of paint which graced the sides of his "home," and blinking stupidly at the hideous screaming color scheme, he slowly raised his hand while the tears coursed down his cheeks and murmured, wearily: "Never again!" Early Irish Culture The evidences of early and medieval culture in Ireland are a multitude of beautiful things, classics of literature but likewise wonders of creative art Thus at Cong abbey, where sleep many of Ireland's ancient deed, and among them Rory O'Connor, the last king, there is an exquisite cross with gold trenceries and delicate beauty of silver and copper and enamel and bronze, a proof of the civilization built up with in Ireland long before the Normans crossed to her shores. Such instances might be multiplied. Glorious Climate of Tasmania Glorious Climate or Tasmania. Tasmania is supposed to be the healthiest spot in the British empire and this character got a great testimonial some years ago. A young officer of a British shipping line was given up by the London doctors at the age of 21 and went to Tasmania to die. the company granting him a pension. Instead of promptly dying he drew that pension for 83 years, dying in Tasmania recently at the great age of 104 Mends Granite Ware The government suggests we economize on kitchen utensils. To mend a hole in granite ware work a piece of putty until perfectly soft, then take a piece of the putty large enough to cover the hole and put one piece on either side of the metal, pressing together inside and out, smoothing down the edges. Place the vessel in a slow oven and bake until the putty is a deep brown. For containing water the vessel will be as good as new. To Remove Paint Paint stains that are not fresh and yet have not entirely hardened can be softened by moistening them with ammonia and sprinkling them with a little turpentine. Roll the fabric up for fifteen or twenty minutes or soak it for several hours if necessary and then wash it with warm water and soap and hang it out in the air to remove the turpentine odor. Clay and Cork for Insulation A new heat insulating material, composed of a mixture of a special clay and cork, has been discovered by a Norwegian engineer. The clay and cork mixture is burned and the result is the formation of a very light substance that is said to be eminently suitable for all heat insulating purposes—Indianapolis News. Last Word in War Vessels Superdreadnought is a name given to vessels of the dreadnought type. The displacement is 25,000 tons or more. The speed attained may be twenty-five knots or sea miles (a sea mile is 2,000 yards), and the main battery consists of guns of 13.5 inches caliber or better. A superdreadnought is the last word in naval architecture. Tight Lacing. A New York lady while visiting in the West had some experience with a cyclone. While asleep at a friend's the house was blown down and the lady pinned to the earth by a rafter. It was supposed she was crushed, but when they dug her out she opened her eyes and sleepily murmured: "Jane. I feel a little uncomfortable; unfazer my corsets." Evolution of a Happy Thought Mark Twain's favorite example of a man who was busy for keeps was the proverbial one-armed paper hanger with hives. Eureka, we begin to see a light. You've heard about "as busy as a bee." Well, isn't it simple; hives bee—see? Vodeville stuff. —Indian apolls Star. Fruit and Insects. Choice fruits, especially grapes, may often be protected from insect pests by the use of paper bags placed around the bunches and securely fastened by twine to the supporting shoot or cane. Bags may be put in place as soon as the blossoms have fallen. Drowning the Fly A shooting-fish in the East Indies has a hollow cylindrical beak. When it sees a fly on plants that grow in shallow streams it ejects a single drop of water, which knocks the fly into the tide-Chicago Journal. Greatest Poetry A sunny, cheerful view of life, living on truth and fact, co-existing with practical aspiration ever to make things, men and self better than they are—this is the true, healthful poetry of existence—Robertson. To Wash a Flag. If you fear that colors will run (which is likely in a cotton flag) wash it in gasoline and soap. Melt soap in a little water, add it to the gasoline and put in the flag. Rinse in clear fluid and hang up to dry without wringing. A Quick Freeze. In freezing ice cream remember that time will be saved if you do the freezing in a warm place, as the more rapidly the ice melts the more quickly the ice cream or sheerb will frozen. Daily Thought No sadder proof can be given by a man of his own littleness than dishie lief in great men.—Carlyle. Sympathy as a Fine Art. Sympathy is one of the fine arts. It should enrich, not impoverish; strengthen, not weaken; inspire while it comforts. It is easy enough to say you are sorry. It is easy to grieve with your friend over his trouble and pity him for his mishaps. But the sympathy which is a fine art does not encourage him to give way to despair. It stimulates. It puts hope in place of heartache. It points on and up. Do not wrong your friend with the sympathy which will make him feel like pitying himself. Josephus. Flavius Josephus, the most celebrated of Jewish historians, was born at Jerusalem in 37. As a mark of gratitude for favors, he assumed the family name, Flavius, of the Roman emperor Vespasian. The date of his death is unknown. His most important works are "History of the Jewish War," "The Antiquities of the Jews," two treatises, "Against Aplon of Alexandria" and "A Discourse on the Martyrdom of the Macabees," and an account of his own life. Dream Has Physical Basis. Dream The "falling from a height" dream has a physical basis, for scientists have shown that this form of nightmare invariably occurs during the first few minutes after falling asleep. It is suggested by the general muscular relaxation that takes place when we settle down. A change of position of even a fraction of an inch, or the least little slip of the muscles, is sufficient to convey the idea of a fall to the brain. Birds Not Man's Enemies It is a fact that if it were not for the bird life we would starve to death. The great natural enemy of man is any force that will destroy his foodstuffs. Every field is the home of thousands of 'insects, and agricultural reports will verify the fact that each year millions of dollars' worth of crops are destroyed by insects. And the birds are the natural enemies of the insect pest. Her Excuse a Good One. Carrie was invited to a party. Her mother cautioned her not to begin eating her goodies until all around the table had been helped. Carrie was honored with the first helping to ice cream. In a few moments she said: "Excuse me for eating my ice cream before it melts. I enjoys it best while it is freezed." The Black Diamond. Although white diamonds come chiefly from the Transvaal, the black diamond is found in its greatest purity in Brazil and especially in the Province of Bahia. For its finest specimen so far discovered a price of $20,000 was paid—quite insignificant when compared with prices paid for white diamonds. Is It a Real One? Here is quite an easy way to tell whether a diamond is a genuine one or not. Make a small dot on a piece of paper with a lead pencil and look at it through the diamond. If it shows only a single dot it is a genuine stone, but if it shows more than one dot you've been "had." Marion Coming On. Living on a farm, the children hear their fathers talk of the different crops. Our little neighbor was over to visit my 1-year-old daughter, who has never had much hair. Returning home, she said to her mother: "Marion is certainly getting a fine crop of hair now."—Chicago Tribune. Couldn't Risk It A good story is told of General Glascock of Georgia. When the latter was, 70 years ago, elected a representative, a friend asked: "General, may I introduce you to Henry Clay?" "No, sir," was the prompt response; "I am his adversary, and choose not to subject myself to his fascination." Two Centuries of Snouting The most active volcano in the world is Mount Sangay. It is 17,196 feet high, situated in Ecuador, in the eastern chain of the Andes. It has been in constant eruption since 1728. -Indianapolis News. To Clean Aluminum Make a rather strong soap lather, and while it is warm put the aluminum utensils into it and wash them clean. Dry with soft cloths, and they can be made as bright as desired. Occasionally polish them with whiting made into a paste. Wanted a Mourning Rose. Two little boys went into the rose garden to pick a rose for their mamma. Willie, who had recently lost his papa, said: "I'm looking for a black rose for my mamma, 'cause my papa is dead." First Impressions Mrs. McPherson—Can ye lend me a bowl, Mrs. McNeish? I widnə jlist like our new lodger to take his parish fra the pot for the first day or two.—Exchange Optimistic Thought. Man is a social animal formed to please in society. Pertume in the Early Ages From the very earliest ages man has loved sweet odors. In the Bible we read of the burning of incense on the altars and the very word perfumery (under which head we may include all delicate fumes or smells) comes from the Latin fumus, smoke or vapor. The early Egyptians knew the use of the still, and adapted it to the separation of the odorous principle from fragrant plants, but the most ancient odors were drawn from natural gums, such as camphor, myrrh and cinnamon. Sea Level. Sea level in the scientific sense means theoretical mean or average from which elevations or depressions on the earth are calculated. The coast and geodetic survey, which is government authority on such subjects, says: "Mean sea level may be defined as the surface which would be assumed by the water of the oceans at rest if there were no action by the wind or by the tides due to the attraction of the moon and sun. The sea level surface is at all points at right angles to a free-swelling plummet." Broom Corn in Argentina In Argentina the cultivation of broom corn is conducted along simple lines not differing much from that of ordinary corn. The broom corn is frequently sown after the wheat, flax or oats crop on the property has been harvested, and if there is abundant rain and if the frosts are late a good yield may be obtained, thus giving two harvests in the same year from a single piece of ground. Modern Slavery. There is no legal and formal slavery now in any Christian country. It survives in a mild form in most Mohammedan countries. The peonage system of Latin American countries is not much different from slavery, but rests upon a different theory. The peon is not supposed to be owned as property; he is supposed to be working to pay a debt which he owes the master. Herodes' Subnormal Son. Herodes, to overcome the extraordinary dullness of his son Atticus, educated along with him twenty-four little slaves of his own age. He gave each the name of the letter of the Greek alphabet. His son, in order to play with them, had to learn the alphabet to call their names. The Fool Hen. The lad went to the henhouse to gather eggs. He returned with only two eggs and said a hen was on the nest! He was told not to disturb the hen, but wait for a time and maybe he could find another egg. In half an hour he ran excitedly into the house, exclaiming: "That fool hen sat on the nest until the egg was bolling," and he held the egg up as proof. Species of Fern: The island of Mauritius, less than one-third the area of Delaware, has 235 native species of ferns; Java, a little larger than New York, has 400 while Brazil contains 387. All Europe furnishes but sixty-seven species, the arctic zone, 26; North America, north of Mexico, has about 175 native species. A little girl who always has her ears open for the conversation of her elders, heard her grandmother diagnosing a case of the hives. Later this little girl noticed a red spot on her arm. She ran to her grandmother, exclaiming: "Oh, grandma, see, I have the heaves, too." Their Soup and Coffee. A soldier, in writing home from France, stated that he was unable to mention the name of the river that coursed through his sector because if the missive fell into enemy hands it would furnish valuable information on the source of supply of the soup and coffee-Chicago Tribune. Companionship If the boy is not a companion to his father it is generally because the father was not a companion to the boy when the boy was a little fellow. Companionship is something which must grow through the years, especially for two people who live under the same roof and share the same fortunes. Sounded Like That. Dorothy's mother was getting her to repeat the Lord's prayer, and all went well until near the end. "And deliver us from evil," said her mother. "And deliver us from measles," repeated Dorothy—Boston Transcript. Sure Sign. Said the head barber (all barbers being head ones, strictly speaking) "I can always tell a man who is used to shaving himself by the way he tries to puff out his cheeks in ticklish places." The vell which covers the face of futurity is woven by the hand of mercy.—Bulwer Lytton. Daily Thought. Love better is than fame.