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Historical Society State House THE FORUM VOL. 4, NO. 36. Decatur News. Special services will be held at the A. M. church for the young men of Decatur, Rev. S. B. Jones will select his text from Daniel I.8 verses. Theme, "Daniel, a Model for Young Men." Committee on arrangements, Carl and Harvey Watkins, Rich ard Cecil, Hurbert Thurly and Harry Price. All young men of Decatur are invited to attend Sunday evening. The A. M. E. Choir will, in the near future, be under the management of Mrs. S B. Jones and promises to be the best one in this part of the state. Mrs. Jones will be highly commended for her service. Mrs Violet Mildred of Chicago is visiting her sister, Mrs. Andrews, on W. Forest Ave. Mrs. Missouri McMurry has returned from the southern part of this state, where she had been visiting her brother. Mrs. John Sharp visited in Lincoln last week. Mrs. George Williamson visited Springfield for a few days the week of the state Fair. Mesdames Mattie Johnson and Willie Lee are visiting Mrs. Margurite Love. They will return to Chicago this week. Francis Browner is away attending college in Kansas. Corina Blanton is able to be up and about again after several weeks illness. Gertrude Bledsoe is still confined to her room but is reported better. The Fred Magill trial is creating quite a commotion, the court room being well crowded with women daily. Large crowds from Clinton are attending the trial. Special Interurban cars being used from Clinton here. Singleton's Cafe continues to improve. FOR LODGING, call at Mrs Josie Brummell's. 146½ E. Main St. Flat with nicely furnished rooms, clean bed, steam heat, modern conveniences. Best attention given to roomers. Decatur continues to improve and add new factories to her already large number. A prominent colored citizen, Adam Page, who moved from Kansas is a man worthy to be emulated, he has purchased a nice home, paying $3,200 cash, located at 1345 N. Church St. He has a respectable family and the people of Decatur are proud to have them. They welcome other such men. He is a carpet renovater by trade. When in Decatur call at Mrs. Brummel's for lodging. Clinton, Ill. (1) "Be ye doers and not sayers only." A few hours stay in Clinton reveals the fact that she has but a few colored people, but quite a congenial set. W.J. Anderson one of the highly respected colored men who conducts a fine barber shop, had the entire shop and contents to be destroyed by fire recently yet he is courageous and of good spirits. He will reopen again soon. He will also represent The Forum at Clinton and DeWitt Co. and you may expect a good letter occasionally. Decatur Correspondent. Everything is busy here and the colored people are on the verge of a business improvement A few subscribers were secured and an agent for Champaign in the person of Mr. Lee, a man well versed in newspaper business, who will be glad to have every colored person rally and help the cause He will give a letter each week. Mr. Green conducts a firstclass restaurant here and has good business, Mr. Davis is the leading colored barber. W. D. Mathews runs a first class pantatorium and has good trade, he is alive to his business. Champaign is the home of the University of Illinois. There are a larger number of colored students this year than ever before, yet there should be more. Football game to.day. University of Illinois vs Chicago. Elder G. Brewer is visiting friends here. Elder Cotter, of Kentucky, preached at the Second Christian church Wednesday evening. Rome Coleman of Kentucky is visiting his mother, Mrs. Curtis. Mrs. L. Dyer returned home last Saturday from Chicago where she has been for the past month. Mr. Taylor and daughter were the guests of A. Dyer and wife Sunday. Miss Taylor will remain here with her aunt, Mrs Dyer all winter. The Second Baptist Church started its revival last Wednes. day evening. Rev. J. Bass was not able to fill the pulpit this past Sunday on account of the illness of his son, who will have to pass though the third operation, Since Mr. Lloyd the S. C. has taken part in the Daily Courier 100% SPRINGFIELD, ULL., Champaign, Ill. Normal News. 一 Lincoln News. --- SATURDAY, OCT. 19, we see a great change in the write up of Colored people, if the South has any more good men like Mr. Lloyd, let them come forth. Joel Motley was a visitor in Decatur, he came back proud over being uncle of a Decatur girl. Claud Goins passed through Lincoln Sunday on his way to Decatur. Rev. Bass will fill the pulpit Sunday, if nothing else takes place. William McGery is becoming one of Lincoln's leading sports. Miss Bowles of Springfield was a visitor in Lincoln monday on business connected with The Forum. Quincy News. A Literary Society was organized at the A. M. E. church Friday night and Prof. Malone was made its President. Bright results are looked forward to, as it will bring in the best talent of of the city. The Culture Club elected its officers for the next term. J. Tutt was re-elected President, Miss Gertrude Gamble Secretary, Miss B. Dyson Assistant, Mrs. Susan B. Golden Treasurer, Mrs Thornton Chairman of the Program Committee, Mrs. Green Organist. The Club will open every Sunday at 4 o'clock. The banquet given at the 8th and Elm St. Baptist Church at the close of the reunion was a grand success. Bro. Gar nett of Macon, Mo., delivered a very able address followed by other able speakers. A. H. Brown, J. Tutt, Mesdames G. Webster, R. Thornton, N. Miller, A. Hamonds, F. E Cook, Revs Conway of St. Louis, G. H. Giles and J. H. Sides, Pastor of the A. M. E. Church. About three hundred people were seated at once and were served by charming young maidens. Mrs. Golden made all the arrangements for the supper which was served in four courses and was very nice. Rev. T, L, Smith pastor of the church was toast master. Dr. G. H, Giles, presiding elder Quincy district, conducted quarterly meeting at the A.M. Echurch Sunday. The services were well attended. Petersburg News. Mrs. William Reed and granddaughter, Miss Delina Crawford, are visiting in Bloomington. Mrs. Frank Penick has returned from her visit in Decatur. Mrs. Lula Wade and son Jones of Springfield are visiting her sister, Mrs. Bud Wilson, this week. Rev. W. E. Helm of Bloomington delivered an eloquent sermon OCT.19. 