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Historical Society . State House THE FORUM Vol. 5, NO. 32 Forum's Big Election Special Five thousand (5,000,) or more copies will be issued and mailed to every colored voter in Springfield and Sangamon County, Monday. November 2. calling on them and designating to them in strong and reasonable terms, the men it is better for them to cast their votes for. Everyone desiring special notice will let us know and make arrangements one week before said date. Every colored business should have an advertisement so as to let the people know you are out for business. Address all communication relative to this issue to The Forum. NOTICE TO K of P's. All members of B. K. Bruce lodge and others too, are requested and commanded to meet Monday night, their regular meeting time. There is business of importance to be done. Many of you have joined the uniform rank and not paid your required dues. Some have paid only a part. All the members have become too luke-warm. Let us all meet at the regular meetings and quit so much play work. 8TH REGIMENT MAKES CREDITABLE RECORD. Battalion Adjutant C. Hinton has received a letter from E. C. Knox, manager of the Freeman, Indianapolis specially praising the Illinois of color while in camp at Ft. Benj. Ha. rison. The record made by the boys is enviable; not a man was arrested. no ill conduct is reported and every man did excellent work which is not only a credit to him self and the race, but to Illinois, the third state of the Union. THOMPSON RE OPENED. J. E. Thompson, the popular grocer, re-opened business at the same stand this week, with a complete stock of the choicest goods in the city. His store room has been thoroughly cleaned, repaired and re-modeled inside. He will run a more complete stock of general merchandise than before. Every colored family in town, take notice. He contemplates on or about November 3, installing a meat market where fresh meat can be had. It is to be a complete grocery. NEGROES TO OPEN BUSINESS ALL OVER THE CITY. Colored people of the city contemplate opening a large general merchandise store in the south east end of the city—a co-operative store, which is to handle shoes, shirts, overalls gloves, and mining tools. In connection in the near vicinity a barbershop and shoe shop may be run. "Be ye doers and not sayers only." Deneen Will Win By 50,000 Plurality Governor Deneen, the Republican candidate for governor, will be elected. He will not win on sympathy alone, because he is a Republican, but because he is a fearless, just and upright governor and a manly man of deeds done, not prophesied. His stand taken in the recent riots here was that of a brave and courageous chieftian. When all seemed to wait for sentiment, Deneen said prosecute, call a special grand jury—the laws of Illinois shall not perish but good government of the people, by the people, shall obtain. As soon as the sheriff gave the signal, the entire state militia was hurried here. He did his duty and he did it well. If we had not had such a governor, God only knows how terrible the reign of anarchy in this land of the once free and the brave might have been. So let no siren's song persuade you to vote against Deneen, for the great danger lies in how you vote. COLORED AMERICAN MAGAZINE The Colored American Magazine of New York. for September is late arriving, just reaching here this week. It is none the less superb, however, and a copy should be in the home of every colored family in the state. It contains a long article, illustrated with fine half tones of some of the prominent women of the National Colored Women's Cubs "Does Lynching Thrive Under Democracy." by Ralph W. Tyler, "Motherhood,' by Mrs. Grav s, 'Progress in South Africa," by an Englishman. Other articles. This magazine and all kinds of Negro papers, can be had at J. E Thompson's 815 E Washington or Neal & Brown's restaurant 728 E Washington or at this office.—E. L. Rogers. Agent. Mortuary Mrs. Fannie King died Tuesday at 10 30 a.m., at her late residence 220 E. Stuart street, at the age of 56 years, 8 months, 3 days. She had been an intense sufferer for over three months from a complication of diseases, yet like a brave soldier of the cross, as indeed, in truth she was, bore her sufferings bravely, until The Master called her from labor to reward with the well-earned acclamation, "Well done Thou Good and Faithful Servant." The funeral was held at St. Paul's church, and was conducted by Rev. T. Price, assisted by Rev. T. Cottman. The funeral was largely attended. She is survived by her husband, one daughter, two step daughters, five grand children and a legion of friends who mourn their loss, but know that she has at last reached "The Haven of Rest." The Annual Mission Festival The public is cordially invited to attend the annual mission festival which will be celebrated at the colored Lutheran church Sunday October 25. There will be three services as follows—At 10.30 a.m the pastor will preach at 2.30 p.m. Prof. L. Wessel of Concordia college will deliver a mission sermon and at 8 p.m. Rev. Fr. Brand of the city will preach. Each and every one is earnestly requested to attend. You are always welcomed.—R v. Jas. H. Doswell, pastor. Notice There will be a lecture given at the Pleasant Grove Baptist church, Tuesday evening October 20. The public is invited, Rev. Bloodworth, pastor. Decatur News Mrs. Josie Brummell has returned from a trip to Wisconsin. Mrs. Holland is on the sick list. Rev. and Mrs. White of Danville, are in the city. A surprise was given on Rev Crockett, Monday night. Mrs. Smith entertained a number of friends Tuesday evening. Mrs. Davis will spend a few days in Danville, the guest of her sister. The new pastor is expected to be present at the St. Peters church undy. Mrs. Emma Craddock delivered a lecture at the Antioch Baptist church Wednesday evening. Rev. McDuff spent Sunday in Lincoln. Miss Willie Jackson is quite ill at her home. To The Ladies I will give a shampoo, one Hairdressing, one box of Nelson's Hair Dressing, all for $1. Thursday, October 22, from 1 to 3 p.m. Mrs. Lena Hoskins, 1330 E. Adams St. Mrs. P. C. Cooper of Mattoon, visited Mrs. Susan C. Davis of N. 4th street, a few days last week. Springfield talent will go to Peoria the 29, to give a vaudeville show. Come and go. Be sure you are all right in all things before you go ahead, but when you are right never retreat. Thursday, November 26, there will be a special Thanksgiving rally at the Zion Baptist church to which the public is cordially invited to attend. 17.1908.15C A MONTH. Harry B. Harts M. B. REPUBICAN CANDIDATE FOR PROBATE JUDGE. Mr. Harts is one of the best fitted men in the county for this place. He is a perfect gentleman, reliable and wholly competent to fill the position. He can be relied pon to reflect credit on the office and do honor to him. self and make everyone who votes for him proud of the choice He is one of the best types of a genuine man. Miss Zadie Smith was the guest of the Misses Blanton, in Decatur, a few days last week. A Timely Appeal By Joe Overby. Father and mothers, have you ever stopped to think for a moment, or have you ever given it a thought? Wait, and let me ask you a few simple questions. Will you let us have your boys and girls? We want to fill our Sunday schools. We are asking daily, Johnny or Mary, why do you not come to Sabbath school? The answer is, Oh, I don't know, I may come next Sunday. Let me say right here, don't let your children say when he or she will be at the Sabbath school, but let them know that you still hold dominion over them. "So as the door turneth upon her hinges so doth the slothful upon his bed." We must not be slothful, but must be up and doing. Let us prepare our girls and boys for great beyond Parents, do not let your children's sins cry out against you in the day of judgment. It will be terrible indeed. Withhold no correction from the child, for if thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die. Thou shall beat him with the rod, and deliver his soul from hell. Proverbs 23:13, 14. Now take them and bring them to Sabbath school. (To be continued.) THE FORUM Entered as second-class matter, February 24, 1904, at the postoffice at Springfield, Ill., under the Act of Congress of March 3, 1879. GOVERS & BARBOUR Proprietors One Year.....