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THE FORUM Bloomington Notes Little Fern Lester of North Prairie street, was so unfortunate as to fall on a red hot stove and severely burn herself on the face, last Sunday. The doctor was quickly summoned and she resting as well as could be expected at this writing. Mrs. Bettie Towles has departed for Washington D. C., where she will remain for an indefinite time. Master LaRue Hoagland who has been seriously ill, is much better at this writing The two skating rinks are now the Mccas for our young people. Girls, you are letting a great opportunity slip by you by not learning millinery. Prof. G. Wood, who has been spending a few days in this city. departed for Lincoln where he makes an address at Cosmopolitan hall. TO GIVE BANQUET. The presiding elder of the Springfield district of the Illinois Conference, and wife, will be tendered a banquet by the E. T. C. club of St. John A. M. E. church, Feb. 9th, 1909. The program will consist of 5 minutes talks by representatives from the various departments of the church, interspersed with musical selections. After the program the following menu will be served: Chicken salad, potato chips, bread and butter sandwiches, coffee, pickle, pie, nuts and fruits. There will be no charges other than the admission fee, which will be twenty five cents. The club will spare no pains to make it one of the grandest events in the history of the church. All are cordially invited. 123 t3. Religious. You are cordially and respect fully, invited to attend the religious services each Sunday at the Episcopal Mission, 16 and So. Grand Ave. and the Lntheran church, on 15th St., near Washington, as well as the other 7 Colored churches over the city. Quarterly meeting at St Paul church Sunday Jan. 25. Rev. E. T. Cottman, D. D. will have charge. Rev. G. W. Jones will preach at 3 p.m. All are cordially invited to the services. T. PRICE. Pastor. Mortuary. Died Tuesday, Jan. 19. 1909, Wm. Nelson, 530 W. Canedy St. The funeral was held at Zion Baptist church yesterday, in charge of Central Lodge No.3 A. F. and A. M. "Be ye doers and not sayers only." Decatur, News. Mrs. Robt. Palm was taken to St. Mary's hospital. Sunday for an operation. The operation was not thought to be a serious one. She is getting along nicely and we hope she will soon be up and return to her home Mrs. William Johnson who lives on Merietta street, is now recovering from an attack of la grippe. An entertainment was given Thursday evening, the 21, at the Baptist church under the auspices of the Sewing Circle, with Jessie M. Watkins as chairman. A short program was rendered as follows: Solo, Mrs. T. J Mitchell, recitation, Jessie M. Watkins, solo, Mrs. W. A. Oliphant, recitation, Miss Ada Bird Murrell, duet, Mrs. Mitchell and Miss B E. Cook, song by the Honey Moon Quartet composed of Messrs. T J. Mitchell, Hardy, Jas. Thompson and Cook Long; a riddle contest: the one giving the most riddles and answers will receive a prize. Refreshments were served which consisted of Oyster soup Fried Oysters Ice Cream There will be a cantata given February 15, under the management of Dr. D. D. McGriff. The Baptist Sewing Circle met at the residence of Mrs. S. T. Clanton, last Thursday. The military drill will be given at Traver's hall on East Wood street, February 1. Miss Bertha Denton is the instructor. The drill will be composed of girls and they are getting in fine shape. Their wands will be of national colors which will give a pleasing effect. Mrs. B. Benton is on the sick list this week suffering from an attack of asthma. THE SICK Jesse Warren is yet confined but slowly improving. WITHIN THE SOCIAL RADII. Mesdames E. B. Smith and R. A. Byrd, respectively, entertained last week, in honor of Mrs. Geo. W. Dabner, of Quincy. Colonel John R. Marshall, of the 8th Ill. Inft., was in the city this week, to attend the inaugural ceremonies. Jan. 17, Kingston coast line low ered '07. Sun sets 50. Day's length 9 h. 52 m. (ad os). Mr. Hosmer, representative of of Tuskegee, has returned. St. John church is to start a new building fund rally Feb, 14 Slaughtersville, Ky. Messrs. Abijah Douthet and Lee Orton are on the sick list this week. Master Odell Barksdale is confined at home with whooping cough. Mr and Mrs. James Springfield entertained quite a number of friends last Monday evening. The Busy Bees are preparing an interesting program for February 13, under the direction of Miss Mary Drake. Little Miss Amy Springfield was absent from school several days last week on account of illness. The stork has made a pleasant visit to the home of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Jones, and presented them with a handsome boy. Miss Lalla Mitchell of Madisonville, was the guest of Miss Fannie Thompkins, Sunday. Rufus Couch visited Sebree, last Sunday. The Holiness Sunday school is very instruoeive and interesting. Parents you are neglecting your duty in not sending or taking your children to some Sunday school each Sunday God has given us these little plants, it is our duty to nourish, protect and train them as God would have them go. Where and how do your children spend their Sundays? Let us awake to our duty. The Pearian Literary society met last Friday afternoon and had quite an interesting program. A Saturday Talk During this week we have sent Monuments to Several of the near-by towns—the foundations having been laid in the fall. There is hardly a township in Fifty miles of Springfield that does not contain a SPECIMEN of the work of Springfield Monument Company We could refer you to many of your Friends (very likely). wherever you live—who KNOW about the Solidity—the lasting character—the REAL Superiority of the work of this Company. BUT—your own eyes will prove this—if you call at the OFFICE, Third and Monroe. We ship everywhere within the radius of 150 miles. Our prices are REASONABLE—our stock LARGE you are invited to see the work NOW UNDER WAY The Springfield Monument Co. 3rd and MONROE STS. Bluford Watson, the son of Mr and Mrs. Wm. Watson, of East Moffit Ave. was accidently killed in a coal mine this week—account complete, next week. Mace Richmond, of E. Brown, St. was kicked dead by a mule, in a coal mine this week. Woman's Club Notes. The Mothers' section of the Club met at the residence of Mrs. Louis Hubbard, 1130 East Ash street, on Monday afternoon, Jan. 18, at 2.30 p.m., Mrs. Hattie Clem, chairman. There was much business of importance transacted. The boys and girls meeting will be held at St. Paul church if the committee can secure the same, on Sunday, January 31. at which time officers will be elected for each department and a souvenir badge given each boy and girl. The meeting will be called at 4 p. m., and a good program will be rendered. All day quilting at Mrs. Foree's 1425 E Jackson street, Wednesday January 27. All the members are invited to come and help. The Philanthropic section will meet at Mrs. Nora Fisher's on Monday, 25, promptly at 2 p. m., 1512 E. Mason street. Please do not forget to donate your towels on this date. The conundrum supper will be given February 1. Mrs. Hubbard is an excellent hostess. She served an elegant luncheon which all enjoyed. We regret much that neither Lawyers Royall, Gibbs nor Williams could be present as requested. There were twenty ladies present. Mrs. Lucy Coleman of New Berlin, was the guest of her niece, Mrs. J. McClain, Sunday and Monday. Mrs B. L. Ivory, wife of Rev. B. L. Ivory, pastor of the Union Baptist church, will arrive in the city this week from Anderson, Indiana. We extend her a hearty welcome. The choir of Union Baptist church will furnish some fine selections SunJanuary 24. Extra musical instruments will be added on this occasion Come out and hear them. Mrs. D. O. Yates has been made chorister of the choir. WANTED—experienced, young energetic colored man, sober in habits, to hang paper. No other need apply. Call at 1411 E. Adams St. Geo. Smith. 