—Buyard Taylor. THE BROAD AX. CHICAGO. MARCH 22, 1919 HOW SAILORS "LAY GHOSTS" Men of the Sea Give Short Shrift to Matter-of-Fact Spooks That Annoy Them. The first lieutenant had just been relieved, writes "I. S. T." in the London Mail, and was wending his way from the destroyer's bridge to his cabin. It was fairly calm, but very dark, and there was little to be seen but a line of waves on each side and the dim form of a second destroyer in station astern. Even for this "No. 1" had no eyes, for he had had a weary middle watch and bed was his only interest. But he did notice a weird figure, apparently human, crawling about near the "bandstand" of the after gun. He went to investigate and found the surgeon probationer, clad in a chamois leather overall suit, in which he had been sleeping on the wardroom couch below—for every one must sleep more or less clad, ready to turn out at a moment's notice. He was feeling about in the dark, apparently in search of something. "What on earth are you doing, Doc?" he asked, and got the brief answer, "Laying a ghost." The first lieutenant grunted and disappeared below, leaving the doctor to insert a paper wedge between a loose rattling shell and the side of the stand in which it was placed. A ghost, in naval language, is a noise which cannot be accounted for. In a destroyer one becomes a connoisseur in noises. The steering gear clanks heavily at intervals and the rhythmic beat of the engines is always there, changing only when the speed is altered. In heavy weather the washing and beating of the water makes a hundred noises. But ghosts are extra noises and should be avoidable. Some misplaced or ill-fitting article or a loose screw may cause the noise, and with the ship's vibration it will knock or rattle with a regular persistency that will drive the most placid mind nearly to frenzy, and sleep will rarely be the victim's portion until he has left his warm bunk and found the cause of the trouble and the ghost is laid. COIN TOOK FANCY OF ARABS Austrian Maria Theresa Dollar Has Long Been the Principal Money of That Region. The only coin in general circulation in Abyssinia is the Austrian Maria Theresa dollar, of silver. It is also the principal money in Arabia, and the story of its introduction in those regions and all the neighborhood of the Red sea is quite interesting. More than a century ago trading Arabs got hold of some of these dollars and found the effigy of the queen (which they bore on one side, the reverse showing the Austrian double eagle) so attractive that they sought to obtain more of them, for sale as jewelry. Later on they became highly popular as a medium of exchange in mercantile transactions in Arabia; and when at intervals the Turkish government prohibited their importation a large and profitable business was done in smuggling them through Aden and other seaports. They are all dated 1780, being even now minted from replicas of the original die, which is of rather crude workmanship. Any change would not be understood by the Arabs and Abyssinians and would render them less acceptable. Bankers and merchants in the Red sea region import the Maria Theresa dollars in bulk from Trieste, selling them at a good profit or exchanging them for native merchandise. They are somewhat larger than our silver dollars, but weigh less than an ounce and are only a little over four-fifth silver. Wrought Iron From Ors. Wrought iron is not commonly produced direct from the ore, but a California metallurgist, using petroleum as fuel, claims to avoid the usual troubles and to obtain pure iron at a much reduced cost. The ore, after grinding to pass through a sixteen mesh sieve, is mixed with some heavy oil, such as asphaltum. The mixture is made into cylinders, each of a size to yield about 150 pounds of reduced iron, and these cylinders are placed in the furnace and gradually heated to the welding point of the iron, then taken out and compressed into blooms. A little silicate rock is added to give slag enough to hold the semifluid mass together. To avoid reoxidation—the great difficulty in previous processes—a reducing atmosphere is maintained in the furnace, and the bloom is compressed before entirely removing from the furnace. The time required for heating through and reducing is given as four or five hours. Substitutes for Hickory. Specifications for handles for intreaching tools were prepared during the war by the forest products laboratory at Madison, allowing seven substitute species in place of hickory and also certain minor defects, thereby making possible greatly increased production for this class of material and at the same time giving satisfactory handles—University Bulletin. Look Decent. Bobby's father was a photographer, and the little fellow had often seen him take pictures and heard him admonish the people to "Look pleasant, please." One day he obtained a small, woutorn camera and pretended to take his little playmate's picture. Getting her to stand for a snapshot, he directed: "Now, Hazel, stand still and look WE'RE MARVELS IN CHILDHOOD Those Whom the World Has Recognized as Men of Genius Remarkable for Precocity. One character common to genius and to insanity, especially moral insanity, is precocious. Cesare Lombroso, professor of legal medicine, University of Turin, relates that Dante, when nine years of age, wrote a sonnet to Beatrice; Tasso wrote verses at ten. Pascal and Comte were great thinkers at the ages of thirteen. Former at fifteen. Niebuhr at seven, Jonathan Edwards at twelve, Michel Angelo at nineteen, Gassendi, the Little Doctor, at four. Bossut at twelve, and Voltaire at thirteen, Pico de la Mirandola knew Latin, Greek, Hebrew, Chaldean and Arabic, in his childhood; Goethe wrote a story in seven languages when he was scarcely ten; Wieland knew Latin at seven, meditated an epic poem at thirteen, and at sixteen published his poem, "Die Vollkommenste Welt." Schiller was only nineteen when he wrote "Rauber." Victor Hugo composed "Irtamene" at fifteen. Pope wrote his ode to solitude at twelve, and Byron published verses at eighteen. Moore translated "Anacreon" at thirteen. Meyerbeer at five played excellently on the piano. Claude Joseph Vernet drew very well at four, and at twenty was a celebrated painter. At thirteen Wren invented an astronomical instrument, and offered it to his father with a Latin dedication. Raphael was famous at fourteen. Beethoven composed three sonatas at thirteen. Elchorn, Mozart and Eyler gave concerts at six. Weber was only thirteen when his first opera, "Das Waldmarchen," was presented. Bacon conceived the "Novum Organum" at fifteen. Charles XII manifested his great designs at eighteen. RIDICULOUS FAD OF FASHION Description of Head-Dress Worn by Women Some Centuries Aga Appears Almost Incredible. Fashion plays constant pranks with a woman's hair. Addison says in the Spectator of 1718: "There is not so variable a thing in nature as a lady's head-dress; within my memory I have known it to rise and fall above 30 degrees." In the reign of Henry VI, ladies wore horns, having on each side ears so large that when they would pass through the door of a room it was necessary to turn sideways and stoop. It was judged necessary to enlarge the doors of the Chateau de Vincennes. The correct angle for the hair was 45 from perpendicular, which entailed great strain upon the hair growing from the forehead. Little thought of what we call cleanliness or even decency was present at the hairdressing of that day. Not only was the hair left untouched for a most revoltingly long time, but materials were used in the dressing of the hair and making the rolls (as Anna Green Winslow related), which were most incredible. The Boston Gazette of May, 1771, tells of a young woman driving in Boston streets who was thrown from her carriage and her high tower partly torn off. It proved to be stuffed with yarn, tow, wool, curled hair, and even hay. Monarch's Compliment A pretty compliment was that Philip IV of Spain, himself a painter, tendered to a greater artist. Velasquez. When Velasquez had finished his famous picture "Las Meninas," which includes not only Philip and his queen, but the artist himself, brush in hand, he asked of the king, "Is anything wanting?" "One thing only," answered Philip; and taking the palette from Velasquez's hands, he painted on the breast of the artist's figure in the picture the Cross of the Order of Santiago, the most distinguished in Spain. Animal's Strong Instinct Some animals are remarkable, indeed, for the wonderful development of love and devotion they possess and show toward men. They are so acute in the sense of their affections that they seem to perceive the feelings of their master in advance of his expressions. Masters of dumb animals have often been heard to declare that their animals were quicker to detect in them a spirit of anger than were their fellow men. Trinidad Lizard Farm. On the island of Trinidad there is today a veritable lizard farm which has all the equipment for the successful breeding of these none too numerous members of the reptile family which are now known to be indispensable to the sugar planters. In addition to this enterprise a wider search is being made for toads to help increase the world's sugar output. Custom Hard to Down. Pens made of feathers were common in the seventh century, but so inveterate was the old habit of writing with reeds on parchment and paper that it continued a long time after the first use of quills. The custom of carrying a pen behind the ear is ancient, as may be seen in the life of St. Odo: "He saw a pen sticking in his ear in the manner of a writer." Poor Relative's Figure. She said with a sigh, "My, how glad I am that I have a poor relative's figure! I can wear anything from the frocks made for Cousin Anne, who is nearly six feet and looks like a clothespin, to the suits built for Cousin Jane, who is five feet and weighs one hundred and eighty." "JEWELRY" OF MASAI WOMEN Telegraph Wire Considered Choice Personal Adornment by Females of British East African Tribe. Of all Africa's many tribes, none is more distinctive than the Masal, that warlike race of British East Africa, whose women are regarded as the best looking of all negroes. They are slender, well formed, and lack the abnormal hips so characteristic of many other natives. *Pride in personal adornment is shown by ornaments of a remarkable nature, telegraph wire being colled about their arms and limbs in spiral fashion. So awkward is this remarkable jewelry that the wearer cannot walk properly, nor can she sit down nor rise like other human beings. Round her arms she has wire coiled both above and below her elbows, while still more wire is coiled round her neck horizontally, till the head seems to sit on an inverted iron salver. Put on at an early age, these ornaments must remain unless they are sawed off. As a result of this compression the limbs remain like mere stilts, the wire frequently becoming embedded into the flesh. Besides this iron wire, often weighing 30 pounds or more, great quantities of beads and iron chains are hung in various ways round the neck. During the period of engagement the girl wears round her head a band covered with cowries from which hang a number of strings forming a bridal vell. For the first time she dons real clothes, consisting of an apron in front, suspended from the shoulders behind. The hairs of the eyebrow are pulled out to further enhance her beauty. DO YOU THINK IN PICTURES? According to Men Who Have Studied the Subject, Most of Us Unconsciously Have That Habit. A writer says: "A good many men and a larger number of women and children think in pictures without knowing it. If some one speaks of a tree, an oak or an elm, or a pine—do you see a composite tree of your own design, or a particular tree you know, perhaps, in childhood? Do you see it bare or in full leaf? If you are one of those who think in pictures, you will find that you always see the same picture for the same words." Prof. Francis Galton, F. R. S., is the expounder of this belief, and after all, is it not merely a return to the very origin of our written language, the hieroglyphs of Egypt? In that primitive time it is possible that a word brought so clearly to mind a mental vision of an object or an action that it could easily be summarized into an ideograph. In our more complex life we have, of course, lost sight of the facts and no longer realize that the word "tree" means to us a well-defined object probably fixed in the brain by one of the minute lesions—or its clefts—which science tells us are the sources of memory. We unconsciously assemble these various memories and unconsciously form of them pictures which, if we are suddenly brought to ourselves, we might still retain on the mind's retina for a time, just as we retain dream images vividly on suddenly awakening. Early Protest Against Tipping. Early Protest Against Tipping. The word "tip" is said to be derived from the initial letters of the phrase "To Insure Promptness," but as "tips" usually follow, instead of preceding, service, they insure nothing, and as a consequence anti-tipping crusades are constantly being threatened. But protests against tipping are by no means of modern growth. George I complained about it when he first came to the throne—and England. "This is a strange country," he declared. "The first morning after my arrival at St. James' I looked out of the window and saw a park with walks and a canal, which I was told were mine. The next day Lord Chetwynd, the ranger of my park, sent me a fine brace of carp out of my canal, and I was told. I must give 5 gulneas to Lord Chetwynd's servant for bringing me my own carp out of my own canal in my own park." Putting It Plainly. Among the many good stories contained in the private papers of Admiral Sir William Hotham, is one about Gen. O'Hara, who, as governor of Gibraltar, discovered that an officer who had lately joined had come on parade with an umbrella. The wind that day was easterly, and the general perhaps was unduly affected by this circumstance, but in very unmeasured terms he ordered the delinquent to throw away the offending implement; and after adding other comments, concluded thus: "And pray, sir, in future understand that you are not to appear upon this parade with an umbrella—no, not if it is raining pikes with the sharp points downwards!"