$1.50 One Month.....15c Per Copy.....5c OFFICE: 305 1-2 S. Sixth St. Phone Main 998 THE FORUM'S STAFF. B. L. Rogers, Editor and Manager. Will H. arbour, Associate Editor and Secretary. Thompson Bros., Branch Omce. Gomann The Printer 3051 So. 6th St. EDITORIAL Saturday, Oct. 17, 1908. REPUBLICAN STATE TICKET. GOVERNOR Chas. S. Deneen U. S. SENATOR Albert J. Hopkins LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR John G. Oglesby SECRETARY OF STATE James A. Rose STATE AUDITOR James S. McCullough CLERK SUPREME COURT J. McCan Davis THERE IS THEREFORE, NOW, NO CONDEMNATION FOR THE RIOTERS. The above seems to be an applicable truism to the recent lawbreakers, thieves and murderers and cowards, who, August 14 15, gave Springfield the black eye, but yet you can't suppress justice save for a limited period of time. It is too bouyant. 'Truth cushed to earth shall rise again; the eternal years of God are hers.' Raymer's verdicts were disgraces and a plain travesty on justice. But the newspapers have spoke out in no uncertain tones against them. The Springfield News stands out like a bright morning star, the New York Tribune of Greely's day for this day. We honor the News for its stand. All the Summers, the Garrisons, the Wendell Phillipses and the Lovejoys are not dead. Even though every rioter be acquitted, the pure emblem of justice, the spirit of Lincoln, John Brown and the rest, will still live in Illinois and the righteous alone, will flourish. The jurymen, if they believe in their own minds, that a man is guilty of murder and their conscience tell them to find him guilty as the court so instructs, but for prejudice and cowardice's sake, find him not guilty, then the jury is guilty of murder itself, and must and will suffer the law of retribution. In the forehead of every juryman who acquitted Raymer, is blood stain, marking him for his own condemnation. "Whatsoever a man soweth that shall he also reap." "What ye measure unto others the same shall be measured unto you." Colored people: I exhort you, be not discouraged, for greater trials than these have been at the door of your ancestors, but they despaired not. The gallows Hayman built for Mordecai, on it he was hanged for justice s sake. Turn your faces toward Jerusalem and look ever to Him who maketh all things well, but do your duty by protecting your home and your family. Beyond the dark clouds there shines the same old luminous sun as brilliant and as medicinal as he shone 5,000 years ago. Cheer up, therefore, and be optimistic. It took 300,000 lives and a billion dollars to insure every man an equal right in this country and before that shall be denied permanently or this government revolutionized and sold into the hands of wicked men and sinners every true American and humanitarian on this side of the Atlantic will die an ignominious but horrific death; one-half of million of America's best blood will be sacrificed and the nation impovished, yea, Great Britain will stand by the righteous and the true, and the Imperial Government of his Majesty, the king, will conquer and we will gladly be with England in the shuffle and America will be no more forever—for such is the law of the prophets. 'For Ethiopia shall stretch forth her hand unto God and out of Egypt shall come the princes to rule the world.' THE SPRINGFIELD ELECTION. There will not be very much said or done, about candidates for offices next spring until after the November election. We shall reserve what we have to say until later also. We do not know who shall aspire to be mayor, city clerk, city attorney, treasurer, aldermen, etc. Neither are we seeking to know yet. Some of the present city officials have conducted the affairs entrusted to them fairly well and have discharged the duties of the offices well. But we have not heard whether any of them will seek re election or not. J. E. Smith will probably be a candidate for re election—he has done his work well so far as we know. John Ruckel may be a candidate for city treasurer—he is all right. NO LIAR SHALL ENTER THE KINGDOM OF NEAVEN. Before a man can qualify as a juror he must swear or affirm, with his right hand over the bible that he will tell "the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth." The judge asks him if he is a citizen of the United States, of the county and state, e.c., he says, yes sir. Are you over 24 years and under 60? Yes. sir. Can you read and write? Yes, sir. The lawyers ask him emphatically if he will try the case fairly and honestly, according to the law and the evidence, he says, yes, sir. In the Raymer case and also the Joe James case the lawyers made a specialty of asking the men if they were taken as jurors would they try the case not on prejudice or public opinion but simply according to the law and the evidence and they said they would. Now no liar shall enter the kingdom of heaven. Joe James took white men who white men who swore to do the right. James had a right, according to the rulings of the Supreme Court of the United States, to have had some colored men on his jury. 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Short-hand. typewriting and amanuensis work. Business letters, accounts itemized, Essays, speeches or Sermons written on machine. Give us a Trial. The FORUM. 305 S 6 MISS DAISY DONALDSON, Stenographer. Old 'Phone, 998. Springfield Illinois If you desire special write-ups of social or church affairs, with all details, no condensation, etc., see the manager, as there will be some charges. Synopsis of Illinois Game Law. You may hunt and kill qual only from November 10th to December 20, of each year. You must not kill any prairie chicken or gouse for a period of four years from the first day of July 1907 or any wild turkey, pheasant or partridge for a period of six years from July 1, 1907. You must not ne, trap or ensnare quail, prairie chicken, pheasants or partridge, at any time or under any circumstances, unless authorized to do so by the State Game commissioner. You may kill wookcocks and mourning doves only from August 1st to November 30th, of each year. You may kill grey, red fox or block squirrels from July 1st to November 15th of each year. You may kill all kinds of snipe and plover from September 1st to May 1st of each year. You may kill wild geese, ducks, brant, coots, rail or other water fowl from September 1st to April 15th of each year. You must not kill wild geese, ducks, brant, coots, rail or other water fowl after sundown or before sunrise of each succeeding day. You must not kill wild geese, ducks, brant, coots, rail or other water fowl from any steamboat, sailboat, electric or gasoline launch, or from any sinkboat, box or sneakboat, or artificial blind in the open waters of this State. You must not kill wild geese, ducks, brant, quail, pheasants, partridges, prairie chickens, grouse or squirrel for market or commercial purposes. You must not sell, buy or have in possession for the purpose of selling, or transport for the purpose of sale, any wild geese, ducks, brant, quail, prairie chickens, grouse or squirrels that have been killed in the State of Illinois. Yon must not at any time kill more than twenty wild ducks, geese, brant, coots, rail or other water fowl, or more than fifteen quail or other game birds 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 black-bird or chicken hawk, and you must not purchase or expose such birds for sale. You must not destroy or remove from their nests the eggs of any prairie chicken, grouse, quail, wild turkey, pheasant, partridge, duck, goose, brant or song bird You may kill for commercial purpose 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 dove 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 may 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 such game between the first day of October and the first day of February of the following year. 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Owners of farm lands, their children or tenants, may hunt and kill game on their own farms during the open season when it is lawful to kill game, without procuring a hunter's license, but they must not hunt beyond the lines of their own farms 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 propagating and restocking said sections of the state. You must procure a license before hunting rabbits but they may be killed and sold in any number and in all sea- sons of the year. You must not at any time use a ferret for the purpose of hunting, capturing or killing any game, animals or rabbits. The title to and ownersnip of all song birds, game birds, and animals protected under the game law is declared to be in the State. JOHN A. WHEELER, State Game Commissioner, SPRINGFIELD, ILLS. June 1, 1908. 