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The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1900-10-20
USES OF ALUMINIUM.
Nicola Tesla Believes It WIN s1perssds
All Other Metals.

Nicola Tesla Believes It WIN s1perssds
All Other Metals.
In a contribution to the Century
Magazine, Nicola Tesla writes inter
estingly on the present and future uses
Of aluminium. Tesla is something Of q
brilliant theorist in his line, much as
the Frenchman Flammarion Is in the
line of astronomy. Yet Tesla has &C
complished some wonderful things,
and his opinions are deserving OF at
tention when he speaks on subjects
connected with electricity. Tesla be-
lieves that just as we have had an
age Of stone, en- age Of brass, an age
Of iron and an age of steel-not to
speak Of a golden age-the coming
century will usher In an age Of alumni
mum. When we consider that 1t Is
only seventy years since this wonder
full metal was first discovered and that
the aluminium industry is scarcely for
ty years old, it must certainly be ad-
mitted that wonderful progress has al
ready been made. One conclusion ar
rived at by Tesla which will be well
coined by electric companies, and will
be quite otherwise regarded by those
interested in copper mining, Is that
the advance of the aluminium industry
will result in the humiliation Of the
copper industry-that they cannot ex-
list and prosper together. Even now 1t
is cheaper to convey an electric cur
rent through aluminium wires than
through copper wires. Aluminium cast
ings cost less, and in many domestic
and other uses copper has no chance
to successfully compete. A further
material reduction Of the price Of
aluminium cannot but be fatal to cop
per. Tesla believes that the big cop
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1900-10-20
IRISH COUNTRY TOWN.

Pc. Picture of Cunaghmor., where
Rents Are Low.
Here In Cullaghmore the main road
is lined by mud-walled cabins, which
rise from mud floors that are lower
than the roadway, so that the rain
water pours over the doorsill. Eyes
and ears and nose are offended. The
jewellers never wash themselves or
their children, who shrek and swear
among the pigs and poultry; as turf
In dear, they burn malodorous substi-
tutes, says the Cornhill Magazine.
The air IL not redolent Of the sharp
peetreek, which is the sweetest smell
In an Irishman's noc-rlls; II you have
been away for q time, It II the faint
smell Of burning turf, as 1t mingles
with the scent Of the hedgerows, which
brings close to you that you are no
longer In cold. staid England. but have
returned home, sweet home. These
jewellers by the wayside. children Of
Gibeon. have no wish to better their
lot by removal; they are eontented to
dwell whittier 1t has pleased God to
call them. so long as He gives them
the daily bread which they hate to
seek and toll for. All would TAIN be
lords Of the cabin whereof their IA
theirs vers lords. and though they can
not now sing with HerFiek.
Here we rejoice because no rent
We pay for our poor tenement.
the judicial rent u no more than the
cabins are worth. At u . life Of little
ease and no comfort; tAsy look for
ward 70 marrying their eldest son. by
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1900-10-20
Died L. Too HArSh.

An aesthetic English Vicar q
Wembley will not allow the wort
died" to be put on the tombstones Of
the people buried in the cemetery. He
insists on phrases like departed thu
life" or passed away" or entered
into rest" and says that died" is q
denial OF the Christian teaching Of in.
mortality.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1900-10-20

Eight years ago Salvation Army Of
Aeers were forbidden by the authori-
ties to say "Hallelujah" in the streets
OF Berlin; today the army meets night
T " In twenty halls in the city.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1900-10-20
Whale Fishing Not Exiting.

Whale fishing is not extinct in the
United States, but it is gradually and
slowly becoming so. From 1850 TO
1875 the annual product Of the Ameri-
can whale fisheries fell from 100000
barrels OF sperm oil to 1900, of
whale oil from 100000 to $1,000, and
Of whalebone from 100000 pounds
to 100000.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1900-10-20
TIE ARMORED BICYCLE in WAP

guard. The armorea bicycle weighs
less than fifty pounds. and is by no
means unsightly. It is the invention
OF wyley Lord, of Walmer. -
One OF the most interesting features
of the fight on Bank Holiday was the
working CT q brace Of machine guns
mounted on cycle carriages by the
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1900-10-20

stands. with the sweet old-time yin.
OF Patcham nesting in its sbaS.
with sides Of quite remarkable
cipitancB yet the volunteers 90, ~
guns to the summit, where thew ~.
effectively placed, as a second posi,.
when that on Piecombe street h..
been evacuated. The Coll ON.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1900-10-20

forms a perfect screen for the rifle
men. as shown in the accompanying
picture. A powerful intrenching tool.
which is held in position with
thumbscrew, forms a rear-wheel mud
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1900-10-20