1907. at the Baptist Church Tuesday evening. George Williams was in Spring field on business this week; Lee Ray, who has been quite ill with tonsilitis is able to be out again. Bloomington News. Mrs. E. Anson who has been at the Brokaw hospital is at home and able to be around the house. Arthur Moss visited in Decatur, Champaign and Springfield, last week. Mr. Thompson, an employe of the Illinois Hotel, has returned from South Bend, Ind., accompanied by his wife. They expect to make Bloomington their future home. Simon Rhoades has left for New York by way of Philadelphia. Mr. Rhoades will join a troupe there. J. Randolph is attending the Street Fair at Pekin. Look out for the Thanksgiving ball Rhuben Bailey has returned from Denver, Colo., where he attended a convention of hod carriers. Miss Alberta Wyche, who was indisposed, is better at this writing. Invitations are out for a Grand Ball to be held at Champaign, Oct. 29. About thirty couples will attend from here. Miss Edith Galloway is visiting her mother. Mrs. J. Dickerson and Miss Withers will spend Sunday in Peoria. Mrs. J. Scrivner and daughter, Sarah, have returned home from a few weeks visit with her daughter and sister. Mrs. G. Hoagland. Prof. Catwejoe is doing a lucrative business since his stay here. He tells your past present and future and warns you of your many dangers which you are liable to encounter without his advice. Adam Anson is unable to leave his bed at this writing. Charles Shirley is taking a course of Typewriting and Short hand at the High School Mrs. M. Grisly has returned home after a short stay in Chicago visiting her husband. The revival of the Union Baptist church is being largely attended. The interest is great. Misses Newman and Walker are visiting in Chicago. The young ladies of the Third Chriscian church gave a social Thursday evening in the church baaement with great success. 15C A MONTH • THE FORUM weekly magazine paper devoted the interests of the whole people. Entered as second-class matter, February 24, 1904, at the postoffice at Springfield, Ill., under the Act of Congress of March 3, 1879. BOGERS & BARBOUR Proprietors One Year ..... $1.50 One Month ..... 15c Per Copy ..... 5c OFFICE: 305 1-2 & Sixth St. Phone Main 998 B. L. Rogers, Editor and Manager. Will H. arbour, Associate Editor and Secretary. Thompson Bros., Branch Office. Bomona The Printer 185] So. 6th St. EDITORIAL Saturday Oct. 19, 1907 Let me close the eyes of my soul That I may not see What stands between me and thee Let me shut the eyes of my heart That I may not hear A voice that drowns yours, Let me cut the chords of my life, Of my desolate being, Since cursed is my hearing and seeing. — Dunbar in Despair. Prove Youtself What You Claim You Are. People must prove themselves what they claim to be if they would stand the test. Along this line we find our people wanting. It matters not so much what a person says of you. If you do not prove him false he is correct so far as the world is concerned. For instance, suppose Tillman says that colored people are mostly shiftless, unreliable, untruthful, inferior, lazy and immoral, in Springfield, will say for example. Then a committee of colored and white people would go over the city and find that sure enough a majority were as he said—then he would correct and vice versa. If a man says you are trifling, the only way to convince the people that the allegation are not true is for you to prove the contrary. Our people make a great mistake by making Tillman and Vardaman out as truth tellers instead of liars—not in all they say but in too many instances. Suppose someone would accuse a majority of our young people here of being spendthrifts, beer drinkers and uneco-omical, can we refute it by their actions? One old man said all of our women were without virtue. We do not believe that, but if our women do not prove themselves whole, he is just that nearly correct. Governor Deneen said—"You are what you make yourself." That is correct—only you must prove it. The world is from "Missouri." What would you think of a boy or girl who said he or she was a graduate from the high school, if he or she did not know a noun from a verb! You would think him or her mis THE FORUM taken or temporarily insane. Whatever you claim to be prove it and you will stand the test. The subject of this sketch is not a D. D., nor has he any prefixes or affixes to his name, simply a plain, energetic man, who, since coming to Springfield, himself gentleman-like and worked in season and out in order that he might help to elevate the race and himself. Mr. Douglas has a beautiful home on Calhoun and Walnut streets, with modern attachments, such as water, gas, bath and electricity. At the last session of the Wood River Baptist Association, he was almost unanimously selected the treasurer of that august religious body, the oldest association in the United States. This is quite an honor and a trust, showing that integrity is a valuable asset possessed. This also is the first time in the history of that body that a man not a preacher, has been chosen for the said position. Mr. Douglas stands well in the community immediately surrounding him and over the entire city. He is a member of Union Baptist church here, a prominent Odd Fellow and an industrious man. We think men such as Mr. Douglas should be examples for emulation, more so than the artificial men who talk only. "A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches and loving favors rather than silver or gold," thus spake Solomon whose proverbs are highly applicable to modern society, etc. Social Equality The "Bogey Man" Continued from last issue in St. Louis Advance. Why, then, "social equality?" Bah! That's evidence of noth ing except they are white; and if that is the only argument to be advanced, it is a plain admission of conceit, and if our white "social equality" seers would make a rigid introspection they would discover ample reasons why Ne. groes are not aspiring to be their social equals. How well the Scotch barb sang when he wrote "Oh, would some power the gift to gie us; to see ourselves as others see us; It would from many a danger free us, and strange and foolish notion." If the persons who are so fearful of the "social equality" spectre would stop but a moment to reflect and contemplate themselves what a cloud would be lifted from their vision! How the superstitious awe of the spectre would banish before their eyes and they would discover the close relation they bear, and when in that fearsome attitude, to the character which accompanied Balaam on his journey to the King of Israel, who wasn't an angel although his name commenced with an "a" and ends with a double consonant with the soft sound of "c." Mr. D. Douglass. BY E. W. N. (To be concluded.) TUCKER'S Board and Lodge First class accom Regular meals at hours 206 North TUCKER'S PLACE. Board and Lodging House, First class accommodations Regular meals at regular meal hours. 206 North 14 St. New Telepuone, 1478. If you're in doubt let us lead trump to you? The "Imperial., is always the proper hat never alike two seasons together--except in price ---$3.00. PETER MYE 529 North Side For Fine Commercial Work HAMANN The Printer 305 SOUTH SIXTH ST. 