1920 ANDREW RUSSEL Republican candidate for State Treasurer, the people's man. Vote for him sure. The Eureka Comb It is an assured fact that there is now on the market, a COMB, Scientifically Made of Hardened and Highly Polished Metals. Copper and Brass, associated together, conducts an influence over the scalp and hair. A phenomena, through its working ability, bringing the crimpy hair straight and silky in appearance, causing a rapid growth, a permanent cure for dandruff, stopping the hair from falling, making natural straight hair, light in weight and airy in appearance. The best hair dryer. No other metals so suitable for the hair. Brass and Copper are friendly to horn. The EUREKA COMB Guaranteed. Why not order today? Directions go with every comb. Price, complete, $1.50, by P. O. or Express Money Order. EUREKA COMB CO., Chattanooga, Tenn. --- Hon. C. F. Mortimer, M. H. Republican Candidate for States Attorney. He is one of the brainiest young lawyers in the county, and the Republican party lays claim to no stauncher member. His sturdy character, unrequitted toil for the supremacy of his party, alone, entitle him to election. His standing among the best people of the county is unimpeachable; he is loyal, progressive and energetic Mr. Mortimer will be elected by a good margin. We recommend him to the voters of the county. BLOOMINGTON, ILL. Mrs. Charles Caldwell is able to be up after a few days illness. The colored foot ball team had another practice game on the Wilder field, Wednesday afternoon. Bloomington is once more as quiet as usual. Mr. John Scrivner has returned from a brief trip to the Rosebud Reservation in S Dakota, and reports that the land is fine for farming. He registered at Gregory and Dallas, and we all hope he will be successful in getting a rich and productive farm or farms. Rev. Ernest Hall was confined to his bed with a deep cold, the early part of the week. Mr. T. Scroggins is in Jack sonville, this week, in the interest of Hoagland's Oil of Gladness. The Third Christian church choir will take part in the rally to be held at the 2nd Christian church in Normal, Sunday afternoon. Mrs. Dr. Coyington was confined to her bed last week but is able to be around at this writing. Mrs. Smith of Fairbury, is a patient at the Brok n Hospital. Mr. Woods of Indiana has returned to his home after a short stay here. --- CLUB NOTES. The Woman's Club will hold their regular monthly meeting at the residence of their vice president, Mrs. S. C. Manuel, 1706 E. Mason street, on Monday, Oct. 19, at 2:30 p. m., at which time the election of officers will occur. Delegates who attended the State Federation will make their report. All members please attend and not be late. We are proud to announce the election of Mrs. Eva Monroe to the office of president of the Illinois State Federation of Colored Women's Clubs. Twice this city has been successful in capturing the president of this organization for which we feel proud. Mesdames Morgan, McClain, Hunter, Yates, Duncan and Miss Clara Blakwell were appointed on important standing committees. A full list of state officers will be announced in next week's issue. —Club reporter. --- The Dunbar NewsCompany Is the place where all colored papers and magazines can be had. Call at 815, 813 E. Washington, or 306 1/2 S. 6th. I purpose, step by step, to create a regular news store, handling all colored literature, books, etc., also the big Sunday dailies, and leading white magazines. Telephone 998. E. L. Rogers, Manager. EIGHT MINERS KILLED In McLean County Coal Company's Mine Between the Years 1883 and 1905. A. E. STEVENSON ITS PRESIDENT For Years Miners Tried to Organize to Improve Conditions. What Democrats Have Overlooked While Attempting to Hold Deneen Responsible for Institution Mishaps. Springfield. Oct., 13. - While the Democrats are attempting to hold the present state administration responsible for all accidents that have occurred in the charitable institutions, they have overlooked the accidents that have occurred in the mine of the McLean County Coal company at Bloomington, of which Adaii E. Stevenson is president. From the organization of the company in 1888 to 1905, eight miners were killed and sixty three injured, the majority of them seriously. For years the miners employed by the company attempted to organize with a view to improving conditions in the mine. They were opposed continuously by the company, of which Mr. Stevenson is the president. It was impossible for the miners to organize and obtain recognition until in 1897, when a strong local was perfected and the company compelled to recognize the union. Many operators had complained of the failure of the McLean County Coal company to be represented in the meetings of the miners and operators for the purpose of agreeing upon a wage scale and signing contracts. The McLean County Coal company became a member of the Illinois Coal Operators' association in March, 1899, but was not recognized as a full fledged member until January, 1900. The Democrats have charged Governor Deneen specifically with responsibility for accidents occurring in the state institutions. Mr. Stevenson, as president of the McLean County Coal company, may be held responsible for the accidents that have occurred in that company's mine. That it may be known that this statement of fatalities and accidents is not overestimated, the entire number is given below: List of Fatal Accidents. DATE OF DEATH. 1893. June 26. C. Baushtea. 1898. Dec. 23. John Nelson. 1899. Dec. 11. Jacob Osman. 1901. Dec. 20. R. Franke. 1902. Dec. 31. S. Stakoski. 1903. Mar. 28. M. Nelson. 1904. Mar. 17. Gus Erricson. 1905. Oct. 25. Robert Walsh. Falling rock. List of Non-Fatal Accidents. DATE OF INJURY. 1900 Mar. 21. Gus Bowman. Mar. 25. F. Searles. Mar. 27. T. Radford. May 12. Guy Veatch. July 24. A. Mann. Dec. 24. C. Berryland. Body injured. Foot injured. Back and hips injured. Hand injured. Finger cut off—pit car. Body injured—pit car. Leg injured—falling coal. Shoulder injured—falling coal. Hip dislocated—falling rock. Leg injured by tall chain. Ankle dislocated; falling coal. Leg broken; falling rock. Hand injured; finger cut off; pit car. Leg broken; falling rock. Foot crushed; pit cars. Jan. 25. M. Lowrey. Mar. 6. A. Polander. 1902. Feb. 15. W. M. Mann. Dec. 20. O. Erricson. 1903. July 30. A. Butkovisec. Oct. 24. Thos. Jonchas. Nov. 19. C. L. Ksone. Nov. 30. J. Anderson. Dec. 9. Stutveman. Foot crushed; pit cars. Feb. 15. F. Ambrose. Mar. 10. B. Gallaway. Mar. 12. The. Hepner. Mar. 12. C. L. Peterson Aug. 8. Gust Bitsburg. Fingers crushed; falling rock. Jan. 14. Fred Peace. Collar bone broken; falling coal. Accidents are occurring every day in the homes of citizens; it is impossible to prevent them. The same conditions prevail in the institutions. Where persons are injured through the carelessness of some employe the employee is discharged. NO DASIS FOR CLAIM Local 753 of the Miners' Union Did Not Endorse the Candidacy of The Demoratic claim that Local 753, or the Bloomington Miners' Union, endorsed Mr. Stevenson is refuted by a statement made by Alfred Klang, president of that organization. Mr. Klang is interested in the candidacy of Mr. Stevenson, and it was through his efforts that a few of the miners were called together in Bloomington at a social before the primaries. During the evening Mr. Klang suggested that they should endorse the candidacy of Mr. Stevenson, and it was done. The announcement was made that the miners' union had endorsed Mr. Stevenson's candidacy. Some of the members of the union immediately demanded an investigation and retraction of the statement. Their insistence finally produced the following explanation from Mr. Klang: "August 7, 1908. Editor Bulletin:— In order to make clear some matters pertaining to the resolution adopted some time ago by the miners, in favor of Adlai E. Stevenson for governor, we desire to state that said resolution was adopted at a special mass meeting of the miners called for the purpose. The local miners' union has always tried to keep politics out of their regular meetings and for that reason this meeting was called as a special mass meeting. "ALFRED KLANG." The explanation of Mr. Klang is sufficient to show that the claim of Democrats of endorsement of their candidate by the union is without foundation. There were not to exceed a dozen members the union present. Don't Know His Politics. Stevenson would aspire to the governorship as a "non-partisan Democrat," so he says. Is it possible that a man of his years and public experience does not yet know his politics? The vote next November will show the fruitlessness of such an attempt to hoodwink the Republicans of Illinois into voting for such a man.