At the recent military manoeuVers
at Brighton. England. several novelties
In warfare were introduced. probably
the most curious OF which was an ar
mored bicycle for infantry.
II is q solid-tired machine, irto the
front wheel Of which. within the
spokes, 4 Haryeyized steel plate. which
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1900-10-20
knowledge Through Suffering.

To love all mankind from the great
est to the lowest (or meanesD, a cheer
full state Of being is required; but in
order to see into mankind, into life.
and still more into ourselves, suffer
ing Il eQuisite.-RIehter.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1900-10-20
CAN FOR BURNING GARBAGE.

purpose Of three similar boxes or gar
bage cans. 1t Is we'll known that the
system Of dumping paper and the like
INTO garbage cans and then loading
and hauling 1t away is the cause Of
much of the litter in alleys and about
the steets. The province Of the refuse
burner is to obviate all this and to do
it economically.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1900-10-20

back against a tree. in full view, and.
strange to say, he will walk up within
ten steps without seeing you" Just
then we noticed that the sun was
down; the old hunter invited me to
spend the night at his camp, which !
did. and had a most pleasant time
From Forest and Stream.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1900-10-20

A seolding wife would doubtless be
successful as q railway engineer-she
d. always on the rail.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1900-10-20

is proof against
rife FIRE with serv-
ice ammuni tion
from 800 to $50
yards, Is inserted.
When laid down
and wi n the
handle bars resting
on the ground, 1t
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1900-10-20

Twenty-sixth Middlesex. V. r. C. They
were first placed on Piecombe street,
a shelf which abuts from the south
ern face OF wolstenbury Hill. The
latter rises from the valley in which 1t
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1900-10-20

It has been computed that tAsre are
100. 300 railway locomotives N ths
world 1t the present tina
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1900-10-20
Julius p. TAILOR, Editor and PublsAsA

A man never knows how much he
really loves girl until she rejects
him.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1900-10-20
UfflfzeS 6l1aSfe

two chambers will set the mechanism
to work automatically all day without
attention. To aid In spreading the
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1900-10-20

mounted on cy.,|
wheels. and. vhal
not in action N
propelled Yherv-l
cyclists can gol
and it seems ve,|
much as il III,
could go anywhs,|
by a team Of c,,I
clists whose IA.
chimes are conueet.I
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1900-10-20

ed, standard to headpices. with light
bamboo traces.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1900-10-20

Something is rotten in the state Of
Denmark.-Hamlet.
The colored American., 1900-01-27
"VOL. 1-HO. L."

Famillar Feature OF Newspaper W0rk
PerGiutly Remark Ghe Rising Sen.
The Colored American has the follow
ing:
"The poorest excuse for a newspaper
is the one which merely serves as the
personal organ OF some designing indI-
vidual and uses up nine -tenths Of the
space in exploiting either the pet
scheme of its owner or EN- ployed as a
sewer to carry off the filth that period
ically accumulates in his alleged brain
The personal organ" should be
brought within the purview of the stat
uts providing for the aoatement of
nuisances, and Ohio and the District
OF Columbia should receive the earliest
at tentiOn.n
The stake" newspaper is indigenous
to no special locality, Bro. CoIored
American. Whenever and wherever
the season favOrs, these literary ven-
lures spring up with surprising vIgor,
make an astonishing show Of push and
permsnence, circulate gratuitously and
generally among aspiring candidates,
and finally, after raking up all that
seems to be lying around loose, they go
back to the oblivion from whence they
sprang and are seen no more, The
man who attempts to s'reach the pub
lie" or any part of it through these
channels is like man hunting wild
geese who. in his anxiety to bag some
thing, fills the gun with bird shot and
fires AT THE FLoCKi He makes great
noise, to be sure, but he fetches moth
Ing dOwn.-Rlsing Son, Kansas City,
Mo.
The colored American., 1900-01-27

tucky with the prestige Of a family
bility and record Of efficiency that
might well be envied He has the dis
tinction of having served in the Ca
pacity Of his profession two Of the most
substantial financial institutions of the
Bluegrass State the Gsrmania Bank
and Trust company and the Kentucky
Bankers Association, at which places
combined he was employed for seven
years. He was also with q leading law
firm for number of years and was
private secretary to mayor Todd of
Louisville, during his incumbency. He
speaks German fuently.
The colored American., 1900-01-27
Orange Blossoms In Gotham.