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Both Telephones: 207 MCKIN HANT TAI Order, all Kind MCKINNEY ANT TAILOR der, all Kinds and Styles OUR ADVERTISING BATES. For display matter one time, 15c the inch; over one time, 10c, 6 months or one year, special prices made. Reading matter, one time, 7c the line; seven words to the line; over one time 5c; for long articles or church advertising, some reduction. For clubs, socials, ect., when matter contains over 75 words and under 200, send 50 cents if you desire it published in full. MANAGER. See E. L. Rogers for the best sick and accident policies. $10 per week Pablo Picasso Annual statement of the Walla Walla Fire Insurance Company of Walla Walla, in the State of Washington, on the 15th day of May, 1907, made to the Insurance Superintendent of the State of Illinois, pursuant to law. CAPITAL. Amount of capital stock paid up in cash ... $ 200,000 00 INCOME. Premiums received during the year ... $ 9,229 02 Total income ... $ 9,229 02 EXPENDITURES. Losses paid during the year $ 516 15 Deposit premiums returned on perpetual risks ... $ 42 00 Commission or brokerage ... $ 248 95 Salaries, fees and all other charges of officers, clerks, agents, and employees ... $ 2,739 00 Rents paid during the year ... $ 410 00 All other taxes, licenses and insurance department fees ... $ 627 75 Amount of all other expenditures ... $ 9,378 36 Total expenditures ... $ 13,962 21 LEDGER ASSETS. Mortgage 'loans on real estate$ 73,030 23 Cash in bank ... $ 158,331 65 Bills receivable ... $ 151,045 95 Agents' debit balances ... $ 9,229 02 Other Ledger assets ... $ 4,385 23 Total leger assets ... $ 396,022 08 NON-LEDGER ASSETS. Interest accrued ... $ 3,171 59 Gross assets ... $ 399,193 67 DEDUCT ASSETS NOT ADMITTED. Agents' balances ... $ 9,229 02 Other unadmitted assets ... $ 155,431 18 Total ... $ 164,660 20 Total admitted assets ... $ 234,553 47 LIABILITIES. Total unearned premiums ... $ 4,614 51 Interest due or accrued ... $ 85 36 Salaries, rents, bills, etc ... $ 669 91 Commission and brokerage ... $ 1,845 90 Total liabilities ... $ 7,215 68 C. K. HALLOWAY, President. W. E. Plunkett, Secretary. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 22nd day of May, 1907. (Seal.) Marvin Evans, Notary Public OFFICIAL PUBLICATION. Annual statement of the Southern National Insurance Company of Austin, in the State of Texas, on the 31st day of December, 1906, made to the Insurance Superintendent of the State of Illinois, pursuant to law. CAPITAL. Amount of capital stock paid up in cash ... $ 100,000 00 INCOME. Premiums received during the year ... $ 54,347 79 Interest ... $ 1,838 25 Total income ... $ 60,186 04 EXPENDITURES. Losses paid during the year ... $ 5,878 34 Commission or brokerage ... $ 12,714 81 Salaries, fees and all other charges of officers, clerks, agents and employees ... $ 6,242 84 Rents paid during the year ... $ 305 00 All other taxes, licenses and insurance department fees ... $ 77 00 Amount of all other expenditures ... $ 9,779 43 Total expenditures ... $ 37,997 42 LEDGER ASSETS. Mortgage loans on real estate ... $ 115,413 47 Cash in bank ... $ 45,104 67 Agents' debit balances ... $ 7,670 48 Total ledger assets ... $ 163,188 62 NON-LEDGER ASSETS. Interest accrued ... $ 2,930 73 Other non-ledger assets ... $ 2,309 01 Gross assets ... $ 173,928 36 DEDUCT ASSETS NOT ADMITTED. Other unadmitted assets ... $ 2,809 01 Total admitted assets ... $ 171,119 35 LIABILITIES. Losses adjusted and unpaid ... $2.168 17 Losses in process of adjustments or in suspense ... $ 2,846 18 Total ... $5,014 35 Deduct re-insurance due or accrued ... $ 774 67 Net amount of unpaid losses ... $ 4,239 68 Total unearned premiums ... $ 28,802 40 Total liabilities ... $ 33,042 08 IRA H. EVANS, President. W. H. FOLTS, Secretary. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 30th day of March, 1967 (Seal) Leffler R. Corbitt, Notary Public. OFFICIAL PUBLICATION. Annual statement of the Indiana Lumberman's Mutual Insurance Company of Indianapolis, in the State of Indiana, on the 31st day of December, 1906, made to the Insurance Superintendent of the State of Illinois, pursuant to law. No capital, purely mutual. INCOME. Premiums received during the year $ 102,440 85 Interest and dividends 2,712 07 Amount received from all other sources 388 53 Aggregate income $ 105,541 45 EXPENDITURES. Losses paid during the year $ 43,779 96 Dividends paid during the year 20,316 31 Commission or brokerage 134 73 Salaries, fees and all other charges of officers, clerks, agents and emplovers 7,664 06 Taxes, repairs and expenses on real estate 663 34 Amount of all other expenditures 6878 61 THE FORUM Aggregate expenditures ... $ 79,437 01 ASSETS. Mortgage loans on real estate $ 52,350 00 Market value of bonds $ 10,200 00 Cash in bank $ 20,696 64 Interest due and accrued $ 974 89 Gross premiums in course of collection $ 6,492 24 Total cash assets ... $ 90,813 77 OTHER ASSETS. Amount of premium or deposit notes $ 307,538 52 Aggregate assets ... $ 398,352 29 LIABILITIES. Amount of unpaid losses $ 5,000 00 Total unearned premiums $ 51,256 42 Unpaid dividends $ 34 41 Return premiums $ 43 39 Total liabilities $ 56,334 22 Net amount of premiums or deposit notes $ 307,538 52 Net cash surplus $ 34,479 55 Aggregate assets ... $ 398,352 29 MISCELLANEOUS. Risks taken during the year in Illinois $ 238,725 00 Total premiums received during the year in Illinois $ 18,969 12 Total losses incurred during the year in Illinois $ 5,062 15 C. C. FOSTER President. F. B. FOWLER, Secretary. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 10th day of May, 1907. (Seal) Edmund V. Herod. Notary Public. OFFICIAL PUBLICATION. Annual statement of the Travelers Indemnity Company of Hartford, in the State of Connecticut, on the 31st day of December, 1906, made to the Insurance Superintendent of the State of Illinois, pursuant to law. CAPITAL. Amount of capital stock paid up in cash ... $ 250,000 00 INCOME. Premiums received during the year ... $ 4,206 32 Interest ... $ 3,615 26 Total income ... $ 7,821 58 EXPENDITURES. Commission or brokerage ... $ 1,472 21 Salaries, fees and all other charges of officers, clerks, agents and employees ... $ 525 00 All other taxes, licenses and insurance department fees. ... $ 2,110 00 Amount of all other expenditures ... $ 4,806 05 Total expenditures ... $ 8,913 26 LEDGER ASSETS. Mortgage loans on real estate ... $ 104,680 00 Loans on collateral security. ... $ 52,500 00 Book value of bonds ... $ 125,899 50 Cash in bank ... $ 28,328 82 Total ledger assets ... $ 311,408 32 NON-LEDGER ASSETS. Interest accrued ... $ 3,287 72 Market value of bonds over book value ... $ 25 50 Total admitted assets ... $ 314,721 54 LIABILITIES. Total unearned premiums ... $ 2,056 80 Total liabilities ... $ 2,056 80 S. C. DUNHAM, President. JOHN L. WAY, Secretary. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 25th day of January, 1907. (Seal) L. Edmund Zacher. Notary Public. OFFICIAL PUBLICATION. Annual statement of the First Russian Insurance Company of St. Petersburg, Russia, on the 31st day of December, 1906, made to the Insurance Superintendent of the State of Illinois, pursuant to law. CAPITAL. Amount of deposit capital stock paid up in cash ... $ 200,000 00 Book value of bonds ... $ 506,200 00 Total admitted assets ... $ 506,200 00 PAUL, E. RASOR. United States Manager. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 25th day of February, 1907. (Seal) Chas. Morrow. Notary Public. OFFICIAL PUBLICATION. Annual statement of the United States Branch of the Russian Re-Insurance Company of St. Petersburg in Russia, on the 31st day of December, 1906, made to the Insurance Superintendent of the State of Illinois, pursuant to law. CAPITAL. Amount of deposit capital ... $ 200,000 00 LEDGER ASSETS. Book value of bonds ... $ 512,300 00 Total admitted assets ... $ 512,300 00 PAUL, E. RASOR. United States Manager. U. S. Manager. U. S. Manager. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 5th day of February, 1907. (Seal) Chas. Morrow. Notary Public. OFFICIAL PUBLICATION. Annual statement United States Branch of the Norwich and London Accident Insurance Association of Norwich. England, on the 31st day of December, 1906, made to the Insurance Superintendent of the state of Illinois pursuant to law. CAPITAL. Amount of deposit capital ...$ 485,000 00 INCOME. Premiums received during the year ... 1,222,276 77 Interest, rents and dividends ... 68,842 79 Amount received from all other sources ... 44 25 Total income ... $1,291,163 81 EXPENDITURES. Losses paid during the year.$ 722,911 62 Dividends paid during the year ... 96,979 63 Commission or brokerage ... 157,016 36 Salaries, fees and all other charges of officers, clerks, Gross assets ..... $2,189,458 30 DEDUCT ASSETS NOT AD- MITTED. Depreciation from book value of real estate, bonds and stocks ..... $25,971 72 Gross premiums in course of collection ..... 20,247 84 Total ..... $ 46,219 56 Total admitted assets ..... $2,143,238 74 LIABILITIES. Amount of unpaid losses ..... $ 403,926 43 Total unearned premiums ..... 598,650 99 Unpaid dividends ..... 20 37 Salaries, rents, bills, etc ..... 35,316 21 Commission and brokerage ..... 29,765 24 Re-insurance premiums ..... 12,792 76 Total liabilities ..... $1,080,472 00 H. S. ROBINSON, President. C. S. GILMAN, Secretary. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 10th day of May, 1907. (Seal) Frederic R. Eaton. Notary Public. OFFICIAL PUBLICATION. Annual statement United States Branch of the London Guarantee and Accident Company, L't'd., of London, England, on the 31st day of December, 1906, made to the Insurance Superintendent of the State of Illinois, pursuant to law. CAPITAL, Amount of deposit capital ... $ 275,000 00 INCOME. Premiums received during the year ..... $1,465,348 80 Interest and dividends ..... 57,331 89 Profits from sale or maturity of ledger assets over book value ..... 449 29 Total income ..... $1,523,129 98 EXPENDITURES. Losses paid during the year $ 624,072 33 Remitted to home office ..... 107,791 72 Commission or brokerage ..... 396,206 41 Salaries, fees and all other charges of officers, clerks, agents and employees..... 113,941 57 Rents paid during the year ..... 8,962 71 All other taxes, licenses, insurance department fees, legal, etc..... 42,703 27 Amount of all other expenditures ..... 9,750 67 Total expenditures ..... $1,303,428 68 LEDGER ASSETS. Book value of bonds ..... $1,756,313 76 Cash on hand and in bank ..... 169,538 36 Total ledger assets ..... $1,925,852 12 NON-LEDGER ASSETS. Interest accrued ..... $ 22,287 31 Gross Premiums in course of collection ..... 280,637 23 Gross assets ..... $2,228,776 66 DEDUCT ASSETS NOT AD- MITTED. Depreciation from book value bonds.$85,694 51 Gross premiums in course of collection 6,578 59 Total ..... $ 92,273 10 Total admitted assets ..... $2,136,503 56 LIABILITIES. Amount of unpaid losses ..... $ 771,894 21 Total unearned premiums ..... 568,610 02 Balance taken in advance of premiums, etc., not included above ..... 7,312 50 Salaries, rents, bills, etc. ..... 4,049 77 Commission and brokerage ..... 73,380 18 All other liabilities, contingent reserve ..... 100,000 00 Total liabilities ..... $1,525,246 68 MISCELLANEOUS. Total premiums received during year in Illinois ..... $ 447,513 05 Total losses incurred during the year in Illinois ..... 181,171 44 A. W. MASTERS. United States Manager. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 16th day of January. 1907. (Seal) H. M. McConnell. Notary Public. OFFICIAL PUBLICATION. Annual statement of the Lloyds Plate Glass Insurance Company of New York, in the State of New York, on the 31st day of December, 1906, made to the Insurance Superintendent of the State of Illinois, pursuant to law. Amount of capital stock paid up in cash ... $ 250,000 04 INCOME. Premiums received during the year ... $ 457,340 45 Interest, rents and dividends ... 33,798 74 Amount received from all other sources ... 56 07 Total income ... $ 491,195 26 EXPENDITURES. Losses paid during the year. $ 159,315 73 Dividends paid during the year ... 50,000 00 Commission or brokerage ... 155,911 30 Salaries, fees and all other ```markdown ``` charges of officers, clerks, agents and employees ..... $ 58,315 64 Rents paid during the year ..... $ 1,186 81 Taxes, repairs and expenses on real estate ..... $ 11,144 48 All other taxes, licenses, insurance department fees, legal, etc. ..... $ 26,633 16 Amount of all other expenditures ..... $ 5,542 59 Total expenditures ..... $ 468,099 71 LEDGER ASSETS. Book value of real estate owned by the company ..... $ 245,763 18 Book value of bonds and stocks ..... $ 507,531 91 Cash on hand and in bank ..... $ 24,989 44 Total ledger assets ..... $ 778,284 53 Interest accrued ..... $ 1,500 00 Market value of real estate, over book value ..... $ 19,236 82 Other non-ledger assets ..... $ 3,464 61 Gross Premiums in course of Gross assets ..... $$ 891,544 23 DEDUCT ASSETS NOT ADMITTED. Depreliation from book value of bonds and stocks $19,898 91 Other unadmitted assets ..... 3,464 61 Special deposits to secure liabilities in Canada ..... 73,618 00 Gross premiums in course of collection 5,870 74 Total ..... $ 102,852 26 Total admitted assets ..... $ 788,691 97 LIABILITIES. Amount of unpaid losses ..... $ 8,342 06 Total unearned premiums ..... 261,424 56 Salaries, rents, bills, etc. ..... 6 75 Commission and brokerage ..... 27,729 18 All other liabilities ..... 13,501 18 Total liabilities ..... $ 311,003 73 Less liabilities secured by special deposits ..... 67,201 51 Balance ..... $ 243,802 22 MISCELLANEOUS. Total premiums received during the year in Illinois ..... 35,474 40 Total losses incurred during the year in Illinois ..... 