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THE BROAD AX HEW TO THE LINE; LET THE CHIPS FALL WHERE THEY MAY VOL. XXIV REV. J. GORDON McPHERSON The Black Billy Sunday, Delivered A Great Patriotic Address In The Patton Gymnasium, At Evanston, Illinois, Last Sunday BETWEEN FIVE AND SIX THOUSAND PEOPLE MORE THAN HALF OF THEM BEING WHITE SAT UNDER THE SOUND OF HIS VOICE. REV. E. P. JONES, THE ELOQUENT PASTOR OF MT. ZION BAPTIST CHURCH OF THAT CITY ABLY PRESIDED OVER THE MEETING. REV. McPHERSON, SUCCESSFULLY CLOSED HIS TWO WEEKS MEETING AT THE MT. ZION BAPTIST CHURCH SUNDAY EVENING, JULIUS F. TAYLOR, BEING AMONG THE SPEAKERS. BY MABEL JOHNSTON Sunday July 6th, marked the close of the two weeks revival conducted by Mt. Zion Baptist Church, Clark and Oak streets, Evanston, Ill. The congregation of this church, under the leadership of Rev. E. P. Jones, a brilliant minister and one whose (pulpit) oratory ranks with the highest of his profession, collected over $11,000.00 in the past ten months towards the amount necessary to erect or complete the church building. Rev. Jones has been assisted in this revival by Dr. J. Gordon McPherson, Texas, the Field Evangelist or Black Billy Sunday, whose services were invaluable in making this work a success. In the afternoon a program was given in Patton Gymnasium to an audience of between five and six thousand persons, the majority of whom were white. These persons were anxious to hear the Black Billy Sunday whose success as an Evangelist is widely known. His lecture had been announced in the Evanston paper for a week. The music for the afternoon was furnished by the Vom Bruch Evangelist Party (white) and the Mt. Zion Choir of 55 voices. The only decoration in the hall was "Old Glory" and a flag of 2911 Service stars and 48 gold stars. The order of the program was as follows: "Couldn't Hear Nobody Pray," sung by the choir with much feeling and pathos, directed by Miss Lula Mee Butler, and accompanied by Miss Del Trent. "The Unclouded Day," Mr. C. B. Clark, accompanied by Mrs. Vom Bruch. "Every Time I feel the Spirit"—Solo, accompanied by Miss R. L. carpenter of Bowling Green, Ky. The encore on this number was responded to by the singing of "Hits Me Lord in the Need of Prayer." Cornet Solo—Mr. W. E. Vom Bruch, accompanied by Mrs. Vom Bruch. (In response to encore Mr. Vom Bruch played "Blessed Name" on the last verse used the mute, producing a softness that is rarely used in brass or wind instruments. A selection by the choir during which time collection was taken up in the twelve uchers. Solo—"My Home is Over Jordan." Miss L. M. Butler, accompanied by Mrs. Vom Bruch. In singing this selection Miss Butler showed the volume and sweetness of her voice. (Encore.) Solo—"Swanee River," Miss Butler. Introduction of the speaker of the evening by Rev. E. P. Jones. Dr. McPherson walked to the center of the rostrum and raising his eyes to the service flag said: "I am delighted to be here this afternoon, but before I begin I wish to speak of these 2911 men who responded to the call and of the 48 who responded to the eternal call, the 48 men, who with others, made it possible for you and me to gather in this room after the signing of Peace Treaty. Let's sing Nearer My God to Thee." (Nearer My God to Thee, by the audience, directed by Mr. Vom Bruch.) Where righteous citizens are you cannot find liquor and beer in the home, these homes are not decorated with beer bottles and champagne glasses. Where does the Red get his fire? I'll tell you, my friends, it is in the back end of a saloon somewhere. I want to say to you that the spirit of righteousness in the land is the only hope for the flag that has never known defeat, the flag that is the emblem of the oppressed people of the world. This portion of his lecture, why the blacks are in America caused a bit of laughter. "Do you know that we were happy and contended in Africa, even if some of us did not have any more clothes on than September Morn. Our white friends invited us here and insisted upon our accepting the invitation. They pressed the invitation upon us. Speaking now of the George Washington going after the President, we had Mr. Wilson skinned 300 years ago. 300 years ago they sent a vessel and insisted upon our coming to America. They passed by Jamaica and took on some rum and we are told some of us got drunk, perhaps this is why we did not go back to Africa." The following conversation took place between Dr. McPherson and a white friend. The friend: "The only solution of the race problem is to send the Negroes back to Africa." Dr. McPherson: "How will you start to get them there?" The friend: "Like we brought them over, in ships." Dr. Mc Pherson: "It can't be done, a canoe would have brought us over but you haven't ships enough to carry back the babies that are born every 24 hours. You brought us here against our will and by the will of God we are determined to stay here in spite of Hell and back water." "Speaking of Red Blooded Americans—This subject was suggested by the League of American Allegiance when some fellow raised a question as to whether they would admit the Negro.—We are the only simon-pure Americans, except perhaps the Indians. Every blood has flowed into the white man's veins but we are simon pure and you have kept us so, for no matter what blood flows through our veins, it all becomes Negro. We were born here, from a handful in 300 years we number today more than 12,000,000. If we continue to increase at the same rate for 300 more, God knows how many we will have. On the subject of the loyalty of the Blacks to the Whites Dr. McPherson began with the time of Christ, when the Angel told Mary to take the child and flee into Egypt, when by going into the land of the blacks the child was saved. Next the crucifixion, when Simon, a Ceylanian, helped Christ carry the cross up Mt. Calvary. And in our present history. "When the Declaration of Independence was complete but the last signature and it became known that it could not be 1940 come effective without the shedding of blood, then it was that a black man, Chrispus Attucks, stepped out upon the Commons of Boston, bared his breast to the British and shed his blood. The blood of our black men has been shed and intermingled with yours on every battle field from Boston Commons to "Na man's land." This has been the record of my race. (Applause.) He spoke of how during the Civil War the homes of the Confederate Soldiers were safely guarded by the men they fought to keep in bondage. He spoke at some length upon lynching in part—"We do not ask for separate laws, but to have Red Blooded Americans who will make a law and respect that law. He gave a thrilling description of the charge of the blacks at San Juan Hill, this description being made more real and vivid by the fact that the speaker was a participant. The work of the German Propagandist was also given some time. "This was a joke to my race. Who under like conditions would have remained as loyal. "It is not because we are cowards, it is not because we are loyal, it is the spirit of Christ that keeps us as we are. I feel that the salvation of America is in the hands of the black preachers, ignorant though some of them may be. If we should join our forces with those who are seeking to tear "Old Glory" down and raise the Red Flag, Hell would turn loose in the land. We have been the only people who have stood by the old flag when it did not stand by us." In concluding Dr. McPherson said: A race that has been faithful, as loyal and as patriotic as the Black men of America are entitled to a better deal." Mr. C. B. Clark then sang a selection, "Alone" accompanied by Mrs. W. H. Vom Bruch, after which the audience sang the Star Spangled Banner directed by Miss L. M. Butler, and Benediction was pronounced by Rev. Vom Bruch. Captain B. E. Pinckney of the 370th U. S. Infantry, arrived in New York City, from over-seas, July 5th. He is now at Camp Lee, Vizginia, where he will be discharged. He will arrive home Tuesday or Wednesday of this coming week. DISTINGUISHED HONOR CONFERRED UPON REV. J. GORDON McPHERSON AT EVANSTON, ILLINOIS "Black Billy Sunday" or Rev. J. Gordon McPhearson of Austin, Texas, who has traveled and preached to both white and Colored people, at the same time in all parts of this country, had the distinguished honor to address the summer class at the Garriett Biblical Institute of the Northwestern University last Thursday morning where he spoke of Christ the Matchless Hero of Humanity, Miss Lula Mae Butler the "Texas Song Bird," sang several beautiful selections, that captivated her hearers. "Billy Sunday" made a strong impression on the student body and he was the first Colored man to address that body in many years. THE BROAD AX PUBLISHED EVERY SATURDAY In this city since July 15th, 1899, without missing one single issue. Republicana, Democrata, Catholics, Protestants, Single Taxers, Priests, infidels or anyone else can have their say as long as their language is proper and responsibility is fixed. Referred as Second-Class Matter, August 19, 1982, at the Post Office at Chicago, IL, Under Act of March 3, 1879. PAGE EIGHT THE BRAD PUBLISHED BY In this city since July 15th, the Republicana, Democrata, Catholic imidels or anyone else can have a proper and responsibility is fixed. The Broad Ax is a newspaper all, ever claiming the editorial local communications will not on one side of the paper. Subscriptions must be paid One Year. Six Months. Advertising rates made known VOL. XXIV. JULY Address all co. THE B 6206 South Elisabeth Phone Wear JULIUS F. TAYLOR DR. M. A. MAJORS 4700 South Phone D IMPORTANT For resolutions, obituary n special announcements of eventsalon is made, and the opening oents per line; 6 words or fraction Personal or social items such everything of a general interest, Enforced as Second-Class Mattar, August Under Act of Great is Caucassian civilization! More than a billion dollars are spent each year for fines. More than six billions a year are spent to pay president, cogressmen, senators, supreme courts, governors, judges, sheriffs, policemen and jails, penitentiaries, reformatories, etc. All of this to what good end? Bank robbers, horsethieves, auto thieves, murderers, crooks, bandits, porch climbers, women of the low life and poor contemptable parasites who dress with the blood money of the soiled dove, the trickster, the embezzler, the handy man, the alibi liar, the fixer and the debased politician, all go to show how little there is of decency on this mundane sphere. What a fearful and monstrous halo is overspreading this august race, this white race that feels itself called upon to rule the rest of mankind! It is true that the noonday sun of momentous days shed a lustre upon the whitest pages of present day events that the great world work of vast achievement brings a glow of down the writers mind that this nation in war with Japan and Mexico (which seems not much) would place us in a hell of a fix altho this all sounds vapory and pucrile. SUPERIORITY, WELL WHO IS SUPERIOR? By DR. M. A. MAJORS Our progress is like a prairie fire and we are moving at a very rapid canter. Our racial growth, and development is secure. We will remain eternally Negroid, and as we develop and occupy greater and stronger positions, our racial type becomes formidable, and our nationality as to racial composition becomes the more impregnable. The cruel usage of horrible tyranny has not even made a dent upon our escutcheon. The vain prophets who predicted our anihilation are dead, and their ideas held concerning us only go to show the poverty of the age which could sustain such foreboding conjectures There are people to day so blamed ignorant of what we are, and our capabilities that they disgrace the foolish notion of their racial superiority. Superiority in what? In the higher neaches of the human soul? No. Superiority in the degradation of human conduct. Yes. The time was not, and is not yet when the Negro could be condemned for inventing crime. Every low and decending note of human discord is but the diapason sounded upon the human nature keyboard, long before Negroes were transplanted from Africa. The catalogue of infamy and human deprivity existed long before the Negro made his first attempt to ape the so-called civilization of the western hemisphere. And, yet, in spite of what devilish ugly things we have learned to do we suffer the disadvantage of facility to ever put into practice the horrible force of human degeneracy, such as is known to prevail in our present day rascality and general cussness, misnamed as culture, civilization and sometimes religion. Thank God our position is safe and that within the race itself there is a welfare group of men and women who have the determining power to keep it safe. Here and there it may seem that our progress is retarded by ill breed, and weak hirelings or degenerate creatures, but we are to be taken by the best we can do, and not rackoned by the worst, by the right principle we sustain and not by the evil of the infamous and low element among us. Just a head of us the light light is breaking, and already we are arousing out of our lethargy, and people are learning to reconsider their foolish notions and like the dew which is licked up by a brilliant sun, the prejudices are being dissipated and the people of the world are bursting asunder the slave shackles which have long held them as subjects to color THE BROAD AX, CHICAGO, JULY 12 1919 EDITORIAL PAGE of skin and the vanity of goodness and truth based upon a transparent complexion. A FEW WORDS AGAINST LIQUOR Who are the people that uphold intemperance, advocate the sale of liquor of every kind indiscriminately and with full knowledge of its final baneful effects on our civilization? Go out in search of those who would place the security of debauching dollars above the security of their homes and what will you find? Is it not common knowledge that such people discredit honor and decency, discount purity of character and laugh scornfully at culture and refinement. Do you seek for nobility of the human heart among the people who pay more attention to the high ball, the gin rickey or the golden phiz and could name every ingredient that goes to make up a bad drink of whiskey even to garlic and tobacco juice, or would you more likely find the best and trust nobility of the human soul among those who believe in good behavior, sober conduct and exemplars of purity of character, carful rearing of children, protection of the honor of women? What has become of chivalry? Has the poison of alcoholic drinks so warped the intelligence of the people that they no more think clearly on the very saving principles of mankind? Reader, if you could look into the future and see your son a drunkard, or your daughter a harlot, would it ever enter your mind to send your boy to Yale? Your girl to Vassar? No, we do not educate them for the saloon, nor for the painted frump life. Whisky does not argue, it makes drunk, it weakens the brain cells, it does not lie. It takes hold of one, benumles, and does not dissemble, but it deceives. Where is the personal liberty to be found in sacrificing every earthly noble human trait? The man who drinks because he wants to be a good fellow, soon continues to drink because he has became a bad fellow. The only thing to be said of whisky is that it is distasteful and lothing to respectable and sober people, and that it is a menace to the home and its environments. M. A. Majors, M. D. Ginsy Language The language of the Gipsies, Romany, is said to be Hindoo dialect derived from Sanskrit. Ethnologists pretty well agree that the Gipsies are descendants of an obscure Hindoo tribe. The popular belief that Gipsies are descendants of the Egyptians has no other basis than the similarity of the two words. The word "Gipsy" an a matter of fact, is from the Bohemian, and means "vagabond." The first Gipsies appeared in England early in the sixteenth century, but were found in eastern Europe at least two centuries earlier. They are now scattered all over the world. World's Highest Peaks The highest mountain peak in North America is Mt. McKinley, in Alaska, whose altitude is 20,300 feet, and the highest in South America, Mt. Acconagus, in the Andes, on the border of Chile and Argentina, 23,080 feet. The highest mountain in the world is Mt. Everest, in the Himalayas, in Asia. Its altitude is 29,002 feet. There are several hundred mountain peak in the Himalayas, 20,000 feet or over, running to an altitude of 28,278 feet. Cruelty in Training Birds Cruelty in Training Birds. Performing birds are often taught by starvation. How many are aware that the pretty doves that fly when released to the bespangled artists, and form themselves into geometrical patterns on her head and outstretched arms, are often the sole survivors of hundreds which have been starved and then only fed when they perched upon an exact spot on the owner's arms. Picturequeque Lisbon. Lisbon, the westernmost of European capitals, spreads itself in leisurely fashion over its 41 hills, extending for more than five miles along the shores of the famous Rada de Lisbon, and for more than three miles island. Beyond the narrow channel leading out of the Rada through which flow the waters of the Tagus lies the open sea, and some 800 miles away over the horizon to the west are the Stones. Why Hair Stands on End. When hair stands on end on the back of a dog or cat when frightened it is moved by tiny muscles attached to the roots. The hair follicle is like a little seed buried in the flesh. Attached to either side of this seed are tiny muscles which run diagonally through the flesh from the lower part of the follicle. These little muscles are like the guy ropes of a tent. They are what are called the erector muscles, and when fear or cold is experienced these muscles promptly tighten up in such a manner as to "hoist" the hair very quickly. Arctic Night. Viewed solely as a matter of optics, the Arctic night is as dark as any night. Explorers in high latitudes say, however, that there are many alleviations of the obscurity. The stars flash keenly, the moon comes along in a regular succession of phases, the snow surface relieves the gloom under conditions of the utmost absence of light, and the aurora borealis is the finest kind of illuminant. Explorers all agree that their men pass the winter night without much difficulty if only there are means of amusement. The Amazon. The Amazon discharges the largest amount of water of any river in the world, and the St. Lawrence next. Other interesting facts about these rivers are that the length of the Amazon is 3,900 miles and its width varies from a few hundred feet at different points to more than 100 miles at its mouth. The St. Lawrence in 2,200 miles. in length, is from one to several miles wide at places to ninety miles at its mouth. Abbreviations The letters l. e. are an abbreviation of the Latin phrase "id est," meaning "that is," and the letters e. g. an abbreviation of another Latin phrase "exemplil gratia," having the meaning of "for the sake of example" and "for instance." Vs. is an abbreviation of the Latin word versus, meaning "against." Vice versa is a phrase meaning "the order or relation of terms being reversed." Dreaming of Cate. To dream of cats is said not to be lucky. If you dreamt of a black cat, your enemies are active; to be bitten by one indicates misfortune; burglars are about when a cat follows you in a dream; while to dream you are stroking one means, beware of false friends. Long Indian Name. The longest geographical Indian name is probably that of Lake Chargo gagogmaunchaagagogchebuinyugamaug. This lake is in Massachusetts and its name has recently been changed to Lake Webster. The word is of Algonquin origin and is said to mean "How the south wind made a large water where many blackbirds chatter." Expensive and Unnecessary. Expensive and unnecessary. The fact that of all the buttons that have been given out to be testimony to the wearers' participation in the performance of public duty few are worn should be admonition to put the time consumed in the making of such buttons, and the money spent to pay for them, to better use—Albany Journal. Small Daily Task. Small Daily Task. Nothing surely is so potent as a law that may not be disobeyed. It has the force of the water-drop that hollows the stone. A small daily task, if it be really daily, will beat the labors of a spasmodic Hercules.—Anthony Trollope. "Cataup." The word "catsup," which is spelled "catsup," "catchup," "ketchup" and "kitchup," is a corruption of the Chinese word "kitjap," the name given to an inferior kind of soy made in China. A Little Girl's Problem. The father of a little girl I know is a Methodist, and her mother an Episcopalian, and the poor child never knows, in saying her prayers, whether to end them with "A-men" or "Ahmen."—E. W. Howe's Monthly. Little Sympathy for Him. "Readin' bout what dem soldier men went through," said Uncle Eben. "is g'imeter make it mighty hard to sympathize wif de man dat complains bout a little thing like a hot day." Seek to Retain Old Friends. The years have taught some sweet, some bitter lessons—none wiser than this: to spend in all things else, but of old friends to be most miserly.