New York, n. Y, special Mr.. O..
NJ, Battey, prominent photogra phic
artist of Indianapolis Ind, and Miss
Emma Haywood Reid, of this city
were united in marriage Wednesday
evening, January 3rd, at st. Marks NJ.
Il. church, Rev. j. w. II. Brooks, Of
nciating. The guests were only the
most intimate friends OF the contract.
ing paaties. A grand reception was
tsndered the couple on Thursday eve.
ming January 18th. Both people are
highly rated socially and are weIlknown
among Westinghouse select circle.
The colored American., 1900-01-27
Notice to Boston Subscribers.

MIR. ] D. Powell, j.. heretofore rep
resenting Fhe Colored American in
Boston and vicinity, is no longer con-
necred with The COlored American in
any capacity. Per-ons who desire to
advertise or to subscribe will send their
business communications direct to this
Office, or orders may be left with MIR.
W. L. Reed, No. 155 Cambridge street,
Boston, Mass. the publishers of The
Oolored American will not be respon
slble for any moneys paid or contracts
made with Mr.. J. D. Powell, Jr,, after
this date.
The colored American., 1900-01-27
Industrial Status of the NEGRO,

The District Afro American Council
has appointed a committee to lay before
the Industrial Commission certain facts
bearing upon the social and economic
status Of the Negro race. The convict
lease system in Georgia. the discrimi-
nation practiceG by labor unions, the
credit system on farms, and the ''store'.
orders will be given attention, and sug'
gestiOus offered for relief from the Op'
pressive COL ditlons created by them.
Congressman George Il. White is
chairman Of the committee and associa'
ted with him are Messrs. Daniel Muir
ray, A. L. Manly, J. T. Q. NewsOme
and H. P. Slaughter.
The colored American., 1900-01-27

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Ii contains nearly 500 pages of helps
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The colored American., 1900-01-27
, HOME FOR THE AGED.
Disting aished Members Of t. e
Race Identified with a most
Commendable Charity.$100,000
Should be Cheerfully Granted.

That excellent institution known
AZ Tine Home for Aged and Infirm
Colored Persons" is making rapid
strides IN the mplishment Of its
obis.tz. It is designed to afford relief
10 that worthy class Of colOred persons
who have endeavored through life to
maintain themselves, but from various
causes are dependent upon the charity
Of others. The Association Is incor-
porated under the lays Of the District,
and It's officers are at follows:
Bishop William B. Derrick, of New
York, president; Rev. DR.. A. P. Miller,
formerly of New Haven, Conn, VICE
president; Senator T.. T, Allan of
Chicago, secretary; john F. Cook, of
District of Columbia, treasurer; and
James L. White, of District of Colum
bia, sgent. Board of Managers: Rev.
J. A. Taylor, chairman; Rev. 81, G.
AstWood, E R. Russell Rev. r. John
son, Rev. W II. Brooks, Rev. J. [
Loving, Rev. J. J. g. Dent, Rev. a. s.
Thomas, Bishop Abram Grant, Bishop
&C. Pettey' Bishop Walters, Edward
Hawkins, J. W. BransOp, Rev. VIM. A.
Credit, Rev. James Il. Lee, Rev. Ster-
ling n. Brown, Rev. W. h. Newby,
B. 81. freeman, Rev. Il. g. Robinson,
Rev. Harvey johnson, David Warner,
Washington Grady, DR.. Geo. W. Cab
aniss, Rev. h. L. Johnson.
A ladies auxiliary has been formed
with Miss Ella M. Boston at its head.
and among it's members are many Of
the races most representative women.
Mr. White has offered bill in Con
gress to appropriate for the benefit of
this home the sum Of one hundred
thousand dollars, out OF all moneys,
arrears Of pay, and bouD.y, which are
due the estates of deceased coiored sol
diers who served in the late civil war,
and which were in the hands OF the
commissioner of the Freednen's Bu-
reau and have been repaid into the
Treasury, and for which no claim or
claims have been or shall hereafter be
made, filed, or presented prior to the
first day of January, 1910. The bill is
now being considered by the Committee
on Military Affairs. 1t ought TO pass,
as the object is noble one.
The colored American., 1900-01-27
Additions to our Kertucky { Colony.