—Carlinville Democrat. SPEAKING OF ISSUES. UNCLE SAM'S POLITICAL STORAGE DON'T YOU WANT TO TAKE THE COAT OUT THIS FALL WILLIAM? IMPERIALISM POLITICAL RELICS FREE SILVER CROWN OF THORNS CROSS OF GOLD FORGET IT! WILL THE PEOPLE RULE? MY BRYAN GRANT: AND PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE From the Philadelphia Press. TRUE PROPHETS AND FALSE. HOW TO TEST THEM. "I will not deny that there may be tell the true prophets from the false or will rise. It tells us how to distinguish 'By their fruits ye shall know them.' more, Jan. 20, 1900. "I will not deny that there may be prophets to-day, but the trouble is to tell the true prophets from the false ones. The Bible says that false prophets will rise. It tells us how to distinguish the false from the true. It says: 'By their fruits ye shall know them.'"—William J. Bryan's Speech at Baltimore, Jan. 20, 1900. BRYAN PROPHECIES. THE ANSWERS. "TARIFF WILL CRUSH THE FARMER." 1892. Free Trade. "Thus in every State, so far as these statistics have been collected, the proportion of home-owning farmers is decreasing and that of tenant farmers increasing. This means but one thing: it means a land of landlords and tenants, and, backed by the history of every nation that has gone down, I say to you that no people can continue a free people under a free government when the great majority of its citizens are tenants of a small minority."—William J. Bryan; speech on the protective tariff in the National House of Representatives, March 16, 1892. "GOLD STANDARD WILL DESTROY HOMES." 1896, Free Coinage!—16 to 1. "I reply that, if protection has slain its thousands, the gold standard has slain its tens of thousands."—William J. Bryan; speech at Democratic National Convention, July, 1896. "The Democratic party has begun a war of extermination against the gold standard. We ask no quarter; we give no quarter. We shall prosecute our warfare until there is not an American citizen who dares to advocate the gold standard. You ask why? We reply hat the gold standard is a conspiracy against the human race, and that we should no more join in it than we would an army to destroy our homes and to destroy our families."—William J. Bryan; speech at 'Obany, N. Y., August, 1896 "NO MORE FOURTH OF JULY." 1590. Imperialism! "The fight this year will be to carry out the sentiment of that song we have so often repeated: 'My Country, 'tis of Thee.' If we lose, our children and our children's children will not succeed to the spirit of that song, and celebrations of the Fourth of July will pass away, for the spirit of Empire will be upon us."—William J. Bryan; speech to the Bryan Home Co. is, Lincoln, Neb., July, 1900. You may give news matter or money you have for the Forum to Miss Daisy Donaldson; also all kinds of typewriting; orders for colored papers. the prophets to-day, but the trouble is to mees. The Bible says that false prophets fish the false from the true. It says: "—William J. Bryan's Speech at Balti- THE ANSWERS. The answer is found in the prevailing good prices for grain, corn, hogs, cattle, hay and all the products of the farm, together with the fact that since the date of Candidate Bryan's "crushing" speech, Western farm lands have doubled in value, and thousands of "tenant" farmers of that date have become prosperous homeowners, tilling their own land in peace, happiness and plenty. Under the National Irrigation Act, and the Republican conservation movement, the West is soon to be the intense agricultural and horticultural producing area of the United States. The Answer in 1908. The gold standard has "slain" no one, nor did it write the "future in blood," nor did it destroy our homes nor foreclose the farm mortgage, nor did it close the district school; on the contrary, it has proved the sound and solid foundation of widespread prosperity, leading to individual progress and happiness, aided in paying off the farm mortgage and expanding the country's educational facilities. It has brought such prosperity to our country as was never known before. Americans are the happiest and most prosperous people on earth to-day. Answer this for yourself. Do you know of any spot in the United States where the spirit of 1776 is dead and forgotten and the Fourth of July a meaningless date on the calendar? On the other hand the humblest citizen is growing prouder of his American citizenship and the spirit of 1776 is permeating the entire body politic. Don't wait to hear what the public thinks before you express your opinion. Say what you think if you believe you are right. A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR YOUNG MEN WHO DESIRE AN AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION. Many of the young men who have finished the course in agriculture at the Tuskegee Institute are commanding salaries ranging from $50 to $100 per month. The graduates of this department of the school are successfully employed as instructors, or as managers of important agricultural operations. The school has an agricultural faculty of twenty instructors; men who have received their training in the best agricultural schools of the country. Care and management of cattle and stock, two (2) years' course. Poultry raising, two (2) years' course. In addition there is a special post graduate course of one or two years provided for graduates of high schools and colleges. We are especially anxious to have a large number of agricultural students who have finished high school or college courses. Any young man who is ambitious enough to finish any of the courses above mentioned can readily secure immediate employment at good salaries. Opportunities are now open to 500 young men and women who may wish to take any of the above courses of instruction. The cost of board is $6.50 per month. No charge for instruction. For further information, address: BOOKER T. WASHINGTON, Principal. Tuskegee Institute, Alabama. DON'T FORGET I am now doing a general Real Estate AND Loan Business Property in all parts of the City offered for the very Lowest Prices and best Terms. Loans made on Property or Anything of Value. Strictly Confidential Ladies Business solicited PHONES: Office 2322 Res. 1763R2 A. Morris Williams, Williams' Bldg. 11th & Washington DR. C. H. JONES Contractor and Builder—Real Estate Rentals Loans and Insurance. Busineis Letters. Deeds. Wills and Mortgages drawn. All busines confidential. Office: 126 North 14th street Old Telephone. Res., 2595 r 3. Springfield, Illinois Try Dr. Frank Fleury's LIVER POWDER Try The Best Medicine on Earth for Biliousness, Constipation Dizziness, Headache when caused by torpid liver and all Liver Complaints, mailed on receipt of price 25c Sold by all Druggists also at 300.302 E. Monroe St. Springfield, Ill. --- TIME TABLE OF THE SPRINGFIELD CONSOLIDATED RAILWAY CO. Cars leave Fifth and Monroe streets as follows: For North Fifth street every 10 minutes from 6:00 a. m. until 11:20 p. m. Owl cars at 11:40 p. m., 12:07 and 12:30 a. m. For South Fifth street every 10 minutes from 6:05 a. m. until 11:25 p. m. Owl cars at 11:45 p. m., 12:07 and 12:30 a. m. For South Second street every 12 minutes from 6:00 a. m. until 11:24 p. m. Owl cars at 11:48 p. m., 12:00 midnight and 12:24 a. m. For North Seventh street every 12 minutes from 6:00 a. m. until 11:24 p. m. Owl cars at 11:48 p. m. and 12:24 a. m. For Spring and East Carpenter street every 12 minutes from 6:08 a. m. until 11:20 p. m. Owl cars at 11:44 p. m., 12:08 and 12:30 a. m. For South Grand avenue every 15 minutes from 6:22 a. m. until 11:22 p. m. Owl cars at 11:45 p. m., 12:07 and 12:30 a. m. For Lawrence avenue every 12 minutes from 6:00 a. m. until 11:36 p. m. Owl cars at midnight and 12:30 a. m. For East Capitol avenue every 12 minutes from 6:12 a. m. until 11:36 p. m. Owl cars at midnight and 12:30 a. m. For North Ninth street every 12 minutes from 6:30 a. m. until 11:24 p. m. For West Washington street every 15 minutes from 6:00 a. m. until 11:15 p. m. Owl cars a t11:45 p. m. and 12:07 a. m. For Governor street every 15 minutes from 6:07 a. m. until 11:32 p. m. Owl cars at 12:30 a. m. For South Eighth street every 15 minutes from 6:00 a. m. until 11:30 p. m. Owl cars at 11.37 and 11:52 p. m., and 12:30 and 12:52 a. m. Cars leave Fifth and Washington: For South Eleventh street every 15 minutes from 6:07 a. m. until 11:52 p. m. Owl cars at 12:22 and 12:52 a. m. 