—London Tit-Bits. Frost Forests. One beautiful use his window had, one glorious use, one enchantment. In the depth of winter sometimes of mornings when he got out of bed and went to open the shutter, on the windowpanes would be a forest of glittering trees. The first time he beheld such a forest, he stood before it spellbound; wondering whether there were silvery birds singing far off amid the silvery boughs, and what wild creatures crouched in the tall, stiff frostgrass. From the ice-forests on the windowpanes his thoughts always returned to the green summer forest on the distant horizon—James Lane Allen, in "The Kentucky Warbler." PAGE THREE WHERE FLAPPER IS UNKNOWN Life in Japan Seems Largely a Matter of Negations for Both Girls and Women. In Japan the "fapper" has not arrived. The majority of Japanese young girls never exchange a word with a man of marriageable age outside their own immediate family. There is no masculine audience for young feminine coquettes and there is no masculine eye to admire the little personal adornments, the choice of which fills such a large part of the frivolous western sister's exciting life. It would seem indeed that life for the young Japanese girl is mainly a matter of negations, observes the New East Magazine. She has no real clothes problem. Her dress has been designed by some mysterious power long before she was born. It has been decreed that at a certain age she shall wear certain colors, which must be changed at certain seasons. Her kimono shall have longer or shorter sleeves on this or that occasion. Her obi shall be so high and of such and such colors. She has not even to think of how she shall arrange her hair, for the same mysterious power has decreed that the hair shall be oiled, stiffened, combed and twisted into a given pattern. As this mysterious power has to be obeyed, a hairdresser has to be employed regularly for the right fixing of this collar. A Japanese girl is scarcely an individual, but is rather part of a plan, and her silhouette must correspond with the plan. A husband having been obtained for her, a dowry provided, her wardrobe filled, she has not even to exercise originality in the furnishing of her home. The same mysterious power has decreed how this home shall look. BLUFF THAT FATHER MAKES Siberian Daddy Is Supposed to Be in No Hurry to Get Rid of Marriageable Daughter. Ordinarily fathers of marriageable daughters are very much awake at the approach of a prospective son-in-law, and are not at all given to being asleep when the actual request for the young lady's hand is made. But in far-off Siberia, among the Samoyed, a people who huddle close about the arctic circle, things are different, and the father is, or pretends to be, more or less asleep when the matchmaker arrives, and has to be awakened. The girl's father always assumes a pensive, taciturn attitude, a sort of drowsy, uninterested air, even if the terms offered are entirely to his liking. As one gift after another is profered, he still preserves his silence, and even nods as though the whole thing made him tired and sleepy. Finally, the matchmaker, apparently at the end of his patience, strikes the uninterested parent with the ceremonial iron staff which he carries. Then the father, thus rudely awakened to a sense of his obligations, promises to consult his son or other male relative about the matter. This he does, but only as a matter of form, for when the proceedings have reached this stage it is already certain that the marriage will take place. "Grass Widows." The term "Grass Widow" very likely originated from the wording of a Canon law of the eleventh century, which ordained that a widow should remain "under God's protection and grase" for a full year after her husband's death, and then marry if she pleased. Such women were "widows of grace," and in later parish registers they are described as "Grasse Widowes." In the time of Sir Thomas More the term "grass widow" was applied to unmarried mothers, and in this sense it was used in most of the Teutonic languages. In modern times the term lost that reproach, and has been applied to the wives of men long absent from home. Another explanation of its origin is found here in the United States. During the days of gold rushes it was common for men to board out their wives until they had made enough to start a home in the West, and this, in the picturesque speech of the time, was termed "putting one's widow out to grass." Waste of Good Timber Many complaints are heard because Christmas trees were so scarce this season that only a few could buy them. Railroads could not haul them until the eleventh hour, and high prices, as well as the small supply, barred trees from many homes. Trees adapted to Christmas use have survived the ills and perils of infant life. Barring accidents, they are sure to live, grow and freshen. It is savgery, if one views it rightly, to destroy them. Yet men who would not harm a full-grown tree back down tree-fellings without pity or remorse. But if we are to have trees for all time, young trees must be saved.—Milwaukee Journal. Electrollers From Gas Lamps. An ordinary gas reading lamp can be made over into a satisfactory electric fixture at very moderate expense. The burner and attachment for gas piping are removed and socket and electric light bulbs substituted, the electric wiring being passed up through the standard of the lamp. T=J candlesticks may be also fitted with electric bulbs and such candlesticks, with small lighted bulbs instead of ordinary candle flames, are used at either end of the plane or sideboard. RO. T. L. Treasurer and member of the West Park Board, being appointed by Gov Frank O. Lowden, Director of the Market Trust and Savings Bank, high class successful business man and Republican candidate for City Treasurer of Chicago. Hon. William Ganschow republican candidate for City Treasurer who can be voted for by both men and women at the election Tuesday, April 1, was born, raised and educated right here in Chicago, coming into this bustling and hustling grand old world in 1875, and it must be said to his great credit that he is a solid progressive up-to-date business man he has very successfully built up the firm of William Ganschow Company, which occupy a large building at Washington Boulevard and North Morgan street, which is one of the largest of its kind in the United States. Being strictly a high class successful business man but he naturally delights to play at the game of politics just for past time and for some years past he has been one of the very prominent leaders of the Republican party on West Side. At the present time he is the treasurer and a member of the West Park ROOSEVELT COMMITTE MEETS TODAY TO DECIDE ON MEMORIAL. Noted Men to Address Meeting. New York, March.—The meeting of the Roosevelt Permanent Memorial National Committee tomorrow will bring together as notable a gathering as has been held in New York City in many years. Colonel William Boyce Thompson will preside, and among the distinguished men who will be present will be ex-President Taft, ex-Justice Hughes, General Wood, Admiral Peary, Senator Lodge, Senator Hiram Johnson, Senator Newberry, John Burroughs, and others of equal eminence. Hundreds of suggestions for various kinds of memorials which have come to the National Headquarters from all over the country have been published in a book, which will be submitted to the members. A number of notable men who have proposed plans of particular significance have been invited to address the meeting. Among these are George Shiras, 3d., the famous faunal naturalist, who will urge a Roosevelt foundation for the preservation of wild life, and William Loeb, Jr., who will speak on the project for creating a seaside park at Oyster Bay. T. Gilbert Pearson, Secretary of the National Association of Audubon Societies, has proposed the erection by "lovers of outdoors" of a bird fountain till memory of Colonel Roosevelt, and will defend that project. H. D. Watson of Kearney, Nebraska, will propose the creation of a model farm community in honor of the former President. Mr. Watson is one of the best known agriculturists of the Middle West, and the only citizen of Nebraska who has received the thanks of the State Legislature for his public services. An elaborate Americanization plan has recently been submitted by an anonymous friend of Colonel Roosevelt, and, it is understood, will form the subject of considerable debate. A large number of the members of the Committee are said to favor some Americanization project as the most fitting memorial to Colonel Roosevelt. PAGE FOUR 4 Board by appointment of Governor Frank O. Lowden. He is also treasurer of the Active Club, a West Side Business men's Association, and acts in a similar capacity for several other organizations. He is one of the directors of the Market Trust and Savings Bank, he and the other members of his family reside in a lovely house at 2156 Pierce Ave. Mr. Ganschow is it at all times very jovial and he always finds plenty of time to stand and talk to the humblest citizen regardless of his race or nationality; therefore he can count his friends by the thousands in all parts of this city, he has always been a warm friend to the Colored people on the West Side and the Colored men and women in this city should deem it an honor and a great pleasure to vote for him for City Treasurer of Chicago. SIXTY DOLLAR BONUS TO SOLDIERS. U. S. Government Gives $60 in Cash to Goldiers, Officers, Female Nurses, Etc., Who Have Resigned or Who Have Been Honorably Discharged Since April 6, 1917. (Special to The Broad Ax) Washington. D. C.— In order that colored soldiers and sailors may be duly informed as to their rights under a recent law passed by Congress, and thereby be in a position to promptly take advantage of the Government's plan to extend financial help to all soldiers, etc., who have been honorably separated from military or naval service, Emmett J. Scott, Special Assistant to the Secretary of War, who, during the war period, has been advising in matters affecting the interests of colored soldiers, has requested the Negro Press of America, Negro clergymen, teachers and others, to give the widest possible publicity to the fact that the United States Government, by Act of Congress Approved February 24th, 1919, grants to all soldiers, officers, female nurses, etc., who have either resigned or who have been honorably discharged since April 6th, 1917, or who may resign or be honorably discharged before the expiration of their enlistment period, a $60 bonus in cash. The way and manner in which the cash bonus of sixty dollars may be obtained by honorably discharged soldiers, officers, sailors, female nurses, etc., is fully set forth in War Department Order, issued by the Adjutant General of the Army, February 25th, 1919, and sent to all Department and Camp Commanders, General Hospitals, etc. This amount shall not be paid to any person who, though appointed or inducted into the military or naval forces on or prior to November 11, 1918, had not reported for duty at his station on or prior to such date: or to any person who is entitled to receive retired pay, etc. All persons separated from active military service from April 6th, 1917, who are entitled to the sixty dollar bonus, and who have received their final pay, will forward claim for such bonus direct to the Zone Finance Officer, Lemon Building, Washington, D. C., who is hereby designated to THE BROAD AX, CHICAGO, MARCH 22, 1919 86 PEU HON. ROBERT M. SWEITZER The Peoples candidate for Mayor of Chicago. settle such claims. Such applications must contain the discharge certificate or order for discharge or relief, if no certificate was issued, the paper bearing indorsement of final payment being required. A statement of all military service since April 6th, 1917, showing place and date of reporting at first military station and stating the address to which check is to be sent. It is suggested that these papers and data be sent to said Zone Finance Officer by registered mail to insure their safe delivery.) When settlement is made, all personal papers will be returned to applicant with check. No further correspondence is necessary except to advise of change in address of applicant. No other disbursing officers are authorized to pay claims covered by Agencies that work among colored people, including teachers, college men and others are specially requested to communicate the above information to colored soldiers and their families, in order that they may take the necessary steps to secure the $60 Bonus which the government has set aside for the benefit of those brave and loyal men who came to the rescue of their country in its crucial hour of need. THE FIFTH LIBERTY LOAN. Herman Gifford, Federal Reserve Director of Liberty Loan Sales for Illionis, who has made a thorough investigation of all the features of the approaching Victory Liberty Loan, is confident that the forthcoming issue of Liberty securities will prove very attractive, and because of this should be far easier to sell than the bonds of previous issues. Because the war has been brought to a successful conclusion, Director Gifford declares that the debts incurred by the Government should and must be cheerfully met. "Illinois will soon be called upon to take her share of the Victory Liberty Loan," said Director Gifford in a recent interview. "The issue will take the form of notes running not over five years, and probably bearing a higher rate of interest than previous loans. These notes, of course, will be obligations of the United States Government and offer identically the same security as the bonds; in fact, there is hardly more than a verbal difference between them. "The new notes will prove very attractive to investors and should, therefore, be far easier to sell than previous issues. Illinois has made an enviable record on the four loans so far offered, and it seems perfectly safe to assume that the patriotic spirit of the people will again respond to the Government's call. The money asked for