123 3t The 20th century Dancing class every Wednesday evening. Instructions from 8 to 10. Reception from 10 to 12 m. Persons who wish to learn the art should take advantage of the opportunity. The best of order. Private lessons a specialty. Come early and be instructed. Nix's orchestra. S.J. Morton, Instructor The banquet to be given in honor of presiding elder Cottman and wife, promises to be a grand one. Miss Daisy Donaldson has been indisposed this week. Hon. C. S. De. Neen. was sworn in Governor last Monday, the 4th Republican consecutively inducted into that office in the last 12 years. 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. ROGERS & BARBOUR Prepicters One Year.....$1.50 One Month.....15c Per Copy.....5c OFFICE: 305 1-2 S. Sixth St. Phone Main SDB THE FORUM'S STAFF. B. L. Rogers, Editor and Manager. Will H. arbour, Associate Editor and Secretary. Thompson Bros., Branch Once. Gomma The Printer 305] 8o. 6th St. EDITORIAL Saturday, Jan. 23 1909. Let us stand for a high ideal. "As a man thinketh in his heart (mind) so is he. Please keep this before you. Sherman, it appears, is the peodle's mau. The colored people seem to be solid for Sherman. Sherman is for the right and right will prevail. An intelligent ministry is the slogan. Most of the colored churches are progressing. You can't extinguish that Brownsville affair. It's the light that didn't fail. Foraker may be down and out, but the cause for which he stood still lives in ye sable sons' breats. The Mound City Star has no more right to 'steal' our editors than it would our chickens. Go ahead, Bro. Webb, and use them, but tell where you get them, and the case will be nolled No man has ever been successful. who was not nonest who did not attend to his work, who was not polite, and who did not pay his debts. Youths please take notice.—Springfield News. THE UNIFORM RANK K. OF P There is to be set up here January 25, a company of Uniform Rank, the military adjunct of the order of Knights of Pythias of N. A., S. A., E., A., A, and A., (you can't say these a b c's) unless you be a K. of P., one of the noblest secret orders in the world. K. of P. is derived from two Grecian Senators who were philosophers and ranked high in the literary and scholastic age in which they lived. They were followers of Pythagora's philosophy, whose teachings became repugnant to the Emperor and that potentate sought to kill Damon and Pythias and even had --- one doomed to hang, but they were friends, one and inseparable and how they both were freed you who are acquainted with Pythianism and Grecian history, know. This is a lodge every young man should join. We invite you to become a Pythian and ever afterwards you will be 'regenerated' and soared into spheres transcendent. THE NEGRO NEWSPAPER. The Xmas numbers of the colored papers this year snow a decided betterment over previous years. While the number of extra pages are perhaps no greater the subject matter is decidedly stronger and the vision much broader. The showing goes to establish the fact that the colored journal is coming into a more substantial estate which was bound to follow if colored journalism was to succeed. In days gone by the so called big Negro, was very loud in proclaiming that there was nothing to the Negro paper, while the white man looked upon the output as merely a vehicle of charity and a literary curiosity. Now, all is changed. There are no Negroes who claim to be intelligent who gainsay the colored newspaper, and the element of white men above referred to has given place to those who believe that the Negro journal is a quantity with which one has to reckon, if he would control the thought of the colored man. The intellectual progress of the Negro is some real and his literature has come to stay. In this department, of his progress the newspaper takes the leader as a molder of public opinion, and as a result the Negroes of real intelligence are coming up to its support in a way which is encouraging.—Ex. This is what Wendell Phillips said to the Colored voter in 1870: "On the back of your ballot is indorsed physical freedom, civic rights, lands, property, contentment, power; its faithful use will bring it all. Whoever, henceforth by omission or commission, wrongs the Negro because of race or color, should be by you, sentenced to political death, and no chance should ever reprieve or revive him; kill as dead as a mummy of the time of Cheops. When any party nominates such a man for office drop every other issue, spend every dollar, rally every man, vote with anybody to cover him over with such over whelming defeat that no party will ever be so rash as to nominate him again. This may seem cruel vengeance. Nothing is cruel that is necessary; and just such blows are needed to bring these prejudice-drunken communities and men to a sober and respectful consideration of the Negro's manhood rights." Note that Wendell Phillips said, "Vote with anybody," to defeat the man. That phrase showed he advised retaliation on that party which the race had supported when a traitor to our rights was nominated, and in such a case to vote even with the avowed enemy to rebuke and punish the party which owed us consideration.—Boston, (Mass.) Guardian. There is some probability of E. L. Rogers becoming a candidate for alderman of the first ward. Run for office on your merit. New Telephone. 