13,626 48 WILLIAM T. WOODS. President. CHARLES E. W. CHAMBERS, Secretary. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 25th day of January, 1907. (Seal) A. A. Leach. Notary Public. OFFICIAL PUBLICATION. Annual statement of the Indiana and Ohio Live Stock Insurance Company of Crawfordsville, in the State of Indiana, on the 31st day of December, 1906, made to the Insurance Superintendent of the State of Illinois, pursuant to law. CAPITAL. Amount of capital stock paid up in cash ... $ 100 000 00 INCOME. Premiums received during the year ... $ 130,255 09 Interest and dividends ... $ 6,752 19 Amount received from all other sources ... $ 24 00 Total income ... $ 137,031 28 EXPENDITURES. Losses paid during the year $ 39,837 50 Dividends paid during the year ... $ 20,000 00 Commission or brokerage ... $ 32,882 49 Salaries, fees and all other charges of officers, clerks, agents and employees ... $ 6,283 38 Rents paid during the year ... $ 275 04 All other taxes, licenses, insurance department fees, legal, etc. ... $ 5,468 51 Amount of all other expenditures ... $ 464 92 Total expenditures ... $ 105,211 74 LEDGER ASSETS. Mortgage loans on real estate $ 5,200 00 Book value of bonds ... $ 156,169 47 Cash on hand and in bank ... $ 19,639 53 Bills receivable ... $ 2,085 75 Total ledger assets ... $ 183,085 75 NON-LEDGER ASSETS. Interest due and accrued ... $ 2,018 14 Gross premiums in course of collection ... $ 11,330 09 DEDUCT ASSETS NOT AD- Gross assets ..... $ 196,433 98 Other unadmitted assets ..... —...n6o. Other unadmitted assets ..... 971 75 Gross premiums in course of collection ..... $1,117 68 Total ..... $ 2,089 43 Total admitted assets ..... $ 194,344 55 LIABILITIES. Amount of unpaid losses ..... $ 6,100 00 Total unearned premiums ..... 63,259 30 Commission and brokerage ..... 114 10 All other liabilities ..... 227 92 Total liabilities ..... $ 69,701 92 MISCELLANEOUS. Total premiums received during the year in Illinois ... $ 14,125 48 Total losses incurred during the year in Illinois ... $ 4,475 00 JOHN R. RONNEY, President. HARRY O. NAYLOR, Secretary. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 22nd day of January, 1907. (Seal) Demit Kennedy. Clerk Circuit Court. Don't wait to hear what the public thinks before you express your opinion. Say what you think if you believe you are right. @.EDW. 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This seems to be the case with the Chicago Broad Ax In: polities, ha.claims to bea democrat, we do nct know whether he is honest in his contentions or not, but, we will assume that he is, and admit that he has as much right to bea democrat as some other man to be a Republican, but Taylor is a huge crank, a skeptic and a pes imist. He fights Booker . Washington without any appar. ent cause, and is always blowing off a lot of vapor, and raising a racket, but like too many Ne groes in Chicago, he does noth ing but shoot in the air. Get in the reading habit—Colored papers are for sale at: J. E, Thomp- son, L. F, Osborne's Pool Room, The Pekin Cafe, Brown & Neal's Restau- raht, Elk I. Cafe, At’ these places you ean secure the New York Age, Boston Guardian, The Freeman, Richmond Planet, The Voice, The Colored Amer- ican Magazine, The Forum, Ete. » THE FORUM JOHN V ETTER, Appear e Ice, Coal and Wood. ’ RESIDENCE, -- BOTH PHONES. 1005 E. 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Buy a lot inin Wilberforce, Green Co., Ohio, the Mecca of Prosperous and Fashionable Negroes 187 jots have been subdivided out of ‘The shorter place,’ and are be- ing sold by a colored syndicate. ‘Terms 85.00 down and $5.00 per month Prices of lots range from $120 up ‘to $250.00. Now is the time to buy as an investment. A W. NAYLOR & Co., Wilberforce Green Co. O,, Dr. J. H. MaGee, Wes- tern Manager, Springfield, Illinois, Plat ete can be seen together with other information at Forum office. ance Don’t borrow the Forum. THE GREAT Thanksgiving Day Number — | Se OP Se et ey Out November 21, ’07. 2,000 Copies--12 or 16 pages Will be profusely illustrated with cuts, Some able contributions on the issues of the day. Special in- ducements ang an excellent opportunity for busines ‘ men to introduce their winter stock. All parties wishing their cuts, ete., to appear, get matter in by November 10. This edition will be printed in color, . ated tn peice Re ee E. L. ROGERS, 3051-25. 6th St., Mer. PALMIST. Come have your past, present and future foretold, Readings ‘are reasonable, Satisfactions guaranteed. Mrs. Wm. Irwin,401 So. Lee St. Bloomington, Ill. So long as woman remains the bearer of the offspring of the humen race, just so long will she remain in a sense, man’s inferior or subordinate to man. While she'may be man's co-ordinate so far as her susceptibility to learn and master intricate problems is concerned, the very fact that she is given this perilous duty by na- ture. it is self-evident that, by nature, hersphere is, cannot be that of man’s in the other lines. GRAND - OPENING Prof. Morton’s Dancing Academy and Autumn Party From 8 to 1:30 p. m. Tastructions Thur. evenings, Masonic Hall Prof. S. J, Morton, Conductor. Thursday, October 24, 1907. _. Nix’s Orchestra Admission - . : 85c FOR GOOD BREAD Try. Hartmann 909-902 BE. Brothers, REISCH BREWERY CO City Brewery | Their Bottle Beer is Fine Bock’s Special Can’t be Beat » Try it! Negro Comptroller ▲t Toronto. Negro Comptroller ▲t Toronto. Mrs. Eliza Armstrong reports that one of the most pleasing visits of her recent tour through the North was at the residence of Mr. W P. Hubbard, a Colored man, who is one of the comptrollers of Toronto. He has occupied the position for four years, and although there were only sixteen Colored voters in the district, he was elected by a vote of 35,050. He has a beautiful home, and has a number medals, received in the various official capacities he has held for the past fourteen years. His name, with other officials, is engraved on a marble tablet in the City Hall, which surpasses ours, and the largest engine in the city is named in his honor. He has acted in the official capacity of mayor upon several occasions during the executive's absence.