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Southbound for Carlinville, Gillespie, Staunton, Litchfield, Edwardsville, Gran- lite City and St. Louis. °5:00 am †9:00 am †1:00 pm †6:00 pm †6:00 am †10:00 am †2:00 pm †6:20 pm °6:20 am †10:20 am †2:20 pm †7:00 pm °7:00 am †11:00 am †3:00 pm †8:00 pm °8:00 am †12:00 noon †4:00 pm †9:00 pm †8:00 am †12:00 noon †4:00 pm †9:00 pm †5:00 pm *11:25 pm *11:30 pm °Local cars. †Limited cars, stopping at towns only. *Sleeper. §Limited cars, making all stops. ¶Daily except Sunday. Corrected May 4, 1908. Cars leave Springfield for Lincoln ‡5, 7, 9 and 11 a. m.; 1, 3, 5, 7, 9 and 11 p. m. ‡5 a. m., daily except Sunday. NO DUST DIRT SMOKE CINDER Dr. S. A. WARE, PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS. OFFICE:—627½ East Adams street. HOURS: 10 a. m. to 12 m. 2 p. m. to 4 p. m. 7 p. m. to 9. Calls promptly made. HERE IS YOUR CHANCE. Do you wish a sure opportunity to MAKE SOME MONEY? Then write to us. WE WANT AGENTS for that GREAT BOOK "POINTING THE WAY," By Sutton E. Griggs. This is the ripest work of this well known author. The book will certainly sell, for in a beautiful, charming, forceful manner, it points outs the way for THE SOLVING of the much discussed race question. It takes equally well with white and colored people. Ask any one who has read it and he will tell you it is simply great. Splendid commissions given agents. Send $1.00 for a complete book and full outfit. Price of book $1.00. By mail $1.10. NASHVILLE. TENNESSEE. TENNESSEE. Will H. Barbour, Asst. Editor. MISS DAISY DONALDSON, Proof Reader and Stenographer. Office Clerk, Book- keeper PRICES FOR POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENTS. State and National offices.....$10.00 County offices ..... 5.00 Mayor of Springfield ..... 5.00 Regular write-ups, 10 cents per line. Ten-line notice one time. Baumann Bros.... Your Patronage solicited. Zion, 9th and Carpenter, Rev. Williams, pastor. Evangelical Lutheran Holy Trinity, 15th St., between Washington and Jefferson Sts., Rev. Jas. H. Doswell, pastor. Pleasant Grove, 18th and Cass, Rev. Bloodworth, pastor. St. John, 14th and Mason Sts., Rev. J. Bundy, pastor. New Hope, 8th and Miller, Rev. M. C. Elzey, Pastor. Grace M. E., 14th and Brown Sts., Rev. J. M. Smalley, Pastor. Sunday School at all the churches; the public invited to attend. Then write to us. THE ORION PUB.. CO. The Forum's Staff. E. L. Rogers, Editor-in-Chief and Business Mgr. H. A. Donegon, Lincoln. MISS BLANCHE HOAGLAND, Bloomington Agent and Correspondent. Address matter for the paper to The Forum, 305½ So. Sixth St. Matters of business or information to E. L. Rogers, Mgr. G EDWAD BAUMANN CHA3. T. BAUMANN Prescription Druggists. (Deutsche Apotheke) Corner 7th and Washington Sts Both Phones 654 SUNDAY AT THE CHURCHES. Every Sunday. St. Paul, 622 E. Mason St., Rev. T. Price, pastor. Union, 12th & Mason Sts., Rev. C. S. Manuel, pastor. Services at 11 a. m. and 8 p. m. For Rutledge street every 15 minutes from 6:07 a.m. until 11:22 p.m. sit out in a position to carry you in a position to carry Owl cars at 11:52 p.m. and 12:22 Don't wait to hear what the public thinks before you express your opinion. Say what you think if you believe you are right. A. SUTTON E. GRIGGS, Author, Orator, Philosopher THE COTTAGE GLORYMORE. EASTHAMPSTEAD. Wednesday, 30 September 1908, 3.20 p. m. Dear Sir: I was very pleased to hear that you appreciated the letter which my strong feelings constrained me to write to you and your people in their great trouble. I trust all danger has now passed away from you, and that you and yours are comforted. That in the Twentieth Century of the Christian Era men and women should be going about in civilised community in fear and trembling because of the color of their skin is too ridiculous, if it were not so very seriously true, for belief. I am hearing more about my letter: it seems to have appeared in a Springfield weekly. So be it. I hope it may do good. There must be thousands of white people—millions, I hope who are ashamed of their color in connection with these atrocities. Degenerate whites, indeed! these murderers of innocent colored folks! But the papers seem to indicate that order is now restored. Long may the good times endure; and let us pray that a true Christian feeling of sympathetic humanity may ever prevail between the races in your truly—withal—great country. Yours most sincerely, Wm. HAZELL. To James H. Johnson, Esq.; 1139 Spring Street, Springfield, Illinois, U.S.A. The above letter was recently received by Mr. J. H. Johnson, one of our letter carriers. The letter is synthetic, terse in its sayings of the degenerate whites who precipitated a riot that has left a blot on this commonwealth that will for ages blacken her erstwhile fair name. We appreciate this English Gentleman's christian sympathy and feel extolled to know that we have sympathizers beyond the sea. Mr. B. H. Lucas was the leading republican speaker in Quincy last Saturday. Call at Thompson's, 815 East Wash ington st for colored papers. $1.50 to East St. Louis every Sat urday and Sunday ILLINOIS TRACTION SYSTEM Call at this office for type-writing, work. 305½ So. 6th St. Old phone 998. short hand and general stenographic OFFICIAL PUBLICATION. heen” Baan on dias eat. s t ue oe Glass Insurance Company of New York, in Potal Income eta $202,830.35 the State of New York, on the 31st day of Loxse: DISBURSEMENTS, December, 1907, made to the Insurance Comme oald during the year. $1,204.05 rintendent ‘of the 5 s r brokerage... 1466. pursuant to law, ee em toe ane MM whe CAPITAL, charges of officers, clerks, Amount of capital stock paid nclgents and employes....... 10,789.08 D CRED. gs cheeses ODI rig tate het eos eee vad 1433.31 INCOMB: $200,000.00 “Au other ‘taxes, ‘itvenses ‘sand Wee oe Vremlums received during’ the insurance department fees. . 1,290.68 YOM esess vetesveussass 615,153.97 1@#al expenses, advertising, Interest, ‘rent’ and “dividends, "27,309.04 pobtame snag stationery... 7,863.79 Protit an sale or maturity of je ‘ostage, telegraph, telephone, ppftger BERR ee ee eens ie 60. pabrent farpienre: and Ax: ‘rom other sources... 2.6.05 736.85 coisa Miata ieee 2.145. 186-89 aur"Other disbursements: :!2.) 49.16 Total income... 6... $543,416. 36 By a DIsHURSRMEN. © 6 Total disbursements. .... $36,231.45 Losses paid during the year... $218,157.03 LEDGER ASSETS Commission or brokerage..... "1821430134 Book value of bonds......... $289.861.44 Stockholders. for interest of " Cash on hand and in bank, . . 3,608 90. Gividenda ys cor, terest OF 900.00 Cash in hands of trustees.:.. 13138", Salaries, fees and’ ‘ali’ other nf a charges of officers, clerks Total ledger assets... $256,603.90 and employes ............ 49,940.88 NON-LEDGER ASSETS. Rents Cee eet P60 51 Interest accrued... 0.0.02... 82,265.08 All other ‘taxes, teense ‘and Gross ‘premiums in course of insurance department fees... 13,513.48 COHecton ve... eee. 26,999.30 Legal expenses, advertising, 5 petra printing and stationery... 3861.23 Gross assets... 0... ..... $285,868. Postage, telegraph, telephone, DEDUCT ASSETS NOT ADMITTED. express, furniture and. fx. Book value of bonds over mar- CURES caste Ci oe de cee ee 2120.81 Ket values... ee eee eee 9,176.44 Loss on’ sale ‘or’ maturity of 2 soo ledger’ assets. ....e..00000+ 8,025.06 Total admitted ossets.... $276.691.79. All other disbursements. ..... 8,813.69 LIABILITIES, oe 0" Net amount of unpaid losses, $2,888.26 ‘Total disbursements... $518,140.08 Total unearned premiums... 24.733.05 En iSiTa, Commission or brokerage... R447 59 Mortgage loans on real estate. $5,000.90 Salaries, rents, bills, ete... 555M Kook value of bonds and stocks 676.1).4¢ State, county and municipal Cash on hand and in bank .., 29,059,087, taxes «os. es. ewes a 495.67 lea eOS Return and’ reinsurance’ prem otal assets... 02.00.22, STID050.8T MUMS oo eee eee eee eee 758.04 NON-LEDGER ASSETS. ———— Gross premiums in course of Total liabilities... 00... 837.828. 55 collection... .s.0cee vedo es PIL494T. 72 BUSINESS IN ILLINOIS. EE" ‘Total premium received during Gross assets... 5,0... /s04 SBOT IOS. BY the Vee... owe eset eee |) $8870.81 DEDUCT ASSETS NOT ADMITTED. ‘Total losses paid during the Gross” preminms the yeat 5. cevign enn aay 105.00 in. course of ATMAN B. CILLEY. collection ..., $3,559.36 U. § .Manager and Attornev Book | value * ‘of Sworn and subscribed to before me this bonds and 21st day of January, 1908. stocks, over Lewis K, Morse, Notary Public. market value, 99,511.47 (Seal.) Special — deposit OFFICIAL PUBLICATION, to secure lia- Annual statement of the New Jersey Plate bilities in Can- Glass Insurance Company of ‘Newark, in ada and Vir- the State of New Jersey, on the 3ist day ginla . 6... 41,700.00 of December, 1907, made to the Insurance 144,770.88 Superintendent of the State of Minois, pur- _ ———- suant to law. Total admitted assets... $683,227.76 CAPITAL. LIABILITIES. Amount of capital stock paid Net amount of unpaid losses. . $16,405.91 up in cash............... $200,000.00 Total unearned premiums... 285,619. INCOMD. Commission And. brokerage... 38985195 Premiums received during the Unpaid dividends ..........- 6.00000 -YeAT .i.cc.ee ce ceeeeees cs $201,396.52 . Interest ‘and dividends’ <2/ <5) "17,612.21 ‘Total Mabilities.... 