1478. F TUCKER, Proprietor. If you must pay name in a hat pay name. you must pay $5.00 for in a hat pay it for a st pay $5.00 for the at -pay it for a good If you must pay $5.00 for the name in a hat pay it for a good name. IMPERIAL We'll give you $2 change the Imperial isn't worth to show you other HAT as much. $3 yesterday, to-day PETER MYE 529 Nor give you $2 change. Not be imperial isn't worth more, but you other HATS aren't worth it yesterday, to-day, to-morrow. PETER MYERS & CO 529 North Side S $2 change. Not because it worth more, but just other HATS aren't worth easy, to-day, to-morrow. MYE. S & CO. 529 North Side Squar We'll give you $2 change. Not because the Imperial isn't worth more, but just to show you other HATS aren't worth as much. $3 yesterday, to-day, to-morrow. PETER MYE S & CO. 529 North Side Squar For Fine Commercial Work HAMANN The Printer 305 SOUTH SIXTH ST. Phone 998 Capital Law Does Good Work, Quick Work and We solicit your patronage, and make to all Our Mo Don't forget we patronize the Forum 723 E. Washington apital Laundry Good Work, Quick Work and Prompt in our patronage, and make courtesy, good to all Our Motto we patronize the Forum for your patr GEO. BOLL E. Washington St All Laundry. Cuck Work and Prompt in Delivery. ave, and make courtesy, good treatment to all Our Motto e the Forum for your patronage. GEO. BOLMAN, Prop. Washington Street. Capital Laundry. Does Good Work, Quick Work and Prompt in Delivery. We solicit your patronage, and make courtesy, good treatment to all Our Motto Don't forget we patronize the Forum for your patronage. GEO. BOLMAN, Prop. 723 E. Washington Street. Both Telephones: 207 THE FO Is now the Leading HE FORU ow the Leading Col FORUM OUR ADVERTISING RATES. For display matter one time, 15c the inch; over one time, 10c, 6 month 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 on 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. Political integrity is the road but thieves reap what is sown. 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. 2319R3 A. Morris Williams, Williams' Bldg. 11th & Washington The Dunbar NewsCompany Is the place where all colored papers and magazines can be had. Call at 815, 813 E. Washington, or 306 $ \frac{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. Order Your Coal From Geo. W. Wells By the ton. O.d Phone 1383 Residence 1610 East Mason St. Special—The Forum will be pleased to have that legal notice, divorces, etc. It is a paper of general circulation; careful in reading proof; no errors shall occur. Published regularly and out on time. 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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The banquet to be given in honor of presiding elder Cottman and wife, promises to be a grand one. Rev Jones preached quite a good sermon Sunday. 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. 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 beautifnl, 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. Will H. Barbour, Asst. Editor. MISS DAISY DONALDSON. Proof Reader and Stenographer. Office Clerk, Book keeper H. A. Doneron, Lincoln. GEDWAD BAU MANN CHA3. T. BAUMANN Baumann Bros.... Your Patronage solicited. New Hope, 8th and Miller, Rev. M. C. Elzey, Pastor. Grace M. E. 14th and Brown Sts., Rev. J. M. Smalley, Pastor. HERE IS YOUR CHANCE. Do you wish a sure opportunity to MAKE SOME MONEY? THE ORION PUB., CO. IVILLE. TENNESSEE. The Forum's Staff. E. L. Rogers, Editor-in-Chief and Business Mgr. MISS BLANCHE HOAGLAND, Bloomington Agent and Correspondent. Address matter for the paper to The Forum, 3051/2 So. Sixth St. Matters of business or information to E. L. Rogers, Mgr. 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. 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. Sunday School at all the churches; the public invited to attend. Services at 11 a. m. and 8 p. m. OUR PLACE IS THE BEST Barbershop In Town. Shaves, haircut, shampooing Facial Massages and chiropodist work done. Try Our Place. Quick and good services rendered 821 E. Washington St. GRADY & WEBSTER, Propt's. A. B. SUTTON E. GRIGGS, Author, Orator, Philosopher. Legal expenses, advertising, printing and stationery..... 32,949.99 Postage, telegraph, telephone, express, furniture and fixtures..... 14,452.16 All other disbursements..... 51,381.94 Total disbursements.....$2,006,896.14 LEDGER ASSETS. Book value of bonds.....$3,231,759.36 Cash on hand and in bank..... 74,861.88 Bills receivable..... 12,209.38 Other ledger assets..... 14,375.50 Total ledger assets.....$3,333,206.12 NON LEDGER ASSETS. Interest accrued..... $38,933.95 Gross premiums in course of collection..... 301,290.06 Gross assets.....$3,673,430.13 DEDUCT ASSETS NOT ADMITTED. Bills receivable..... $12,209.38 Gross premiums in course of collection..... 28,694.44 Book value of bonds over market value..... 322,736.24 $353,640.06 Total admitted assets.....$3,309,790.07 LIABILITIES. Net amount of unpaid losses..... $629,453.41 Total unearned premiums..... 1,046,583.95 Commission and brokerage..... 68,731.05 Salaries, rents, bills, etc..... 45,000.00 Advance premiums..... 13,685.00 Other liabilities..... 250,000.00 Total liabilities..... $2,053,453.41 BUSINESS IN ILLINOIS. Total premium received during the year..... $171,122.42 Total losses paid during the year..... 54,068.36 OSCAR KING, Gen'l Manager. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 15th day of January, 1908. E. A. Rabener, Notary Public. (Seal.) OFFICIAL PUBLICATION. Annual statement of the Pennsylvania Casualty Co., of Scranton, Penna., 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 cash..... $200,000.00 INCOME. Premiums received during the year..... $469,094.51 Interests and dividends..... 15,847.15 Inspections..... 96.30 Profit on sale or maturity of ledger assets..... 400.00 Policy fees..... 9,647.71 Total income..... $495,085.67 DISBURSEMENTS. Losses paid during the year..... $205,899.08 Commission or brokerage..... 135,119.80 Policy fees retained by agents..... 9,647.71 Salaries, fees and all other charges of officers, clerks, agents and employees..... 59,859.15 Rents..... 6,177.26 Repairs, expenses and taxes on real estate..... 327.55 All other taxes, licenses and insurance department fees..... 11,222.93 Legal expenses, advertising, printing and stationery..... 15,095.50 Postage, telegraph, telephone, express, furniture and fixtures..... 10,457.77 All other disbursements..... 3,930.94 Total disbursements..... $458,737.89 LEDGER ASSETS. Book value of real estate..... $38,050.00 Mortgage loans on real estate..... 2,500.00 Loans on collateral security..... 2,000.00 Book value of bonds and stocks..... 340,004.50 Cash on hand and in bank..... 88,101.24 Bills receivable..... 2,026.58 Agents accounts..... 22,349.61 Total ledger assets..... $495,031.93 NON LEDGER ASSETS. Due and accrued..... $3,654.00 Gross premiums in course of collection..... 94,798.59 Gross assets..... $593,484.52 DEDUCT ASSETS NOT ADMITTED. Company's stock owned..... $ Bills receivable..... 2,026.58 Gross premiums in course of collection..... 5,687.17 Book value of bonds and stocks over market value..... 37,843.01 $45,556.76 Total admitted assets..... $547,927.76 LIABILITIES. Net amount of unpaid losses..... $80,078.19 Total unearned premiums..... 184,327.58 Commission and brokerage..... 25,238.99 Salaries, rents, bills, etc..... 969.39 S.ettac vbkqk1 cmfwyp vbkgk cmfwyyewewww State county and municipal pursuant to law. CAPITAL. Amount of capital stock paid up in cash..... $200,000.00 INCOME. Premiums received during the year..... 515,153.97 Interest, rent and dividends..... 27,309.04 Profit an sale or maturity of ledger assets..... 216.50 From other sources..... 736.85 Total income ..... $543,416.36 DISBURSEMENTS. Losses paid during the year ..... $218,157.03 Commission or brokerage ..... 182,439.34 Stockholders for interest or dividends ..... 24,000.00 Salaries, fees and all other charges of officers, clerks and employees ..... 49,940.88 Rents ..... 