—Lowell. Nerves-of-Smell Note. In spite of the vast mechanical improvements of the age, the best alarm clock is still the sweet perfume of frying ham and egg—Voledo Wade. When Tobacco Was Tabco. In 1638 the Massachusetts general court ordered, a writer comments, "that no man shall take any tobacco within 20 poles of any house, or so near as may endanger the same." In 1798 an act was passed forbidding the carrying of fire through the streets except in a covered vessel, smoking, or having in one's possession "any lighted pipe or segar" in the streets or on the wharves. The penalty was $2. If the offender was in a ropewalk, the penalty was from $5 to $100. This prohibition of 1798 was not repealed until 1890. Deaf and Dumb Language Dear and Dumb Language. The Encyclopedia Britannica says: "We have conversed by signs with deaf people from all parts of the British Isles, from France, from Norway and Sweden, Poland, Finland, Italy, Russia, Turkey, the United States and found that they are indeed a worldwide means of communication . . . Deaf people in America converse with Red Indians with ease, thereby showing how natural the generality of even del Epee signs are." Steel and Iron. Steel is a kind of iron which can easily be hammered out thin without cracking and can be made extremely hard by being heated and then cooled quickly. It is different from ordinary iron because of the amount of carbon in it. Wrought iron contains less carbon than steel and so it cannot be made so hard; cast iron contains more and so is brittle. Grown Natural Resources. "T. Indians of Kentucky," says Dr. Clark Wissler, "were in the habit of burning off forest areas regularly so as to provide pasture for the buffalo, thus enticing hm to remain in the country." Again, the Indians living in the regions where wild rice grows, were observed to take certain precautions to protect the rice beds, even to facilitating their growth." To Drive Motha From a Plane When moths get into a plano the best means of ejecting them is to make up a mixture of turpentine, benzoline and oil of lavender, and squirt this inside the instrument with a scent spray. Use seven parts of benzoline to one of turpentine; add a few drops of lavender to each ounce. The Husband in Charge Wife—"Considering how long I've been away, I think you might have made some preparations to receive me." Husband—"You do me injustice, my dear. I have had the library and parlor thoroughly cleaned, and alred." Servant (interrupting)—"Please, the man has come with a barrow for them empty bottles." A Nincompoop. "Nincompoop" is a most entirely satisfying and refined way of calling a person a fool or blockhead or a simpleton. It is a corruption of the Latin phrase, "non compos mentis"—not sound of mind. Besides being satisfying and refined it has a classical origin in addition. Dogs of War. On July 28, 1828, General Zachary Taylor, afterward president of the United States, requested the government to furnish him with bloodhounds to be used in hunting the Seminole Indians of Florida. He was furnished with the dogs. Taking Up Our Time Taking Up Our Time. Sometimes we are going to figure up how many hours a day of our telephoning time is devoted to listening patiently to sweet voices saying that they know they ought not to disturb us at our work—Ohio State Journal. Chance for Inventors A prize of $10,000 is offered by the Walnut Growers' association to any one who will invent a satisfactory machine for branding the shell of each English walnut in a yearly $10,000,000 crop. Not Done In That Neckless Way. Minden Courier—"A few years ago Mr. ____ spent $2.50 for advertising without drawing any crowd to his store, so he is convinced that it doesn't pay."—Boston Transcript. Sex Differences When it is a man getting a set of false teeth, he is afraid he is not going to be able to eat with them; if it is a woman, she is afraid she will not be able to talk.—Houston Post. The Truly Wise. He who has obtained any amount of knowledge is not truly wise unless he appreciates it and can use it for his need.—Dr. John Brown. Delicate Anemone. Anemone means "windflower," and is so called because it is so delicately poised that it always with the lightest motion of the atmosphere. A cat can see better in the dark than can a human being because that cat's eyes are sensitive to ultra-violet rays. Its pupils are capable of an expansion than those of man's or of almost any other animal, thus allowing more light. The cat uses its whiskers for feeders in the dark. Its sure-footedness is a great help to it. So it gets along better in the dark than most animals. The belief that it can see by night with the same degree of clearness as by day is, however erroneous. Fish Eat Other Fish When a codfish eats it takes an operator in its mouth, cracks the shell, digests the meat and ejects the shell. Crabs crack the shells of their smaller neighbors and suck out the meat. This accounts for the mounds of shells which are found beneath the waves. And, as further illustrating the constant destruction going on in the ocean's depth, it is said that if a ship sinks at sea it will be eaten by the fish with the exception of its metal portions. Long Railway Tunnel The longest railway tunnel on the American continent is the Rogers Pass tunnel on the Rocky Mountain division of the Canadian Pacific line, which is five miles in length and runs under Mt. Macdonald, in the Selkirk range. It was constructed at a cost of more than $10,000,000. Previous to its being put through, the Hoosac tunnel on the Fitchburg division of the Boston & Maine railroad, 4% miles in length, was the longest tunnel in America. China's Water Transportation On the rivers, streams or canals of China transportation and postal facilities depend on the sampans. Women, as well as men, operate them all day and the prehensile foot renders their task much easier. Every Chinese postman, lying on his boat, steers with his hands and rows with his toes. He holds the oar strongly between the great toe and the others and gives a vigorous motion to the boat by the powerful action of the leg muscles. Drunk With Love. "Oh Amorous Dove' by this impos- queen, was one of the best suits of the evening."—New York Times. Daily Thought. Words without thoughts never to beven go.—Hamlet. 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. 31st 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. S. F. Peyton, News Stand, Confectionary Store, 5012 S. State Street. PAGE TWO THE BROAD AX In this city since July 15th, 1890, without missing one single issue. Republicans, Democrats, Catholics, Protestants, Single Taxers, Priests, infidels or anyone else can have their say as long as their language is proper and responsibility is fixed. The Broad Ax is a newspaper whose platform is broad enough for all, ever claiming the editorial right to speak its own mind. Local communications will receive attention. Write only on one side of the paper. Subscriptions must be paid in advance. One Year.....$2.00 Six Months.....1.00 Advertising rates made known on application. Address all communications to THE BROAD AX 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. XXIX. July 12, 1919. No. 43 Entered as Second-Class Matter, Aug. 19, 1902, at the Post Office at Chicago, Ill., Under Act of March 3, 1879 Good Practice in Banking. A banker I know says that in loaning money he also asks about a man's wife. Is she a spender? Does she often run the family financial affairs against her husband's judgment? The banker is suspicious of that sort of man. You may think when a woman is very prominent socially she "helps" her husband, but this banker denies it.—E. W. Howe's Monthly. Magazine Gun Teeth. The elephant has what a dentist calls "magazine gun teeth" because of the curious fact that when the big pachyderm wears off a front tooth it is replaced by the one just behind it, the whole row moving up a tooth. It is said this takes place continually, so Jumbo always is guaranteed a set of teeth, no matter how many he wears out Effects of a Meat Diet. The wheat-eating Carthaginian were no match for the pork-eating Romans; the goat-eating Greeks easily overcame the herbivorous Persians, while the beef-eaters of England have often proved their bravery. Yet the British army contains no better soldiers than the Scottish and Irish, to whom meat was long a luxury. The Gum Tree. The Australian eucalyptus, or, as it is commonly called, the gum tree, has been grown successfully in many countries, and in New Zealand it has been found that its growth is, in favorable spots, faster than in Australia. In Brazil the authorities recognize its value for timber. Amusing Herself. Elizabeth and her mother went to the city to spend the day, leaving Aunt Eleanor, a house guest, alone. Upon their return Elizabeth questioned: "Aunt Nellie, did you get lonely while we were away?" "Yes," was the reply, whereupon the little miss asked: "Then did you tell yourself a nice story?" Explained-Theory. There is little in the theory that if you make a better mousetrap than anybody else the world will beat a pathway to your door. You probably accept that theory. Very well. Who manufactures the best mousetrap on the market?—Philadelphia Public Ledger. Anticipation. The following extract from a letter of thanks is cherished by its recipient. "The beautiful block you sent as came in perfect condition, and is now in the parlor on top of the book shelves, where we hope to see you soon, and your husband, also, if he can make it convenient." - Boston Post. New Definition of Hate New Definition of Hate. The other day Mary cause up on the porch to tell me her grievances. It seems one of the boys of the neighborhood had been teasing her and with flashing eyes she said: "I hate that Russell better than any boy I know."—Exchange. Wyoming Holda Honor. In 1860, on the 10th of June, the legislature of the territory of Wyoming passed an act granting to women the right to vote and to hold office. It was the first act in any state or territory granting equal suffrage to women. ```markdown ``` As Jimmy Saw It. James was too pugnacious to his mother's way of thinking. She often scolded him for getting into fights with other boys, and told him it would be better to stand a little pickling on than to be fighting half the time. One day he came home with garments soiled and torn and explained that he had been in a fight because he had refused to take a dare. After a heated argument with his mother about it he exclaimed, "Gee whiz, mother, I shouldn't think you'd want to bring up your boy to be a coward!" Where Scratch Boost Seagulls do not always roost on the water, as persons familiar with the places say that thousands of gulls roost in trees on Big Duck, Little Duck and Old Man Islands in Maine, and not only roost in trees, but nest in them as well. The same is true of many other islands along the Maine coast. The gulls of Boston harbor and thereabouts have particular roosting places on the water. South China's Administrative City. Canton is the chief Chinese administrative and commercial city of South China. It is situated inland from Hongkong. 95 miles by water and 112 miles by rail, and is located in the fertile Canton delta country, in which converge the West, North and East rivers. In foreign trade Canton ranks third among Chinese ports, being exceeded in volume by Shanghai and Dalren. Traveling Fingers. Typists' fingers are the most amazing travelers' in creation, and are capable of going tremendous distances without the fatigue that would come to the feet and legs in performing a similar journey. In ordinary typewriting the hand may travel, according to an expert, 10,000 miles a year and not indicate any impairment in efficiency. This refers, of course to the average typist in an office. Washing Enamel All dirty marks on white enamel should be rubbed with a piece of flannel moistened with methylated spirit. Then wash the enamel with warm soapy water, dry and rub with a flannel sprinkled with whiting. Polishing with a dry duster completes the process. White enamel furniture treated in this way from time to time retains its brightness for a long period. No Need for Flag to Sag. A device that prevents a flag displayed on a horizontal pole from becoming tangled is described in the Popular Science Magazine. It is a wire rod that extends along part of the lower edge of the flag, to which it is held in place by a clip at each end. For large flags a hook passes through one of the eyelets of the flag. Unsought Fame. "This is the end of my social career!" moaned Algernon, sitting up in bed. "I drank too much last night at the ball and staggered into everybody!" "Scarcely, sir, scarcely," said his valet apologetically. "Everyone's talking of you as inventing a new dance!" Oh, for an Accident. Some diplomatists seem to achieve great success simply by sitting tight and letting matters take their own course, something after the manner of the Arkansas farmer who retired in disgust, saying he believed he could make more money by accident than he could by farming—Kansas City Star. Had the Right Idea With the right idea. As Juanita and Charles were eating breakfast one morning they both asked at the same moment for the second helping. Having taught Charles that his sister must be waited on first, he said, "Well, ladies first and mans next." Novel Umbrella Stand A young lady says that her most embarrassed moment occurred on a rainy day recently, when she entered a crowded street car with a sopping umbrella and accidentally rested the point of it in a fellow passenger's low shoe."-Boston Transcript. Pioneer "Whaleback" On the 11th of June, 1801, the first "whaleback" left for a voyage across the Atlantic. The ship was the Charles W. Wetmore. She sailed from Dujuth for Liverpool with a cargo of grain. Sage Advice. Hank Himes says: Think twice before speaking, thrice before writing and four times before fighting—Columbus Dispatch. And the "Dead!" Man invented the period. The interrogation mark and the exclamation point are the work of woman.—Detroit Journal. Out of Sight. If there ever was a fool-killer he must have retired from business.—Chicago News. Keep Up "Good Times." Keeping interested does not just point toward the serious side of life. It points to recreation—that absolutely necessary constituent of sane, healthy living. Set yourself in the swim of "good times," times that will make you laugh and forget your troubles. There is nothing easier than to slip out of the way of having good times as we get older, and yet the capacity for enjoyment never dies in us, though in our morbid perversity of mental vision we insist to ourselves that it has left us. Anta es Excavatora Everyone has observed trees that have been hollowed out by ants, and it is apparent that their biting powers are equal to working in the hardest woods. In tunneling, ants are expert, and authentic cases are known of their tunneling under ditches and streams. Indeed, a South American ant is said to have excavated a tunnel under the bed of the Parahyba river at a place where it is as broad as the Thames at London bridge. Old Tradition Exploded. Again that old stuff about "giants in those days" has been rudely punched out by the museum visitors inspecting suits of armor worn by doughty knights in the "fifteens." One of our regular doughboys of average proportions cannot get his arms into the leg pieces, and the average schoolboy of the present day would find the "suit" uncomfortably tight.—Florida Times-Union. Unhappy Family Connections I believe that much unhappiness comes from attempts to prolong family connection unduly, and to make people hang together artificially who would never naturally do so. I am certain my father, after he was forty, did not wish to see my grandmother any more. Speaking for myself, I have no wish to see my father again. —E. W. Howe. Monthly. Too High to Lend. Our neighbor, who has a great habit of borrowing, came over one afternoon to borrow some baking powder and I told her I had none. In the course of conversation she mentioned the high price of baking powders, when my brother spoke up: "Look on the grocery bill and see how much they charged me for the can I got this morning."—Exchange. Hearn's Dislikes. According to his Japanese widow, the® erratic but brilliant American writer, Lafcadio Hearn, "disliked liars, abuse of the weak, Prince Albert coats, the city of New York, and many other things." He was fond of the sea and swimming, "lonely cemeteryes," ghost stories, Martinique and of beefsteak and plum pudding. Habit of Decision. Most people who have succeeded in any direction of activity can trace the measure of their success to the habit of deciding things for themselves. One of the greatest-temptations we have is to confide in others. By yielding to it we not only become a nuisance to our friends but keep on lowering our own powers of resistance. By a Certain Blind Poet. The little girl who inquired at a library for "The Four Horses in the Eucalyptus" had lots of company in that sort of blunder. A letter of Mrs. Thrale's, recently sold at auction, tells of her neighbor's mald coming with a request from her mistress for a loan of "Milk and Asparagus Lost."-Boston Transcript. Jack Scores. The whims of will-makers are many and curious, but for the pure sarcasm commend us to the British sailor who requested his executors to pay his wife one shilling, wherewith to buy hazelnuts, as she had always preferred cracking nuts to mending his stockings. Keeping Silver Bright When the silverware has become badly tarnished put it in an aluminium dish, cover with water and boll for a short time, and it will come out bright and clean. The aluminium dish will be slightly discolored after this process, but it may be easily cleaned. But Who'd Run the Ship? London Times Personal—James A.: Please understand that were we the last two persons on earth and I found myself on the same continent that contained you, I should emigrate—Boston Transcript. Glippery for Buddy. Joe is thoroughly up in automobile parlance. His baby brother was just beginning to walk and wobbled considerably. One day Joe dashed into the kitchen shouting, "Oh, me, come quick an' see Buddy skidding." Know What He Meant My three year old boy noticed all the others on leaving the party speak to their hostess, so when his turn came he looked up with a most engaging smile and said, "Haven't we had a terrible time?"—Exchange. View From High Points. At mountain stations, where one is above the greater part of the lower, dust-laden layers of the atmosphere, more stars are visible than at sea level. Some recent observations at McWilson by Van der Blit show that the limit of unaided vision there, without even the aid of screens to shut off the light of the sky, is at about the seventh magnitude—that is, the faintest stars that can be seen on the mountain are two and one-half times brighter than can be seen at sea level. Origin of Blackguards The original "blackguard," or more properly "black guard," consisted of the whole body of the camp followers of an army in the field during the wars of the middle ages. Many of them had to do with food and cooking, and so they traveled with their pans, pots and other kitchen utensils, and as, moreover, to wash while on the march was a difficult matter, it is easy to see how applicable the term became to these. They were a dirty lot and most of them thorough ruffians. Uses for Tea Leaves. Tea leaves are often used to dampen carpets, but they should not be too wet or left lying about long, or the color may come out of the carpet. Tea leaves, however, are valuable for various other purposes. Store them for three or four days, soak them in a pail for about an hour, then strain off the water, which is an excellent wash for all varnished paints and makes them look equal to new. Floor and Walls The choice of floor covering is affected by so many conditions that it is not easy to lay down any definite rules as guides. Rugs and carpets should always be as inconspicuous as possible. They must blend with the walls and furnishings or an otherwise beautiful room will prove unpleasant to live in. The less pronounced the floor of the room, the better and more resful the combined effect. Ups and Downs of Life. Mildred had been watching the paperhanger with so much interest that he did little that escaped her eye. When he left the first night he left all his tools, including several ladders, behind him, a fact that excited Mildred very much. As he waved good night to her she called frantically to him: "Oh, Mister Paperhanger, you're forgetting all your ups and downs." Testing Tea. If you wish to test the purity of tea take a table knife and a sheet of white paper, upon which rub the tea with the knife. When the leaves are powdered the paper is dusted clean and its surface examined. If the tea is artificially colored, streaks of vivid Prussian blue will appear. Interviewing the Minister My brother was married young and felt embarrassed. He went to interview the minister relative to the ceremony, and after much stammering and many blushes, managed this surprising request: "Will you come up to the house and marry me and another girl?"—Chicago Tribune. Life in Bangad. At one period Bagdad had a population of two millions. Today it has dwindled to two hundred and twenty-five thousand. The desert rolls almost up to the walls of the city, for the elaborate system of canals which rendered the land capable of supporting a teeming population has been neglected. Stars and Stripes on the Sea. Stars and Strips on the Sea. Our flag rules one-fifth of the world's shipping now, and 46 per cent of the shipping between our own ports and others is under our own flag. Trade routes where our flag has not been seen on merchant ships for half a century are now traversed by the boats of Uncle Sam. Reason Enough My twin nephews were paid two cents a day for waking me at 7 each week day morning. One Sunday they awakened me at 7. I protested and they said: "We knew you wanted to sleep, but we need the money."—Chicago Tribune. Pestic if Not Scientific "I wonder what the moon is made of?" said little Jennie, as she paused to gaze at the large, round orb. "It ain't made of nothin'" replied her twin brother, Bill. "It's a hole in the sky for God to look through when he wants to see if we are mindin' me." - Only What They Might Expect. When people who are tolerably fortunate in their outward lot do not find in life sufficient enjoyment to make it valuable to them, the cause generally is caring for nobody but themselves—J. S. Mill. Making All Unreal. Making All Unreal. Insincerity in a man's own heart must make all his enjoyments, all that encerces him, unreal; so that his whole life must seem like a merely dramatic representation—Hawthorne. Opinionate thought. Who depends upon another man's table often dines into. Temperature of Leaves Temperature of Leaves Some recent investigation of the temperature of leaves made in the deserts and mountains of Arizona and in the Santa Lucia mountains of California have resulted in the discovery that leaves show a very rapid change of temperature at times. These fluctuations are almost constantly going on. Changes of from 1 to 8 degrees centigrade were observed in from twenty to sixty seconds, and if a moderately strong wind is blowing the change may amount to 5 degrees in thirty seconds. Some Remarkable Shooting. A play was being given by a group of soldiers, the hero of which was to shoot blank cartridges at a row of bottles standing on a shelf, while another soldier, well concealed, was to break each bottle in turn with the point of his bayonet, thus pretending that the hero was shooting the bottles. Through some misunderstanding the hero started shooting at the wrong end of the row, while at the other end the bottles were being broken. Nostalgia. A young Swedish girl was very home sick. "You ought to be contented, and not fret for your old home, Ina," said her mistress, as she looked at the dim eyes of the girl. "You are earning good wages, your work is light, every one is kind to you, and you have plenty of friends here." "Yes, ma'am," said the girl. "But it is not the place where I do be that makes me vera homesick; it is the place where I don't be." The Maliciously Inclined Malicious people are of two types—the actively malicious and the passively malicious. Between the two there is a difference not of kind but merely of degree. The actively malicious are people who delight in bitlingt and injuring others, whether by petty gossip or outright slander. The passively malicious find a strange pleasure in hearing of anything that is to the discredit of other people. Natural Question. Esther is an inquisitive little girl. One day I took her for a walk and every time we met anyone she would ask who it was. We were just passing a large apartment when a man drove up in a car. Esther immediately asked: "Who is that, Aunt Catherine? Is that the doctor?" I told her that it was. Then she said: "Who is he going to fix?"