00.0. $347,071.29 ere rae Less labilities secured by Total income... 2.24... $309,008.73 special deposits .......6.. 27.041.19 DISBURSEMEN''S. De “Losses paid during the year... $115,190.54 Balance oe ccceeesecse++ $319,730.15 Commission or brokerage... . 100,176.08 BUSINESS IN| TLEINOIS. Stockholders for interest "or ‘Total premium recelved during dividends .............. 12,000.00 the Pyeat..s.ccsscssssec: $42,823.88 Salaries, fees and all other ‘Total iosses’ paid during the charges of officers, clerks, VEAP cee cece ee eee cee eee 18.67" 67 agents and employes...... 24,303.78 MAJOR A. WHITH, President, Rents... eee eee 1,500.00 H, CARROLL FRENCH, Secretary. All other ‘taxes, “licenses ‘and Subserlhed and sworn to before me this — insurance department fees. 9,308.80 28rd day of, January, 1908. Legal expenses, advertising, ©. F, Fishbeck, Notary Public. printing and stationery... W242 ba OFFICIAL PUBLICATION, Postage, ‘telegraph, telephone, Annual statement of the North American — express, furniture and tix- aceMtent. Insurance Company of Chicago, tures ....e.ceesceeee ees 2,989.46 in the State of Illinois, on the 31st dav of All other disbursements. ..°.. 1,758.75 December, 1907, made to the Insurance pierre Superintendent ‘of the State of Illinois, Total disbursements, .... $269,470.25 pursuant to law, LEDGER ASSETS, CAPITAL, Mortgage loans on real estate $304,835.55 Amount of capital stock paid Book value of bonds and up in cash ... +++ $200,000.00 — stocks sees eee eee eee 76,664.75 INCOME. Cash on hand and in bank::, 25.07/45 Premiums received during the _ Other ledger assets.........5 35.18 VEAL ces eccetesecceescees STDAT1R.45 opens Interest, renis ‘and dividends: ~ 19,050.40 Total ledger assets...... $404,542.93 Polley fees required or repre- NON-LEDGER “ASSETS. ‘sented by applications..... 195,580.00 Interest accrued..........., $4,271.64 Profit on sale or maturity of _. Gross premiums ‘in’ ‘course’ of ledger assets ...+.e0s+ree 87.50 “collection ......scsee4e2+ 68,303.35 —————— Other non-ledgér ‘assets. 2155. 1070.42 Total income oo... ... $969,031.35 eee DISBURSUMENTS, z Gross assets... ..eeee4. $487,818.34 Losses paid during the year.. $242.18¢.47 DaveCr AssutS NO’ ADMITTED, Commission or brokerage .... 264,757.57 Gross” premiams Stockholders for interest’ or, in course of MVIMONdS scr ecessceerses’ 80,000.00 collection ... $2,518.58 Salaries, fees and’ all other Book value of charges of oficers, clerks, real estate, agents and employes...... 98404.68 — londs ‘and Rents iss ciccvemnerercecs 11,826.00 stock over Policy fees retained by agents: 195,580.00 market value 5,879.98 All other taxes licenses and in- 3 4 — 8,398.51 surance department fees... 14,529.45 nies Legal expenses, advertising, bs ge Total admitted assets... $479,449.51 printing and stationery.... 15,482.77 LIABILITIES, Postage, telegraph, telephone, Net amount of unpaid losses. $6,013.52 express, furniture and fix- iF ‘Total unearned premiums,... 154,899.03 {UTES levee eeeeeeeeeeees 20,119.86 Commission and brokerage... 21,709. 13 Loss on sale or maturity of ., Salaries, rents, bills, ete... .. 106.87 ledger assets... .... 000... 129.70 Setat, county’ and ‘municipal Decrease in book’ ‘value of if ie iaduee Mae otis, “S 3,902.17 ledger assets..........+++. 9,827.15 Reinsurance premiums...... + 59.54 AL other disbursements...... 3,025.69 sViag Sth oat en Total ladllities 4+ 5. $187,500.26 Total disbursements... $905.315.34 BUSINESS IN ILLINOIS. LEDGER ASSETS. , Total premium received during Mortgage lonns on real estate, $82,016.67 “the 'year...-....ceceee+ $74,820.31 Loans on collateral security... 52,150.00 otal fosses’ paid’ during’ the Rook value of bonds......... 806.070,00 “year oo... ces e ese nn esas 28,803.77 Cash on hand and in’‘bank.... 64,280.44 SAM_G. HAAGLAND, President. Other ledger assets.......0. 4:39.64 HARRY GC. HBDDEN, Secretary. ————— “‘Subseribed and sworn to before me this Rates taba. beasts. Cry @hOR. 806.75 ath aav of Tannary 1908_ _Insurance Statements; Annual Publications. BEOCKS esses eeeees ees eee 181,900.00 Cash on hand ‘and in bank)! 24)831/37 Bills receivable...........:+ 100.00 Other ledger assets... 0200001 708.19 ‘Total ledger assets...... $168,289.50 NON-LEDGER ‘ASSITN. Interest accrued ......5.... $1,889.73 Market value of’ bonds’ ‘and stocks over book value..... 1,378.00 Gross premiums in course’ of OMe 7 hase restterts st 2,900.00 Total admitted assets... $174,452.20 4 LIABILITIES, Net amount of unpaid losses. $12,500.00 Total unearned premiums. . ; 2,077.60 Commission or brokerage... ; 3,500.00 Salaries, rents, bills, ete... 1. 250.00 State, county and municipal AK eh ha RreaighV eal agen, 6,600.00 Advanced’ ‘premiums! 212.21. 3928.75 Votal liabilities ........ $28,851.40 BUSINESS IN ILLINOIS, ‘Total premium received during the year ........sceeees. $19,687.86 ‘Total losses paid’ during’ the SRE ares peices rigs ce 6,407.73 WM. 'G. CURTIS, President, FRANKLIN 8. DEWEY, Secretary. Subscribed and sworn’ to before me this 24th day of January, 1908, (Seal) 1B. A. Grant, Notary Public. OFFICIAL PUBLICATION, Annual statement of the National Surety Company of New York, in the State of New York, on the Bist’ day of December, 1908, madé to the Insurance Superintendent of the State of Iilinols, pursuant to law. CAPITAL, Amount of capital stock paid up in cash............... $500,000.00 INCOMB: Premiums received during the VOOR. 6s ce wrnnvadiges det st BAOBNG LET Interest, rents and dividends.” " 67,440.74 Increase in book value of ledger assets..........4+. 10,000.00 From other sources: .25/21. 121919150 ‘Total income... .........$1,676 (016.81 DISBURSEMENTS. Losses paid during the year. . | $501,798.63 Commission or brokerage...) "328,410.46 Stockho'ders for interest or dividends ............... 40,000.00 Saiaries, fees and’ ‘all’ other charges of officers, clerks, agents and employes.....¢ 805,367.79 Rented CA vasveores aac eed = SOO RD. Repairs, expenses and taxes on real catate os.s.cee sees cee 2,784.57 All other taxes, licenses and insurance deparement fees... 24,181.35 Legal expenses, advertising, printing and Stationery... 30,381.38 Posiage, telegraph, telephone, express, furniture and fix: CHEER: Gags ss css Coa tues BOOOO ae Loss on ‘sale’ or maturity’ of ledger assets oo... cesses e+ 712.50 All other disbursements. : 1... 24,488.80 Total disbursements... $1,316,082. 43 LEDGER ASSETS. Z Took value of real estate... $119,654.15 Mortgage loans on real estate! 13,834.82 Rook value of bonds and SOCKS esse ever te eses e+) 1,548,120.63 Cash on hand and in hank.) ) “458,366.07 Cash in suspended bank and i other accounts ......+.+. 139,215.87 Other ledger assets: 2.005557 2.88.12 Total ledger assets... . ..$2.281,520.66 NON-IEDGER ASSETS. Interest acerued. 1-1-2 $1,022.47 Gross premiums in course 0! olleetion: s--.ssccsccsees 270,792.47 Gross assets oo... 2. $2,568,344 . 60 DEDUCT ASSETS NOT ADMITTED. Due from misce!- : Tancous sources — $2,38,12 Advances on con- ee tracts ....... 8,031.62 Gross premiums in course of collection, ... 52,834.78 Book value | of bonds and stocks over market value, 135,383.13 : Special deposits to secure lia- Dilities in Ala., wy, - J,” Ore.,. a Mont. ‘and Va 220,062.50 60-8 “s Total admitted assets... .}2,140,004.40 LIABILITIES. Net amount of unpaid losses. $292,024.22 ‘Total of unearned premiums... 836,425.08 Commission or brokerage... 43,158.94 Salaries, rents, bills, ete...., 13,783.50 Unpaid dividends........%..+ 10,000.00 Return and reinsurance prem- 1UMS se.occecsseiseser oes . 98,807.05 Advance premiums 10.0.0... 5,345.79 Keserves and other liabilities. 120,721.36 ‘Total liabilities.........$1,334,765.94 Less liabilities secured by special deposits .........+ 54,836.42 Balance <0... sees + $1,279,929, 52 : BUSINESS IN ILLINOIS. ‘Total premium received during the Year .ecceesseceasers $142,072.86 ‘rotal losses’ paid’ during’ the JOAr wy og vecdepesrissgor sae ASR BOT AS WILLIAM J. GRIFFINS, Vice Pres ‘dent. GILBERT CORDON, Secretary, Subscribed and sworn to before me this Sth day of February, 1908. ‘Margareta Crooke, (Seal.) Notary Public. OFFICIAL PUBLICATION. Annual statement of the New Amsterdam Casualty Co., of New York, in the State of New York, on the 31st day of December, 1907, made to the Insurance Superintendent of the State of Illinois, pursuant to law. CAPITAL, Amount of capital stock paid Up In cas v.secsseeeee eee $314,400.00 INCOME. Premiums received during the YORE ih casei todas neds s +r, SFULORO TS Interest and dividends...... $8,127.73 Profit on sale or maturity of ledger assets .......+s 00+ 340,50 Total income .......... $804,488.95 DISBURSEMENTS, Losses paid during the year., $363,651.10 Commission or brokerage... 