Mr.. William 81. Davis, Of Louisville,
is the latest acquisition to the "Ke1'
tueky Colony" in Washington. AS q
result of the excellent standing made
by him in q recent civil service exami'
nation, he is now a stenographer and
typewriter in the office of the Coast
and Geodetic survey, Treasury Depart
ment. Mr. Davis comes from Ken
The colored American., 1900-01-27
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Bank
500 F St. N. W., Washington, D. 9
Capital $4,000.
Hon. Jno. r. Lynch, President.
L. G. Bailey, Treasurer.
j. A. johnson, Secretary.
D. B. McCary, Cashier.
Directors:
Jno. r. Lynch, DIR. w. S. Lotion,
Whitefeld McKin|ay, L. @. Bailey,
Robt II. Terrell, w. s, Montgomery,
Wyatt Archer, John A. Pierre, henry
E. Baker, James Storum, j. A.
johnson, DR.. A. w. Tancil, Howard
II Williams.
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ward. Interest allowed on $500 and
above. Collections meet with prompt
attention. A general exchange and
banking business done.
Bank open from 8 a. m. to 4:30 pm.
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most Gccessful remedy has been found
Tor sexual weakness such as impOtency Vari.
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Middletown transcript., 1900-04-21
HOW TO GROW ONIONS.

| a New Ens1ander Who Begins Sew.
cral Years "BefOrchand."
Onions, like some other farm crops,
require large amount of labor to give
the best results. But if given gooti
cultivation and the weeds are Lept
down they make nice large onions. On
the average farm onions are grown
from sets, but the best are produced
from seed, as there are not enough sets
to So roo2d. have grown them from
seed and have experimental on a, small
scale with planting the little ones the
second year. This plan gave good re-
turns, but could not get enough little
onions.
The soil for onions should be fertile,
sandy, well underdrained so that it will
not pack after every rain. 1t is best to
apply a good coating of barnyard ma
nure, but great objection Is that 1t al
ways contains large amount Of weed
seed. A fair amount of sand is an ad-
vantage if the soil is sufficiently reten-
tive to resist droughts.
Begin to get the soil in shape two or
three years beforehand. First sow as
much clover as possible to increase the
fertility Of the soil. Also plant hoed
crops to kill out as many weeds as pos
sible, for weeds are one Of the greatest
barriers to success. Barnyard manure
and hen manure are good fertilizers to
be applied before planting. For the
onions to make good growth the
ground must be plowed as early as pos
sible, about the fst Of March and not
later than the 30th. They will make q
crop planted a month later, but they
will get only half as large. The ground
cannot be In too fine a condition and
should be narrowed and dragged sever
al times. get the ground as free from
clods and trash as possible frequently
raking 1t with common garden hand
rake.
To plant the seed, which is generally
the Wethersfeld variety, use a gar
den drill which marks the next row.
has an adjustable shovel and plants
uniformly. drill the rows about 13
inches apart, planting six to ten seeds
per foot. would advise every farmer
who plants very much garden to buy
one Of these drills, which sows any
sized garden seed. cultivate the
onions as soon as they are large
enough. The ground soon packs, and
the weeds make an early start. They
should be plowed at least after every
rain, as the ground then runs together
and crowds the young plants. They al.
SO have to be hand hoed, as the weeds
cannot be plowed out Of the row. For
getting rid Of these weeds sometimes
use a common knife. 1t Is very hard
work whatever is used.
The plow we use runs astride the
row and is double wheel hoe with |
double hoes. 1t has several attach
ments. some cutting horizontally and
some cutting vertically. The former
are best for cultivating the plants when |
small, because they throw the dirt /
away from the row. When the bulbs /
begin to enlarge. the latter may be
used. The onions are pulled rs soon as
the tops turn yellow. Then they are
topped and dried and laid away on
shelves SO they viii not heat. The fore
going is the onion growing programme
of a New England Homestead corre-
spondent.
Middletown transcript., 1900-04-21
ODESSA NOTES