7,269.51 All other taxes, licenses and insurance department fees ..... 13,513.43 Legal expenses, advertising, printing and stationery ..... 3,861.23 Postage, telegraph, telephone, express, furniture and fixtures ..... 2,120.81 Loss on sale or maturity of ledger assets ..... 8,025.06 All other disbursements ..... 8,813.69 Total disbursements ..... $518,140.98 LEDGER ASSETS. Mortgage loans on real estate ..... $5,000.00 Book value of bonds and stocks ..... 676,919.47 Cash on hand and in bank ..... 29,059.08 Total assets..... $715,050.87 NON-LEDGER ASSETS. Gross premiums in course of collection ..... $114,947.72 Gross assets..... $827,998.59 DEDUCT ASSETS NOT ADMITTED. Gross premiums in course of collection ..... $3,559.36 Book value of bonds and stocks, over market value. 99,511.47 Special deposit to secure liabilities in Canada and Virginia ..... 41,700.00 144,770.83 Total admitted assets..... $683,227.76 LIABILITIES. Net amount of unpaid losses..... $16,405.91 Total unearned premiums ..... 285,679.43 Commission and brokerage ..... 38,985.95 Unpaid dividends ..... 6,000.00 Balance ..... $319,730.18 BUSINESS IN ILLINOIS. Total premium received during the year ..... $42,323.88 Total losses paid the year ..... 18,673.67 MAJOR A. WHITE. President. H. CARROLL FRENCH. Secretary. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 23rd day of January, 1908. C. F. FISHbeck. Notary Public. OFFICIAL PUBLICATION. Annual statement of the North American Accident Insurance Company of Chicago, in the State of Illinois, 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 cash ..... $200,000.00 INCOME. Premiums received during the year ..... $754,313.45 Interest, rents and dividends. ..... 19,050.40 Policy fees required or represented by applications. ..... 195,580.00 Profit on sale or maturity of ledger assets ..... 87.50 Total disbursements..... $905,315.34 LEDGER ASSETS. Mortgage loans on real estate..... $82,016.67 Loans on collateral security..... 52,150.00 Book value of bonds..... 306,070.00 Cash on hand and in bank..... 64,230.44 Other ledger assets..... 4,339.64 Total ledger assets..... $508,806.75 NON-LEDGER ASSETS. Interest due and accrued..... $3,685.39 Gross premiums in course of collection..... 35,250.32 Gross assets..... $547,742.46 DEDUCT ASSETS NOT ADMITTED. Due from agents..... 2,151.47 Total admitted assets..... $545,590.99 LIABILITIES. Net amount of unpaid losses..... $25,565.27 Total unearned premiums..... 103,035.68 Commission or brokerage..... 10,575.00 Salaries, rents, bills, etc..... 11,044.11 Total disbursements..... $36,231.45 LEDGER ASSETS Book value of bonds..... $239,861.44 Cash on hand and in bank..... 3,603.90 Cash in hands of trustees..... 13,138... Total ledger assets..... $256,603.90 NON-LEDGER ASSETS. Interest accrued..... $2,265.03 Gross premiums in course of collection ..... 26,999.30 Total admitted assets. $276,691.79 LIABILITIES. Net amount of unpaid losses. $2,838.26 Total unearned premiums. 24,733.05 Commission or brokerage. 8,447.59 Salaries, rents, bills, etc. 555.94 State, county and municipal taxes 495.67 Return and reinsurance premiums 758.04 CAPITAL. Amount of capital stock paid up in cash ..... $200,000.00 INCOME. Premiums received during the year ..... $291,396.52 Interest and dividends ..... 17,612.21 Total income ..... $309,008.73 DISBURSEMENTS. Losses paid during the year ..... $115,190.54 Commission or brokerage ..... 100,176.58 Stockholders for interest or dividends ..... 12,000.00 Salaries, fees and all other charges of officers, clerks, agents and employees ..... 24,303.78 Rents ..... 1,500.00 All other taxes, licenses and insurance department fees. Legal expenses, advertising, printing and stationery ..... 9,308.80 Postage, telegraph, telephone, express, furniture and fixtures ..... 2,242.34 2,989.46 All other disbursements ..... 1,758.75 Total disbursements..... $269,470.25 LEDGER ASSETS. Mortgage loans on real estate $304,835.55 Book value of bonds and stocks..... 76,664.75 Cash on hand and in bank..... 23,07.45 Other ledger assets..... 35.18 Total ledger assets..... $404,542.93 NON-LEDGER ASSETS. Interest accrued..... $4,271.64 Gross premiums in course of collection..... 68,303.35 Other non-ledger assets..... 10,730.42 Gross assets..... $487,848.34 DEDUCT ASSETS NOT ADMITTED. Gross premiums in course of collection..... $2,518.58 Book value of real estate, bonds and stocks over market value 5,879.93 8,398.51 Total admitted assets . . . $479,449.51 LIABILITIES. Net amount of unpaid losses . . . $6,913.52 Total unearned premiums . . . 154,899.03 Commission and brokerage . . . 21,709.13 Salarius, rents, bills, etc. . . . 106.87 Setat, county and municipal taxes . . . 3,902.17 Reinsurance premiums . . . . 59.54 Total liabilities . . . $187,590.26 BUSINESS IN ILLINOIS. Total premium received during the year . . . $74,820.31 Total losses paid during the year . . . 23,803.77 SAM C. HAAGLAND. President. HARRY C. HEDDEN. Secretary. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 14th day of January, 1908. Henry G. Tilch. (Seal.) Master in Chancery. OFFICIAL PUBLICATION. Annual statement of the National Casualty Company of Detroit, in the State of Michigan, 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 cash ..... $100,000.00 INCOME. Premiums received during the year ..... $485,759.31 Interest and dividends ..... 5,511.05 Policy fees ..... 52,924.00 Rrom other sources ..... 207.04 Total income ..... $544,401.40 DISBURSEMENTS. Losses paid during the year ..... $189,331.96 Commission or brokerage ..... 96,624.59 Stockholders for interest or dividends ..... 16,000.00 Salaries, fees and all other charges of officers, clerks, agents and employees ..... 124,581.70 Rents ..... 12,383.71 Policy fees retained by agents All other taxes, licenses and insurance department fees ..... 8,292.01 Legal expenses, advertising, printing and stationery ..... 15,331.35 Postage, telegraph, telephone, express, furniture and fixtures ..... 13,212.19 All other disbursements ..... 5,301.64 Total disbursements ..... $533,713.60 LEDGER ASSETS. Mortgage loans on real estate ..... $8,100.00 Loans on collateral security ..... 2,650.00 Book value of bonds and Total ledger assets..... $168,289.56 NON-LEDGER ASSETS. Interest accrued..... $1,889.73 Market value of bonds and stocks over book value..... 1,373.00 Gross premiums in course of collection..... 2,900.00 Total admitted assets..... $174,452.29 LIABILITIES. Net amount of unpaid losses..... $12,500.00 Total unearned premiums..... 2,077.65 Commission or brokerage..... 3,500.00 Salaries, rents, bills, etc..... 250.00 State, county and municipal taxes..... 6,600.00 Advanced premiums..... 3,923.75 Total liabilities ..... $28,851.40 BUSINESS IN ILLINOIS. Total premium received during the year ..... $19,637.86 Total losses paid during the year ..... 6,407.73 WM. G. CURTIS, President. FRANKLIN S. DEWEY, Secretary. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 24th day of January, 1908. (Seal.) E. A. Grant, Notary Public. OFFICIAL PUBLICATION. Annual statement of the National Surety Company of New York, in the State of New York, on the 31st day of December, 1908, made to the Insurance Superintendent of the State of Illinois, pursuant to law. CAPITAL. Amount of capital stock paid up in cash ..... $500,000.00 INCOME. Premiums received during the year ..... $1,585,656.57 Interest, rents and dividends. 