has already been expended, and the store of munitions for which it largely went had much to do with the early ending of the war and saved the lives of thousands of Illinois' bravest sons. "The people were for the war and favored all expenditures to win it. Now that it has been brought to a successful conclusion the debts incurred must be cheerfully and promptly met." LAKE PARK HOSPITAL & NURSE HOME SCHOOL, 4147 LAKE PARK, ARE NOW OPEN TO PUBLIC. For some time a need has been felt for a hospital where opportunity for research and practice may be given to our students who are graduating each year and settling in Chicago. Their efficiency is shown by their standing in competitive examstrated by the retiring of one of our leading physicians from the Tuberculosis Sanitarium by the failure of an opportunity being given our young doctors and dentist in the late conflict with Germany by the fact that a call for colored nurses to go abroad was not given until the war was over, and then the transportation orders were cancelled. Now that the war is over, let us go on to better things. We as a people must develope the best that is in us. Therefore, when an opportunity comes let us grasp it. Follow the leader. Be a Booster. Cut Out the Knockers! The opening of The Lake Park Hospital to meet these demands has been made possible by the initiative of several energetic physicians of Chicago. This institution is located at 4147 Lake Park ave., overlooking beautiful Lake Michigan at the terminus of the 43rd st. surface car line and the Kenwood "L," making it easy of access. The hospital has 100 beds, two operating rooms, four concrete sleeping porches, a peadiatric department, three laboratories, radioeographic department, dispensary, steam laundry and a sulphur well 500 feet deep, which will aord sulphur baths. The services of a superintendent who is a graduate of Lincoln Hospital, New York, and a most capable assistant superintent, Miss Laura Cargille, a graduate of Freedman Hospital of Washington, D. C., make possible the very best care for the patients. Their welfare will be first considered. The time has come when we must help thinkingly; when we must foster that which is worth while. Therefore, when the call comes, contribute willingly and liberally to the support of the Lake Park Hospital, 4147 Lake Park avenue. To meet the requirements of equipping fully a Free Dispensary and a Nurse Tarining School we are putting on a drive for $15,000. We are asking the public to give liberally towards this sum. HON. JOHN BURNS, Successful contractor, popular with all classes of his fellow-citizens, R publican candidate for alderman from the 30th Ward; both men women can vote for him. Hon. John Burns, Republican candidate for alderman from the 30th ward, whose experience and efficiency is unquestioned, is one of the successful contractors of Chicago and in the past he served two or three terms in the City Council from the 30th ward. He was one of the floor leaders in the City Council during the administration of Mayor Fred Busse. He was a member of the Finance and other important committees of that body. He always worked hard in the interest of all the people residing in Chicago and especially those in the 30th ward. DANIEL O'CONNELL AND SLAVERY. In the decade 1830, when Negro slavery existed in the British West Indies, a little party of three men in the British parliament began to agitate, in season and out of season, for Negro emancipation. Daniel O'Connell, with the few Irish members who supported him, threw his strength to this little party on every division. There was a West Indian interest pledged to maintain Negro slavery, and this interest counted twenty-seven votes in parliament. They came to O'Connell and offered to throw their twenty-seven votes to him on every Irish question if he would oppose Negro emancipation. "It was," said Wendell Phillips, "a terrible temptation. How many so-called statesmen would have yielded!" O'Connell said: "Gentlemen, God knows I speak for the saddest nation the sun ever sees, but may my right hand forget its cunning and my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth, if to serve Ireland, even Ireland, I forget the Negro one single hour." There spoke the consistent lover of liberty, the statesman who carried morals into politics, believing with Edmund Burke, that politics are morals in their wider development. It belongs to the higher standard of politics to refuse the bribes of circumstances or compromise in pushing a great principle. It is too costly a price to pay if one conviction must be debauched in order that another conviction may prosper. That profoundest of English poets, Coleridge, was moved to say in this connection: "O for a great man—for one really great man who could feel the power and weight of a principle and unflinchingly put it into action! See how triumphant in debate O'Connell is. Why! Because he asserts a broad principle and acts up to it—rests all his weight on it and has faith in it."—Truth. $10,000 MANSION PRESENTED TO JOHNSON. Albany, N. Y., special.—Robert Johnson (colored), of Albany, who was presented a $10,000 residence by the citizens of his native town for his heroism at the front, will be invited to attend the great celebration at Buffalo which will be held at a later date. Private Johnson, who was a member of the old Fifteenth National Guard of New York, after discharging his rifle and throwing a supply of hand grenades, dashed among the Germans and killed six and wounded thirty-five of them with his bolo knife. In 1909 he had the new Electric Power House constructed at 48th St. and Wentworth ave. In that same year he had Armour ave. and Dearborn street paved from 39th street south to Garfield boulevard and new electric lights installed in that district and several thousand new electric lights installed in every section of the 30th ward. He was one of the most active and one of the best aldermen that has ever represented the 30th ward in the City Council, and every Colored man and woman as well as its white citizens should see to it that he is landed in the City Council Tuesday, April 1. PLEASANT MEETING OF THE VIRGINIA SOCIETY Wednesday evening, the Virginia Society, held its regular monthly meeting, at 3638 S. State Street and after a few short remarks, its president, R. L. Ferguson, introduced Col. John R. Marshall, as master of ceremonies who introduced Col. M. T. Bailey, who is the father and founder of the Virginia Society in this City who spoke very briefly. The next to follow him was Mrs. Edna Turner an accomplished elocutionist, who recited "Lady Mauds Oath," she was by far the star attraction of the evening. Short remarks by Julius F. Taylor and Mr. Charles H. Hunter, president of the Progressive Negro League original poem, entitled "Chicago" by Mr. H. David Murray, which was very classic in its composition, at the conclusion of which Alderman Louis B. Anderson, who according to Col. John R. Marshall, continues to roll in wealth, was introduced, who with much eloquence presented Attorney Walter M. Farmer, who was the principal speaker of the evening and he made a profound impression upon the minds of those, who sat under the sound of his highly polished and almost matchless oratory. At the conclusion of his speaking refreshments were served and a very enjoyable evening was spent, by all those present. BETHEL LITERARY Last Sunday afternoon, under the auspices of Bethel Literary, Stewardess Board No. 2, Mrs. Mollie Price, Pres., was addressed by Dr. D.D. Lewis, Pres. of Health Sanatorium, Montreal Canada. Dr. Lewis spoke of the habits, customs and laws of uncivilized Africa, which is his native country, and was attentively listened to by those present. The introduction of Dr. Lewis by Att'y Henry M. Porter, Pres. of Cook County Bar Ass'n, was a brilliant flow of beautiful English, and he was loudly applauded by the audience. Prof. Jas. Mundy sang a beautiful baritone solo. Mrs. Mary Robinson and Miss Georgia Isabella sang a beautiful duet. MRS. JAMES H. JOHNSON CELE BRATED HER UMPTEENTH BIRTHDAY. Wednesday evening Mrs. James H. Johnson, 3650 Prairie avenue, Prisdent of the Phyllis Wheatly Home, very delightfully celebrated her umpteenth birthday. Many of her lady friends as well as some gentlemen were present to join in the joyous festivties. Mrs. Johnson was the recipitent of many lovely presents from her hosts of friends. Sandy W. Trice, Pres. J. W. Bell, Sec'y. 24 HON ROBERT HALL McCORMICK Valuable member of the Finance and other important commit Council, who should be re-elected to that body from the Ward; both men and women can vote for him Valuable member of the Finance and other important committees of the City Council, who should be re-elected to that body from the Twenty-first Ward; both men and women can vote for him. In 1917 Hon. Robert Hall McCormick was elected to the City Council from the 21st ward and, being a lawyer of no mean ability and possessing a wide and varied business experience, for he has honorably served as President of the Illinois' Athletic Club, he just naturally forced himself to the front and at the present time he is a member of the Finance, the Compensation and of several other important committees of the City Council, and he has made good at every stage of the game. Alderman McCormick always deports himself like a polished gentleman. He will patiently listen to your tale of woe and if he cannot comply to your reauest he will turn you BIG TURKEY DINNER IN HONOR OF THE RETURNING SOLDIERS. Saturday evening, March 29, Hon. Oscar DePriest and his chief aids to the People's Movement, will serve a big turkey dinner at the club rooms, $140 Indiana avenue, in honor of the returning soldiers. Fifty turkeys have been ordered for the occasion including plenty of other good things. All over-sea soldiers are cordially invited to be present and to freely partake of the repast absolutely free of charge. It is expected that Hon. Patrick H. O'Donnell who is one of the warmest and most steadfast friends of the Colored race in the United States will be present and address the soldiers and the other guests. WHITE WOMAN REFUSES TO STOP LOVING BLACK MAN. Gets Six Months in Jail and $50 Fine. Wheeling, W. Va., special.—A white woman, Mille Gray, was brought in court here because it was discover- ed that she was in love with a Ne- 78 Member of the Board of Assessors of Cook County, a priests of the Republican party on the south side, wh many Colored people to responsible positions in the Member of the Board of Assessors of Cook County, on of the high priests of the Republican party on the south side, who has appointed many Colored people to responsible positions in the county service. Recently Hon. Charles Kurtscoff, who stands mighty high in the estimation of the Colored people throughout this city and Cook County as a member of the Board of Assessors, has appointed the following Colored persons to responsible positions in the county service: Captain James S. Nelson, Carroll Nelson, Clarence Finley, Adolph Sims, Hon. Edward D. Green, and Pickett Gillespie; to positions in the Board of Assessors Rooms B. W. Fitts; Board of view, Mrs. Minor; Mrs. West Henry Smith; to positions in Sheriffs office. In the near future Mr. Kurts will select other Colored persons positions in the county service he is the right man in the right place and there are higher political hot in store for him at the hands of grand old party. --- down in a gentle manner. Alderman McCormick sprung from that branch of the McCormick family, who have always been friendl disposed to the Colored race. As Assistant State's Attorney he never endeavored to railroad Colored men and women to the penitentiary just because he had the power to do so; but he always treated them fairly and the lawyers who represented them; for he was firmly convinced that the crime and the punishment should even up or square up on all fours, and for that and many other reasons the Colored men and women should on Tuesday, April 1, assist to return him to the City Council from the 21st ward. gro, George Williams. Every effort was made by the Court to show her the "folly of her way," but she absolutely refused to disclaim her affection for the man Williams. As a result, the woman was given the maximum sentence of six months in jail and $50 fine. The woman went to her punishment without a murmur except to state that as soon as she it out she will marry Williams regardless of protests. MR. AND MRS. JAMES E. THOMAS ENTERTAINED THEIR FRIENDS WITH A SEVEN COURSE DINNER Last Sunday evening Mr. and Mrs. James E. Thomas, 5816 La Fayette avenue, delightfully entertained Mr. and Mrs. Preston L. McAdams, of 4806 S. Dearborn street, and Mrs. Humphrey, mother of Mrs. McAdams, at a seven course turkey dinner, the turkey weighing thirteen pounds, and it was imported from Texas. The other courses and the trimmings were just as delicious or as fine eating as the well seasoned turkey itself. Rooms B. W. Fitts; Board of Review, Mrs. Minor; Mrs. West and Henry Smith; to positions in the Sheriffs office. In the near future Mr. Kurtscoff will select other Colored persons for positions in the county service and he is the right man in the right place and there are higher political honors in store for him at the hands of the grand old party. THE BROAD AX. CHICAGO. MARCH 22, 1919 VAST CROWDS OF PEOPLE ATTENDED BOTH THE MORNING AND THE EVENING SERVICES AT BEREAN BAPTIST CHURCH LAST SUNDAY. REV. W. S. BRADDAN, LATE CHAPLAIN OF THE 370TH U. S. INFANTRY, WAS WARMLY RECIEVED BY THE MEMBERS OF HIS CONGREGATION AND FRIENDS. JULIUS F. TAYLOR AND FORMER ALDERMAN OSCAR DE PRIEST DELIEVERED SHORT TALKS IN HONOR OF HIS HOME COMING. Last Sunday will be long remembered by the members of Berean Baptist Church, 52nd and Dearborn streets, and by its friends and well-wishers; for on