—Chicago Tribune. What He Really Wanted. Little Lowell had been wanting a goat. His father had promised to get one for him. When the new baby came and the doctor showed the little bundle to Lowell and said: "This is your new sister, my son; what do you think of her?" Lowell looked at the baby seriously, then replied: "Well, I'd like her better if she wuz a goat." Life of the Wasp. With the coming of winter the life of the wasp ceases, but until that time they are most exemplary creatures. There are no lazy folk in waspland. Labor and effort are evenly divided in a nest of wasps. Some assume the duty of plundering, going out in search of food, while others act as policemen. Worst Enemy of Birds The great horned owl is the worst of the owl family as a destroyer of game and poultry. He even extends his depredations to rabbits and other fur-bearing animals, and if he discovers the sleeping place of a covey of quail he will clean them up to the last bird. - Rainy Seasons in Cycles According to Eduard Brueckner, the great Austrian meteorologist, cold, rainy seasons come in cycles about every thirty-five years, the years nearest to these partaking of their nature and those furthest distant being dry and hot. The year 1915 was the height of one of these cold, wet cycles. The Telltale Thumb. It is a well-known fact among nerve specialists that by an examination of the thumb they can tell if the patient is affected, or likely to be affected, by paralysis or not, as the thumb will indicate this a long time before there is any trace of the disease in any other part of the system. Reasoning From Kittens Reasoning From Kittens. Little Edward's twin sisters were being christened. All went well until Edward saw the water in the font. Then he anxiously turned to his mother and exclaimed: "Ms, which one are you going to keep?"—Ebighty (London). Norway Must Import Sweetstuffs. Norway Must Import Sweetstuff. Norway produces no sugar within its own borders and the sweet airups produced from vegetable sources are of slight importance, so that country is in a position of almost absolute dependence on imports for its sweetening materials. Wise men say that if we could see ourselves as others see us, we wouldn't believe it—Tit-Bits. Optimistic Thought. Spread the table and content will cease. Wisdom in Quotation. Bartlett, in his "Familiar Quotations," gives the following: "We read of a certain Roman emperor who built a magnificent palace. In digging the foundation, the workmen discovered a golden sarcophagus ornamented with three circlelets, on which were inscribed, 'I have expended; I have given; I have kept; I have possessed; I do possess; I have lost; I am punished. What I formert: expended, I have; what I gave away, I have-'Gesta Romanorum, Tale XVI." Left Foot Largest Your left foot is larger than your right; in 99 cases out of 100. Science explains it in many ways; but we accept the easiest one, which is that we are a world of left-footed loungers. We lean against posts and door jamb, and we do most of our leaning on the left foot; consequently, through the years it has grown to support the weight that the lazy right foot doesn't. The next time you buy shoes, have your left foot measured first. The Main Point Eve had formed the bad habit of running away, so to impress her fully with the danger of so doing, her father took her on his knee and told her the story of Charlie Ross—how he was coaxed away from his yard one day by a man who promised him some candy and he never came back to his parents. She listened intently, and at the close of the story she looked up and asked: "Well, did he get the candy?" To Clean Oil Painting Take the picture out of the frame and lay a clean towel soaked in clean water over it. Keep the towel wet with clean water for two or three days. Change the towel two or three times. Wipe the picture with a wet sponge until little trace of dirt is left. Repeat the process if necessary until the picture is clean. When clean, rub dry and apply clear linseed oil. Cause for Reloicing Leonard was walking with his nurse and met a friend of his mother, who proceeded to engage him in conversation in a most effusive and enlivened manner. On parting with her, Leonard was silent for a long time, and then said with a gentle sigh of thankfulness: "I am so glad, Sarah, that I've got a nice, gloomy mother." Japanese Hairdressers The professional coiffeur for men is a much older occupation in Japan than that for women. There are records as far back as the thirteenth century of male hairdressers for men; for the samurai especially were very particular as to how the hair was done up, though as a profession the coiffeur was of somewhat later growth. Good Law, for Germany The Delbrueck law, which became effective in Germany early in 1914 provides for Germans retaining their allegiance to Germany while becoming citizens of the United States or any other country. In assuming the new citizenship a German subject, if it suits him, continues his German citizenship and allegiance in Germany according to this law. Looking for Cat Little Paul, age seven, and his aunt were playing with the cat when it ran under the buffet. Stooping down his aunt said: "I can see only his blind quarters." Paul ran to the other end of the buffet and looking under exclaimed: "Oh, I can see its head quarters." Daring Pioneers On June 7, 1769, Daniel Boone, with five other hunters from North Carolina, reached Red river, Kentucky. They were the first white men to explore the territory, forbiddingly called by the Indians "The Dark and Bloody Ground." Use of India Rubber India rubber was used for the first time as an eraser in 1770, when a very small piece was sold for three marks. It was, however, many years later before it was put into general use. Prior to this the crumb of bread was used for erasing purposes. Disaged With Him Disagreeed With Him Bert could not eat porridge without feeling distressed. Scolded one day by his sister for speaking rudely to her girl friend, he said: "I just can't help it, sis; she affects me 'zactly like porridge." In some parts of Cape Province, South Africa, chicory gives a yield of $250 to $800 per acre, Johannesburg being the chief market. Campaignage. "Nell talks incessantly." "Oh, that's only to keep people from finding out how little she has to say."—Boston Transcript. Silly Season Now Opened. Auctioneers have a nod way of receiving bids—Boston Post. Daily Theught. Innocence in genius and candor in power are both noble qualities—Madame de Stasl. PAGE TWO THE BROAD AX In this city since July 15th, 1899, without missing one single issue. Republicans, Democrat, Catholics, Protestants, Single Taxes, Priests, infidels or anyone else can have their say as long as their language is proper and responsibility is fixed. The Broad Ax is a newspaper whose platform is broad enough for all, ever claiming the editorial right to speak its own mind. Local communications will receive attention. Write only on one side of the paper. Subscriptions must be paid in advance. One Year.....$2.00 Six Months.....1.00 Advertising rates made known on application. Address all communications to THE BROAD AX 6206 So, Elizabeth St., Chicago, Ill. Phone Wentworth 2597. JILIUS F. TAYLOR Editor and Publisher DR. M. A. MAJORS Associate Editor 4700 South State Street Phone Dresel 1416 Vol. XXIX July 12, 1919. No. 43 Entered as Second-Class Matter, Aug. 19, 1902, at the Post Office at Chicago, Ill., Under Act of March 3, 1879 Good Practice In Banking. A banker I know says that in loaning money he also asks about a man's wife. Is she a spender? Does she often run the family financial affairs against her husband's judgment? The banker is suspicious of that sort of man. You may think when a woman is very prominent socially she "helps" her husband, but this banker denies it.—E. W. Howe's Monthly. Magazine Gun Teeth The elephant has what a dentist calls "magazine gum teeth" because of the curious fact that when the big pachyderm wears off a front tooth it is replaced by the one just behind it, the whole row moving up a tooth. It is said this takes place continually, so Jumbo always is guaranteed a set of teeth, no matter how many he wears out. Effects of a Meat Diet The wheat-eating Carthaginian们 were no match for the pork-eating Romans; the goat-eating Greeks easily overcame the herbivorous Persians, while the beef-eaters of England have often proved their bravery. Yet the British army contains no better soldiers than the Scottish and Irish, to whom meat was long a luxury. The Gum Tree. The Australian eucalyptus, or, as it is commonly called, the gum tree, has been grown successfully in many countries, and in New Zealand it has been found that its growth is, in favorable spots, faster than in Australia. In Brazil the authorities recognise its value for timber. Amusing Herself? Elizabeth and her mother went to the city to spend the day, leaving Aunt Eleanor, a house guest, alone. Upon their return Elizabeth questioned: "Aunt Nellie, did you get lonely while we were away?" "Yes," was the reply, whereupon the little miss asked: "Then did you tell yourself a nice story?" Explained Theory. There is little in the theory that if you make a better mousetrap than anybody else the world will beat a pathway to your door. You probably accept that theory. Very well. Who manufactures the best mousetrap on the market?—Philadelphia Public Ledger. Anticipation "The following extract from a letter of thanks is cherished by its recipient. "The beautiful clock you sent us came in perfect condition, and is now in the parlor on top of the book shelves, where we hope to see you soon, and your husband, also, if he can make it convenient." - Boston Post. New Definition of Hate The other day Mary came up on the porch to tell me her grievances. It seems one of the boys of the neighborhood had been teasing her and with flashing eyes she said: "I hate that Russell better than any boy I know."—Exchange. Wyoming Holds Honor. In 1860, on the 10th of June, the legislature of the territory of Wyoming passed an act granting to women the right to vote and to hold office. It was the first act in any state or territory granting equal suffrage to women. As Jimmy saw it, James was too pugnacious to his mother's way of thinking. She often scolded him for getting into fights with other boys, and told him it would be better to stand a little picking on than to be fighting half the time. One day he came home with garments solled and torn and explained that he had been in a fight because he had refused to take a dare. After a heated argument with his mother about it he exclaimed, "Gee whis, mother. I shouldn't think you'd want to bring up your boy to be a coward!" Where Seagulls Roost Seagulls do not always roost on the water, as persons familiar with the places say that thousands of gulls roost in trees on Big Duck, Little Duck and Old Man islands in Maine, and not only roost in trees, but nest in them as well. The same is true of many other islands along the Maine coast. The gulls of Boston harbor and thereabouts have particular roosting places on the water. South China's Administrative City. South China's Administrative City. Canton is the chief Chinese administrative and commercial city of South China. It is situated inland from Hongkong. 95 miles by water and 112 miles by rail, and is located in the fertile Canton delta country, in which converge the West, North and East rivers. In foreign trade Canton ranks third among Chinese ports, being exceeded in volume by Shanghai and Dalren. Traveling Fingers. Typists' fingers are the most amazing travelers' in creation, and are capable of going tremendous distances without the fatigue that would come to the feet and legs in performing a similar journey. In ordinary typewriting the hand may travel, according to an expert, 10,000 miles a year and not indicate any impairment in efficiency. This refers, of course to the average typist in an office. Washing Enamel. All dirty marks on white enamel should be rubbed with a piece of flannel moistened with methylated spirit. Then wash the enamel with warm soapy water, dry and rub with a flannel sprinkled with whiting. Polishing with a dry duster completes the process. White enamel furniture treated in this way from time to time retains its brightness for a long period. No Need for Flag to Sag. A device that prevents a flag displayed on a horizontal pole from becoming tangled is described in the Popular Science Magazine. It is a wire rod that extends along part of the lower edge of the flag, to which it is held in place by a clip at each end. For large flags a hook passes through one of the eyelets of the flag. Unsought Fame. "This is the end of my social career!" moaned Algernon, sitting up in bed. "I drank too much last night at the ball and staggered into everybody!" "Scarcely, sir, scarcely," said his valet apologetically. "Everyone's talking of you as inventing a new dance!" Oh, for an Accident Some diplomats seem to achieve great success simply by sitting tight and letting matters take their own course, something after the manner of the Arkansas farmer who retired in disgust, saying he believed he could make more money by accident than he could by farming—Kansas City Star. Had the Right Idea As Juanita and Charles were eating breakfast one morning they both asked at the same moment for the second helping. Having taught Charles that his sister must be waited on first, he said, "Well, ladies first and mans next." Novel Umbrella Stand. A young lady says that her most embarrassed moment occurred on a rainy day recently, when she entered a crowded street car with a sopping umbrella and accidentally rested the point of it in a fellow passenger's low shoe."-Boston Transcript. Pioneer "Whaleback" Pioneer "whaleback." On the 11th of June, 1861, the first "whaleback" left for a voyage across the Atlantic. The ship was the Charles W. Wetmore. She sailed from Duluth for Liverpool with a cargo of grain. 8age Advice. Hank Hines says: Think twice before speaking, thrice before writing and four times before fighting.—Columbus Dispatch. And the "Dash?" Man invented the period. The interrogation mark and the exclamation point are the work of woman.—Detroit Journal. Out of Sight. If there ever was a fool-killer he must have retired from business.—Chicago News. THE BROAD AX, CHICAGO, JULY 12 1919 Keep Up "Good Times." Keeping interested does not just point toward the serious side of life. It points to recreation—that absolutely necessary constituent of sane, healthy living. Set yourself in the swim of "good times," times that will make you laugh and forget your troubles. There is nothing easier than to slip out of the way of having good times as we get older, and yet the capacity for enjoyment never dies in us, though in our morbid perversity of mental vision we insist to ourselves that it has left us. View From Hill At mountain station above the greater pass dust-laden layers of more stars are visit level. Some recent obb Wilson by Van der the limit of unslid v out even the aid shut off the light of about the seventh man the faintest stars that the mountain are two times brighter than cs level. Autoaa Excavators. Everyone has observed trees that have been hollowed out by ants, and it is apparent that their blitting powers are equal to working in the hardest woods. In tunneling, ants are expert, and authentic cases are known of their tunneling under ditches and streams. Indeed, a South American ant is said to have excavated a tunnel under the bed of the Parahyba river at a place where it is as broad as the Thames at London bridge. Old Tradition Exploded. Again that old stuff about "giants in those days" has been rudely punched out by the museum visitors inspecting suits of armor worn by doughty knights in the "fifteens." One of our regular doughboys of average proportions cannot get his arms into the leg pieces, and the average schoolboy of the present day would find the "suit" uncomfortably tight.—Florida Times-Union. Uhohny Family Connections. I believe that much unhappiness comes from attempts to prolong family connection suddenly, and to make people hang together artificially who would never naturally do so. I am certain my father, after he was forty, did not wish to see my grandmother any more. Speaking for myself, I have no wish to see my father again.—E. W. Howe's Monthly. Too High to Lend. Our neighbor, who has a great habit of borrowing, came over one afternoon to borrow some baking powder and I told her I had none. In the course of conversation she mentioned the high price of baking powders, when my brother spoke up: "Look on the grocery bill and see how much they charged me for the can I got this morning."—Exchange. Hearn's Dislikes According to his Japanese widow, the* erratic but brilliant American writer, Lafcadio Hearn, "disliked liars, abuse of the weak, Prince Albert coats, the city of New York, and many other things." He was fond of the sea and swimming, "lonely cemeteryes," ghost stories, Martinique and of beefsteak and plum pudding. Habit of Decision. Most people who have succeeded in any direction of activity can trace the measure of their success to the habit of deciding things for themselves. One of the greatest temptations we have is to confide in others. By yielding to it we not only become a nuisance to our friends but keep on lowering our own powers of resistance. By a Certain Blind Poet The little girl who inquired at a library for "The Four Horses in the Eucalyptus" had lots of company in that sort of blunder. A letter of Mrs. Thrale's, recently sold at auction, tells of her neighbor's maid coming with a request from her mistress for a loan of "Milk and Asparagus Lost."—Boston Transcript. Jack Scores. The whims of will-makers are many and curious, but for the pure sarcasm commend us to the British sailor who requested his executors to pay his wife one shilling, wherewith to buy hazelnuts, as she had always preferred cracking nuts to mending his stockings. Keeping Silver Bright When the silverware has become badly tarnished put it in an aluminium dish, cover with water and boll for a short time, and it will come out bright and clean. The aluminium dish will be slightly discolored after this process, but it may be easily cleaned. But Who'd Run the Shin? London Times Personal—James A.: Please understand that were we the last two persons on earth and I found myself on the same continent that contained you. I should emigrate—Boston Transcript. Slippery for Buddy Joe is thoroughly up in automobile parlance. His baby brother was just beginning to walk and wobbled considerably. One day Joe dashed into the kitchen shouting, "Oh, ma, come quick an' see Buddy skidding." Know What He Meant Know what he meant. My three year old boy noticed all the others on leaving the party speak to their hostess, so when his turn came he looked up with a most engaging smile and said, "Haven't we had a terrible time?"—Exchange. Whatever is, is in its causes just— Dryden. View From High Points. At mountain stations, where one is above the greater part of the lower, dust-laden layers of the atmosphere, more stars are visible than at sea level. Some recent observations at Mt. Wilson by Van der Bilt show that the limit of unalded vision there, without even the aid of screens to shut off the light of the sky, is at about the seventh magnitude—that is, the faltest stars that can be seen on the mountain are two and one-half times brighter than can be seen at sea level. Origin of Blackguards. The original "blackguard," or more properly "black guard," consisted of the whole body of the camp followers of an army in the field during the wars of the middle ages. Many of them had to do with food and cooking, and so they traveled with their pots, pans and other kitchen utensils, and as, moreover, to wash while on the march was a difficult matter, it is easy to see how applicable the term became to these. They were a dirty lot and most of them thorough ruffans. Uses for Tea Leaves. Tea leaves are often used to dampen carpets, but they should not be too wet or left lying about long, or the color may come out of the carpet. Tea leaves, however, are valuable for various other purposes. Store them for three or four days, soak them in a pail for about an hour, then strain off the water, which is an excellent wash for all varnished prints and makes them look equal to new. Floor and Walls The choice of floor covering is affected by so many conditions that it is not easy to lay down any definite rules as guides. Rugs and carpets should always be as inconspicuous as possible. They must blend with the walls and furnishings or an otherwise beautiful room will prove unpleasant to live in. The less pronounced the floor of the room, the better and more resilful the combined effect. Ups and Dowma of Life. Mildred had been watching the paperhanger with so much interest that he did little that escaped her eye. When he left the first night he left all his tools, including several ladders, behind him, a fact that excited Mildred very much. As he waved good to her she called frantically to him: "Oh, Mister Paperhanger, you're forgetting all your ups and downs." Testing Tea. If you wish to test the purity of tea take a table knife and a sheet of white paper, upon which rub the tea with the knife. When the leaves are powdered the paper is dusted clean and its surface examined. If the tea is artificially colored, streaks of vivid Prussian blue will appear. Interviewing the Minister. My brother was married young and felt embarrassed. He went to interview the minister relative to the ceremony, and after much stammering and many blushes, managed this surprising request: "Will you come up to the house and marry me and another girl?"—Chicago Tribune. Life in Bagdad. At one period Bagdad had a population of two millions. Today it has dwindled to two hundred and twenty-five thousand. The desert rolls almost up to the walls of the city, for the elaborate system of canals which rendered the land capable of supporting a teeming population has been neglected. Stars and Stripes on the Sea. Our flag rules one-fifth of the world's shipping now, and 46 per cent of the shipping between our own ports and others is under our own flag. Trade routes where our flag has not been seen on merchant ships for half a century are now traversed by the boats of Uncle Sam. Reason Enough. My twin nephews were paid two cents a day for waking me at 7 each week day morning. One Sunday they awakened me at 7. I protested and they said: "We knew you wanted to sleep, but we need the money."