209,588.17 Salaries; wee and aii other charges of officers, clerks, agents and employes...... 108,872.45 Beith cr cc esr ees ce cesta: DARI O0: All other taxes, licenses and insirance department fees. . 12,441.94 Legal expenses, advertising, printing and Stationery.... 15,425.60 Postage, telegraph, telephone, express, furniture a ndfix: AFCA ca Seasnne 1 EAs er LIOR Loss on ‘sale’ or maturliy’ of ledger assets ......ees ees 292.51 All other disbursements. .... 12,043.05 : Total dishursements..... $736,433.09 LEDGER ASSETS. MOS ee (StOCKS veces cesevereseess $900,120.50 Casn ‘on hand and in‘ hanks!) *°ev2it 19 Uther ledger assets.......... Gd 78 ‘Total ledger assets... ... $086,094.38 NON LEDGE Assiors. Inigrest and rents due and ac- UO 5c waiseigudis Ove ale o¥te = SA ASE IT Gross premiums ‘in ‘course’ of collection vss seessseeeees 142,327.16 Otner non-ledger ‘assets... 25140. 28 Gross assets... oes. ees 1 $1,130,884 97 DEDUCT ASSETS NOT ADMITTED. Gross premiums $12.50 Book Value ef bonds and stocks over market value. 126,417.00 Other = unadmit- ted assets.... 11,389.96 —————— 187,769.46 ‘Total admitted assets ...§1,002,115.51 : LIABILITIES, Net amount of unpaid losses... §170,585.91 ‘Lotal unearned premiums... . 808,072.80 Commission or brokerage.../. 38,001.31 Salaries, rents, bills, ete.. 11. 4,160.50 State, county’ and ‘municipal CASON La pesesisdig vss bent ORE MOL Ot Reinsurance premiums. +... +. 3143139 Total liabilities ........ $580,105.84 BUSINESS IN ILLINOIS. ‘Yotal premium received during the Year secseceveeessees $81,409.83 ‘otal tosses’ paid during the JEAL vesviveceserseveceny 46,002.64 W. i, MOORE, President. GEO, B. TAYLOR, Secretary, Subsctibed and ‘sworn to before me this 8th day of February, 1908, (Seal.) A. i.’ Beyins, Notary Public. OFFICIAL PUBLICATION, Annual statement of the Pacitic Coast Casualty Company of San Francisco, in tne State of California, on the Bist ‘day of December, 1907, made to the Insurance Superintendent of the State of Illinois, pur- suant to law. CAPITAL, Amount of capital stock paid Up in cash... cee... eee. $200,000.00 INCOME. Premiums received during the YORE ewes ewcesense esses, $205,070.92 Interest and dividends. ... +5. "21,000.28 From other sources......... 49,548.99 Total income... ./.. 2... $306,219.59 DISBURSEMENTS. Losses paid during the year.. $113,153.92 Commission or brokerage..... 69,515.26 Stockholders for interest and dividends ....s.sseesse.+5 14,000.00 Salaries, fees and ‘all other charges of officers, clerks, agents and employes....... 14,018.94 Rents’. c.aad necro haes 1,783.30 All otlier ‘taxes, ‘licenses ‘and insurance department fees. . 1,671.63 Legal expenses, advertising, printing and stationery... 6,488.68 Postage, telegraph, telephone, express, furniture and fix: COIGh wap hance cs aeY 1,601.04 All other disbursements’ :.:.. 18,369.96 ‘Total disbursements... $240,602.73 LEDGER ASSETS. Mortgage loans on real estate, | $105,000.00 Loans on collateral security. . "10,000.00 Book value of bonds.......+. 405,008.89 Cash on hand and in bank... 14,526.75 ‘Votal ledger assets...... $534,580.64 NON-LEDGER ‘ASSETS. Interest due and accrued..... $6,697.72 Gross premiums in course ‘of collection v.se.sseeeeeese + 65,885.83 Other non-ledger assets....5. 11,854.26 Gross assets is oi sy OAR BLS 49 DEDUCT ASSETS NOT ADMITTED. Gross premiums in course of collection, ... $11,696.85 Otner unadmit- ted assets ... 25,328.89 SS, 87,025.74 ‘Total admitted assets... $581,492.71 LIABILITIES, Net amount of unpaid losses.. $106,757.31 ‘Total unearned premiums.... "109,035.80 Commission and brokerage... 16,402.40 Salaries, rents, bills, etc..... 2,495,.00 HON. H, CLAY WILSON, " ms > Republican candidate for Con. g ess, is the mau to vote for, He is all right. ep ee a ear SN Call at this office for type-writing, work, 305% So. 6th St. Old phone 998. hort hand and general stenographic | EXTRACT FROM TATT'S SPEECH OF ACCEPTANCE JULY 28, 1908. THE REPUBLICAN PLATFORM, ADOPTED / CAGO, EXPLISITLY DCMANDS JUSTICE FOR Al WITHOUT REGARD TO RACE OR COLOR, AN AS EXPLICILY DECLARES FOR T~E ENFORC AND WITHOUT RESEAVATION, IN LETTER AND O= THE THIRTEENTH, FOURTEENTH AND FIF1 AMENDMENT3 TO THE CONSTITUTION. IT 13 LESS TO STATE THAT | STAND WITH MY SQUARELY ON THAT PLANK IN THE PLATFOR BELIEVE THAT CQUAL JUSTICE TO ALL ME | TH FAIR AND IMPARTIAL ENFORCEMENT OF AMENDMENTS IS IN KEEPING WITH THE REAL CAN SPIRIT OF FAIR FLAY. | iz THE REPUBLICAN PLATFORM, ADOPTED AT CHI- CAGO, EXPLIZITLY DOMANDS JUSTICE FOR ALL MEN WITHOUT REGARD TO RACE OR COLOR, AND JUST AS EXPLICI"L\Y DECLARES FOR T~E ENFORCEMENT, AND WITHOUT RESERVATION, IN LETTER AND SPIRIT O= THE THIRTEENTH, FOURTEENTH AND FIFTEENTH AMENDMENT3 TO THE CONSTITUTION. IT 13 NEED- LESS TO STATE THAT | STAND WITH MY PARTY | SQUARELY ON THAT PLANK IN THE PLATFORM, AND ' BELIEVE THAT CQUAL JUSTICE TO ALL MEN, AND ! TH FAIR AND IMPARTIAL ENFORCEMENT OF TH=SE AMENDMENTS IS IN KEEPING WITH THE REAL AMERI- CAN SPIRIT OF FAIR FLAY. WHAT SHALL WE Do TO BE forceful and eloquent orat SAVED? The Forum ope to he The above question relates to our temporal salvation. The remedy lies in our economic life. Our chances are as good if not better than ever, if we only be. come aware of these facts. Some people are restless—there is no necessity for such. We have 5.500 or 6,000 colored p2ople here, Let us get together and form every known enterprise. Why stand around brooding be cise colored people have no saloons. Colored saloons will be opened bef »xremany other needed enterprises are opened. With \he population that we have is it impossib’e to open a Negro de. partment store, a drug store, transfer wagons, etc? Printing shops? No. Here is our salva- tion—the business world. Go out into the suburbs and raise hogs and chickens, and garden truck. Don’t leave Springffeld, but tell others to come and let us take up the yoke of father Abra- ham daily and follow him even if we are marched out to Oak Ridge and planted beside his tomb, there towering skies, unmarked, unsung and unwept. An exchange says: In the last two years, notably in the last year and more notably in the last few months, England is being invaded by Negroes, The rea- sons given are that in EKagland the unreasoning and caste preju- dice is an unknown quantity, While we believe as Fred Doug- las said; ‘Individuals emigrate bus pations never,” the fact that colored people are invading Eng. land is significant, When a goodly number have gone there, it is possible that England's at tention will be forcibly called to the atrocities upon the American Negro here. In case of war the Anglo American African and the Afro-American and the African, the Cuban Negro, the Filipino, and all, would aid England— even the Negroes here may not volunteer in a crisis arising pure ly on this account if the foreign nation was reprimanding this nation. GIBBS GOES TO EGYPT. Charles S. Gibbs, junior mem. ber of the law firm of Royall & Gibbs, who can rightly be styled the black Demosthenes of Cen tral Illinois, has been sent to the south end of the state to speak for the national ticket, Charlie will certainly take care of the interests of Gov. Deneen and the State ticket at the same time. figypt will be shaken from cen. ter to circumference by this able, Sa a forceful and eloquent orator, aud The Ferum expects to heir the whole of the south end of Iilino’s exclaim in unison: “Never man spake like this man."’ Anarchy may run high, but the speech that Linc>iu mad> it Gettysburg, still stands, unawed immutable. The juries that turn Ravm-r a loose, their blood, like that of Cain, shall cry out against th m Don't imagine that the rioters will not be punished—the hind writing is on the wall but none have been able to interpret it, For whatsoever ye sow ye reap —remember. Joe James may not nang Ozt 23. God moves in a mysterious way. Rather than have our churches conducted as they now are, it were better, that they were razed to tne ground and on their ruins edifices erected, dedicated to honorable manhood and pure womanhood.—Dr, H. NoT WAYWARD—LOVE. —_— or My love is in tact, This is really the fact, My heart yearns for you, My Sue. I love you yet, So why should you fret? I love only you, Dear Sue. ‘Tis sweet to love, But, O, how bitter, To love a girl, Whose clothes don’t fit ’er.’’ Industry, sobriety, frugality fortified with a high sense of honor, and lofty principle in our men, and modesty, sweetness and purity in our women, will radically change public senti ment toward us, and engender a spirit of tolerance,—D, H, Point is well eaken, Doctor. ‘You say volumns, Mr. G.A. Barksdale left this week for Slaughtersville, Ky., to visit bis wife—while in the Blue grass State he will visit Princeton and several other cities. He is to take in too, the great educational gathiring of teachers at Providence, wbefore re- qurning. eS = “Ph , [ | ( | S Zo ¢ a + Ee ee ’ : ee eo cs ee a ote OM : - ANDREW RUSSEL, RESUBLICAN CANDIDATE FOR STATE TREASURER. Andrew Russel, the Republican nominee for treasurer, was born in Jack- sonyille, Ill, June 17, 1856. He received his education in the Jacksonville public schools and Illinois college. He has been in the banking business since 1874. Ile was elected president of the Illinois Bankers‘ association in 1902. He was elected five times to the office of city treasurer of Jacksonvilie, He is now a director in the State Historical Society and president of the Jacksonville Public Library board. Mr. Russell had no opposition for the nomination for state treasurer August 8. A MILD REBUKE. ie G ee os wt § ¥ se ¢ SSS" SE —— 6 1 = “ 12 = - |) , Ve x” fe yi Spo Pec pa OSs ||| SEs) ka cee AIAG —San Francisco ey ROOSEVELT HOT SHOT. On Haskell. To Bry Governor Haskell’s utter unfit- In my judgment ness for any public position of you advocate woul trust or for association with any °ective in curing } so far as they had man anxious to make an appeal * 47) would merely tl on a moral issue to the American —_ pusiness of the cow people has been abundantly less and utter cont shown, = _- I put Mr. Taft's As an American citizen who your words. I ask prizes his Americanism and citi- be judged by all hi zenship far above any question wishes none of thet of partisanship, I regard it as a ask that you be j scandal and disgrace that Goy- the words you wis ernor Haskell should be connect- and by the words r pert In my judgment the measures you advocate would be wholly in- effective in curing an evil, and so far as they had any effect at all would merely throw the entire business of the country into hope- less and utter confusion. I put Mr. Taft's deeds against your words. I ask that Mr, Taft be judged by all his deeds, for he wishes none of them forgotten. I ask that you be judged both by the words you wish remembered and by the words that seemingly persy new desire to To Bryan, Have Your Fall Suit Made of All Wool Fabrics, Now on Hand at The Capital City Pantatorium. 109 South Fourth Street French. Dry and Steam Cleaning. Goods Called for and Delivered. 'Phones: Old, 535; New, 99 J. W. SLAUGHTER, Proprietor. T ANNOUNCEMENTS. S. T. Jones is a candidate for circuit clerk of Sangamon county on the Republican ticket. And the democrats are charging the riot up to Deneen How about the sheriff who ordered the soldiers not to shoot and whose deputies never made an arrest or fired a single shot? Don't pay any attention to the 'hot air' the party of Tillman wants to fix you colored people, they know Deneen d his duty and did it well, too well for them. Wanted energetic colored girl or woman, to collect and take orders for papers. Apply to the Forum. The Rev Jas H. Doswell will deliver the English sermon at the Mission Festival of the German Lutheran church, 2nd. and Monroe Sts., Sunday afternoon at 2:30 P.M, Oct.18, 1908. The colored people are cordially invited to be present. The choir and enterprising young men and women's club, of Grace M. E. church, on Wed.nesday evening of this week, tendered a reception to Mr. J B. Walker, who will leave soon to enter George R. Smith College, Sedalia, Mo. A delightful evening was spent. A reception will be given at St Paul A. M. E. church, Tnur. Oct. 22, from 4 until 8 o'clock, by the ladies of pastor's aid Society. Everyone is cordially invited to attend. Refreshments of the season served. Dr. Jas. E. Henderson was called to Danville, and Georgetown, Ill., Monday, on professional business, returning Tuesday. Attorney O. V. Royall, spent Sunday in Petersburg. By request he addressed the Sunday School of the colored Baptist church. He was the guest of C. B. Davis, a prominent insurance solicitor of that town. Wanted Colored People. To come to Springfield and start in the following businesses: Dry goods, grocery, carpentry, coal hauling, teaming, poultry raising, truck farming, real estate, law, medicine, tanning and common laborers. Come on from the south, east or west, and help us to make this the best Negro business city in the Union. Let us not pay any attention to past evils. have no fear; Springfield's colored people have turned their heads to business. --- [Name] and Local OUR PLACE IS THE BEST I Barbershop In Town. Shaves, haircut, champoon and Massages. Try Our Place. Quick and good services render ed. 821 E. Washington St. GRADY & WEBSTER, Propt's. ROYALL & GIBBS Attorneys and Counsellors at Law. NOTARY PUBLIC. Office 223½ S. 5th St. Rear of White Dental Parlors. Old Phone 1963 Lump | Phone Old 4161 | Egg Coal C. A. Ellis. Nut Office 706 East Pea Washington St. "CORRECT ENGLISH—HOW TO USE." A Monthly Magazine devoted to the use of English. Josephine Turck Baker Editor Partial Contents. Queries and answers. The Art of Conversation. Shall and Will: Should and Would: How to Use them. Pronunciations(Century Dictionary). Correct English in the Home. Correct English in the School. What to Say and What not to Say: Course in Grammar. Course in Letter Writing and Punctuation. Business English for the Business Man. Compound Words: How to Write Them. Studies in English Literature. Agents Wanted $1.00 a Year. Send 10 cents for sample copy Department E. CORRECT ENGLISH, Evanston; ill. Mrs. J. C. McClain entertained Mrs. Gertrude Green-Blackwell, of Chicago, and a few friends, to a six o'clock dinner on Wednesday, of this week. An elabooate menu was served. M. H. DR. FRANK Wa Ho R. FRANK FLEURY a HooTon DR. FRANK FLEURY's Wa HooTonic SOLD BY ALL DRUGGISTS Also at 300-302 Neal & E Resta 728 E. Washington Now one of th To our new quarte cial invitation at 300-302 E. Monroe s eal & Brown Restaurant . Washington St. in new quar w one of the best in o ur new quarters, we extend cial invitation to the public. Also at 300-302 E. Monroe street Neal & Brown's Restaurant 728 E. Washington St. in new quarters. Now one of the best in city To our new quarters, we extend a special invitation to the public. OUR MOTTO: To give the best nices and the best attention to pat Regular Meals a specialty. 21 meals by ticket. $300. We are prepared to serve for NEAL & BROW give the best meal; the best meals and the best and most courteous attention to patrons. Regular Meals a specialty. Short orders s meals by ticket. $300. Out of city trade soli are prepared to serve for banquets and socials or MEAL & BROWN. Proprietres To give the best meal; the bestservices and the best and most courteous attention to patrons. Regular Meals a specialty. Short orders served 21 meals by ticket. $300. Out of city trade solicited. We are prepared to serve for banquets and socials on request. NEAL & BROWN. Proprietresses. REISCH BREWER YCO City Brewery Their Bottle Beer is Fine Bock's Special Can't be Beat Try it! Harry B. Harts, republican candidate for Probate Judge, one of the fittest and most competent young men in the county. We will run the cards, announcing the place and meeting nights of all Lodges, for 25c per month. "Oh, Douglas! Thou hast passed be yond the shore, But still thy voice is ringing o'er the gale— Thou'st taught thy race how high her hope may soar, And bid them seek the heights, nor faint nor fall." Paul Laurence Dunbar on Fred Douglass. --- Telephone: (bell) 337. Dr. James E. Henderson Dr. James E. Henderson Office: 107 $ \frac{1}{2} $ W. Side Square. SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS. HOURS: { 9 to 1 a m 3 to 5 p m 7 to 8 p.m. } Diseases and Ai ments of Women, a Specialty. FLEURY's oTonic E. Monroe street Brown's urant St. in new quarters. the best in city rs, we extend a spe- to the public. meal; the bestserv- and most courteous rons. Short orders served Out of city trade solicited. banquets and socials on request. N. Proprietresses. Fall Opening Sale Mrs. Clark-Thompson has just returned from Chicago where she purchased the latest fall styles which will begin Thursday, Oct. 8, '08 The latest Parisienne designs will be displayed and as an originator and creator of headgear, Mrs. Thompson reigns supreme. Her ability as a demonstrtor needs no introduction. She asks that girls and women see her stock before selecting their fall hats. Persons who are desirous of learning Millinery and are willing to work are solicited. 1419 E. Adams St. See the exquisite Autumn Creations The Sewing Circle of the U. B church was royally entertained by Mrs. Martha Petitt on Thur. of this week. All had a finetime. Call at Thompson's, 815 East Washington st for colored papers. Northwestern University Medical School, Class of 83.