that date its pastor, Rev. W. S. Braddan, Chaplain of the old Eighth Regiment, Illinois' National Guards and Chaplain of the 370th U. S. Infantry, who had just returned from France, where he had been for almost one year with the fighting 370th Infantry, preached from his pulpit, for the first time in the past year, and old Berean was crowded from end to end and at both the services hundreds of people were unable to squeeze into his church, for all seemed to be anxious and eager to behold him and to drink in every word which fell from his lips. For awhile he would hold the vast crowd spellbound while reciting some of the most hairbreadth and daring escapes of death, which he and the soldiers passed through, and at other times he was applauded to the echo while depicting the bravery and the heroism on the part of the Colored soldiers on the French battlefields, while shot and shell and other death-dealing instrumentalities of modern warfarg were falling all around them as thick and as fast as hail; that the very jaws of death which were wide open all the time; that even hell itself, with all of its supposed horrors, agony and suffering on the part of its victims, struck no terror into the hearts of the Colored soldiers, who charged and recharged the flower of ARREST COLORED MAN HERE IN $7,000 BANK ROBBERY. Charged with the theft of $7,000 from the People's Trust & Savings Bank Association of Sidney, O., Abe Henderson, colored, 3208 Federal st., has been taken into custody. According to the police, Henderson, while employed by the Ohio city bank, had access to the money vaults. Henderson and the $7,000 disappeared simultaneously. Henderson denies knowledge of the robbery. Ancient Needlework The early Britons were expert in needlework, and the earliest (British) Church of England before the fifth century won fame from its "handmaids of the church," who made linens and altar frontals for numberless churches in Europe. Tapestry, the work of queens like Matilda and noble ladies in olden times was largely needlework. Let Action Follow Thought A philosopher once said that there is no value to any thought, no matter how fine or noble, unless it is transformed into action. If you feel uplifted by beautiful music, do something that will tally with your mood, and then the music has been worth while. If you read something that is inspiring, at once do something, no matter how small, that is a little different and a little superior to your routine. The theory applies with equal truth to the reading of books as more than a pastime.—Chicago American. Sacrilege. The Kansas Industrialist says skunk oil and rattlesnake oil are worthless as liabilities for rheumatism and kindred ill. Just how far should college papers be allowed to go in interference with free beliefs founded on the traditions of centuries? Pretty soon these young whippersnappers will be telling us that asnfoetida amulets ward off neither germs nor devils, and that red beads around the neck won't stop nosebleed. -Grit. Labor-Saving Devices. Water is used to transport fine coal through pipes, and in Oregon a blast of air is used to load hay in freight cars. The hay is drawn up to a deck or float beside the car to be loaded, a crane then lifts the hay to this platform, and a blower, driven by a gasoline engine, hurls the hay forcibly into the car, packing it better than can be done with old-fashioned hand fork. the German army, in their maddened fury, finally putting them to flight. Rev. Braddan swayed his hearers to and fro like a wind-tossed vessel at sea, which is tossed hither and thither by the gigantic waves of the ocean. At one point he exclaimed, that eighteen hundred members of the old Eighth Regiment were killed, wounded and missing on the French battlefields; that at Monkey Mountain, which was the very hell-hole of death, that the battle raged there for seven days; that one hundred members of the Eighth Regiment were slain each day, without saying anything about the wounded and the missing; that only four hundred members, that left with the regiment for France in April 1918, returned back to this country with it a short time ago. On Tuesday evening, March 25, a banquet will be given at Berean Baptist Church in honor of the homecoming of Rev. Braddan, at which time he will tell just what happened to the Eighth Regiment. When Rev. Braddan spied us struggling to enter his church, he called on his officers to clear the way so that we could get near unto him, and on doing so we embraced each other like two big Teddy bears, much to the amusement of the onlookers and the writer and former Alderman Oscar DePriest were introduced and called on to deliver short talks in honor of the home coming of Rev. Braddan. Lime Water. Slack one-half cupful of lime with about one-half pint of water, slowly added; when slacked well add one quart of water and stir thoroughly, allow it to settle, decant closely and pour the water away, then add one gallon of fresh, clear distilled water or rain water to the washed lime; shake often for a day or two and let settle. Shark-Food. In Bermuda small ground sharks are used for food and much appreciated by all classes. The fish average from eight to ten pounds and sell for 12 cents each. In Honolulu the hammerhead shark is frequently seen in the markets and its flesh is considered very nourishing and is extensively salted. Lake With No Outlet. Lake Chad, in the heart of East Africa, has no known outlet for the many rivers pouring into it. Its waters rise and fall with great rapidity. The Alexander expedition records that frequently spaces over which they had sailed in the morning had by evening become stretches of dried mud. Peanuts or Steak? An article on nutritious foods says: "There is about as much nourishment in a quart of peanuts as there is in three pounds of stenk." But—no gravity—nothing for the dog, and no hash the next day. Seek to Retain Youthfulness As I approve a youth that has something of the old man in him, so I am no less pleased with an old man that has something of the youth. He that follows this rule may be old in body, but never can be so in mind.—Cicero. Dates of Western Trading Companies. The Hudson's Bay company was chartered in 1670 by Prince Rupert and others. The North West Fur company of Montreal was formed in 1779, and the two joined forces in 1821. Mental Strain for the Kid We must not expect too much of the child and probably all that we can reasonably ask is that he see that the safety pin is closed before swallowing it. Ohio State Journal. He Understood. Mrs. Henpeck—"She's very pretty but she hardly says a word. I can't understand why so many men propose to her." Mr. Henpeck—"I can."—London Answers. [Name] REV: W. S. BRADDAN Chaplain of the Old Eighth Regiment the 370th U. S. Infantry; who tist' Church at both the morni March 23. Flowers. Chaplain of the Old Eighth Regiment, National Guards of Illinois; late the 370th U. S. Infantry; who will occupy his pulpit at Berean Baptist Church at both the morning and the evening service, Sunday, March 23. Flowers grow in the garden to be given away. Everybody feels that they appeal to finer senses than his own, and looks wistfully around in hope that possibly this friend or that may be nobler furnished than he to see and read them.—Emerson. The ability to be dependable gathers up all the flowers of virtue in the human soul and brings their essence into daily use. It turns the watchdog into a spiritual companion, and paints the most humble heart with lines of beauty. It's the Truth That Hurts. An item is going the rounds of the Canadian press to the effect that a New York state paper is being sued because a comp made an obituary conclude, "May he roast in peace!"—Fourth Estate. To Patch Shoes. When a shoe becomes scarred or a piece is scuffed up from walking on rough ground, apply fresh mucilage and press down firmly with finger. After polishing you can't discover the rent. What is a classic, if it be not a book that forever delights, inspires, and surprises, in which and in ourselves, by its help, we make new discoveries every day.—Lowell. There Are Furs and Furs. In considering the romance of furs one thinks always of the wild, free life of the woodland, but the common alley cat of the cities could tell a different story. Shows Smallness of Soul. The man who cannot forgive a wrong, like a dog oppressed of a brutal master, cannot claim superiority of soul. Swift For a Short Distance. Sparrows can fly short distances at the rate of eighty miles an hour. Optimize Thought Better have an open enemy than a smarter friend. 8962 59 HON. CLAYTON F. SMITH. The popular and straightforward C candidate for alderman from the 27 for the election of Hon. Robert The popular and straightforward City Treasurer of Chicago, Democratic candidate for alderman from the 27th Ward, who is working mighty hard for the election of Hon. Robert M. Swietzer for mayor of Chicago. The popular and straightforward City Treasurer of Chicago, Democratic candidate for alderman from the 27th Ward, who is working mighty hard for the election of Hon. Robert M. Swietzer for mayor of Chicago. Flowers Dependability. A Classic. nt, National Guards of Illinois; late will occupy his pulpit at Berean Bapg and the evening service, Sunday, Relic Queerly Preserved. A steel ladle seven inches long, supposed to have been used by Indians in melting lead for bullets many years ago, was found imbedded in the heart of a red oak tree sawed up for firewood at South Altoona, Pa. Rings on the tree indicate it was more than one hundred years old. The ladle, made of the finest charcoal steel, is believed to have been driven into the tree when it was a sapling. Reading Useless Without Action. If you want to get value cut of a book, however, don't lean on it as though you were a cripple. A book can't take you by sheer force and project you into a good job, or more money in your pay envel. or make you industrious or puttle when you are otherwise. All you can expect of a book is that it tells you how these things can be accomplished. The real job lies with you. Teddy had the usual nine o'clock sickness and did not have to go to school as a result. But at ten o'clock he found that he had recovered, and after dressing sought his mother in the kitchen. "I'm well, mother," he announced, "but I can't go to school till noon. You see it's too late now just to be counted tardy and too early to be counted absent." Why Hena Cackle. Hens cackle when they lay for the same reason that the doing of anything which human beings are meant to do gives them pleasure. It is an instinctive action. For the same reason a dog wags his tail when it is pleased. Even humans, when pleased with themselves, want to sing, or whistle or dance, or express their emotions in some way. Mischievousness of Youth. A young wife put down her book with a sigh. "What is it, darling?" her husband asked. "Ah, dearest, I am so happy!" she replied. "Yes, but you had such a sad look in your eyes just now." "I know, I've been reading about the unhappiness that the wives of men of genius have always had to bear. Oh, Alfred, dear. I'm so glad you're just an old lady, sort of fellow!" 1930 ity Treasurer of Chicago, Democratic h Ward, who is working mighty hard L. Sweitzer for mayor of Chicago. PAGE FIVE The Predicament PAGE SIX NEW PARIS WRAPS APPEAL TO WOMEN Evening Cloak of Smoke-Gray Charmuse and Model of Venetian Red Bure. THICK CORD NECK ORNAMENT Idea Taken From Habits Worn by Choir Boys—Craze Raging for Long Jet Earrings—The High Dog Collar. Sketched this week is one of the loveliest evening cloaks it is possible to imagine. It is one which was recently designed by Paquin for the peace-conference festivities. The material of this regal wrap was deep smoke-gray charmeuse with a lining of gleaming silver tissue and fringes composed of long silver tassels on the wide, cape sleeves. The whole thing, writes a Paris correspondent, was so exceedingly original and rich that one felt in the presence of a fairy-queen-garment. And yet the color was so subdued and subtle that the wrap might quite well be worn going to a restaurant dinner or an ordinary theater. It was only when it was thrown open and the dazzling lining revealed that its richness made itself felt. This is a leading note of many of the new Paris models for evening wear. There are still considerable difficulties connected with getting about in the evening. Quite unexpected people find it necessary to walk to their friend's houses, or even to the theaters, instead of driving as formerly. Taxicabs are few and hard to find. There are still stringent rules connected with private automobiles. The metros and omnibuses are crowded to overflowing, hence the frequent necessity of walking in evening dress. For this reason our best dressmakers are creating evening wraps which can, as indicated, be worn in the street at night without attracting undue notice. Satins and velvents in soft neutral tints are very much in demand, but the linings of these demure wraps are something to dream about. I have seen gorgeous gold and silver tissues worked over with brilliant silks and beads and then converted into linings for theater coats. Metallic Threads, Glistening Beads. I have also seen exquisite effects produced by the introduction of metallic threads and glistening beads on fine Chantilly lace, the latter being mounted over an underlining of bright-hued silk. The outline of the Paquin wrap is very new and it represents the latest notion of a famous dress artist. As you will see, the sleeves are so wide that they give the impress- A This model would look charming if copied in black, with black jet tassels as a fringe for the sleeves and a lining of some bright-colored satin or brocade, or it might be made of a soft camel's hair cloth, the jet tassels being retained and a lining