Mr.. Hugh Morris was Philadelphia visi.
tor over Easter.
Mr.. Frank Eaton. Of Virginia, was an
Odessa visitor on Monday.
Mrs. Mary Sparks returned to her home
in Wilmington on Tuesday.
Miss Ella Roee, of Philadelphia, spent
Easter Sunday with her father, Mr.. David
G. Rose.
Miss Estelle Green, of Philadelphia, 10
the guest of her cousin, Miss Elizabeth
Temple.
Mr.. Eddie Stevens and Miss Edith SteY-
ems, of Philadelphia, spent Easter with her
mother. Mrs. Lizzie Stevens.
DR.. Dorsey w. Lewis and his sister, Miss
Ethel Lewis, attended the Easter Dance in
Delaware City on Tuesday evening.
Mr.. John Doughten, of Wilmington, with
his sister Miss NJ. ]. Doughten, who has
been ill with grippe but is now recovering.
Mr.. George L. Townsend, Jr, spent
Easter with Mr.. Charles Myers. the pro-
/ prietor of the Hotel Rudolph at Atlantic
City.
Mrs. s. Lue Enos and her sister. Mrs. G..
E. Coppage, were the guests Of Mrs. ARM
! we'll OuiIlen at Townsend, sevesal days this
week.
Mr.. Levin James fell down stairs Monday
night and it is feared he is seriously injured.
He was taken to hospital by DR.. Joseph
Carrow Thursday.
Mr.. Ferris, Of Smyrna, will preach in ST.
Paurs P. E. Church on Sunday morning.
In the evening the Epworth League will
take charge Of the services.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Williams and son
Joseph returned to their home in Philadel'
phia after having spent Easter with their
daughter, Mrs. Lea Sparks.
Miss May C. Enos returned Sunday from
a short visit to friends Townsend where she
attended the wedding of Miss Josephine
Stats and Mr.. Joseph Pritchard.
The Ladies' Aid Society met at the home
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Jonathan K. Williams on
Wednesday evening. Notwithstanding the
heavy storm about 25 were present and they
felt we'll repaid for going as the evening
was most enjoyable one to all present.
Rev. w. o. Hurst has gone to New York
to attend the Ecumenical Missionary Con-
ference as delegate. The conference ex'
tends from April 81 to May 1st. Mrs Hurst
will visit her mother at her home neal
Queenstown, Nd, while Mr.. Hurst is away
Quite a crowd watched the departure Of
Mr.. John Green's sturgeon feet on Monday
afternoon. The feet consists of schooner
bugeye and about 10 sturgeon skiffs. The
bugeye started first and was beautiful
sight as she went down the creek under full
SAIL As the wind was east and very high
it was found impossible to sail the schooner
and they decided to tow her out, but the
wind was too much for them and after sew
eral Intellectual attempts they anchored un'
til the next morning and were towed out by
tug.
Middletown transcript., 1900-04-21

sion Is Arthur Ferguson, who
was interpreter of the American
Spanish Peace Commissioners at
Paris, and his chief assistant is
Rutherford Corbin, son of the
Adjutant-G General. The instruc-
tions as a whole are not likely to
be known except in general terms
for many months, although the
Presidents plans will be rapidly
developed by means of success
sive proclamations. Broadly,
the Commissioners will establish
native police authorities in the
municipalities, limiting their OF.
erations to those matters at first,
until the inhabitants demonstrate
their capabilities for a larger
measure of self government.
General Otis will leave Manila
for home about two weeks before
the Commission reaches there,
and it viii be received by Gen
eral Macarthur, who will pro
vide it with quarters.
The current reports as to the
large salaries to be paid the Com
missioners and clerks are de
clared by the officials of the Wal
Department to be grossly exag
gerated. Most of these reports
alleged that each of the Commits
sioners was to have $780, an
nually in addition to expenses
and that the secretaries were tx
receive from $4,000 to $4,000 {
year. According to the officials
the entire budget for the Com
mission is only $50, 900 annually
including all expenses. This il
to be paid out of the Philippine
revenues.