—Chicago Tribune. Bacteria If Not Scientific "I wonder what the moon is made of?" said little Jennie, as she paused to gaze at the large, round orb. "It ain't made of nothin'," replied her twin brother, Bill. "It's a hole in the sky for God to look through when he wants to see if we are mindin' ma." - Only What They Might Expect. When people who are tolerably fortunate in their outward lot do not find in life sufficient enjoyment to make it valuable to them, the cause generally is caring for nobody but themselves.—J. S. Mill. Making All Unreal. Insincerity in a man's own heart must make all his enjoyments, all that concerns him, unreal; so that his whole life must seem like a merely dramatic representation.—Hawthorne. Optimistic Thought. Who depends upon another man's table often dines into. Temperature of Leaves. Some recent investigation of the temperature of leaves made in the deserts and mountains of Arizona and in the Santa Lucia mountains of California have resulted in the discovery that leaves show a very rapid change of temperature at times. These fluctuations are almost constantly, going on. Changes of from 1 to 3 degrees centigrade were observed in from twenty to sixty seconds, and if a moderately strong wind is blowing the change may amount to 5 degrees in thirty seconds. Some Remarkable Shooting. A play was being given by a group of soldiers, the hero of which was to shoot blank cartridges at a row of bottles standing on a shelf, while another soldier, well concealed, was to break each bottle in turn with the point of his bayonet, thus pretending that the hero was shooting the bottles. Through some misunderstanding the hero started shooting at the wrong end of the row, while at the other end the bottles were being broken. A young Swedish girl was very homesick. "You ought to be contented, and not fret for your old home, Ina," said her mistress, as she looked at the dim eyes of the girl. "You are earning good wages, your work is light, every one is kind to you, and you have plenty of friends here." "Yes, ma'am," said the girl. "But it is not the place where I do be that makes me vera homesick; it is the place where I don't be." The Maliciously Inclined. Malicious people are of two types—the actively malicious and the passively malicious. Between the two there is a difference not of kind but merely of degree. The actively malicious are people who delight in biting and injuring others, whether by petty gossip or outright slander. The passively malicious find a strange pleasure in hearing of anything that is to the discredit of other people. Natural Question. Esther is an inquisitive little girl. One day I took her for a walk and every time we met anyone she would ask who it was. We were just passing a large apartment when a man drove up in a car. Esther immediately asked: "Who is that, Aunt Catherine? Is that the doctor?" I told her that it was. Then she said: "Who is he going to fix?"—Chicago Tribune. What He Really Wanted. Little Lowell had been wanting a goat. His father had promised to get one for him. When the new baby came and the doctor showed the little bundle to Lowell and said: "This is your new sister, my son; what do you think of her?" Lowell looked at the baby seriously, then replied: "Well, I'd like her better if she wuz a goat." Life of the Wasp. With the coming of winter the life of the wasp ceases, but until that time they are most exemplary creatures. There are no lazy folk in waspland. Labor and effort are evenly divided in a nest of wasps. Some assume the duty of plundering, going out in search of food, white others act as policemen. Worst Enemy of Birds. The great horned owl is the worst of the owl family as a destroyer of game and poultry. He even extends his depredations to rabbits and other fur-bearing animals, and if he discovers the sleeping place of a covey of quail he will clean them up to the last bird. - Rainy Seasons in Cycles According to Eduard Brueckner, the great Austrian meteorologist, cold, rainy seasons come in cycles about every thirty-five years, the years nearest to those partaking of their nature and those furthest distant being dry and hot. The year 1915 was the height of one of these cold, wet cycles. The Telitale Thumb. It is a well-known fact among nerve specialists that by an examination of the thumb they can tell if the patient is affected, or likely to be affected, by paralysis or not, as the thumb will indicate this a long time before there is any trace of the disease in any other part of the system. Reasoning From Kittens Little Edward's twin sisters were being christened. All went well until Edward saw the water in the font. Then he anxiously turned to his mother and exclaimed: "Ma, which one are you going to keep?"—Blighty (London'). Norway Must Import Sweetstuff Norway produces no sugar within its own borders and the sweet alipures produced from vegetable sources are of slight importance, so that country is in a position of almost absolute dependence on imports for its sweetening materials. Wise men say that if we could see ourselves as others see us, we wouldn't believe it—Tit-Bitz. Optimistic Thought. Spread the table and confession will Widem in Quotation Bartlett, in his "Familiar Quotations," gives the following: "We read of a certain Roman emperor who built a magnificent palace. In digging the foundation, the workmen discovered a golden sarcophagus ornamented with three circlecirs, on which were inscribed, I have expended; I have given; I have kept; I have possessed; I do possess; I have lost; I am punished. What I formerly expended, I have; what I gave away, I have-Gesta Romanorum, Tale XVL." Left Foot Largest Your left foot is larger than your right.—in 99 cases out of 100. Science explains it in many ways; but we accept the easiest one, which is that we are a world of left-footed loungers. We lean against posts and door jamb, and we do most of our leaning on the left foot; consequently, through the years it has grown to support the weight that the lazy right foot doesn't. The next time you buy shoes, have your left foot measured first. The Main Point Eve had formed the bad habit of running away, so to impress her fully with the danger of so doing, her father took her on his knee and told her the story of Charlie Ross—how he was coaxed away from his yard one day by a man who promised him some candy and he never came back to his parents. She listened intently, and at the close of the story she looked up and asked: "Well, did he get the candy?" To Clean Oil Painting Take the picture out of the frame and lay a clean. lowel soaked in clean water over it. Keep the towel wet with clean water for two or three days. Change the towel two or three times. Wipe the picture with a wet sponge until little trace of dirt is left. Repeat the process if necessary until the picture is clean. When clean, rub dry and apply clear linseed oil. Cause for Reloicing Leonard was walking with his nurse and met a friend of his mother, who proceeded to engage him in conversation in a most effusive and enlivened manner. On parting with her, Leonard was silent for a long time, and then said with a gentle sigh of thankfulness: "I am so glad, Sarah, that I've got a nice, gloomy mother." Japanese Hairdressers The professional coiffeur for men is a much older occupation in Japan than that for women. There are records as far back as the thirteenth century of male hairdressers for men; for the samurai especially were very particular as to how the hair was done up though as a profession the coiffeur was of somewhat later growth. Good Law, for Germany. The Delbrueck law, which became effective in Germany early in 1914 provides for Germans retaining their allegiance to Germany while becoming citizens of the United States or any other country. In assuming the new citizenship a German subject, if it suits him, continues his German citizenship and allegiance in Germany according to this law. Looking for Cat Little Paul, age seven, and his aunt were playing with the cat when it ran under the buffet. Stooping down his aunt said: "I can see only his hind quarters." Paul ran to the other end of the buffet and looking under exclaimed: "Oh, I can see its head quarters." Daring Pioneers On June 7, 1769, Daniel Boone, with five other hunters from North Carolina, reached Red river, Kentucky. They were the first white men to explore the territory, forbiddingly called by the Indians "The Dark and Bloody Ground." Use of India Rubber Use of India Rubber. India rubber was used for the first time as an eraser in 1770, when a small piece was sold for three marks. It was, however, many years later before it was put into general use. Prior to this the crumb of bread was used for erasing purposes. Disagreed With Him Disagreeed with him. Bert could not eat porridge without feeling distressed. Scolded one day by his sister for speaking rudely to her girl friend, he said: "I just can't help it, sis; she affects me 'zactly like porridge." In some parts of Cape Province, South Africa, chicory gives a yield of $250 to $800 per acre, Johannesburg being the chief market. "Nell talks incessantly." "Oh, that's only to keep people from finding out how little she has to say."—Boston Transcript. Silly Season Now Opened. Auctioneers have a nod way of receiving bids.—Boston Post. Daily Thought. Innocence in genius and candor in power are both noble qualities.—Mahama de Staal. =e mon sea 2 is 00 stould take place: whes: the ‘moon ts waxing ond Bot: waning. lf 1846 tp a lucky meron 7 country districts. a. strict ingniry is made ss to the tage.0f:the moon be- fore the wedding, daa, ing to a W titer dn-Bond rwers, 1 the north, t0a, 80 Wise bride ji ‘ask oo 0d ee bo, her “Ww ding feast, for am: old: 1 bas it that if this “be. done Jone of the goests will @ié before the year Is. out. In the highlands 3t is taken as “a terribly unlucky Sigeif-a dog should ren between the Bridal pair on their wedding day;/-whle in Derbyshire prospective brides still tel the bees of thelr wedding and ern hives for the: parts Scand oa Seelieet aire ecses-aa sncient custom for which reason is pard to find, by whith part of the wed- ding cake is broken over the head of the bride an@ the guests scramble for pieces. = None of these’ marriage manners, however, compare with the Chinese custom which causes bacon and sugar be Bung on the sedan ‘chair of a Chinese bride, in order to keep the de- mons from molesting her on her wed- Jing journey. ‘The Chinese bride-to-be, (00, has to stand In a round, shallow asket while she dresses for the wed- ling, in Order to make her af = good emper G68 Gislébis diapesiticn. TAKE NO JOY IN PRODUCTION Workers In Quarries From Which Fa. mous Carrara Marble I Taken ‘Lead Dull Lives. Carrara marble is associated with the silent beauty of great tathedrals and monuments. There is none of that dignity about the place of its origin. ‘The little Italian town of Car- rara, huddled beside the mountain quarries for which it exists, ts a place of confusion and clamor, of men and beasts laboring to supply’ the world with a commodity. ‘The Pyrenees’ mountains have been supplying this marble for centuries. The quarry workmen have for years tolled, as their ancestors before them tolled, to keep up the steady outfiow of Carrara marble for the hand of sculptor and architect, and even to meke possible that ornament beloved of our grandmothers, the marble-top- ped table. For Carrara's laborers, sawing and hammering incessantly, there comes none Of the artist's joy Sf~ working ‘with a perfect medium. In their tread- ‘mill of hard labor the slabs of gilsten- ‘ng stone long ago became as dull end ‘uninspiring 88 #o much iron or coal. Blocks of perfect marble are dragged about recklessly and laden on wagons behind long strings of weary oxen. Carrara exists for the last day-of the week. ‘Then, clutching its earn- ings so hardly won, it hastens to the town's gathering places and for a few intoxicating hours throws off the grip of the quarries. Daniel Webster. The ponderous strength of his pow- ers strikes us not more forcibly than the broad individuality of the man. Were we unacquainted with the his- tory of his life, we could ‘almost infer it from his ‘Everything in his pt ® person who has- struggled fiercely against obstacles, who has developed his faculties by strenuous labor,’ who has been a keen and active observer of man and nature, and who has been disciplined in the. affairs of the world. ‘There is « manly simplicity.end clear- ness in his mind, and @ rugged energy in bis feelings, which preserve him from ell the affectations of literature tnd society. ...... We never consider hin as a mere debater, a mere scholer, ora mere statesman; but as a strong, sturdy man. ‘The school and the col- lege could not fashion him into any foreign shape, because they worked on material too hard to yield easily to conventional molds. — Edwin P, invented Paeumatic Caleson. William Sooy Smith, builder of the first all-steel bridge in the world end inventor of the pneumatic caisson, was born in Ohio July 22, 1890; ‘graduated &c West Point in 1858; resigned frou the army, but served duriag the Civil Wer, and tater became eminent as 6 civil engineer and bridge builder. His invention of the pmeumatic caisson revolutionized deep-river bridge build- ing, and he was the rst one to over- come quicksands in making founde- tous, rn een dings amd tm the construction army ‘rank of brigadier general and died January 17, 1912—Chicago ‘Tribene, Se ete But the iniquity of oblivion blindly scattereth her poppy, and desis with to ae a aera got ‘0 merit af Who Herostratus ‘int burned the temple of Diana, he is almdst lost coltage ot iboats ee eaeaes of Adrian's horse, confounded tere _In vain we compute cur felftities by the advantage of our "ieee eee pa 1 coe a Agamempon, withent the savor of the eve ag register.— es sine PE oR. CRATER IMMENSE IN ‘SIZE eee | World's Wonders. The Hawallan islands possess nn dtmmense that 0 ie twenty adut to = of 18000 feet, and fang snlde hs 4 series ef eruptions, strewing the mountain L bowiders, lava and ash. S ‘the crater thus formed, » ‘great cone and a number of smaller ‘ones can be seen. It is no far down to the floor'jot the crater that a bowler Pushed 1 seems ‘to fall in empty ‘space. erash of its landing is never heard. ‘The view from the crater of Mt. Haleakala is: accounted one of the most wonderful in the world. The Ereen fields of the island and the biue ‘Pacific are spread out before the ob- ‘server lke a mighty map. At 10,000 fect above sea level natur- 1 phenomena seem strangely differ- ent. The stars look larger and bright- er; the 's path is more clearly defined, ant ie rays give a stronger light ‘than -they do at « low altitude. ‘At dawn’ a procession of clouds rolls swiftly past like 2 foaming river tor- rent thousands of feet below.’ ‘Then the rising sun tints clouds and crater with steadily deepening colors’ until At is broad daylight and the clouds fade into mist. Standing by the crater of Haleakala at sunrise you perhaps recall the old Hawaiian myth which goes back to the beginning of things. At that time, says the story, the god Mau! tmprison- ed the sun in the hollow of the vol- cano and made him promise to give light and heat to the islands. From this ancient myth comes the name of the volcano, Haleakala, house of the =) ANSWER TO OLD CONUNDRUM At Last is Explanation Made as .to “Why Does a tten Cross the Read?” : ‘Now that a savant has given serious thought to the behavior and motive of s hen crossing a road, an ancient conundrum, one of the best known in the world, receives plausible solution. Whoever has closely observed a hen must have noticed that her eyes are 80 placed that she looks on both sides but does not look straight ahead. Her left eye, for example, sees an ap- proaching automobile, and her quick decision is to run sway from it. But she cannot take her eye off the dan- gerous object. Instead of fleeing to the right, which would take her off the road, she runs to the left, constantly watching the automobile, and so crosses the road directly in front of tt. The savant approaches the conundrum from a point of view different from that of the wag Jo Miller, who is sald to have invented it, but the conclusion seems to be much the same. The hea wishes to cross the road, although it might be added that her desive de- pends very much on her way of look- ing at things—Christian Science Mon- itor. / + Castle Carrig-e-Hooley. On the west coast of Ireland stands a castle bearing the euphonious name of Carrig-2-Hooley. Several centuries ago this was the favorite castle of Grace O'Malley, an Irish amazon, who took unto herself the title of queen, and ruled over several counties in a fashion not at sil in accordance with sixteenth century ideals of femininity. ‘Home rule in Ireland was demanded even in those days. When Queen Eliza- beth oifered to make the Irish maid « countess, history reports that she an- swered proudly, “I consider myself as great # queen as your majesty.” On her voyage from the English court to her mountain domain, Queen Grace stopped at Howth castle, end being but coldly received by the lord, she proceeded to teach him ho®pitality by abducting his son and beir, return- ing the child only on the promise that the gates of Howth castle were to swing open always at the dining hour. ‘<i Mam Jeen Posi?” “Some songs ate immortal, and “D’ye Ken John Peel? is one of'them. The Ulting tune of Jt was infectious on the fields of France, and many a British soldier learned the words, too, for the first time. The history of the song, about which there have been many. ex cited arguments, can now be definitely settled, for at Sotheby's, recently, the original _manuseripts of John Wood- cock Graves’ words, and of William Metcalfe, the Carlisle cathedral sing- er’s music, were offered for sale,” says thé London Telegraph: ‘“] declare thet I never thought my- self more than 2 hedgerow riymer till { was called out ss the suthor of “Jolm Peel,” Graves sald. ———<————— o ‘eimktin®s Dlecovers.” ‘Qn Jane 15, 1752, Benjemia’ Frank lin “discovered” electricity by demoo- strating bis theory that ightairg anc electricity were identical. Choosing 2 gultry dey, when menacing clouds showed thet a thunder storm wes im sminent, Franklin sent-p s kite of ell ‘ona frgmework af iron wire, coré was of hemp with & piece of silk at the hsad end, and above the silk was attached an iron key. When the storm broke the string stiffened and sparks farted trom the Key. Ageia $66 bie theety. = = ee TOMMY MAKES “AN APOLOGY ‘CRAB HAS STRANGE | His Work of: Art Was Not. Appre- | Prosesa :ot “Replacing” &t Gated and He Endeavors to Place Three Times € Set Matters Right. @infanee” of Granta ‘The New York Times Is responsi- Die for the following: ‘Dear Teacher: My mother says I ‘affto appollogize for droren your Dickehure on the bored as if you was ‘an offed made with curis and a long wissker on your chin witch you could Rot helip or me neether. ‘It was a meen thing to doo and J ‘am sorry I didd it but_I could not help it brecaws you stood thare look- {ng so nacher! with the curts and the wissker and all and Jenny Ames dared me to doo it at recess. I doo not blame you for wippen me bdecaws it’ looked so mutch like ou you:had « purfeck rite to be med. ‘It I was you I would be mad too. hy tate tite sakes oo ooo sitive about her looks as a indy teach- er espeshuly if she Is a lettle olled but this was not to go in the letter. If you only understood what is in- side of boys heads maken them be mischefuss you would: be sorry for them for it is not exackly their fault. I know you feel worse about it than I do becaws my wippin does not ‘hurt now but a pickehure does on forever. ‘Teachers have a hard ernuff time goodness knows without bein shode how they look with a whoal school to laff at. ‘Sometimes if you do not care I will drore you on the bored looken swete and yung and put your name under 80 everybody will know whe it is and so no more for the present froum your troo friend and skoller. TOMMY. THINK HIGHLY OF LANTERNS Chinese Make Them in Many Attrac- five Forms and Pay Big Prices for Them. ‘The shops of the lantern venders in the Chinese cities are usually very gay and attractive. All varieties of lanterns are to be seen—the large silken. ones 3 and 4 feet high, gor- geously painted with variegated colors, embroidered In gold and silver or dec- orated with deep fringe af the same material, and common small horn and Paper lanterns used by the coolies, ac- cording to the Philadelphia Inquirer. ‘The mode of making horn fanterns is very ingenious; the horns are cut in- to remarkably thin slices, which, by means of heat and pressure, are Joined together and formed into vari- ‘ous shapes—round, square, hexagon, octagon and some xhaped to resemble an hour glass. It Is usual for servants efter sun- set to carry before their masters large lanterns made either of horn or high- ly varnished paper, with the name, title and dignities painted in large let- ters thereon. At the Feast of Lanterns, which takes place in the early part of the Chinese New Year, these lantern shop proprietors reap a rich harvest, as it is customary for parents to make presents of interns to their children, brother to sister, friend to friend, in- ferior to superior, and vice versa. cine een ‘The desire that centuries ago made men look to the North for closer con- nection between the eastern and west- ern hemispheres may soon be realized by the shipment of Canadian grain from Port Nelson, in Hudson bay, to Rekjavic, Iceland, there to be stored in warehouses for trans-shipment to Europe. The anciént Icelandic capi- tal, dating back to the coming of the Northmen in the ninth century, will thus become an important link in the International commerce. Hudson bay is unfrozen during about five months, and the grain, once stored at Rekjavic, where navigation is practically always open with Europe, can be forwarded as needed. The plan shortens the rail- way haul of grain moving from the new to the old world by about « thou- sand miles; and the grain ships cross- ing the bay will travel « twentieth century version of the new route for commerce which the old navigator, Henry Hudson, was seeking in the early seventeenth. 