of Chinese blue satin being introduced. I saw a driving wrap fashioned on very much the same lines as the model here illustrated. In this case the material was pale belge cashmere, with a lining of brocaded silk which showed blue flowers on a dull rose ground; there was a heavy fringe of belge silk tassels on either sleeve and a large roll-over collar of beaver fur. An admirable driving wrap, I can assure you. The second model, full-length figure, shows a quantit early spring wrap made of Venetian red bure, with a sow of gray bone buttons down one side and handsome embroideries worked in rough gray wool. This is a Beer 1 model and one which has been greatly admired. The outline is simple, the wrap falling in long straight lines, but the sleeves are distinctly novel in outline, spreading out at the wrist in leg-o-mutton fashion. Collar Muffles the Neck. Here again you have a "vague," very large collar which muffles up the neck and makes a delightful frame for the face. The combination of Venetian red and gray is very fashionable just now. It is seasonable and cheerful, two excellent qualities. In Worth's showrooms I recently saw a splendid driving wrap made of Venetian red camel's hair cloth which had a deep cape-collar of sable and a lining of tete de negre satin embroidered in black, white and dull blue silks. This wrap was very long, reaching to the hem of the dress, and at the shoulders it seemed ample, even unusually hunchy; but the hem clung in about the ankles and gave the peculiar outline which is typical of 1919. THE FASHION OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY Quaint Early Spring Wrap in Venetian Red Bure, With Handsome Embroideries of Rough Gray Wool. A lovely young actress—one of the adored beauties of Paris—had just launched a most effective novelty. This novelty takes the form of a thick cord, with long tassel, of bright scarlet silk. In front there was an antique ornament, in plaque form, suspended from the cord, and at the back a big tassel weighted it down and made a splendid flash of color. This idea was taken from the scarlet cords and tassels worn by choir boys in some churches on ceremonial occasions. The color of the cord and tassel was the brightest and most vivid scarlet, the ornament in front being of an antique nature, with a slight suggestion of "church" in its composition. On the head was one of the new cut jet bands which are placed very low on the forehead, almost touching the brows, and which completely circle the head and hair. The best cut jet is used for these pretty bunds. Draw Hair Right Forehead. It becomes more and more the fashion to draw the hair right off the forehead and to arrange it very high on the top of the head, the only soft curls showing being those which thrust themselves forward over the ears. This style of headaddress is very distinguished but rather trying to any one who is not possessed of a small nose and pretty profile. But all sorts of women, with all sorts of profiles, are adopting the fashion of sawing the hair away from the forehead, severe. And now says the hair is only very lightly waved, if waved at all. Side by side with this fashion we have a revival of "cropt" effects, the sort of headaddress that Mrs. Vernon Castle has made so fashionable. The hair is not really cut short, but it is skillfully tucked away at either side to give a cropt outline. "Headache bands" are again very popular; quite large bands of soft silk or metallic tissue which are folded round the head and tied at one side in a coquettish bow. Craze for Jet Earrings. There is a craze for ultralong jet earrings raging in Paris at this moment. Thin, finely cut jet pear drops, suspended from miniature chains of diamonds or seed pearls. These earrings are so long that they touch the neck. They are exceedingly decorative and with certain afternoon and evening dresses they give splendid results. I am not in favor of long earrings in the day time, in the street; nevertheless they are the fashion, and it is a fashion which seems likely to develop into an absolute rage. Cut jet in various forms is popular just now. At a recent important "first night" I saw a well-known Parisian beauty wearing a high dog collar made enirely of cut jet, and this with a fragile contuse of palest rose chiffon. The strong touch of black was rather startling, but the ensemble was good: the note of jet being repeated in a square comb which held the high loops of fair hair in place. Cut-jet plaques attached to black silk cords are often thrown on a light-colored house dress, a long black silk tassel hanging low at the back. THE BROAD AX, CHICAGO, MARCH 22, 1919 FEW NEW FABRICS FEW NEW FABRICS No Distinct Changes in Materials for Spring Wear. Gabardine, Tricot, Serges, Tricotine, Tweed, Homespun and Broadcloth and Variety of Silks. As social life returns to its normal course more and more thought is given to dress. It is too early in the season for any very radical change in fashions to be established, but it is most interesting to watch the development of the individual ideas of the designers. There will be no distinct change in materials, since as yet very few new fabrics have been made. A little of everything is seen, gabardine, tricot, serges, tricotine, tweed, homespun and broadcloth. Among the silks one notes a great variety and also fabrics of American make that are composed of silk and wool with a predominance of silk. Many new colors will make their appearance this spring, and there will be a wider variety to choose from than in recent seasons. The new silhouette is a matter that is uppermost in the minds of the designers at the moment. It is predicted by a few of those in a position to note the trend of the times that the mode will gradually emerge from the extreme simplicity of the last few seasons and once again the more complicated silhouette will be in evidence. The advance models, however, give no indication of this change. A majority of the tailored suits of summery aspect are built upon severely plain lines, slim and straight as those of this winter. The coat, for instance, may be built without the slightest curve at the waist line and the front left open to show a long sweater-like waistcoat which has no visible fastening. The skirt is also straight and slim, and while there is a slit at the back to give its wearer more comfort in walking the material crosses over so that the slit is not, visible. Very pretty simple one-piece frocks of silk, tricotine or wool in light weight and in light colors or all white are noted. A smart little model was fashioned from a lovely, soft creamy white gabardine with large collar and cuffs of white silk. The frock was caught in loosely at the waistline by a white silk cord which tied at the back and extended half the skirt length, the ends being finished with tassels. The back of the skirt was made with four deep folds slightly gathered in flounce effect. There are numerous cape models of light weight woolen shown for the benefit of the southern trade. They are made in various styles and of various materials. SOME FASHION NOTES. The new vest collars are made of pique. Tailor-made suits are almost classically plain. Iridescent embroidered tulle is popular for evening robes. The spring hats display brims wide at the sides. The best waistls have their collar idea repeated in their cuffs. 'Tis said the new skirts will hang six inches from the ground. The deep oval neck line is filled in with a tiny vest of sheer material. Organdle is still excellent for frocks, but little trimming is used. STRICTLY TAILORED SUIT p Western Newspaper Union Indications are that this style of strictly tailored suit of mode shade will be decidedly popular among the careful dresses this spring. This is a straw hat entirely covered with flimbriated satin ribbon, with black velvet ribbon around the crown, and is regarded as an exquisite creation. APRON IS A BECOMING AFFAIR Tricksey Thing of Pink Striped Gingham Donned by Many of the Happy Little Brides. An apron is really a pretty and a charming thing when its artistic possibilities are considered, and it may be made a becoming affair. Usually it is the little bride who affects aprons that have charm; her morning aprons are trickys affairs of pink striped gingham, with a smart flare in the shirt part and a coquettish little bib above the waist line—and very crisp strings that tie in a big bow behind. An elderly housekeeper would feel a bit foolish in such an apron—even though when she goes to a matinee she wears a dainty blouse quite as youthful as any the little bride would select. The house apron of the average good housekeeper is made of checked gingham with a narrow belt band that pins at the back. This unbeautiful but extremely practical affair is donned when household labors demand protection of the gown—but you never catch the housekeeper at the front door in it, as sometimes you catch the little bride in her bewilderingly becoming pink print apron. There seems to be no good reason why every house apron should not have the qualities of grace and becomingness. Why wear checked brown gingham if pale blue chambray matches one's eyes; or blue checked gingham if something in pink print will set off one's complexion? And why a straight, shapeless apron when a really smart one with circular shaped skirt with a bib with extensions that button at the back of the neck can be obtained at modest price or manufactured in an hour or two in the home sewing room? INDIAN DESIGNS IN RIBBON Colors Are Delicate and Suggest a Beautiful Panama Hat; Deeper Tones for Outing Hats. Smart ribbons have been brought out in Indian designs for outing hats for women. While the designs are Indian, the colors are delicate and suggest a beautiful Panama hat. In the deeper tones for outing hats there are ribbons of Roman effect. The polka dot is good for hat trimming, and in larger sizes, in the wider ribbons, each dot as big as an apple. There are beautiful things in two-tone ribbons, one side one color and one the other. Some of these are all in the pastel shades and others in deeper tones, contrasting colors brought together. Two colors are also used in beautiful quality grosgrain ribbons, these having the body and edge different with rich contrasts. Handsome broad metallic ribbons are rich and heavy, made to wholesale at $50 a bolt of ten yards. A ribbon, not new this year, but deep and rich in color and design, the latter Egyptian, is the Cleopatra, and a ribbon suggesting cubist art in color and design as well as the war is aviation. Ribbons in delicate colors and soft brocades in all widths are for the trousseau. RUFFLES ARE MUCH IN USE Trimming Used to Edge Girdles, Collars, Sash Ends, to Trim Tunics and Other Ways. The extensive use of fine plated ruffles, by the way, is an interesting feature of the new season. This trimming is from one-half inch wide to three inches and is used to edge girdles, fichu collars, sash ends and is applied in endless ways to trim apron tunics and overskirts. An effective and extremely new trimming is colored organdy, which is much used on silks. A large figured foulard in navy blue and white has a soft shawl collar of dark blue organdy, and the flowing cuffs and sash are of it. Navy blue organdy is also attractively applied on oyster white crepe de chine in zigzag inch wide rows at the hips, and at the bottom of the skirt and is used for the vestee. Chemisettes in white batiste, tucked and lace trimmed, are strongly in evidence on taffeta, satin and faille silk frocks. For the most part the chemisette is collarless and is fitted into the low round or oval neck of the frock. Sometimes the frock is slashed several inches in front where the chemisette shows through. Embroidered georgette and crepe de chine are also used for the chemisette. Spring Headgear Will Be Veritable Flower Gardens. Roses, Which Afforded Welcome Victory Color, Promise to Reign Supreme for Decoration. We are told that hats this spring are to be veritable flower gardens, notes a millinery authority. And it would take no oracle to predict that of all flowers the rose would be supreme. Even before the armistice was signed the rose became immensely popular—real roses and artificial roses and the rose motif in decoration. Then with the armistice and victory the color of the rose became one of the most successful of victory colors. In fact, it was various shades of rose that appeared to be the instinctive choice of most women, so that simultaneously they appeared in rose colored dance and dinner frocks after the war's end. One of the smartest of the advance season Trimmed with Gray Ribbon and Roses. hats—one worn by a prominent actress—is a small hat entirely covered with rose petals. Doubtless the rose petal hat will be much in demand as spring comes on apace. No one with open eyes needs to be told that the corsage bouquet has been revived. It is not as yet so usual as to be actually popular. It has the advantage, as yet, of exclusiveness. It is seen worn on many evening gowns and not infrequently on afternoon gowns as well. It is possible that the spring will reintroduce the fashion of wearing flower bouquets on the tailored suit or street frock, as was the fashion a few years ago. There are all sorts of flowered cotton fabrics for spring and summer. One of these is a rose strewn chintz that in the hands of the skilled dressmaker is decidedly attractive. SUITABLE FOR STOUT WOMEN Longer and Narrow Skirt Regarded as Far More in Favor—Open Sleeve a Blessing. If you yourself are not more rotund than you should be, you just don't know anything about it, unless mayhap you have narrowly watched the struggles of a fat friend or are the dressmaker who must plan the raiment for the fat as well as the lean—you don't know anything about how perfectly and entirely unsulted the mode that has just gone