67,440.74 Increase in book value of ledger assets ..... 10,000.00 From other sources ..... 12,919.50 Total income.....$1,676(016.81 DISBURSEMENTS. Losses paid during the year.....$501,798.63 Commission or brokerage.....328,410.46 Stockholders for interest or dividends.....40,000.00 Salaries, fees and all other charges of officers, clerks, agents and employees.....305,367.79 Rents.....22,403.53 Repairs, expenses and taxes on real estate.....2,784.57 All other taxes, licenses and insurance depresement fees.....34,181.35 Legal expenses, advertising, printing and stationery.....30,381.38 Postage, telegraph, telephone, express, furniture and fixtures.....26,398.42 Loss on sale or maturity of ledger assets.....712.50 All other disbursements.....24,488.80 Total disbursements ..... $1,316,932.43 LEDGER ASSETS. Book value of real estate ..... $119,654.15 Mortgage loans on real estate ..... 13,834.82 Book value of bonds and stocks ..... 1,548,120.63 Cash on hand and in bank ..... 458,366.07 Cash in suspended bank and other accounts ..... 139,215.87 Other ledger assets ..... 2,338.12 Total ledger assets ..... $2,281,529.66 NON-JEDGER ASSETS. Interest accrued ..... $7,022.47 Gross premiums in course of collection ..... 279,792.47 Gross assets ..... $2,568,344.60 DEDUCT ASSETS NOT ADMITTED. Due from miscellaneous sources $2,338.12 Advances on contracts ..... 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 liabilities in Ala., N. J., Ore., Mont. and Va 220,062.50 Total admitted assets.....$2,149,694.45 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, etc.....13,783.50 Unpaid dividends.....10,000.00 Return and reinsurance prem- lums.....13,307.05 Advance premiums.....5,345.79 Reserves and other liabilities.....120,721.36 Total liabilities.....$1,334,765.94 Less liabilities secured by special deposits.....54,836.42 Balance.....$1,279,929.52 BUSINESS IN ILLINOIS. Total premium received during the year.....$142,972.86 Total losses paid during the year.....183,557.78 WILLIAM J. GRIFFINS. Vice President. GILBERT CORDON, Secretary. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 8th 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 cash ..... $314,400.00 INCOME. Premiums received during the year ..... $771,020.72 Interest and dividends ..... 33,127.73 Profit on sale or maturity of ledger assets ..... 340.50 Total income ..... $804,488.95 DISBURSEMENTS. Losses paid during the year ..... $363,651.10 Commission or brokerage ..... 209,588.17 Salaries, fees and all other charges of officers, clerks, agents and employees ..... 103,372.45 Rents ..... 9,498.00 All other taxes, licenses and insurance department fees ..... 12,441.94 Legal expenses, advertising, printing and stationery ..... 15,425.60 Postage, telegraph, telephone, express, furniture a nd fixtures ..... 10,119.27 Loss on sale or maturity of ledger assets ..... 202.51 All other disbursements ..... 12,043.05 Total disbursements ..... $736,433.00 LEDGER ASSETS. Total admitted assets .. $1,002,115.51 LIABILITIES. Net amount of unpaid losses .. $170,585.91 Total unearned premiums .. 353,072.86 Commission or brokerage .. 38,091.31 Salaries, rents, bills, etc .. 4,160.80 State, county and municipal taxes .. 11,051.57 Reinsurance premiums .. 3,143.30 Total liabilities .. $580,105.84 BUSINESS IN ILLINOIS. Total premium received during the year .. $81,400.83 Total losses paid during the year .. 46,092.64 W. F. MOORE, President. GEO. E. TAYLOR, Secretary. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 8th day of February, 1908. (Seal.) A. H. Bevins, Notary Public. OFFICIAL PUBLICATION. Annual statement of the Pacific Coast Casualty Company of San Francisco, in the State of California, 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 cash..... $200,000.00 INCOME. Premiums received during the year..... $235,670.32 Interest and dividends..... 21,000.28 From other sources..... 49,548.90 Total income..... $306,219.59 DISBURSEMENTS. Losses paid during the year..... $113,153.92 Commission or brokerage..... 69,515.26 Stockholders for interest and dividends..... 14,000.00 Salaries, fees and all other charges of officers, clerks, agents and employees..... 14,018.94 Rents..... 1,783.30 All other taxes, licenses and insurance department fees..... 1,671.63 Legal expenses, advertising, printing and stationery..... 6,488.68 Postage, telegraph, telephone, express, furniture and fixtures..... 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..... 405,053.89 Cash on hand and in bank..... 14,526.75 Total ledger assets..... $534,580.64 NON-LEDGER ASSETS. Interest due and accrued..... $6,697.72 Gross premiums in course of collection..... 65,885.83 Other non-ledger assets..... 11,354.26 Gross assets..... $618,518.45 DEDUCT ASSETS NOT ADMITTED. Gross premiums in course of collection..... $11,606.85 Other unadmitted assets ..... 25,328.89 37,025.74 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 Other liabilities..... 3,165.10 Total liabilities $237,855.70 BUSINESS IN ILLINOIS. Total premium received during the year $14,742.80 Total losses paid during the year 1,656.64 EDMUND F. GREEN. President. FRANKLIN A, ZANE, Secretary. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 21st day of February, 1908. Henry P. Tricon, Notry Publicl. (Seal.) "THE FLAMING SWORD." 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You must not kill any prairie chicken or gouse for a period of four years from the first day of July 1977 or any wild turkey, pheasant or partridge for a period of six years from July 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 black 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 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, paiie 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. You 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. SUNSET MAGAZINE beautifully illustrated, good stories and articles about California and all the Far West. $1.50 a year CAMERA CRAFT devoted each month to the artistic reproduction of the best work of amateur and professional photographers. $1.00 a year ROAD OF A THOUSAND WONDERS a book of 75 pages, containing 120 colored photographs of picturesque spots in California and Oregon. $0.75 Total . . . $3.25 All for . . . $1.50 Address all orders to SUNSET MAGAZINE Flood Building San Francisco All hunter's licens s. whether resident or non-resident, expire 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 change in any license for the purpose of tran ferring the same, under the penalty of prosecution for forgery. 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 en-nature 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. 