2 ‘Buction Plates on Sate. & Certain bats appear to have found their hooklike thumbs and hind feet insufficient for suspension and have made use of the suction principle for this purpose. This mode of suspen- sion has been developed independently in two distinct bats, one a native of Brazil and the other of Madagascar. In the Brasilia “species the suckers take the form of stalked discs attach- ed to the palms of the thumbs and the soles of the feet. The suckers of the Malagasy species are horseshoe like. By means of the suckers these bats are able to ascend vertical surfaces. Very curious it is to note the similar- ity between the suckers of these bats and those on the arms of the cuttle- fishes. : Bicst Fake Beards oo ‘The Jews were responsible for the first false beards that were ever worn, so tar as known. They did net wear them themeeives, but they caused the Egyptians to do so. The Egyptians had long goue with smooth faces, but when the Jews came over to stay with them, the people of the Nile quickly absorbed the idea that = bearded man was associated with strength, nobility of character nod perhaps prowess. So it quickly come sbout thet whenever the Rerptians wasted to Ueid scale bration an ee ee ae so Se eenaet, Os ‘of popular * a CRAB HAS STRANGE GROWTH Process of ‘Replacing het! Takes Place Three Times During “Infancy” of Creature. ‘The crab's equivalent to the internal dones of animals is its tough outer shell, which does not grow. ‘The baby crab is forced to get rid of this tough, ico Interact and then opts ts od loose and then splits its old Protecting home across the extreme back ridge, creeping out in that way. Tt is a very delicate operation to with- @raw the terrible claws and other limbs, as these are bigger at the ex- treme end, but these curious creatures have the power of withdrawing the blood into the body, and this greatly reduces the bulk of the appendages. When the crab has thus escaped from his old shell he ts quite soft and forms a dainty meal for his enemies; his pin- cers, too, are useless. So while his new outer shell is hardening he has to hide in some cranny in the rocks. This new shell would obviously be the same size as (or even a trifle smaller than) the old if the crab merely kept quiet, as he is quite unable to “grow” when once the shell has hardened. To overcome this difficulty he swells himself out by absorbing as much wa- ter as possible, and remains In this artificially distended condition till the new shell hardéns; thea he at once gets rid of the useful water and leaves himeelf plenty of room for growth. The young crab changes its shell in this way about twenty times during the first three years of its life. PERFECT IMAGE OF HIMSELF Japanese Wood Worker Credited With Preduction of Really Marvelous Work of Art. ‘The most marvelous wood workman fm the world is Hananuma Masakichi, of Tokio, Japan, who has carved a fig- ure in wood so like himself that when the two are placed side by side it is sald to be almost impossible to tell which lives and breathes and which does not. By several connoisseurs in art this, wooden figure has been pro- nounced the most perfect and human image-of man ever made. Masakich! has faithfully reproduced every scar. vein and wrinkie to be seen on his body. ‘The figure is composed of 2,000 pieces 8f wood dovetailed . and Jointed with such skill that no seams can be detected. ‘Tiny holes were drilled for the re- ception of hairs, and the wooden fig- ure has glass eyes and eyelashes in which no dissimilarity to Masakicht's own can be detected. ‘The Japanese artist posed between two mirrors while modeling this fig- ure and for some time after its com- pletion he posed frequently beside It, to the confusion of- spectators, who were often entirely at a loss as to which was the artist. The figure stands witha little mask in one hand and an instrument for carving in the other; the lifelike eyes are apparent- ly gazing at the mask, and the face wears a look of intense absorption. Stvetery of Rain Unexplained. ‘The mysteries of rain are not yet cleared away. The forces of electric- ity, of magnetism, of radio activity. of ultra violet light and all the other agencies which may collaborate in the production of a downpour of rain are very obscure. ‘We know from Holy Writ that the wind bloweth where it lsteth. Noth- ing whatever can be more expressive of the capricious and lawless char- ‘acter of the wind. And wind and rain come. together; and the changes of temperature make what we call weather. In the South Sea Islands the natives have no word which means weather as the atmospheric condl- tions never change. The vast ma- Jority of human beings are in contrast and unending conflict with the weath- er. Hence the universal interest in tts causes, whether the noise and the smoke of battle fields or the ashes from volcanoes of from the changes ‘of temperature produced by vast con- fingrations, such as are witnessed when » city 1s consumed In flames. ————_——— YWeuth and Purposes. ‘It is not youth alone that thinks it “knows it all"—most of us older peo ple could with distinct advantage take our A B's aver again. How differently ‘we would msp out our lives and how much Jess censorious we would be of the failures and gaucheries of others! ‘Statiatics prove that most of our own suffering and the suffering of the world is the outcome of ignorance, Dearing in its wake conceit and stub- bornness—a triology that balks prog- ress in every form. ‘Béucation along right lines is our salvation. Then let us be patient and solicitous for the young people all over the jand who are weaving bright dreams of purpose—after commence- ment—New York Evening Telegram. ten Koren Was Great. History for many years B. C. tells ws that the people of Kores were among the highest in genuine civiliza- tion. »About the year 1507 a general by the name of Li built the first (ron fleet, composed of wooden circular vessels with. iron piites on- top. studded with sharp iron teeth. Because of the prosperity of the Korean ne- tion, Japan was extremely jealous, and had therefore brought 700 boats in bat- Be array. However, Li, with his 50 boats, succeeded in inflicting ® disas- trows defeat upon the Japanese, who saat basen gives thes by red les 5 00 a high- ALWAYS A PLEASANT FRIEND "\alnae Bvergeumege Set tee whet nw os ‘Wairt everything." says the sonia eats Nr te. winds ‘Then he reaches middie lite, witb old age in the foreground, vainly wish- ing for the tetera of the misspent Tr whd-5ipe: tas aera everything, but one thing is absotute- ly_certath. Ol Man Money, if he is cultivated through life, will not de- ech See ene a eetoeaas human friend has fed Old Maa Sipuey sticks ‘You can et Le eee ox Ss ente-8 day in. early. and keep feeding peeing a ae, eae in old a§e you will have on your hands a financial Frankenstein. albeit & pleasant and highly agreeable one. If you find the rigors of the north- ern winter too. severe, you simply tap Old Man Money on the shoulder, and he hies you to Palm Beach ; if you are sick another tap on the shoulder brings you the best nurses and special- ists the world affords. He's an agree- abie old man, never disputes orders and is always. ready for duty. He makes the proverbial busy bee and the equally industrious ant look like pikers, for he never rests. He's one size when you go to sleep and larger when you wake up. The older he gets the stronger he becomes. If you are a stranger in a large city, Old Man Money opens the doors of the best hotels and stakes you to the best the town affords. But money isn't everything, at that. POVERTY IN SOUTH AMERICA pe waa Appailing Conditions Under Which Many Have to Exist In Latin. ‘American Countries. Consider for a moment the condl- tions under which thousands upon thousands of Latin Americans live. Out in the counf®y they can get fresh air. But in the city they live with one ‘Window and a door. Seventy-five per cent of the houses have no baths and 28 per cent have no water facilities. Eight to ten families use the same faucet and tollet in the open court. Men, women and children live in the same room, without ventilation. Now, it is bad enough for men and women to live so, but it is worse that children should grow up without ens memories of a pleasant home. Yet there are thousands of children to whom the necessaries and the decen- cies of life are unknown snd to whom “home” means an old freight car. Many Mexican girls marry at thir teen and have ten or eleven childret by the time they are twenty-six. Th> men are employed at seasonal jobs in the sugar-beet felds, on the railroads, in the mines, harvesting beans, ir orange and lemon orchards and doing construction work. Drunkeoness is common. Babies are born into a world which has no clothes for them and shirts and overalls are lacking for the older children. Ignorance and super- stition abound.—World Outlook. A Mountain Camo. I have spent one perfect night on mountainside. Others were lovely enough, but this one was the pure {dyllic moonshine, the dream come true. We made a good stiff run through the day. Late in the after- noon we left Santa Fe to climb the Glorieta pass through a country of rolling red hills, thick with cedar, broken by cliffs and mesas, and cut by the deep gorge of a little stream. We scanned the clearings with an eager eye. Ai last we found the thing we sought. It was the ruins of the first church built on American soil by the Spanish fathers. Away back in 1450 Coronado found here the thriving village which encouraged him to pursue the con- quest of the new world, and here commenced the civilization which lin- gers unchanged in the back couatry today—Johe Breck in Kansas City Star. : neice tune: tpi tad Hoofed or ungulate animals, such as sheep, pigs, camels and elephants, have given up using thelr fore limbs in & bandlfke manner, and employ them solely for progression. Consequently tree climbing ts out of their line. In Africa and Syria occur, however, cer- tain representatives ~of the order known as rock rabbits, or hyrax, the Byrian species being the one referred to in the Bible as the coney (the old name of the rabbit). Certain African hyraxes have, however, taken to tree iimbing, and the way they manage it ig this: In esch foot the sole is somewhat cup shaped, and by the aid of muscular action the center can be more elevated, so that when the edges are applied to the bark the foot acts like a sucker. Ae ‘anteten tine Geren. Rabbits, men, gor and Scotiend conspired to produce the expression of “getting into 2 scrape.” In that part of Grost Britain the game wss first played. ‘The rabbits were plentiful! then a3 now, they had a habit of making little hollows in which ti rest. Whenever @ beli stopped in one of these scraped-out spots, the player bah ak nie Gane eae the protests ‘so numerous that the golfing societies amend<d the rules and permitted: the players to take certala privileges after “getting into &@ scrape.” From thet time, with the. difiealty @ecrensed, the gome RESPECTED HOME MORGAN | Peseta ed Stern at frained From Damaging House of Revolutionary Soldier. - | A subseriber who was. to cy, Ommaney ko ae the re- apect shown to Mount Vernon during ‘the Civil war has called te our atten- ton to another historic place that re- ceived similar respect and protecion —the home of Gen. Daniel Morgan, of Revolutionary fame. ets During the summer of 1912, says our friend, I was visiting in the Sheo- aadoah valley, and in. going from Shepherdstown to Harper's Ferry Passed @ little village called Morgan's Grove. My attention was attracted to ‘© large, two-story stone house, which T.discovered to be the old home of Gen. Daniel Morgan, the commander of the famous “Morgan Rifle Corps.” At that house Col. Morgan organized Dis famous regiment of riflemen and marched to Boston, a distance of six hundred miles, to jotn Washington's ‘army. The men were dressed in deer- kin coats and coonstin caps and were armed with those-long-barreled rifles that they used with such telling effect im the battles of the Revolution. At the battle of Saratoga, when Burgoyne asked why the officers of his army who were killed had been shot in the head, he was informed that {t was the Morgan riflemen who were responsi- ble. He remarked that it was of no use to fight with such an army and that he might ag well surrender. ‘The old stone house at Morgans Grove stood unmolested during the Civil war. Both Confederate and Fed- era} soldiers held it in almost sacred reverence. Early’s men and Sheri- dan's swept past it on their raids in the valley, yet the home of the Mor- gans continued to stand as a noble monument to the memory of the great general who helped to gain our inde pendence.—Youth's Companion. ORIGIN OF FAMOUS DISHES Sally Lunn, Who Gave Her Name to Tea Bread, Was a Real Person- age—Mulligatawney. ‘ Sally Lunn Was @ pastry cook who at the end of 1800 useft to sell the tes bread which bears her name in the streets of Bath, Stiay Stories (Lon- don) says. Sandwich is called after the earl of Sandwich. y ‘Mulligatawney is derived from an East Indian word meaning pepper water. Macaroni originated from a Greek phrase meaning “the blessed dead,” te <tesieg t0 thio snctent conten At eating it &t feasts for departed souls. Gooseberry-fool is a, corruption of gooseberry “foule,” mening milled or Dressed gooseberries_ Forcemeat comes from the French “farce” meat. “arce” is stuffing, thus is forcement used for stuffing. Bianc-mange means literally “white eatable.” Julienne soup was invented by « Mme. Deschamps, a Paris market woman who died about 1897, aged ninéty-four. She saw the allies enter Paris after Weterioo and supplied veg- estables to the Tuileries during the reign of Charles X and Napoleon IIL Swore by Their Whiskers. If the beard has any standing’in the world today, It is undoubtedly be- cause of the Jews, who held their whiskers to be sacred, and swore by them. Later, the Turks did the same. ‘The sultan’s followers used to comb ther whiskers after prayers, catch the hairs that came out, break them im two and bury them, on the theory that in some mysterious way the hairs helped to make soft walking to the gates of paradise. This the Turks firmly believed. And they were gredt- ly shocked when, in 1512, Selim I came to the throne without a beard. His smooth face was regarded as a deliberate affront to all the bewhisker- ed patriots of ail ages, and the high- est priest was sent to remonstrate with him. Selim could not be made to talk seriously about it. “I have cut off my beard,” sald he, “so that my vizier may have nothing to lead me by.” Autocrat of the Air The miller at the old"windmill of a village in-Buckinghamshire one year found such difficulty In getting his sails to work through want of wind that he was continually-behind with his work. ‘The delay annoyed the farmers, who decided to call a meet- ing to consider the advisability of get- ting up another windmill. Uninvited. the miller also attended the meeting. snd ip the midst of the discussion rose and said: “Ye want to get up another windmill, 40 ye? Well, it takes all the wind tm the parish to keep my oid mill agoin’, so you'll have to fish else- where for yer wind,. that’s sartin!” This novel argument gave matters the turn, and to this day the miller bas had 20 opposition —San Franetsco Argonaut. ; Gettin o eee = At the theater a lady's hat obscured a man’s view, and he leaned forward and respectfully asked if she would remove it. Afstiffening of the neck was the only answer. After = few minutes he repeated his request. Then she turned to him. “There is ai-de- mand Tor my doing so,” she said. “No demand?” he echoed. ‘Theh he rolled up his overcoat and placed it on his Stat, sat on it, and put his-hat on bis head. Ina there were shouts So, ree hatpins and removed her hat. ee Queer marriages Extant in Many Parts of the Old World. It is an old belief that marriage should take place when the moon is waxing and not waning, if it is to be a lucky match, and in many north-country districts a strict inquiry is made as to the state of the moon before the wedding day is fixed, according to a writer in London Answers. In the north, too, no wise bride will ask an odd number of guests to her wedding fesst, for an old superstition has it that if this be done one of the guests will die before the year is out. In the highlands, it is taken as a terribly unucky sign if a dog should run between the bridal pair on their wedding day; while in Derbyshire prospective brides still tell the bees of their wedding and decorate the hives for the occasion. In parts of England and Scotland there exists an ancient custom for which reason is hard to find, by which part of the wedding cake is broken over the head of the bride and the guests scramble for pieces. None of these marriage manners, however, compare with the Chinese custom which causes bacon and sugar to be hung on the sedan chair of a Chinese bride, in order to keep the demons from molesting her on her wedding journey. The Chinese bride-to-be, too, has to stand in a round, shallow basket while she dresses for the wedding, in order to make her of a good temper and amiable disposition. TAKE NO JOY IN PRODUCTION Workers in Quarries From Which Famous Carrara Marble is Taken Lead Dull Lives. Carrara marble is associated with the silent beauty of great cathedrals and monuments. There is none of that dignity about the place of its origin. The little Italian town of Carrara, huddled beside the mountain quarries for which it exists, is a place of confusion and clamor, of men and beasts laboring to supply the world with a commodity. The Pyrenees mountains have been supplying this marble for centuries. The quarry workmen have for years toled, as their ancestors before them toled, to keep up the steady outflow of Carrara marble for the hand of sculptor and architect, and even to make possible that ornament beloved of our grandmothers, the marble-topped table. For Carrara's laborers, sawing and hammering incessantly, there comes none of the artist's joy of working with a perfect medium. In their treadmill of hard labor the slabs of glistening stone long ago became as dull and uninspiring as so much iron or coal. Blocks of perfect marble are dragged about recklessly and laden on wagons behind long strings of weary oxen. Carrara exists for the last day of the week. Then, clutching its earnings so hardly won, it hastens to the town's gathering places and for a few intoxicating hours throws off the grip of the quarries. Daniel Webster. The ponderous strength of his powers strikes us not more forcibly than the broad individuality of the man. Were we unacquainted with the history of his life, we could almost infer it from his works. Everything in his production indicates the character of a person who has struggled fiercely against obstacles, who has developed his faculties by strenuous labor, who has been a keen and active observer of man and nature, and who has been disciplined in the affairs of the world. There is a manly simplicity and clearness in his mind, and a rugged energy in his feelings, which preserve him from all the affectations of literature and society. . . . We never consider him as a mere debater, a mere scholar, or a mere statesman; but as a strong, sturdy man. The school and the college could not fashion him into any foreign shape, because they worked on material too hard to yield easily to conventional molds. — Edwin P. Whipple. Invented Pneumatic Caisson. Invented Pneumatic Caisson. William SooY Smith, builder of the first all-steel bridge in the world and inventor of the pneumatic caisson, was born in Ohio July 22, 1830; graduated at West Point in 1833; resigned from the army, but served during the Civil war, and later became eminent as a civil engineer and bridge builder. His invention of the pneumatic caisson revolutionized deep-river bridge building, and he was the first one to overcome quicksands in making foundations. He was also a pioneer in moving big buildings and in the construction of sky-scrapers. He was retired from the army with rank of brigadier general and died January 17, 1912—Chicago Tribune. Oblivion. But the iniquity of oblivion blindly scattereth her poppy, and deals with the memory of men without distinction to merit of perpetuity. Who can but pity the founder of the pyramids? Herostratus lives that burned the temple of Diana, he is almost lost that built it; time hath spared the epitaph of Adrian's horse, confounded that of himself. In vain we compute our felicities by the advantage of our good names, since bad have equal durations; and Therites is like to live as long as Agamemnon, without the savor of the everlasting register.—Sir Thomas Browne. The Hawaiian islands possess an extinct volcano so immense that a large city could be set down inside the crater. It is ninety-seven miles around the face of Haleakala, twenty miles around the crater walls, and 10,000 feet to the top. The crest was ages ago blasted out to a depth of 3,000 feet, and flung aside in a series of eruptions, strewling the mountain with bowlers, lava and ash. Within the crater thus formed, a great cone and a number of smaller ones can be seen. It is so far down to the floor of the crater that a bowler pushed in seems to fall in empty space. The crash of its landing is never heard. The view from the crater of Mt. Haleakala is accounted one of the most wonderful in the world. The green fields of the island and the blue Pacific are spread out before the observer like a mighty map. At 10,000 feet above sea level natural phenomena seem strangely different. The stars look larger and brighter; the moon's path is more clearly defined, and its rays give a stronger light than they do at a low altitude. At dawn a procession of clouds rolls swiftly past like a foaming river torrent thousands of feet below. Then the rising sun tints clouds and crater with steadily deepening colors until it is broad daylight and the clouds fade into mist. Standing by the crater of Haleakala at sunrise you perhaps recall the old Hawaiian myth which goes back to the beginning of things. At that time, says the story, the god Maul imprisoned the sun in the hollow of the volcano and made him promise to give light and heat to the islands. From this ancient myth comes the name of the volcano, Haleakala, house of the sun. ANSWER TO OLD CONUNDRUM At Last Is Explanation Made as to "Why Does a Hen Cross the Road?" Now that a savant has given serious thought to the behavior and motive of a hen crossing a road, an ancient conundrum, one of the best known in the world, receives plausible solution. Whoever has closely observed a hen must have noticed that her eyes are so placed that she looks on both sides but does not look straight ahead. Her left eye, for example, sees an approaching automobile, and her quick decision is to run away from it. But she cannot take her eye off the dangerous object. Instead of fleeing to the right, which would take her off the road, she runs to the left, constantly watching the automobile, and so crosses the road directly in front of it. The savant approaches the conundrum from a point of view different from that of the wag Jo Miller, who is said to have invented it, but the conclusion seems to be much the same. The hen wishes to cross the road, although it might be added that her desire depends very much on her way of looking at things.