the way of all passe styles was to the woman of many pounds. The short skirt is an abomination for the woman who weighs too much, yet as things were one looked absolutely frumpy in a long skirt. And short skirts seemed to call for French heeled shoes and a heavy woman really does not look her best in that type of shoe; or rather she so soon gets the better of the shoe that that type of shoe always looks a little shabby and out of shape when worn by her. But the mode that is already with us is far more favorable. The narrow skirt is a blessed relief. The narrow skirt likewise helps, or rather the skirt draped to look narrow. The open sleeve is a blessing, for the increased width at the wrist makes the upper arm appear smaller, it hides the fat wrist and also makes the hand appear slender. VASES TO HOLD THE POSIES Vessels Regarded as a Failure as They Do Not Serve Purpose to Fulfill Extent. Highly ornamental vases are attractive in themselves, but as flower holders they may be said to be partial failures, as they do not serve their purpose to the fullest extent. They attract attention to themselves rather than set off the blooms for which they are designed. A vase of plain material or color, or one on which the design is obscure, is more to be desired, as it presents the flowers in their full beauty, and does not distract one's attention. In the same way a vase of luster ware, of a shade that blends with the flowers it holds, is far more attractive than one of contrasting color. Vases that are to be used for all kinds of flowers might better be green, of a dull shade, as this resembles the plant coloring and is not noticeable. Through the Looking Glass By EVELYN NESBIT While hubby is a vital cog in the realm of business and industry, while Realm of business he chats with business friends and gets out into the world, wife is doing her curl papers and getting ready to wash up his breakfast dishes. While hubby sits with his cronies at the club, wife is at home, cooking his dinner and mending his socks. D That is just as it should be, says satisfied hubby. If wife should dare to stop serving him, woe to her! For so many ages it has been taken for granted that when a woman marries she becomes her husband's private property, that even in this enlightened era women are still slaving and tolling for their husbands. It is perfectly fine for women to do their share in keeping the home fires burning. But they must not lose their independence entirely. Go on daring socks, go an minding babies, go on cooking dinners—but, for pitty's sake, keep your independence! The only way to keep your independence is to keep your friends. Don't let your housework absorb you so completely that the only outsiders you see are the tradesfolk and your husband's friends. Keep young and cheerful by maintaining your individuality. In spite of being married, the woman should keep up with the friends of her girlhood and make new friends, too. And if there are new friends among them, there's no harm done, so long as hubby knows about them. When there is to be a family party, hubby and wife both should choose the friends who will be invited. It's more fun that way, you will find. "DONT'S" IN USE OF MACHINE Don't forget to oll the sewing machine frequently. The treadle and pit man should be oiled in their bearings almost as often as the working parts above the table. Don't allow the machine to stand uncovered when not in use, as it collects dust and lint. The working parts below the cloth plate should be dusted and lint removed frequently with a small camel's hair brush. The parts above the cloth plate should be wiped ften with cheesecloth. Don't run the machine when the presser foot is down and there is no material in the machine, as this roughens the underside of the foot and blunts the feed. Don't run the machine while it is threaded without a piece of material under the foot, as this causes the thread to knot around the bobbin and makes a big, ugly, bunch of thread on the underside of the work when stitching is begun. There is often a tendency on the part of the operator to stitch several inches after the end of the seam has been reached. This is a bad practice. Don't pull the material while it is being stitched, as this causes a stretched, tight, ugly stitch and very often blunts or breaks the needle. The feed will take care of this unassisted and will push the material through as fast as the machine can take care of it. PART CAPE AND PART COAT THE FASHION WEEKLY A practical and graceful garment, part cape and part coat, is among the endless interpretations of the cape that have answered the demand for springtime wraps. It is in fact a short, full coat with flowing sleeves and a girdle, having a long cape lined with figured satin hanging from the shoulders. The full collar and bands on the sleeves are of satin. IT PAYS TO ADVERTISE IN THE BROAD AX Stop Thief! ```markdown ``` THE "Jumbo" gas burner shown here at the right, (actual size) is a rubber on any gas lighting fixture in Chicago. If you have one, get rid of it! It makes high gas bills and causes a great many of the complaints that come to us. Claims that a "Jumbo" will give more light without using more gas are false. Claims that a "Jumbo" will give more light without using more gas are false. Use mantle burners to get more light with less gas. Burning five hours a day for a month, the "Jumbo" consumes $2.30 worth of gas; a "Junior" mantle burner, in the same time, consumes only 39 cents worth, or $1.91 less, and gives much more light. We sell "Junior Mantle" lights complete for only fifteen cents, (which is less than "Jumbos" usually cost) or give one free, in exchange for a "Jumbo," at our main office or any of these stores: ```markdown ``` West Side 3643 Irving Park Blvd. 2142 West Madison St. 408 West North Ave. 1709 West 12th St. South Side 1641 Milwaukee Ave. 731 West 63rd St. 3221 Ogden Ave. 3478 Archer Ave. 4033 West Madison St. 103-5 East 35th St. North Side 9051 Commercial St. 3071 Lincoln Ave. 11025 Michigan Ave. The Peoples Gas Light & Coke Co. Michigan Avenue at Adams Strbet Telephone Wabash 6000 KIRBY WARD, Seeth HUGH NORRIS, Pres. 2545 SOUTH PARK AVENUE Chicago THE FORTY-FOURTH STREET THE CRANFORD Apartment Building 3600 WABASH AVENUE The finest building ever opened to Colored tenants in Chicago. 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MORE MONEY THAN BRAINS The big Negro with more money than brains ought to let some of that money go into enterprises augmented among us that gives employment to Colored people. The big banks take this money, they pay 3 per cent. for and loan it out charging 6 and 8 per cent., besides use it in developing enterprises that give employment to white people. Charity should begin at home. Of course, the white people need their money to enlarge their business affairs so that they can give employment to myriads of their kind, our people can wait, besides we can find jobs waiting at tables, blacking boots, barbering and other humiliating skullduggery. Our young women can roam the streets and lay themselves open to the snares of mankind; we won't open up business concerns to give them employment. We dress swell because we like to appear what we are not, and represent success when failure is written all over our anatomy. We would not be thought cheap, therefore we will spend our money which we have slaved for to make an impression that we have plenty, then have to borrow carfare and lunch money the next day. We'd buy a fur coat on the installment plan and pay their prices for it, even if it was second-handed. We walk erect in a new suit with a five-dollar bill in the pocket and pass for a millionanre for a minute, but the next day we will buy a glass of beer where they give the largest free lunch. On morals and our high conception of virte we are rated in Bradstreet, but no girl over sixteen is absolutely safe if she is not bow-legged and blind or cross-eved. Our better folks wear diamonds, furs, and pay ten to eighteen dollars for their shoes and a dollar to eve dollars for their hose and way out of sight, and yet heaven bless them they are too infernally good to patronize their race in any particular, and have forgotten the meaning of politeness, but they are what you call "polite society." They insist in matters of holding up the race standard of patronizing doctors, druggists, dentists, tailors, grocers and second hand furniture men, the ordinary every day average Negro who are not so particular might very well carry this burden, the "polite society" must be maintained at whist, golf at 5 a. m., theatrical parties and select cabarets while hubby goes to the club or the card table. Poor creatures are we. Oh! what a great world this would be for 48 hours if only we could get our hands on the money! We'd show the Lake Shore people, people who know what the life is, an dthen after that breif spell we'd die dead enough for the undertakers alright. We are one grand race of people, don't you think? We are indeed very peculiar. Many of our nice- PAGE EIGHT 9 899, without missing one single issue. s, Protestants, Single Taxes, Priests, their say as long as their language is for whose platform is broad enough for right to speak its own mind. receive attention. Write plainly, only in advance. .....$2.00 .....1.00 own on application. RCH 22, 1919 No. 27 otices, cards of thanks, write-ups, to happen, when a charge of admis- few business enterprises, etc., 15 makes one line. such as marriages, births, deaths and published free of charge. 19, 1992, at the Post Office at Chicago, Ill. March 8, 1879. looking females become insulted when spoken to by a stranger of their own race, but seem to allow smartish white man better fare in such matters, often feeling complimented. But what is the use? We are going to raise the roof in our next article, so look for it next week. OH! WHAT A RACE WE ARE! The Negro as a race stands condemned of many crimes against itself and by close scrutiny and analysis it would seem that we are only good to foster the earthly interests of other races who as it appears might get along very well without us. This spirit of blues which has spasmodically seized upon the writer is not intended to exhibit short jerks of philosophy or to display more than usual understanding of the race condition, but on the contrary it is written to arouse the sleeping Sampson to a sense of his duty along lines of sober conduct and action. We stand condemned of being easily satisfied and pleased over small favors. Multiply this one hundred times. We get less pay for the small services than any other race, but we don't raise any hell about it. We just go along happy that life is not less cheerful. We have to pay more rent, or for anything else than any other race, but pay this no mind, talk about it, fume and fret a little over it. We build larger churches, but we don't build any stores, of course, our port is heaven, and we will be content till Gabriel blows for us to come home while the other races take our money and build mansions along the boulevards. We will use the pick, shovel and wheelbarrow till the crack of doom, other people may enjoy themselves on earth; we have our hope on the mansions in the sky, and take our joys doled out to us by the whangdoodle preacher who carried us into rapture and dreams of heavenly bliss, and we practice by hypocrisy in a hundred ways, deceiving ourselves only, but imagine we are fooling God and His holy angels. We won't pay each other what we owe, but we will pay the other races. Multiply this one thousand times. YOUR COLOR MEANS NOTHING. The agressive spirit of the race is awakening. Don't discredit yourself any more because great nature bequeathed to you a dark skin. If you are not low down, don't let anyone keep you down simply on the ground that you are not as light of complexion as they are The Esquimaus they are not carrying on about color, and they have no prisons, nor preachers, nor officers of law. They live simple lives' and crime is unknown among them. They make no great pretensions, and yet they are the best people alive, better by far than anything resulting from civilization. On the other hand there are millions of black people in Africa who live clean THE BROAD AX, CHICAGO, MARCH 22, 1919 EDITORIAL PAGE lives, above the immoral vices of our bible and church nations. Fornication, harlotry, stealing and robbing houses are not known among many African tribes, and chiefly a woman is absolutely safe.—We get awful tired of this silly foolishness of race and color distinction, and class groups, etc. People ought to be ashamed of themselves, carrying this color nonsense to contemptable extremes. If color was cause, and had the virtues claimed for white complexion, there shouldn't be anything in a white person but absolute perfection, but good Lord deliver us from the evils and the cutthroat, the thug, the lowbrow and all the millions of sinners to be found under a white skin. THIS WORLD OF OURS. The great world war costs millions of lives, but as there is no remission of sins without the shedding of blood, so has the race to which we belong been greatly benefited. We do not know much about the analysis of it, but we know we have moved up several notches in race-qualification and race-dignity. We walk now straighter and feel that life is indeed just what one makes it. SOME OF THESE DAYS. Some of these days people will be thinking more kindly of the Negro who did not fail when the great test was put to him. They will feel that any car, any theatre, any hotel, or anything good enough for others are not too good for our peaple. We helped to make the world safe for democracy by crossing the Hindenbrug line, and the color line was shot to death in France. WE KNOW. Need not matter what the season; We don't need to stop to reason. If a robin red-breast shows his head Winter sure will soon be ended, And you see what is intended By the passing geese; winter's dead. X-Rava in Industry Apart from their use in medicine, X-rays are steadily extending their field of usefulness. With new types of tube a ray powerful enough to show up the minutest flaw in a four-inch thickness of steel can be produced-Chicago Journal. Value of Silence If a man abuses an enemy, he hurts himself, and if he praises him, his friends say he is a hypocrite. There seems to be no course more creditable than the simple course of keeping still. —Topeka Capital. Well. She Is. Isn't She? Poor man! He can spend a full day making himself look pretty and nobody notices him, while a wee slip of a girl can come out just any old way and the entire populace will say, "Ain't she sweet?"