—St. Louis Advance. Williams & Walker. Friday evening will be long remembered by the people who attended Chatterton's opera house and witnessed the performance of "Bandanna Land," as interpreted by Williams & Walker and their company sixty people. The house, was no doubt, the most compact since the production of Ben Hur. Williams & Walker represent the higher and refined element of colored show people. With magnificent scenery and gorgeous costumes and an all around high class aggregation, the large and representative audience, was held in awe continuous merriment from the opening to the close. "Bananna Land," a suburb in southern Georgia, is the scene where the plot is laid. The music under the direction of Will Marion Cook, was inspiring and very catchy. The most fascinating and charming character in this superb aggregation is unreservedly, Mrs. Adia Overton Walker, who skits and slides about, holding the audience aghast like a rainbow, or shadow or some fairy queen As Dinah, she was fine and her song, "It's Hard to Love Somebody. When Somebody Don't Love you," was extraordinary. Bert Williams as Skunkton Bowser, proved himself to be the world's premier comedian. His singing was humorous, especially his rendition of "Late Hours" and "This is a fast World. George Walker is a prince in his line, and is easily the Beau Brummel of the Negro performers. He made a hit with his new song, "Bon Bon Buddie." Lottie Williams is more in evidence than on former occasions, and, Hattie McIntosh also shows to good advantage. And too, we offer, unreluctantly, an encomium for Mr. Strange's dramatic recital. The male chorus during the session of the improvement society, was the best that has been heard in this city for some time, and, the chorus of the ensemble was 'de-lightful." In the appointment of the new State Board of Education, Gov. Deneen has striven to, and we believe, succeeded in getting the best men in the State for the Board. THE FORUM Announcement. October 23. What? Mrs. Mary Church Terrell's lecture. Where? At Union Baptist church. Mrs. Terrell is a brilliant writer, lecturer and race woman who has travelled over the two continents and won enthusiastic admirers wherever she has gone by the masterly and convincing manner in which she presents the live questions upon which she speaks and writes. Do not fail to hear her Wednesday, Oct. 23, at p. m. Mrs. Mary Church Terrell will arrive Oct. 23, at 2 35 p. m. ove the C. & A. route. She will be escorted to the Lincoln Colored Home by a committee or ladies representing the various clubs. An informal reception will be tendered her on the afternoon of her arrival from 4 p. m. to 6 p. m. In the last issue the hours of reception were stated as being from 11 a. m. to 1 p. m. on Oct. 24, but owing to a change made by the lecturer, the committee had to arrange differently. Woman's Club Notes. Owing to the funeral of Mrs. F. Jones, Monday, Oct. 14, the Home Culture Section did not hold their meeting, but on the 4th Monday, Oct. 28, the 1hilanthropic Section will have a potato and can shower. Come everybody and and help in this donation, as we do not confine these showers to members only but to the public.—Mrs. Lucy Young, chairman of section. We desire our business men to call on our distinguished guest, Wednesday afternoon, Oct. 23. at the L. C. Home; also, members of the press and above all do not miss the lecture.-J. C. McClain, Gen'l Chair. Colored Candidate Will Be Out. Now, just a word or so on politics—In the first ward Kim Haynes has done as well as could be expected and for his services he will, no doubt, be tendered the office again, somewhat over one year hence, but Mr. Haynes must not aim to name the candidate next spring unless such candidate named by him is a colored man. We believe he should cooperate with the colored representative men of that ward, and help nominate and elect a colored man—but it must be untarished with the hoodlum gang. We want representative white and colored men, not jail birds in our council. We also need such men on the police—all can not be expected to be what they should be but we have far too many reprobates as our guards. A colored man or colored men will also run for supervisor. We are hoping to have one colored man out for the legislature. We hope unworthy people will not bob up. Williams & Royall, lawyers, filed suit this week, for personal injury, against the Consolidated Railway Co., and the Wabash R. 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Southbound, for Carlinville, Gillespie, Staunton, Litchfield, Edwardsville, St. Louis, and all intermediate points: *5:00 am 10:00 am 3:00 pm 7:00 pm *6:00 am 11:00 am $4:00 pm $8:00 pm 7:00 am $12:00 noon 5:00 pm 9:00 pm $8:00 am 1:00 pm *6:00 pm 11:00 pm 9:00 am *2:00 pm 12 Midnight Sleeper *Daily except Sunday. †Limited cars, stopping at towns only. †Limited cars, making all stops. ‡"Corn Belt Limited" to St. Louis. NO DUST DIRT SMOKE CINDERS MORTON'S SALOON 817 E. Washington St. Choice Wines, Liquors and Cigars. SCHLITZ BEER 8 J. MORTON, - G. J. BEARD, Proprietor, Dispenser. STAR THEATRE. Open Every Night Best Vaudeville Seen in the City. Prices: 10 cents, box seats, 25c. 811 E. Washington St. Springfield, [11] Political Imposters. The time of year is nearing for the bobbing up of all manner of political imposters, who will do anything to fleece the politicians and fool the public in regard to their imaginary importance and influence. The organization of fake clubs, that have impure and personal motives, will now become very numerous. Beware of the organizers of such clubs, for such things are usually done prematurely by men of evil and selfish designs. They are, mostly, an abomination to the Negro race, for the simple fact that a lot of imposters head them and are persons of no influence nor standing; not even "desirable citizens." We therefore denounce such as retrogression instead of a progress to the whole people, white or colored. In order to aid the progress of our state, let men of ability and influence only be reckoned with. This is not applied to any county or city but the whole state of Illinois, wherein there are too many water headed colored people assuming to be political leaders and do not know under what form of government we live. We hope this club organization by irresponsible ignoramuses will not be contagious if it has become epidemic in any sections of the state. At Chatterton's Opera House. At Chatterton's Opera House. Williams & Walker, the dusky favorites, who will be at the opera house tonight in their latest musinal creation, "Bandanna Land," are the bright and shining stars of a company of colored octors who play to the same scale of prices that apply to the best white companies now touring America. Williams & Walker and their company are in a class by them selves They have been accepted and enthusiastically applauded in the most exclusive theatres on Broadway, New York, and in London have appeared by royal command before the king and queen. Everything Williams & Walker have produced has been a success "Bandanna Land" stands out as their greatest triumph. The girls are the prettiest of their type; the scenery magnificent; the costumes gorgeous, and for laughable situations, inspiring music and good, wholesome, clean comedy, there is nothing in a musical comedy on the road to day, black or white, that "has anything on" Williams & Walker in "Bandanna Land."