—Christian Science Monitor. Castle Carriag-a-Hooley. On the west coast of Ireland stands a castle bearing the euphonious name of Carrig-a-Hooley. Several centuries ago this was the favorite castle of Grace O'Malley, an Irishamazon, who took unto herself the title of queen, and ruled over several counties in a fashion not at all in accordance with sixteenth century ideals of femininity. Home rule in Ireland was demanded even in those days. When Queen Elizabeth offered to make the Irish maid a countess, history reports that she answered proudly, "I consider myself as great a queen as your majesty." On her voyage from the English court to her mountain domain, Queen Grace stopped at Howth castle, and being but coldly received by the lord, she proceeded to teach him hospitality by abdacting his son and heir, returning the child only on the promise that the gates of Howth castle were to swing open always at the dining hour. "Dive Ken John Peel?" "Some songs are immortal, and D'ye Ken John Peel?" is one of them. The lifting tune of it was infectious on the fields of France, and many a British soldier learned the words, too, for the first time. The history of the song, about which there have been many excited arguments, can now be definitely settled, for at Sotheby's, recently, the original manuscripts of John Woodcoe Graves' words, and of William Metcalfe, the Carlisle cathedral singer's music, were offered for sale," says the London Telegraph. "I declare that I never thought myself more than a hedgerow rhymer till I was called out as the author of "John Peel." Gravee said. Franklin's Discovery." On June 15, 1752, Benjamin Franklin "discovered" electricity by demonstrating his theory that lightning and electricity were identical. Choosing a sultry day, when menacing clouds showed that a thunder storm was imminent, Franklin sent up a kite of silk on a framework of iron wire. The cord was of hemp with a piece of silk at the hand end, and above the silk was attached an iron key. When the storm broke the string stiffened and sparks darted from the key. Again and again Franklin drew the spark from the iron, and thus demonstrated his theory. THE BROAD AX, CHICAGO, JULY 12 1919 TOMMY MAKES AN APOLOGY His Work of Art Was Not Appreciated and He Endeavors to Set Matters Right. The New York Times is responsible for the following: Dear Teacher: My mother says I hafto appollogize for droren your pickchure on the bored as if you was an oiled made with curls and a long wissker on your chin witch you could not help or me neither. It was a meen thing to doo and I am sorry I didd it but I could not help it becawcs you stood thare looking so nachelir with the curls and the wissker and all and Jenny Ames dared me to doo it at recess. CRAB HAS STRANGE GROWTH Process of Replacing Shell Takes Place Three Times During "Infancy" of Creature. The crab's equivalent to the internal bones of animals is its tough outer shell, which does not grow. The baby crab is forced to get rid of this tough, confining prison. So it breaks itself loose internally and then splits its old protecting home across the extreme back ridge, creeping out in that way. It is a very delicate operation to withdraw the terrible claws and other limbs, as these are bigger at the extreme end, but these curious creatures have the power of withdrawing the blood into the body, and this greatly I do not blame you for wipen me becawks it looked so mutch like you you had a purfeck rite to be mad. If I was yon I would be mad too. My mother says nobody is so sensitive about her looks as a lady teacher espeshuly if she is a little oiled but this was not to go in the letter. If you only understood what is inside of boys heads make them be mischefss you would be sorry for them for it is not exackly their fault. I know you feel worse about it than I do becawks my wipin does not hurt now but a pickchure does on forever. Teachers have a hard erruff time goodness knows without bein shode how they look with a whoal school to laff at. Sometimes if you do not care I will drore you on the bored looken swete and yung and put your name under so everybody will know who it is and so no more for the present from your troo friend and skoller. TOMMY. THINK HIGHLY OF LANTERNS Chinese Make Them in Many Attractive Forms, and Pay Big Prices for Them. The shops of the lantern vendors in the Chinese cities are usually very gay and attractive. All varieties of lanterns are to be seen—the large silken ones 3 and 4 feet high, gorgeously painted with variegated colors, embroidered in gold and silver or decorated with deep fringe of the same material, and common small horn and paper lanterns used by the coolies, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer. The mode of making horn lanterns is very ingenious; the horns are cut into remarkably thin slices, which, by means of heat and pressure, are joined together and formed into various shapes—round, square, hexagon, octagon and some shaped to resemble an hour glass. It is usual for servants after sunset to carry before their masters large lanterns made either of horn or highly varnished paper, with the name, title and dignities painted in large letters thereon. At the Feast of Lanterns, which takes place in the early part of the Chinese New Year, these lantern shop proprietors reap a rich harvest, as it is customary for parents to make presents of lanterns to their children, brother to sister, friend to friend, inferior to superior, and vice versa. Via Iceland. The desire that centuries ago made men look to the North for closer connection between the eastern and western hemispheres may soon be realized by the shipment of Canadian grain from Port Nelson, in Hudson bay, to Rekjavic, Iceland, there to be stored in warehouses for trans-shipment to Europe. The ancient Icelandic capital, dating back to the coming of the Northmen in the ninth century, will thus become an important link in the international commerce. Hudson bay is unfrozen during about five months, and the grain, once stored at Rekjavic, where navigation is practically always open with Europe, can be forwarded as needed. The plan shortens the railway haul of grain moving from the new to the old world by about a thousand miles; and the grain ships crossing the bay will travel a twentieth century version of the new route for commerce which the old navigator, Henry Hudson, was seeking in the early seventeenth. Suction Plates on Bats. Certain bats appear to have found their hooklike thumbs and hind feet insufficient for suspension and have made use of the suction principle for this purpose. This mode of suspension has been developed independently in two distinct bats, one a native of Brazil and the other of Madagascar. In the Brazilian species the suckers take the form of stalked discs attached to the palms of the thumbs and the soles of the feet. The suckers of the Malagasy species are horseshoe like. By means of the suckers these bats are able to ascend vertical surfaces. Very curious it is to note the similarity between the suckers of these bats and those on the arms of the cuttle-fishes. First: Fake Beards The Jews were responsible for the first false beards that were ever worn, so far as known. They did not wear them themselves, but they caused the Egyptians to do so. The Egyptians had long gone with smooth faces, but when the Jews came over to stay with them, the people of the Nile quickly absorbed the idea that a bearded man was associated with strength, nobility of character and perhaps prowess. So it quickly came about that whenever the Egyptians wanted to hold a celebration in which certain persons were to be exalted, the objects of popular seclusion were false beards. Process of Replacing Shell Takes Place Three Times During "Infancy" of Creature. The crab's equivalent to the internal bones of animals is its tough outer shell, which does not grow. The baby crab is forced to get rid of this tough, confining prison. So it breaks itself loose internally and then splits its old protecting home across the extreme back ridge, creeping out in that way. It is a very delicate operation to withdraw the terrible claws and other limbs, as these are bigger at the extreme end, but these curious creatures have the power of withdrawing the blood into the body, and this greatly reduces the bulk of the appendages. When the crab has thus escaped from his old shell he is quite soft and forms a dainty meal for his enemies; his pincers, too, are useless. So while his new outer shell is hardening he has to hide in some cranny in the rocks. This new shell would obviously be the same size as (or even a trifle smaller than) the old if the crab merely kept quiet, as he is quite unable to "grow" when once the shell has hardened. To overcome this difficulty he swells himself out by absorbing as much water as possible, and remains in this artificially distended condition till the new shell hardens; then he at once gets rid of the useful water and leaves himself plenty of room for growth. The young crab changes its shell in this way about twenty times during the first three years of its life. PERFECT IMAGE OF HIMSELF Japanese Wood Worker Credited With Production of Really Marvelous Work of Art. The most marvelous wood workman in the world is Hananuma Masakichi, of Tokio, Japan, who has carved a figure in wood so like himself that when the two are placed side by side it is said to be almost impossible to tell which lives and breathes and which does not. By several connoisseurs in art this wooden figure has been pronounced the most perfect and human image of man ever made. Masakichi has faithfully reproduced every scar, vein and wrinkle to be seen on his body. The figure is composed of 2,000 pieces of wood dovetailled, and jointed with such skill that no seams can be detected. Tiny holes were drilled for the reception of hairs, and the wooden figure has glass eyes and eyelashes in which no dissimilarity to Masakichi's own can be detected. The Japanese artist posed between two mirrors while modeling this figure and for some time after its completion he posed frequently beside it, to the confusion of spectators, who were often entirely at a loss as to which was the artist. The figure stands with a little mask in one hand and an instrument for carving in the other; the lifelike eyes are apparently gazing at the mask, and the face wears a look of intense absorption. Mystery of Rain Unexplained. The mysteries of rain are not yet cleared away. The forces of electricity, of magnetism, of radio activity, of ultra violet light and all the other agencies which may collaborate in the production of a downpour of rain are very obscure. We know from Holy Writ that the wind bloweth where it listeth. Nothing whatever can be more expressive of the capricious and lawless character of the wind. And wind and rain come together; and the changes of temperature make what we call weather. In the South Sea Islands the natives have no word which means weather as the atmospheric conditions never change. The vast majority of human beings are in contrast and unending conflict with the weather. Hence the universal interest in its causes, whether the noise and the smoke of battle fields or the ashes from volcanoes or from the changes of temperature produced by vast configurations, such as are witnessed when a city is consumed in flames. Youth and Purpose. It is not youth alone that thinks it "knows it all"—most of us older people could with distinct advantage take our A's over again. How differently we would map out our lives and how much less censorious we would be of the failures and gaucheries of others! Statistics prove that most of our own suffering and the suffering of the world is the outcome of ignorance, bearing in its wake conceit and stubbornness—a trilogy that balks progress in every form. Education along right lines is our salvation. Then let us be patient and solicitous for the young people all over the land who are weaving bright dreams of purpose—after commencement—New York Evening Telegram. When Korea Was Great. When Korea Was Great History for many years B. C. tells us that the people of Korea were among the highest in genuine civilization. About the year 1597 a general by the name of Lt built the first iron fleet, composed of wooden circular vessels with iron plates on top, studded with sharp iron teeth. Because of the prosperity of the Korean nation, Japan was extremely jealous, and had therefore brought 700 boats in battle array. However, Lt, with his 50 boats, succeeded in inflicting a disastrous defeat upon the Japanese, who have never forgotten that well-deserved lesson given to them by a highly cultivated, happy and prosperous people. ALWAYS A PLEASANT FRIEND It Is True, of Course, That "Money Is Not Everything." But See What It Will Do. "Money isn't everything," says the spendthrift as he scatters his wages to the four winds. Then he reaches middle life, with old age in the foreground, vainly wishing for the return of the misspeent coln. It may be true that money isn't everything, but one thing is absolutely certain. Old Man Money, if he is cultivated through life, will not desert the friend who has cultivated him. When every human friend has fled Old Man Money sticks. You can start him off with five or ten cents a day in early life and keep feeding him that amount all through life, and in old age you will have on your hands a financial Frankenstein, albeit a pleasant and highly agreeable one. If you find the rigors of the northern winter too severe, you simply tap Old Man Money on the shoulder, and he hies you to Palm Beach; if you are sick another tap on the shoulder brings you the best nurses and specialists the world affords. He's an agreeable old man, never disputes orders and is always ready for duty. He makes the proverbial buy bee and the equally industrious ant look like pkers, for he never rests. He's one size when you go to sleep and larger when you wake up. The older he gets the stronger he becomes. If you are a stranger in a large city, Old Man Money opens the doors of the best hotels and stakes you to the best the town affords. But money isn't everything, at that. POVERTY IN SOUTH AMERICA Appalling Conditions Under Which Many Have to Exist in Latin-American Countries. Consider for a moment the conditions under which thousands upon thousands of Latin Americans live. Out in the country they can get fresh air. But in the city they live with one window and a door. Seventy-five per cent of the houses have no baths and 23 per cent have no water facilities. Eight to ten families use the same faucet and toilet in the open court. Men, women and children live in the same room, without ventilation. Now, it is bad enough for men and women to live so, but it is worse that children should grow up without any memories of a pleasant home. Yet there are thousands of children to whom the necessaries and the decencies of life are unknown and to whom "home" means an old freight car. Many Mexican girls marry at thirteen and have ten or eleven children by the time they are twenty-six. The men are employed at seasonal jobs in the sugar-beet fields, on the railroads, in the mines, harvesting beans, in orange and lemon orchards and doing construction work. Drunkenness is common. Babies are born into a world which has no clothes for them and shirts and overalls are lacking for the older children. Ignorance and superstition abound. World Outlook. Mountain Camp. I have spent one perfect night on a mountainside. Others were lovely enough, but this one was the pure idyllic moonshine, the dream come true. We made a good stiff run through the day. Late in the afternoon we left Santa Fe to climb the Glorleta pass through a country of rolling red hills, thick with cedar, broken by cliffs and mesas, and cut by the deep gorge of a little stream. We scanned the clearings with an eager eye. At last we found the thing we sought. It was the ruins of the first church built on American soil by the Spanish fathers. Away back in 1450 Coronado found here the thriving village which encouraged him to pursue the conquest of the new world, and here commenced the civilization which lingers unchanged in the back country today.—John Breck in Kansas City Star. Foot Act Like Suckers. Hoofed or ungulate animals, such as sheep, pigs, camels and elephants, have given up using their fore limbs in a handlike manner, and employ them solely for progression. Consequently tree climbing is out of their line. In Africa and Syria occur, however, certain representatives of the order known as rock rabbits, or hyrax, the Syrian species being the one referred to in the Bible as the coney (the old name of the rabbit). Certain African hyraxes have, however, taken to tree climbing, and the way they manage it is this: In each foot the sole is somewhat cup shaped, and by the aid of muscular action the center can be more elevated, so that when the edges are applied to the bark the foot acts like a sucker. Getting into a Scrape. Rabbits, men, golf and Scotland conspired to produce the expression of "getting into a scrape." In that part of Great Britain the game was first played. The rabbits were plentiful! then as now, they had a habit of making little hollows in which to rest. Whenever a ball stopped in one of these scraped-out spots, the player had a real problem to solve. Finally the protests became so numerous that the golfing societies amended the rules and permitted the players to take certain privileges after "getting into a scrape." From that time, with the difficulty decreased, the game flourished. PAGE THEN Federals and Confederates Both Rewrained From Damaging House of Revolutionary Soldier. A subscriber who was interested in the Companion's account of the respect shown to Mount Vernon during the Civil war has called to our attention to another historic place that received similar respect and protection—the home of Gen. Daniel Morgan, of Revolutionary fame. During the summer of 1012, says our friend, I was visiting in the Shenandoah valley, and in going from Shepherdstown to Harper's Ferry passed a little village called Morgan's Grove. My attention was attracted to a large, two-story stone house, which I discovered to be the old home of Gen. Daniel Morgan, the commander of the famous "Morgan Rifle Corps." At that house Col. Morgan organized his famous regiment of riflemen and marched to Boston, a distance of six hundred miles, to join Washington's army. The men were dressed in deer-skin coats and coonskin caps and were armed with those long-barreled rifles that they used with such telling effect in the battles of the Revolution. At the battle of Saratoga, when Burgoyne asked why the officers of his army who were killed had been shot in the head, he was informed that it was the Morgan riflemen who were responsible. He remarked that it was of no use to fight with such an army and that he might as well surrender. The old stone house at Morgans Grove stood unmolested during the Civil war. Both Confederate and Federal soldiers held it in almost sacred reverence. Early's men and Sheridan's swept past it on their raids in the valley, yet the home of the Morgans continued to stand as a noble monument to the memory of the great general who helped to gain our independence.-Youth's Companion. ORIGIN OF FAMOUS DISHES Sally Lunn, Who Gave Her Name to Tea Bread, Was a Real Person- Sally Lunn was a pastry cook who at the end of 1800 used to sell the tea bread which bears her name in the streets of Bath, Stray Stories (London) says. Sandwich is called after the earl of Sandwich. Mulligatawney is derived from an East Indian word meaning pepper water. Macaroni originated from a Greek phrase meaning "the blessed dead." in allusion to the ancient custom of eating it at feasts for departed souls. Gooseberry-fool is a corruption of gooseberry "foule," meaning milled or pressed gooseberries. Forcemeat comes from the French "farce" meat. "arce" is stuffing, thus is forcemeat used for stuffing. Blanc-mange means literally "white eatable." Julienne soup was invented by a Mme. Deschamps, a Paris market woman who died about 1897, aged ninety-four. She saw the allies enter Paris after Waterloo and supplied vegetables to the Tulleries during the reign of Charles X and Napoleon III. Swore by Their Whiskers. If the beard has any standing in the world today, it is undoubtedly because of the Jews, who held their whiskers to be sacred, and swore by them. Later, the Turks did the same. The sultan's followers used to comb their whiskers after prayers, catch the hairs that came out, break them in two and bury them, on the theory that in some mysterious way the hairs helped to make soft walking to the gates of paradise. This the Turks firmly believed. And they were greatly shocked when, in 1512, Selim I came to the throne without a beard. His smooth face was regarded as a deliberate affront to all the bewhiskered patriots of all ages, and the highest priest was sent to remonstrate with him. Selim could not be made to talk seriously about it. "I have cut off my beard," said he, "so that my vizier may have nothing to lead me by." Autocrat of the Air The miller at the old windmill of a village in Buckinghamshire one year found such difficulty in getting his sails to work through want of wind that he was continually behind with his work. The delay annoyed the farmers, who decided to call a meeting to consider the advisability of getting up another windmill. Uninvited, the miller also attended the meeting, and in the midst of the discussion rose and said: "Ye want to get up another windmill, do ye? Well, it takes all the wind in the parish to keep my old mill again, so you'll have to fish elsewhere for yer wind, that's sartin!" This novel argument gave matters the turn, and to this day the miller has had no opposition—San Francisco Argonaut. At the theater a lady's hat obscured a man's view, and he leaned forward and respectfully asked if she would remove it. "A stiffening of the neck was the only answer. After a few minutes he repeated his request. Then she turned to him. "There is no demand for my doing so," she said. "No demand!" he echoed. Then he rolled up his overcoat and placed it on his seat, sat on it, and put his hat on his head. In a moment there were shouts of "Take it off!" "Take that hat off!" And instantly the lady drew out her hatpins and removed her hat. M. [Name] HON. CHARLES S. DENEEN Ex-Stae's Attorney of Cook County and pre-eminent lawyer, who should one of the delegates to the Constitute Lake or the En Ex-Stas's Attorney of Cook County, ex-governor of Illinois; fair-minded and pre-eminent lawyer, who should be selected, regardless of politics, as one of the delegates to the Constitutional Convention, from the town of Lake or the Englewood district. CHICAGO SCHOOLS CONTRIBUTE $11,000 FOR LITTLE WAR WAIFS OF FRANCE waifs still desperately needing help and whose names were on the lists of the organization before the signing Pupils of the Chicago Public Schools have done a momentous