—South Charleston Sentinel. Jews in English Cities There are more Jews in Manchester than in any other city in the United Kingdom. For its size Leeds has more Jews in proportion than Manchester, though the actual number is slightly less. New Invention An inventor has equipped a parachute with hand operated propellers on the theory that a user can guide his descent thereby. Daily Thought Man is his own star, and the soul that can render an honest and perfect man commands all light.—John Fletcher. Generous Royal Gamblers One of the most romantic gambling stories is told by Mr. Thiselton-Dyer of a plainly dressed stranger who once took his seat at a faro table, and after an extraordinary run of luck succeeded in breaking the bank. "Heavens!" exclaimed an old, infirm Austrian officer who sat next to the stranger. "The twentieth part of your gains would make me the happiest man in the world!" "You shall have it, then," answered the stranger as he left the room. A servant speedily returned and presented the officer with the twentieth part of the bank, adding: "My master, sir, requires no answer." The successful stranger was soon discovered to be no other than the king of Prussia to discuss Don't Worry. Rise above small things. The woman who lets small things worry her will be completely undone the first time she meets with a really big problem. It is disintegrating to your mental and nervous condition, not to mention your physical condition, to worry. You need not be resigned to fate nor slip your troubles as the old friend duck's back throws water. But you can meet troubles with a will to conquer them or adjust them—and after that "they should worry," but not you—Exchange. Permanent Colors. Ancient Egyptians had a marvelous knowledge of colors, and they understood fully what colors would last. In the Egyptian papyrl the ground colors are as good as ever they were. The Egyptians worked their outlines in lampblack, used clay for their whites, ferruginous earths for their reds, ochres for their yellows, and for greens they used perhaps green jasper or mixed blue carbonate of copper with ochre. All these colors are permanent. Relative Value of Milks The fat globules of goats' milk are so small that cream rises very slowly. This quality, however, gives to the milk a uniform richness not possessed by cows' milk. There are now several condensed milk factories using goats' milk, which is condensed and sold for infant feeding. Many thousands of infants are compelled to live during their first few months on condensed cows' milk, and it is not the best food for their stomachs. No Such Word as Fail. There is a difference between not succeeding and failing. The one is final; the other is only a temporary hindrance. If you persevere in spite of not succeeding, if you start again and act on the knowledge you have gained by your slip, it will not work you lasting injury. It is only when you surrender that you are really beaten. There is no such word as "fall" to one who will not give up. Humor in the Classroom. Ethel, who was ten years old, was studying her reader, and learned that fish are placed in brine before they are dried and prepared for sale. After explaining that bline is very salt water, the teacher asked why the fish were placed in it. Ethel's face was illuminated with sudden understanding, and she promptly replied: "Because they are used to salt water." Power of Imagination. To those who see only with their eyes, the distant is always indistinct and little, becoming less and less as it recedes, till utterly lost; but to the imagination, which thus reverses the perspective of the senses, the far off is great and imposing, the magnitude increasing with the distance.—Mrs. Jameson (Studies). An Illustration "Thought," says a philosopher, "may stay behind silent lips, but when it becomes feeling it runs to expression.' We've nofeed this in case of persons who do, gut they were hitting a nail, but who felt they lie smashed their fingers.—Boston Transcript. Colors for Dyeing White, very light cream, pink, blue or green can be dyed any color. Light red may be dyed a darker red, purple, plum or brown. Brown will be dye a darker brown by the use or crimson or garnet. A dark green may be dyed a deeper shade of green, brown or black. Unicorn. The unicorn is a fabulous animal, with the body of a horse but of larger size, and with one horn of $1\frac{1}{2}$ to 2 cubits in length on its forehead, perfectly straight, with a white base, black middle, and red tip. True Genius. How grateful we are to the man of the world who obeys the morale, as in humility, and in the obligation to serve mankind. True genius always has these inspirations — Emerson. Practical Estimate. "Did you say Bilgins is a good loser?" "Yes." "Why, even when his luck is worst he never loses more than two or three dollars." "That's what I call a good loser." Good Definition: Charles and Roger were trying to define the word dead, when Charles settled the matter with, "When your blood don't percolate no more, you're dead!" Bellef la Everything Better is Everything. Whatever you can aspire to and imagine and believe in, you can demonstrate in your character and in your life—Elizabeth Towne. The Stare in Their Courses. Old Sol—I have a mandate over the whole solar system, but they all do just what they blame please! MERELY GIVEN LONG NAMES Decoctions Prescribed by High-Priced Physicians Made From Familiar Wayside Herbs. Many of the secrets hidden under the thatch of the wattle and daub cottages can be found in the pharmacopela of either the allopathist or the homeopathist, observes the London Daily Express. Willow tea is but a crude form of the salycilates which have long been recognized as the orthodox anti-uric acid and anti-pyretic remedies. Common mallow, called "pick-cheeses" by children, provides a tasteless mucilaginous liquid, which is worked up in various shapes and given for coughs. The leaves of the colt'sfoot, horehound and balm are all used, in liquid form mostly, for coughs and chest affections. Foxglove cordial is given to old people suffering from palpitation of the heart, and does as much good as when it is called "tinc, digitalis." Camomile and dandelion broths or teas are sold as tonics by the wise women who would be at a loss to say what was meant by Anthemis nobilis or Taraxacum. Beautiful comfrew is used, both plant and root, as a poulice for cancerous and other growths, and a broth is made from it for kidney affections. This has obtained official recognition under the name of Symphitum officinale. The "cure" for measles is saffron tea. This is prepared by pouring boiling water on the dried stigmas of the purple autumn crocus. An infusion of flxweed cleanses and heals wounds. Self heal has cured quinsy; sage has many valuable qualities. FIRST KNOWN USE OF CIGARS Mentioned by Name in Book Publisher in 1740, but Were Smoked Before That Time. The earliest known mention of cigars is in a book published in 1740 under the title of "Distresses and Adventures of John Cockburn." It appears that Cockburn was cast on a desert island in the Bay of Honduras, from which he swam to the mainland, and thence traveled afoot to Porto Bello, a distance of 2,600 miles. Here he met some friars who gave him some "seegars" to smoke. "These," he says, "are some leaves of tobacco rolled up in some manner that serves both as pipe and the tobacco itself." Though this is the earliest date at which cigars appear to be mentioned by that name, so far back as 1498 two soldiers sent by Columbus to explore. Cuba told their companions on their return how the natives carried in their mouths a lighted firebrand made from the leaves of a certain herb, rolled up in maize leaves. The description of an Indian method of smoking, given by Lionel Wafer, in his "Travels in the Isthmus of Darien," in 1699, shows that they then smoked cigars made just as we make them now. The manufacture and consumption of cigars in northern Europe only dates from the close of the seventeenth century. Music and Thinking. About 1000 A. D. a monk in an Italian monastery had been thinking about the long, laborious task of training singers for the church service. Ten years were required for a singer to memorize words and music of the various chants and hymns used! There was no system for learning a new tune independent of the words. And while he was thinking he heard his choirboys practicing one of their lessons, a hymn that rose in pitch with the first syllable of each successive line, just as the scale series was formed. Thought flashed! And the result of his thinking was the use of the syllables ut (changed to do later), re, mi, fa, sol, la, si to facilitate scale learning. The immediate result was that Guido's choirbows learned all their tunes—and could take new ones—in six months as against ten years in the old way. And the indirect result is that boys and girls in the schools of this country learn the scales by a process similar to that thought out by a monk in Italy nearly 1,000 years ago. Aegean Islands. The Aegean islands are Thasos, in the extreme north, off the Macedonian coast; Samothrace, Imbros, and Lemnos, near the Dardanelles; Eubaea, the largest of all, lying close along the east coast of the Greek peninsula; the northern Sporades, including Skiathose, Skopelos, and Skyros, near Eubaea; Lesbos, Ohios, Samos, and the large group of other Sporades, such as Rhodes, Cos, and Patmos, adjacent to the coast of Asia Minor; and, finally, the large group, the Cyclades, extending southward from Eubaea toward Crete and including Andros, Delos, Naxos, Paros and Melos.—Literary Digest. Military Correspondence "Why did you reject Col. Puffersby?" "Too much military efficiency." "How was that?" "His last letter to me started off something like this: 'From Col. Pufferby, To Miss Gloria Pifle. Subject, Love.'"—Birmingham Age-Herald. Solidified Alcohol Solidified alcohol has proved one of the most convenient forms of fuel, and is largely made use of at the present time for many purposes. There are many forms of cookers making use of this fuel, and the latest device of this character is a sterilizing apparatus to be made use of by doctors and nurses. The sterilizer consists of two containers, one to accommodate the instruments to be treated and the other for the gammal bandages and similar material. A small quantity of water in the lower chamber is heated by the flame from the alcohol and the steam therefrom passes around the instruments, thoroughly cleansing them and then passing to the upper chamber, where it has the same effect on the contents of that compartment. The same principle is made use of in the construction of a food kettle for the use of aeronauts. The food is packed in the interior of the kettle and a small alcohol burner stowed away in the bottom is ignited and the heat from it will keep the food hot for several hours. Explaining Knockout Blow When the lower jaw is struck on the point, especially with an uppercut, the bony portion of the ear inside is driven forebly upward into the glenoid cavity of the skull, above and behind which is situated the delicate labyrinth of the inner ear. The jawbone strikes hard upon the thin plate of bone that supports these sensitive organs and gives a shock to the semi-circular canals that is instantly transmitted by them to the bulb, producing dizziness, nausea and momentary paralysis. This explains why a sideways blow on the jaw is more effective as a knockout than one delivered directly upon the point of the jaw. For the shock of a sideways blow is received in one glenoid cavity, that on the side opposite the one on which it is struck while the shock of a blow in the certer is divided between the cavities on the two sides. Willie's Joke "Pa, what a funny word 'wholesome is." "What's funny about it?" "Why take away the whole of it and you have some left."—Boston Transcript. FROM THIS DATE ONWARD THE BROAD AX CAN ALWAYS BE FOUND ON SALE AT THE FOLLOWING NEWS STANDS: Mrs. L. Graves, The Provident Candy Shop, Notion Store and News Stand, 15 W. 36th Street, near State. George I. Martin, Cigar, Notion Store and News Stand, 18 W. 32d St., near State. Edward Felix, Notions, Cigars and News Stand, 3002 S. Dearborn St. F. Bishop, Cigars, Tobacco and News Stand, 8 W. 27th Street, near State. A. D. Hayes, Cigars, Tobacco, Notion, Stationery and News Stand, 3640 S. State Street. Dodson's Shoe Shining Parlors and News Stand, So. West Corner 35th and State Streets. Lawrence M. Heard, Traveling News Agent, with news stands at 3129 S. State St. and So. East Cor. 35th and State Streets. Charles F. Mallory's Barber Shop and News Stand, 313 E. 35th Street W. D. Scott's Lunch Room and Restaurant, 248 E. 35th Street. Louis Wimbley's Shoe Shining Parlors and News Stand, 2946 South State Street. Mrs. F. A. Peyton, News Stand, Confectionary Store, 5012 S. State Street. Samuel Taylor, 1728 Fulton St. News item left with any of the above news agents prior to Wednesday mornings of each week, will find their way into the columns of The Broad Ax.