—Illinois State Register, Friday, Oct. 11. [The above is a high and deserved comment.] All those firms that do not recognize the value of the large colored population enough to advertise occasionally through the colored papers, we consider unfair and unworthy of your trade, and, in our opinion, they do not want it and you should aim not to give them your money. What we are trying to do is the right thing and we are here to give those who advertise the biggest boost they ever got. "The melancholy days have come, the saddest of the year. THE FORUM Col. Henri Watterson, of Louisville, Kentucky, shows which side of the fence he is on unmistakably concerning what Roosevelt said in favor of the general government, Quite a sane man is "Marse Henry," but when you talk of checking the rights of states, the boys below the Ohio, generally yeip and show very plainly that they belong to "Marse Robt. E. Lee's" hosts and Calhoun, Davis and Henry W. Grady—all these were men of large calibre of the southern propaganda, who died believing, or asserting the falacious doctrine of state's rights. President Roosevelt and Secretary Root have made it plain that the nation was superior to any of it separate parts, and they also advocate a more centralized government. This is what we are all desirous of. A state has too much power as it is. Watterson does not agree with Roosevelt along this line of procedure, but we do. We as Methodists pride ourselves on being one of the greatest christian organizations of the world. Among our people we have local preachers, elders, presiding elders and bishops. We have been taught that it is the duty of the presiding elders to take charge of all of the ministers of the several churches of his district, to see that they are Godly men and to see to it that no minister impose upon the members of the church to which the bishop has given him charge. The several churches of the districts are burdened with a very heavy expense to pay the presiding elder a handsome salary; inasmuch as this is true, permit me to ask the following question for some minister, presiding elder or some well informed person to answer: If it is the duty of the presiding elder to look after the best interests of the several churches of his district has he not failed to perform the most important part or his duty when he sits in the annual conference and allows or permits the bishop to send a minister to a church of which two thirds or perhaps three-fourths of it members are opposed to being sent to them? We would like for this question to be made plain to us. We have not been able to see any great need of the presiding elders, and if the presiding elders are to uphold the ministers in carrying out his wishes regardless of the members of the church then we think the ministers should be compelled to pay him out of their own salaris. We may be ignorant in understanding, if so we are willing to stand correction, but we truly believe it is detrimental to any church and to the christian religion to send a minister to a church where almost the entire membership is opposed to his coming.—S. M. W. Come have your past, present and future foretold. Readings are reasonable. Satisfactions guaranteed. Mrs. Wm. Irwin,401 So. Lee St. Bloomington. Ill. An Inquiry. Mr. Editor— PALMIST Bell Telephone: Northwestern University Medical School, Class '83. Main 337. Dr. Jas. E. Henderson HOURS: { 9 to 11 a.m. Diseases and Ail- 3 to 5 p.m. ments of Women, p 7 to 8 p.m. Specialty. Ambidexter Institute The Fall Session of Ambidexter Institute opens on Monday, Sept. 2, '07. Ample room for board and tuition, moderate. Pupils from outside city room in Institute Building. Dr. J. H. Magee. president. P. O. Box 71 Springfield, Ill. E. L. Rogers, Editor-in-Chief and Business Mgr. Will H. Barbour, Asst. Editor. MISS JOSEPHINE SNOWDEN. 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Paul Laurence Dunbar on Fred Douglass. Ladies' Sunlight Social, meets every Wednesday at the residences of its members, discusses art, culinary, and home circle questions. St. Paul Sewing Circle meets every Thursday at Lecture room of St. Paul church, discusses all important home circle questions. Mothers' Literary, meets every month, auxiliary to St. Paul Sewing Circle. The Woman's Club, meets every week, is the oldest club—has been and is a rescue club for the fallen, a philanthropic agency, this club has a social and juvenile section, Mrs. C. H. Morgan is president, Mrs. Higginbotham is chairman, of the social section; Miss Clara Blackwell is press reporter for this club. The None-Such, is a social club among the younger society folk—meets every Thursday. The Don't Worry, is a club composed of the elderly married ladies—meets weekly. Lodges and their meeting nights and place of meeting will be carried for 25c the month. We have all manner of lodges here. 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Two years for -1.25, elsewhere in this paper. Tipp Carter and Geo. Kenney, proprietors of Shady Side Pool Room, 245 S. Park street, Decatur--young men's headquarters. A fine place to have a good time. Good conduct, fine cigars and tobacco. Call when in Decatur. A. Barnes has a nice restaurant; 138 Franklin street, and invites you to call when in Decatur William Moore is still at his barber business on S. State street in Decatur. The Hallowe'en Ball at Masonic Hall, Oct. 31, will be rich, rare and racy. You can't afford to miss it. Mark Anthony is recovering from his recent illness. Take your best girl to the entainment at Masonic Hall, Thursday evening. Oct. 31. It is the real dope. Major Geo. W. Ford of Camp Butler was in the city Friday. Don't miss the chance for a good time. Life is too short—go to Masonic Hall, Oct. 31. Thomas Gibbs left Sunday for Chicago. His many friends hope he will soon return. Mrs. Rogan left Sunday for her home in Decatur. You can see miss Myrtle Osby and subscribe for the Forum. The fact that C. S. Gibbs failed to pass the law examination last week, should not in the least discourage him, but have a tendency to give new inspiration and invigoration. More of our people will do well to attend the Lutheran church, Miss Lavina Watts entertained Sunday at her home several friends at dinner in honor of Miss Irene Stovall of Chicago. Don't forget the grand prize waltz and two-step at Masonic Hall, Thursday evening, Oct. 31. Mrs. Sarah Lewis has returned from a pleasant visit in Peoria. Quarterly Meeting at St. Paul A. M E. church Sunday Oct. 20. All the members and friends cordially invited to attend the services. Rev. E. T. Cottman, Presiding Elder, will be present. T. Price, Pastor NOTICE. The Willing Workers Industrial Fair of the Union Baptist church begins Monday, Oct. 21, and lasts until the 26th. Admission 10c each evening. There will be 2 prizes given on the best