work this last year for The Fatherless Children of France. When the schools closed last week, they had to their credit 300 adopted French war waifs, and had contributed almost $11,000 for this purpose. This money was raised by contributions of ten cents a day from individual pupils or groups of pupils, both by personal self-sacrifice and through dramatic and musical performances given by the schools. Considered in terms of ice-cream sodas, eleven thousand dollars means that the school children of Chicago gave up 72,756 sodas at war time prices so that some little French war orphan might be nourished and saved to that land of stricken children! In nine out of every ten adoption by the school children, girls led in popularity. It is evident that Shakespeare is right and that there is something in a name, for ordinary given names, such as Marle, Anne, Louise and Martha, so popular in every French family, seemed to be as much of a drug on the market as boys: the choice was sure to fall on Mignon, Yvonne, Narcisse, Lucie, Jeanne, Francis or Genevieve. Englewood High School leads the list with the greatest number of adoptions—forty-six, John Marshall High comes next with 24, and Nicholas Senn third with 21. Medill High completed its fund for the adoption of 16 children with a dramatic performance at the Hebrew Institute, the last week of school, which netted $400. Gledstone School, Robey and Thirteenth Streets, by no means the richest in the city, but with the record of having 1500 pupils residing within a radius of two blocks of the school, leads in the grade schools with 18 French war orphans as foster children; Harvard comes next with 14, and Goethe third, with 6 adopted for one year. At the close of school, eighty Chicago schools had foster-children in France, and the children are looking forward eagerly to the letters which are sure to come from the grateful little overseas god-children. Mrs. Walter S. Brewster, Vice-Chairman of France, an American organization cooperating with a similar one in France of which Marshal Joffre is the head, has been placed in charge of a campaign to secure American aid to the extent of 10 cents a day for the $0,000 little war --- PAGE FOUR waifs still desperately needing help and whose names were on the lists of the organization before the signing of the armistice. For a pledge of $8 monthly for a year, one may select a godchild, either boy or girl, from the lists at organization headquarters, Room 686, 410 S. Michigan Ave., and placed in personal correspondence with it. THE FRONT AND REAR PARTS OF THE HOUSE OWNED BY COL. FRANLIN A. DENISON, 451 E. 42ND STREET Destroyed by the Law Defying Element in that Section of This City. Friday evening, July 4th a mob of young white gentlemen with stones and brickbats wrecked the former home of Col. and Mrs. Frnaklin A. Denison at 451 E. 42nd street, the house still being owned by him and on Sunday evening in order to complete the job they returned and wrecked the front part of the house breaking out the large plate glass window and doing much other damage to the front part of the house. J. L. McTeer who occupies the house with his wife and mother who was absent from home at the time, also his wife had notified the policeman on the beat as to what had happened a few nights before that time and requested him to guard or protect his home but it seems that the policeman paid no attention to his pleadings in that direction. The law 5rm of Denison, Watkins and white will at once sue the City of Chicago for under the anti-riot or mob law for the city is liable or responsible for two thirds of the damages sustained by Col. Denison by the destruction of his property at the hands of the mob composed of white gentlemen. SUPERVISOR APPOINTED Charleston, W. Va., (Special)—Prof. W. W. Saunders has been appointed State Supervisor of Colored Schools, by the State Superintendent of Public Schools. The office was created by the last Legislature and carries a salary of $2,000 per year and expenses. Prof. Saunders will be associated in his work by Franklin Jackson of Fairmount and Prof. J. W. Robinson of Kimball. The three will constitute an advisory board to the State Board of Education. The work of the board commences today. THE BROAD AX, CHICAGO, JULY 12, 1919 HOT TIMES ARE STILL AHEAD FOR THE POLITICIANS IN THE SECOND WARD OR IN THE THIRD SENATORIAL DISTRICT COL. FRANKLIN A. DENISON Late Commander of the 370th U. S. Infantry the "Old Eighth Regiment" and Republican candidate for delegate to the constitutional convention from the First constitutional District of Illinois. The latter part of last week Hon. Oscar De Priest and his followers belonging to the People's Movement within the Rep. Party in the Second ward held several important meetings which finally wound up by endorsing Hon. Edward H. Morris for delegate to the constitutional convention from the Third Senatorial District of Illinois and the first part of this week the regular Republican organization of the Secordid ward met and highly endorsed Hon. Samuel A. Ettelson and Rev. A. J. Carey as the regular organization candidates for delegates to the constitutional convention. At this writing some of the wise ones contend that senator Ettelson will not enter into any scrap or red hot fight for that honored position THE LYNCHING RECORD FOR THE FIRST SIX MONTHS 1919 Tuskegee Institute, Ala. July 9th, 1919. I send you the following information concerning lynchings for the first six months of this year. I find according to the records kept by the department of Records and Research of the Tuskegee Institute, Monroe, N. Work, in charge, that there have been in the first six months of 1919, 28 lynchings. This is 7 less than the number 35, for the first six months of 1918, and 14 more than the number 14, for the first 6 months of 1917. Of those lynched 25 were Negroes and 3 were white. Seven of those put to death, were charged with the crime of rape. One woman is reported to have been lynched. The States in which lynchings occurred and the number of each state are as follows: Alabama, 3; Arkansas, 4; Florida, 2; Georgia, 3; Louisiana, 4; Mississippi, 7; Missouri, 1; North and that he will step aside and permit two Colored men to represent that district in the constitutional convention. On Monday morning Hon. B. H. Lucas, Hon. Edward D. Green, R. W. Lacey, J. J. Tipper, James T. Brewington, Archibald N. Fields who with his bosom friend James T. Brewington are two of the slickest and the smoothest politicians that have ever come down the pike, met in the City Hall and after several secret ballots had been taken endorsed Col. Franklin A. Denison for delegate to the constitutional convention from the First Senatorial District of Illinois. Each and every one present promised to work for his nomination at the primaries in September. Carolina, 2; South Carolina, 1; Texas, Very truly, Robert R. Moton, Principal. PULLMAN PORTER ARRESTED FOR THEFT Pittsburgh, Pa. (Special)—After being questioned for over an hour yesterday in the city detective bureau Garland Patton, a Negro, 137 West One Hundred and Forty-first street, New York, was released and later arrested at Thirty-first street and Penn avenue by Policemen John Dowd and Frank Cryster and placed in the Penn Avenue Police Station. Patton according to the police, confessed, following his arrest, that he was responsible for numerous robberies on Pullman trains between New York and Pittsburgh. Patton, when first taken into custody, refused to tell the officers anything of the robberies, protesting his innocence. Mr. D. M. Lewis of Oklahoma City, Okla., is in the city and for a short time he will attend the Chicago University. [Name not visible] HON. JOSEPH F. HAAS Popular and prominent leader of the cient and painstaking recorder line in conducting the affairs of NEWS ITEMS AROUND CHICAGO Popular and prominent leader of the Republican party of Illinois; the efficient and painstaking recorder of Cook County; who knows no color line in conducting the affairs of his office. The Progressive Negro League of which Chas. H. Turner is president, will hold a fine meeting Sunday afternoon, July 13 at the Soldiers and Sailors' Club, 3201 Wabash Ave., at which time an interesting program will be rendered. Attorney Eugene J. Marshall, orator, and speaker of the day, will deliver the principal address. Public is invited to attend. Rev. Jordan W. Nutt, state grand master, U. B. F. & S. M. T. left the city after making his annual visit with the lodges and temples in the city. The grand master was much pleased with the success which had been made by the officers and interest manifested by the membership. A meeting will be held Sunday afternoon, July 13 at Bailey's Hall, 3638 State St., by the presiding officers of the U. B. F. and S. M. T. for the purpose of organizing a permanent organization to secure a building with halls enough to accommodate the forty lodges and temples in the city. Mrs. Pyril Blevins, 4423 Dearborn St., left the city during the week to visit her mother at St. Paul, Minn., as well as other relatives and friends in Omaha, Nebr. Mr. Will Overton, St. Louis, Mo., has returned to his home after a pleasant visit with his mother, Robbins, Ill., and sister, Mrs. Josie Coburn, 3606 Wabash Ave. Mrs. Alice Brown, daughter of conference of Walters A. M. E. Church, will be given a special trip to the general conference at Knoxville, Tenn. Mrs. Brown raised 270.00 during the year. Miss Mary E. Branch, teacher at Virginia Normal and Industrial Institute, Petersburg, Va., and Miss Harriet Johnson, another teacher at the school, are in the city stopping with Mrs. W. M. Claybrook, 5520 Ingleside Ave. Miss Branch is also corresponding secretary of the Alumni Association, V. N. and I. L. and is taking a special course at the University of Chicago. Mrs. Lou Ella Young, 3556 Forest Ave., in company with Mrs. G. E. Masteson, left the city during the week to attend the funeral of Mr. Mitchell Metropolis, Ill. Mr. Mitchell is well known in the Masonic fraternities and is an old resident of Metropolis. The Virginia Society will hold its Republican party of Illinois; the effi- of Cook County; who knows no color his office. present and speak. The committee will give a complet report on the day's outing to be held. All members are urged to be present. Attorney Walter M. Farmer, 184 W. Washington St., has been request- ed to be a delegate from the third ward to the constitutional convention at Springfield. The convention will draft a new constitution for the state of Illinois. Mrs. L. C. Graves, manager, Provident Candy Store, 15 W. 36th St. and treasurer, Virginia Society, will arrive in the city in a few days after an extended stay with friends in St. Paul and Minneapolis, Minn. M. T. Bailey, manager, Milton Mercantile Agency, 3688 State St., sold five blocks of vacant lots last week to people from Chicago, Mississippi. Alabama, Tennessee, Georgia, Virginia, Kentucky, Missouri and Canada. Property is becoming more valuable in the Park and members of the Race are pleased to have the opportunity of buying now. SUNSHINE RESCUE MISSION 2830 S. State St., H. Franklin Bray, D. D. Supt. Service every Night in The Year. Hearty welcome to strangers and the poor. The services last week and on the Sabbath were unusually interesting and profitable. There were many conversions and a wonderful outpouring of the Holy Spirit. A drive for forty tons of coal is now on in order that this Life Saving Station may be kept open each day and night during the coming winter. The Superintendent Dr. H. Franklin Bray will conduct the Bible School at 2 P. M. and preach at 8. P. M. The help and prayers of the christians everywhere are solicited.—"C." The world today is in a horrifying upheaval, caused with tragic audacity of fearful proportions, while the ugly finger of merciless scorn for what is just points with hollow mockery to the decadense of mankind, and laughing at the best of what is left with a decision worse than the fouloust, irreverant chaos. Miss R. Lillian Carpenter supervisor of music and latin State street High School, Bowling Green, Ky., and the organist of Bethel Baptist church in that city, is taking a special summer course of training at the Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois. ```markdown ``` * * * M. HON. HENRY STUCKART successful southwest side merchant; City Treasurer of Chicago, one of the best public officials in Cook County. Mrs. F. A. Denison, 3132 Calumet ave. and her children are enjoying the good country air at their summer home near Benton Harbor, Mich. Mrs. Harry Stanton Brown, 3242 Calumet avenue; and her little daughter Miss Beatrice Brown and Mrs. Hazel Thompson Davis; attended the Minstrel show Thursday evening at Evanston, Ill., which was given for the benefit of the Butler Sanitorium of that city. A. W. Avery the gentlemanly barber at 3902 South State Street, who is a devouted member of the Baptist church attended the meetings held by Rev. J. Gordon McPherson at the Mt. Zion Baptist church, Evanston, Ill., and Mr. Avery yas highly pleased with his style of preaching. Rev. and Mrs. J. Gordon McPherson while in Evanston, made their home at the pleasant home of Mr. and Mrs. Adam Coleman, 1105 Clark Street, Mr. and Mrs. Coleman are both faithful members of Mt. Zion Baptist Church, they are full of rare pride and are warm supporters of this paper. Mrs. Rosa Morgan-Cooper, the up-to-date and progressive milliner at 3709 South State Street is constructing a modern five room bungalow, with sun parlor, hot water, heat on a 50 foot lot at 6524 St. Lawrence av. Madam Cooper who is one of our A RUTHUR T. STEWART, CONDUCTOR OF THE K. OF P. BAND, WHICH WILL LEAD THE KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS THRU THE STREETS OF ATLANTIC CITY, NEW JERSEY, IN AUGUST. CHIPS City Treasurer of Chicago, one of the county. warm lady friends has proven herself to be one of the best business women in Chicago. The many pupils of Miss Estella Bonds gave a very delightful recital Monday evening at St. Mark Church 50th and Wabash Ave., the very pleasant and instructive affair, was not as largely attended as it ought to have been, many of the pupils taking part on the program showed remarkable progress or advancement along the lines of vocal and instrumental music. Miss Cora D. Smith, niece of Madam Mungrove, the popular theatrical costumer at 184 West Washington St. was last Thursday happily united in marriage to Mr. Reynolds Duplesysia, Rev. Moses H. Jackson Pastor of Grace Presbyterian Church, performed the wedding ceremony, the newly-weds are at home to their friends at 4923 Sheridan Road; Mr. Duplesysia was an engineer in the aviation corps over-seas. "After all," a man writes, "life is merely the act of going to one's grave." Not much in that; it is hardly worth printing. Life is long and full of interest, opportunity and pleasure. Life is abused unjustly and untruthfully.—B. W. Howe's Monthly. Baby Shoe an Ornament Baby Shoe or Ornament The first shoe of the first baby may be preserved as an ornament with both intrinsic and sentimental value. A jeweler plates in gold or silver the creased and worn little shoes just as the baby foot formed it. There was a plate of cake on the table and Guy's grandmother asked him which piece he would have. "Till take any pieces so long as it's a good big one," was his unselfish reply. One Thing in His Favor. "De man da laughs at his own jokes," said Uncle Eben, "makes you feel like kind o' friendly toward 'im, 'cause he seems so good-natured and easy to please." THE MUSIC BAND What You Make it. All He Wanted THE BROAD AX, CHICAGO, JULY 12, 1919 CHARLES E. STUMP THE KANSAS FARMER NEWSPAPER CORRESPONDENT VISITED CHICAGO AND HAD A RIP ROARING TIME THE KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS BAND WHICH WILL FURNISH THE MUSIC AT THE 19TH BIENNIAL SESSION OF THE KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS AT ATLANTIC CITY AUGUST I am in Chicago after taking a trip out West and looking over the farms. We are having some good crops this year, and unless some seeker after wealth don't get a corner on all the eats, then we will find things a little cheaper this fall. We find that coffee continues to jump up higher and higher, and if it keeps up at the rate it is going it will be so high that we can't reach it. They will begin to wrap it in tissue paper and sell it by the grain as they use to do potatoes You know I have been in Denver, for there is where I was when I wrote you last time, but I am away now, and right here in the city of Chicago, but I have not forgotten Denver, and will not soon. I hope that you have all sent up a word to God about Brother Jake Johnson, asking God to keep his feet in the right path, and he not again find his way to the sleeping quarters of that beautiful niece. This will have to be done, and God help us. Denver like other places is full of racial inspiration, and I could not keep from shouting as I walked around and saw what our people were doing, and how busy many of them kept. Now that Dr. Justine L. Ford, will.make you feel proud of her, because she is counted such a good physician, and is kept busy all the time, and this is what one would expect. I had the pleasure of spending some time in her home, hence I got te see for myself. But I met there in town one of the most remarkable women that I have ever met before since I have been in the world, Mrs. Matilda Andrews, who is practically a real young woman, but who believes in doing things. She is from down home, of course, and got in her the pep which calls for doing. She was trained in Wiley University, and this spells something, for it is one of the best institutions in the country, and you may put it down that I fold you so. I don't know when she left down home, and with her husband, Jasper Andrews, made it to Denver. She took up a business that you don't find women engaging in often. She got hold of just two pigs, and went into that business, and now she is one of the largest hog dealers in the West, and what she does not know about hogs, is not known by any one else. She handles the best made and believe me she has been so successful in the business that she must make an annual contribution to help to run this country. They call it income tax, but to her it is out go tax, for she must pay it out, or give it away without any return. It is a great big thing to get in position where the Government calls upon you for a contribution to help to run it. Well the United States makes the money, and I guess owns it, and it is just like God, who owns all the money, but he does not force you to give any of it in return to Him, but just passes it up to you to do your own duty. God is good to you. Mrs. Andrews, is a well trained woman, and just as busy as women get to be. I got to see her several times, and then to see her beautiful brick cottage, just on the outskirts of Denver. She learned that I was booked to go to Colorado Springs, and expressed a desire to tote me over in her automobile carriage known as "Ford," and I accepted the invitation. It was just 75 miles away, and I wondered how it would be for me to ride that long way in one of them things. She was to do the driving and did do it, and Dr. J. L. Ford was to be by her side, so that if anything got wrong the doctoring was to be done by her. Bright and early one morning she was honking konking at the door, and after a little turning around we were off. Of course she got some food for the horse, and he was ready for the journey. I set back in the carriage, and over hills and by the side of mountains we made the time, and landed in Colorado Springs in the afternoon. A storm tried to overtake us, but she just put on a few miles of speed and beat the storm to the Springs, but it got there after we did, and met us at the church where I was booked to talk about the war and war times. The talking was done and I am proud that I was able to do it. I told the people all about it, and they told me just a few things too. When it was all over, it was after 10 o'clock, and still the rain was coming down. I had to leave the next morning for Chicago, so Mrs. Andrews said to me "Put your trust in God and have faith in me and I will land you in Denver or in heaven by tomorrow morning." I obeyed, and at 12 o'clock in the rain, we were on our way to the city. Dr. Ford was right by her side, and both of them told me to go to sleep but I was too busy talking to my Lord to think of sleeping. They managed the car and I prayed all the way to Denver. We reached the city about 5 o'clock, and as the result I am in big Chicago. I reached Chicago the evening of July 4, in time to go out with Mrs. Elvie L. Stewart, matron of Princess Hagar Chapter No. 7, Order of Eastern Star, and her friend Mrs. Iona N. Johnson, of Oakland, Cal. I felt like a big king with these two queens. Mrs. Stewart is some talker, and when I told her that I had seen some people from Texas, she just placed a spring in her mouth and her tongue talked from going and gwyne process. She just asked permission to show me around while in the city, which was granted her, and I am proud that I did, because I got to see some few people and meet some of them. Rev. L. K. Williams, came to my notice. He is pastor of Olivet Baptist church and you believe me when I tell you that he is a live wire. He is some hustler. He is some worker for God. Right by his side is Rev. J. H. Branham, from Texas—in fact both of them are from Texas, and it is not surprising that Mrs. Stewart should tote me over there. He is president of the state convention. Now I have said Dr. Williams is president of the Baptist state convention and they had a great big meeting there. I enjoyed it all. Next found me looking into the face of the Rev. W. D. Cook, who is indeed a remarkable man, and the leading pastor in the A. M. E. rank in Chicago. I do not hesitate in saying this and you will join with me in saying so. He is a do something pastor. Just to think of it, they had two churches going on at the same time, COL. BEAUREGARD F. MOSELEY The head boss of the Idlewild Hotel is one of the most pretentious b the United States. He is also s Street and Wabash Avenus. The head boss of the Idlewild Hotel, 33rd St. and Wabash Avenue, which is one of the most pretentious hotels conducted for Colored people in the United States. He is also sole owner of Moseley's Stadium, 33rd Street and Wabash Avenue. MOSELEY'S STADIUM AT THIRTY-THIRD STREET AND WABASH AVENUE CONTINUES TO DO A RUSHING BUSINESS One of the handiest and most pleasant amusement or recreation parks is located at Thirty-third street and S. Wabash ave. It is owned and controlled by Col. Beuregard F. Moseley, who is fast becoming a real live amusement king. In fact, it is a little White City within itself. It contains a merry-go-round, which is the delight of the young folks as well as many of the older ones. one up stairs and