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Abraham Lincoln And the Negro. Abraham Lincoln And the Negro. Every now and then, some colored man is found over the land, who has the temerity and gall, to assert that he does not owe anything to Lincoln and that Lincoln was no friend to the colored man because Lincoln made the statement that: The emancipation was a necessary war measure, and that he give Jeff Davis a limited time in which to consider a proposition relative to the emancipation, etc Let it have been a necessary war measure, Lincoln was a friend to humanity, and the Negro being human he was a friend to him. Read Lincoln's life, before and after 1862, and you will find him to have been the greatest human itarian, the greatest statesman and the greatest friend to the world since the days of Christ. Read the Gettysburg address all the speeches for United States Senator against S. A.Douglas, the Cooper Union speech. Never man spake like this man. Not long before 1862, Mr Lincoln said in Washington, to Chas Sumner, the greatest abolitionist of the whole galaxy, after Sumner had plead with him to emancipate the slaves: I will consider it, I find you to be about two days ahead of me on all these questions. Charles Sumner was United States Senator from Massachusetts, succeeding Daniel Webster who died in 1852, then the greatest orator since Edmund Burke of Great Britian and Demosthenes of Greece No, never go back on this man —let the very monument crumble to the dust and all signs and writings pass away, but let not we, the legacies of his noble deeds, be ungrateful- all these noble things he accomplished. Crowned heads and hoary sires of every clime have knelt at his bier and cast a tear—he suffered and died for the cause—now what can withhold us from mourning? He gave up his life for his country. "Greater love hath no man than this!" Oh no, no steps backwards. Here in Springfield, let us pay him honor—the whole world is doing it. Great man he was—he was slain by a cowardly assassin—poor man, poor man! His blood went flowing down the streets of Washington for the remission of the sins of the nation, to doubt. Go down to some appointed place, February 12, all ye nations and pay homage to his dust —good deeds react, none are in vain. Take the name of Lincoln from Illinois, and what will you have? Do your duty while you live, for after death to judgment. Yea, "there was a Caesar, when cometh such another?"—E. L. R. HOME BUYING. The colored people should keep ever before them these necessary and coordinate essentials: Home buying, farming, hog raising, poultry raising, business enterprise establishing, frugality—and we need to do these things here in Springfield and Sangamon county as much so as in Louisiana and Mississippi. We need more farmers; and, in fact, more producers of all the things that must be consumed. Has a colored man as much sense as any other man? Well, you must prove it. Why can't we have a shoe store, here? A gents' furnishing store, a furniture and stove store? Who are you blaming, the white people? Must the white people set you up in business? Cannot we have a drug store—if not, why not? We have two loaning institutions here; why don't you go down and take out some shares? The Great Weekly Nnumbers For Sale at 815 and 728 E. Washington President elect says: "Negro must be accorded all rights." All kinds of leading Colored Papers here every week, and the best white Magazines TWO YEARS For $1.25 A complete history of TWO history making years. Every detail of every important event in the country and throughout the world. The entire proceedings of Congress at several extra and regular sessions. TWO FULL YEARS of our new National and State Administrations. The verdict of the people at the elections of 1910. ALL THE NEWS OF ALL THE EARTH. 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Your kind need not come—we want hustlers—men who will buy homes, save their money, care for their families and support colored businesses. Mrs. E. T. Spiller, MANICURIST. Graduate From Burnham School, Chicago. Respectfully invites the Public—Calls made to your residence Headquarters: 1610 E. Miller St. New Telephone: 805 1-23 4 t $1.50 to East St. Louis every Saturday and Sunday ILLINOIS TRACTION SYSTEM Take Your Orders to East End Shoe Store Best of material used All work guaranteed Second hand shoes for sale. O.d Phone 3914 1707 East Capitol Avenue. J. P. Roberts; Prop. TWO YEAR A complete history of TWO hist every important event in the country proceedings of Congress at several Attorney Chas. S. Gibbs was called to Davenport, Iowa, this week on legal business. Miss Gertrude Williams is on the sick list. C. B. Davis of Petersburg, has accepted a position at the State House. His many friends congratulate him, he is a progressive young man. LODGE DIRECTORY. Inserted for 25c the month. When and where the various lodges meet. Capital City Lodge No. 12, K. of P. meets every second and 4th Monday night at Masonic hall, N. 8th St. B K. Bruce Lodge No. 26, meets every 1st and 3d Monday night at Masonic hall, N. 8th St. The greatest of all newspapers is the DAILY GLOBE - DEMOCRAT, of St. Louis. It has no equal or rival in all the west and ought to be in the hands of every reader of any daily paper. It costs, by mail, postage prepaid, DAILY INCLUDING SUNDAY, one year, $6; 6 months, $3; 3 months, $1.50; DAILY WITHOUT SUNDAY, one year, $4.00; 6 months, $3; 3 months, $1; SUNDAY EDITION—a big newspaper and magazine combined, 48 to 76 pages every Sunday, one year, $2; 6 months, $1. A subscription for the GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, at these prices, is the best possible newspaper investment. Send your order TO-DAY, or write for FREE SAMPLE COPY to Globe Printing Co., St. Louis, Mo. See special offer of the "Twice-a-Week" issue of the GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, TWO YEARS FOR $1.25, elsewhere in this paper. STATE OFFICERS SWORN IN. Last Monday at high noon, occurred the inauguration of the state officers, elected November 3d last. The temporary presiding officer of the senate, and the speaker of the house, declaring each, to have a quorum, in joint session of the 46th General Assembly, the Rev. Mr. Hickey stepped forward and invoked divine assistance. The speaker then directed the secretary of the house, Mr. Bert McCan, read the roll of officers who were declared by the house last week, as having been elected, beginning with that of Governor, and the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the state, requested each man, as his name was called, to take the following oath: Do you swear by the ever living God, that you will support the constitution of the United States and the constitution of the State of Illinois, to the best of your knowledge, so help you God.' Their answers all in the affirmative Speaker Shurtleff, then said: "I now take great pleasure in presenting to you, the first man, in thirty years, to be re-elected governor of this state, the Hon Charles S. Deneen." Prolonged applause. Mr Deneen proceeded to read his lengthy message; finely composed state paper, simple, but comprehensive and pointed. The construction, diction and logic, being unexcelled. The paper treats of the most important issues that are before the people, both of this state and nation: Deep water ways, State Charitable institutions, Condition of the state treasury, Interest on public funds, Revenue commission. Primary election, Railroad and warehouse commission. State grain inspection department. Anti-pass legislation. Illinois Central R. R, case, Geological survey. Educational commission. State university, State highway commission. State food commission. Fish Commission. Bureau of labor statistics, Department o factory inspection, State board of health, Live stock commission. State architect, National Guard, Increased appropriations. Executive expenditures. IN LINE OF PROGRESS. The New Year finds the movement for the nomination of Lieutenant Governor Sherman as a candidate for mayor of Springfield advanced to a point where it is practically certain that he will be named. Indeed, it is now asserted by leading Republicans that he will be without opposition on the day of the primary election. Back of the lieutenant governor or will be a united Republican organization, supported by many of the progressive and most influential Democrats of the city. The old Democratic machine went to the scrap heap in the last primary election, when its membership made the unsuccessful attempt to name the Republican candidate for governor. The remnant of the old Republican machin will follow. It is seriously doubted whether it will even make an effort to name a single man on the ticket. In view of these facts, conditions which obtain in Springfield politics at this time are pretty satisfactory and offer reason for self congratulation upon the part of the citizens. The next election will find Springfield in harmony with the state administration and the national administration at Washington, fully identified with the progressive political movement which is going on in every state, and recognized as a leading factor in the new life of the country. With its splendid business record, its rapid recuperation from the ills which came upon it last summer and the prospects which appears from its horizon, Spring field enters upon the year 1909 with every reason for feeling hopeful. The next few years should be its golden era.—Illinois State Journal. LINCOLN. LINCOLN. The act was the prompting of his soul's conception, Which he sought not to hide with any deception, Nature's God inspired him to do the deed, And thus four million souls were freed. B. H. W No sir, let Deneen stay here. Have they placed all you fellows yet? Let Hopkins have the place, the people said so. Look out, Holly Springs, Miss. will have a colored bank, next. The Star of Mound City, is shining brighter and brighter each week. Show me a person that doesn't read newspapers and I will show you a 'dummy.' Make yourself a job. A man who cannot make a dollar unless some other man gives him a job. is a babe and a puppet. A goodly number of colored people who do not support a weekly paper, wonder why we don't start a daily—these are dreamers only. Calico dresses are coming back into style again. Husbands should cut this paragraph out and paste it up where their wives can see it every hour of the day.—Exchange. What do you think of a colored man who is always howling because he does not get colored trade, when he never advertises in nor subscribes to a colored paper? He is ignorant, eh? White men will peddle, lemons rabbits, candies and bananas and go around and gather up hats and coats and shoes to be repaired—Negroes loafing or begging for a job and complaining—get busy, get out of your own light. Study business "How to Talk"—for sale at Thompson's and Neal & Brown's. Price 15c. --- Our object in the journalistic world is to do or say something immutable, to mould sentiment, to set lofty ideals, to condemn crime and to encourage virtue and noble traits done by our contemporaries. A paper that has no high motive, no perspective, is only a sounding brass and tinkling cymbal whose life is but a few days and full of trouble. If any man is not prospering sin heth at his gate. This is from the Bible. You claim to be believe the Bole. Are you prospering? Please don't put the collectors or When the collectors come, pay them EXTRACT FROM TAFT'S SPEECH OF ACCEPTANCE JULY 28,1908. THE REPUBLICAN PLAN CAGO, EXPLICITLY DEMAND WITHOUT REGARD TO PRES AS EXPLICITLY DECLARED AND WITHOUT RESERVATION OF THE THIRTEENTH, FOR AMENDMENTS TO THE CO LESS TO STATE THAT SQUARELY ON THAT PLAN BELIEVE THAT EQUAL J THE FAIR AND IMPARTIAL AMENDMENTS IS IN KEEPING CAN SPIRIT OF FAIR PLAN THE REPUBLICAN PLATFORM, ADOPTED AT CHICAGO, EXPLICITLY DEMANDS JUSTICE FOR ALL MEN WITHOUT REGARD TO RACE OR COLOR, AND JUST AS EXPLICITLY DECLARES FOR THE ENFORCEMENT, AND WITHOUT RESERVATION, IN LETTER AND SPIRIT OF THE THIRTEENTH, FOURTEENTH AND FIFTEENTH AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION. IT IS NEEDLESS TO STATE THAT I STAND WITH MY PARTY SQUARELY ON THAT PLANK IN THE PLATFORM, AND BELIEVE THAT EQUAL JUSTICE TO ALL MEN, AND THE FAIR AND IMPARTIAL ENFORCEMENT OF THESE AMENDMENTS IS IN KEEPING WITH THE REAL AMERICAN SPIRIT OF FAIR PLAY. My Staff "Oh, Douglas! Thou hast passed be- beyond the shore, But still thy voice is ringing over the gale-- Thou so taught thy race how high her hope may soar, And but them seek the heights, not faint nor fall." Paul Laurence Dunbar on Freed Douglass. For Rutledge street every 15 minutes from 6:67 a.m. until 11:22 p.m. sq mo aua o nopisod a q q pw Owl cars at 11:52 p.m. and 12:22 Public stenogra phy. Done at This Office. Short-hand. typewriting and amanuensis work. Business letters, accounts itemized, Essays, speeches or Sermons written live us a Trial The FORUM. 3(5 S 6 MISS DAYY DONALDSON. Senographer. Old'Phone. 998. Springfield Illinois Capitol City Lodge, No. 12. K. of P. meets every second and fourth Monday night of each month in Masonic hall on North Eighth street. Special meetings made known by K. of R. & S.. --- on machine. USE HOAGLAND'S OIL OF GLAD NESS. Hoagland's Oil of Gladness has proven to be the greatest furniture preserver in the world, owned and controlled exclusively by Negroes. All colored agents should become interested in this enterprise. Have we any colored sympathizers? If so, send $1 and get special terms for 30 days. Send $1.00 and get $3.00 worth of oil. George Hoagland, 903 W. Jefferson St., Bloomington, Ill. 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 "It is no benefit to have given me something, but it is a benefit to have enabled me to obtain something for myself."—Emerson. tired against you, according to the prayer of said bill. S. T. JONES, Clerk Divine Services at the Evangelical Lutheran Holy Trinity Church. On Fifteenth between Washington and Jefferson streets Bible Reading. 