cakes. All are welcome. Change of Program each evening. Miss Lizzie Taylor, Chairman Mrs. Fannie Grey. Sec'y. E. L. White has purchased the southeast corner lot at 15th and Adams streets. If you desire competent domestic help, advertise in The Forum. and Local T Night School. Has been opened at Ambidexter. Tuition; 3 nights per week $1.50 per month; 5 nights per week, $2.00 per month. Open to old and young. A Plate Party Mrs. H. H. Long. Hostess Last Wednesday evenine at their beautiful home on S. 17th St, H. H. Long and wife entertained a host of their friends to a novel plate party. One of the most pleasant times of the year was enjoyed. Each attendant presented Mrs. Long a beautiful plate. Refreshments delicious and sumptuous were served. They left highly elated over so pleasant a stay and voted H. H. Long and wife thanks for their hospitality. The following is the Program:— Piano Selection, Miss Hortense Mosby; Piano selection, Mrs. Garrett: A. W. Naylor played a number of musical pieces, to the hearty enjoyment of all. Mr. Long also rendered a number of selections on his new auto tone Piano player. Those present were:— Dr. S. A. Ware and wife. Jno. Mosby, wife and daughter, A. M. Williams and wife, E. B. Smith and wife C. F. Fields and wife, U. G. Cabbell and wife, T. Wynn and wife, Benj. Jackson and wife, Miss Nannie Holwell Mrs. Hugh Calbert, Roy Smith Walter Calbert; Mrs. Garrett, A. W-Naylor, Mrs. A. Mallory, Mrs. D. Elward, O. V. Royall, Mrs. Thomas Steele, Clarence Liggins, M. Jackson of Chicago and Mr. and Mrs. Long. Don't Worry Club. Mrs. E. L. White of 1312 East Monroe, was hostess to the Don't Worry Club last Weknesday in honor of her marriage anniversary. There was a guessing contest of the capital of different states in the Union. Mrs. Matilda Jackson being the winner, she received a handsome vase, presented by the hostess. A Reception. A reception was given at the residence of Mrs, S. Works, vice president of the District Stewardess' convention, last Friday evening, in honor of Mrs. Rogan, stewardess, of Decatur. The menu was toothsome, everything in the season being served. All in attendance expressed themselves as having enjoyed the affair. C. H. Morgan, after a month's vacation, resumed his work Saturday, on the C. & A. Ry. Arthur Moss of Bloomington, was in the city Saturday, prospecting. --- Clarkson, Modern Druggist 213 South Sixth Street. Pure Drugs and Toilet Articles Come one Come all. You can hunt and kill quail with gun, only between November 10th and December 20th, both inclusive, of each year. You must not kill any prairie chicken or grouse for a period of four years from the lst of July, 1907, or any wild turkey, pheasant, or partridge for a period of six years from July 1, 1907. You must not net, trap or ensnare quail or prairie chicken, pheasants or partridges at any time or under any circumstances, unless authorized so to do by the State Game commissioner. You can kill woodcock and mourning doves only between August 1st and November 30th, both inclusive, of each year. You can kill grey, red, fox or black squirrels only between July 1st and November 15th, both inclusive, of each year. You can kill all kinds of snipe and plover only between September 1st and May 1st of each succeeding year. You can kill wild geese, ducks, and brant, and coots, rail or other water fowl from September 1st to April 15th, both inclusive, of each year. You must not kill wild geese, ducks, brant and other water fowl after sun-down or before sunrise of each succeeding day. You must not kill wild geese, duck or brant or other water fowl from any steamboat, sailboat, electric or gasoline launch, or from any sink box or sneak boat or artificial blind in the open waters of this state. You must not kill wild geese, ducks, brant, quail, prairie chicken, grouse or squirrel for market or commercial purposes. You must not sell or have in possession for the purpose of selling or transport for the purpose of sale, any wild geese, ducks, brant, quail, prairie chicken, grouse or squirrel that has been killed in the State of Illinois. You must not, at any time, kill more than 20 wild ducks, geese or brant, or more than 15 quails, or game birds of any one kind in one day. You must not kill, catch or have in possession, living or dead, any wild bird or part of bird, other than a game bird, except English sparrow, crow, crow-blackbird or chicken hawk, and you must not purchase or expose such birds for sale. Capital City Pantitorium Fine Tailoring--Latest Styles of the Season on Hand . . . Cleaning, Dyeing, Pressing, Repairing Ladies' Garments a Specialty Satisfaction Guaranteed—Goods Called for and Delivered Monthly Terms Given Phones: { Bell 535 Monthly Terms Inter-State 99 Given 109 S. 4th St. SPRINGFIELD, ILL. J. W. Slaughter, Prop. SYNOPSIS OF GAME LAW. You must not destroy or remove from the nests the eggs of any prairie chicken, grouse, quail, wild turkey, duck, goose or brant, or song birds. You can kill for commercial purposes and transport for sale or market all kinds of snipe, plover, mourning doves and rabbits. You must not offer for sale or transport for the purpose of selling, any snipe or plover or mourning doves after the expiration of five days next succeeding the first day of the closed season; nor can you sell the same during the first two days of the open season. Inhabitants of this state can receive game coming from other states where it is lawful to kill and ship out of such states, and expose and sell on the market in said villages and cities such game between the 1st day of October and the 1st day of February of the following year. All license, whether resident or non-resident, expires on the first day of June of each year. You must not use, or attempt to use, the license of another person, or in any manner make any changes in any license for the purpose of transferring the same, under penalty of prosecution for forgery. Owners of farm lands, their children or tenants, can hunt and kill game on their own farms during the open season when it is lawful to kill game, without procuring such resident license, but they must not hunt beyond the lines of their own farm lands without a hunter's license. The State Game Commissioner, his wardens or deputies, may hunt, ensnare or entrap game birds and animals and transport them to sections of the State where a scarcity of these game birds or animals exists, for the purpose of propagating and restocking said section of the State. You must procure a license before hunting rabbits, but they may be killed and sold in any number and in all seasons of the year. N. B.—Remember that the title to and ownership of all birds and game in the state is declared to be in the state. See Section 11 of the Game Law. JOHN A. WHEELER, State Game Commissioner. Springfield, Ill.