one down, and still they had to turn people away. Did you ever see anything to beat it? I never did and I have been here a few years myself. I want to see the time come when he will be one of the bishops of the church. He will be in the next general conference and will help to land Dr. A. J. Carey, carrying out the wishes of the brethren of the conference, and after that is over it is hard to tell what is going to happen. He is going there. By being in company with Mrs. Stewart, I got to meet that great planter of Human bodies, Mr. Monroe from Savanah, Ga. He came up here to see his daughter, Amabell Ione Monroe-Trice, get her degree, "Bachelor of Music," from the Chicago Musical College. I wish you could have seen her also, sitting up among all them white folks and she was only one of us to graduate at that time. God bless her. She is the wife of Dr. J. Sylvander Trice, who is a young man, but believe me he is some doctor. He is a Laboratory Diagnostician, and I will never know what it means but it is on his card and you educat- THE ```markdown ``` , 33rd St. and Wabash Avenue, which hotels conducted for Colored people in one owner of Moseley's Stadium, 33rd crowded and the jazz music compels every one who enters the pavilion to shake their feet and go dancing. All kinds of soft drinks are on sale at one of the booths and there are booths for candy and for almost everything else imaginable including Gypay fortune telling. The park is open every day from 7 to 11:45 P. M. Free admission From 15 to 20 colored men and women are employed as cashiers and in other capacities and Mr. Moseley deserves great credit for endeavoring to do something in the way of making it possible for such a large number of colored men and women to earn an honest living. ed people will have to know. I am sure that Editor Taylor or Associated Editor Majors will know and understand all these things. His work will tell after all. He is doing things, and I am real proud of him. Mrs. Trice is at home 3710 Wabash avenue. Of course that is on the south side. I had the pleasure of meeting Mrs. Katherine J. Prince, the wife of the pastor, but believe me she has some name of her own, for she is at the head of a big manufacturing plant at 2240 West Lake street giving employment to at least 30 of our young women. I have been over to Providence Baptist church, talked with Rev. J. F. Thomas at Ebenezer, and before you can read this letter I will be away from here. I am going to North Carolina to see a few things there. It is hard to tell where I will land before I am through with this. God bless you. I find that it would take a whole paper for me to tell you about the things I have seen in Chicago, so I will have to hold back for the next letter. ```markdown ``` PAGE FIVE = 7 : ai Sian Pe, a) Font Ci oY aerate THE WARM DAYS ‘Apparel for Evening Gowns to Lingerie and Smooks in - “Comfortable Fabrics. ~ WRAPS SHINE LIKE RAINBOWS . Lothar haseahc nat geaieapenn eis ‘Tissues and Collars Are of Fur— French Adopt Ameri t can Ideas. | ‘Zhe Darberic gitter of tinsel ap ‘pears in many of this summer's eve en. ‘One of these is made of red silver cloth with: squares is Gull lead color contrasting with alter ‘nate ones that are in tones of bright ‘burnished silver. So elaborate it thi ‘material in itself, observes a leading fashion correspondent, that it “needs Urtle trimming. “Almost no bodice ap- pears inthis gown. There is a bit of front drapery and siender shoulder straps are bung with silver pailiéttes. In the back It is decoilete to the belt. ‘Siapously slender, the skirt dips to one Of the pointed ‘and abbreviated (rains that are so frequently seen this ‘season. Silver cloth shimmering ‘throngh jade green tulle also makes an effective evening dress. ~ Young girls are wearing evening frocks of white, unrelleved by any color. Not the fuffy, frilly type of ‘Somer ang these bet sade of nq 5 of, silk in the geverest-~way possible, they de- pend ‘thelr classic lines for great Like Rainbow. Callot makes evening coats of silver and gold tissues and collars them with costly furs. Vying with these are eve- ning wraps of silk resembling the rain- bow in the brilliancy of their edforings and embroidered with gold and ‘silver threads. The linings. are even more brilliant. Large fur collars appear ou all the summer evening wraps. Lace,which will be mueh used for mid- summer dinner dresses, is a welcome ‘departure from the metallic cloths and wintry fabrics that we are using. To dine at 8 roof garden or other public place on « bot summer night nothing could be more suitable er comfortable than a frock of sheer biack lace topped by a picturesque hat.+ These dresses should be plai:i and distinctive in thelr design, instead of the fussy, filmy cre- ations that fashion has given us io past seasons. e Wired Frocks Seem Like Cages, Lave lends ttxelf well to. the new flaring silhouette. T saw a frock o white georgette cfepe that had a full black lace tumic gathered at the bot- tem to a white crepe foundation skir* St é A Migsummer Evening Gown of Whit: ‘Satin With # Sheen and Daintines | Which Cannot Melp but Attract—Se Qf by Rich Pearle and Streamer ¢, Sane Sgr es ’ and wired so as to appehr like 2 cagé Sleeves of lace dresses may be ehor ‘and tight, or three-quarter leugth ant flowing. ‘Necks, whether cut high .o low in the back, ate always open & With these dretecs-are worn larg: Diack hais. of malines, horsehatr of used to outline the pattern-of the lac: rather than as a decided trimuiny ‘Teature. Gloves muy be worn wit these short-sleeved gowns, but Park At is nmarter to be gioveless. ; pers are Ot satin or sif pers are toe mare psusliy har slippers made to match. Many of the pooas wat see ‘beroming stone wiiich sre. te manta fee" EY eae backs ate smart ou black slippers. These bronze buckles are worn, too, on street pumps of dul! black leather. Cn Colonial Ideas. The Colonial are featured ex- tensively in the new slippers, even in fhose worn by Tt poems strange that the adopt Colonial ideas in new footwear, bat-this ts fast what, thes.are doing. Even satin slippers are made after this fashion. Some of the new French slippers have straps across the ankles but this.style does not appeal to us. ‘Taree years ago Calict made much of the simock 26 2 blouse, but It war not at that time taken up by American buyers. Now the casnque blouse tt seen everywhere. If is worn even ip sport things, and the old-time blovs that we tucked inside our skirts is “is. appearing over the horizon of fashion These overblouses, sashed loosely either with their own material or wit? narrow moire ribbons in colors that » aX - re Fe Wastrre Newepsper Union] Yo See ees SS Seay wer Sane Wear Joa Flambeau Smock of Ex quisite Lavender Crepe Meteor With Lavender Flowers Shading In to the Deeper Tones. give an opportunity to introduc charming color effects into our cos tumery, ‘are especially, desirable for the uncorseted but somewhat matur: figure, because they conceal the walst Mine, which, -if defined, invariably makes women look older. ‘There are different ways of belting these biouses. In some instances th Delt or sash runs under the front oi the blonse and comes out of the sid seams to tie at the hack, and at othe: times this method is reversed with thi sirdie tying in the frogs, and some times the girdle just encircies the out side of the blouse. = + To Be Made at Home. A frock of unusual charm, and on that might easily be made at home, i: of white chiffon flowered with pin} roses. Thif'is made'like a front an¢ back apron falling full length over ar overskirt of plain white chiffon. Thes panels are bound with rose ribbons 0: a tone to blend with the flowers in the fabric and are tied together at inter vals down the skirt by bows éf the rib ‘bom. Around the very low-cut neck line falls a bit of fine white lace shad ‘owing a rose ribbon which ties unde: the lace at the front in « bow. ‘The same treatment is carried ou on the very short sleeves. The lac: makes turnback cuffs under whic! ‘goes the ribbon. ‘The idea is very sim ple’ but clever. ‘It is just the sort « Mitte dress that, seen or described, makes you fecl that you want to se to work and make one, because i: every feminine heart is the crestiv: clothes instinct, which, if fostered t ears Breet ae care “Lingerie Dresses Sent by Parie. Of the latest lingerie dresses tha ‘Paris has sent us the one-piece cora 1 eile epg telingorem ‘French muslin, a material closel:| resembling 2 fine voile. A deep foid eet Nese et ot bal. wey wat et tom, makes the sitirt appear as thoug! ‘At had sn overskirt. The sleeves, pate) ‘poekets and blouse, too, are trimme: with hand hemstitching done in coral colored thread. A particularly inter esting feature of this dress is the nev Jong-shouldered effect. Pisin coral startsn the front and a ‘at the back of | ae LINGERIE .FROCK IS REVIVET Garments Made -of Nets, Organdies Georgettas, Chiffons, Crepes and Ratistes for Summer. 7 The revival of the lingerie frock f ‘fn assured ¢eature of summer. ‘There frocks, made of sheet tlasue os = organdies, georgettes crepes and Datistes, are ios aes chin de laces or slce rests with the purse of the pur all noon frocks an Soares ‘salmon, Sesh, eltron, straw an Bie ge re. t O" Ribbon sashes are worn with mos ot y frocks. Parasols tn chiffon: BS ‘with lace or, georg bet mpicte these bea ae eget oO Pew _ “THE BROAD AX, CHICAGO, JULY’ 12 1919 POSIES reife AND HEAVY SATIN GOWN [) Summer Headgear Trimmed With . Flowers and Fruits. Lilacs, Wistaria, Lilies es Green . ee House Products Are Used-- Feathers Popuiar. at 4 a ‘The old-fashioned Sower-laden ‘hat fo leghorn end in horsehair straw has ‘come back to us from out of the past, ‘and, true to type, it is trimmed with collections of flowers in striking com- ‘Diniations of vivid colors. White and purple lilacs are used with sprays of wistarte, sd large Severs, suck, 50 tiger llles, pond aid even callas are used on the larger shapes, sayz ‘Vogue. ‘The flower-covered crown is particularly adapted to the young girl. For instance, a hat of a delicate taven- der horsehair straw which shines like silver in the sunlight, has a crown of old-fashioned pinks. For the older woman, black lace is shown for mid- summer—not, as one might think, In an all-lace hat, but as @ softening for the harshness of white leghoro. It also is used to veil the colored flow. ers of the large summer hat that ts stiff in line, rather than the floppy one for the young girl. Odd materials are making their ap- pearance in the midsummer hats. Corn busks that have been dried in| the sun and handpainted make an ideal turban. ‘They are light and, when woven together, are fashioned into a most durable hat. Softly draped turbans and brim hats, elther mushroom in shape er with turned brims, are shown in shaggy felts or im long-haired silk davetyn. Feather hats will undoubtedly be seen throughout the summer. The untried ostrich feathes are, per haps, most frequently used. Glycerine ostrich and ostrich tips are used op (Go lenge senyoor Deis. | For instance in a large shape of thin straw ip lemon yellow, four tips in different colors entirely cover the crown, while the spines of these feathers are paint- ed in a vivid color. Am orchid colored tip may have a vivid green spine, while a French blue tip may have 8 cerise spine. Tappe, as snother nov elty, ‘s making 2 number of smart hats with wreathes of fruit—lemons, oranges, cherries, grapes and other hothouse ‘products. One of the smart: 2 fi . 4 ; | ee 4 Ee - Broad Brimmed Leghorn Hat. é@ and most striking examples of trimming is the use of Scotch thist! ‘on a lace straw of large dimensio And for the welcome of the Rainbo ated a lovely hat in flesh colo trimmed all over the brim with cl ters of heads of wheat In all the d cate shades of the rainbow. BLOUSE SLIPS OVER HEAD Late Paris Arrival Has Round .Mech : Opening and Fastens Along ‘One Shoulder. Something very new and quite the latest thing in Paris is-a blouse tha’ hes « round neck opening and slips over the head, fastening along on shoulder. The sleeves are cut kimon style, in one with the garment, anc reach midway between shoulder an elbow. ‘There fs no fit to the blouse which hangs tn straight, soft line from neck to hip, a knotted silk corc or narrow sash holding in the materia at 2 low waistline. A most artisti and picturesque blouse is “Ia casaque’ ‘and ideally comfortable for lounging about the house, but it rather lack: the formelity as an away-from-homu garment, although in Parijs thes are seen everywhere—in the street, a the restaurants and on the . tennis soft silk crepe, mes. chiffon f ‘used, and blouses in ia casaqu: ES ite. tub alk @ phim mac ae 7 acces Fae gs iret ie eek Calico is now in the aristocrat cep of garment fabrics, being raised fron the, plebeian ranks. jist as giaghan was two years.ago. Pabric that wouk pasa Per ding peas x sepicont en cates pow 16 Se epee white mart sum ter Giessen matligh paiat nett ubtain this season. Pet ‘Short-Sleeved Summer Gowns, Youthful style dresses of gingham ‘voile, organdie and calico have sieeve evding just above the elbow, medius ig width and Geished with torn-baci cuffs. These styles of course spea: naz ghve —- |. os RICH AND HEAVY SATIN GOWN ie B H 7 | 6 Ba ) a | F Pe : anda tren ig ‘This is a heavy, yet soft satin with @ quaint piping of plaited satin hemmed in. The white dots are lawn and littie French dots secure it. TRIMMING FOR GIRLS’ FROCKS Crochet Buttons and Loops Among the Embellishments Added to Youth- ful Clothes. All manner of dainty trimmings are used on frocks for the small girl. For instance, a charming, model of white batiste had a narrow plaited frill of fesb-tinted organdie edging the nar row tura-down collar and turn-back cuffs. The short bodice was made with box plait effect at the front, each side being edged with frill. Pale pink crochet buttons and loops added & further touch of embellishment. Many play frocks teke"on the lines of a slip-on, the gown ‘fastening be- img at the side or both sides or at the front at the upper part. A smart little frock was made of plain and flowered material. The lower part of plain material was set on to the upper part, the joining line being cat in tab form, each tab ornamented by three pearl buttons and cord loops. The peck was square end the fastening was at either side of the blouse ‘front —the closing being effected by but- toms and loops. The upper part of the frock was of the plain material. FOULARD HAS FIRST PLACE a = Fabric Is Prime Favorite Among@Biik Materials for Wear During? ‘Warm Weather. Among the silk materials for the warm-weather frock the foulard has first place. The designs this season are exceedingly varied. The polka dot ranges in size from a pin-head te @ half dollar. One very good pattern Fecently noted had several different. sired circles of white clustered to gether and plentifully scattered over the surface pf a navy biué ground. A very evodteoking costume of tha. de en ee ee ‘The material formed the body of the blouse snd simolated peplum, while the short sleeves and scalloped flources were of the polka dot foulard Completing the costume was a leg horn Kat trimmed with scarlet flow- ere. ‘To wear with many of the charming Httle, organdie frocks wide-brimmed hate of the same material have been especially fashioned. These are trim med With taffeta ribbon, and sometimes with taffeta. Jersey cloth, both in sii and wool, is one of the most: silk materials. IW NEW UMBRELLA HANDLES rire Ne Sates aliviel, Prolab a Loop of Ganse Material ean > epee Lethe ‘To be quite in accord with the pre yalling mode, one should see that ths Rew umbrella boasts of a. bakelit: handle, finishing -with 2 loop. of the game material, of of leather, -whiet ‘will help one to retain this accessors Yo her possession for # reasonabis Jength of time. ‘The new substanc comes in a variety of colors ‘and ear ‘De obtained both transparent an¢ ‘opaque, to sult the individual taste ihe “pits babelite <iossly resembles tvory.r a very Gne celluloid; wher yeliow, it is clear like amber, and ix delicate green It is slightly Mguree and almest like jade. The round bap die is movablé to suit the convenience of the person carrying it, and - the Jeather loops are attached at the low. @ part of the straight handle. When One hiss learned the value of these protgetive loops, tiey ate ‘toned. ab ONLY FEW COLORS Women Must Use Shades ‘That Are Picked for Them, ~~ wislorsof-etreeboa aga nila 0 ‘No Chance to Exercises Own, ‘Taste, Says Writer. ‘Launching a new color nowadays is ‘attended with as much-ceremony as the launching of & batfoship» Amy Herald. No ee eek thifig as a new color, nor that colors are'gearce. Neither has It anything to do with the dye situation, But the fact ts that the manufacturers assem ble each season and decide to allow certain shades to be placed on the market at that season, If you should wish for any shade which they have decided is not to be you may aw. well give up in the beginning. This does not happen as often as it might were the majority of the well-dressed wom- en not cleverly cajoled into wanting the shade that the manufacturers shave decided they shall want. Allowing only a few colors out of the bag et one time has its advan- tages, for when the popularity of one has worn off a bit there are plenty of others left from which to select the ext one for the center of the stage. ‘The disadvantage is that as far as the woman herself 1s concerned she haz Uttle or no opportunity -to exercise her own taste; she is aimost as help Jess in the matter as she would be had she no color sense at all. She may find a dressmaker willing to cut her gown somewhat us she wishes or a tailor who may humor her in a like manner, but unless she has special dyeing done for her xhe must select from the colors set before her. Last fall some one hit upon a shade which he called henna as an especial attraction. It might have been ip spired by some canon of art or it might have been suggested by the Rus sian dressing of the business man's Iuncheon, but the women wore it, and that is all they had to say about it. For the greater part the women sre willing sheep in matters of dress, be it color or line, and if not naturally thus inclined they show good sense not to try to stray too far away. Hav- ing purchased one article in a color not approved by the color censor, for really we have censors for everything nowadays, It will be found impossible to match the color in anything else and an utterly hopeless task. ONE NEW BATHING. COSTUME A Ae / A stunning bathing costume on new lines with the knee-fitting breeches which are the very iatest thing. A quite elaborate hat is worn to match the suit, Practical and Smart. ‘If one must wear furs in midsum- mer—and it has been ‘proved how practical they are aside from their un- Gsputed emartness—it is by far’ the Dest plan to have a distinctly differ. eat.get of summer peltry and send all the winter furs to cold storage for the hot spell. Furs are like plants; they nee? et Saez e wile between Sentons of blooming out in beauty, ion tie te peiatoee St chat that wat Wore month tr and month out With no period of recuperation would soon be- so @ Veite Add Daintiness. ee em we © ‘ever forgets that a veil is the last costume. she is wearing one of the bi ‘velis that seem ae eis vat just because vel! Bieta a at FEATHERS, HAT AND Parasoy Bee ee css a - ’ Rae, ! cae 1 # o > Se ig . ao ay - ees S... Feathers ave the really fashicnatis trimming this searon, This hat ang parasol are of, the most hanson, shade of robin’s egg blue; the feathes are blue, too, while a rosebud on thy brim ie a blushing pink rambler, THEY ARE SURE TO suRiyx ‘Housed: PE atiges see neo ‘Gize Larger. ; Always have enough housedreay To be sure cottons are high price but If you make them yourself or bay them at a store where the prices a not exorbitant the cost should not by prohibitive. If you buy them ready made do make sure to get them a sie larger than your regular size. They are sure to shrink and it ls slmet never that the manufacturer shriaks the materials before the dresses are cut out. If you make your owa the you have the advantage in being able to shrink it well beforehand Eres then you must remember that the goods. will probably shrink site fore in the third and fourth washiag so do not make them a bit seriags, but add a little for this Inter shriak age. ‘There is one great udvantage In the all-white-wash dress and that is thet it can be boiled and dried in the saz without fear of losing color. How many dresses have you had to disern, or haye you wished that you mig diseaird becuuge they have faded? Yor know what am unbecoming yellow green becomes toward the end of the season, how brownish the most attr tive violet, while blue turns gray sn gray turns brown. White cotton mate rials dried in the sun and alt oly become the showier for frequst ‘washings. On the other hand white does stow the least ‘spot very soon, soft te Rqusewife who has to pay fo bt Iaundry- work by the piece thew certainly a disadvantage in this Often a white housedress may be bet for several days simply by removist a single spot or streak as it comes This can be done with « little warm water and soap applied with a cloth KODAK PURSE IS NEW STYLE Contrivance Opens Like Picture-Mak ing Outfit; Contains Small Re ‘ceptacle for Money. The canteen vanity bag «nd pow will no longer have everything its om way in the fashion field of fuidit, purses. It now has a rival—this # the kedak-purse. People who dei pocketbooks are becoming quite as satile as the makers of gowns In fat ing sources of inspiration for thet patterns, and now they have terse’ their thought to the kodak. whieh, af ter all, is a likely Sdea to work ost ie a purse. ‘These new vanity bags of color ecrase leathers are made in the fort of small cameras. ‘Opening just like # kodak; the front piece drops down ™ vealing ® generous mirror. They fitted: with the “accessories of Dest such as lip stick, powder box. mim and an eyebrow pencil, aswell #4 memorandum pad for shoppiat, course, these are the important (iat in the present-day shopping bat ' might be mentioned casus)!y that 0 also contain a small receptacle for almighty dollar, which seems ¥ the Iast thing ¢onsidered when matiss nresent-day stooping bags. STYLES IN NEW YORK A blouse of bright printed sit * foined tera. wire af accoroa a0" teicollette in plein color. Straightline, unbelted suits se ing 40: inched in Tength were #0 many fashionable women at the Bf ‘mont races. ‘The talk of Trias Inge as ris nore and more to favor for the De® grade of blouse is persistent. ‘Extremely Jong fringes are wel 4 sexeral French imports, brinzing ls that would otherwise cod st ™ Ghats of brows, a ‘Silk ‘sammer sults, some lis with vivid) shades of crepe. de Ss he ms favor Hines, Inctudiog the #8 — is of 38 <eecpes a i Se Sea 3 seats Hoey appear ma some of the : een 5 ‘Yoo, a sweater is and id it the lower edge #