11 to 12 a. m. Preaching at 8 p. m. Instruction in the chief parts of the Christian doctrines every Wednesday at 8 p. m. One and all are cordially invited to attend these services. Rev. Las H. Doswell Pastor CONSOLIDATED STREET CAR ROUTE. Points of Interest Springfield's Attractions and How to Reach Them. Lincoln home-Corner Eighth and Jackson streets-take South Eighth car. Lincoln Monument, Oak Ridge Cemetery-take North Fifth street cars at Fifth and Monroe streets. Parks and Pleasure Resorts. Washington Park, southwest of city take South Second or Lawrence avenue cars. Reservoir Park, northeast of city—take North Seventh cars. Camp Lincoln. The permanent camp grounds of the Illinois National Guards. Take Rutledge or Camp Lincoln cars. State Fair grounds, north of city. Take North Seventh cars. White City Park east of the city. Take East Capitol avenue cars at Fifth and Monroe. 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. J. W. Slaughter, Proprietor I Money [Name] FOR RENT-Nice four (4) room house, No. 209 S. 14th St. Inquire at 815 E. Washington St. J. E. Thompson. The hieghts are not gained by a single bound, the Dome is reached round by round. A Call to the Business Men. Meeting Arranged for Wednesday Evening, January 27th. Editors of The Forum: Dear sirs: Upon several acca sions I have urged through your paper, the necessity of the Negro Business Men. Professional and farmers, organizing themselves for mutual interest and race uplift and advancement. This is being done thru out the length and breadth of this great commonwealth of ours, and it is high time that the Negroes' affiliations should be closer in many ways, if they This is being done throut out the length and breadth of this great commonwealth of ours, and it is high time that the Negroes' affiliations should be closer in many ways, if they could make possible the employment of members of our race by creating businesses of our own. J. E. Thompson Let us exercise a little more energy, spur up our ambition, persevere a bit, and last, but the most essential; have confidence in the honesty, integrity, and ability of our own people, to build up and manage successfully, enterprises. There is a crying need for a Negro Business League. It will not only help the Negro Business men, the professional, the mechanics and farmers, individually but the race in general, would be benefitted from the discussions, new enterprises, etc., that could and would be fostered by the League. Man awake and take notice, every other nationality is building up his own and adding strength to his foundation. Why not we? We have in the past made marked progress, no one will question this simple statement. Our race possesses millions in church property, farms, homes, and have investments in banks and other commercial pursuits. But this will not suffice for the future. Its ratio speaks well for forty-four years of freedom compared with other races. A choice line of wool fabrics to select from Call and see what I have. Capitol City Pantatorium 109 South Fourth Street our opportunities and environments: But the Negro is living in an electrical age, the 20th century, where all is push and rush. The electrical roads are here, auto, wireless telegraphy. and telephones, aeroplanes and aerial navigation are at hand and the Negro must plunge in and swim or he will be swept away with the tide and lost in oblivion Commercially, we are weak. Mechanically, morally educationally and religiously, we are growing. Let us put a little steam in our beautiful Springfield along commercial lines, this will develop our financial situation and add prestige to us as a people. In view of this fact I trust every Negro minister, business man and woman, professional man, mechanics, farmers, and teamsters etc. will take this as a personal invitation and meet the writer as his guest, at H. Sallie's restaurant. Wednesday evening, at 8 P.M. Jan. 27th, 1909, and let us talk the matter over, and organize the local Negro Business men's Leage, to affiliate with our national organization, of which the Hon. Booker T. Washington is president. J. E. THOMPSON, Grocer. An Ordinance. PROVIDING FOR A SIDEWALK. Be it ordained by the City Council of the City of Springfield, Illinois. Section 1. That a cement side walk four feet in width and forty feet in length be laid in front of the lot or parcel of land situated in the city of Springfield, Sangamon County Illinois, and described as follows: Lot ten block ten (10) Hickox and Chestnut's addition to city of Springfield, said lot located on east side of Fifteenth street between Madison and Reynolds streets. Section 2. Said sidewalk shall be laid in a cordance with the provision of an ordinance passed by this council October 23rd, A. D., 1905, and known as "An ordinance in relation to the construction of sidewalks." Section 3. The grade of said walk shall be made to conform to the grade established by the city council of the city of Springfield by ordinance passed January 11, 1909. Section 4 This ordinance shall be in force and effect from and after its passage and approval and due publication. Passed Jan. 18, 1909, approved Jan. 19, 1909. City Clerk, J. Emil Smith, Mayor, J. C. Neuman, Pro tem. Pay up today, please. Yourself and Friends are Requested to Attend Monday Evening, Feb. 1, 1909 Music by Prof. Blood's Full Orchestra Prof. S. J. Morton, Floor Manager Admission, per couple $1.00, single 50c E. E. Perkins George J. Beard Maj Otis B. Duncan Alex Bender John W. Slaughter Louis Baker 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 meals and the best attention to patrons Regular Meals a specialty. 21 meals by ticket. $3 00. We are prepared to serve for NEAL & BROWN Don't Be Fake Bring Your MACK Now Located at 5133 With ANDERSON and Dyers, and he will block them for you in Prevailing style. Remember his 1919 best factories in him to do the work Give MACK a Glad to Talk Work Called for Telephones: old, "Nuff at the best meal; the best and most hon to patrons. Is a specialty. Short or ticket. $3 00. Out of city trai reared to serve for banquets and soo & BROWN, Proprietor Be Fooled Fakirs Your Old Hat MACK stated at 513 E. Jeffers DERSON & BALE and he will Clean for you in any of the style. uber his 19 years in factories in the East to the work as repre MACK a Call. He to Talk Hats to Called for and Deliver names: old, 3837; New ‘Nuff Said.’ 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. Don't Be Fooled By Fakirs Now Located at 513 E. Jefferson Street, With ANDERSON & BALE, Cleaners and Dyers, and he will Clean and Reblock them for you in any of the Latest Prevailing style. Remember his 19 years in three of the best factories in the East, enables him to do the work as represeeted. Give MACK a Call. He will be Glad to Talk Hats to You Work Called for and Delivered Telephones: old, 3837; New, 735 "Nuff Said." Mrs. E. T. Spiller, who has been to Chicago, attending Prof. Burnham's manicuring school, has returned, and is prepared to the work, efficiently. See her ad, in another column. meal; the best serv- and most courteous rons. Short orders served Out of city trade solicited. banquets and socials on request. N, Proprietresses. Fooled By irs Old Hats To CK E. Jefferson Street, & BALE, Cleaners will Clean and Re- n any of the Latest years in three of the East, enables as represeeted. all. He will be Hats to You and Delivered 3837; New, 735 Said.” Mr. and Mrs. John Cole entertained a few friends Thursday evening. at their new home. Miss Gertrude Williams is on the sick list.